INDEX, 
III 
Grasses, Collecting, 342 — Drying, 
342—Named, 356 — Grass-Family, 
The, 193. 
Grass-Fields, Pasturing.322 
Grass Lands, Guano on. 455 
Grasshopper, No Longer Feared, 
411. 
Grazing, Grass for Winter.208 
Green Crops for Cows.176 
Green Crops, Plowing Under... .235 
Greenhouse and "Window Plants, 
Jan., 5—Feb.,45—March.85—April, 
124—May, 164—June, 204—July, 245 
—Aug., 285—Sept., 325—Oct., 364— 
Nov., 405—Dec., 453. 
Grist-Mfll,Plan of.*..97 
Ground-Nut, Apios tuberosa .19 
Guano, Bat.322 
Guns, Turner & Ross’.394 
H 
Hair, Banged. 424-425 
Halter, A Strong.*..406 
Ham, How to Glaze.184 
Hanging - Basket, With Ivy and 
Ferns, *24. 
Harness, Home-made.294 
Harness, Preserve from Rats... .274 
Harrow, Corn, *96—For All Work, 
*296—Bradley, *19—Brush, ‘216- 
Disk, 215—Disk Again, 254—Slop¬ 
ing-tooth, *18. 
Harvester, Corn.234 
Harvesters, Self-Binding.256 
Hay, Curing in Pits.49 
Hay-Carriage, Home-made—*..339 
Hay-Crop and How to Gather it *210 
Hay-Fork Carriage.167 
Hay-Knives or Stack-Cutters.54 
Hay-Press, “ The Dodge ”.2s3 
Hay-Tedders.274 
Hedge-Guards .*..18 
Hedge-Plant, Honey Locust_482 
Hedge-Pruning.*. .316 
Hedges, Pruning Evergreen_314 
Henry, Prof., Death ot.206 
Hints for Work, Jan , 2—Feb., 42- 
March, 82—April, 122-May, 162— 
June, 202—July, 245—Aug., 283- 
Sept., 324—Oct., 363—Nov., 403- 
Dec., 452. 
Hints and Helps for Farmers, *18- 
*57-*96-*180-*216-*256-*336-*464. 
HitchingPostB and Rings_*..180 
Hoe, For Levelling the Ground,*96 
Hoeing, Early. .255 
Hoisting Apparatus.*..419 
Hoisting Wheel.356 
Home Topics, 23-64-103-143-183-223- 
263-303-343-383-123-171. 
Homes—Building, 10—Making in the 
Wilderness, 303—Model, 435. 
Homesteads—Co-operation in Tak¬ 
ing .303 
Hone, What is a ?. 208 
Honor Well Bestowed.368 
Hops.291 
Horse—American Roadsters, *213— 
“ Big Head,” 286—Blood Spavin 
and Thoroughpln, 394—Bony Tu¬ 
mor on, 247—Bullet in Thigh, 275— 
Cerebro-Spinal Fever, 433—Chest¬ 
nut, Red or Pink, 291—Curb, Treat¬ 
ment of, 393-435—Deatli of Flora 
Temple, 113 — Disease of the 
Stifle, 483 — Effects of Old Age, 
435—Experience, 94—Harnessing a 
Yearling, 214—Lumps on Shoul¬ 
der, 126—Model Carriage, *373— 
Navicular Disease, 94—No Cure 
for Spring-halt. 395—Parasitic 
Skin Disease, 433-Periodic Oph¬ 
thalmia in, 234—Pleasure of Driv¬ 
ing a Big, 94-Road, to Keep in 
Good Condition, 316 — Shrink¬ 
ing of Shoulder Muscles, 482— 
Sprained Shoulder, 395—Surfeit 
in a, 367—Treatment for Scratch¬ 
es, 193—Trotting at Fairs, 462. 
