IV 



INDEX. 



Apples for Medicine, 78 



Greenhouse and Window Plants, 78 



Proat in Onions, 78 



Celery Culture, 78 



How the Chinese Make Dwarf Trees, 



78 

 An Abundant Apple Crop, 94 

 What Kills Fruit Trees, 94 

 Early Turnips, 94 

 Summer Grape Pruning, 109 

 The Care and Pruning of Peach Trees, 



109 

 The Delaware Peach Crop, 109 

 Strawberry Beds, 109 

 Quince Culture, 109 

 The Peach Crop, 125 

 Value of Fruit, 125 

 Shallow Cultivation for Fruits, 125 

 The Vegetable Garden, 125 

 Fig Culture, 126 

 Keeping Grapes Fresh, 142 

 Beneficial EtTect of Mulching on Ber- 



Taking i'n Fall Flowers, 142 



Saves the Peachstones, 143 



A Hint for Winter Gardening, 143 



York Imperial Apple, 157 



Keeping Apples, 157 



Apple Notes, 157 



Root Pruning, 157 



The Cherry and Apple, 157 



Pe»r Raising, 172 



The Effect of Dry Weather on Apples, 



172 

 Saving Cabbage till Spring, 173 

 The Fruit Supply, 173 

 Bananas and Plaintalns, 173 

 Winter Flowers in the Window, 189 

 Preserving Garden Flowers, 189 



HOUSEHOLD BECrPES. 



Light Gingerbread, 15 



Cocoanut Cake, 15 



Chocolate Cake, 15 



Rock C»ke, 15 



Gingerbread, 15 



English Buns, 15 



Almond Cake, 15 



Milk BiBCuit, 15 



Soft Gingerbread, 15 



Doughnuts, 15 



Kaiela Pie, 15 



Corn Bread, 15 



Coco«nut Pudding, 15 



Baked Soup for Invalids, 15 



Baked Indian Pudding, 15 



Orange Pie, 31 



New England Baked Indian Pudding, 



31 

 Chicken Pie, 31 

 Prune Pudding, 31 

 A Nice Way of Cooking Cold Meats, 31 

 Chocolate Cake, 31 

 Breakfast Kusks, 31 

 Preparing Carrots, 31 

 Barley Soup, 31 

 Cornstarch Cakes, 31 

 French Tapioca Pudding, 31 

 Sweet Macaroni, 32 

 Oatmeal Pudding, 32 

 Wholesale Pie Crust, 32 

 Stewed Apples and Rice, 33 

 To Make a Cheap Wash or Paint, 63 

 Rice, Milanaise Style, 62 

 Macaroni and Ham, 62 

 Poor Man's Plum Pudding, 62 

 Fig Puddins:, 63 

 Yorkshire Pudding, 62 

 Warm Slaw, 62 

 Cold Slaw, 62 

 Lincoln Cake, 63 

 Pastry, 62 

 To Clean Marble, 62 

 Valuable Hints, 63 

 Cocoanut Cookies, 62 

 To Renovate Black Grenadine, 62 

 To Wash Silk Stockings, 62 

 Cornstarch Bake, 63 

 Black Bean Soup, 62 

 To Clean Musty Barrels, 62 

 Cottage Gingerbread, 62 

 Household Weights and Measures, 68 

 Scotch Butter Candy, 62 

 Tapioca Pudding, 78 

 Bread Pudding, 78 

 Chili Sauce, 78 

 Clam Chowder, 78 

 Saddle of Lamb, 78 

 Tomato Soup, 78 

 Oyster Soup, 78 

 Chicken Salad, 79. 

