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Dr. S. S. EATHVOM, Editor. 



LANCASTER, PA. MAY, 1882. 



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CONTENTS OFJTHIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 



Pyrethrum 65 



The Kitclien Garden for May (!5 



Gapes vs Entomology 65 



Griipes aiul Chicken Chok-ra— CJapes — Gapes. 



A New History of Lancaster County 67 



Lime in Soil 07 



Excerpts I>7 



Queries and Answers 69 



ESSAYS. 



Some Practical Points in Peach Culture 09 



The Management of an Orchard 71 



1st. Location — 2cl. Selection of Soil— 3d. Its Pre- 

 paration— 4tli. Selection of Varieties- 5th. Pro- 

 per I'iantingr- 6th. Judicious Pruning:- 7th. Good 

 Judgment, Close Attention and a Great Deal of 

 Work. 



SELECTIONS. 



History of Pyrethrum 72 



Cultivation of Pyrethrum— Preparation of the 

 IMants for Use— The Use of Pyretlirum as an In- 

 secticide — Modes of Api)lication. 



Quince Culture 74 



Poultry Farming 75 



Poultry Abundant, but Dear 75 



Notes on French Agriculture 76 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural 



Society 76 



Crop Reports— Growing Corn- Commercial Fer- 

 tilizers—How Should Lime ho Applied?— The 

 Poetry of Agriculture — (Questions for Discussion. 



The Poultry Society 77 



Miscellaneous Business— Strains in Poultry Breed- 

 ing. 



Fulton Farmers' Club 77 



Asking and Answering tiuestions- Inspecting the 

 Host's Premises— Papers Read. 

 AGRICULTURE. 



French Farming 78 



Sand Farming 7« 



Crop Prospects 78 



Fence Posts 78 



HORTICULTURE. 



Apples for Medicine 78 



Greenhouse and Window Plants 78 



Frollt in Onions 78 



Celery Culture 78 



How the Chinese Make Dwarf Trees 78 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 



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 for Game 79 



Sugar Kisses 79 



Queen of Pudding 79 



Lemon Pudding Sauce 79 



Bird's Nest Pudding 79 



Orange Pudding 79 



Green Corn Patties 79 



Boston Cream Cake 79 



Flake Pie Crust 79 



Superior Doughnuts ; 79 



Cookies 79 



Custard Pie 79 



Graham Rolls 79 



Rice Waffles T^ 



Steamed Indian Loaf '^ 



Muffins 2,p 



Lemon Pie /.^ 



Pumpkin Pie '? 



~ ' - - 79 



Graham .MulHne. 

 Turkey Soup.. 



_^ 79 



Fish Sauce.. "^ '^^ 



Cabbage Salad ^9 



Cottage Pudding ™ 



Suet Pudding '» 



Boiled Bread Pudding '^ 



Lowell Pudding ™ 



Hominy .Muffins '" 



Potato Cakes "^^ 



Oyster Fritters ^^ 



Corn Oysters "^^ 



Boiled Leg of Lamb '''9 



Tapioca Pudding '^^ 



Snow Pudding ''^ 



LIVE STOCK. 



Care of Horses' Legs ''9 



Care of Sheep J9 



Watering Horses 'i^ 



Save and Care for the Pigs "9 



How to Grow a Pig '<9 



A Nevada Stock Raiser 80 



POULTRY. 



A Writer in the Poultry Monthly 80 



A House for 200 Fowls 80 



Questions About Eges and Fowls 80 



Raising Sunflowers for Hens 80 



Care of Young Turkeys 80 



How Chickens are Born 80 



A Cheap Chicken Coop 80 



Hawaiian Geese 80 



Literary and Personal 80 



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