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The stars (*) in the. fbUoiv 
utg hides: show where engravings 
occur Articles referring directly 
cr> indirectly to Cattle, Flowers, 
Poultry, insects. Manures. Trees. 
Weeds, etc. will be found indexed 
under these general heads. 
0 
A 
Abortion In Ewes.220 
Acres Two..258 
Agriculture, American and English 
8—in France, 77—in Penn. 217. 
Agri') Columns of Weeklies.178 
Agricultural College of Japan... 49 
Ailantlius in Nebraska.440 
Air. Notes on, and Dampness ... 37 
Alders and Hardbacks.525 
Alfalfa in California.485 
Altitudes.22S 
America and England. 47 
Among the Farmers.— Air Impure, 
467-Artificial Incubation 266- 
Breeding Question in, 427—But¬ 
ter. Bitter. 184. Feed for. 306 
Packing M4 Paper Tissue. 15 
Show Mass 55—Can for Cream 
*141—Cattle Breeders 226—Cow. 
Cos' of Raising 428-Cream, Ma¬ 
chines Centrifugal, '55 Washing 
of. 184 — Draining. *97 —Fence. 
Right Angle *I40-Frult Picking 
*348 — Gauge, Hand. *467—Grain 
Harrowing Growing, 306—Horse- 
Shoe. Sam Stone’s. *140—Horses. 
Big, and Truck, 306. Grease ln,96- 
Milk, About,183—Milk and Cream 
Cooling and Ventilation, *140 
Stirrer, 141—Plows, Testing. *347 
—Produce, Farmers’ Marketing, 
97 — “ Rockeries," '506 — Smoke 
House, *347—Stall, Floot for, *267 
—Taxes, Road. 96—Trough, Feed¬ 
ing '468-Vessels for Milk '184- 
Water Springs of. * —Well 
Curb. *506—Wells. Poisoning, *467 
—Well Sweep. *506-Withes. the 
Use of. *427. 
Amphibians, Native.488 
Animals Feeding Young, 447—for 
Meat. Shape of 7-tn Needle¬ 
work *517—Our •Domestic, 101- 
Training, *269—Test of, 219—Un 
profitable, 370. 
Annatto.528 
Apples, Abroad, American. 287-497- 
527—and its Products, 342—Assort¬ 
ing, 90— in Sweden, 421—The Use 
of. 107—Trees in Kansas,50—Twin 
*65-Twin Lady, 7. 
Art Gallery, A Burlesque.106 
Art,Household, Decorative....*..65 
Artichokes,Jerusalem, BrazilianllS 
Ash-Box. Convenient.*,.510 
Ash of the Peanut.286 
Ashes, Leached. 90—Wood, 8-499. 
Asparagus Bed of, 193—in Wet Soil 
245. 
Association, Agricultural, 5—Dairy¬ 
man's, 5—Dairyman’s of Del. Co., 
37—for Advanced Science, 296 — 
West Nat. Fair 159. 
Atavism, What Is It, 5-58. 
•’ Authority," The.247 
B 
Barn, Fix up 217-Plan of, *349-*510 
—Water Supply for, *232 — and 
Stable, Ventilation of, *96 
Barn-Door. Fastening.*57-*140 
Barn-Yard . .*..308 
Barrels Coal Oil, 203-246-260-370— 
Oil Cleaning 457—for Nests, *308 
—for Roots 488—Paper, 253—to 
Sling, *142 
Basket, A Litter.*..189 
Basket, Clean Fruit. .328 
Bateham, M. B . Death of.338 
Beam, to Remove.459 
Beans How to Feed.432 
Bee Keeping, Electricity in. 34 
Bee Keepers, English.... .220 
Bee Notes, 8-50-*90-*133-17S-220-*287 
-300-370- *4:6-456-527. 