 White Sauce, 79 

 Sugar Kisses, 79 

 Qneen of Pudding, 79 

 Lemon Pudding Sauce, 79 



Bird's Nest Pudding, 79 



Orange Pudding, 79 



Green Corn Patties, 79 



Boston Cream Ci!ke, 79 



Flake Pie Crust, 79 



Superior Doughnuts, 79 



Cookies, 79 



Custard Pie, 79 



Graham Rolls, 79 



Rice Waffles, 79 



Steamed Indian Loaf, 79 



Muflins, 79 



Lemon Pie, 79 



Pumpkin Pie, 79 



Graham Muffins, 79 



Turkey Soup, 79 



Fish Sauce, 79 



Cabbage Salad, 79 



Cottage Pudding, 79 



Suet Pudding, 79 



Boiled Biead Pudding, 79 



Lowell Pudding, 79 



Hominv Muffins, 79 



Potato'Cakes, 79 



Oyster Fritters, 79 



Corn Oysters, 79 



Boiled Leg of Lamb, 79 



Tapioca Pudding, 79 



Snow Pudding, 79 



Beefsteak Rolls, 95 



Deviled Ham, 95 



Yankeee Plum Pudding, 95 



French Beefsteaks, 95 



Squash Pie, 95 



Delightful Pudding, 95 



To Make Tough Meat Tender, 95 



Cabbage Salad, 95 



Scalloped Oysters, 96, 



Roast Shoulder of Veal, _95 



Western Cookies, 95 



Fairy Apple, 95 



Deep Apple Pie, 110 



Pan Dowdy, 110 



Fried Apples, 110 



Apple Toast, 110 



Apple and Bread Pudding, 110 



Racket Club Pudding, 110 



Jelly Pudding, 110 



Cheese Crust, 110 



Pumpkin Pie, 110 



Plain Mince Pie, 110 



Welsh Rare-Bit, 110 



Omelette, 110 



Chicken and Green Peas, 110 



Bean Soup, 110 



Codfish, 110 



Broiled Birds, 110 



Sago and Wine, 119 



Beef Juice, 110 



Wine Jelly, 110 



Toast, 110 



Barley Water, 110 



Egg and Wine, 110 



Milk Punch, 110 



Cucumber Mangos, 126 



Peach Mangos, 126 



Veal a la Mode, 126 



Breast of Veal Baked with Tomatoes, 



12(> 

 Breast of Veal Braised, 126 

 While Sauce, 1^6 

 Boiled Tongue, 126 

 Boiled Corned Reel, 136 

 Boiled Ham, 126 

 Pork Chops, Spanish Style, 126 

 Roast Pork, 126 

 Pork Tenderloins, 126 

 Irish Stew, 126 

 Persillade of Mutton, 126 

 Fried Breast of Mutton, 126 

 Breading 126 

 Ragout of Cold Beef and Vegetables, 



126 

 Roast Leg of Lamb or Mutton, 126_ 

 Garlic Cloves, 126 

 Fig Pudding, 143 

 To Whiten Scorched Linen, 143 

 To CookJTurnips, 143 

 Almond Cake, 143 

 Pan Dpwdy, 143 

 Smothered Chicken, 143 

 Pumpkin Pie, 143 

 Sheep's-head Soup, 143 

 Pickled Onions, 143 

 Lemon Pudding, 143 

 Ready-made Giue, 143 

 Apple Jelly, 143 

 A Remedy for Diptheria, 143 

 Hoosehold Hints, 143 

 Dry Curing Pork and Beet, 143 

 Stewed Cora, 144 

 Brown Sauce, 144 

 Boiled Sweet Corn, 144 

 Stewed Corn and Tomatoes, 144 

 Chow-Chow, 157 



Stuffed Tomatoes, 157 

 Pancakes, 157 

 Rissole Soup, 157 

 Lamb Chops, 157 

 Potato Mound, 157 

 Ladies' Cabbage, 157 

 Damson Tart, 158 

 Potato Porridge, 158 

 Roasted Sweetbreads, 158 

 Boil and Blanch the Sweetbreads, 188 

 Potato Croquetts, 158 

 Rice Pudding Cold, 158 

 Breakfast Cakes, 158 

 Cream Nectar, 158 

 Potatoes au Maitre d'Hotel, 158 

 Stewed Tomatoes and Onion, 158 

 Stewed Pears wi'h Rice, 158 

 Ox-Cheek Soup, 158 

 Stewed Calf's Hearts, 158 

 Apple Souffle Pudding, 158 

 Graham Bread, 173 

 Indian Cake, 173 

 Crullers, 173 

 Doughnuts, 173 

 Buns, 173 



Roast Mutton, 173 

 Mashed Potatoes, 173 

 Mashed Turnips, 173 

 Baked Potatoes, 173 

 Apple Pudding, 17S 

 Spanish Cream, 173 

 Boiled Flank of Beef, 173 

 Meat Hash, 173 

 Veal Loaf, 173 

 Tomato Sauce, 173 

 Steamed Beef Steak Pudding, 173 

 Stewed Lobster, 174 

 Boiled Rice, 174 

 Boiled Cider, 174 

 Steamed Pudding, 174 

 Nice Griddle Cakes, 174 

 Cottage Pudding, 174 

 Griddle and Indian Cakes, 174 

 Escalloped Mutton, 174 

 Mocked Oyster Soup, 174 

 Excellent Gold Cake, 174 

 Lemon Cake, 174 

 Fried Chicken, 174 

 Plain Fruit Cake, 174 

 Boiled Kice Pudding, 174 

 Okra Soup Equal to Turtle Soup, 174 

 Steamed Brown Bread, 174 

 Rhubarb Pies, 174 

 Roast Turkey Garnished with Sau- 

 sage, 189 

 Mashed Turnips, 189 

 Canned Corn Pudding,^ 189 

 Cranberry Sauce, 189 

 Orange Snow and Snowdrift Cake, 



, 189 

 Oyster Soup, 189 

 Boiled Chicken, 189 

 Browned Potatoes, 189 

 Baked Sweet Potatoes, 189 

 Scalloped Squash, 189 

 Baked Custards, 1^9 

 Simple White Soup, l!-9 

 Stewed Fillet of Veal, 190 

 Spinach, 190 

 Boiled Beans, 190 

 Mashed Potatoes, 190 

 Queen's Toast, 190 

 Brown Giblet Soup, 190 

 Minced Turkey and Eggs, 190 

 Stewed Potatoes, 190 

 Celery, 190 

 A Plain Rice Pudding, 190 



LIVE STOCK. 