Horses and Cattle Together... .316 
Horses, Apoplexy in, 462—Bald Tails 
and Manes, 406—Capturing Wild, 
201—“ Crackers” for, 274—Hal¬ 
ter for Swimming, *416—How to 
Feed Work, 174—Lying Down, 174 
Norman and Clydesdale, 395 -Per- 
cheron,129—Percheron and “ Per- 
cheron-Norman,” 128—Remedy for 
Broken Wind, 273—Rest a Cure- 
all, 94—Ringbone, 8—Sale of an 
Arab Colt, 7—Shade for the Eyes, 
*464—Shoe Interfering, *464—Tak¬ 
ing to Board, 94—Treatment of 
Heaves, 274—With and Without 
Shoes, * 375— Colt, Breaking a, 89 
— Quantity of Grain for, 455 
—Colts, Accustom to the Halter, 
314—Bitting and Bridling, 372— 
Breaking and Training, *372—First 
Lesson in Driving, 372—Haltering 
and Leading, 372—Saddling, 372— 
Foal, Weaning, 94. 
Horse Power, 407—Level Tread, 127 
—Use of, 99. 
Horse-shoe Nails.*..409 
Horse-shoes—Raw Hide.*. .337 
Horse-Sorrel.395 
“Horse-Sorrel ” Once More.454 
Horticultural Absurdities, 421—So¬ 
ciety, N. Y„ 128-246-409—Society, 
The Mass., 328— Society, Western 
N.Y.,7. 
Horticultural Societies, 128-111. 456. 
Horticulture, A Pupil, 87—Compre¬ 
hensive, 353 
Household Notes and Queries, 185- 
*2G5-345-385-425-*473. 
Housekeeper, Warning to Every, 
House Plan, * 12-* 52—A Parsonage, 
costing $3,700, * 292—Contiguous, 
* 172—Costing $2,000, * 211 — Sum¬ 
mer Cottage, costing $150, * 252- 
Cottage, costing $250, * 92 - Cot¬ 
tage, costing $ 00 to $. ,050,* 132. 
Houses, Concrete.483 
Humbugs, Sundry, 7-47-88-126-167- 
207-247-287-328-369-408-457. 
Hungarian Grass.291 
Hungarian Grass, Sowing.275 
Hydraulic Ram at Work.235 
Hydraulic Rams, Trouble with.. 75 
I 
Ice House, Requisites for an.51 
Ice and Ice Houses.*417 
Immigration, Western. .. .289 
Implements, Provide for Now... 46 
Incubators.242 
Inflammation, Plan to Find Seat of, 
74. 
Insects.—Borers,455-CankerWorm, 
Fighting too Late, 262—Chinch 
Bugs, 411—Colorado Beetle, 322 
— Cotton Worm, 406—Flea “As 
Large as an Ox,” 46—Fly in Wheat, 
356—From Spain, 8—Hessian Fly, 
6-113—Hessian Fly and Wheat 
Midge, 354—Kerosene for Hen 
Lice, 315—Cure for Poultry Lice, 
219-To Rid Hogs of Lice, 49— 
MothB, 183—Moths, Carpet, 185- 
Onion Maggot, 20—Potato Beetle, 
183—Poultry Vermin, 815—Report 
on,Injurious to Cotton, 330—Sheep 
Ticks, 274—To Destroy Lice, 193- 
White Grub, * 471—“White Grub” 
and Strawberries, 314. 
Inspector, for Live and Dead Meat, 
Iowa, Live Stock in. 46 
Invalid, a Good Dish for.104 
Invalids, Food for.....384 
Irrigation, Agriculture by.333 
Irrigation in Colorado.260 
Iron Pr duct of the World.368 
Italy's Agricultural Products_434 
Ivy, Begin Now.423 
Janes, Bishop, Steel Engraving.. 7 
Japan, Am. Agriculturist in.322 
K 
Kansas, Agriculture in.137 
Kerosene, Avoidable Deaths.105 
Kindergarten. 143 
Kitchen and Market Gardens, Jan. 
4; Feb.,41; March, 84; April. 123 
May, 164; June, 203; July, 244 
Aug., 285 ; Sept.. 325; Oct., 364 
Nov., 405; Dec. 453. 
