IV 
INDEX. 
IlGiicls, Comparative "Weight of. P3 
— ?iKi:inp:, Difficulty in, 3oJ— I'o- 
land Ciiiiia. * JS3— Poland chinas 
in the Kast, 39:^Polancl China 
Itecord, "JOS— Standard of Excel- 
lence lor, 273— 'VVei;jlitof riga,203 
—■White Lancashire, * 133 
Tailoring, Hoinp 6t 
Talks oil Farm Crops. 95-135-173-215- 
2o5-295-aS5-375-4-^iWlJo 
Teeth, Children's CI 
Telling Stories to Children SJ:S 
Tethering Animals *..S7ii 
Tliorn, Pyracanth 103 
Thorouglibrecl,WliJitisa.iai-:i31-275 
Tile for Conveying Water, Manufac- 
ture of, 415 
Timber for Kails, Best Time to Cut, 
314 
Timber, Plantinsr 94 
Tim Bunker on Tramps 4Gti 
Tips In Place of Shoes for llorsea 
I eet, ' fl? 
Toasting Fork. Homo Made. .-='..204 
Tobacco CnUnre, ."IS— Culture, Pe- 
troleum in, 74— Trade Directory, 
16S 
Tomato, One Hundred Days 47 
Tonnito Woi in Acaiu -IJL 
Tomatoes, Canned -G7 
Tomatoes from Dcmiuda Sj I 
Toy Boxes, to Mend 144 
Trade, Balance of ilSii 
Transparency 4ij2 
Transparency, a "\\ indow. — * 4o3 
Tree, Famous Orann;e, 73— Maut- 
choorian Cork. * 341— Persimmon, 
J:ipanese, 75— Plan ting, S53~Plant- 
ing at the Capital, 470— Plant- 
ing, Prizes for, ^7— Smoke, 302— 
Sorrel, b9 
Trees, a liemarkablo Collection of, 
4IG— and Shrubs, Planting Decid- 
uous and Evergreen, :'.24— a New 
Knemy to Our I'orest, * 2 i9— Beau- 
tiful and Hardv. 2'i3~hy llie Koad- 
tlde, 174— for Snudl Place?, * 331— 
for Small Places. Evergreen. * 
4-29 — Holes in. S\-ln tlie City 
of London, 355— Japan Maples, 
• 381 — Oaks, Seedling White, 
94— Persimmon, Japanese, * 221— 
Pine of Japan, Umbrella, "* 61— 
Some Valuable Forest, 143— Some 
Valnable Native Forest, 182 — 
Spruces, the Colorado, 262— White 
JJirch on Poor Soil, 425— Yellow 
AVood, 263 — Young Coniferous 
Evergreen. 430 
Tribune Horticulturally and Agri- 
cnlttirallv, v:^ 
Trowel, a Cseful Garden *..470 
L'tilizalion of Common Things.. 130 
Vats for Scalding Hogs and Steam- 
ing Food, i.03 
Vegetablt) Washing Machine *..S03 
Vetches 24a 
Vetch in Hungary, "Winter 217 
Veterinary College, AmericaUj 243- 
393 
Veterinary Ileview, American. .,16^ 
Vicks Montiily J57 
Vinegar, Good Cider ... 15 
Vine in the Window *..14l 
Vines at the Door *..1«5 
w 
Wagon Jack, Improved *..4i4 
"Wart, to Heniove by Acid -OS 
Warts 33 
Warts, Proposed Cure for SG 
Washing and Washers 368 
Waste Lands, make them Useful.4fi7 
Water Fronts, Preservation of, 363— 
in Washing, Economy of, 24— 
Standing, 427— Witching, 88 
Watering Places for Stock on Level 
Land,* 176 
Watering Pot, a Pocket 368 
Weed, a Persistent, Bindweed... 3.5-1 
Weevils 83 
Weight by Measure, EstiuuiUug.. 48 
Western Virginia 481 
Wheat, Cost of Producing, 443— 
Crop, 326--Crop, iloeing the, 354— 
Cro|)S, Hoeing, * 55-164— Fertilizer 
481— b ertilizer, for, 195-393— for a 
liame. 415— for Northern Iowa, 121* 
—for Spring. Fall, l!J3— Growing 
State. Best. 442— in Ohio. Sprin::. 
