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INDEX 
Sewing Machines— Cheap 8 
Shad and Alewivcs *..254 
Shad-Hatching 331 
Shade in Pastures 394 
Sheep and iiogs in Market, 12— An- 
gora and Cashmere Goats, 163 — - 
As Lawn Mowers, 244— Cotswold,* 
290— Cofeswold Sale3, 315— Folding 
Fleeces, * 215— Foot, * 136— Foot 
Rot, 178— Head of Merino Ram, *41 
—In Oregen, S97— Mangel Wur- 
zcls for, 138— Mutton and Wool, 
290— Raising, 316-468— Southdown 
Ram,*121— State Fair, 209— "Weight 
Merino Fleeces, 397— Winter Fat- 
tening 51 
Shot-sun— Good, Repeating...*. .167 
Shrew and Star-nosed Moles...*. .53 
Shrews „ *. .283 
Shrnbs— Almond, Flowering, 242— 
Black Alder,449— Calycanthus,* 104 
— Deutzia, Double, 2S0 — Green- 
house, * 412— For a Grave, 4S— 
White-flowering, * 1S4— Sweet- 
scented, * 104— Snowy Frnited, * 
449— WIegela nivea S16 
Signals— Storm 208 
Silk Culture, * 353— New Worms, * 
S63. 
Skirt— Be nlevard 352 
Slugs— Bait for 48 
Snails in Cellars, 9— Salt 9 
Snake— Black *. .311 
Snap Dragon .- — 351 
Sn#w— A Fertilizer, 9— Last Winter, 
163. 
Small Places— Profit from 103 
Soap and Candles, 244— Castile, S— 
Inquiries, 7— On Oil Stones, 242. 
Soldering Iron 437 
* Solomon in all his Glory "...*.. 449 
Some Pumpkins 435 
Sores on Animals 252 
Sorghum— And its Products, 437— 
Experience, 9-89— Juice, 120— Vin- 
egar, 4S-123. 
Specialties in Farming 3J5 
Sports Affecting Fruits 29 
Squares— Neglected 293 
Squash— Boston Marrow, 169— Hub- 
bard, 9— Gregory on, 243— Long 
Keeping, 9. 
Squirrels *..100 
Staple Article 86 
Steam for Farm Work 321 
Steamer— Prindle's 13 
Stoek— Breeding 216 
Straw Bed— Use 64 
Strikes— Remedy for 210 
" Stump Lot "—Tho 407 
Stumps, Quilts and Counterpanes, * 
223. 
Stumps— Rotting 394 
Strawberries— Am. Ins. Show, 2S1— 
Chas. Dawning, 314— Exhibition, 
168— Late, 7— Motcalrs Early, 242— 
Notes on, 2S0-*2D1— One-Leaved, 
350— Trouble with Plants, 4S— Rais- 
ing Seedling, 254-323— Sex of, * 1S1 
Strawberry-tree 435 
Subscriptions 166-206-393 
Sugar-Cane— Brazilian, 48— In Ne- 
braska, 434. 
Sumach Berries 242 
Sunshine and Showers... 351 
Sweet Potato Culture, * 139-1S3— 
Starting Plants, 143. 
Swine— Breeding of, 444— Fat Pigs, 
49— In Market, 12— Monster Hogs, 
245— Raising, 279— Suffolk Pigs, 245 
T 
Taxes— High 51 
Teeth and Hair 88 
Teeth— Wash at Night 7 
Tea Stains— To Remove 209 
Thistles— Canada and E. R 403 
Three Mombcrs of the Temperance 
Society, * 3S9. 
Thrashing; 129— Machines 130 
Tim Bunker, 10— On the Eight Hour 
Law, 248— On the Food Question, 
57— On Jim Crow, 174— On Base 
Ball, 441. 
Timekeeper for $3 ». .240 
Time Tables— Benedict's 267 
Toad Flax 351 
Toads— Do They Rain Down ? 395— 
Garden and Tree, * 211— Jewel in, 
253. 
Tools— Care of, 94— Convenient, '52. 
Tobacco— Influence on Crops... 216 
Tomato — Improvement in, 450 — 
Keye8', 330. 
