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ing Index show where engrariaqs 
occur. Articles referring directly 
or indirectly to Bees, Cattle, Insects, 
Manures, Trie*, Weeds, >'-•.. will 
be found indexed under these 
general heads. 
After-Birth, Eating the 235 
" Agricultural Children." 407— Col- 
lege Funds, 206— Exhibition, Bre- 
men, 43S— Papers, 94— Platform, 
SSI. 
Agriculture, European, 52— lu Hol- 
land, 419 -Principles in, 54. 
Agriculturist In Tasmania, 365— 
Value of, 250— Writing for, 285. 
Ammonia 255 
Animal, Right Side of an 287 
Animals Cruelty to, 206-Foxes, 256 
— High Feeding Thorough-Bred, 
179— Jackass, Poitou, '416— Mint, 
287— Trapping, "93— Woodchuck.a 
Deformed, » 133. 
Apple-blight, S26— Leaves, Diseased, 
365 — Seed from Pomace, 245— 
TreeB, Fungus on, 88— Flowerless, 
45— Moss on, 208-Why do they 
Suffer. 209. 
Apples for Illinois, 9 — Long Keep- 
ing, 86-Peaked Sweeting, *21- 
Trouble with, S66. 
Arch and the English Laborers, 456 ' 
Arithmetical, 167— Problem, 248. 
Artesian "Wells 167 
Artichoke, Jerusalem 47 
Ashes from Spent Tan-Bark, 168- 
Valne of Peat, 219. 
Asparagus, Bath, 314— Marketing, 
181— Notes on, 262. 
Association, Fish Culturists', 58— 
New York State Dairymen's, 2RS 
—North Eastern Bee-Keepers', 49 
—Ohio Dairymen's, 5— Penn.Frult- 
Growers, 6— Poultry Fanciers', 6. 
"At Rest" '..SSI 
Bacon, English Breakfast 47 
Barbarisms, Modern 138 
Ba ley— and Beets, 126-Soil for, 249. 
Barn Building, 439-Plan, 46, 88,127. 
Barns 131 
Basket, Hanging *. .103 
Basket, Paragon Berry *..1G3 
Beans, 6— and Pod for Name, 43— 
and Sunflowers, 5— Harvesting 
•296-329— Navy, 205-Plowing for 
Navy, 127-wltiiout Pork, 23. 
Bean-stalk, A Prolific 127 
Beds, Feather, 426— Trundle, 316 
Beef to England 405 
Bee Notes, 49— Advice to Beginners, 
129-* 169-210-' 250-* 288 - 330- 447 — 
Agasetz Criticised, S69. 
Bees, Drones and Swarming 50 
Beet, Lane's Sugar 12 
Beet Sugar 471 
Beete, Culture of Sugar 50 
Bermuda. Pasture for, 7— Pleasant 
Words from, 32S. 
Berries, China 215 
Billion, What is a 123 
Birds, 343-and Animals, Stuffing, 
437— Bittern, "253-BlackbIrd, Red- 
Wing, «253— Cedar, »213-Mockiag 
Bird, "173— Sparrows, English., 365. 
Blackberries, Management of, *113 
Blackberry and Raspberry Rust, 303 
1 :lood. Utilizing 127 
Blue-Gum, Australian 47 
Boarding One's Self at School. ..425 
Bolt , I.ock-Nut ». .418 
Bolt Nuisance 369 
Bone Dust 4S3 
Bone-Flour and Plaster 6 
Bcn&s, Burning. 2o;-Eatlng, 439— 
R'tUieln; ''.''-L'sin't, 206. 
JtOOks, American Devon Herd. 4^ — 
Birds, Dr. Coues' Key to North 
American, 417— Bits of Talk. 88 
Church Architecture^ 286— Homce- 
opathlc Veterinary Practice, 1G8— 
Horse Record, 2S5— Jersey Herd 
Register, 206— Landscape Archt- 
utii-e "■»;— ojonsy In the Poul- 
try • Yard, 126— Mrs. Beecuer's 
New, 266— Mystery of Metropol- 
isville, 127— Market Gardening, 46 
—Our Pears, 344-Painting and 
Graining, 405— Physiology, Four- 
teen Weeks in, 249 — Report of 
Vermont Board of Agriculture, 
286-The Perfect norse, 367-Win- 
dow Gardening, S65 — Under- 
ground Treasures, 9. 
