IV 
INDEX. 
Xanner's Waste, Value of 47 
Tea, Adulteration, 446 — '* Cambric," 
26- . . 
Texas, Encouraging from, 167— Four 
Months in, 249— or Where, 327. 
" The Roman Cattle Driver ". .*. .321 
Thrashing-Machine, Engine for. .166 
Tile, Malting Drain 446 
Tiles, Hints about Laying 47 
Tillage and Manure 334 
Timber, Kyanlzing, 87— Land, Clear- 
ing, "95— Planting, 287— Splice for, 
*18. 
Tobacco Crops, 8— Culture, Morality 
of, 168. 
Toe-Caps 66 
Tomatoes, Fine, 437 — Premium, 
How Won, -144— Canada Victor, 
Tomatoes, Preserving, 343-Troptay, 
Tools for Boys 86 
Top-Dressing 373 
Transportation, Cheap 209 
Tread-Power, Loading a *..417 
Tree and Plant Swindlers. 143— 
Large Sassafras, 326 — Saw Timber, 
329— Pauluwnia, Wood of , 344. 
Trees. Box-Elder. Variegated, 343— 
Girdled by Fahhtts, 127— Judas, 
223-Shlnirig Willow, «141— Span- 
ish Buckeye, *141— with Variesated 
Foliage, 343- Weening Poplar, 262. 
Trochar for Cattle-Men *. .130 
Trusses and Rupture 206 
Turnips, Feeding, 131— How to 
Raise, 247. 
u 
Union, Agricultural Laborers', 337 
V 
Varnish, Shellac 102 
Vegetables, A Few Select Kinds, 62 
—Analysis of, 88— Exhibiting, *24— 
In Cellars Keeping, 23— Plants and 
Planting, 222. 
Ventilation for Living Rooms 66 
Veterinary Books, 209— Surgeon, 6- 
126. 
Vines and Shrubs 263 
Vinegar-Making 8 
Vineyards, Bushberg 326 
w 
Wages 175 
Wagon with Three Horses Attach- 
ed, *1S8. 
Walks and Talks on the Farm — 
No. 109, 14; No. 110, 54; No. 111,94; 
No. 112,133; No. 113, 174; No. 114, 
214 ; No. 115, 254 ; No. 116, 294 ; No. 
117,334; No. 118, 374; No, 119, 414; 
No. 120, 452— Coal Ashes for Gar- 
den, 461, 
Wall Decorations *.. 25 
Walnut, English 326 
Washing, Mistakes In, 426— Plenty 
of Water for, 426. 
Water Bars, *336— Cress Cultivation, 
183— Distilling, '456— Flow of in 
Pipes, 208— Heater, Base-Burning, 
*S42-Supp]y of, *«— Wheels, »17- 
46— for Irrigation, *176. 
Weeds, 175, 294— on Rich Soil, 327. 
Well Water, Bad Taste, 209-Drive, 
6-9-47-128-Roots of Trees In, 248. 
Wells, Artesian, 367— Horizontal, * 
218— or Springs, 47. 
West Point g3 
Wheat and Chess, 249— Chinese, 445 
—Crop, 254-294-414 — Die hi and 
Other, 334— Experiments in Sow- 
ing, 438-Hand-Mill for Grinding, 
247-438— Harrowing in the Spring, 
126— Hen-Manure on, 367— in Cali- 
fornia, 95— Over-Ripe, 438— Pastur- 
ing in Winter, 87 — Plaster and 
Bone-dust for, 287— Smut in, 830- 
Spring, 86— Superphosphate for, 
366-Top-Dressmg, 378— Varieties 
of, 285. 
Wheelbarrow, New *. . 23 
Wheel. Hoisting *.. 97 
Where shall he go? 9 
Whiffletrees 246 
Who is to Blame? 346 
W T ind. Force of 24!) 
Window-Boxes, Rustle *..425 
Wiudmllls7-208-286-Tr«e of, 16. 
Winter-Feeding n 
Winter in the North-west.... 129 
Wire, Row to Wrap with *..;;;6 
Wire-Tightener, A simple *.,%& 
Women, Demand for Healthy. . . .385 
Wool and the N. T. F.xposition 
Salesroom, 290— Box, 246— Loss of. 
207— Packing. "286— Prospects, 406 
— Washing, 8. 
Woolen Mills. Waste from 257 
Work, Hints about. Jan., 2; Feb., 
42 ; March, 82 ; April. 122 : M av, 162 ; 
June, 202; Julv, 224; Aug.', 2R2 ; 
Sept., 322; Oct., 362; Nov., 402; 
Dee., 442. 
Wounds. Bleeding *185-*226-*26.-. 
Wristlets, Woolen 26 
Y 
Tachts and Scows 48 
Yellowstone Region 28S 
Recipes. 
Apple Jam 106 
Barley, Pearled 4K4 
Beefsteak. How to Cook 266 
" Bonny Clabber" 366 
Brown Betty 26 
Cake and Doughnuts, 464— Delicate, 
106-How to Make, 186— Mountain, 
106— Poor Man's, 306— "Splendid." 
26. 