Bees Queen, b> Mail.. 90 
Beef. American in England.486 
Beef How to Kill. 368 
Beet Quarterly 220—Sugar 175 
Beets, Sugar, Soil for.218 
Bench, Corn Husking.*431 
Bench for Harness.“101 
Bermuda Grass.*.. 64 
Benefit Yourself. 180 
Benzine. 297 
Bicycles American.288 
Birds Black. 368—and Nest Build 
lng *154—Lice from 33 - New 
Year’s Callers. Snow Bunting. *1. 
Blackberry Roots Confining.419 
Blackberries- Snyder.*..474 
Black Knot. 22—Salt for 34. 
Blight, Pear and Peach.*..514 
Blister The Pear Leaf. 76 
Blossoms, but does not Bear.2S6 
Bolt, Self Fastening.*..189 
Bones flow to Dispose of .419 
Books on Garden and Orcharding, 5 
Botanical Gazette.161 
Boulders in Oregon.260 
Boys at Work. 18 
Bovs' and Girls’ Columns. 
A Alligators *479—Ant and Fly 
B 439 — Bats, Something About 
*439—Bean Puzzle Answer, *109 
—Bed of Mixe 1 Plants, *153— 
C Birds, Among the, *319—Cat and 
the Birds, *320 -Christmas, *520 
—Coasting, *110—Corn, Boy’s 
D Essay on, 239—Day we Cele¬ 
brate, *280 — Doctor's Corres¬ 
pondence : — Bird Into Snake 
479, Canary Seed, 818; Fossil 
Tooth, 318; Night Song. 318; 
Paste for Scrap Book, 152; To¬ 
mato Worm Parasites, *479 ; 
Water-Wheels. *478-*518 —Doc¬ 
tor's Talks:— Action and Re¬ 
action, *152; Balloons, *278; 
Ferry, *238, Force, Centrifugal. 
*107; Friction, *68; Gravity, *25; 
Horse-Hair Snake, *318: Kite, 
*196-*238; Liquids, 438; Lubrica¬ 
tors, 68. Momentum, *152 Mo¬ 
tion. *68 ; Periwinkle, *438 Seal, 
*478 — Drawing Lesson, The 
E Third, *69—Elephant, The Baby 
F 238—Entomology, 360—Fair, At 
the 360-Farming in Connecti¬ 
cut. 238—Forfeits for Fun 27- 
Fishing and Fishers, *198—Fish¬ 
ing. New Kind, ‘239—Flower- 
G Bed, Strange, *519—Girdler, In¬ 
sect, *152 —Glass, Something 
H About. 279—Harry and His 
Horse, *320 - Hunt A River, *197 
I —Icicles, How are Made 69—In- 
J sects—Spring Beetle, *319—June 
K Bug *358—Kangaroo. *519—Leap 
L Year, and Why 109—Mice, The 
M Merry, *70—Motion, Question 
on *26—Mountains, Trip Over, 
O *279 —Nut-Gatherers, *360—Or- 
P chard. Setting Out, *479—Po¬ 
mology, 70—Pond on, in Winter. 
*28—Pop Corn 69—Puzzling, A 
Little, *26—Puzzle, A New,*153— 
Whlrllng,*108—Box,26-68-108-215 
-196-238-278-318-358-438-478- 518— 
A Picture, *68-*196-*278-*318-*358 
R -*519—Rebus, Illustrated, *27-*69 
•109-*152-*197-*239-*279-«319- *479 
S -*5!9—Solution,Wbat Is It ? 518— 
T Steers, at Fair, *440—Toad, 
Horned, *359—Tool-Tray, Boy’s, 
*26—Tree, Cocoanut, Afloat. 
26—Trick, Curious Time, *68— 
W Winter, Composition on, 69— 
Winter-Wood, Pile of, *27-109— 
Y Year, Coming,519—Zoology, 197. 
