INDEX, 
III 
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Garni ' 
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" Protect •■ *» 
Garden— Implement* ■ ■•- •■ "• 
r, beb-( alendai 
Feb., 34 M irch, 
- May,180 June, 
I inly, 194 - aug., 286- 
308— Deo "J 
•• Plan for LayingOul x -< 
Gardening fm Ladles, 1 II— In 
lotumn. 266 Patriotic .Ml 
Gate Balance,* 312— Shutter,* 
933 -W ater 5'.. -15 
Girls— See Boys 
berries -Native . . . 280 
Gopher— Dirt in Pouches 168 286 
" Notes on *•■ ;; 
Gourds for Life Presi rvers....l98 
Grafting— Plain Direct -, 8 
81— Root, 3* 20-102— Root, 3' 
344— Root, Table for, 2* 314— 
Wax ;,:; - 1 
fluem ed by Stocks. ..115 
Gi dn Binder Wanted 2*3 
Gas i-euy— Cold— Calendar for 
I , . 100 -May, 132 June, 
Hi-:— July. 195— Aug. 287— 
. 258— Oct., SHa-7-NOV., 
Dec 330 
s— Adirondac Prize, 4— 
Besl for Wine, 514— Cause ol 
Rot, 18— Creveling, 7— Culti- 
vation Recommended, 202 — 
Culture in Kentucky, 341— 
Flower,Structure of. * 345 — 
Foi Iowa. 263 -For Michigan, 
Fuller's Bonk, 101— 
Grafliug,285 -Greeley Prizes, 
310— Growing from Cutting, 
2* 84— Growing in Poultry 
Houses 332— Hartford Pro- 
line and llovev's Magazine, 
li-Iona ami Allen's Hybrid, 
332-Iona and Israella Forced, 
341— In Northumberland Co., 
Pa., 50— In Spring, 103— In 
Virginia,286--Movuble Trellis, 
8— Norton's Virginia, 50— Not 
Deteriorating. 19— Notes from 
.Missouri, 114— Notes on Cul- 
, 18-36-38-82-103 114- 
13H- IT.' 260 2>G-309-314— 
Planting Vines. Ill — Pies 
from.386— Pinching Laterals,* 
170— Preserving. 146— Propa- 
gating Del'wre, lona, elc.,382 
Queries Answered. 7 — Train- 
ing Vines. !--!• 110— Trellis 
of Osier Willows, 302— Vines 
in September, 267— Vines In- 
lined by Cold, 1U3— Vines on 
Wild stock, 310— Vines, Re- 
" moving, 310— Vines, Unfruit- 
is, se of,* 345— Wine 
in Missouri. 49-Wiue. 19— 
Yedilo, How ii Succeeds..- •»« 
Grass and Clover in Iowa. 102 
r-.Moiding Foul Seed, 206— 
Blue in Iowa. 166 — Bine, 
Seeding at West. 337— Ccrato- 
chloa &reuiarwfa<u. 310— Crop, 
Care ofSeeond,265— For Past- 
ure. 135— Hungarian. 166-30S 
—Hungarian and Millet, 38- 
135 — Hungarian Dangerous, 
166— Lands, Summer Manur- 
ing. 203— Lawn, 308— Lot, 
Neglected , 256—" Rescue, " 
Warning, 231-262— Rye, 38— 
Seeding. Queries, 134— Sow- 
ing in "Aummn, 264— Sowing 
Willi Grain. 70-73— Sweet 
Scented Vernal, 170— Timo- 
Ihy on Corn Land, 70— Timo- 
thy Seed per Acre 69 
Grasshopper— Mammoth 47 
Green and IIot-Hoi'ses— Cal- 
endar for Jan., 2— Feb., 34— 
March, 60— April, 100— May, 
132— June. 163— July. 195— 
Aug.. 227— Sept.. 255— Oct.. 
