IV 



INDEX. 



The Crops of the Country, 126. 

 The Old-time Farmer and hU Ways, 



126. 

 Take Care of Your Tools, 141. 

 Sweet Corn and Sorghum, 141. 

 How to Exterminate Sorrel, 141. 

 The Hay Crop, 141 . 

 Wild Tobacco in Nevada, 141. 

 Corn Fodder, 158. 

 How Much Wheat Seed Per Acre, 



158. 

 California Chicory Farming, 159. 

 How to Destroy the Germs of Rust 



and Smut, 1.59. 

 The Best Rotation Crops, lUS. 

 A Big Clover Yield, 1.59. 

 The Benefit of Drainage, 189. 

 Absorbing Power of Soil, 189. 

 Kaepberry Canes and Crops, 189. 



HORTICULTURE. 



Buy Small Trees, 13. 



" Setting Trees," 13. 



Keeping Squashes, 13. 



Preparing Plant Beds, 13. 



Look to Last Year's Grafts, 13. 



Manuring Trees, 13. 



Seasonable Hints, 45. 



Parsnips and Salsify, 45. 



Potato Sports, 45. 



A California Tree, 45. 



The Sweet Brier Hedge, 45. 



Sand in Garden Soil, 45. 



Fruit Buds of the Peach, 61. 



Vegetable Seeds, 02. 



Chemical Elements in Plants, 62. 



Cucumbers, 62. 



Lettuce, 62. 



Parsley, 63. 



Radishes, 62. 



Early Potatoes, 02. 



Grafting the Common Cherry] Tree, 



62. 

 Strawberries, TT. 

 Currants, 77. 

 Grap "8, 77. 



Raspberries and Blackberries, 77. 

 Grafting Old Trees, 77.1 " 

 An Immense Peach Crop' Promised 



77. 

 A Good Weeder, 77. 

 Budding, 91. 

 Use the Hoe, 94. 



Forcing Apple Trees ou Off Years, 94. 

 Cultivation of Horse Radish, 94. 

 Floral Notes, 94. 

 Asparagus, 110. 

 Grape Culture, 110. 

 Hot VVater for Sickly Plants, 

 About Trees, 110. 

 Lima Beans as a Field C»*op, 

 Value of Garden Vegetables 

 The Grape Vine in August, 126. 

 Apples for .Market, 126. 

 Early Greons for Next Spring, 126. 

 Preparing Fruit for Market, 127. 

 Pumpkins Among Corn, 137. 

 Transplanting Celery, 142. 

 Peas in the Fall, 142. 

 Cornell's Fancy Apple, 142. 

 Calla Lilies, 142. 

 Native Lilii-s, 142. 

 Moore's Early Grape, 142. 

 Honeysuckles, 142. 

 Summer Lettuces, 142. 

 The Profits on Small Fruits, 1.59. 

 Shooting Worms, 159. 

 Experiments in Cultivatiua, 1.59. 

 Overdoing Cultivation, 173. 

 About Bulbs, 173. 

 Whitewashing Apple Trees— Scraping 



&c., 174. 

 Vines on Houses, 174.J 

 Mulching Fruit 'Trees, 174. 

 To Blanch Celery, 174. 

 Watering Plants, 174. 

 Importance of Hoeing, 174. 

 Care of Raspberries, 189. 

 Varieties of Strawberries, 190. 

 The New Strawberries, 190. 

 Gathering Pineapples, 10 

 The Best Apples, 190. 

 Winter Apples, 190. 

 How to Manage Cuttings, 190. 



110. 



110. 

 110. 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY.' 



How to Tell Good Butter, 13. ; 



Something About Sassafras, 13. 



Curing Bacon, 14. 



Cookinff Beef, 14. 



The Medical Use of Eergs. 14. 



Putting Saws in Cutting Order, 14. 



Hard and Soft Water, 14. 



Cheshire Cheese, 14. 



A Good Breakfast Dish, 05. 



Care for the Sick, 95. 



Tidies That Will Wash, 95. 



A Mode of Hanging Paper, 95. 



Pillows for Lounges, 95. 



Washed and Unwashed Butter, 95. 



Cleaning Carpets, HO. 



Take Care of Your Tools, 111. 



Uses for Stale Bread, HI. 



A New Test for Waste Pipes, 111. 



Spilled Ink, 143. 



Glass Staining, 143. 



The Troy Pound, 143. 



Peanut Flour, 143. 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPE.S. 



Soup a I'ltalienne, 14. 



Breaded Mutton Chops — Baked, 14. 



Macaroni with Tomato Sauce, 15, 



Potato Puff, 15. 



Corn-Starch Hasty Pudding, 15. 



Coffee, 15. 



Boiled Beefsteaks, 15. 



Cabbage Salad, 15. 



Beef Soup, 15. 



Browned Potatoes, 15. 



Baked Beans, 15. 



Apple and Tapioca Pudding, 15. 



Hard Sauce, 15. 



Scotch Broth, 1.5. 



Chickens Smothered with Oysters, 15. 



Mashed Potatoes, 15. 



