INDEX. 
Ill 
Flannels, Washing .105 
Flax Fiber 249 
Floor for a House without a Cellar, 
7-To Polish a, 206. 
Flour-Box. 226-Ncw, "105. 
Flower Basket, Venus's. 249— Beds, 
Laying Out, " 23— Garden and 
Lawn, Jan., 4; Feb., 41: March, 
81; April, 124; May, 16-1 ; June,201; 
July, 241 ; Aug., 263; Sept., 321 ; 
Oct., 861; Nov., 401; Dec, 413. 
FlowerstSee Plantsl-Bounclng Bet, 
•881-Browallia, Tail," Sll-Bro- 
wallia, White, 409- Cacallas, New, 
869— Chinese Primroses, • 144— 
Chrysanthemums, 223— Gerani- 
umns, Mr. Sister's, 812— Lupine, 
Many-Leaved, « 30J— Lyon's Tur- 
tle-Heart, " 421— Mignonette, Par- 
eons's White, 03— Oswego Tea, * 
881— Polargouium, Double White 
Zonal, 367— Pelargoniums, Mr. 
Elsley's. 4 14— Pelargoniums, Seed- 
ling, 431— Portulacas, Double, 
843 — Primrose, New, * 224 — 
Prince's Feather, * 421— Sweet 
Peas, * 311— Thunbergia, Great- 
flowered, * 101— Vases, Iron, 209— 
Vases of, SOS- Zinnia, Green, 409. 
Fly-Antidote, Agreeable 40S 
Fodder Crop,203— Sweet-Corn... .829 
Food, Steaming 447 
Forage Plants, California *.. 18 
Forests, Our 419 
Forests. Our— Great Waste 133 
Fowls Eating Feathers 167 
Fox, Trapping the 417-*451 
Frost, Degrees of 43 
Fruit— Cherry, Dyehouse, 8J— Dry- 
ing, * 2)9— Garden, Jan., 3— Feb., 
43-March, 63— April, 123-May, 164 
— June, 293— July. 243— Aug., 253- 
Sept.., 323— Oct., 863— Nov., 403— 
Dec, 413— Growers' Association, 
Pa., 7— Potomac, 363— in England, 
S67— Market, Glut in, 419— Notes, 
Small, 46 ; Pear, Muskingum, * 
424; Pear, Qulnn, * 63; Plum, 
Beach or Sand, * 421— Preserving 
Powder, American, 2 16— Trees, 
Blooming of. 263— Sulphur in, 273; 
"Washing with Lye, 167— Walk. 330. 
Fruit, Fine 417 
Fruits— Apples, Marengo Crabs, 6— 
Apple, Mathews, * 152— "Mexico, * 
459— Double, 403— in Kentucky, 
Dwarf and Small, 102— Peaches 
for Canada, 416- Pear, Pinneo, * 
462-Pear,Quinn, 89. 
Fruit-Trees, to Kill Moss on 417 
Fuchsia Culture 131 
Furniture, Economies in 185 
Furs and Trapping, Something 
about, • 93. 
c 
Gail Borden 329 
Garden— Experlence,382— Manuring 
a. 9— Workmen, Expert, 181. 
Gardening, A Book on. 325— in Lon- 
don. Window, 351— Landscape, 
825— Gardeners In America, Eng- 
lish, 323. 
Gate. Farm, • 96- • 252-286-Hlnge, * 
139— Patent, 247-Southern Pork, « 
253. 
Ginseng 215 
Globe. A Terrestrial 146 
Glue Factories, Refuse of C 
Goats, Cashmere 203 
Gooseberries 125 
Gopher, Defense of the 273 
Grades and Crosses 285 
Grafting 43 
Grain— Bags, Corner in, 273— Feed- 
ing to Oxen, 233— for Cows, Grind- 
ing, 259— Harrowing Winter, 166— 
Mill, 55. 
Grape and Currant Cuttings, 86— 
Cuttings, 289— Eumelan, 125— Vine 
In Summer, 222— Leaves, 827— Mis- 
sionary, 9. 
Grapes at the Pines. 422-Fall or 
Spring Planting, 409— for Michi- 
gan, 127— In Indiana, 247— Juice, 
Unfcrmentcd, 233-Mulchlng,273. 