L 
Labels, Gummed Household.482 
Labor Question.335 
I,aces. Cleansing.344 
Ladders, Barn.*..256 
Lamps, Common, Waste Light*. .471 
Lamps, Trimming .327 
Land, 11111 and Valiev.395 
Land, To get under Grass.129 
Latch-Hasp, Combined.*..367 
Latch, Spring for a Gate.*. .256 
Leach. To “ Set” the.*. .264 
Leaches, Lye and Soap.*. .264 
Lemon Flavoring .264 
Lemons, To Keep Fresh.263 
Lemonade, Making.264 
Lettuce, Forwarding.142 
Levees, Southern.274 
Leveller, A Road.*..136 
Levelling or Terracing Fields.. 207 
Life Insurance. ....86 166 
Light in the Dwelling. ...*.. 64 
Lime, How Applied, 393—How to 
Apply, 89—How to Burn, S—Oys¬ 
ter Shell, 153—Some Facts About, 
467—Value of Gas, 314—When to 
Use 242. 
Livery Stable. Plan for.*. .140 
Live Stock, Review of Market tor 
1877, 50. 
Locust, Western, No Longer Fear¬ 
ed, 411. 
Logs, Blasting. .316 
Long Island Lands. 75 
Lottery Schemes. 48 
Lucern or Alfalfa, Cultivation of 89 
Lucern or Alfalfa in Vt.466 
Lumber-Yard, A Farm.254 
Machinery, Hay-making, 170—Is it 
Profitable, 139—Laundry, * 290- 
Making Wheels by, * 56. 
Magnolia, The “ Starry,”.*..341 
Mail, Plants, Fruits, Insects.366 
Malt for Feed.167 
Malt-Combs or Sprouts. 47 
Mangel Wurzel, “ Webb’s New Kin- 
ver,” *137—Harvesting, 415—Plant¬ 
ed too Deep, 175. 
Mangels. ..371 
Manure, Absorbent for Liquid, 48- 
Bones as, 74—Bommer’s Method 
of Making, 48—Baling, 74—Chemi¬ 
cal, Continuous Use, 33.’—Chemi¬ 
cals for Compost, 75—City, or Ar¬ 
tificial, 74—Club, 88—Composting 
Muck witli Ashes, 73—Dumping, * 
336—Green Manure. 94—Hauling, 
* 216—Making. 246—Waste of, 434 
Manures—All About, 362 — “ Com¬ 
plete,” 331—The “ Stockbridge,” 
291— Fertilizer, All we Know, 316 
—The Best, 338—Value of a, 75— 
What Best to Use, 86 — Ferti¬ 
lizers, 74—Artificial, 139-171-194— 
Cheap, 10 — Chemical, Are they 
Superior to Farm Manure, 332— 
Etiect of, in Moist Seasons, 334— 
Experimental, 87-126—For Worn- 
out Lands, 242—Home made, * 373 
- In North Carolina, 408—Special, 
48—What Shall I Apply, 86—Wliat 
to Use, 171— Superphosphate, How 
Made Ineffective, 75—Superphos¬ 
phate or Fine Bone, 314. 
Manuring, A Question of.49-235 
Manuring, Green.194 
Maple Sugar.48 
Market Reports, Jan., 5; Feb., 45; 
March, 85; April, 124; May, 165; 
June, 204; July, 245; Aug., 285; 
Sept., 326; Oct., 366; Nov., 405 ; 
Dec. 453. 
Market Tables, Interesting.282 
Markets, Our Foreign.294 
Marl, How to Burn into Lime. ...234 
Married Men on Farms.175 
Marsh, Drained.316-408 
Maternity Alleviated.304 
Mattress, Iron, 6—National Wire, 87 
—Wire, 402. 
Meadow, Draining a Springy....314 
Meadow, Scarifier for an old.433 
Meadows, Conn. River.254 
Meadows, Wet, Improving...*..177 
Meal, Dry or Scalded. 8 
Meat, Keeping in Hot Weather. .223 
Mechanic, Turning Farmer.465 
Medical Matters, About.249 
Mennonites, Straw as Fuel_*. .472 
Mere Mention, Sugar-Beet, Menha¬ 
den Fishery, Fungi, Junipers, 
Oaks, Firs, Almanac, College Re¬ 
ports, 127-8. 
