INDEX. 
Ill 
Humbugs, Sundry, 35-5S-95-145-188 
-232-272-313-353-392-500-512. 
Hygiene, Farm.309 
I 
Ice, Keeping without Ice Houses, 
76—Loading with a Derrick, '50- 
Loading with a Team, *18—Upon 
the Farm, 401. 
Implements, Take In the Farm. .480 
Information, Seasonable.86 
Ink, Use Black.77 
Insects, Army Worm, 283 —Bed- 
Bugs, Treatment of, 248—and Car¬ 
bolic Acid, 523—Bed Bugs Once 
More, 808-Beetle, Colorado Pota¬ 
to, 150 -Bronzy CutWorm, 267—by 
Mail, 383—Chinch Bug, *476-*515— 
Chinch Bug and Millet, 77—Cicada, 
The Periodical, '312 — Currant 
Worms, How to Destroy, 247—Cut 
Worm, 475—Flies, the Pest of, 387 
—Gad Fly, prevention of, 119- 
Green Corn Worm, The, *381—In¬ 
jurious, Remedies Against, 406- 
Lice, Cabbage, 337—Lice, Hen, 
Kerosene for, 91—“ Locust,” Sev¬ 
enteen Year, 339—Locust, The 
Rocky Mountain, '283—Maggots 
and Moths, 288—Mosquitoes and 
Their Prevention, 393—Persian 
Powder, 169-Potato Bug and To¬ 
bacco Smoke, *19—Insect Pow¬ 
der, 270—Rose Bugs, 3-11—Sheep 
Parasites and Sheep Dips, 258— 
“Thrips," Grape-vine Leaf Hop¬ 
per, *285-339—Warbles, The Ox 
Gad Fly, *57-The White Grub. 392. 
ivy in the House.*.. 23 
J 
Jelly, Haw.491 
Jugs, Water.248 
Jumper, A Hamper.*..522 
SC 
Key, A Leather.'. .521 
L 
Labels, Plant, 488—Zinc, 205. 
Ladder, A Handy Attachment, *3u9 
Fruit, A Convenient, *356—Fruit, 
*483. 
Land, Swamp, Clearing,.339 
Latch, A Double Gate.*. .275 
Law for Farmers.521 
Leaves from the Wood.502 
Leeches, American.538 
Letter from theNewNorthwest,422 
Level, A “ Rafter ”, *358—Home¬ 
made Drain, '198. 
Libby, E. H. 257 
Library, of the Britisli Museum, 
The, 119. 
Life, Lengthening.170 
Lifter, Wagon Box. . *..231 
Light, Agricultural, 143—Electric, 
521. 
Lights in the Stable.*..144 
Limestone and Lime as Fertilizers, 
48. 
Lime Water, Keep a Bottle of.. .531 
Log Lifter, A Handy.*. .200 
London Purple, Paris Green.274 
Long Island, About.*.. 11 
Lucerne, Something about_*.. 62 
Lumber Interest in the Northwest, 
236. 
M 
Machine, Safety at.*..52S 
Man, The Hired.198 
Manure, Looking to the, 474—made 
under Cover, 391 — Spreading in 
Winter, *51. 
Manuring, Green. 
.90 
Mapof our New Location... 
..*..121 
Market, Butter and Poultry., 
.501 
Market Columns, 38-78-143-169-258- 
298-340-379-508. 
Mat, A Mud... 
.... 206 
Mats, Making Straw. 
Matches, Take Care of the.., 
.no 
Matter, Vegetable, How Increase in 
Soil, 199. 
Meat, Don’t Spoil the. 
.531 
Measure, A Feed. 
..*..520 
Medicines. Secret. 
_ 33 
Melon, The Pie. 
. 77 
Men, Reliable Business. 
Milk, A New Enterprise, 238—Arti- 
flcial, 486—Bottles for, 257—Food 
Ration for,516—Tester,A New, *16. 
Milkers, Cow.241 
Milking Stool, A Handy.*.. 15 
Mill for Hen Manure. 1 150 
Mines and Mining.171 
Moles, Poisoning.170 
Mowers, Lawn, with or without 
Collectors, *268. 