33— Japanese, 353— Lodged, S7— o'u 
Clover Sod, Sowing. 35— Potash 
for, 3fi7— Protecting Winter, 274— 
Smut in. 313— Straw. Salt to Stif- 
fen, 393— Top Dressing, 4(54- Vari- 
eties in, 2S3 
Wheelbarrow, a "Farm *,. 17 
Wheels, Wide-Tired 51 
Wild Onions Flavoring Milk 2li4 
Windmills 4S2 
Windmills for Grinding Corn 315 
Winter Cltat About Gardening. . 87 
Wire Beds, 326— Worms, 233— worms 
and Their Work. * 23 
Wire Worm and White Grub.... 467 
Women in Trowsers 341 
Wood Box. Convenient •..25 
Wool Press, Effective and Simple, 
216 
Wool Product of Cal. for IS76. ... 90 
Worm Guard, New Canker "iS 
Worm, Killing tlic Cabbage 23 
Work, Hints about. Jan., 2; Feb., 
42; March, 82; April. 122 :Mav,l6.i; 
June, 202; July, 242; Aug., 2-S2 ; 
Sept.. :i22; Oct., 312; Nov., 410; 
Dec, 450 
Work, Mark Twain's Latest...*.. 86 
Workmen Emigrating 481 
Work on Alfalfa 86 
Yield of Crops and Profit Compared 
137. 
Recipes. 
Apple Meringue 105 
Boston Cream Cakes 48 
Bread Kecipes 265 
Brown Bread 47-205 
Brown Bread, Steaming 145 
Buckwheat Cakes 105 
Croquettes ^g 
Croquettes, Kice 105 
Cucumbers, Fried 289 
Doughnuts. 225 
Eggs. How to Serve 265 
Egg Plant, How to Cook 289 
Graham Bread 184 
Green Corn and Pickles 433 
Green Corn Pudding 289 
Potato Puft 47 
Potato Salad 205 
Sausage Meat 48 
Squash, To Prepare for Pies 105 
Stufang for Fowls 225 
Tomatoes and How to Use Them. 
344 
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A 
Adventures of a Dog, Casket, and 
Two Naughty Boys, (12), 38G 
A Family of Laps (.2).. 23 
Alpacas, A Flock of 41 
Ash Sifter, Simple 433 
A Street Scene In Constantinople 148 
Aic, Fence-Post 297-46 1 
Axes, How they are Made... C5j.. IG 
B 
Barber in China (2).. 08 
Bam at Eclio Farm, (8). SIS— Dairy, 
(3), 175-8), 425 — Plan. (5), 257— 
Plan of aDakota, (8), 139 
Basket, Autumn, 475 — Barn, Con- 
venient, 463— Of Rags, (2), 475 
Bee Hive, Boxes and Frames, :2), SO 
—Clasp for, 170— Entrance to, 49 
Bee Hives and Frames (4j . . 9 
Bee Hives, Arrangement of 130 
Bees, Fumigator for 249 
Bees' Nest, Bnmble (2 ) . .387 
Bird Houses (C; . . 147 
Bird, The Pet 228 
Birds of the SouthernUnited States, 
121-Oregon Jay, 333 — Wlxooping 
Crane, 348 
Bird's Nest. Hang (2) . .106 
Bouquets, Fan t2) . .300 
•• Brat " for a Sheep 98 
Bridges for Road-Beds (3) . .466 
Budding (5).. 284 
Budding and Grafting (13) . .124 
Butler-Tub, Improved 216 
Butter-TV orker, Speakmaa's(4.)..';99 
c 
Calks for Horseshoes, Movable. . 9G 
Card-Rack (8).. 107 
Catch for a Door 473 
Cattle, Ayrshire Bull and Cow, (2). 