Mice, Trouble with Field.194 
Microscope.6-7-9—* 83-47 
Microscope, Notes About the.... 87 
Microscopy, Amer. Journal of .. 6 
Milk, Bloody, 407—Cow Leaking, 153 
—Early Breeding for,. 414—Feed¬ 
ing Cows for, 208—Feeding for, 139 
—In Sealed Glass Jars, 434—Ir¬ 
regularity in, 314—Oats for, 435- 
Price at the Factories, 456 — 
Quality and Value, 113—Roots Fla¬ 
voring, 89—Supplying, 174—Trade 
in, 174. 
Milk and Butter, Best Cows for..193 
Milk-Cans, Brass.379 
Milk-Cans.To Keep from Rusting433 
Milk-Coolers.*..377 
Milk-Dairy, Best Stock for.129 
Milk-Farm, An English.*..216 
Milk-Farming; $500 Too Small a 
Capiial, 393. 
Milk-House,Summer andWinter*218 
Milk-Mirror, The Guenon_412-414 
Milk-Pail, Covered.*. .456 
Milkers'-Cow.*. .210 
Milking-Apparatus.407 
Milking Tubes.242 
Mill, Cotton-Seed Oil.207 
Mill, Harrison’s Flouring.282 
Mills, Corn, Useful.*..17 
Millet, “ Egyptian,” or “ Pearl ” * 19 
—Experiment with Pearl, 420 — 
German, 167. 
Millet, Pearl, in Canada.156 
Minnesota, Progress of Settlement 
in, 47. 
Minnesota.theGreatWheatState.410 
Morphine Drinking.263 
Mosquito-Trapping.407 
Moss on Upland Pastures.481 
Moth, The Clothes.*..304 
Moths in Furniture.370 
Mottoes, Fern-Leaf. 8 
Mower and Reaper.*. .161 
Mowers and Reapers, The “Buck¬ 
eye ”.128 
Mushrooms.203 
Muslins, Starch for Fine.263 
Mutton, Why We Should Grow.. 17 
N 
Nebraska, 167 — Land, 48 — “ Pio¬ 
neer,” 6—Stock Farm, * 461. 
Neighbors, New.103 
Nettle, Fibre for Linen.456 
New Jersey at the Centennial... 6 
New Zealand and New York.169 
New Zealand, SendingGoods to.362 
Niagara Falls, Water Power.394 
Nile, Agriculture of the.*. .283 
Nitrate of Soda for Grass.242 
North Carolina Agr.Department.322 
Notes from the Pines.222-262-302-383 
Nozzle, Injection.*..217 
Oat-Meal Mush Improved.301 
Oats and Peas, 274 — Growing, 175 — 
Winter, 8-1754122 — Winter, East 
Tennessee, 408. 
Ogden Farm Papers, No. 95. Re¬ 
sume of Ten Years' Labor, 10. 
Oil to Prevent Decay.394 
Oil-Meal.233 
Oil-Paintings, Distributed.234 
Oil-Stoves for Summer.247 
Okra. Gumbo.303 
Olcott, J. B., “ Ranch ” of.334 
Old Novelties.14 
Oleander Poisonous.262 
Oleomargarine and the Butter 
Market, 288 —Conn. Law. 315 — 
What it is, 332. 
Onions and Tobacco.294 
Orchard and Garden W’ork —Jan., 
3; Feb., 43; March. 83, April, 123; 
May, 163; June, 20"-; July, 243; 
Aug., 284; Sept., 324 ; Oct. 364 ; 
Nov., 404; Dec. 452. 
Orchard and Nursery—Jan., 4; Feb., 
43; March, *83; April, 123; May, 
163; June, *203; July, 2-14; Aug., 
284 ; Sept., 324 ; Oct., 364 ; Nov., 404; 
Dec.. 452. 
Orchard, Renovating an.395 
Orchard, Treatment.367 
Over-Doing It.425 
Ox-Yokes and Bows.*..376 
P 
Pain, Abuse of.263 
Paint. Miles and Acres of.206 
Paints, Asbestos.126 
“Pampas Rice’’—Drooping Sor¬ 
ghum, * 420. 