Cauliflower, Cooking 386 
Corn Bread, 186— Caunin" Green, 
386— COoking Dried, 116— Dried, 
266— Soup. Green, 266— To Cook 
Green, 266. 
Cottage Cheese 306 
Graham Gems 305 
Gingerbread, Soft v06 
Ginger Snaps 106 
Green-Corn and-Pea*, Canning... 306 
Mush Balls 146 
Pickles, Sweet 445 
Pie-Crust 886 
Pies— Lemon, 266— Rhubarb, 226. 
Potatoes, Fried *. .345 
Pudding, Steamed 106 
I tice Gems 146 
Rizena 129 
Roast Duck 464 
Sance, Sweet 106 
Sausage Meat 146 
Soups 106 
Sour Milk for Food 306 
Sponge-Cake. Plain 306 
Squash, Southern Mode of Baking, 
461. 
Succotash 266 
Tea and Coffee, Iced :86 
Tomatoes. Broiled 386 
Vinegar, Watermelon 866 
Wheaten Grits 305-386 
Wheatlets 146 
Teast and Sweet Bread, Good.. . .305 
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A 
"A Bat! A Bat!" 428 
Accidents on the Ice 10U 
" A Friendly Visitor " 148 
Animals— Jackass, Poitou, 416— Of 
the Seal Family, 188— Some Curi- 
ous Sea (2), 22S— Wootlchuck, De- 
formed. 133. 
" A Peep at the Show " 268 
Arteries, How to Compress.. .226-265 
"At Beat" 281 
B 
Beans, Stacking (2). .296 
Berry-Basket, Paragon 168 
Bird— Cedar, 213— Mocking, 118— The 
Early PS), 887. 
Birds— Bittern or Stake-Driver, 253 
—Blackbird, Swamp, 253. 
Blackberry Plant, Diagram of. ..114 
Bolt, Lock-Nut 418 
Boot-Rack, Handy 463 
Bouquets, Button-hole (21 . .804 
Boxes, Rustic Window (3). .4 '", 
Bread. How We Bake Our. .(3). .225 
Broom-Corn Manufacture. (4).. 177 
Brooms, How they are Made. (5) .316 
Brush for Plants, Water. 423 
Budding (2).. 204 
Buffalo Scenes (4) . .458 
Buildings, Board (2) . .217 
Butter- Worker (2) . .256 
c 
Candle, Talks about (6), 67—0), 107 
-lli, 147. 
Carriage Step 463 
Cart, Farm J 97 
Cattle— Ayrshire Cow.Beaeon Belle, 
401— Bnll, Cliillingham, 41— Calves, 
Hog-Dressed, 182— Ox, Smithfleld 
Prize, 93 — Shorthorns, Two Valu- 
able, 411— Steers, Training, 220— 
Stock Ponds (3), 56— Turning the 
Toke, 451— Watering through the 
Ice, 53-West-Highland, 133. 
Cellar, Milk 257 
Cheese, How to Make Anvergne 
13), 376. 
Chimney-Sweeper, Hoop-Skirt.. 265 
Chimneys, Sweeping 219 
Churn, Bollard's 296 
Cisterns, Water (2).. 418 
Clothes-Horse, Convenient 385 
Coal and Wood B»xes (2), 6.",— Scut- 
tle for Base-Burning Stoves (2), 
6r>. 
Corn-Crib Support, 335 — Fodder, 
Stack for, 377— Marker, 98— Plant- 
ine (3), HO. 
Cottage, Gothic (3), 13— Plan of a 
(4), 252. 
Crow-Trap, A Living 293 
D 
Dairy and Ice-Honse, 454— Plan for 
Heating (2), 297. 
Dams, Building (3) . .216 
Distilling Water 456 
F 
Fair Ground, "Plan for 298 
Fan, Feather (2) 10.1 
Feed-Box, Portable 217 
Fence — Movable Wire, 90 — New 
Flood, 118— Posts, Driving (3), 136 
Ferns, Native (3).. 64 
Ferry, A Hope 308 
" Fighting the Fire" 300 
Fire-Engine and Hose-Carriage.. IT 
Fish — Mackerel, Spanish, 293 — 
Skates (2>, 107. 
Fishing, Blue 260 
FlowersfSee also Plants and Shrubs) 
— Anisonla, S41 — Carolina Jessa- 
mine, 144— Globe (2), 304— Golden 
Spurred Columbine, 341 — New 
Japanese Cockscomb. 21— Twin- 
Flower, 234— Wake-Kobin, Sessile, 
224. 
Fodder, Ditch for Sour 370 
Fruit— Apple, Hnrlburt, 101— Shock- 
ley, 61— The Peaked Sweeting '2), 
21— Drier, American, 89— Peach, 
Thnrber, 424— Pear, Souvenir du 
Congres, 462. 
C 
Gate, Improved Farm 217 
Gearing, Wooden 136 
Gram, Transportation of....(9)..41i 
H 
Hanging-Pot 103 
Heavy Load up Hill 53 
Hedgerows. Preparing for (4).. .295 
Hoisting Wheel 97 
Honey-Combs, Fastening into 
Frames, 169, 
Horse-Fork for Loading Manure, 
170. 