Grass, 412— after Corn, 167— and Clo- 
ver, Orchard, 407— Bermuda, 45— 
for Wet Meadow, 406— Growing, 
247— Hungarian, 85 — Land, Man- 
agement of, 334— Top-dressing, 299 
—Lands, Fall Treatment of,336-379 
— Mezqult, 289— "Quack," 167— 
Eye, 273- Wild, 828. 
Grasses, Arundo Donax, 422— in Ar- 
kansas, Mixed, 219. 
Gray Squirrels and Maple-Trees. .86 
Greenhouse and Wiudow Plants, 
Jan., 4-Feb„ 44— Mar., 81— April, 
121-Mav, 161-June, 231— July, 244 
— Aug.,"231-Sept.. 321-Oct., 364- 
Nov., 4C1— Dec, 443— Furnace and 
Flue, • S82. 
Greenhouses, 367 — Attached to 
Dwellings, * 62-103-Hlnts about 
Cheap, M60. 
Grinding Fine 249 
Guano. 209-409— Phrenix Island, 209 
—Pure Peruvian 328 
Guessing 5 
H 
Hair, Changing Color of, 246— for 
Women and Children, Short, 315. 
Hams. Packing in Ashes, 127— To 
Prevent Skippers in, 46. 
Hand-GlaBSes 109 
Harness, Best Oil for, 126— Repair- 
ing. * 257. 
Harrowing, Cross 446 
Harrows, About "..172 
Hav, U— Buving, 411— Caps, 126— 
Conveyer. 216-Cord-Wood Sticks 
for Hay, 116 -Cutting in Wet 
"Weather. 367— for Market, Rais- 
in-. " 133. 
Haying, Hints on 259 
HaV in the Mow, How to Measure, 
7-Loartiag, ' 217-Maklng, * 215- 
831 — Marsh, 209 — Measuring In 
Stack, 87— Press. * 286, 326-Sim- 
ple, • 257-Selllng, 135— Tea, 248. 
Hedge, Barberry, 289— for Texas, 
273. 
Hedges, 286— China-Trees for, 48— 
Thorns for, 9-222. 
Hecling-In 126,367 
Hen-Manure and Leached Ashes, 
166. 
Hickory-nuts and Chestnuts 409 
Hill-Sides, To Prevent Washing..l67 
Hogget, What is a 287 
Hog, Swindler, 125— Thorough-bred, 
204— Troughs, Improvement in, * 
96. 
Home Topics, 25-65-105-146-185-225- 
«265-305-345-33r>-125-»463. 
Honev,125-Dew,248. 
Honevsuckle, Variegated Japanese, 
126.' 
Hops, 365— in England and United 
States, 407— Refuse, 246. 
Horse— Cribbing, Cure for, 86— and 
Cattle Powder, 409— Disease, Bron- 
chitis, 407-Cracked Hoof, 407— Na- 
vicular, 86— of Foot, 407— Poll- 
Evil. 417— Scenes in New York 
during Prevalence of, * 458— 
Blowed in the Hind Knees, 6 
— Riug-Bone, 46— Running at the 
Nose, 235— Dyspeptic, 248— Educa- 
tion, 407— Ill-mannered, 366— Pow- 
er, What is a, 409-Powers, * 296— 
Shocking, « 856— To Fasten a, * 217 
—and Cattle Food, Taylor's, 405. 
Horse-Disease *..457 
Horses — Arabian Stallion Sap- 
phire, " 331— Blindness In, 207 
—Canker of the Frog, 238-Clydes- 
dale, 137 — Curb in, 329-Hide- 
bound, 218— Hoof, Injuring, 325— 
How Many make a Team, 127— 
How to Kill Old, 9— Diseases, 
Blood and Bone Spavin, 47— 
Cracked Heel, 6— Curb, Cure for, 7 
—Cure for Ringbone, 126— Earache 
in, 86-Grubs. 127-Mange, 255-327 
—Navicular. 233-365— Spavin, 217 — 
Stifle, 236-Swinny, 6-Lolllng of 
the Tongue in, 87- 116— Longfellow, 
• 281-Muzzle for Crib-Biting. » 
376— on a Mower. Three, 205 — Per- 
cheron, 163-323— Hun Down, 453— 
Shoes. Calks on, 59— Slobbering in, 
409-Wcak Hoofs in, 829-Wolf- 
Teeth In. 830-388. 
