ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPIES 10:CBNTS 



Dr. S. S. EATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, PA. FEBRUARY. 1882. 



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;OHN A. 3IIESTAND, Publisher. 



Knirrol n( llic I'list Ollirc ai l.iiiK'uvK-i 

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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER, 



-A lirt-t-iltuy Malt 



tDITORlAL. 

 Tbe English S|i;irro\v, . . . ■ 



Oureelvef, ..-..- 

 February Snows, --..-■ 

 Wood-worms, ------ 



Planting Trees ou Hailway EnibaiikmiMitF, ■ 

 The Largest Tree in the World, 

 Shifty, Tlirilty, Franee, - . . . 

 Kitchen (i anion for February, - 



Poultry Exhibition, 



Rules anil Exceptions, - - - - 

 Itvbri<i« Nut Ahvavs li.ine 

 Aliile. 



Writing for the Fanner, . - . • 

 Excerpts, ------- 



M isccIljnu'OU«* — Doint-slie — Si-it-ntilu- — 

 KciMloniy — Historical — Slalislii-al 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 



The Efrg— Its Contents and How it is Made, 



Fruit Belts, .--.-. 



Chinese Fruit Pear, . . . . 



Oommereial Fertilizers, - - . . 



SELECTIONS. 

 Poultry Show, 



White Vein — Cause of the Disease in Tob.acco, 

 The liiirly <_'utling Tiieory - Convincing llxperi- 

 enccs. 

 Tobacco (Irowing — Profits Realized by some 

 Experts, -.-...-- 

 Karly Xuvinj; in tlie i''iel(l — IJesnlt of Careful 

 Hiindliii'i;— An Excellent Crop - Cost of Cniw- 

 iiigTottacco - Another Paying Crop— Slill An- 

 other—In Conclusion. 



AmericinSilk (ioods, 



Coal Tar and Alkali in Peach Cu turc, - 

 Points in Cows, ..----. 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 Lancaster County Agricultural and IlorlicuHu- 



ral Society, ...... 



Crop Hcporls "'Growth and Consuni|jlion of 

 Tinibcr Trce« in Aniorica" — What CansCH \Vhitc 

 Vein in Tobacco -KankUrowiiiK Wheal — Daii-\" 

 Cow- and the Soillinj^ Sy.«tcni. 



Poultry Association, 



Fulton Farmers' Club, 



ItNhibits an<i .\nt.wers to (iuo.^-lions— Exaniinin;^ 

 the IIosi'h Kami — Literary Exercises. 



Liuna!an Society, 



Uluscinn— Library— ni^torical- 



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 Chocolate Cake, - • ■ 



Breakfast liusks. 



Preparing Carrots, - - - ■ 

 ISarley Soup, - - - " 



Cornstarch Cakes, - - - ' 

 French Tapioca I'udding, - 

 Sweet Macaroni, - - - 

 Oatmeal Pudding, 

 Wholesale Pic Crust, 

 St-;wed Apples and Kicc, 

 Literary and Personal, 



4'- OcscRifl^r '"flce"^- 



f^TOR 1882 ^i% 



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AGRICULTURE. 

 Planting Tobacco, . . . - 

 Improved Grasses, - . - - 

 Rotation of Crops - - - - 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 

 Orange Pie, . . - - - 



New England Baked Indian Pudding, 

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 Prune Pudding, . . . . 



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BULBS, 

 PLANTS. 



Peaniiliil llliisiiaieil Caialope ri'ee. 



Itin Itfit liti (1 ii-»v. r..rc aii.i i.c.iMiIi.l 

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