Horse. Morgan yi 
Horses, Colts, Breaking (6), 340— 
Stallion " Fearful," 60— Three 
to a Wagon (4), 138. 
Hot-bed, Earth 109 
Houses, Moving . . ,3). .417 
I 
Implements, Harrow, Chain, 12— 
Wheelbarrow, New, 24. 
Insects, Pronnba Vuccasella (2), 
223— Something about (2), 347. 
Irrigating Cart (2).. 416 
Irrigation, Distributing Manure by, 
(3), 338— Some Methods of (5), 455. 
K 
Knife, a Boiled ia5 
Knot, a Bowline (6). .337 
L 
Lamp. Oriental Safety 145 
Land Measurer ,219 
"Locked Out" 108 
Lounge, Home-made Extension. .105 
M 
Milk-Pail Holder (2). .259 
Mink, Trappingthe (2).. 93 
Moving Bee 161 
Mule, Poitou (2) . .333 
N 
" No Thoroughfare " 308 
o 
Ox-Bow, Key for, 456— Toke (3).. .56 
P 
Pail- HomeMade Barn .216 
Paper Weaving (2) . .465 
Pearl-Fishing (3j . .180 
Pigs, a King for 19 
Plant Protector 143 
Plants (See also Flowers) Ornamen- 
tal Golden Hod, 462— Brasenia 
peltato, 261— Ilroom-rapes, 301— 
Buckwheat, Climbing, 264— Calla, 
a Native, 181— Centaury, Salt- 
Marsh, 381— Coleus " Chameleon," 
101— duckweed, Mouse-ear, 421 — 
Cockscomb, New, 104 — Coral Ber- 
ry, 24— Ginseng, 161 — Gnaphaiium, 
Variegated, 101— Greek Valerian, 
381— Japan Creeper, 384— New Zea- 
land Flax, 61— Orchis, Showy ,221— 
OrnainentalCapsicunis,61— Othon- 
na, 459— Poinsettia, Double. 344— 
Snakeroot, Virginian, 221— Star of 
Bethlehem, 421— Support for, 313— 
Variegated Ice, 459— Water Lily, 
261. 
Plaster, Mill for Grinding 336 
Portraits— Arch, Joseph, 361— Tor- 
rey, Dr., 121. 
Potatoes, Frying (3), 345— Two New 
(2), 92. 
Poultry— Chicken Coop, 257— Geese, 
Varieties of, 420— House, Farm, 
216 - Houses (3), 454 - Turkeys, 
Watching, 451. 
Press, Barreling (2) . .384 
Pulleys, Use of (4). .137 
R 
Bag Bag 185 
Rain-Gauge 217 
Bain- Water Filter 257 
Koad-Mendlng 241 
Boot-Heaps (2), 377 — Houses (3), 
376— Slicer, Improved, 136. 
Rose-House, Section of 22 
" Roughening the Shoes " 1 
" Bnral Strategy." 348 
s 
Sardine Fishery 213 
Saw, Fleetwood Scroll, 409— Set and 
Gauge (4), 137. 
Scow, How to Make (2).. 96 
Sea Shells S47 
<6eed-Sower, Sidney 103 
Sheep, Dipping 176 
Sheep Shelters on the Plains(4). . 57 
Shepherd of the LandeB 20 
Shrubs, Cockspur Thorn 301 
Sled-Box, Improved 416 
Squash, Marblehead 64 
Stable Floors (2). .415 
Stacks, Thatching (5) . .256 
Stanchions, Fastening 97 
Steam Motor , Parviu's 172 
Steam Reaper 173 
Steaming Feed, Chest for. ..(4).. 16 
Stock-Raising (5).. 380 
Stumps, Burning 136 
Swine— Pig-Pen, 454— Pig-Pen, Door 
for, 97. 
Syringe, Bellows 264 
T 
Table Decoration 305 
" The Bridge of Safety " 22S 
"The Grape Gatherers" S88 
" The Morning Paper " 466 
"The Eoman Cattle Driver "....321 
Timber Land, Clearing (4).. 96 
Timber, Splicing 18 
Tomato, Canada Vlctor.101— Plants, 
Manuring, 144. 
Trap, Woodchuck 307 
Tread-Power, Loading 417 
Trees, Shining Willow, 141— Span- 
ish Buckeye, 141. 
Trochar and Cannula, 130— Use of 
in Hoven, 13. 
"Tying Grandpa's Shoes " 68 
v 
Varnish Bottle 65 
Vegetables at Fairs, Exhibiting. 24 
w 
Wall Decorations (8) . . 25" 
Water Bars, 336 — Heater, Bast- 
Burning (2), 342— Wheels (3), 17— 
Wheel for Irrigation, 176. 
Weedlng-Hook, ExcelBior 103 
Wells, Horizontal (3).. 218 
Windmills, Use of (2).. 16 
Wire, How to Wrap with (2), 876— 
Tightener. A Simple, 222. 
Wool, Packing 297 
Wounds, How to Treat Bleeding 
(2), 185. 