888— Nov., 306— Dec 329 
Gypsum— See under Manures..^ 
"• Sowing Damp 70 
H 
Ham. — How to Cure 54 
Handkerchief — Pattern for 
Marking *•■ 53 
Harrow— Good *..23S 
Hav— Stirring, 171— Field, La- 
bors in, 169— Press, Iie.iter.*.230 
Hedges, Evergreen. 102— Ever- 
green Screen. 332 — Arbor 
Vitae, 102 — From Native 
Thorns. 332— Hardy. 37— Haw- 
thorn. 39— Hawthorn for, 332 
—Honey Locust for. 343— 
Osage Orange, 136— Plant for 
New Jersey 102 
Heelins-In.." 317 
Help, Farm— Secure 47 
" From Immigrants'. ....... 35 
Herbarium for Hamilton Col- 
lege 134 
Herbs— In tlie Garden Ill 
Highway Borders— Improving. 12 
High ways— Cattle at Large.. .142 
" Hobsun's Choice 68 
Hoe ami its Use. 171— Fork,* 
31S— Varieties, etc *..211 
Hot-— Bayonet •.211 
M , ,,. |ei (',•.' 41-1. ill 239 
Feeding in Summer, 175— 
Gunpowder for Pigs, 70— Jap- 
ane«e,*41- Largest, Benhanvi 
Challenge, 36-166 — Utter 
for Breeding Sous. 135 -Plan 
in Piggery, 135 -Pork and 
Com. to - Presented to Saul- 
tarj Commission, 68 Slaugh- 
tering, Hints on, 2* 888— Wild 
II, i. ii -.. il 
Home — Get imd Keep 21 
Homestead Law— Making at- 
tractive 34* 
■' Provisions 262 
II y in Tumblers SI I 
Honeysuckle— Japanese, ...*.. 269 
" Propagating 309 
Hops — Cultivation, Notes, 3* 
1 in- Raising 111 New \ oik. 
238— TrelllS, Collins',- 110— 
Wild and Cultivated 102 
Horse Radish Roots 103 
Horses and Shows — Ilinls on, 
222— Best for Breeding, 174— 
B'ds. Prevention, 69-198 — 
Blinders on. 80S— Breaking, 
Lesson in. 229— Breaking. Ra- 
icy's, 43— Cribbing, 7— Dead 
In the Army, 70 — English 
Hunter,* 292— High Priced, 
70— How to Hobble,* 260— 
Nervousness, Cure for, 166 — 
Old Poney, 198— Poll Evil 
Remedy, 198 — Prospective 
Demand, 141 — Palling at the 
II. liter, 166— Scratches, Rem- 
edy, 69-166-195— Sight, Hear- 
ing and Smell, 206 — Shoeing, 
English Rules, 340— Smith's 
Cantering, 7— Spring-Halt in, 
102— Stopping Runaway, 102 
— Tongues Hanging Out. 5- 38 
—Thoroughbreds,* 10-Treat- 
ment Suggested, oil— Wanted 
in Army, 102— Weak Ankles, 
166 — Worms in 36 
Hot-Bed— Family Garden..-.. 82 
" Sash 334 
Hot Beds-Troubles with 197 
Houst'liold Conveniences, 246 — 
Hints for August, 245— Notes 
for November, 319 — Notes 
for Dec ,38 — Notes, Sundry. 272 
Houses — Color of 5 
" See under Buildings 
Housekeepers — Educated. .. . .150 
Huckleberries — Cultivating 167 
Human Body — Power of 86 
I lu 1 ni 1 tigs— Advertising Doctors, 
197 — Astounding Publication, 
263 — Doctors, 08— Exposure, 
Great Saving, 339— Express 
Package, 09-197— Gold Mines, 
131— Howard Association, 230 
Joseph T. Freeman, 311 — J. 
II. Tultle, 231— Lotlery, 69- 
2.',:;-311 —Sundry. 30-68-101- 
136 197-231-334— Medical. 4-6 
— Mining Companies, 7— N.Y. 