Bracket. Cocoanut Flower_*..236 
Bracket, Fungus Fern.*. 276 
Bran as Food. 5 
Bran, Feeding.447 
Bread, Cutting Hot.150 
Breeding. In-and-in. 48 
Brick Through a. 35 
Broom, Barn. *..851 
Broom Corn Harvesting.*..346 
Brush, Garden . *..269 
Buckwheat, Crop, *246 Field of. 287 
Buildings, Concrete.488 
Bulbs, Japanese Packing.*.. 22 
Business, Two Years of. 52 
Butter Adulteration 179-488—and 
Cheese Coloring of. 78—Gilt- 
Edged, *141—Granular, 247—Keep¬ 
ing with Borax. 36—To Make, 
without Churning, *185—Wonder¬ 
ful Record. 500. 
Buttons, Horn. 8 
Buy, Where to. 48 
c 
Cactus .369 
Cake, Ginger . 37 
Calendar, Framed.*..150 
Calendar, Jan., 2—Feb., 44—March, 
84—April, 128—May, 172—June, 214 
—July, 254—Aug., 294—Sept., 334— 
Oct., 414. 
Camellia, Culture of.288 
Canoe and Camera.217-288 
Cans, Old Fruit, 159—or Jars, To 
Carry, *25. 
Carp Baird’s European, *13—Cul¬ 
ture in California, 161—Distribu¬ 
tion of,131-497. 
Carpet, Mending.150 
Carrot. Wild.446 
Cart, Hand, for the Farm.*. .350-497 
Catalogues, 78-117-160-205-449-487. 
Catch-All, Shell.*..516 
Cattle, Angus Polled, *55—Blank¬ 
eted, 368—Fastening, Ring and 
Swivel, *61—Hereford, 464—Jer¬ 
seys, Precocity of, 61—Sale of 
Jerseys, *287—Shelters on the 
Prairies, *62— Bulls: Angus Bull, 
•’Judge," *413 —Jersey Bull, 
"Mercury,” *465 — Calf: A Pre¬ 
cocious, 369—Feeder, Value of, 2S9 
— Calves: Black Leg in, 204 — 
Hoose in, 33—Weaning, 161— Cow : 
Barrenness in, 486—“ Dutchess 
10th, of Airdrie," 36—“ Eurotas, ’ 
*305—How to Keep Her, *230— 
Jersey, “Alphea," *183—“ Jers--y 
Belle of Scituate," *225—Jersey. 
Record of, 141—Keeping One, 
Prizes, 47—Keeping One, 175-221- 
247-270—Sore E;, cs in, 34—The 
Simmenthal 95 — Cows: Arti¬ 
chokes for, 419 — Currying, 50— 
Dairy-Test Record, 8—Kicking, 77 
—Record for Dairy, 220—Size of, 
218. 
Celery,77—Rust, 485—Treatment,435 
Cellar, Draining. 
.*..100 
Cement, American Natural 
431 - 
Bad. 179—How to Mix, 339. 
Census Assignments, 49—of Forest 
Trees, 235—the Tenth U. S. 
-218. '• 
Chair, Adjustable Camp. 
.*..368 
Chair. Canvas. 
.*..317 
Chairs, Invalid. 
Chemists Convention of 
.....457 
Cherry. Dyehouse. 
.... 63 
Cherries, About. 
.514 
Chickens and Insects. 
.511 
Chilblains. 
....498 
Chimneys Cleaning. 
.*.. 24 
Chores, Doing. 
. 50 
Churns, Improvement in, 47-*260— 
to Fasten Down, 185—Stiern- 
ward's Swedish, *100. 
Churning, Trouble in. 
.89 
Cider, Keeping Sweet. 
....449 
Cistern. Cheap. 508—Pressure on. 77 
Clamp, A, Mending. 
.189 
Closets, Ventilated. 
.436 
Cloudland, News from. 
.299 
Clover Crop, 836—Seed, Sowing of. 
49—Swedish, 246. 
