INDEX. 
Ill 
Hedges, Evergreen.48' 
Hemp and Hemp Seed. *.AU 
Hens, Confined, 412 —Egg Enters, 
234—Feed for Laying', S—How to 
Set, 157. 
Hicks' Experiments..193 
High Farming Pays.493 
Homesteads Deserted.489 
Hog Products, Prices.511 
Honey Separator.222 
Hops, High Prices lor .360 
Hops in England. 34 
Horse-blankets.175 
Horse-chestnut, The Dwarf...*..STS 
Horse-fork Stacking Frame...*..2S6 
Horseradish.143 
Horse-shoe, its Application.11 
Horses, Cleveland Bay, 423—Clydes¬ 
dale Draft,*243—Cure for a “Pull¬ 
er,” *289—" Johnnie Cope,” Dead, 
335 —Poisoned by Dahlias, 127. 
•Horses. Grooming, 250—Handling, 
204 —Lameness in, 244 —Morgan, 
387—Slabbering, 395—Unshod, 265. 
Horticultural Congress.509 
Hot-air Furnace for Wood... .*. .282 
Hot-bed for Farmers. 95 
Hot-beds with Fire Heat.100 
Hot Water Plate.*.. 67 
Houghton Farm Boy’s Day...*. .145 
Houghton Farm Camp Life.. .*. .399 
House-cleaning in May.193 
Household Conveniences .210 
House, Painting, 330—Pioneer’s, *96 
—Plans, Prizes Awarded, 95-197— 
*700 Plan, *238-*900 Plan, *360— 
*2,000 Plan, *398—$2,500 Plan *280— 
*3,000Plan,*146—$3,100 Plan. *318— 
*1,000 Plan, *194-239—*800 Plan, 
*526. 
House Plants. Treatment of. Out of 
Doors, 198—in Winter, 414-503— 
Watering, 106. 
House Slops.115 
Humbugs, Sundry — Butter Com¬ 
pound, 483 —Cheap Guns, 483 — 
Chromo, 144 — Common Sense 
Incubator, 278—Corn, Bessarabia, 
"241 —Cotton, Worm-proof, 359- 
Cotton, Hybrid, 359—Cudney, Vail 
& Co„ Watches, 279—Cutlery,192— 
Curesby Faith,240-ElectricChair, 
359 —Electric Light. 278—Electric¬ 
ity, 240-310—Farmers' Signatures, 
-49 — Fitzgeralds, Pension Agts., 
193-483—Gambling in Grain, 278- 
359—Gambling with Needles, 859- 
Giant Corn, 144—Investors, Sharp, 
45—Investment Clubs, 359 — Land 
Swindlers, 144—Literary Revolu¬ 
tion, 192—London Needle Co., 401 
—Lost Sister. 321—Lotteries, 144— 
Blessed, 99—Manuscripts Wanted, 
401—Matrimonial Insurance, 5-193 
—Marriage Ass’ns, 240-320—Med¬ 
ical Humbugs, 99-278-320-359 — 
Money, Counterfeit, 5-144—Next 
of Kin Swindle, 321-Ozone, 48- 
98-144-192-321-400 — Patents, 5-48— 
Peach Buyers, 859—Poultry Dust, 
278—Roof Paint,483—Sign Nothing 
for a Stranger, 401-483 — Silver- 
ware, 192-483-Southern Curiosi¬ 
ties, 401—Sterling Cutlery Co., 240 
—Variety Circulars,320—Wash-rag 
Seeds, 98-Washing Machine, 240 
— Watch Cases. 359 — Windmill 
Pumps, 192 —Sundry, 521. 
Hungarian Grass.275 
8 
Ice, Harvest, 59-477—House, Cheap, 
* 358 —Saving, *6—Box, *396—Load¬ 
ing, *532. 