Pampas Rice, “Durra Corn ”.... 88 
Pancakes, Bread.472 
Papers, Sending.126 
Papers, Use of Agricultural.219 
Paris Exposition.248 
Paris Exposition, Agricultural 
Display at.379 
Paris Green, 206—A New Way to 
Use, 315 — Caution, 315 — Potato 
Beetle, 208. 
Parsons, Country.298 
Pasture, Old.314 
Pastures, Bush Scythe in.254 
Pastures, Grazing.331 
Patent Laws, Proposed Amend¬ 
ment.74. 
Patience, Have.273 
Peach Prospects.168 
Peach-stone Meats Poisonous ...394 
Peaches, By Mail, 327—Early, The 
“Waterloo,” * 381—Seedling, 435. 
Pea Fowl.296 
Pea-Fowls and Guinea Pigs.433 
Peanut Oil. ; .49-242 
Peas, Harvesting Stock.247 
Peas, Kentish Invicta.302 
Pear, Blight, 356—Clapp’s Favorite, 
883 — Dwarf, Culture, 262 — The 
“Ansault,” * 422. 
Pear-Leaves, Unhealthy.4T 
Peat, Cutting and Drying.*. .377 
Penguins, South American....*. .173 
Pennsylvania, Crops, Cost of... .376 
Persimmon, Japanese...455 
Persimmons. Japanese.274 
Pet, a Dangerous.142 
Petroleum, Our Wonderful.368 
Petunias and Potato Bugs.316 
-Physicians, Why not Treat Animals 
as well as Men, 334. 
Picnics, Harvest Home.329 
Pig-Pen, Cheap.* 297 
Pig-Trough, Door for.*..412 
Pig-Trough for Feed.*.. 57 
Pipe, Clogging of a Water.313 
Pipes, Iron, to Mend.314 
Pipes, Repairing Water.* .330 
Plants, Fixtures for Window, *470 
—Food of, 131—Grown in Barren 
Sand, * 250 — Hybridizing, 126 — 
Living in the House, 862—Named, 
395—New Method of Multiplying, 
382—Of North America, 209—Pro¬ 
tecting in Spring, * 102—Provide 
for Now, 46-Winter Protection, 
471. 
Plaster Upon Clover.315 
Plaster on Grain Crops.255 
Plow, Mole-Drain. 316—The “ Ada¬ 
mant,” 207—Great Improvement 
in, * 74. 
Plowing Often, 371—Steam, 75—Is 
it injurious, 483. 
Plows, Improved.481 
Plum, a Sizable, 894 — Difficulty 
with, 367—Do not Bear, 316. 
Pneumonia, Typhoid.314 
Poison in the Bread.385 
Poison, Ivy.385 
Polisher,an Iron.*..367 
Pomace, Apple.393 
Pomace, Castor Bean.274 
Pomological Society, Report of 
American, 206. 
Pond Sediment, Value of.235 
Poor Beginning. 23 
Pork. Feeding, '.54—Packing in the 
West, * 218—“ Presidential,” 488. 
Postage Matters in Congress ... .207 
Posts, Driving by Machinery.315 
Potash on Fruit Trees.316 
Potash, Value of.274 
Potato-Beetle, Paris Green.209 
Potato-Bug Made Useful.814 
Potato,New,Burbank's Seedling,*91 
Potato-Diggers .316 
Potato Planting, Dibbles for..*. .180 
Potatoes Above Ground, 316—Cul¬ 
ture, 129—Different Varieties, 463 
—Experiments With, 171—Feeding 
Small, 415—Feeding to Pigs, 49- 
Fresh Manure bad for, 129—Ma¬ 
chine for Planting, *92—Manure 
for, 55-482—On Same Soil, 194- 
Seed for the South, 435. 