Concert, 311— P. J. Willis & 
Co., 6 — Petroleum Compa- 
nies, 331 — Photograph, 311 — 
4 Photographic Union." Vil- 
lainous Scheme, 85 — " Re- 
ligious Dodge," 182 — Request, 
69— Seeds. 103— Sewing Ma- 
chine Co., 6 — •' Veronica 
Quinquefolia," 205— Whiskers, 
311 -"Wine Plant" 37 
Hunting — Grouse Shooting 268 
Husks, Corn— New Use for.. ..284 
I 
Ice Houses — Drainage and Ven- 
tilation, 3* 290— Filling, 8— 
Queries 286 
Immigrant Laborers 35 
Implements — Farm in U. S., 167 
—Garden, 2* 113— Hoc and 
Rake,* 211— Spinning Wheel 
and Cheese Press 5 
Inarching — Natural *. .261 
Indian Hemp 198 
Index — Cost of, 6 — How loBind. 
331— No. of Iteros 331 
Insects— Ants on Pear Trees, 
230— Borers Repelled bv To- 
matoes 103— Borers , Treat- 
ment, 102— Bots In Horses, 
69— Bugs in Peas, 229— Can- 
ker Worms. 309— Cauliflower 
Lice, 4 — Cockroaches. 39— 
Curculio,* 145— Curculio Re- 
pelled bv Water. IS — Cur- 
rant April's, 198— Currant Bo- 
rer, 39— Currant Worm, 197- 
230— Cutworm a Climber, 166 
— Destructive to Orchards, 195 
— Fleas. Expelling. 166— Flies 
Repelled from Cattle, 106— 
Garden Flea, 263— Gooseber- 
ry and Currant Worm, 261 — 
Gunpowder for. 37 — Kerosene 
for Poultry Lice, 333— Lice on 
Cattle. 207-285-308*— Mos- 
quito, Life 9' 289— Moths, B5— 
-N anifd. 23i>-*261-2*28i>-*309— 
New Remedies. 19S-On Asters, 
166-On House Plants, to Kill, 
— 346-On Plants.Destioving. 
-316-On Slra\vberries.31<i-On- 
ion Maggot,239-26I-PeaWee- 
vll, 68-S29— Poita, Household, 
149— Plowing lo He lroy,809— 
Red Spider," 270 - Salcratus 
for,108— Scalding Borers, 107 
Scale I, ice, a— Sending by 
Mall. 198 — Striped Squash 
Bi el e, 188 Tobaoco Worm 
Moth, 229- Woovlls, Destroy- 
ing. 308 - Worms on Con anl 
and Gooseberry 261 
Insurance Life, Desirable, 197 
—Of Crops, 198— On Live 
Slock 196 
towa— Notes from Northern 1 1 
Irrigation— Vuluc and Method 
2*. .236 
•• With Sewerage Water 142 
Ivory- New Sources of 167 
K 
Kale— Ornamental 2*.. 343 
Kitchen Implement — Convc- 
nlent 214 
Knife for Cleansing Dishes . ...214 
K [jives scouring 167 
Laborers— From Europe 72 
Lady Exhibitors at Fairs 309 
Ladies and Patriotism 214 
•• Contributions Invited ... 319 
Lambs— See under Sheep 
Lamps.. Improved Cap * . 21 
- Without Chimneys 37 
Land— Is 10 Acres Enough. '309 
Southern for Sale, 36— Waste 
near Cities 139 
Lane's Purchasing Agency — 39 
