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—Dr. S. S. RATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, PA.. AUGUST, 1880. 



JOHN A. HIESTAITS, Fublisher. 



Entered nt the Pest Oftico at I.<aiioaNter as 

 Second 4'laM*!i flatter. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 



The Lancaster Farmer and Its Editor, - 113 



Durability of Timber, - - - - - 113 



A Supplement to the Armj Worm, - - 11+ 



July Rains, ....... 115 



The "Goldsmith," ----- 115 



The Sugar-Bcet Question Again, - - - 115 



The "Worm-Snake," ----- 116 



QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 



A Thistle, ---...- 1I6 



The Heliothus Armigera, 116 



The Gortyna Nitela, ----- 117 



A Curious Bird, . - . . - 117 



ENTOMOLOGICAL. 



Caterpillars, - ------ 117 



The Deadly Honey Bee, - - - - 117 



The Deadly Fluke Worm, - - - 117 



Use of Guano for Grape Phylloxera, - - 117 

 Economic Entomology in the Public Schools, - 117 

 Experience with the Imported Cabbage Worm, 117 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 



New Mexico— TV. jT. Srrac/iare, - - - 118 



SELECTIONS. 



Crop Reports, ------ ng 



The Carp and Its Culture, - - - - 118 



The Destruction of Game Food, - - - 119 



Flour Manufacture, - - - - - 119 



Be Careful with Carbolic Acid, - - - 119 



The Pennsylvania Census,' - - - - 120 



Raising Quails in a Tame State, - - - 120 

 Beef-root Culture for Sugar, - . - . 120 



The English Sparrow, ----- 120 



Agricultural Produets-Eaetern States of America, 120 



Antiquity of Wheat, ----- 121 



Normal Length of Life, - - - - 121 



A Mountain Fruit Farm, - - - - 121 



Angora Goats, 122 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural 



Society, - - - - - - - 122 



The Beekeepers' Association, ... 123 



Linnsean Society, - - . . . . 123 



AGRICULTURE. 



Agriculture, .--.--. 134 



Changing Seed, ------- 124 



Old Time Agricultural Implements, - - 124 



Bone-Dust as a Fertilizer, - - - . 124 



Barbed Fences, ------- 124 



Spike Fences, .----. 124 



Salt and Ashes, ------ 124 



HORTICULTURE. 



Pennsylvania Peaches, rj6 



Salt for Plum Trees, ----- 126 



The Early Richmond Cherry, - . . 125 



The Tomato, ------- 125 



Things That Pay, ------ 125 



Cultivating Peach Orchards, - - - - 125 



Thinning Fruit, ------ 125 



Wash for Fruit Trees, ----- 125 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



Butter-Making, ------ 125 



Cisterns lor Farm Buildings, - - - - 126 



Mixed Milk, ------- 126 



Uses for Old Cans, ------ 126 



To Prevent Sneezing, ----- 126 



Washing Fluid, ------ 126 



Protection Against Mosquitoes, - - - 126 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 



Pickled Mutton Hams, - . - - 126 



How to Make Tea go Further, - - - 126 



Beef Rolls, - - 126 



Fish Pudding, ------- 126 



Cold Tea, ------- 126 



Ginger Beer, --.---. 126 



Make the Lunch Attractive, - - - 126 



Vegetable Curry, ------ i'..6 



Gravy for Potatoes, ----- 126 



To Drive Auts Away, ----- 126 



To Mend Broken Crockery, - - - 126 



A Good Drink lor the Lungs, - - - 126 



Lemon Sauce, ----- 126 



Yeast from Grape Leaves, - - - - 126 



Yeast from Peas, 126 



Potato Yeast, ------ 127 



Hop Yeast, ----- . - 127 



Hard Yeast, ------ 127 



Parliament Gingerbread, - - . - 127 



LIVE STOCK. 



Free Martin, --..-- 1^7 



Dogs and Sheep, ------ 137 



Facts About Shoeing Horses, - - - 127 



Sawdust for Bedding, ----- 127 



A KnowiLg Sheep, ----- 127 



Breeds of Pigs, - - - - - 127 



POULTRY. 



The Messina Quail, ----- 127 



Poultry-Raising In France, - . . - ]28 



To Break up a Broody Hen, - - - 128 



Old Hens, -------- 128 



Guinea Fowls, ------ 128 



Literary and Personal, ----- 128 



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