Poultry, Advantages of Cross 
Breeding, 14—Best Fowls for 
Winter, 367—Can a New Breed be 
Produced, 367-Caponizing, 327-482- 
Capon Raising, 14—Chicken Chol¬ 
era, 274-315—Coops for Chickens, 
*258—Early Chickens,407—Feather 
eating Fowls, 394—Feeding Coops 
for Chicks, '[180—For Market, 482 
—Gapes in Chickens, 233—Hatch¬ 
ing Coop for Winter, *59—Houdan 
316—How to Begin Keeping, 19— 
Improved Plymouth Rock, 407- 
Information About, 322—In Sta¬ 
bles, 315—Leprosy in, 247—Light 
Brahmas, 179—Light Brahmas and 
Japanese Bantams, *81—Lock-up 
Nest Box for, *297—House Early, 
371—Marking Chickens, *258—Me¬ 
dium Sized Fowls, 482—Money 
Made by Keeping, 14—Profitable 
Hen, 75—Roup, 407—Scaly Legs in 
407—Scurvy in, 129—Some Matters 
About, 394—Standard Fowls, 375- 
Stealing, Marking, 34—The Early 
Bird, 214—The “ Pip” in, 129- 
Trough for, *57—Value of, in U. S., 
813—White-crested Polish, *173- 
208. 
Poultry House, 407—Cheap, *136— 
For 200 Fowls, 47—Size of, for 50, 
74. 
Poultry Houses, Portable, *99—Rus¬ 
tic, *56. 
Poultry Yards, Netting for, ..*..259 
Powders, Preserving.281 
Prairie Chickens.411 
Premium, “The Farmer’s Pride,” 
450. 
Premiums, A New Departure in,468 
Press at Paris .127 
Prickly Comfrey, 356—Failure and 
Success, 416. 
Printing Press, The Tribune’s.. .206 
Prizes, Schedules of.128 
Production, Cheapness of.19 
Propagating House-Soap Box ...303 
Propagating Plants from Leaves*142 
Pump Chain, to Repair a.235 
Q 
“ Querist”.48 
Questions for Discussion.194 
Quince, Fruiting of the Japan.. .383 
Quinces and their Cultivation.. .302 
Rabbits, Canning in Australia... 16 
Rag-Carpet, Does it Pay to Make ? 
Railroads in the U. S.314 
Railways of the World.330 
Rain, How Much on an Acre ?_354 
Rainfall, Increased in the West.260 
Rain-Guage.291 
Rain-Water. A Filter for.*..176 
Raising, Salt, for Bread.266 
Fake, Stable.*..336 
Ram's Horn, Removal of.314 
Rape. 455 
Raspberry, The “ Grape Vine,'’ .454 
Hats, To Rid a Barn of.275 
Record, Berkshire Swine.282 
Reed, The Common.... .*..141 
Repotting, Preparing for Winter,* 
Rifle-Shooting Notes.*..409 
Road-Scraper, Imp roved_,. *. .416 
Roadsides, ( lean.254 
Roller, Field, * 96—Use of a, 295. 
Roofs, Thatching.394 
Root Crops, 215-For Stock, 138. 
Root-Pruning, Tillage.259 
Roots, Feeding, 313 — Keeping in 
Winter, 139—More, 54—Rich Soil 
for, 293—Seeding to Grass, with, 
51—The Kind to Raise, 54—Thin¬ 
ning, 289—Wintering, 139. 
Rose-Bushes, To Kill Wild.234 
Roses. Attar or Oito, 75—Selection 
of, 286—Tree, 208. 
Rotation, A new.431 
Rule, WyckofFs Combination.. ..435 
Rusting, Protection Against.467 
Rutabagas, Experiments with...171 
Rye Among Corn, 274—Green, For 
Pasture, 274-Nevada L 100—Won¬ 
derful, 100—Flour for Bread, 265- 
Sowing in Corn, 481. 
s 
Sail, Is a Leg of Mutton a.36T 
Salt, Ashton’s Factory-Filled, 282— 
Ashton’s Premiums,362—Effect of, 
194 —Excess of. 455—for Animals, 
315 — Of no Value (?) to Animals, 
894—On Land, 394. 
Salt-Hay, Value of.394 1 
Salt-Marsh, Reclaiming.96 
“ Salt-Raising ”.185M73 
Sandwich Islands, Agriculture in, 
*253—Trade With, 322. 
Saving. Must Begin. 23 
Saw, To File and Set a Hand, * 336 
To Gum A, 406—Foot-Power, 482 
Saw-Buck, Home made.*..336 
Saw-Mill, I’lan of a.*.. 58 
Saws and Sawing, Foot-Power.* 217 
Scare-Crows for Cornfields...*..176 
Science Applied to Fanning. 10-50- 
91-130-171-210-*250-291-331-459. 