Clubs, Farmers’, 36-447—Active, 86 
Coal Ashes for Walks.287 
Cochineal in Florida.419 
Codfish, Hatching. 5 
Collars, Moss, for Horses.. .488 
Collar-Gall. Preventing.*..339 
Colors. Off. 89 
Coloring Butter...161 
Colonies, Emigrant, English.420 
College, Am. Vet.,160—Texas Ag.,S5S. 
Competition, Australian.246 
Comforts. Summer Day.258 
Composting.419 
Compost, Material for. 94 
Compost, Muck and Manure.448 
Cones, Pine, for Kindling. 5 
Cool Room.489 
Corn, Canning, 869—Cobs, 204—Cov- 
erer, A Handy, *100—Crop of, 178 
—for Feeding, White or Yellow, 
418-House *186-*266—in Ill.,90-to 
Measure, 179—to Measure in Crib, 
247—Peruvian, 247—Raise More, 
180—Seed. 34—Selecting Seed, 311 
—Sheller,” A. B C.," *501—Sweet, 
498—Variations in, 505. 
Corn F rdder Pitting, *469--Amount, 
468—Curing 308. 
Corns on Horses’Feet.*.. 57 
Cotton Culture, Book on.77 
Correspondence, Editorial, *301-339 
-422-459-*462-*472. 
Country, An Extensive. 8 
Cranberries, Where Grown. 77 
Cream, Separating, by Centrifugal 
Force.*.. 60 
Creamery. Will it Pay?.488 
Creed, An Agricultural.146 
Creek, Bank of.. 48 
Cresses, Water.274 
Cribber, Cure for.161 
Crop, A Leading, 338—Boy’s Cotton, 
286—Care of Root, 368—Changing, 
448—Prospects, 297. 
Croquettes, Oyster and Meat.... 37 
Crusher for Clods. .,*.350 
Cultivator, A Wheat.* 350 
Culverts under Roadways.*. .507 
Currant Crop, 342—Culture, *354. 
Currants ,315—Why not More,274-526. 
Curry Combs, *228—for Cow, *189. 
Cutlery, American...247 
Cutter, Cabbage.*. .430 
D 
Dairying, Swiss.95 
Dakota, Winter in.176 
Daisy, Ox-Eye.299 
Dam for Ice Pond.*. .458 
Deer, Black-Tailed.. *..425 
Dentaplione.499 
Dentaphone and Audiphone..160 
Did it Hurt Him ?.456 
Digger for Muck.*. .349 
Diseases, Scrofulous in Animals*187 
Doubletrees and Draught.311 
Dog. Deaf,366—forFarm, 258—Show, 
the Great, 133. 
Dogs, St. Bernard, “ Cocker,” *425. 
Drain, Clearing, 218—Water Enter, 
*223. 
Drains, Best Material, 429—Log, 368 
Drainage, Deep.229 
Draining, Advantages o f, 417—Rea- 
’ sons, 161. 
Draft-Horses, Test for.486 
Drags and Pulverizers.*. .96 
Draught, Line of, in Plowing.*.. 189 
Drill, which is Best.328 
Drills, Grain.325 
Drink for Hot Weather.296 
Driver, Fence Post.*..142 
Duck-Raising, Will it Pay.*.. 60 
Dust, Road.352 
Dynamometers.*..307 
E 
Eclipses for 1880. 77 
Editors Abroad.458 
Education, Veterinary.327 
Eggs, Candling, *471—of Difl'erent 
Breeds of, 49—to Preserve, 445. 
Eland, The.*..505 
Elder, To Subdue.370 
Emigration. 259 
Entomologist for N. Y.298 
Entomologist, The American....161 
Ensilage, Result of, 287—Silo for 
Corn Fodder, S41-*469—Opening, 7 
Ergot and Abortion in Cows.... 57 
Experiments,Farm, American Agri¬ 
culturist, 135—Fertilizer, 88—Our 
Field,204. 
Essay, The Cow.259 
Evergreens, Trimming up.179 
Excursion to Europe.285 
Exhibition. Fishery, Am., 299—N. J., 
459. 