Muck, Getting Out.*..484 
Mud, Pond .471 
Mutton to Feed Dogs.202 
N 
Nebraska’s Agricultural Outlook, 
1881,420. 
New York State FarmingProspects, 
298. 
Newspapers, Comfort from.528 
Nitrogen, Dr. Lawes on, 339—as Ni¬ 
tric Acid, 811-396— Source of, 18. 
North Carolina, Good for.274 
Notes and Queries, Household, 249- 
289-329-369-410. 
Notes from the Pines, 22-*64-*109- 
325-408—from Texas, 522. 
Nova Scotia, Gleam from.77 
o 
Oat, A NewHulless, “Pringle’s Ex¬ 
celsior,” '90. 
Occupation, Change of. 76 
Oleomargarine.233 
Orchard, Apple, While in Bloom, 
*225. 
Orchard and Garden, Jan., 4; Feb., 
45; March, 89; April, 137; May, 
185: June, 227; July, 267; Aug., 
307; Sept., 347; Oct., 389; Nov., 
469; Dec., 508. 
Orchard and Nursery, Jan., 4; 
March, *89; April, 137; May, 185; 
June, 227 ; July, 267; Aug., 307 ; 
Sept., *347; October, *389; Nov. 
469; Dec., 509. 
Orchard, How to Start with Little 
Money, *6. 
Oven Wanted.249 
Ox-Bows, Bending.*. .521 
Oyster-Can Pigeon Holes.*. .266 
P 
Paints, Asbestos, Liquid.170 
Paints for the Millions.503 
Papering, Hints About.329 
Papers, “ American Garden,” 76— 
“California Horticulturist,” 76— 
“ The Methodist," 422. 
Pastures and Pasture Grasses.*. .103 
Pay, Will It ?.473 
Pea, New Dwarf “ American Won¬ 
der,’ 21-313. 
Peach Crop for 1881, 216—Culture, 
Revival of, 366—Seedling, 811—The 
Flat of China, The“Peen To,” 
326—Trees in East Tennessee, 852. 
Peanut, The,and its Culture..*..156 
Pears, Seedling.23 
Peas, Cow.233 
Pepper,Freshly Ground....*..24 
Per Cent, Sixty-Seven or More.. .473 
Perennials, Herbaceous from Seeds, 
287. 
Pickles, Sweet Cucumber_... .341 
Picture Frame, A “Pipe”_*..329 
Pie, To Make Chicken.lit 
Pigeon, Boxes and Roosts_*.. 96 
Plants, Arbor Vitae, The Japan, Ful¬ 
ler’s, *526—Canada Thistle, A Sure 
Cure, 349—Changing the Names 
of, “Cockatelle Flower,” To Iu-la, 
49—Chayote or Chocho, The, *204 
—Chicory, Wild and Cultivated, 
*245—Comfrey, Prickly, in Nova 
Scotia, 76—Common, The Value 
of, 247—Examining the Roots of, 
*409—Ferns, The Maidenhair, '155 
—Forage in California, 401—Fraxi- 
nelle, “Gas Plant,” 341—Frozen, 416 
—Grass, Orchard, *105—and other, 
Sending, 421 — Dangerous Pest 
Among, *201—“ Guinea,” or John¬ 
son, 104—Hungarian and Its Rela¬ 
tives, 278 — Kentucky Blue, in 
Rothamsted, Eng., 91 — “Nut- 
Grass,” Exterminating, 57—Mexi¬ 
can Drop Seed, *487—Quack, 341- 
Hedge, for Southern States, 60— 
Japanese Creeper, *489 — Lily 
“Wampapin,” 470 —Live-forever 
as a Weed, 382-499—Lucerne or 
Alfalfa in Indiana, 271—Melons 
and other, Forwarding, 193—Mus¬ 
tard as a Weed, 337—New Agricul¬ 
tural, Soy, *200—of New Jersey, 
The, 423—New Name for an Old, 
A, 381—Rice, Wild, 77—“ Spurrey,” 
301 — Thistles, Canada, 282—Sure 
Cure, 319 — Vegetable, Improve¬ 
ment in, 528—Water on Setting, 
228—Wild Thyme, *488. 
