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Dr. S. S. KATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, PA.. SEPTEMBER. 1880. 



JOE» A. HI£STA1TC, Publisher. 



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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



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EDITORIAL. 



Our Coutity Fair, .--.-. 



Personal Acknowledgment, - - - - 



Apologetic, ------- 



A Beautiful Fungus Resembling White Coral, 



A Juvenile Column, . . . - - 



Trifles, ...--.. 



Blue- Bottle Flies— lusects— The Bii O-RilUng Spider 

 —Red Auls. 



Tobacco Pests, No. 2, - 



The Ut'Bult of 11 Ciiiicai Examiimtiou and Study of 

 Viirioua SpecitiieuH— Th*-ir Habits, ae well as 'I'heir 

 Metbods of Deetroyiug Croj'S. 



Do Bees Injure Fruit? - - - - - 131 

 A Question tti:ii is to the Point— The Bee Fainily — 

 They do not sting, tjut chu Cut Fruit. 



The Bl-Centennial ol Pennsylvania, - - IKl 



QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 



Saddle Moth, ...... 132 



A Butterfly, - - 133 



Green Worm with Horns, - . - . 13:5 



The Flee-Bcetle, 1.33 



Potato Weevil, ------- 134 



Answer to Andrew Thomas G. Apple, - 134 



Answer to Dr. C. A. G., - - - - - 134 



Answer to Mr. G., Lititz, . - . . 134 



Answer to S. P. E., Esq., . - . . I.34 



Answer to Mrs. P. E. G., - - - - - 134 



Answer to Mr. L. L. D., . - - - 134 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 



Forgetfulness of Benefits, . . - . 134 



Bees do not Attack Sound Fruit, - - - 135 



SELECTIONS. 



Tobacco Culture — Reasons for Topping Low, - 13.5 



Goldlinches vs. Grapes, ----- 13.5 



Hydrophobia or Rabies, ----- 1:55 



The Crops— The Outlook Over the Country, - 136 



The Principles of Pruning, . - . . i.fo 



Lime as a Fertilizer, 13fi 



Cultivating Basket-Willow, - - - - 137 



Water and Food for Horses, - - - - 137 



Cultivation of Celery, I.i7 



The Largest Tree in the World, - - - 137 



Uncle Sam's Crops, ----- 138 



Autumn Work in the Gardeo, . - . - 138 



Col. Scott's Model Barn, . - - - isg 



The Deadly Honey Bee, - . - - - 138 



The Deadly Fluke Worm, - . . . 1.39 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural 



Society, -.--..- 1S9 



Crop Reports — A Suggestion — An Esesy on Insects 

 — The Yellows In Peiich Trees — Referred Ques- 

 tiouB — "The Paper Moth" — A Discussion on 

 Grangers— Miscellaneous — Reports of Fruit Com- 

 mittoe — QuestiouB for Next Meeting. 



•Historical Collection*— 



Poultry Association, - 

 Linuiean Society, - 



Donations to tne Library- 

 Papers Head. 



AGRICULTURE. 

 Thorough Preparation for Wheat, 

 Our Big Wheat Crop, . - - . 



Sowing Grain, 



Autumn Seeding to Grass, 



Salt on Wheat, 



Raising Wheat, - - - - . 

 Raising Wheat in Kansas, - - - 



HORTICULTURE. 



The Apple Crop this Year, 



California Fruit Crop, - - _ 



Tree I'runing, - - - - . 



Cultivating Peach Orchards, 



Wash for Fruit Trees, - . - - 



How to Treat Starved Trees, 



Iron for Fruit Trees, . - . . 

 FLORICULTURE. 



A Chapter on Hose Culture, 



The Useful Sunflower, - - - . 



Growing ^'lowers in the Shade, - 



Use for Collee Grounds, . - - - 

 DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



Rag Carpets, 



Scrape the Feet, 



Do Not Neglect Tour Wells, 



Protection Against Mosquitoes, 



Farm Life, 



Keeping Cider Sweet, - . - - 



Food for Fat Peojile, - - - - 



Petroleum for Rustic Work, - - - 



How to Cook Green Corn, - 



Dusting Caps, - - - . . 



How to Find Buyers, . . - . 

 HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 



Fig Pudding, - . - - - 

 To Cook Turnips, - - - - 



Blacking Stoves, - - - - 



Cofiee Custafd, - - - - - 



Sour Milk Cheese (Smear Case), - 

 To Bleach, ..---- 



Pumpkin Pie, - - - - - 



Po.ato Croquet, - . - - - 

 Pol-au-Fcu, ------ 



Flour Gems, or Puffs, - - - - 



Apple Dumplings, - - - - 



Barley Pudding, - . . - 



PatheniA Pudding, - - - - 



Lemon Syrup, ---.-. 

 Yeast from Grape Leaves, - - - 

 Rice Cakes, ------ 



Gumbo, ------ 



Veal Cheese, ------ 



Dish for Luncheon, - - - . 

 A Stuffed Beefsteak, - - - - 



Feather PillowB, . . - - - 



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Beefsteak with Oyster Sauce, - 



Good Rye Brcail, ----- 



Cork soled boots, - - - - 



LIVE STOCK. 

 A Hint, . . - - . - 

 To Make Good Stock, - - - - 

 Raising Calves, - - - . - 



A New Horse Distemper In Boston, 

 Winter Calves, - . - - - 



How to tiel a Large Yield of Rich .Milk, 

 Health of Horses, - - - . - 

 Harness Sores on Horses, - - - 

 Scours in Calvee, - - ■ - - 



APIARY. 



Autumn Management, 



Literary aud Personal, - - - - 



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