Incubation, Artificial .16-36 
Indian Fig.*..539 
Indiana Wheat Crop .100 
Insect Powder..*207-252 
Insect Powder for Mosquitoes. .*416 
Insects., Bisulphide of Carbon to 
Kill, 11J—Ants and Sulphur, 345- 
Apple Maggots, 127-*276—Army 
Worm, *12—Eggs, 358—Basket 
Worm, 424-*482—Bean Weevil, 
*148 — Bupestris, *357 — Cabbage 
Worms, 34—Cabbage Bug, Harle¬ 
quin, *415—Canker Worms in Mo., 
145—Carpet Moth, 193—Clover 
Worm, *257-354—Codling Moth 
*237—Corn Worm, *331—Currant 
Worms, 349—Cut Worms, etc., 110— 
222—Enemies to Currants and 
Gooseberries, * 295—Earwigs, 36- 
Goldsmith Beetle, S07—Grape- 
berry Worm, 334—Grapevine Cat¬ 
erpillars, 322—Hessian Fly, 400— 
Injurious to Cucumbers, etc., *234 
*‘June Bug ” Traps, 265—Mealy 
Bugs, 36—Melon and Pickle 
Worms, *356—Mould and Lice on 
Trees, * — On Garden Vegeta- 
hies, 235"''Oyster-shell Louse on 
Willows, 510—Pea Weevil, *397— 
Plant Lice,2I7—Plum Curcuho.SOS 
—Potato Beetle Enemies, 330—Po¬ 
tato “ Bugs," 209—Potato-bug 
Swindling" Cure,” 100—Potato 
Stalk Borer, *362—Potato Sta.k 
Weevil,*362— Red-liumped Cater¬ 
pillar, *276—Rose Bug, 424-Silk 
Worms,Foodl07--Eggs,409--Snowy- 
tree Cricket, *357—Spotted Grape 
Beetle, *324—Squash Bugs, 31- 
Tent Caterpillar, **237—Wheat 
Moth, *52 -White Grub, 190- 
Worm Striking Root, 3S7—Worms 
in Beet Leaves, 220. 
Insurance Wreckers.175 
Irrigation.8 
Irrigation in the Garden.*..294 
Ivy and Moss.62 
Ivy, When to Pot for Winter....276 
J 
Japanese Devices.. .375 
Japanning.36 
Jumper, Sleigh. *..5G 
Juvenile Love Affairs.297 
B€ 
Kansas Flowers... .307 
Kansas Products.100 
Kentucky CoffeeTree as Fly Poison, 
34S-361. 
Kerosene Barrels.423 
Kettle Holder.209 
Kohl Rabi.144-*20S 
Kitchen and Market Garden.345 
L 
Label, Which is best?.235 
Labels for Trees, etc.510 
Ladder, Bracing a.*. .105 
Ladders, Orchard. .315-358 
Lambs, Fatality Among.3 
Lamps, Care of.9S 
Lamp-wick, Metal-tipped.175 
Land and Immigrants.7 
Land Covered with dreenbacks..2G5 
Latch, Spring.*..59 
Latin Names for Plants, 4Vhy Used, 
196. 
Law for Farmers.157-248-327-533 
Law for Suppression of Cattle Dis¬ 
ease, 347. 
Lawn in June, 235—in July, 277— 
Levelcr, *152—Mower, 191—Weeds, 
191—Weeds, Star of Bethlehem, 
*335—Bare Spots in, 191. 
Layering Shrubs. ... 323 
Leaf Fork.*..494 
Leaves for Bedding.411 
Leeks.. 144 
Lettuce, A Protection Against In¬ 
sects, 319. 
Lettuce and Other Salads.143 
Levels and Leveling.*. .490 
Lime and Brimstone, 105-406—Effect 
in Soils, 323—How Much to the 
Acre, 174—With Muck, 305. 
Livestock, Ennobling Grade, 482- 
Exposure in Winter, 53—Loading, 
*409—Trade of 1881,49—Treatment 
of, 492 —In January, 2—March, 92 
—April, 141—May, 1S9—Jnly, 275- 
Midsummer, 315—September, 345— 
Southern, 547—October, 396—No¬ 
vember, 478—Winter Care of, 519. 
Locust Tree, Sowing Seeds..__221 
Log-Holder for Sawing, *204—Lift¬ 
er, *488—Root-house, *366. 
Logs, Binding a Load of.*.. 54 
Losses, Preventable.321 
Lucas, Carl Eduard, Dead _424 
Lucerne.413 
Lunches, often bad.233 
Lunches, for School Children_162 
SVS 
Maccaroni.348 
Mangel Wurzel.188 
Manure, Applying Fresh, 275—Farm 
Yard, 326 —Harvest, 315—Heaps, 
Growth of, 477—Liquid, 191-284-423 
—Protect, 490—Stirrer, for Drills, 
*371 —Tanks, for Liquid, 387—What 
a Pint Did, 233. 
