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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Contents for February, 1865. 
— • — • 
Adverlisments ami Adrenisers 40 
Bachelor's OpiniiHi of Recipes S4 
Bees— Apiary in February^.. J4 
Bee5-Itali«niziiig in Box Hives. .. , 43 
Bovs and Girls' Columns— SomeliiinR About Dreams— 
"If You Love Me. Lean Hard "—Colored Men in the 
Army- Sheridan Among his Sokheis-Petroleuin ; 
Hovva Farm w;.s Sold— I'roblems and Puzzles— The 
Fisherman's Return— The Suiiuon the Carpet-Fire- 
side Games 2 Illustrations . . 55, 56 
Bread— Hon' to Make Good 53 
Coal Ashes for Walks . 4S 
Commercial Noles— Prices Current S4 
CookinK -Economical ..- ,V," ■.■".'j'-', 
Corn-Diminutive Variety Illustrated.. i>l 
Curious VepetaWe Forms 3 Illustrations. 49 
Dog Law —Form of Petition 4'. 
Farmers' Club— Wapiuiig .. . ■ ■■ •■ 4° 
Flower Garden and Lawn in February . . . ... .......... 34 
Flower-The Bulterfly ^. ■ • • ■ '"'«":""'"'■ 'l" 
Flowers— Everlastins (Heliplerum Sanfordit). .Illus . .5i 
Flowers-Trumpet Honeysuckle Illustrated. .Vi 
Fruit and Vegetable -The Difference 49 
Fruit Garden in February. 
Fruits lor llimois r- 
Gardens for the Chihiren JJ 
Garden-Kitchen in February ,V,' ' V.y l.-i 
German Ivy {Smrr.io Mtkanotdes) Illustrated . . 52 
Goats-Wliat are thev Good For? 43 
Grafiiiig-When is a Tree Grafted ? 52 
Grapes-Ioua and IsraelU— Explanation 39 
Grass-R. I. Bent and Kentucky Blue .... . ... « 
Gra"es-IIow to Distinguish S>pecies..4 IUustrations..ii 
Gravel Wall Houses, Barns, etc 41 
Green and Hol-Houses in February J4 
Hay- Embargo by Governineiit ..4^ 
Holses and Oxen-Driving Together Illustrated.. U 
Household Noles for February . 
Housekeeping— How lo Begin-. 
House Plans and Specifications. 
Hyacinths— Propagating 
Implements for Weeding. . . . . . .^IUustrations..b\ 
Live Stock Trade in New-York for 18b4... ........... .3a 
Maple Sug.ir Making Illustrated.. liO 
Milk, Beef, Labor, No. II.... 
Notes and Suggestions fur February 
One Acre Enough— Sometimes 
Orcliard and Nursery in February 
54 
53 
.,5 Illustrations . .\\ 
63 
42 
..33 
..47 
...34 
Orciiard -How Established by a Pioneer 48 
Pears, Sheldon— Historical Notes. 5U 
Potatoes— Notes on Varieties. 6 Illustrations . .M 
Practical Odds and Ends for Household 54 
Premiums for Subscribers in l^Co.^. . . . ..... . . ... ■ • J4 
Uecioes-Breakfast Corn Cakes— Good "^utcakes 
Farmei's Cake— Improved Hasty Pudding— Unbolt- 
ed Bread- Pickling Hams or Beef— Baked Carrots- 
Soda Crackers— Parsnip Croquelles— Fish Balls. .54-55 
Road Scraper— Convenient Illustrated.. ii 
Seeds— Care in Selection Necessary 53 
Sheep Mania -Timely Hints « 
Sheep— Profits of .■ '- 
Shelter for Animals— Expensive ........ ..4b 
Sink for Kilchen-Coiivcment Illustrated .53 
Sleigh Ride-Familv Illustrated, .i^ 
Smoke House— in-duov ;-;;,"; •;•"■:";> 
Snake Nut ■■■■ ■■■■■■■ ■■•2 Illustrations.. A^ 
Sorghum Culture in Massachusetts 4» 
Sugar from Corn-Important Discovery 44 
Tim Bunker's Raid Among tlie Pickle Patches 40 
Woman— What Patriotic Can Do ••• -41; 
Yards, Front— Laying Out 4 llh,stratwns . .W 
INDEX TO " BASKET," OR SHORTER ARTICLES. 
Asricnlluial Colleges. . . .361 Maggots in Beans 37 
A"i'l College, Mich 38| Manures, Compost o6 
Apples for Hogs 36| Manure, FlaxShives, etc,-« 
Ashes for Potatoes 36 Manure. Top-dressing.. - 
Asparagus and Ashes 38 Maple Tree Layers 
39 
MaVshall P. Wilder 37 
Orchards. Cultivating ...3S 
Pansies, Violcls, etc 3S 
„s,.,>o.,..<...B...»-p.-„ Peach Orchard Crop 37 
Late Planting 38 Peach, Spring Budding . .3. 
- ■ -=' Peach Tree Brush 39 
Barley on Light Sod 36 
Botlles, Cleaning 39 
Broom Corn Brush 38 
Brooms, etc.. Hanging up. .19 
Bulbs, Late Planting 38 
Caked Bag, Treatment. ..38 
Catalogues Received 37 
Cemetery, Woodlawn — 37 
Chick Pea.Uses 38 
Cions, Keeping 38 
Clover, Four-leavd 39 
Clover wilhOats 39 
Coffee, Massachusetts — 38 
Cows, Kicking 3^ 
Cranberries.Upland 39 
Currants. Black 3. 
Eastwood on Cranberry. .37 
Editorial Quarrels 36 
Falsehood Exposed 36 
Fibre, China Grass 38 
Files. Re-sharpening 38 
Flax and Hop Essays. . . .37 
Frost in Pipes, etc 38 
Grapes, Best Locality.... 37 
Harness Buckles, etc 38 
Hedges in New Jersey... 3" 
Hogs Poisoned 36 
Hoop Skirl Trellises 39 
Hot Beil, Double 39 
Humbugs 37 
Husk-Tearing Machine.. 3/ 
Ice Water Cistern 3S 
Implements, Price of 36 
Insects on Vines 39 
Kale, How to Cook 3T 
Kyanizing 38 
Labels, Tin '^9 
Machine, Clod-tearing. .38 
Machine, "Manufacfng".38 
Ptach Tree Layers 39 
Pe.ach Trees, Injured 38 
Pear Trees, Exposure. . 38 
Peddler, Generous 37 
Potatoes, Boiling 38 
Potaioes, Bulkley's 38 
Potatoes, Cuzco 38 
Potatoes, Small Seed.... 38 
Poultry House, Cheap... 36 
Productive Ground 38 
Queries, Sundry 36 
Quinces on Clay 36 
Rats and Harness 37 
Rhubarb 37 
Roses, Remontant 38 
Rust, Preventing 38 
Saws, Horse-Power 38 
Sorghum Can'ly 39 
SorghuinConvention,Wis.36 
Sorghum Culture 37 
Sorrel, Destroying 39 
S. School Lessons 37 
Steers, Breaking 36 
Strawberry Distiibiltion..37 
Strawberry Propagation. 38 
Strawberries for N.J ...38 
Trees, Best to Plant 36 
Tritoma TJvaria 37 
Turnips for Hogs 36 
Vegetables, Now- 37 
Wasps, Gas Tar for 39 
Water Pipes, Besl 39 
Wet Days at Edgewood 37 
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