Torture at the Staek 129-169 
Trade Sale— Parson's 6 
Trap for Rats, etc *. .251 
Transplan ting Seedlings 221 
Trees— Ailanthns, 83-410 —Big, of 
Cal., 61— By Roadside, 327— Care 
of Tonng, * 62— Doctoring, 182— 
Elms and Evergreens, 316— Ever- 
greens, To Help Growth, 144 — 
Grafting, Experiment, 412— Grafts 
Jng, Unnatural, 9 — Heeling-in, S — 
Maple, Silver-leaved, 243— Osage 
Orange, 351 — Standard Dwarfs, 50 
—Medicine, 9— New,103— Nut-Eear- 
lng, 144 — Packing Nursery, * 365 — 
Removing, 142— Thinning out, 1S4 
—Transplanted, 329 — Treatment 
of Seeds. 17— What to Plant, 409. 
Tree Peddlers 50 
Tree Seed 435 
Trellises— Grape 220 
Tritons -..247 
Turnips, 252 — Economy of Feeding, 
130— Egyptian, 19. 
Turtle— Green V.133 
Two Thousand Good Words.... -..10 
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Unwarranted 50 
Varieties— Mixing 292 
Vaults with Coal Ashes 438 
Vegetables— Early 164 
Ventilation 138 
Ventilator— A Simple *..137 
Ventilation of Soil 437 
View— Value of Good 407 
Vinegar— Apples for, 410— Cider, 208 
— From Apple Pomace, 94— From 
Sorghum, 8-437— Making, 316— To- 
mato, 209. 
Visit to London, Paris, etc 169 
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Walks and Talks on the Farm— 12- 
51-90-130-170-212-252-2SS--320-S57- 
406-4)0-442. 
Warts — On Cows' Teats, 49— On 
Hands, 48. 
Washer and Wringer— Premium.. 39 
Washing Compounds 207 
Wasted Thunder 244 
Watch Improvement. 3— Winding. S 
Water Cress .435 
Watering Troughs 437 
Weather Observations 241 
Weeds, 293— A Bad, 435— Emigrating, 
9— And Moisture in Soil, 13. 
Weighing on the Farm 307 
Western Opportunities 50 
Weils— And Willow Trees, 315— In a 
Quicksand, 394. 
Winter Mulch for Grass 435 
Wheat- And Chess, 214-316-403— Cul. 
tare, 250-320— Drilling, 321— Fail- 
ure, 129— In Me., 49-In the U. S., 
437— In England, 435— In Wis., 49— 
Oh Drained Land, 397— Price, 289— 
Raising, 24S-Spring, 49— The Win- 
ter on, 90— Under Snow, 51— Win- 
ter, 49 — Yeast, 435. 
Wheelbarrows *. .56 
Where Can I Get It? 218 
Where to Locate 395 
Whifflctree Roller *..16S 
Whole or Half Sheets 50 
Why for Nothing? 314 
Why It Pays 127 
Willows and Withes *. .92 
Wines— American, 17— Making on 
Small Scale, 309. 
Wine House — Longworth's 351 
Winter Quarters *. *..367 
Wolf— American Gray •'. .319 
Women Can Help 146 
Work Baskets and Bags *..1S5 
Working Heavy Land 253 
Work— Winter on Fann 51 
Recipes. 
Beans— Pickling 29S 
Beef and T ongue— Pickling 209 
Bread, 454— Brown, 209— Good, 24— 
Graham, 414— Kneading, 315— Rye, 
128. 
Cabbage— Cooking 1<8 
Cauliflower— Cooking 209 
Cake— Farmer's Fruit, 245 — Ginger 
Drops, 414— Ginger Snaps, 209— 
Molasses, 4S — Molasses Cookies, 
209-Newport, 12S— Poor Man's, 414 
—Pumpkin Johnny, 128— Silver, 
209— Uncle Sam's Fried, 7— Web- 
ster - 209 
Corn— Biscuit, 128— Cake, 209— Hoe- 
Cake, 128— Muffins 128 
Cucumbers for Pickles, 209— Pick- 
ling, 351— Preserving Ripe 372 
Grapes— Pickled 315 
Ham— Cooking 352 
Hams— Marj-land 128 
Head Cheese 454 
Jelly Rolls 372 
Meats— Eoiling 7 
Muffins— Corn 123 
Mush 7 
Puddings — C»rn Meal, 128— Corn 
Starch, 186— Graham, 186— Green 
Corn, 260— Hasty, 7— Poor Man's, 
12S— Rice, 4S— Rhubarb, 1S6— Tapi- 
oca, 209. 
Soap— Lime 146 
Sausages 451 
Tarts— Lemon Butter for 209 
Tripe— Cleaning, 7— Cooking 48 
Teast— Potato 186 
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Agriculturist Office, 215 Broadway, 
(2) S9S-397. 
