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ing Index show where engravings 
eccur. Articles referring directly 
or indirectly to Bees, Cattle, Insects, 
Manures, Trees, Weeds, etc., will 
be found indexed wider these 
general licads. 
Absorbents 260 
Action of Frost on the Soil 16 
Adv. Columns, Stndy the 6 
Advertisers, To..... 7 
Advice to .i Young Tennessee.™, 
201 — To Beginners, 215. 
Agricultural Fairs, Plauts for, 421 
— Fairs. 247— Annual, Am., 7— 
And Hort : l Soc., Constitution of, 
2S7 — Ass., Howard Co., 169 — 
Colleges, 170 — Papers, Eastern 
and Western, 326 — Societies, 
List of, 369— Soc.N.Y. State, So. 
Agriculture, Report of Dept. of 7 
Agriculturist, Quoting the, 443— 
Southern, 207. 
Alders and Caraway 327 
Aldine Press 327 
Allen,R.L., Obituary Notice of. 10 
Alton Nutmeg Melon S9 
Annuals, Our 365 
Animals, Ferret, 13 — Importation 
of, 286 — Injection Apparatus 
for, 376— Wild ill Md,, 329. 
Appearances, External 222 
Apples, Cedar, 48— Crab, *142— 
Early, 329 — Fallen, 2S7— For 
Minn, 40 — For Northern I®wa, 
207— For Preserving, 386— Lord 
Snflield, «102— Many, 4S— Milo, 
, *102— Montebello, S7— New, *63 
— Prairie, etc., *213— Somerset, 
*102— Sylvester, *2M09. 
Aquarium 225-1S5 
Architecture, School-house — 406 
Are You Ashamed of Your Name, 
250. 
Articles, Patented 2S6 
Artists 2S6 
Asbestos 405 
Ashes, In Earth Closets, 406— Ou 
Wet Land, 169— Questions on, 
90— Tan-bark, 49 — Vs. Guano, 
2S7. 
Asparagns Bed, 4011— Forcing, 2S6 
—Salt and, 369— The "Colossal," 
*22. 
Asphalt Walks 100 
Bakekettle or Skillet *. .345 
Banks of Streams *..256 
Barley, Cultivation of, 189— Har- 
vesting, 249-335 — On Mucky 
Land, 90— Seeding with, 48— 
Winter and Spring, S7-246. 
Barn-Cellar, Draining a, 369— Itch, 
126— Plan for a Farmer's, *336— 
Three-story, *137. 
Barrels for Cider 90 
Baskets, Hay or Straw. Tor Plants, 
90— Peach-trees in, 329. 
Beans, Boiled, 49 — Culture of 
Castor, 99— How Many! 209— 
Nutriment in, 49— Raising, 215. 
Beautifying the Nooks and 
Corners, 461. 
Beef, Catting up, *90— Good, 254 
Beekeepers' Convention 445 
Bees, Apiary for Jan., 11 — Feb., 
50— March, 91— May, 170— June, 
203— July, 249— Aug., 289— Sept., 
329— Oct., 870— Nov., 410— Dec., 
447— Ants and, 249— Books, 2S9 
— Breeding in-and-in, 50 — Buy- 
ing, 50 — Care of Stock, 50 — Do 
Freeze ? 2S9 — Do Workers ever 
StingDronce? 50— Feeder, 370— 
Fruit and, 203— Hivos, Best, 209 
— Hives, Straw, for Wintering, 
447— Hiving, 410— In-doors, 91— 
Italian. 289 — Out-doors, 91 — 
Preparing for Spring, 50— Pre- 
paring the Hives, 91 — Prevent- 
ing Swarming, 91 — Progress in 
Bee Culture, 410— Queens, 249— 
Queens. Rearing, 50 — Queries 
Answered. 170 — Straight Combs, 
289 — Study of Subject. 50 — 
Swarms, Artificial. 330 — Swarms 
Going to Woods. 370. 
Beet, Egyptian, *S1 — Perpetual 
Spinach. 222— Sugar. 169. 
Beeves, Killing, on the Farm, *57 
Beluga or White Whale. . . . *. .293 
Berry, Dwarf June 9 
Best. Thing in the World 4S 
Birds, Am. Dipper, *173— Cook- 
ing of Game. 25 — Divers and 
Grebcs,*373— Flamingoes, *93— 
Great Northern Shrike or 
Butcher-bird, *220 — Sparrows, 
246-329 — Summer or Wood 
Duck, 340— To Prevent Pulling 
Corn. 220— Yellow, 89. 