Lawsuits— Prevent 261 
Lawns— Blue Grass for 198 
•' Improving 115 
Leeks-Culture * .... 109 
Leather— Patent, Polishing — 230 
" Scraps— How to Use 291 
Leatherwood or Wicopy...*. 243 
Leaves for Manure, 270— Plants 
Grown from.* 294 — Two 
Crops.263— Why they Fall. .314 
Lemonade — Morris' "I 
Lentil's— Growing 39 
Letter from Mr. Judd 168-199- 
200-231-*232 
Lime and Sorrel. 37— Curious 
and Useful Notes. 14— Hy- 
draulic, 39— See under Ma- 
nure 
Linseed and Flax Seed 310 
Lucerne — Value of. 39 — At the 
North, 69— How Spelled 135 
Lung Protector — Improvement 21 
M 
Mail Burned 36 
Mailing Piants to Utah, etc. . . .311 
Manures— Action of Plaster, 10 
Cabbage, 165— Care at East 
and West. 335-Charcoal, 288 
—Cellars for. under Barns, 336J 
— Chip, Pond M ud, 165— Cis- 
terns forLiquid,70-Concentra- 
ted, Tests of Value, 107— Dead 
Animals. 70 — Economy of 
Scotch. 336— Compost. What 
it is, 333 — Fermenlation, 46— 
Fish Guano, 173 — 229— 
Gas Lime, 309— Gypsum on 
Corn, 135-Hen. for Corn, 102 
Large Pile, 234 — Leather 
Scraps for, 291— Liming Old 
Gardens, 71 — Making and 
Saving, 201 — Marl, How to 
Apply, ,135 — Muck and Leaf 
Mold, 10— Muck, Treatment 
of.333— Night Soil. Treatment 
of 10 — Of Different Ani- 
mals. 46— Oyster Shell Lime, 
165— Patent' Bird, 7— Plaster 
near Salt Water, 35-Poudrette, 
Home-made, I42-I73-Prep'ing 
Muck. 5— Saving Liquid, 70 — 
Saving from House, 46 — Sea- 
Weed for, 45 — Sewerage 
Water, 142— Spreader. 171— 
Strawberry, 165— Surface Ap- 
plication. 102- Tobacco, 69 
Use of Leaves, 270 — Value of 
Home-made 102 
Map of Petersburg, Richmond. 
etc 232 
Maps— H. H. Lloyd's 37 
Maple Sugar Making *..41 
Maple Tree Seed 36 
Marketing— Hints for Cultiva- 
tors 143 
Markets, N.Y. Live Slock 8-10- 
H9-101-136-16S-199- 260-228- 
21-4- 307 
Market Reports — Jan., 26 — 
Feb.. 40— March. 69— April, 
101— May, 133— June, 185— 
July, 199— Aug., 250— Sept., 
260— Oct., 283— Nov., 306— 
Dec 331 
Marl— See under Manures 
Martynia— Cultivation '..113 
" Pickles 104 
Matches— Number used, etc.. 310 
Mattresses — Corn Husk 81 
Meal— Corn and Cob 135 
Measurement of Grain Bins. . . 11 
Meat— Fresh from Salt Junk. .319 
Medal, S. S 4 
Melon - 1 ulttvntlonol 146 
Mildew— Remedy ..... 263 
Milk— Hcm for Cheese, 5— But- 
ter ami cheese In, ii" ' 
tlensed, Preparing. 229— Pall, 
Convenient,***— Sionl, Ne« 68 
Milkweed (AscLepiai) Fiber. 