Plaster, Land, 270—Mustard, 110— 
Something About, 230. 
Pleuro Pneumonia in Pa. 77 
Plow for Corn, *270—A New Com¬ 
bined Pulverizer, etc., '356— 
Early, 314. 
Plows and Pulverizers, Preparing 
the Soil, *105—Substitutes for, 76 
-Sulky, Their Kind, *405. 
Poisoning—by Ivy or Sumach... .474 
Ponies, American-bred Shet¬ 
land .*.. 13 
Population of the United States.168 
Post, Gate, Slanting.*. .199 
Posts, Fence, Device for Sharp¬ 
ening.*..359 
Postal Items, Lost Letters. 34 
Potatoes, English, and Shows, *20— 
Some of the Newer, 216—Under 
Straw, 233—Without Manure, 170. 
Poultry, Barrel, Chicken Coop, *153 
—Chickens, Artificial “Mother” 
for, *152—Chicken Cholera, 229- 
Chickens, Worms Tor, 170—Dress¬ 
ing, 67—Fowls, Animal Food for, 
in Winter, 50—Fowls, Water for, 
in Winter, *9—Notes, 502-Notes, 
Eggs in Winter, Animal Food, 
etc., *98—Parasites upon, *58— 
Partridge-Cochin Fowls, *195 — 
Profitable, 77—Yard, Common- 
Sense in the, 477. 
Powder, Preserving.422 
Presents, Christmas.*. .491 
Prices, in 1880 and 1881, 299—Will Go 
Up or Down? 378. 
Privy, Contents.502 
Produce, Preparing, for Market. 93 
Products, Farm, Exported.339 
Protector, Hand, A.283 
Puddling.142 
Pump, A Cheap Home-made, '151- 
Crank, A Home-made, '340- 
Force, Universal, 298—Combina¬ 
tion Force, 299—Handle, A Handy 
Device, *309 —“The Universal,” 
170. 
Q 
Quicklime upon the Land. 48 
R 
Rack, A Feed, for Stable, *192—A 
Hay, for a Cart, '19—Hay, A West¬ 
ern “ Extension,”*240—Self-Feed¬ 
ing Cattle, '229. 
Railroads to Agriculture, etc., Re¬ 
lation of.324-358 
Raspberries, Some New.*. .366 
Raspberry, The “ Cuthbert,”.*..106 
Raw Hide, The Uses of.301 
Recipes, Some Valuable. 25 
Reel, A Clothes-line.*..207 
Reforms, Dairy, Needed.276 
Rhubarb Culture, 502—Poisonous ? 
Is,189. 
Riveting Set...*. .152 
Road Tax, Working Out.*..467 
Rockwork, Right and Wrong in.390 
Roller, A Cheap Field.*..154 
Roof, Shingle.119 
Root Cellars.406 
Roots for Stock, Mashing, 119— 
Thinning, 315. 
Rules for Right Living, 392—Good, 
to Follow, 239. 
Rye Crop, The, 200—for Soiling, 338 
—Spring, 167-188. 
s 
Salad, Potato. 244 
Salads, The Great Variety of.... 23 
Salamander, or Water Lizards.* 478 
Salmon.529 
Sal.-ify, How to Cook. 67 
Salt-box with “ Lick Board”..*..321 
Salt Butter.115 
Saving, Bad.170 
Saw-Dust, A New Use.153 
Saw, Setting a Cross-Cut.*..241 
Scales, Pocket.300 
Scarecrow, A Barrel.*..229 
Science, Applied to Farming. * 10-*96 
-138-191—The Farmer’s Relations 
to, 522—Way to Promote Agricul¬ 
tural, 93. 
Scraper, A Horse Snow; *58—Snow 
Push, 17—Barn, A Convenient, 
'363-Stable, A, *151. 
Screen for Back Door.249 
Scuttle, Coal, An Improved..*.. 76 
Scythes, Old, made Useful_*..241 
“ Secretary of Agriculture,” No. 93 
Seeds, Are Your. Good ? 228—Grow¬ 
ing Forest, 171—Tomato, 303- 
Tomato, Another Method, 423- 
Vitality of, 33. 