Horseradish. 166— Growing. 183. 
Horticulture, Professor ofH366. 
Horticulturists for Europe^ Amer- 
ican, 216. 
Hous?-Cleaning, Hints on *. .145 
Houses -Building Concrete, * 293— 
for Farm Help, « 212. 
Household Department, 25-65-105- 
1 15-155 - 225 - 263 - 305- 34% S85 - 463— 
Hints for, 135. 
Housekeeper, Letter from a 66 
How we Live at our House 66 
H uinb ii gged 126 
Humbugs. Sundry, 8^5-85-125-166- 
205-2 l5-255-325-3li5-405-445 — The 
Sawdust, 287. 
Husbandry, Mixed 297 
I 
Ice— Boats." 60— Rroaking-up of/127 
—House. Imperfect. 166— House 
that will keep Ice, 10— on Weed, 
236— Tools for Cutting, * 17. 
Immigration, Large 245, 
Implements— Farm-Level, * 418— 
Grass Rake, 285— Harrow, Shares, 
327-Teeth for Shares, 437— 
Thomas s Smoothing.' 90-247-295 
—Haying, 211-Hay-Knife, * 336— 
Paint lor Farm, 8— Plow, Double 
Furrow, 215— Subsoil, 285— Plows, 
Shovel and Mole, * 1113— Post-Hole 
Augers. 285— Rake-Cultivator, * 
■25-1— Roller, Section, 165— Saw, 
" Lightning." 165— Shares Horse- 
Hoc, 167-Sifter, Magla, S-.9- 
Steam-Plows, 365— Stump-Puller, 
329-Cheap, 209. 
Implements and Machines, Paint- 
ing, 447. 
Insects— 246— Apple Maggot-Fly, " 
263— Apple-tree Borers, 128— As- 
paragus Beetle. 8— Bed-Bugs, 327 
— Borers, 208-416— Blue Liee, 126— 
Cabbage- Flies. 216— Cahbagc-Llce, 
209— Cabbage- Louse, 7— Cabbage- 
Worm, 330— Canker- Worm, 251-169 
— Caterpillars, Rock-Oil for, 325 — 
Colorado Potalo-Bug, 4S— Cure.:- 
lio. Ladv-Bugs. and Borers, 65— 
Cutwonii, Circumventing, 283 — 
Eggs in Grape-Canes,* 332— Fleas, 
47— for Name, 46— Grubs in Cattle, 
166— Urub in the Head, 167— Hen- 
Lice, 47— in Relation to Horlicul- 
tare, 261— Katydid, a Pink. 409— 
Lice, Kerosene and, 2S5— on Dogs, 
417 — Sulphur for, 285 — on As- 
ters, 365— on Mouse-Plants, 125— 
Pea-Biig=, 342— Potato-Bug, 208- 
Potato-lhlg, Colorado, 2S9— Pota- 
to-Bug Destrover, 407 — Powder— 
Roaches, 237— Radish-Bug, 827— 
Red Spiders, 217— Sheen Ticks, 
Carbolic Acid for, 409— Turnip- 
Flv. • 256— Turnip-Fly, Destroy- 
ing, 436— Wheat Midge, 415. 
Insurance, Hail 365 
lulerest, ti Hundred Per Cent. . 7 
Iron Kettle, to Prevent Rusting, 5 
—to Weld, 5. 
Irrigation. Level for, 326— Power 
lor. 407— Irrigation, 329— Storage 
of Water, 33a. 
Items. See the 125 
Ivy, Poison, 286— Progagating, 273. 
J 
Journals, Horticultural 882 
Jumper, How to make a *. .16 
K 
Kansas 126 
Kerosene Oil and Lamps 409 
Kiichen-Garden, -lun., 3— l r eb., 41— 
March, 83-April, 124-Mav, 163— 
June, 203— July, 243— Aug., 28:- 
Sept.. 323— Oct., 363— Nov., 403- 
Dec, 413. 
Knitting- Machine 206 
Knot, Halter *..58 
L 
Labels, 45— Look to the, 23— Plant, 
263— Tree, 263. 
