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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 



January 1 



To Contributors 1 



1883 vs. 1884 1 



Forewarninfi and Forearming 3 



The Rabbit Bot 3 



The Acquisition of Knowledge 3 



An Entomological Phenomenon 4 



Intense Cold 4 



Excerpts 4 



Give or Take— A Fable 6 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 



Fungi— C. Gish 6 



ESSAYS. 



of Sunsli 



The Beet Method of Wintering Horned Cattle 7 



SELECTIONS. 



Report of Committee on Fruit Culture 7 



King Tobacco 8 



The Scare Tobacco — Farmers Urgred to Plant Havana 



.Seed.— The Manufacturers' View of It.— The 



Local Market. 



Farm Notes 9 



Sprouting T-otatoes for Planting. — The Red Aatrachan 

 ~ - ■ ■ -Stumps 



Sugar to Be Made Everyvvhere 9 



Poultry 9 



A Few Interesting Facts About the Different Kinds and 



Qnalities.— Chickens; Their Supply and Prices. 



Preparing for Market. — Incubators at Work. 



The Supply of Turkeys.— Scarcity of 



Geese and Ducks. 



Night Air 11 



Statistics 11 



Care of Swine in the West 11 



Is the Processof Cooking a Knack 11 



Farm Drainage 11 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultur- 

 al Society 13 



Crop Heports.— The Sumatra Question.— Competitive 

 Essays,— Election of Ofllcera.- Referred Ques- 

 tions.— For Next Meeting. 



Poultry Association 13 



The Fulton Farmers' Club 13 



Interesting Exhibits.— Asking and Answering Ques- 

 tions. — Afternoon Session. 



13 



-Donations to the Library. 

 AGRICULTURB. 



Seed Crop 14 



Theory of Crop Rotation 14 



Top Dressing Meadows 14 



Agriculture 14 



HORTICULTURE. 

 The Orchard 14 



Young Trees 1^ 



Raspberries foi 1884 ^^ 



Storing Potatoes "' 



How 'o Support Fruit Trees 1'^ 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 



Jealousy Puffs !•'' 



Orange Cake 1-^ 



Nut Cakes 15 



Flirtation Cakes 15 



Scotch Cakes 15 



Rich Plum Pudding 15 



15 



1.5 



Icing 



Gipsy Pudding 



Mock Turtle Soup 15 



Sauce foi Pudding 15 



Hard Sauce for Plum Pudding 15 



Force Meat Balls 15 



Mint Sauce 15 



Macaroni 15 



Wine Sauce 15 



Scolloped Potatoes 15 



Rice Croquettes 15 



Baked Eggs 15 



Corn Bread 15 



Carrot Pudding 15 



Tapioca Pudding 15 



Suet Pudding 15 



Huckleberry Pudding 15 



Breakfast Rolls 15 



Cherry Cobbler 18 



Birds' Nest Pudding 16 



Snow Pudding 16 



Monday's Pudding 16 



Fried Chicken 16 



Potato Balls 16 



Omelette 16 



Graham Gems 16 



Berry Pudding 16 



Queen's Pudding 16 



Apple Butter Pudding 16 



Tomato Soup 16 



Baked Fish 16 



Spaghetti 16 



Literary and Personal ' 16 



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