13-Beef, (2), n3-Bull, Hereford, 
421- Bull, Jersey, 293— Cow. Ayr- 
shire, 282-Grade Jersey, 409— Jer- 
sey, 253— Jersey Herd of, 293— Mar- 
ket at Sixtieth St.,N. T., 361 
Cellar Walls, Draining (2) . .297 
Cement, How to Mix (5) . .297 
Cesspool and Screen (2). .467 
Cesspool Ventilator for 136 
Chain, A "Wooden 107 
Chair of Spruce Twigs 434 
Chairs, Comfortabl e (4) . .334 
Chinese Ladles taking u Carriage 
Bide, 388 
Churning by Water-power. . (2) . .137 
Cider Making and Presses 260 
Cisterns for Kaln Water (3). .379 
Clearing Land by Blasting. .(7).. 19 
Clod-Breaker 176 
Closet in an Ice HoQse 53 
CooleySystem of Setting Milk(3)376 
Com Crib and Shelling Room, Rat- 
proof, 258— and Granary, (2), 465— 
Kustic, 56 
Corn-Fodder, Curing (3) . .369 
Corn-Husker 368 
Corn-Marker 136 
Corn-Planter Emery 13a 
Corn-Shelier, Home-made. (4)296-465 
Cotton-Seed Huller (2) . .177 
Cradle for Drawing a Boat 37! 
Crane, Portable 256 
Ciate, Popular Berry ITS 
Crawfish (2).. 303 
Cupboard, Corner 141 
Cuttle Fish and Bone 105 
Cutting, Geranium 2G1 
D 
Dart, A Curious 106 
Design for a Front Yard 125 
Diatoms, Magnified 434 
Dibble 179 
Ditcher, Randolph 92 
Dog Kennels (3).. 56 
Dogs, Prize Wl 
Door for Piggery, Swinging 216 
Door Surrounded by Vines 184 
Doors, Fastenings for Swlnging.424 
Doors, Self-closing (2) . .137 
Dragon Flics, Life History of . . .436 
Drain or Pipe, To Clear a Choked259 
Drain, Pole 466 
Drains for Pump and Kitchen. (2) 53 
Drenching Horns for Cattle.(2) . .210 
Drill, Planet 138 
Duck Pond, Artiflcial 93 
E 
Earth-stars (2i..2C6 
Eel-Pot (2).. 474 
Eggs, Case for Carrying. . . . (21 . .424 
Embroidery, Designs (5) . .187 
Engmes, Farm (61 . .330 
Engines for the Farm, Steam. (5) 93 
Engraving on Glass 227 
Escutcheon In Cows f3).. 53 
Evaporators lor Dwellings.. (2) . .472 
Evener, Three-Horse 50 
Eaves Trough (•;;.. cs 
F 
Farm BoildiagB, Remodelling Old, 
(3), 17 
Fence, A Bar, (2i, 176— Bolted, (2), 
16 — For Straw Stack, (2), 67 — 
Guage,i)8— Of Timber and Wire, 
(6i,13S— Posts, Boring and Shap- 
ing, (31,97—Posts, Driving, (2), 96 
Fetter, Cow 465 
Flowers. (See Plants.) A Cruel, 
181— Bluets, 231-Epimedium ma- 
cranthmn, 140— How they are Fer- 
tilized, (5) , 22-(3) , 222-Little Alice 
Tending hers, 476— Rose of Japan, 
Ramanas, 342 
Flush Tank (2).. 371 
Fodder Cutters (6) . .340 
Fodder Stacks, Ventilators for, (2), 
336 
Fork for Gathering Leaves 465 
Fruit, Akce, 265— Dryer, S39— Helps 
for Picking, (3), 342 
G 
Game of Shadow Buff, Playing.. , C6 
Games of Marbles, Indoor. . (3t . . 25 
Gate, Automatic Tide- Water Sluice, 
(3), 256— Farm, Cheap, 464— Flood, 
Vermont, 464— Flood, Virginia, 464 
—Rustic Entrance, 260 
Going to the Reservation 268 
Grain Loading (2) . . 96 
Grass, Guinea 100 
Greenhouse, Heating, Cheap.(2). 63 
Grinding Grain „ (2).. 27 
Grist Mills, Farm (2). .368 
Guide lor Sawing Logs 217 
H 
Halter, A Convenient 57 
Harness Hooks (3).. 57 
Harrow. An Excellent 136 
Harrow, Triangular 464 
Hay-Barrack, Roof for 337 
Hay-Carrier, Anti-Friction.. (2) . .250 
Hay-Presses and Pressing.. . (5) . .423 
Hay-Rack (2).. 218 
HUl-Sides, To Prevent Washlng.25S 
Hoe, Lance-Headed 154 
Horses. Arabian (2) . .213 
Horse-shoe Nails by Machinery (3J 
457. 