Labor, 374— Question In American 
Agriculture, 457. 
Laborers, Immigrant 444 
Lactometer *. .378 
Lambs, 175-Early, 233. 
Lamp— Chimneys, 346— Perkins & 
House's, 5— Non-explosive, 125. 
Land for Sale ....249 
Lands— In Iowa, Free, 365— Pacific 
Railroad, 8. 
Lard— Makers' Refuse,286— New.286 
Lawns and Grass-plots 183 
Lawn— Mowers, 222— on Sandv Soil, 
327— Sprinkler, California, # 342. 
Leather, To Stain 7 
Leaves, Gather 405 
Lecturing 131 
Lemon and Orange Trees 409 
Letters, 133— Personal, 130— Useless, 
125-NVriting, 412. 
Lettuce, Fine 208 
Libel Suit, Our Great 129 
Lilac Bushes 46 
Lime— a Manure Directly or Indi- 
rectly, 6-andPotash,294— and Salt 
MKture, 167— for Corn. 166— How 
to Use, 407— Interest, 2S6-Kiln8, 
249-on Garden Land, 273— Saltand 
Plaster, 273. 
Lt(| uorlce 125 
Lupin 5 
M 
Machine— Cheap Sewing, *88— Cook 
Evaporator, 329 — Copper - strip 
Hay -Cutter, 46 — Corn -Planter, 
•455— Cotton-Plcker, 323 — Ditch- 
ing, 8-329-Fodder-Cutter, 364-367- 
437— Hand-Thrashing, 47-85— Lime- 
Spreaders, 46— Milking, 329— Wash- 
ing, 46-Water-Rams, 46. 
Maize, Striped Japanese 343 
Males, Large Grade or Small Thor- 
ough-bred, 205. 
Mangel Wurzel — Sowing, 215-287- 
Keeplng, 175. 
Manger for Stalls, Movable 416 
Manure, 14-174 — Advertisement, 
125— Applying Hen, 208— Bonner's 
Method of Making, 366— Cart, Li- 
quid, 219-Chlp. 207, 447— Cistern 
for Liquid, *252 — Composting 
Leaves with Liquid, 48— Cost of, 
828— Fish, 85— for Grass in Drained 
Swamp Lands, 128— for Potatoes 
in California, 206— for Quinces, 1C6 
— from Different Animals.valueof, 
168— from Straw and Grain, 86— 
Green Crops for, 128 — Hen, 87— 
How to Manage, *177, 456— How to 
Treat, 233— Manufacturing Bone, 
87-Market Value of Hen, 245-Pil- 
ing,207— Spreading, 446— in Winter, 
59-Stable, 8— Sugar Waste as, 286 
—Taking Care of, 54— to an Acre, 
166— Value or Liquid, 8 -"Want of, 
326-wlth Sulphuric Acid, Treat- 
ing, 247. 
Manures-Artificial, 288-367— Chem- 
leal. 17 1-214— Price of Chemical. 167 
-What, 288- What are Artificial, 
19. 
Manuring by Pasturing 85 
Maple-Sugar Item 49 
Marbles and Mirrors, Moving 185 
Market-Gardening in Maryland, 22 
—Gardens near London. 311— Re- 
ports, Jan., 4— Feb., 41 — April. 124 
—May, 164-June, 204— July. 241— 
Aug., 281— Sept., 324-Oct., 361— 
Nov., 404-Dec, 443. 
Marl from Iowa, 7— Value of, 87. 
Marsh, Seeding a 86 
Matters. Many 405 
Meadow, How to Improve, 166— To 
Improve an Old, 281— To Drain a 
Fiat, 288. 
Meadows, Fall Treatment of, 366— 
Irrigating, " 137. 
Meal, Cotton-Seed 7 
Meat, 415— How to Smoke, 287— in 
England, 375. 
Meats, Cheap 255 
Mechanics, Hint for 209 
Melons 422 
Melon Seeds 366 
.Milk— anil Butter, Turnip-flavor, 415 
Cans, Deep, 3:38— Churning Whole, 
379 — Concerning, 437 — Deep-Can 
System for. 351-371 - Holding Up, 
205— How It Gets Spoiled, 379 — 
Large Crocks for, 47 — No, 445— 
Tester, • 455— To Prevent Souring, 
127— Two Cents a Quart, 411. 
