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LANCASTER, PA.. JULY, 1881 



JCHi: A. IIIESTAND, PnKisher. 



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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 



Tobacco Culture, S7 



A»saeeinalioD, - - 97 



■Wlre-Worm8, 97 



Silk Culture Id the United States, - - - 98 



Arliausas, et al., 99 



LuEus Natune, 99 



Two of a Kind 100 



A Shower of To»<Is— A Shower of Lii«r<le. 

 QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 



About Bats, 101 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 

 Hellebore. L.D.Z. - - . . 101 



ESSAYS. 

 The Free Pipe Line, ..... io3 



SELECTIONS. 

 Tobacco Culture, ...... lo:^ 



How to Grow the Comliig Crop— Early Culture 

 NcceBsary— Use of the Hoe -The Huwk Moth- 

 Necessity for its Destruction— How to Kill the 

 Hawk Moth— Hawk Moth Trap.s— Destruction 

 by I'oison. 

 811k Culture, .... . - 105 



1. HatchiiiK-2. Feeding— 3. Molting—*. Spinning 

 5. Gathering anil Sorting the Cocoons— 6. Chok. 

 ing, or Stifiing the Chrysalids— 7. Reeling— 8 

 Egg Raising.— 9. Miirkets ;inil Prices- General 

 Information:— 1. The Silkworm— 2. Foo<l— 3 

 Room— 4. Apparatu.s— .'5. The Mulberry. 

 Manure for the Gardener and Fruit.grower, . 108 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultu- 

 ral Society, --...-. io8 

 Crop Reports— Reading Essays— The Free Pipe 

 Line— Fruits on Exhibition— Question for Dis. 

 cussion— Referred Question. 



Fulton Farmers' Club, ----- 109 

 An Interesting Report— Viewing the Host's Farm. 



The Linnsean Society, 109 



Miiseuuj— Library- Historical —New Business. 

 AGRICULTURE. 



SoilB, 110 



The Agricultural Circle, HO 



Fertilizers in Pennsylvania, - ... HO 

 A Word for the Potato Crop, . - . .110 

 What About Liquid Manure, - - - 110 



HORTICULTURE. 

 The Exportation of Dried Apples, - - - 110 



Food for Roses, HO 



Summer Pruning, - - . . . - no 

 Rhubarb, ---.... hq 



Planting Large Pear Trees, - - - . 110 



Early Turnips, HI 



Transplanting, HI 



Strawberry Culture, HI 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 



Rhubarb Jam, .... . - 111 



Graham Meal Griddle Cakes, . - - 111 



Chceee Omelette, Ill 



Pork Chop, Ill 



Oyster Fricassee, ■ HI 



Fine Sweet Rusks, Hi 



Dried Peach Pudding, HI 



Beef Stew, m 



Frosted Apple Pie, IH 



To Keep Preserves, HI 



LIVE STOCK. 



Dairy Products, - m 



To Determine the Weight of Live Cattle, - 111 

 Raising Jersey Cattle, - . . . . 

 Hurdling Sheep, -..-.. 



Horses— Trotters and Walkers, - '- 112 



Sheep Husbandry Id Virginia - - - 112 



Literary and Personal, 112 



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