Manuring—Top-Dressing.140 
Manuring, with Green Crops... .201 
Manures, When and How to Apply, 
140 -395. 
Maple Trees, Transplanting.75 
Maps Erroneous Ideas.222 
Marker, for Garden.*..101 
Market Prices.35 
Markets—Future Prices.128 
Marketing Fruit and Vegetables, 
317-324. 
Meadows, Permanent, 484—Care of 
552. 
Medicine, Giving to Animals, 491— 
533. 
Melons, and their Enemies.209 
Melon-vines, Protection for..*..189 
Milk. Buying, 306-Judged by Test 
and Taste, 202—Experiments with, 
104—House, Cheap, 423. 
Milking, 409-Stool, *323-531-The 
Year Round, 248. 
Mill and Silo for Farm.*..156 
Mi,let for Horses.127 
Mole Traps.*. .203 
Money, Safely Sent .175 
Monstrosities among Plants. .*. .334 
Mortality, Rate In the States.348 
Mower—Buckeye.175 
Muck, Digging.394 
Muck, What is it?.369 
Mulberries, for fruit, 221—497. 
Mulching.190 
Mulching, Excessive.206 
Music Books held Open.*. .175 
Mustard as a Weed.548 
Nail, Ingrowing, Pr. List . 5 
New Jersey.106 
Newton’s Experiments.198 
New Zealand Spinach.*..252 
Needlebook Wheelbarrow.377 
Nervous Exhaustion.503 
Nest Boxes.*..534 
Nitrogen in Manures. 94 
Nitrogen, Lost in the Soil, by J. B. 
Lawes.60 
North Gallery in Kew Gardens,.348 
Norway Spruce, Pruning. 36 
Nurserymen and Florists’ Ass’n.263 
Nurserymen’s Secrets Told. 6 
o 
Oats, Raising.160 
Oil, Remedial Use.540 
Oilcake, Linseed Meal. 95 
Onions, Sowed Broadcast, 75 — 
Broadcast on the Prairie, 166 — 
Dish of, by Connecticut, 97—Rais¬ 
ing a Crop, 113. 
Orchard and Nursery Work for 
January, 3; February, 44; March, 
92; April, 141; June, 234—Damage 
by Animals, 520. 
Orchard Planting.356 
Oregon.99 
Orange Culture, Profits.127 
Osage Orange, from Cuttings, 50- 
Propagation. 8—Seeds, 174. 
Ottoman Box.541 
Overwork in School.376 
Owl, Arcadian.*..190 
Oyster Farming. 28 
Ozone.—What is it?. 50 
Paint, Red, for Roofs. 33 
Palm, The, as a Household Plant,*24 
Pantry, Well-arranged__*..376 
Panic-grass, Variegated.*.. 23 
Paper File.307 
Parsley.494 
Parsnips in Winter.479 
Pastures in May, 188—of the South, 
291—Permanent, 288. 
Pea, American Wonder.*..113 
Peas, 337—Plant more, 143. 
Peach Curl, 424—Culture, 206—Har¬ 
vest, 317—Orchard, My first, 22- 
Stones, Planting, 62-42-1 — Tree 
Pruning, 36. 
Peaches, Early Waterloo and Alex¬ 
ander,334—Thinning,21—Thinning 
Profitable, 113. 
Pears in Plenty, 538—Marketing, 317 
—Planting, 399. 
Pear Trees.411 
Peat and Muck for Manure. ..*..315 
Pecan Sprouts. 15 
Peppermint,- Cultivation of. 23 
Perennials, Hardy.324-422 
Persimmon Trees, Large.100 
Persimmon Trees, Japanese.3S7 
Petroleum, Crude, 100—Export of, 
56—To Paint Tools, Pr List, 6. 
Picketing Animals.*..246 
Pickles, Different Plants for.236 
Pickles, Greening.423 
Pig, Crate, *246-*489—Breeding, 423 
—Furniture, *246—Pen Door, *535 
—Trap or Holder, *18—Turned in 
Scalding Trough, *202. 