Mills, Farm *. .296 
Min l;-Raising 86 
Minnesota and its Productions. .. 45 
Mistake 248 
Mr. Bresee and S. J. Parker, M.l>., 
130. 
Mistletoe 46 
Moles— and Mole Traps, '160— How 
to Trail, 273. 
Mollie Wants to Know sis 
Moon 209 
Mop. How to Use 226 
Mothers. Help for 185 
Mower. Best ... 205 
Mowers, Hints to Manufacturers of, 
369. 
Muck, How to Use S5 
M nek. How toUse Swamp, 233— Salt 
Meadow. 369— What islt? 209. 
Mulberry-Tree, Wants a 406 
Mulch, Sawdust for.. 3a7 
Mulching with Wheat-Chalt 167 
Mules 286 
Mules, at What Age to WorkYoung, 
249— Wanted, 208. 
Mushroom Culture 405 
Mustard, 115— After Earlv Potatoes, 
206. 
Mustard in Southern States. 219— 
Raising White, 55— White, 131. 
Mutton, Wooly Taste in 128 
N 
Native Industry, Protection to. ..369 
Nets, Machine for Making 246 
Netting in the Windows 206 
Newspaper Recommendations.. . 45 
Night-Soil, 2S7— Value of, 289. 
Noon, How to Ascertain When it is, 
8. 
Notes from the Pines, 182-263-343-122 
Nuts, to Remove fromRustyBoltslOO 
Oats, Norway, 128 - Thick or Thin 
Sown, 206. 
Obituary Notice— J. C. Thomson, 406 
—J. B. Lyman, 69. 
Odds and Ends 185 
O Dear! 125 
Ogden Farm Papers, No. 21, 10— No. 
2.5, 50-No. 20. 90— So. 27. 130-No. 
28, 170— No. 29. 211— No.::0,251— No. 
31. 291— No.32,331— No.33, 371— No. 
31.411. 
Oilcloth .. 1S5 
Ointment, Iodine 233 
Okra, Preserving 325 
Onions, 0— Large, 370— Sets, A New 
Plan ni' Raising, 113— Sets, Correc- 
tion, 127— To Destroy Wild, 127— 
Wild. 87. 
Opinions, Difference of . .... 291 
Oranges, Florida 9 
Orchard and Nurserv, Jan., 3— Feb., 
43— March, 83— April, 123— Mav. 163 
—June, 80S— July. 24:!— Aug., 2S3- 
Sept., 323 — Oct., 363 — Nov.. 403 — 
Dec, 443— Apple, 46— How to Ren- 
ovate an Ola Apple, 445 — Locust- 
stung. 289. 
Orchards in Cold Climates, 22— Pro- 
tection to, 273. 
Osage Orange Plants 365 
Our Staff 8 
Owls— Catching, 126— How to Catch 
an, 19. 
Ox-Cart Body, To Catch down an, 
* 336 — Teams v». Horses, 338— 
Yokes, Size of, 46. 
Oxen, Breaking 85 
Ozone and Plants 406 
P 
Paint, Averlll, S69— Avcrill Co., 165 
—for Tools, 87. 
Paiuts, Mixed 205 
Paper a Room, How to, * 115— 
Hangings, To Clean Smoky, 426. 
Parrot, An Aged 286 
Parsons & Co 325 
Pastures, Fencing, 2 19— Old or New, 
418. 
Patent " Medicines " 445 
Patent Rights, 285- Wanted, 287. 
Peach -Grubs, 45— Plowden, 125— 
Trees and Canker - Worms, 46 — 
Tree, Variation in, 342. 
Peaches, 375— and Frost, 123. 
Peanuts, 4S— Culture of, 179. 
Pea for Stock. Best Fielding, 5. 
Peas. 327— and Oats, 246-Buggy, 287 
—for Flow lug under, 61 How to 
use Profitably, 46. 