Stewed Tomatoes, 15. 



Blanc Mange, 15. 



Minute Biscuit, 31. 



Baked Eggs, 31, 



Baked Wheat, 31. 



Very Palatable, 31. 



Ink, 31. 



Pickled Chickens, 31. 



Confectionery, 31 . 



Pigeons with Little Peas, 31. 



Graham Pudding, 31. 



Rice Cakes, 31. 



To Cook Potatoes, 31. 



A Luncheon Menu, 31. 



The Farm, 31. 



To Cook Chicken, 45. 



Cranberry Sauce, 46. 



Turkey Gravy, 46. 



Cabbage Salad, 46. 



Veal Chops, 46. 



Beef Tea, 46. 



Raked Codfish, 4B. 



Scalloped Halibut, 4'). 



Meat Balls, 40. 



Browned Potatoes, 46. 



To Clean Silk, 46. 



Lemon and Orange Tincture, 46. 



Ducks Stewed with Red Cabbage, 46. 



Tenderloin Steaks with Mushrooms, 



46. 

 Roast Duck with Watercresses, 46. 

 To Make Tough Beef Tender, 46. 

 Sweet Breakfast Muffins, 46. 

 Force-.Meat Balls, 41). 

 Irish Stew, 46. 

 Apple Pudding, 46. 

 Cheese Fritters, 4(>. 

 Sliced Apple Pie, 46. 

 Floating Island, 46. 

 Flummery, 40. 

 German Charlotte Russe, 46. 

 Lemon Pie, 46. 

 Milk Rolls, 47. 

 Fried Oysters, 47. 

 Filet de Bosuf Chateaubriand, 47. 

 Spiced Corn Beef, 47. 

 \ Very Wholesome Family Soup, 47. 

 Sponge Fritters, 47. 

 Veal Stew, 47. 

 Prune Whip, 02. 

 Cream Cookies, 62. 

 Ginger Putfs, 62. 

 A Breakfast Dish, 62. 

 Cup Pudding, 62. 

 Lobster Pa' ties, 63. 

 Venison Patties, 63. 

 Preparing Currants, 63. 

 Broiled Sweet Potatoes, 63. 

 Fruit Pudding, 63. 

 French Pancakes, 63. 

 Shiimp Salad, 63. 

 Pickled Tonirue, 63. 

 Rice Bread,' 63. 

 The Holstein Breeders, 63. 

 Ham, 77. 

 An Excellent Way to Cook a Duck, 



77. 

 A Novelty in Cake, 77. 



" Favorite" Pudding, 77. 



Potato Soup, 77. 



Chicken Fritters, 78. 



Stuffed Potatoes, 78. 



Indian Pudding, 78. 



Watkin Wynn'e Pudding, 78. 



Puff Pudding, 78. 



Graham Gems, 78. 



Cream Cookies, 78. 



English Pound Cake, 78. 



Lemon Custard, 95. 



An Excellent Soup, 95. 



Raisin Pie, 95. 



Brown Bread, 95. 



Old-fashioned Indian Pudding, 95. 



Yeast, 95. 



Macaroni, 95. 



Spanish Short Cake, 95. 



Delicious Pudding, 95. 



Easily Prepared Dessert, 95. 



Fish Cakes, 95. 



Rosettes, 90. 



Corn Starch Pudding, 96. 



Brown Stew, 96. 



Potato Pastry, 96. 



Liver Hash, 96. 



A Good Plain Cake, 96. 



Poor Man's Fruit Cake, 111. 



Bacon Omelette, 111. 



Lobster Croquettes, 111. 



Mutton, Rice and Tomato Broth, HI. 



Pepperpot, 111. 



Esrgs on Toast, 111. 



Spanish Short Cake, 111. 



To Broil Fish, 111. 



To Cook Soft Shell Crabs, 111. 



Chicken Croquettes, 111. ^^ist 



Boiled Rice, Georgia Style, 111. 



Ox-Tail Soup, 112. 



Boiled Rice, Chinese Style, 112. 



Rice and Lamb, Arabian Style, 112. 



To Make Coffee, 127. 



Chocolate, 127. 



Snow Cake, 127. 



Icing for Cake, 127. 



Cocoanut Cake, 187. 



Corn Starch Cake, 127. 



Gold Cake, 127. 



Cup Cake, 127. 



Wedding Cake, 127. 



Corn Bread, 127. 



Silver Cake, 127. 



Saratoga Graham Muffins, 127. 



Sponse'Cake, 127. 



Hop Yeast Bread, 127. 



Muffins, 127. 



Ginger Cake, 127. 



Corn Cakes, 127. 



Best New England .Johnny Cake, 127. 



Rice Pudding, 127. 



Poor Man's Cake, 1.59. 



Mayonnaise Dressing, 159. 



To Clean and Freshen Old Matting, 



159. 

 Hard Boiled Eggs, 1.59. 

 Take Large, Ripe Tomatoes, 1.59. 

 How to Make a Peach Pie, 160. 

 Cole Slaw, 160. 

 Corn Pudding, 160. 

 Ege Plants (Stuffed), 160. 