Sheep and Dogs, 338-Ewes with 
Early Lambs, 476 — Hampshire 
Down, 510 —Lambs, Early, Mar¬ 
ket, 197—Lambs, Management 
of in Spring, 150—Raising in 
Mexico, 382—Scab, Treatment of, 
168—Taggiug, 140—Taking, South, 
167—The Flat-tailed, *15 — The 
Shropshire, *474 
Shears, Scissors, Knives, etc.530 
Shelves for Plants, Window. .*. .490 
Shelter Saves Food.520 
Shoes, Children’s.279 
Shop, Work, A.241 
Show, Dog, Fifth Annual.257 
Shows, Poultry’, for January. S8 
Shrub, The Medlar, *155—The Med¬ 
lar on Long Island, 247. 
Shrubs, Spiraea, Thunberg’s.247 
Silo, Plans of a.*. .349 
Silos and Ensilage.339 
Skunks, The Texan, White- 
Backed.*..399 
Skins, Foxes..,. 15 
Sled for Hauling Sap, A, '60—How 
to Make a Flat-Bottom, *16. 
Sleep as a Farm Crop.360 
Soap, A Saving of .*. .530 
Society, American Pomological, 379 
-500-Clubs, Local, 77— For the 
Promotion of Agricultural Sci¬ 
ence,The,339-421—The Washtenaw, 
Mich., 309—Massachusetts Hort., 
122—The New York Horticultural, 
338-340-502 -Our Rural Improve¬ 
ment, 207 —Pennsylvania Horticul¬ 
tural, 123—Rural Improvement ,207 
—Smithfield Exhibition, 50—The 
U. S. Pomological, 189. 
Soil, Exhaustion.241 
Sole and Turbot.*..514 
Soils, Weight of .151 
Sorghum Sugar, 9-1—Shall I Grow ? 
2S2. 
South, The New.315 
Sower, Seed, Handy for Small Gar¬ 
dens. *..102 
Sowers,'Seed.422 
Speculating on Misfortune.472 
Spinach for everybody.157 
Squash, A New, *106—Bake the. .514 
Squirrels of North America, The 
'317. 
Stable, A Small Cow, *482-Cow, *56 
- Dairy, 501—Whitewash the, 862— 
With Sliding Partitions. A Cheap 
ana Convenient,* 308. 
Stag Horns. 57 
Stains, Fruit.349 
Stakes and Trellis Posts for Grapes, 
140. 
“ Stampede,” Travel on the Plains, 
*345. 
Stanchion, Self-closing.*. .481 
Stand, A Rustic I lower,*66—Gourd 
Flower, '110. 
Statement, A Noteworthy.123 
Stock, Health of, 192—Quickly Ma¬ 
turing Live, 282^-Selecting Farm, 
154-The Farm Live, 184. 
Stockings and Shoes, Mending. ..490 
Stool, Milking, Improving a, 272— 
Another Milking, *154. 
Stop and Think.238 
Stove-Pipes Made Portable. ..*. .111 
Strawberry Plants in Pots, 351 — 
Strawberry, The “ Bidwell,” *204. 
Strawberries, Among the.*..3.'6 
Stump Puller, A Capstan.*.. 19 
Stump-Pulling, A Device for, *49— 
*150—*244. 
Sugar from Rags.381 
Suggestions of and for the Season, 
Jan., 2 - Feb., *44 - March *88- 
April, 126—May, 184—June, 226— 
July, 266—Aug,, *306-Sept„ 316— 
Oct., *388—Nov., 468—Dec., 508. 
Suit, The Great Barbed Fence...298 
Sun Stroke. 338 
Supplies, Raising Home.233 
Sweet Potato, Culture of the....246 
Swill Barrel, Non-Freezing. 75 
Swine, Fender or Safeguard for 
a Pigpen, *151 — Hogs, Appara¬ 
tus for Handling, *480—Pig-Feed¬ 
ing, Experiments in, 314—Pigs, 
What Breed to Raise? 275—Rais¬ 
ing, A Different System Desira¬ 
ble, 396—Hams, Shoulders, curing, 
170—Seven Million, 235 —Shelter 
for, 310. 