Perennials, Herbaceous 183 
Periodicals— American Entomolo- 
gist, 5— Agriculturist, 409— Houbc 
and Garden, 46— Natural History, 
205— Poultry Bulletin, 233— Rural 
Alabamian, 45— The Flower Gar- 
den, 409— "The Garden." 289- 
" The Plymouth Pulpit," 289-The 
Poultry 'World, 45— Tribune, New 
York Weekly, 444— West Virginia 
Farm Journal, S29. 
Personal 246 
Petroleum, Crude 209 
Phosphates, Mineral, 209 — South 
Carolina, * 20. 
Picnics, Neighborhood 265 
Pictures, Costly,444— Value of Large 
and Small, 437. 
Pigs and Poultry, Feeding 447 
Pinch, Where to 65 
Plant, Choyote, 422— Variegated Ice, 
406. 
Plants (See also Shrubsi— Akebias, 
289 — Agave Virglnica, 48— Ama- 
ranths as Ornamental, 383— Ama- 
ranth, Willow-leaved, " 61-421- 
Balloon Vine, * 101— Cannas, 446 
— Centaurea Clemcntli, 422— Colo- 
casla esculenta, 183— Comfrey, 
407-for Winter, Pot, 460-Grapc- 
Vlne, Variegated, " 1S1— Golden- 
Club, * 261— Golden- Rod, 45- 
Green Dragon, * 300— Horned- 
Popples, " 61— Hydrangea Otaksa, 
222-Indlan Turnip, * 261-Ivy, 
Plain and Variegated, * 181— Kal- 
mlas from Seed, 280 — Live-for- 
ever, 405— Maiden-hair Rue Ane- 
mone, * 459— Malyaviscus, • 21— 
Matrimony- Vine, 101— Medicinal, 
6— Mignonettes, White and Crim- 
son, 102-Named, 47-219-369-406-4-15 
—Packing, 263— Peperomia arifo- 
)la, * 22— Rose, Fine White, 406— 
Sage, White " Scarlet," 421— 
Schrankta uncinata, " 21— "Smi- 
la*," dr.— -Qpntlum, "22 !— Tea. 203— 
Water- Violet, "304— White Lauvs- 
Slipper, *141— Yuccas and Insects, 
461. 
Plaster on a Meadow, 166— on Oak 
Openings, 126— on Oats and Clo- 
ver, 5— Old, 273— Sowing, 166— in 
the Winter, 447. 
Plates, Warm, *. .105 
Plow, Draining by Subsoil, 126— 
Subsoil, * 216— What is a " Joint- 
er"? 168. 
Plows, Double-Furrow 233 
Plowing, 251 — New Ground, 166— 
Ridge and Furrow, 178— Steam, 
249. 
Plums Rotting 866 
Poke-Root 246 
Pork, American 249 
Post-Holes, Digging *. .176 
Posts, Allanthus-Trees for 367 
Potash-Making. " . .310 
Potato— Disease, 406—" Late Rose," 
62-Queries, 245-Rot, "422— Seeds, 
9— Sports, Late RoBes 130— That, 
843— Thorburn's Late Rose, 142. 
Potatoes, 185-405— after Corn, 167— 
Digging and Storing Early, 291— 
for a Hot Climate, 867 — in Eng- 
land, 369— Peerless, 5. 
Potatoes and the Potato-Bug 866 
Poudretteor Superphosphate.. 247 
Poultry— Artificial Incubation, 208— 
Asiatic Fowls, * 293— Chickens 
without a Mother, 445— Chicken 
Cholera, 209-219-2S9-329— Roup or 
Cholera, 129-328 — Scales upon 
Fowls' Feet, 203— Do Brahmas 
Mature Early? 45— Ducks, Ayles- 
bury, 405— How to Raise, 43— Man- 
darin, • 133— EggFarm, « 11-51-91- 
181— Eggs for Packing, S09— Hatch- 
ing of, 875— How Many in a Year, 
233— Odd, 208-Swindlcd in, 87— 
ToPreserve,20S— Why High-priced 
don't Hatch, 255— Why they don't 
Hatch, 291— Fattening, 6— Fowl- 
House Needed, 86— Purifying the, 
208— Fowls, Age to Market, 9— 
Feeding, 445— Houdan, 446— Sneez- 
ing, 8— Hen-IIouses, 233— Ilcn-llce, 
Smoking out, 9— Hens, Egg-rating, 
367— Keeping apart for Breed- 
ing, 208-Molting, 327— Houses, 407 
—Light Brahmas and Heavy Egg6, 
407— Period of Incubaticn, 46— 
Plymouth Rock, « 18— Produce of 
Fifteen Hens, 85— Pullets, Early- 
laying, 85 — Sending to Exhibi- 
tions, ° 49 — Silver-Spangled Po- 
land, * 133— Turkey, Thanksgiv- 
ing, • 419- White Dorkings, * 333 
—Will Hens lay Half the Year?48. 
