ONE DOLLAR PER ANNXJM.-SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS. 



Dr. S. S. RATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, PA.. JUNE, 1880. 



JOHN A. HIESTAND, Publisher. 



Eno-rpd n( thv F«Ht Oftire at ljancn!«t<>r aM 

 SoroiKl <'la>is iMnttor. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 

 The I'rcmiuiu List, ------ 



Sweet Apples, - - - - - - 



Yellow Koot, ------- 



Swallows, ------- 



Something New foi- Tobacco-Growers, 



Tobaceo Pests, ------- 



Cedar Bird, ------- 



Elizabeth Stock Farm Jerseys. - - - - 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 

 Land Wearing Out — Warnick, - - - 



Letter from North Carolina — ^f. St., - - - 

 ThePlow— W(/ i'/owftc;/, - - - - 



Still Harping on the 'Sloon—Aiiiatenr Farmer, - 



SELECTIONS. 

 The Hygiene of the Eyes, - - - - 



Our Home Crops, ------ 



Sugar vs. Corn, 



A Household Pest, 



The Fruit Trade, ------ 



Facts and Opinions, ------ 



Premium List, ----- ?8, 89, 90, 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural 



Society, ------- 



Poultry Association, - - - - - 



Wliui IS the Best I'ood lor Young C'bicks iu Warm 

 Weatber — <^ueBtiou for Discuemon. 

 Linmean Society, - . - - . . 

 tNTOMOLOGICAL. 



The Army Worm im in Lancaster County, 



Wbat Tbuy -A.re aud WUy so Mamed — iiow to Stay 

 and Destroy Tbein — Tlieir Development— Pre- 

 CHUt'OU to be Adopted — Habits of ttie Army 

 Worm — How to Uestioy tbe Moth — Th« Army 

 Worm Described — Its tbuemies. 



Insects and How to Fight Them, 



The Tobacco Worm, ------ 



Ravages of the Army Worm in New Jersey, 



AGRICULTURE. 

 Fruit and Grain Prospects iu Berks, - 

 Something a Farmer Should Know, 

 Improved -Method, - . - - - 

 Washing of Hill-Sides, - - - - - 



Haying, -------- 



HORTICULTURE. 

 Root Pruning, - - - - - 



Garden Herbs, -»----- 



Salt the Garden, -...--- 

 Isn't it Hard on Trees? ----- 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



Hints on Household Matters, - - - - 

 MeudlU); a Carpet — C'uttiUR Hot Bread — Puttiug 

 Away Tube — Turnips on the (Jriddle — Ktght and 

 Left. 



The Sewage Waste of the Family, - - - 



Curing Fruit by Cold, - - . - - 



Use Onions, - ------ 



Cocoanuts for Hanging Baskets, - - - 



To Clean Waete-Pipee, ----- 



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HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 

 Wash for Inflamed Eyes, - - - - - 



OtVensive Smell in the Feet, - - - - 



Chilblain Liniment, ------ 



Powell's Cough Balsam, - - - - 



To Clean Varnished Paint, - - - - 



Honey Soap, ------- 



To KelieTc VomitinLT During Pregnancy, 

 Intermittent Fever .Mixture, . . - - 

 Precaution Against Nightmare, - - - 

 Cure for Soft Corns, ------ 



To Relieve Hard Corns, - - - - - 



Cure for Earache, ------ 



To Remove Warts, - - - - - 



Tincture of .Musk, ------ 



To Keep Oil Cloths Looking Well, 



To Clean Soiled Ribbons and Silks, 



Orange Bitters, ------- 



Hamburg Bitters, ------ 



To Remove Stains From Kid Gloves, - - - 

 Brown Windsor Soap, - - - - - 



Children's Pudding, ------ 



Pudding Without Milk or Eggs, 



Boiling Fish, ------- 



Baked Indian Pudding, . - - - 



To Allay Temporary Irritation or Weakncs* in 



the Eye, ------- 



A Superior Omelet, ------ 



Chloride of Lime as a Disinfectant, - - - 

 To Cure Habitual Drunkenness, - - - 

 Precautions to be Observed in Entering a Sick 



Room, ------- 



Treatment of an Attack of Apoplexy, 



LIVE STOCK. 

 Sheep Raising — The Best Way of Doing So, - 

 Breed for a Purpose, _ - - - - 



Seasonable Items of Importance to the Farmer, 

 Balky Horses, ------- 



How to Feed Shelled Corn, - - . - 

 Don't Pare Away the Frog, - - - - 



A Successful Sheep-Raiser, - . - - 

 Sheep Shearing, ------ 



Literary and Personal , ----- 



$20 10 125 PER !i SAfED 



in j'oiir Kertilizt'is by ii.sing 



"POWELL'S PREPARED CHEMICALS." 



Why pay ftS.! to 84*5 for vour fertiii.^.*r8 wheu 

 gl3 to $15 will buy you 



"POWELLS (HEMK'ALS" 



For One ton <*orn, OhIn, PotAlo or Tobacco 



Fertilizer, ernial to the best high-priced Pliosph^iie m 

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 teetimODials, etc. 



EDWAKD J. EVANS k Co.» 

 M&r-Sito] General Agentt, 7«rk. Pa. 



My annual V^ttnbtyttf i>f Vegvtahl*, and Floto^r 

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JAMKS J. II. GKEOOKY, 

 dec-r.iii] MarbU'head, Mass. 



Tf^/NC^fponi thorongh-breil M<iHT HK.VH- 

 J1|\7\7C> MAS eartfiillr i*ncked for h:itchiug $^1,00 

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 Aino j: fh'-m ;i jiulle* scored 97. ('ockerel Ott"";, weight at 

 ft monlhB. I.'l pounds -I oz. 

 Address 



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 Willow Street, P. O., Lancaster co , Pa. 

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 Clover Machine 



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1880 



GREAT IMMIGItATIOy YEAR. 



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S£TTL£ IN NEBRASKA! 



All Eastcru Farmers, when coming Wejt are pleased 

 with the 



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10.000 EIOHTY-ACRE FARMS ! 



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