Sciences, Natural, Brown’s Uni¬ 
versity, 316. 
Scoop, For Measuring Feed..*..138 
Scoops, For Sowing.*. 136 
Scraper, A Road. *..218 
Scraper and Mat, Portable_*..101 
Screen at the House.*..224 
Sea-Kale, A Bed of.222 
Seasons in England.290 
Secretary of Agriculture.251 
Seed, Onion, 294—Protecting, 128— 
Provide for now, 46. 
Seeds, New and Wonderful.. .*. .100 
Seminary, Lassell.322 
Service, Good, Complimented...456 
Sewing-Machines .167 
Shade, Too Much for Healtli.23 
Sheath, Foul.274 
Shed, An Open.’ . .464 
Sheep as Manure Makers, 336—Cots- 
wold, 315—Deatli of, 213—Dip for 
Scabby. 193—Disease in, 282-354— 
Disease in the Feel, 433—Fat for 
England, 291—Feed-box for, * 18- 
Feed for 200, 408—Foot-rot in, 242 
—Foul Water for. 408—Herding, 
282- Husbandry, 483— Indigestion 
in, 274—Kerosene Oil for Scab, 89— 
Merino Ranis, 327—Mutton Breeds 
of, 98—Oxford-Down Ram, 194- 
Poisoning by Wild Parsley, 246- 
Raising, Information About, 242- 
Scab on, 316—Stables for 75, 73— 
The Business of Raising, 89—The 
Musmon, * 1—To Tell the Age of, 
* 460—Wool and Mutton, 255. 
Slieep-Dip, Buchan’s Cresylic.. 242 
Sheep-Farming for the South... 300 
Sheep-Pen, Portable.257 
Sheep-Shears. 194 
Sheep Yard and Ram-Pen.*..467 
Shell Marl.168 
Sheltering for Vehicles and Ma¬ 
chines, 338. 
Shirt, for 50 cents.327 
Shirts, Polishing Bosoms.473 
Shoe-Tips.207 
Shoes, Women’s and Children’s. .184 
Shooting, Remarkable.287 
Shortcake, Strawberry.264 
Short-hand.316 
Shot-Guns and Rifles, Calibre .. .128 
Shrub, Lindsley’s Buddies, 383—Spi¬ 
raea, Thunberg’s, 223—The Chaste* 
tree, 383—The Stuartias, * 141 — 
White Fuchsia, 434. 
Shrubs, Double Flowered Deutzia 
Crenata, 802—Hall’s Honeysuckle, 
302 —Native Wistaria, 3f)2—New 
Japanese “Jamabuki,” * 261- 
White American Wistaria, 302.— 
Shut your Own Gate Behind You. 
243. 
Sifter, Rotary Flour and Meal.. .435 
Signals, Simple, For Rifle Ranges, 
etc., 322. 
Silver Plate 402 
Silver-Plated Ware.88 
“ Silver Wedding,” Mr. Judd’s..205 
Siphon, Drawing Water with a..234 
Skin, Air Beneatli the. 75 
Sled, Brace for Tongue.*.. 57 
Slop Barrel, Portable.*.. 97 
Sludge Acid, Usefulness of.334 
Soap, Making, with Lye.*..264 
Soap-Making, More About.385 
Sod, Rotting of. 194 
Soils, Natural Strength of.*..250 
Soot.246 
Soot on the Garden.233 
Sorghum, Amber Cane.291 
Soup, Okra..368 
South Australia, Letter from_456 
South, Farming in the.113 
Southern Agriculture. 89 
Sower, 6eed, Broadcast .435 
Spaying, Directions for.233 
Specimens, Trouble by Mail.281 
Spirma Palmata Elegans.393 
Sportsmen, Attention.482 
Spring Bolster for Farm Wagons, 
* 59. 
Sprouts, Best Time to Cut.49 
Squirrel Pest. 395 
Stable, Embellish the...'.S62 
Stables for a Small Place.*. .217 
Stables, Slatted Floors for Cows, 
* 296. 
Starch Factory Refuse, Value of. 8 