Board Roofs 409 
Board Fences, Repairing 259 
Boat for Getting out Muck.*.. 137 
Bog.Grass Pond Cranberry,178-255 
Bonds, Chesapeake and Ohio R. 
R., 126. 
Bone Ashes for Fruit-troes 104 
Books Acknowledged, 167-247 — 
Allen's Catalogues, 127 — Am. 
Entomologist, 209— Beautifying 
Country Homes. 365 — Biblical 
Cyclopaedia, 167 — Botanist and 
Florist, 126— Cabbage, 126— Ca- 
talogues, New, S5 — Cranberry 
Culture, 302 — First Book of 
Botany, 209— Five Thousand a 
Year, 247— Grape Cultnrist. 4S— 
Hand-book of the Sulphur Cure. 
170— Handy-book of Husbandry, 
166-247— Harper's Magazine, 327 
—Harris on the Pig, 129-206— 
How Crops Feed, 127 — Market 
Gardening and Floriculture, S5 
Naturalists' Guide, 32S — Notices 
of Books Received, 8 — Pam- 
phlets Acknowledged, 167 — 
Peach Culture, 206-330— Potato 
Literature, 86 — Seventy-five 
Popular Flowers, 247— Stables, 
Out-buildings, etc., S7 — Straw- 
berry and its Culture, 206— The 
Western Gardener, 366— Tomato 
Culture, 247— Valuable Tree, 166 
Boots, Creaky 4S 
Botanical Club, Torry 127 
Botanical Microscope 207 
Bottling and Corking *. .305 
Bouquets, Grass *..3S5 
Bouquets, Button-hole *..127 
Bowman's Root, or Indian Physic, 
*301. 
Boxes for Starting Plants 26 
Bots and Girls' Colustss. 
A Among the Spice Islands, 307 
Artificial Duck Hatching in 
B China, 28 — Basket Trick, 
Magician's, *27 — Bees, *147 — 
Bird Cage, A Rustic. »227— 
Birds' Nests, Let them Alone, 
267— Book of Life, The, *308 
C —Chinese Kite Flying. »227— 
D Corn-stalk Fiddle, *3S8— Dif- 
ferent Ways of Eating, «347— 
Doctor's Talks, The, 67-»347 
—Don't Forget the Birds, 107 
— Do You Know How to 
E Swim? 26S — Eyes Made to 
F Serve for Ears, 388 — Fairy 
Marauders, The, '1S8— Find 
G ing the Chapter. *466— Going 
into the Country, 303— Guinea 
H Pigs, *isr— Homo Games, *G7 
— How a Palace is Lighted, 27 
— How the Chinese Cultivate 
I and Make Tea, *147— Insects, 
Something about, 347 — Items, 
J 147 — Jugglers in India, *3S7 — 
K Kite Filing in India, *26S— 
L Letters "from a Little Girl, 107 
— Letters from Youug People, 
O 428— Old City, An, *347— Old 
P Record, A Very, 26S— Photog- 
rapher, The Young, »2S — 
Pioneer of the Train, *GS — 
Premiums for Boys aud Girls, 
461 — Prize Poodle, *67 — 
Problems and Puzzles, *27-*67 
- *107 - *147 - *1S7 - *3»7-*207- 
307 - *347 - *3S7 - *427 - *465 — 
Q Queer People, *427 — Rambles 
R in China, 27-67-*107-lS7-»267 
— Running Against a Big 
S Word, 464 — Smoking Out 
Squirrels, *423— Snake Levee, 
*307— Steam-Engine, A Real, 
*464— Story-Teller, The, 464- 
T *466— Taken at his Word. 30S 
— Throwing Light, 67 — Toys, 
IT Street,*107- 307— Under Broad- 
W way, 147— What will Fit nim 
to be a Farmer ? 147—" Win- 
ning his Plumes," *24S — 
Z Zebu, or Brahmin Bull, *227. 