T 
Table, A Handy Side.*.. 67 
Tan Bark.*..119 
Tasmania, Its Climate and Pros¬ 
perity, 501—The “Agriculturist” 
In, 502. 
Terms in Breeding. 102 
Texan, What a, Says. 168 
Threshing Machines, and Separa¬ 
tors, The “ Vibrator,”. 190 
Tie for Bags. *..101 
Tightener, A Fence Wire.*..358 
Tim Bunker, Agin Changing Base, 
895—On Advertising, 152—On Sell¬ 
ing Farm Produce, 102—On To¬ 
bacco, 268—On Turkeys, 192-280— 
On Value of Apples as Food for 
Stock, 8. 
Timber, Cutting.*..339 
Tomatoes.472 
Tools, A Place for Farm_*59-*149 
Top-dressing Meadows, 283—with 
Manure, 92. 
Trap, A Rat and Mouse.*. .148 
Trees, Ailanthus in Towns and Cit¬ 
ies, 275—Catalpa, The Western. 392 
—Cottonwoods, Raising from Cut¬ 
tings, 157—Elm, Trouble with, 
419—Evergreens. Time tor Prun¬ 
ing, 205—Japanese Map.es. 51- 
Laurels, Transplanting, zeH-Osage 
Orange, Destroying the, 94—Osage 
Orange, Extirpating the, 186 — 
“ Pearl ” 503—The Umbrella Chi¬ 
na-Tree, *63—What to Plant for 
Fuel and Timber, 191 — Maple, 
Weir's Cut-leaved, *21. 
“Trichine Tester,”The New. .*..273 
Trichines and Trichinosis *201— In 
Pork, Finding them. 235. 
Trough, Feed, Chicken, *101—Fold¬ 
ing Lunch, lor a Team, *244. 
Trout, Brook or Speckled_*..237 
Truck for Moving Heavy Furni¬ 
ture, *50. 
Tubs, Barn, from a Barrel.*.. 58 
Turkey, Cooking a, 23—How to 
Carve a, *32, 
y 
Ui'bana Wine Co.121 
Values, Condensing, Saving Freight, 
231. 
Ventilator for Poultry House... 197 
Vice, Saw, A Ilandy, *211—With 
Crank, *514. 
Visit, The Peddler's, to a Family in 
in the Country, *87. 
Wagon, A Buckboard..*.. 17 
Wagons, Conversion into Sleds.* 7 
Wagon Jack, *152—231—'The King*275 
Ware, Silver-plated.76 
Warts, How Best to Remove. 62 
Washer, Root, A Home-made.*..314 
Watch, Protect the.235 
Water for Cellar Tank.*..198 
Water we Need, and How we Get 
It, *17. 
Watermelon, A New, “ Cuban 
Queen,” * 143. 
Watermelon, Carrying a . 339 
Weighing Bulky Articles, Device 
for, *101. 
Weighing Small Articles.*. .249 
Well, Bottom of a.*..30 
What-Not, A Spool. *..111 
What to Do. 75 
Wheat, Best Variety, which is? 17- 
Harvesting Early, 235—Sded, 321— 
Soil, Tillage, Varieties and Har¬ 
vesting, 400—Thick or Thin Seed¬ 
ing, 483. 
Wheelbarrow, A, 200 — Low-bot¬ 
tomed, *238. 
Wheels, Broad, for Farm Wagon 195 
Where to Get Tilings Wanted_259 
Whitewash for Outside Work_501 
Wind Engines, The “Halladay”.*274 
Windlass for Drawing Water *..140 
Windmill for a Farm Shop, A*. .359 
Wire Tightener. *..518 
Woman, A Great Boon to.530 
Women, Raising Healthy .529 
Wood, Cutting the Brush.*..494 
Wool, Qualities of.*..104 
Wrapper, American Butter.301 
Work, A Day’s, in Pounds of Force, 
519. 
Work Basket, The Sliepherdess/529 
Y 
Yards, Beautifying the School.. .911 
Yoke, Ox, How to Make an, *92—A 
Sliding, for Oxen, *516. 