Piggery, Plan of, etc.*58-*155 
Pigs, Brood Sow Pens.*. .331 
Pigs, “Red” Berkshires. *..200 
Pine, Chili.*.. 63 
Pine, Culture of White.358 
Pine-tar on Fruit Trees.322 
Pines, Notes from the 22-65-273-*497 
Pitchfork Holder.*..369 
Plant-box, Safe.*. .485 
Plant-box with Divisions.*.. 20 
Plants in Cold Frames, 520—by Mai), 
*372—For a Grave, 307 —Frozen, 
539 -For MeadowE, 523— Prepared 
for Winter, 397 — Starting in 
House, 552. 
Plaster of Paris..174-399 
Plowing, Fall.421-476 
Plow Patents .346 
Plows and Plowing.519 
Plums, Abortive.*. .415 
Poke or Pigeon berry.*..496 
Pollarding Trees .*..110 
Pond Water.305 
Pop Corn, How kept.265 
Pop Corn Picture Frame.*.. 25 
P O. Money Orders, Foreign_ 75 
Post, Staying a.*. .253 
Posts, to make last.222 
Posts, To Prevent Splitting.. .*. .530 
Potato Bins, 395—Experiments at 
Houghton Farm, 480 — By Prof. 
Sanborn, 523 — Planter, *492 — 
Screen, 489—Slicer, *67. 
Potatoes, From Sprouts, 488—How 
Varieties are Produced, 200—Im¬ 
ported, 266—New out of Old, *375 
—Substitute for, 163. 
Pound of Money.267 
Poultry—Breeds and Crosses, 528 
— Conveniences, *51 — Feeding, 
154-286—Houses, Summer, 248- 
Sending to Market, 36-477—Mar¬ 
keting, New Law, 494—Shipping, 
*367—Winter Care of, 523—Winter 
Rations, 534. 
Prairie Chickens.*..283 
Produce Exchange, Daily Sales, 349 
—Marketing, 209—Speculation In¬ 
jurious, 147. 
Prune, Shall We, in Winter ?... .521 
Pruning Knives.265 
Pruning Shears, Perfection...*. .112 
Pumpkins.288 
Parsley, 306—Pro and Con, 385— 
Use for, 345. 
Pyrethrum.* 207 
Q 
Quail, American. *..363 
Quinces, Soil for.252 
Rabbit Trap.*..331 
Rabbits and Fruit Trees.33 
Rabbits and Hares. 51 
Rail Holder.*. .326 
Railroad Building. 6 
Railroad Lands at the West...*..71 
Rain Gauge.8-"164-*419 
Raspberry Canes Disfigured by In¬ 
sects, 357. 
Raspberries.276-317 
Rats and Mice.152-406 
Rats, Box Traps for.*. .370 
Rein-Holder.*. .60 
Rhode Island Prize Crops.75 
Rhubarb, Forcing. 46 
Rhubarb, Canned.163 
Rice for Poultry.174 
Road Making.*..189 
Roads, Attractive.332 
Road Scraper, Texan.*..14 
Roller, Land and Sage Bush, *288— 
Field, *157-*407—Made of Barrels, 
*105—Seat and Frame, *155. 
Roofs of Straw.*..366 
Root Crops, 332-140-424—Cuttings, 
Propagation by, 478 — Harvest, 
478-504—House of Logs, *366. 
Roots, Preserving... 488 
Roots, September Work.354 
Rotation, Advantages of.368 
Rotation of Crops and Manures. 10 
Rowen Hay.410 
Royalty Claimed for Patent.174 
Rubber Garments.532 
Rushes, etc., Not Grasses.348 
Rust in Wheat.307 
Rye for Spring Fodder.396 
s 
Saffron Culture.*..293 
Sage, Cultivation.159 
Salsify.144 
Sanborn’s Experiments.198 
Sand for Melon-bugs.528 
Sanfoinfor Hay.*..158 
Salt on Wheat. 36 
Sashes, Care for.235 
Satchel for Books.499 
Saw Mill, The Old.*..l 
Sawmill, Plantation.175 
Scenes in Southern States_*..547 
Science, Popular.. 3 
Scoop Board for Wagon Box.* 488 
Scouring Box.*..540 
Scraper and Mud Mat. 8 
Scraper, Land.*..535 
Scrapers for Boots.*498-*541 
Scrap Bag.*. .162 
Screw-driver, Improved.*..102 
Sea Kale, Forcing.349 
Seeding on Sod.*..282 
Seeds, Germination, Soil and Light, 
545 — Important to Test, 150 — 
Large Orders, 102—Saving, 327-484 
—Testing, *158. 