Bread, Cause of Sour 106 
Breaking Bones 90 
Broad-wheeled Wheelbarrow, *337 
Brooms, Wearing 106 
Buckthorn, Gophers 48 
Budding 2S6 
Bulbs and Bulb Pedlers 3S3 
Burning Bones — 127 
Buttor, August, 2S7— Essays, 86- 
21S-219— Facts About, 50— Mak- 
ing, 1S-252— Marketing, *217— 
Packing, 209— Prize, 50— Prize 
Essay, 169— Tasting of Turnips 
in, 43 — Washed or Unwashed, 
369— Winter, 131 — Winter, In 
Virginia, 87 — Workers, 131 — 
Worker Used at Ogden Farm, 
•455. 
Cabbages, American and Foreign, 
2S5— And Celery, 449— Early Wy- 
man, * 22— Keeping, 169— Lice 
on, 367— Pest, * 422— Salting, 89 
Trouble with, 287. 
Calamus, The Grassy *..184 
California Vines 86 
Canada Thistles, etc *..139 
Canaille, How to use 207-306 
Carbolic Soap 169 
Carriage, Lulaud Water 379 
Carriage Tops S6" 
Castle Sarden, Labor from 2S7 
Castor Pomace 329 
Catgut 329 
Cattle, Bedding for, 207— Black- 
log in, 86 — Branding, * ISO- 
Bull for Dairy Stock, 131— Bull, 
What shall I buy? 10— Cow, 
" Fancy," 49— Farrow, 4S— Head 
of " Pettypet," * 441— Jersey, 51 
— Manure from a, 135 — Cows, 
Boiled Wheat for, 4S— Fasten- 
ing for, 406— Roots forMilch.129 
—Self-milking. 2S7— Sour Milk 
for, 169— Spaying, 89-169— Chro- 
nic, 406 — Devon, * 161 — Enor- 
mous, 46— Feeding Jersey, 126 — 
Hen-lice on, 90— High Price for 
Jersey, 392— Jaws Swelled, S9— 
Sore Mouth in, 49 — Steaming 
Food for, 51-169-339-Thc Ay- 
rault Fat Cattle, * S1-S5-126— 
The Fatted Calf, * 177— Will it 
Pay to Raise, 129. 
Cauliflower Seed 8 
Celery 447 
Celery Culture 221 
Cellars under Houses 406 
Cement for Cellars, 166— For Ma- 
nure Pit, 166— Wash, 249. 
Center-Table or Stand *..343 
Central Park, Maze at,.*.. 224-406 
Characteristics of American Hor- 
ticulture, 2S5. 
Charleston Floral Exhibition.. 127 
Cheap Draining *. .378 
Cheese Factories at the South.. 169 
Chesapeake & OhioR.R. Bondsl26 
Chess— More About 8 
Chestnuts and Mulberries 446 
Chestnuts in Illinois S67 
Chestnuting— The Chestuut-Tree, 
* 379-3S0. 
Children at Funerals. 425 
Children, Training to Work. ..425 
Chloralum 400 
Christmas Presents .*..4G3 
Christmas Rose 23 
Churning, Dog and Sheep Power 
for. * 136. 
Churning, Labor saving in.*. .336 
Churns 2S7 
Cider Cheeses, 407 — For Vinegar, 
207— Oil Ban-els for, 90. 
Circulars Wanted 86 
Circulation, South 7 
Cisterns, Bad Smelling 129 
Cisterns, Purification of.. 2S7-329 
Cleaning Coat Collars 26 
Cleaning Flower Seeds 406 
Clearing out the Creek 41-1 
Clevis, Swivel for Wllifjictree *337 
Clod Crushers «. . 56 
Clothes-Horse, Unpatented.*.. 185 
Clothing for Little Ones 25 
Clover— Alsike, * 136-407- Crim- 
son, 297-327 — For Pigs. 127— 
Four-leaved, 285— Is Red Clover 
Poison? 2S9 — Missing, 334 — 
Plaster on, 127 — Plowing Under, 
4S-95— Value of, 414. 
Clubs, Farmers', 369 — Suggestions 
to Farmers', 166 — Torrcy Bo- 
tanical 127 
Coal Ashes in Earth Closets. . .406 
Cobaia — Mexican *.. 61 
Colorado, Flora of 328 
" Coming Events cast their Sha- 
dows Before," * 260. 
Connecticut, Tobacco in 2S7 
Convenient Country or Village 
House, * 128. 
Conveniencies, Hints on House- 
keeping, * 168-* 20S. 