Boob-Back, A Handy »..453 
Boring 167 
Botany, How to Commence 125 
Botanical Charts, Henslow's 447 
Bouquets, Button-hole 304 
BOTS iXD Gir.LS' COLUMNS. 
A A Friendly Visitor, '148— Ani- 
mals, Some Curious Sea, *227— 
" A Peep at the Show," 267— 
Attention, the Whole, 307— 
Aunt Sue's Prizes, 187— Aunt 
Sue's Puzzle Box. 27-67-107-147 
137-227-267-307-317-387- 4C5 
B —Bats, About, *428 — Bird 
The Early, '357 — Boys and 
Girls' Prizes for 1873, 67 — 
Boys and Girls, To the, 165- 
250-427— A Boy who Turned Out 
D Well, 23— Doctor's Talks, 427- 
E 465— Eye, A Blind Spot in Tour, 
F 3S7-Ferry,ARope,»S03— Fish, 
G :;kates.*107— Grape Gatherers', 
H 383— Hunting the Hare, 227- 
1 Insects, Something about, "347 
L —Letters from Young People, 
M 107— Locked Out, *108— Menag- 
erie, Our, *187 — Menagerie 
Prlzcs,187— Mysterious Noises, 
N .318— No Thoroughfare, *308— 
O Old Nurse's Visit, *23— Our 
r Guessing School, *27— raper 
Weaving, *465— Prizes, Award 
of, 427— Prizes, Men ace rie. 267- 
307— Prizes for Puzzles, 267— 
R Rural Strategy, 348-Sca Shells, 
S *317— Skeleton Leaves, s::— 
T The Bridge of Safety, »228- 
The Doctor's Talk about a 
Candle, ";;- J h7--l!7 — The 
Morning Paper. «■!."— Tying 
W Grandpa's Shoes, *CG— Wood- 
chuck Trap, »S07. 
Bread, How we Bake our, •225— 
Where to Set to Rise, 85. 
Breakfast, Earning bis, 865— "What 
Shall w • Hav • tor, 483 
Breeding In-ancl-lD, 87-139— Proper 
Age fur, 168. 
Broom-Cora Culture '. .173 
Broo n-Makfng Machinery 403 
Brooms, How they are Made..*.. SCO 
Buckwheat Bran, 209— Straw for 
Feed, 405. 
Budding «. .261 
Buffalo, Close Time for, 218— End 
of *..458 
Buildings, Board, ♦217— Paint for, 
328. 
Bulbs In House Culture, SS3— Late 
Planting of, 461-Lllies, Trouble 
with, 423— Vallota purpurea, 423. 
Bureau of Statistics 167 
Bushels and Gallons, Estimating. 437 
Bushel, Size of a, 246— Standard, 166. 
Business, One Week's 4(0 
Butchers' OEal 445 
Butter and Cheese Exchange, 405 
— Artlflcial, 457— How much, 127— 
Keeping in Hot Weather, 206— 
Making. 83 -Making by Power, 209 
—in Jersey, 450— Manufactory, A 
Suet, 445— Marvel ms, 292— Poor, 19 
—Preparing for Market, 126— Puri- 
fying, 7— Rancid, 438— small Pack- 
ages for, 208- What is Said of, 179 
White. 7— Worker, '256. 
Canada Thistles, 291— How to Kill, 
217. 
Cannas 87 
Caponizlng 329 j 
Carbolic Acid for Pleuro - Pneu- 
monia, 216— Using Crnde, 51. 
Carbon-paper 47 
Care. Want of 338 
Carrla re Step '463 
Carrot Seed 6 
Cart, Farm, '97— for Irrigation, '416 
Castor Beans 176 
Catalogues for 1878, 23— Ogden Farm 
386- Received, 8S-129-1GR— Viek's, 
5. 