Antelope— Prang-horn...... 2S7 
Apple — Dodge's Crimson, 103 — 
Grimes' Golden Pippin, 20. 
Aquarium ._ 371 
Aquarium— Salt "Water 180 
B 
Barn Door Fastenings (2).. 57 
Barn Plans. (2) 214— (4) 2S6-287-(S) 
SGI. 
Baskots— Home-made. . . . (4) . .137-138 
Basket-making (5) . .215-210 
Bat— Little Brown, 461— Fruit Eat- 
ing, 441. 
Bear— Amer. Black, 173— Cinnamon, 
£59— Polar, 173. 
Beaver 53 
Blackberry— Propagating, (2) . .61-62 
Blowers 147 
Bouquet— Curious 67 
Box— A Curious 455 
Box Cover— Mosaic 413 
Brimstone— She wers 168 
Buffalo— American 309 
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Cabbage (6).. 19-20 
Canker Worm (5). .102 
Card Basket— Paper 413 
Castor Oil Bean 172 
Cattle— Belgian Bulls, 273— Bull Sta- 
ble, 18— Comfort in "Stanchions," 
4S— Head of Galf, 60— Manger for 
Cows, 98— Short-horn Bull "Con- 
jurer," 408. 
Cheese— Cheddar (10). .132 
Christmas Tree (10) . .4:4 
Coffee Roaster (2). .186 
Commencement of Hostilities 334 
Cotton Moth (S)..444 
Corn Cribs (6).. 323 
Corn Dropper 163 
Corn Cultivator 178 
Corn— Cultivation of 405 
Corn, 22 and 21-l!owcd (2) . .445 
Cowards * 107 
D 
Dog— Newfoundland 448 
Dogs 140 
D-og3— " Sic S'ewcr Catulms " 92 
Draining 318 
Braining— Ditch Filling Scraper, 404 
Drowning Persons— Restoring, (4) 
45S. 
Drying Fruit, Hops, etc (4).. 257 
E 
Eagle— The Bald 82 
Embankments in Draining ..446 
Excitement among the Monkeys. 148 
Experiment, Destructive 261 
F 
Fence— Across Streams, 405— Farm, 
(6)210— Plans (3).. 235 
Fish— Group of Menhaden, 400— Re- 
stocking Rivers (2) . .250 
Flowers— Spring Adonis, 1S2 — As- 
tilbe JnpOTiica, 22— Astilbe, Vari- 
egated, 219— Atrsgene, American, 
141— Dahlia Imperiulis, 19— Deer 
Grass, 297— Dutchman's Pipe, 222— 
Fremontia California, 219— Ivy- 
leaved Geranium, 367— Iris, Dwarf, 
294— Lady's Slipper, 255— Money- 
wort, 367— Narcissus, Hoop-petti- 
coat, 409— Orchids, Groups of. 336 
— Petunia, Double, 327— Scilla Hy- 
acinthoides, 370— Turks Cap Lily, 
449— Violet, the Czar, CI— Viola 
cornuta, 411— Virginian Lungwort, 
255. 
Fox— Red, 11— Flying 441 
Friends— Our Feathered 201 
Frog— Green Tree 211 
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Game— Our Artist's 297 
Gate — Double Entrance, 405 — Farm, 
(3) 97-98. 
Gate— Self-closing (2) . .450 
Grain— Cutting and Curing.. (4). .2S2 
Grape Culture and Vine Training, 
(2) 143. 
Greedy Dick 187 
H 
Hand-wceder 43 
Harebrained Team 63 
Hay Forks. Grapples, Harpoons, (14) 
176-177. 
Hay Barracks— Jersey (3) . .136 
Hollies— American, 64 — European, 
64. 
Home Guards. ,. 296 
Horse Stall— Improved 441 
Horses— Followers In Mangers, (3) 
57- Hitching in Stall, (2) 14— Three 
Abreast, (3) 250-251— Three Mem- 
bers of the Temperance Society, 
389. 
Hoe— Hexamer's "Wide Pronged. .313 
Hook— Crochet 145 
HooUs— Farm (2) . .404 
Horseradish— Growing.. . (3). .141-142 
House Plans, (3) 14-65 (7) . .96-97 
Household Ornaments, (5) 65— (3) 
105— (3) 145. 
I 
Ice— Gathering (5) . .15 
Insects— Grape-vine Flea Beetle, 242 
—Ichneumon Flies, (2) 370— Cot- 
ton-moth (3).. Ill 
Irrigation— Garden (3).. 99 
J 
Judas Tree 14-1 
K 
Kingfishers— Group. 1 
t 
Lesson— The First 226, 
Lifelike Portrait 18S 
Lily— Turks Cap 449 
Lime — Burning (4) . .322 
Lizard— Pine 247 
Loving Sister— The • S71 
Lynx— Canada, 93— European 93 
M 
Many a Slip betwecm Gup and Lip, 
262. 