Powders, Condition .329 
Prices, How they Come High 370 
Proportion, Question in ?65 
Prune, When to 103 
Pruning 209 
Puff-Ball, Giant 409 
Pulling, Uneven 6 
Pump, Best Force, 285— for a Deep 
Well, 45-245— Tasteless, 106. 
Pumping by Clock-Work 326-447 
Punctuation 329 
Quadrupeds— Wart-Hog, Abyssin- 
ian, * 178. 
Quart Measure, Size of 326 
Queries, Canada 445 
Questions, Batch of, 85— for Dis- 
cussion, 446— Series of, 285— Sev- 
eral, 447— String of, 406— Sundry, 
446. 
Qulltlng-Frames, Support for, * 65 
Qullting-Framc, Support for, * 185 
Rabbits and Snares, • 03— To Pre- 
serve Trees from, 86. 
Ragweed 206 
Railroad, Northern Pacific, 48-86- 
125-245-330-405— Union Pacific, 444 
Rain, 251-at Will, 46. 
nulblus 48 
Rape or Colseed, 247-273— Seed In 
the South, 285. 
Raspberries, How to get Good, 222 
Raspberry Leaves, Scalding, 125— 
Beds, Setting out New. 208. 
Rats and Mice. 127— Trapring. " 205 
—Cost of Keeping, 286. 
Reaper and Mower, Combined... 205 
Red Ink and Pencil, 9-Root, 48- 
Strings, 106. 
Refrigerator, How to Make a, * 345 
Rennet 285 
Rest, a Lit tic 425 
Road, Keening In Repair, 259- Tax 
in Ohio. 287. 
Roads, Working the 214 
Rocks, Blasting and Breaking, " 17 
—Specimen of 286 
Roller, Home-made, "219— Use the, 
369. 
Roofing Material, 160— Materials, 
210. 
Roots, 426 — Comparative Value of, 
47— Cutting, * 16— How to Raise, • 
255— Preserving', 423— Raising, 87— 
What to Feed First, 447. 
RoseB, Pegging Down 343-367 
Rotation, 15— of Crops in Maryland, 
87. 
s 
Saddle-Cloth, How to Make 6 
Sal-Soda 127 
Salt, 326— as a Fertilizer, 437-in the 
Garden ,.. 86 
Saltpeter 288 
Sauerkraut 126 
Sawdust for Ledding 366 
Sawp, Improved ".. 92 
Scales, Platform 9 
School, District, 185 — Exhibition, 
463— too Younfr, Sending to, 305. 
Scraper, Pot, Pan, and Kettle.*. .146 
Sea-Bean, En tada * . . 104 
" Sen-Beans " * . . 24 
Seats for ex-Babies at Table, High, 
• 4V54. 
Seeding Down in the Tall, SGG— 
—Down Wet Land, 1(J7. 
Seed, Growing Timothy, 0— Venture 
aLittlclOS-^V.'hat Varieties come 
True from, 221. 
Seeds and Plants, Evergreen, 9— 
Forest-Tree, 46— Gratis, Flower, 
7— Hardness of Tropical, 423 — 
Honev-Locusi, G— Mai.ine, 48— of 
Tropical Annuals. Sowing, 101 — 
Parsnip, 4'ii — ITaisii!-,* Garden- 
Carrots, 182— Sowing, 422— Tree, 
829. 
Sewlng-Machine Acces^m-irs *..25 
Sewing Machines, Power :o Drive, 
6. 
Sexes at Will 5 
Shad-Plantin- in Miss. Vallev... .291 
Sheep. African, * 293-and Lambs, 
94— Cauee of Discaee in, 10— Cots- 
360 