Minerals In F I 819 
Money— Lending lo Govern- 
ment 58 164 264 
Mosquito— Life of 9'. .269 
Moss far Bulbs, etc 809 
Mower— Which is Best 188 
Mulberry— Downing*! 102 
Mules— Raising Profitable 7n 
■• Pi respective Demand 141 
Mushrooms — Fine 108 
•• How Ctown '..Ha 
Musi,- ai Home 182 
.Music— Cabinet Organ 320 
Muskegon Co., Mich 308 
N 
Names of Plants— " Foreign ".317 
Newspaper — Fanners' Oracle In;; 
" File. "117 
New York— Value of Property 10 
Nurseries at Rochester, N. V.307 
Oak-apples ..263 
Oats — Poor Crop lo Raise 102-166 
Oil Cake and Meal .340 
Oil— Neat's Foot 816 
Okra- Cultivation -..116 
Old Ways— Slicking to 78 
Onions-- Cullure, 109— From 
Seed. 198— Grub, Preventing, 
261 — Large, 4 — Notes on Cul- 
tivation,* 4! — Smut in, 230 — 
Structure of 4*.. 52 
OuciiARn and Nursery — Cal- 
endar for Jan.; 2— Feb., 34— 
March, 66— April, 98— May, 
130— June, 162— July, 194— 
Aug.. 226— Sept., 268— Oct., 
282— Nov., 306-Dec 329 
Orchard— Crop for, 71— Reno- 
vating, 37— Grain in, 308— Re- 
planting Old 332 
Ornament — Carte de Visile 
Frame *. . 53 
" From Ciuar Boxes * 117 
Osage Orange from Cuttings 147 
312— Seed in 111.332-Seed 37-312 
Ovals— Laving Out 2*. 285 
Ox-Bow-Pin-lmproved *., 44 
Oysters— How to Cook 34S 
Paint— Removing from Cloth- 
ing 149 
Painting— H ints on 181 
" Best Time 17 
Paints and Varnishes 54 
" Cheap 5 
Paper— High Price 260-304 
Parsley— Keeping for Winter.. 318 
Pastures — Logs and Stumps in. 196 
" Manuring 70 
Patents — Investing in 6 
Paw Paw— Native Fruit....*.. 20 
Peach — Camellia Flowered,* 
212— Trees, Ashes for Curl. 
199-229— Care Needed, 243— 
Plum Slock for, 229-284— Pru- 
ning. 229— Unfruitful 230 
Peaches— Early 310 
Peaches, etc.. in Del 332 
Peanuts — Cultivation, 341 — In 
I II inois,333-Information Wan- 
led 310 
Pears — Best Kinds. 5— Curious 
Growth, 2* 2S5 — Double 
Working, 102 — Duchess. 
Large, 310 — For Family Use, 
71 —Knotty, Remedy for, 332 
— Lawrence,* 345 — Many on 
a Stem. 309— Manuring. :i32— 
Management of, 271 — Onon- 
daga, 310— Peters,* 294— Shel- 
don.* 319— Sheldon, Where 
Originated, 332 — Winter Var- 
ieties, Good,332— Wild Stock 
for 270-310 
Peas — Dwarf, Desirable 116 
" Field Culture 107 
Peat for Fuel . .309 
Peevishness— Distressing Mala- 
dy 54 
Pepper Bush— Sweet * . 317 
Petroleum Companies 3<1 
Photographs of Cattle 197 
Plants for Shade, 37— Frozen. 6 
— House, Summer Treatment, 
209— Internal Structure, 4* 49 
-5* 84-3* 117-5* 177-9* 209— 
Named. 4-37-134-165-197-230- 
261-285-310— Wonderful 20 
Plaster— See under Manures — 
Pleuro Pneumonia— See under 
Cattle _ 
Plow-makers' Convention 79 
Plowing in Autumn, 293— 
Spring, 74— Sleam in Eng- 
land 286 
Plows— Cost of Subsoil 166 
" Steel with Iron Shares 70 
Plum— Nebraska 5-167 
Plum Trees- Black Knot 102 
Poetry and Essays 311 
Politeness— How Learned.... 245 
< Lombardy. .333 
Pork- Packing 70 
Edllor 1 Wanted, 66— 
Getiiii -. lol-MII- 
:.:tl 
Po t on co " \- Usual," 334— 
Imposition. 184 — M v "1 
111 , 1 , , : . I 1 1 
Pottage Chi , 1 . 89 
" Canada ].:<,; 
Potting— Soil for .. 19 
Potatoes— Be tfarkel IM 
- De Icalc I, 203 - - Dinging 
and Sweating, - k ^ 1. 
\ , .'. i"- 'I . ■ .. ol II ! 