Cats Killing Chickens S67 
Cattle, 414— Abortion ia. 170— A Gal- 
lery of Portraits of, 211 — Ayrshire 
Cow, Beacon Belle, '401-107— Bull, 
Chillingham, 51 — Bulls, nea<:_; 
of a number of Thorough-bred, 
1 291 — Jersey, Correction, 7 — 
Calf, Weak Eyes In a, 167— Calvas. 
Hog-Dressed, * 132— Treatment of, 
212— Condition Powder for, 205— 
Cows, 11- Abortion Among, 251— 
Abortion in, 248-332— A Good Jer- 
sey, 457-At Home, Jersey, 171-Best 
Roots for Milch, 12S— Buckwheat 
for, 32S— Carrots for, 287— Cost of 
Keeping, 8S— Feed for Family, 439 
—Milch, 127— Feeding Corn-meal 
to, 251— for Draft Purposes, 166 — 
for Milk and Butter, 445— Garget 
in, 166— ood Jersey, 167— How to 
Make a Good, 8— Jersey, 251— in 
England,25S— Linseed Oil-cake for, 
S67 — Manure-Eating, 168— Marks 
of a Jersey, 365— Potatoes for, 249 
—Rye for, 248— Teats, Warts on, 
249-Yicld of Jersey, 211-Dlseases, 
Cure for Garget, 87— Garget, 209— 
Hollow Horn, 208— Hoven, 97— Ho- 
v?n, Cure for, 206— Hoven, Remedy 
for • 13-237— Diseased Teats, 406— 
Dutch, 411 — or Holstein, 11 — 
Duchess Sale, Great Campbell, 3T3 
—Durham, Color of, 438— Exporta- 
tion of, 451— Food, Taylor'6, 163— 
Guernsey at Home, 449— for Beef, 
Jersey, 179— West Pennsylvania, 
88— Heifers, Duchess, 446-Heifers, 
When ? should have Calves, 258— 
Cows, Holding up the Milk, 445- 
In Europe,52-Inflatnmation of the 
Udder, 209-Jersey and Alderney. 
138 — Jerseys and AyrshireB In 
Texas, 245— Jersey in Jersey, 449 
—Jersey Calves, 292— Stock, 405— 
Market for 1872, 59— Molasses, 9— 
Mr. Robeson's nerd of, 212-282— 
Ox, Smithfleld Prize,*94— Prices cf 
Jersey, 212-Proflt from Dairy, 5S— 
Protection for, 433— Rape for, 49— 
Scale of Points for, 18— Shorthorn 
Convention, 10 — Shorthorns for 
Dairy, Grade, 445 — Shorthorns, 
Two Valusble,«447— Stall Feeding, 
123-Steaming Food for,327-Stecrs 
Training, *219 — Winter Feeding, 
327— Stock, Advice as to, S62— Sup- 
ply, 299-SwIsb. 136— Switching the 
Tail, 433— Trade. Texas, 439— Tu- 
mor on the Jaws of, 435— Turning 
the Yoke, '451— upon the Roads, 
446— Value of Holstein, 87— West 
Highland, 133— When to Water, 248 
—Winter Management of. 59. 
Celery and Cabbage Plants. How to 
Raise, 103. 
Cellar, Damp, 4S7-A Dry, 127— A 
Wet, 7. 
Cement for Drain Tiles, 87— Pipes, 
Hydraulic, 207. 
Cesspool, How to Empty 247 
Chaff, Value of 13 
Cheese, Auvergne, *376— Dutch, 411 
—Factories, Engines in, 327— in 
Iowa. 239— in Kansas, 47-216— Mllli 
to aPoundof,S69— Nenfchatel.419. 
Chestnuts, California, 9— in Iowa. 9. 
Children 145 
Chl'dren's Work SS6-K3 
Chilliness. Beware of 266 
Chimney Building 471 
Chimneys, Decay of 288-365 
( til'iir.eys, Sweeping '..219 
China Berries, 439— Mending Bro- 
ken, 145. 
Christmas Toys 464 
Chnrn. Best, 406— Bullard's...*. .296 
©tmreilng, Quick, 87 — The New 
Milk, 209. 
Cider, Boiling 9 
Cistern, A Leaky, 7— Filter, 6— Hew 
to Construct, 127— or Water Hogs- 
head, 145. 