 Lemon Whey, 160. 

 Potted Chicken, 160. 

 Eve's Pudding, 100. 

 Chili Sauce, 100. 

 Boston Brown Bread, 160. 

 An Excellent Pudding, 100. 

 Corn Bread, KiO. 

 Seas^ininir Sausage Meat, 160. 

 Chicken Fritters, 174. 

 Jenny Lind Pudding, 174. 

 Graham Gems, 174. 

 Sally Lunn, 174. 

 Graham -Muffins, 174. 

 Corn Meal Muffins, 174. 

 New England Pancakes, 174. 

 Johnny Cake, 174. 

 Common Cake, 174. 

 Dover Cake, 174. 

 French Puffs, 174. 

 Mrs. P. 's Ginger Cakes, 174. 

 Velvet Cake," 174. 

 Chocolate Charlotte Rousse, 174. 

 Duchesse Cake, 174. 

 Mountain Cake, 174. 

 Fine Fruit Cake. 174. 

 Suet Pudding, 174. 

 Bavarian Cream, 175. 

 Catskill .Mountain Pudding, 175. 

 Mary B.'sCake, 175. 

 Cocoanut Cake, 175. 

 Lady Cake, 175. 

 Silver Cake, 175. 



Wine Cake, 175. 



Macaroni a I'ltalienne, 175. 



Rice Jelly, 175. 



Wine Whey, 175. 



Arrowroot Custard, 175. 



Floating Island, 175. 



Chocolate Cake, 176. 



White Lily Cake, 175. 



Vienna Rolls, 175. 



Hominy Croquetts. 175. 



Boiled Flank of Beef, 190. 



Fish Chowder, 190. 



Excellent Gold Cake, 191. 



Lemon Cake, 191. 



Fried Chicken, 191. 



Plain Fruit Cake, 191. 



Veal Loaf, 191. 



Steamed Beefsteak Pudding, 191. 



Nice Griddle Cakes, 191. 



Cottage Pudding, 191. 



Griddle and Indian Cakes, 191. 



Okra Soup— Equal to "Turtle Soup, 



191. 

 Steamed Brown Bread, 191. 

 Paperhanger's Paste, 191. 

 Cocoanut Custard, 191. 

 Egg Omelet, 191. 

 French Cake, 191. 

 Ginger Snaps, 191. 

 Dainty Sandwiches, 191. 

 Tapioca Cream, 191. 

 Orange Cake, 191. 

 Kalsomine, 191. 



LIVE .STOCK. 

 Sheep Farming, 16. 

 How to Feed Cornstalks, 16. 

 Comfortable Barns Save Food, 47. 

 Success with Lambs, 47. 

 Kindness to Stock, 47. 

 Oil-Cake for Young Stock, 47. 

 Corn-Feeding — Coarse or Fine, 47. 

 Potato for Hogs, 47. 

 A Thick Straw Bed for Breeding Sows, 



63. 

 Horses, 63. 

 Cows, 63. 

 Sheep, 63. 

 Swine, 63. 

 Raising Calves, 78. 

 Competition Against American Cattle, 



7k. 

 Growing Market Lambs, 78. 

 Carp in Oregon, 78. 

 Care of Goslings, 7,8. 

 Feed the Cows Well in Summer, 112. 

 How to Feed Stock, 112. 

 Harsh Grooming, 112. 

 Wasteful Destruction of Calves, 112. 

 The Glanders, 112. 

 Thrifty Pigs, 160. 

 Handling Young Stock, 160. 

 Salt, 100. 



Vaccinating Live Stock, 100. 

 Water for .■itock, 100. 

 The Treatment of D.iiry Cows, 175. 

 Feeding Animals, 175. 

 The "Coming Cow," 175. 

 Selecting Ewes, 175. 

 The Intelligence of a Horse, 176. 

 Are our Sheep Improving, 176. 

 Bad Habits in the Poultry Yard, 176. 

 Poultry Notes, 176. 

 Corn Fed Pigs, 191. 

 Cure for the Blackleg, 191, 

 The Health of Animals, l91. 

 Stumbling Horses, 191. 

 Carp Ponds, 192. 

 Milch Cows, 192. 

 Abortion in Cows, 192. 

 Pure Water for Hogs, 192. 



POULTRY. 

 Raising Early Chickens, 48, 

 Sunflower Seed for Poultry, 4B. 

 Warm the Water, 48. 

 The Dust Bath, 63. 

 The Secret of Raising Turkeys, 63. 

 Poultry, 64. 

 Hens Busy, 64. 

 Chicken Notes, 64. 

 The Way to Raise Poultry, 78. 

 Lettuce for Young Chicks, 79. 

 Poultry Pickings, 79. 

 Origin of the Domestic Turkey, 79. 

 To Keep Eggs, 79. 

 Fifty Per Cent, from Fowls, 79. 

 Milk for Hens, Wi. 

 The Care of Fowls, 192. 

 Light Brahmas, 192. 



LITERARY. 

 Literary and Personal, 10, 38, 48, 



64, 79, 96, 128, 143, 160, 176, 192. 