Planter, 102— I'm I Seed 
llng,333— Size, Best for Plan- 
ting, 888 - nit- Early, 75— 
Sw, et , How 10 l< PCp, 333 — 
Sweet, Han'.. 89— sweet at 
Ihe North, 187— Sweet, I 
Vield, 310 Varh 
turi Small Seed, 106— Pola- 
. . '1 ibacc 41 
I'm- for Early Vegetables .. .104 
Poultry— Bones for, 7— Dlpthe- 
riaill liens, 106— Houses and 
Core :: 336-337— Gai 
for. 71-185-166-167-2" 204-229 
—House Fountain,* 3os— 
House- in Barns. 13a — How 
to Get Eggs, 22— Ducks, Am. 
Wood.- 265— Ducks, Profita- 
ble, 808— Ducks, Rearing, 233 
Ducks. Rouen,* 233— Ei 
trie Hen, 308— Fowls, Brahma 
Poolra. 37— He foi I s. 7n 
— Chittagong. 6— Dominique. 
39 — Leghorn. 9 — Poulliv llou- 
,ses,:;37— N'esis* 334— Sicilian. 
167— Value of 79 
Prairie Breaking in So. III.. 135 
— Pioneer's \ tews, 71— shal- 
low Advocated, 142 — Time 
for 70 
Prejudices— Curious 
Premium $S i Strawbe ry .280 
" For I-6I. 25-160— Foi 1665.. 330 
Propagating from Cuttings — 49 
•' Crapes at il [{uses 230 
Protecting Plan;- in Wlnb i 
294-309 
Provisions ' 118-149 
Pruning — Suggestions on .. ..207 
•■ Practical Bints 3* .-'tl5 
Pumpkins — Large, 4 — For 
Cows, 7 — An I 
Dried. 2-7 — vs. Squashes. ... 102 
Putty far Green Houses 167 
<l 
Quails and the Chinch Bug... . :,9 
Quince — Raising for Fear 
Stocks. 49 -Trees. Dropping 
Fruit, 102— Varieties and Cul- 
ture 62 
li 
Radish— Chinese. Winter...*.. 261 
Rats — Phosphoric Paste for 
37-166 
Reaper Trade — Large 70 
Reports — Ag'l.. Mass 165 
" Resurrection " Plants. . .2*. .241 
Rags in Demand • 104 
Raisins — Native 4 
Railroad to West— New 4 
" And Steamboats Disasters.. 37 
Raspberry —Best 262 
" Improved Blnck'Cap 85 
Rhubarb — Linnseus 263 
Rifle Clubs 263 
Rifle— The Spencer 16.1 
Roofs — Leaky. Remedy... .5-30 
Root Crops—Carrots, Cultiva- 
tion of.* In — Carrots. Rais- 
ing Early, 1 15 — For Sheep. 
199— For Stock, 112-170— Rut- 
abagas for Cattle, 166— Tur- 
nips or Carrots for Fattening. 
228— Turnips, Cultivation 
—Turnip, Purple-lop, Strap- 
leaf 340 
Rosin from Michigan ...285 
Roses— See under Flowers 
Rustic Frame • . 53 
•■ Seal *..I49 
Rutabagas — See Root Crops... 
Saffron— Cultivation ....... 
Salads — How (o Prepan 150 
Salt, etc., in F I 319 
Salting Farm stuck.... 262 
Sanitary Commission— Agricul- 
turislFiiii'l.luj-]36-21'l.-'6',-3ii7 
—Aid Asked, 72 — Articles 
Supplied by log 
Sausage— To Make and Keep 23 
Scarlet Fever— Treatment. 3* 296 
School— Good 38 
" Houses— New- Plan Suggest- 
ed - ■ 2*. .313 
Sea Kale— Cultivation *. .116 
Sea- Weed— Uses of 45 
Seal — '' Locomotive " *. .237 
Seeds— Cleaning Cucumber and 
Tomato. 261 — Failure of 
Small.* 19— Flowers for R. I. 
Schools, 37— Not Distributed, 
36-165— Testing, 103— Vitali- 
ty 71 
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