Civil Engineer, Wants to be a... 207 
Clay, Mixing with Sandy Soils. . . 88 
Clod-Crusher, Log *. .296 
Closets S46 
Clothes-Horse, Convenient...*.. 385 
Clover, Atelke, 166-249— Timothy 
with Mustard, 14— Hay or Rye and 
Oats, 126— Weight of, 329— in Ala- 
bama, 2S6— Machine-cut, 208— Ma- 
nuring, 127— Pasturing or Plowing 
Under, S28^Plowlng Under, <7- 
203— Seed, Sowing, 7— Sod for 
Wheat, S29. 
Coal and Wood Boxes, * 65— AsheB, 
Value of, 240— Scuttle for Base- 
Burning Stoves, • 65. 
Coat-Collars, Cleaning 426 
Coffee, Bermuda 163 
Cog- Wheels, Grease for 7 
College, Alabama State Agrl'l. 365— 
Veterinary, 471. 
Colleges, Agricultural, 246— An Ex- 
ample for Agricultural, 335. 
Colorado, Mountain Home In 371 
Compost Heaps, 23— ia Hot Wea- 
ther, 1S6. 
Complimentary 47 
Composting 246 
Concrete Building, 405 — Houses, 45- 
437— Walls, 167. 
Cones of Spruce Pine 46 
Conservatory in Tasmania 23 
Cooking, Economy in, 426— Food 
for Stock, * 16— Stoves, 463. 
Co-operation 9 
Co-operative Store 387 
Corn, 372-415— and Clover on Peat, 6 
—and Hay, 306— and Oil Cake, Value 
of, 446-Bcst Fertilizer for, 207— 
Compost for, 327— Cooking Shell- 
ed, 414 — Crib, Rat-proof, 446 — 
Crib, Support for, » SS5-Crop, 15 
—Drill, Hand, 129 — Drilling in 
Straight Rows, 49— Early Sweet, 
343— Ears, Mill for Crushing, 437— 
Feeding, 123— Fodder, 87-207— Cur- 
ing, 174-Sowed, 168—Stacklng, * 
377— for Soiling, 288— How Many 
Rows. 128— HuBks, Weight of, 329 
—Late, 207 — Manure for, 207 — 
Marker, Simple, * 98 — Meal or 
Bran for Milch Cows, 437 — 120 
Bushels per Acre, 166— on Muck 
Land, 207-Plantcrs, G3— Planting, 
* 139— Plowing for, 123— Seed, 5— 
Stalks, 83 - Suckerlng, 249— Tur- 
nips amongst, 219— White and Yel- 
low, 323-Wby they Burn, 206. 
Correction 365 
Cottage, A Laborer's, • 252— Design 
for a Gothic, * 13. 
Cotton, New Variety of, 50— Seed 
fir 1 Manure, 243— Using, 7. 
Cow-Milker, 87— Peas, Cultivation 
of, 166— Southern, E55. 
Cranberries, 49— and Crawfish, 62— 
Onions, 88. 
Cranberry Crop, Enemies of the, 
422— Culture, Requisites of, 382— 
Planting, Blunders In, 460. 
Cream, Proportion to Milk 339 
Crop, What is the Best 259 
Crops. 373— Oil-producing, 2o9— on 
Swamp Land, 367— Talk about, 331 
—that Require Rich Land, 59. 
Crow-Trap, A Living •. .293 
Cucumber, A Melon 406 
D 
Dairy and Ice-Honse, *153— Build- 
ing a, 366— How to Heat a. *2Si— 
Matters, 49— Mr. Mackie's, 11— Mr. 
Robeson's, 311— Prospects for a, S— 
Questions, 4'-. 
Dams. Building • .'.213 
Dornlcomanie 3:6 
Deep Cans. 292-138— for Milk, 287— 
System. 171-331-367. 
Dllchlng. 15 
Doctor Voeleker 91 
Doctrine, the Right 8 
Doe Laws in Ohio. 49— Tim Bunker 
on, 9S— Killing Fleas on a, 489— Sft 
Vitus' Dance In, 168, 
Dogs, 9-Mange In. 20S^Skln Dis- 
ease** in, 216. 