Horse, Sling lor a 136 
House Plans (4), 12-(4), 52-(5),172- 
(4), 212-(4), 252-(4), 292-C4), 332-(4), 
3T2-(4),420-(4),460 
How Gyp was Deceived by the Jlir- 
ror, 303 
I 
Ice-Housc, Dairy (3) . .425 
Ice-House in the Barn t2j . .425 
Ice-Houees, Underground. ..(4).. 468 
Insects, Ant Lion, 185— Beetle, Rhi- 
noceros, SS7— That Btiild a Stone 
House (2), 227— Walking Stick, 219 
In the Barn on a Bright May Morn- 
ing, ISS 
Japanese Scenes 'St. .307 
Java Canvass, Scroll Pattern for.3S5 
Jumper made of Saplingc CG 
K 
Kaleidoscope 1S6 
Kaleidoscope, Piano 227 
L 
Ladders for Picking Peaches 303 
Ladders, Spiked Feet for 16 
Latch, Safety 466 
Lawn Mower, Excelsior Horse.. 383 
Lawn Mowers (4) . .220 
Leaf Gatherer 376 
Level with Square and Plumb Line, 
(2), 176 
Locusts (3).. 249 
Locust Trap, Western 3S7 
Logs, BlLsting C2)..29S 
M 
Manure, Ealing Stable 53 
Manure, Spreading (oj . . 57 
Map of the Seat of War 200 
Mat, Pumpkin Seed 25 
Meat Trade, Foreign (5)..1C1 
:Microspcopes (7j . .432 
Milk Cooling, Apparatus 338 
Milking Stool 337 
Mosquitoes, Protection agaiust (3), 
225 
Mower, Whitely's 179 
N 
Nest, Safety 465 
Night-soil, Handling (3>.. 10 
Nut, Ivory 186 
P 
Pantagraph G5 
Pantry, Convenient 104 
Paper Cutting, Miss Bailey's C4 
Peacock Tail 366 
Pen-wiper, Butterfly 26 
Picture Frame 267 
Picture Frames 147 
Pigeons, New Species... 241 
Pig, Mechanical 474 
Pig Pen, Convenient (4>, 97— Pen, 
Portable(4),177-(2j296— Trough,424 
Pins Made by Machinery ...(2).. 2:6 
Plant. (See Flowers) — Adder's 
Tongue, 141— Pea-nnt, 473— Sorg- 
humi Forage, CO— Bos, Adjusta- 
ble (4), 169 
Plants — Aplos tuberosa, 21 — Be- 
gonia, Winter Blooming, 101— 
Blackberry-Lily, 469 — Climber, 
Quick-growing, 409 — Dropwort, 
181— Fuchsia, Eacemose, 21— Gar- 
den Ked Clover, 301— Manner of 
Propagating, 100 — Mentzelia or- 
nata, 61— Prickly Comfrey, 20— 
Resurrection (5), 146— Slender- 
leaved Ipomosa, 101 — Stemless 
Gentian, 261— Toad Flax, Alpine, 
261-Tufted Marshallia, S41 
Plow, Adamant (2) . .139 
Flowing Gear for Kicking Miilc..4C5 
Poke for Breachy Animals 13 
Pork Barrel, Cover for (2) . . 65 
Postage Stamps, Sending. 265 
Post-Hole Digger ri). .176-376 
Potato, Cutting a, 127— Digger (2), 
250— Peeler and Sllcer, Saratoga, 
224~Superior, 140 
Potatoes, Machine for Sorting (3), 
217 
Pot Scrubber, Iron 2G4 
Poultry from the Exhibitions, 1— 
House Plans (3), 5a-(3), 370-(3j,373 