Cooked Food.Value of Raw and 90 
Copley's Alphabets 405 
Cord Grass or " Spartina"*. .. 17 
Corking and Bottling *..305 
Corn and Potatoes, 49 — AndWheafc 
in Virginia, 326 — As a Soiling 
Crop, 139— At 50 Cents. S— Choc- 
olate,209— Crop, 291-331-335-153 
— Cllltivating.174— Fodder,169— 
For Soiling, 211— Fresh Manure 
for, 47 — Green, 327 — Houses, 
Foundations for,etc..336 — Husk- 
ing Machines, 416— In Drills and 
Hills, 252 — In Missouri, 375— 
Land for, 9 — Manuring, 87 — 
Planting, 255 — Planting in In- 
diana, 176 — Preparing for Soil- 
ing, 131— Sanford, 48— Smutty, 
409 — Steaming, 48— Steaming for 
Pigs, 209 — Sweet, Varieties and 
Culture, 179— To Prevent Birds 
Pulling, 220— Vs. Wheat in Vir- 
ginia, 127— Will it Pay to Raise, 
411. 
Cornstalks for Mulch 126 
Cosmetics and HairDyes 306 
Cost of Keeping Stock 171 
Cover 7-67 
Covering for Roof 405 
Crab-Apples 140 
Crab-Apples, Preserving. 3S6 
Cranberries 47 
Cranberries upon Upland 287-327- 
365-422. 
Cranberry Bog, Grass P»ndl7S-235 
Cranberry Culture 209-*302 
Crates, Peach *. .263 
Crinnm, A Native *. . 303 
Crops and the Season, 2S4— Fal- 
low vs. Hoed, 37S — Fall-sown 
Garden, 423— Fruit in England, 
366 — Fruit in Georgia, 250 — 
Grain, 209— In Illinois, 169-285 
—Kansas, 405— Rotation of. 14 
—Rye, Its Profitableness, 297— 
Rye Straw, 376— Special, 255. 
Cropping an Orchard 127 
Crown Grafting *..263 
Crows in the Cornfield *..1T6 
Cucumbers 207 
Culture, Castor Bean, 99— Peach, 
330— Spinach, 341— Wheat, 334. 
Currants. Black 328 
Currant Bushes, Worms on. . .263 
Currant Bushes, Pruning 23 
Curing Hay in the Cock 253 
Curing Sweet Corn 327 
Cnt Feed 207 
Cuttings, Forest-Tree 87 
Cutting np Mutton *..216 
Cutting up the Fore-quarter of 
Beef *.. 06 
D 
Dairy and Ice-houseCombined*37G 
Dead Game of the Season ..*..401 
Death of B. Walsh, 7 — J. G. 
Veitch, 365— Seth Borden, 166. 
Decoration of Gardens in Winter, 
262. 
Deep Ploiring ... 211-332 
Description of Farm . .. 1.3 
Destroying Persimmons 2S7 
Digging Ditches, Use of Plow in, 
*15, 
Ditches on nill-sides 90 
Division of Fields 415 
Dog and Sheep Power for Churn- 
ing, * 136. 
Dogs, Fleas upon 2S7 
Dogs, Sheep-killing 89 
Draining, 171. 246— A Barn Cellar, 
369— A Pig-Pen, 369— Cheap, 3S3 
Ponds, 204. 
Drainage Laws 214 
Drouth, Fighting the. 871— Reme- 
dy for, 457— Results, 412. 
Dressing and Cutting up Mutton, 
* 216. 
Dri veu Well Patent 406 
Duck Raising 209 
Duck, The Summer or Wood.*340 
E- 
Earth Closets 167 
Earth Sewage 259 
Eastern and Western Agricultural 
Papers, 326. 
" Eating a Mandarin " 206 
Eare Troughs, Cast Iron 403 
Eggs, 446— Good Average, 405 — 
Eating Dogs, S9— Hatching, 86 — 
Keeping, S6 — To Keep, 409. 
Enemies, Know your 409 
Englishman's Experience 294 
Engravings, Usefulness of. 447 
Eucalyptus 327 
European Larch. 9 
Evergreens from Seed. 369 — Prun- 
ing, 224 — Young from the 
Woods, 181. 
Exhibitions, At Cardova, 49 — 
Charleston Floral, 127— Grape, 
326 — Industrial, 287 — Straw- 
berry, 206. 
External Appearances 222 
Experimental Farms 170 
Expensive Processes 409 