Door for Pig-Pen, Swinging 208 
Double-Tree. Flexible 209 
Drains In Level Land, 407— Wi .t 
are the Cbeapcst, 6. 
Draining, 47-248-372-438— Need for, 8 
— Quicksands, 173. 
Dress Reform Movement.. .... . .315 
E 
Ear-Protectors GC 
Eartli-Closet Manure and l'otato 
Disease, i.S— Worms in Pot-. - -, 
Eating, Rest before ys; 
Economy 52 
Editor,' An Enraged 16'. 
Esg-Plants in England 9 
Elk , ?8 
Emasculation 8 
Encouragement 209 
Epizootic KT7 
Evenings at Home, Winter 2j 
Evergreens, Eetinispora Pisifera 
aurca, 30?. 
Excursion 285 
Express Co., North Atlantic 8 
Exposure, Difference in 233 
Eye-Stones a\ 
F 
Fair, American Institute, 406— List, 
354-398 — Ground, Plan of, '29S— 
Nebraska State, 469— New Fug- 
land, 367— New York State, 409— 
Western New York, 409. 
Fairs, 2S5— as Educational Institu- 
tions, 405. 
Fallowing, 12— Summer, 452. 
Fan, Feather '..105 
Farm Buildings, 411 — From the 
Bench to the, 406— for Prciuiuins, 
445— Labor, 95— Moreton, 339— Mr. 
Sluis's, 410 — Size of a Good, 366 
—Work, 55. 
Farmers and Railroads, 169— Belter 
Education of, 19— Club, 45— Club 
in Cal.. 9 — Cooperation among, 
280— Declaration of Independence, 
268— Frauds ou, 247— Hard Times 
for, 11— Hiring Help in Cities. 19— 
How they are Swindled, 333 — 
Movement, 355— Poor, 292— Social 
Position of, 131— Wives, 385. 
Farming and Farmers, 54 — and 
Hunting, 246— Commencing, 323— 
Disgusted with, 89— English Prize, 
379— Good andPoor,29l— High, 94- 
334— How to Learn, 58-128— lu Ar- 
kansas, 208 — Guernsey, 450 — 
Conn., Special, 128— Iowa, 54 — 
West Vft, 488— Western, 290— With- 
out Hard Work, 43. 
Feed-Box, A Portable '..217 
Feed, Cooking and Crushing, 446 — 
Cutting, 7— Steaming, 207. 
Fence against Dogs, 287— An Orig- 
inal, 126 — Another, 7 — Movable 
Wirc,'9u— Xew Flood, 'ir-'— Posts, 
445 — Driving, '136 — Everlasting, 
209— Preparing, 6— Wire, 16*7. 
Ferns, Evergreen, Native '..63 
Fertilizers 92 
" Fighting the Fire." '. .300 
Filter, Rain-water *. .257 
Financial Panic 453 
Fire Engine and Hose-Carriage, 
Combined, * 17. 
Fish-Culture, 49— Oil and Scrap, 
Business, 139— Spanish Mackerel. * 
293-Taking Salmon Spawn, 50— 
Trout, Feeding Young, 178— White 
F;sh and Otsego Shad, 87. 
Fishery, Sardine *. .213 
1' ishing. Blue '..259 
l'istula 8 
Flax, Cultivating. 17^-Wlld, 4S8. 
Floral Guide, • Tick's 326 
Flower-Garden and Lawn, Jan.. 4; 
Feb., 44; March. 84; April, 124; 
May, 163; June. 214; July. 818; 
Aug.. 283; Sept., S23; Oct.. BS4; 
Nov.. 404 ; Dec, 413. 
Flowers. Amsoui a, * 311— Ca-ollna 
Jessamine. * 114— Double Carolina 
Jessamine. 20S— Double Lily of the 
Valley. 263— tor Cutting. 183— Gol- 
den-Spcrred Columbine, • 341— 
'Glohe, • S34— Lillnm nuratum, a 
Double,2S6— New Japanese Cocks- 
comb, • 21-Wake-Robln, * 224. 
Fcdder-niaklng. Sour. "370— Method 
of Preserving, 378— Steaming, 209. 