Shading Plants.200 
Shelf for Draining Bottles. 337 
Sheep,Cotswolds,*55—Pen for Nurs¬ 
ing Ewe, * 10-*371-Raise More 
Mutton, 355—Skins, 54 — Troughs, 
*53. 
Shoe-Box. 417 
Shore Days. 345 
Shoulder Strap for Wheelbarrow, 
* 222 . 
Shrubs, Half-hardy. 479 
Sieves, Tightening.*..200 
Silk Culture, 54—Exhibition, Phila¬ 
delphia, 153—Manufactures in the 
U S„ 290— Worms, 266. 
Silos and Ensilage.370-404 
Sink Drain.*..254 
Skim Milk Wasted.267 
Skins Cured with the Fur on... .220 
Sleeping Rooms, etc.297 
Snow-Plow, One-Sided.*.. 18 
Snow Plow, Provide a.525 
Sod, Clearing a Field of.*.. 61 
Soldering, Copper or Brass. 36 
Soil, Compacting aroundCuttingsl96 
Soil, Exhaustion of.152 
Sorghum in New Jersey,.174 
Sorghum Sugar.530 
Sorrel Greens.144 
Sorrel, Sheep's.*..333 
South American Matters.127 
Southern Home, Notes from_503 
Southern States, Information... 7 
Southern Truck-Farming.547 
Sparrow, European.349 
Sparrow, Fox.*..199 
Sparrows, Bad.265 
“Spavin Cure ”.533 
Spice-box.*..498 
Spoon Case.*114-*163 
Squash, Vegetable Marrow...*..150 
Squashes, Keeping.486 
Stable, Floor, *290—Forks, Wood¬ 
en, 80—Scraper on Fork, *245— 
Window. Improved, *552. 
Stammering, Cure for, Pr. List. 5 
States, Area of.101 
Steaming Fodder.395 
Sticks and Strings.276 
Stocking-heels.541 
Stoves, To Stop Cracks in.128 
Strainer for Rain Water.*..210 
Strawberry-bed in September...357 
Strawberry Season, Length of.. .100 
Strawberries, 275-317—Alpine, * 421 
—For Minnesota, 127 — New, 145— 
When to Plant, 197. 
Stub's Experiments.198 
Stump Puller.*..347 
Subscriber, What makes a.221 
Sugar from Early Amber Cane, 153 
—from Sorghum, 265 -Where stor¬ 
ed in the Maple, 265. 
Sumach. 424 
Summer Fallow.274 
Sunflower Seed Meal. 174 
Swamp, Reclaiming.314 
Sweet Herbs. 236 
Sweet-Potato Culture, 189—Keep¬ 
ing, 486—Vines, 317. 
Swiue of Ten States.291 
T 
Table Cover.*..236 
Table Made Attractive.114 
Taste, 'the ense of.210 
Teosinte in Loui-iana. 1 O 8 
Tether Post .*.. 57 
Tetnering Animals.*..246 
Thistle, Canada.*17-34 
Thanksgiving .*..476 
Thatching.*..366 
Thorne’s Experiments.198 
Thinning Sowed Plants.247 
Thyme, Cultivation. 159 
Tim Bunker, Dea. Smith’s Farm, 108 
—On Gumption, 154—Learning 
from Mistakes, 56. 
Tobacco as a Window Plant. 8 
Tomato, Best, 126—Pruning and 
Training, *335—Seeds, 324—Vines, 
278. 
Tomatoes, Canning.S6H99 
Tomatoes in the Garden.160 
Tool-boat. *..23) 
Tool Houses. 190 
Tools, Mending Broken. *. .409 
Tools, Putting Away. 354 
Travelling Case.*..498 
Tree, California Big, in England, 34 
—Forest Seeds, 504—Locust Cul¬ 
ture, 161—Plauter, *492. 
Trees by Mail, 424—Grafted or 
Budded, 423—Injured by Vines, 
*112—Protecting from Animals, 
*161—Stayed by Branch, s, *161— 
White Mould on, 423. 