—Houses and Roosts (4i, 17— Jun- 
gle Fowl, 333— Plymouth Rocks, 
Improved, 461 
Pump, Fountain 180 
Pump, Non-freezing 336 
Pumps for the House and Bam (5j, 
98 
Puzzle Picture 65-305-345-433 
Puzzle, Puzzling 136-(2 1, 2C7 
Puzzle, Solution of (.2; . . 175 
Q 
Qn'.lting Frame, Improved. '2 .. 24 
R 
Rabbits, Group of Lop-eared El 
Rammer 466 
Raspberry, " Pride of the Hudson," 
381 
Rat-Guard 467 
Refrigerator 135 
Road-Beds (3) . .466 
Roads, Repairing (3) . .259 
s 
Saw, Equalizing tho Teeth of a 
CroBs-Cut (2). 250 
"Scratch my Back" 046 
Screen for a Fish-dam 464 
Scroll Saw, Dexter 4S8 
Sced-Sprontlng Appar>ttiB..(2)..291 
Shade, Lamp 26 
Shaving Horse 136-(3j . .33! 
Shaving-paper Case 27 
Sheep— Feed-rack for. 256— Improv- 
ed Kentucky, 253 - — Racks and 
Feed Troughs (3), 137— Eam, Ox- 
ford-Down, 421— Shearing, Helps 
for (2), no- Wild of Thibet, 321 
Shrub, Banana 141 
Shrubs. Tartarian Honeysuclile..301 
Shrubs, Bladder Senna 4:9 
Silo, An American (2) . .336 
Sled, Boy's 66 
Sow Bug 306 
Sparrow, White-Throated 145 
Stable-Floors, Slatted (2j. .217 
Stack Yard .(3). .427 
Etep-Ladders In the House. . (2) . .344 
Stanchions (3) . .376 
Stanchions, Method of Fastening 258 
Stone Walls, Building and Staking 
(2), 256 
Story of a Boot-Black 226 
Stove for Poultry-house (2). .424 
Sumach Mill (2).. 377 
Sweet Potato, " Early Peabody " 99 
Sweet Potato Vine 144 
Sweet Potatoes, House for Storing 
(2), 426 
Swine, Duroc 4C1 
Swine, Poland China 133 
Swine, White Lancashire 133 
T m 
Table, Eastlakc 103 
Thills, Supports for (3.) . . 90 
Three Little Boys and Their Big 
Snow Ball (10), 103 
Tether Pin 37S^ 
Tips in Place of Shoes for Horse's 
Feet, 97 ^^ 
Toad or Frog, Name ot.fKt.. . .347 
Toad, Surinam ^T. 265 
Toasting-Fork, Home-made 261 
Tomato Worm ...(2). .346 
Trap, Box 474 
Tree, Mantchoorian Cork 341 
Tree, Pine tTmbrella of Japan... CI 
Trees, Hemlock Spruce. Weeping42i» 
—Japanese Maples (4), 381— Per- 
simmon, Japanese, 221 
Trowel Garden iTD 
u 
rndcr- Waists, Children's. . . (2, . .224 
V 
Vegetable Washer COl 
w 
Wagon Jack (2).. 124 
Water, Filter for JOl 
Water, Taking from an Underdram 
(2).. 176 
Wheat Hoe, Travis' .'m 
Wheelbarrow, Farm 17 
AYhere the Little Runaways were ■ 
Fotmd, 435 
Window Shelves for Plants. (3).. 64 
Window Transparency 4S3 
Wire Frame for Edgings 142 
Wood Box, Convenient 24 
Wood, Frame lor Sawing 216 
•Wool Press 216 
■Worm, Wire 23 
