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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 



June 81 



Entomological Notations 81 



The Soldier Beetle 81 



The Cold Wave 82 



The Coming Agricultural Fair 82 



Grape-Leaf Flea-Beetle 82 



Plant -Lice 82 



'Correeiendum," , 83 



Excerpts 83 



ESSAYS. 



Commonplace Experiences in Natural History S4 



SELECTIONS. 



Country Roads 88 



The Movements of Liquids In Living Plants S8 



About Forestry 89 



The Grasses 89 



Root Crops for Cattle 89 



Cultivating the Orchard 90 



New Silk Industry 90 



Diseases of the Summer 91 



Dysentery— Slimmer CoJds. 



Green Peas 92 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 Linosean Society 92 



Donations to M"useum— Donations to Library. 



Farmers' Institute Wi 



"Grape Culturre."— Dr. George B. Loring— Afternoon 



Session— " Soils and Fertilizers "—" Agricultural 



Kducalion." 



AGRICULTURE. 



Recuperating the Soil 95 



Vodder Corn 95 



Varieties of Sweet Corn 95 



Ploughing too Early 95 



Ensilage Extracts 95 



HORTICULTURE. 



Fertilizers for Strawberries 95 



Making Sugar from Beets 95 



TheProfits of Fruit Browing 95 



Cultivation of Currants 95 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 



Milk Toast 9r> 



Milk Toast with Eggs 96 



Qatmeal Crackers 90 



Strawberry Blanc Mange 9(i 



ilStrawberry Salad 96 

 Strawberry lee Cream '. 96 

 |3trawberry Water Ice 96 



rhe Ideal Ice Cream '. 96 



Un Appetizing Salad 96 



Mrs. Babcock's Company Cake 96 



Fruit Jumbles 96 



LANCASTER, PA.. JUNE, 1884 



Cream Pie ^^^ 



Strawberry Cheesecakes ^^ 



Strawberry Fool ^^ 



Sardines ^^ 



Fried Potatoes 9" 



Chicken Toast 96 



Potato Soup S" 



Apple Snow 96 



Apple and Orahge Pie 96 



Imitation Apple Pie ^*> 



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