The Care of Cows, 15 



Charcoal for Sick Animals, 15 



Hints about Horses, 15 



Hay for Swine, 15 



Warts on Horses, 15 



The Horse Shoe and Its Application, 



15 

 Sawdust for Bedding, 68 

 Salting Stock, 62 

 Floors for Horse Stables, 63 

 Charcoal for Sick Animals, 63 

 The Hog Crop, 63 

 Tying up Calves, 63 

 Man's Treatment of the Horse, 63 

 Advantages of Small Flocks, 63 

 " Loss of Cud," 63 

 Training Heifers to Milk, 63 

 Bedding for Cows, 63 

 Inoculiition of Animals, 63 

 Care of Horses' Legs, 79 

 Care of Sheep, 79 

 Watering Horses, 79 

 Save and Care for the Pigs, 79 

 How to Grow a Pig, 79 

 A Nevada Stock Raiser, 80] 

 Improving the Stock on the Farm, 95 



Keep up the Flow of Milk, 95 



Care of Dairy Vessels, 95 



Raite the Good Cow's Heifer Calf, 95 



Spoiling a Young Horse, 110 



The Pig in Agriculture, 110 



Sheep Raising in Dakota, 111 



Treatment of the Cow, 111 



Advice of a Lancaster County Black- 

 smith on How to Shoe Horses, 

 126 



Training Horses, 126 



The Best Farm Horses, 127 



Draught Horses, 137 



Is Horseshoing Useless, 127 



Keep the Stable Clear of Flies, 127 



Remedy for Side Hole in Cow's Teat, 

 127 



Care of Horses, 127 



The Stock, l;i7 



Improved Sheep, 144 



Management of Pigs, 144 



A New Cattle Disease, 144 



Raising a Colt, 15>! 



Hints on Raising Stock, 158 



Swine Raising— A DiflTerent System 

 Desirable, 15S 



More B'requent Milking, 158 



Jersey Cows and their Records, 158 



Facts about Horses, 159 



Overloading Cows' Stomachs, 159 



Quarantined Cattle, 159 



Cattle-Raising in Montana, 174 



To Utilize Jersey Bulls, 174 



The Shropshire Sheep, 174 



Rearing Sheep for Their Milk, 174 



Making Good Park, 175 



The Coming Sheep, 175 



Cotton-seed Meal for Live Stock, 190 



Dry Food For Hogs, 190 



Lincoln Sheep, 190 



Pasturing and Soiling Hogs, 190 



Growth of Colts, 190 



Sheep, 191 



Training Horns, 191 



Cattle Range of Wyoming, 191 



POULTET. 



Sunflower Seed for Poultry , 64 

 Grain in Vegetables, 64 

 Poultry Upon the Farm, 64 

 Dressing and Keeping Poultry ,64 

 Common Sense in the Poultry Yard, 



64 

 The Roup in Fowls, 64 

 Poultry, 64 



A Writer in the Poultry Monthlv, 80 

 A House for 200 Fowls; 80 

 Questions About Eggs and Fowls, 80 

 Raising Sunflowers for Hens, 80 

 Care of Young Turkeys, SO 

 How Chickens are Born, 80 

 A Cheap Chicken Coop, 80 

 Hawaiian Geese, bO 

 One Variety, 95 

 Treatment of Young Ducks, 96 

 A Profitable Hennery, 78 

 Floors for Poultry Houses, 111 

 Fowl Fattening, 111 

 Onions for Chicken Cholera, 111 

 Cramming Poultry, 111 

 Wild Chickens, 111 

 Good Hatching, 

 Poultry Gossip, 127 

 Feather and Egg Eating, 127 

 Geese, 128 



The Wonders of Incubation, 138 

 A Meat Diet, 128 

 Feed for Laying Hens, 128 

 Guinea Hens, 160 

 Care of Fowls, 160 

 Ducks, 160 



Which is the More Profitable ? 160 

 Fattening Turkeys, 160 

 Farm and Workshop Notes, 160 

 Moulting, 175 



How to be Rid of Them, 175 

 Poultry Nonsense, 191 

 Poultry, 191 



Women as Poultry Raisers, 191 

 ■To Fatten Fowls or Chickens in Four 



or Five Days, 191 

 Winter Rations for Hens, 191 

 Pekin Ducks, 192 



APIAKY. 



Some Information About the Queen 



Bee , 159 

 Twelve Facts for Beginners, 159 

 A System for Wintering 159 

 Preparing for Winter, 159 



LITERARY. 



Literary and Personal, 16, 32, 48, 64, 

 80, 111, 128, 144, 160, 176, 192 