Meadow Mice 319 
Merry Christmas und Happy New 
Tear, 26. 
Microscope — Bowcn's 242 
Milking Stools 53-364 
Moles— Shrew, 53— Star-nosed 53 
Moose— Male and Female 161 
Moss— Sphagnum 452 
Mountain Sheep 21S 
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Opossum 183 
Oranges— Wild 101 
Osage Orange as Hedge 364 
Otter— American 401 
exbows ro..::i 
Papaw — Seed of 447 
Partridge— The Flushed 845 
Pattern Building 225 
Pears— Beurre Berckmans. 256 — 
Beurre Clalrgeau, 63— Beurre Grls 
d'Hiver, 21— Bonne Sophie, 256— 
Clapp's Favorite, 410— Josephine 
de Malines. 21— Souvenir d'Esper- 
en 256 
Peat Moss 4-12 
Physiognomy— Stndy in 23 
Plants— Lizard's-tail, 452— Rabbit- 
foot Clover (2), 320— Silver-striped 
Bamboo, 181 — Tradcscantia zebri- 
na 367 
Play-room (7).. 331 
Plaything— New (2).. 67 
Plow-Clevis (2). .214 
Plows— Left-hand 251 
Ponltry— Baskets for Sitting Hens' 
Nests, 173— Coop, 318— Crevecccur 
Fowls, 172— Hen-house (2), 97— (2) 
177-173— Houdan Fowls, 362— La- 
flech e Fowls 362 
Puma 217 
Puzzles for the Eye (2), 833-(2), SID 
-415. 
Puzzle Pictures 26W15-455 
Rabbits— Tho Interrupted Supper, 
429. 
Railroad Ride 456 
Race for the All-win Prize of the 
Jockey Club 326 
Raspberries— Black Caps (2) 292 
Rebuses, '3) 23-(2) 67-(3) 107—147— 
187-225-261— (2) 297-3S3-(2) 373- 
415-455. 
Rug Pattern 145 
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Sable— American 441 
Sauer Kraut (8).. 365 
Screen— Norway Spruce 135 
Seal— Common 859 
Shad (3). .254 
Sheep— Cotswold Ram, 290— Folding 
Fleeces, 215— Foot, (3) 137— Head 
of Merino Ram, 41— Southdown 
Ram Ml 
Sbot-Gan— Kepsatir-g 
;187 
Shrew Mice 883 
Shrubs— Black Alder, 449— Calycan- 
thus, 101— Crape Myrtle, 412— Deut- 
zia seabra, 154— Holly, American. 
61 — EuropeaB, 64— Oxydendron ar- 
borcum,258— Sweet-scented Shrub 
104. 
Silk Culture (4) . .363 
Skink— Blue-Tailed 247 
Smoking~Meats— Arrangement for, 
446. 
Snakes— Black, 211 — Copperhead, 
2S3— Milk, 211— Rattlesnake 283 
Squirrels 100 
Staple Article 86 
Storax Americana 1S4 
Srrawbcrries, (IS) 291— Sex, (3).. 181 
Stnmps, Quilts, and Counterpanes, 
(6), 233. 
Suspense v ^ f . .103 
Sweet Potato Culture 139 
T 
Tadpole— Development of, (6) 147— 
(21 188. 
Terrapin— Salt Water 18$ 
Three Members of the Temperance 
Society 389 
Thumbs— Three 18* 
Tidies (S)..259 
Timekeeper (2) . .24j 
Toad— Garden, 211— Squirrel Treej 
211. 
Tools— Convenient .(1) . 
Toy— New and Useful 
Trap— Rat, Mole, and Gopher, (2)* 
251. 
Trees— Care of Young, 62— rack- 
ing Nursery, (2) 365— Pruning... 6? 
Triton— Tiger 247 
Turtle— Green 133L. 
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Ventilator 1*7 
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" WaitlDg but not Watching.".. . .416 
Wardlan Case (2) . 371 
Wheelbarrows (3) . .56 
Whiffletree Roller 168 
Willows and Withes (4). .92 
Willow Stakesfor Fences. ..(2). .322 
Window Gardening 141 
Woir— Am. Gray, 319— Prairie, 11. 
Work Baskets and Bags. . . . 06) . .IK 