F 
Fair, American Institute, 420—At¬ 
tending, 296—Dairy International. 
6—Modern State, A, 161—TheNext 
World’s, 131. 
Fairs, The Coming, 296—List of. 
Sept., 367—Oct.. 447—Nov., 489- 
Dec., 527—Prizes at, 131. 
Farm, Clearing Up, *127 — To New 
Orleans, 204—Overstocking 327. 
Farmer of the Future.298 
Farming, Dairy, 510—High, What is 
It? 220—Mixed, 116—Profitable, 
256—Successful, in Hard Times,177 
—Tenant, 307^18-426—with Irriga¬ 
tion, 326. 
Farms,English Sewage. 286—Large, 
14-Plans of Dividing .131 
Fastening, Barn Door.*.. 19 
Fastener for Machines.*..428 
Feather Duster, Home Made... 237 
Feed-Barrel.*. .428 
Feed, Waste Products as.268 
Feeding for Manure, 447 — from 
Hand, 368—Principle in, 447. 
Feet. Scrape the. 67 
Fence, Experience with, *261—Sim¬ 
ple, Portable, *500—Wire, Open¬ 
ing in, *508. 
Fences and Fencing,*10-*51-*92-*134 
—179-*222— Stone, *527—Wire, 369. 
Fennel, Dog.327 
Fertilizer, Bone, Home-made, 35- 
Charcoal, 499. 
Fertilizer for Cotton. 77 
Field-Roller, Homemade.*..227 
Figures, Interesting, 297 — More 
Pleasant, 52—Some Dairy, 286. 
Fish Culture, 297—Fresh to Fry, 37 
—as Fertilizer, 115. 
Fire, Starting a. 49 
Fire-Fanging.486 
Flag, How to Make.237 
Flannel, How to Wash. 500 
Florida, Facts About...327 
Flint, Chas. L., Resigned..417 
Flower Garden and Lawn, Jan., 4— 
Feb., 46—March, 86—April, 130- 
May, 174—June, 216—July, 255— 
Aug., 295—Sept., 335-Oct., 416 — 
Nov., 455—Dec., *495. 
Flowers, Begonias, Tuberous Root¬ 
ed, *21—Blazing Stars, *513—Bulb, 
A New Cape—*147—Bush Clover, 
*21—Coleus, New Varieties, *147— 
Corydalis, *274 — Double White 
Horse Chestnut *63—Fritillaria, 
Cal., *233—Kramer’s Lily, •313- 
Lilies, Small Flowered,*355—Pur¬ 
ple-Cone, *433—Summer Perenni¬ 
als, *473. 
Fluid, Littel’s Chemical.329 
Fodder and Litter Cutting, ‘50- 
Corn, Preservation of, 298—Value 
of, 86. 
Food, and Digestion, 50—Cattle, 
Fowls, 247 —Notes About, 220- 
Supply of England, 87—Variety 
of, 8-Winter, 288. 
Foods, Money Value of. 47 
Foot of Sheep, Care of,.*.. 18 
Foot-Rest.*..436 
Forge, A Farm.328 
Founder, What is It ?.342 
Fountain for Pigs, *468—Poultry,*58 
Fountains, Wayside.427 
Fowls, Disease in, 5—Fresh Air, 36 
Frame, Embroidery.*..316 
Frame for Thermometer.* 194 
Frames, Picture.*..476 
Frogs, Crop of.216 
Frosts, Late.177 
Fruit, Dried, 219—Drying, *314. 
Fruit Garden, Jan., 4—February. 46 
—March, 85-April, 129-May, 173- 
June, 215—July, 255-Aug., 295- 
Sept., 315—Oct. 415 — Nov. 455- 
Dec. , 495. 
Fruit, Growers inTexas,*103—Nutri¬ 
ment in, 419-Packing, Excelsior 
for,297—Picker, Convenient, *342 
Sending, 288— Success with, 368. 
