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INDEX. 
Ill 
Household : 
A Articles, Ornamental House¬ 
hold, *505—Awnings for Country 
B Dwellings, *299—Bags, Shawl, 
* 299 —Bed-room in Cretonne, *840 
—Beef, Round of Spiced, 381— 
Block, Sand Paper, '69—Book 
Covering, Neat, *24—Boot Jack, 
*167-Boot-scrapers, Home-made, 
*21—Box, Coal, 300—Box, Win¬ 
dow Garden, *166—Bracket, Cor¬ 
ner, *68—Bread, Corn, Virginia, 
880—Breakfast Dish,117—Broom, 
C Hanging A, *340—Cabinet, Med¬ 
icine, Corner, *425—Hanging, 24 
—Wall, *260—Case. Glove, •25- 
Cellar Bin, A, *381—Chest, Flour 
and Meal, *810—Chickens, Fried 
with Rice, 24—Christmas Cards, 
548—Christmas Decoration, *549 
—Christmas Tree, How Dress? 
519-Closet, Combination, *300— 
Closet Door, with Shelves, *504 
—Cockroaches and Croton Bugs, 
*?.60—Conveniences. Household, 
299—Cooking, A Word on, 166— 
Couglis and colds, 69—Cupboard, 
Front, *117—Curtain for Stained 
Glass Window, *424—Curtains, 
Inexpensive. 117-Cushion, Laun- 
D dry, *341—Dress, Hints for, 25— 
Dress, Notes on Styles of, 259- 
E 340—Easel. Home-made, 166—Eti¬ 
quette, Table, 424—Eyes, The, 
F 300—Fashion Notes, 548—Fern¬ 
ery, Home-made, *69—Flower- 
Stand, Circular, *381—Food.Pro- 
tecting, *504—Frames, Picture, 
H Plush and Satin, *380 — Hands, 
The, 340 -Hamper, Clothes, 167— 
Hints for Busy Fingers, 117— 
Hints, Horae, Clothing, 214— 
Holder, Ball, *380 -For News¬ 
papers,*116-For Whisk Broo'ns, 
*214—Home, Attractive, Make 
YoiA-, 381—House Furnishing, 63 
—House Furnishing, Taste in, 
383—Housekeeper, A Philoso- 
.1 pher, 300—Jardiniere, Table,*424 
K —Kindlings in Paper Bags, 117— 
Kitchen, Plan of, *239—Pleasant, 
Make the, 215—Knives, W. loden 
L Fruit, 25—Lainbreqnin.s, Mantel, 
Catch-All3,Splashers,214-Limp, 
Night, Stand, *215-Letter Paper 
and Cards, Fashions, 259—Line, 
Carving, *69—Lounge, Home- 
-M made, *68 “ Making Over ” 
Things, 116-.Match Strike, *24— 
Mice, Deadfall for, *167-510111, 
O I'he Buifalo, 341—Omelet, 250— 
P Panels. Ilirch Bark, *549—Panels. 
Satin, *25-Parents, A Word to, 
341—Piano Scarf, *548—Pickles 
How to Make, 424—Plant Stand 
*116—Potatoes, A Chapter on 
215—Presents, Wedding, Begin 
ning Housekeeping, 299—Pud 
R ding, Apple, 24—Rag Carpet 
Hints, 167 —Receiver, Photo 
graph, *424—Scrap, *380—Refrig 
erator,Home-made,*214~Rooms 
S Sleeping, Our, 425—Salads, Thei 
Heaithfulness, 423—Sally Lutiii 
25—Screen, Curtain, for Doors, 
*214—Screen, Wash Stand, *299— 
Seats, Oil',-Doors, 215-Secre¬ 
tary, Home-made, *548—Sharp 
ener. Lead Pencil, 341—Shelves, 
Hanging, 340—Shoe-case, and 
Linen-Bag. *425—Sick, Cateriuj 
for the, 505—Slipper Case, Orna 
mented. *518—Smoke-house A 
*331—Spring, Hints for, 116— 
Stand, Corner, *381—Starch and 
Iron, How to, 24—Styles, Au¬ 
tumn, 504—Syrup, Lemon, 548— 
T Table-Cover, Inexpensive, *549— 
Table Decorations, *166-Home¬ 
made Toilet, *117—Tables, Drop- 
Leaf, *68—Teeth, Care of the, 167 
“ Twine-Work,” Lamp-Shades 
W and Flowers, 116—Wash-Stands, 
Old. Usefor,380—Well VVaste.S'XJ 
—Window Drip,A Catch for,*167 
— Work, Mid-Summer, *341 — 
Y Yard, Back, The, 260. 
Houstonia, The .195 
Huckleberries.*..114 
Humbugs: 
Agency, Union Detective, 39— 
Agents, Pension Claim, 433—Al¬ 
bum, Postal Card,435—Auctions, 
B Furniture, 273—Bunco Steerers, 
39—Bee Hive, Golden, 391—Ben¬ 
efactors of the Human Race, 179 
—Blacksmith, Village,227—Blind 
Leading the Blind, 39—Book 
keeping for Fifteen Dollars, 80 
—Books, Pernicious, 131—Brah- 
mo Yan, 351—Bribes Offered, 351 
— Bureau, Matrimonial, 179 — 
C Cash Paid for Stories, 391—Cat¬ 
tle, Car Load of, 180—Chickens 
Counted Before Hatched, 351— 
Clairvoyants and the Like. 517— 
Companies Land,351—Company, 
Jewelry Standard, 391—Com¬ 
pany, New York Book, 517— 
Contrivance, An Ancient, 517— 
Corpse, His Father’s, 80—Cor¬ 
responding With Strangers, 517 
—Cure, Hindoo, Deafness, 131— 
D Deafness, Cure, 311—Disgrace 
to the Town, 351—Dogs, Chesa- 
E peake Bay, 80— Eggs, Preserv¬ 
ing, 391—Enterprises, Grain and 
Cattle, 80—Express Charge Gift, 
F 131—Fien 1, Counterfeit Money, 
179—Fight, An Unequal, 131— 
PYght It in the Courts, 311— 
Flemming & Merriman, 131— 
Flowers,Everlasting,180—“Fool- 
cropjThe,” 435—Fraud at Break¬ 
fast Table, 273—“ Fund W,” The 
G End of, 39—“Graphs,” The Vari¬ 
ous,273—“Grass,Dr oiith-Proof,” 
391—Grass for a Name, 131— 
“Great American Propaganda 
SocieW,” 517—Girdle, Galvanie, 
H 131—Hair, Superfluous, 39—Hog 
1 Cholera, Sure Cure, 80—1 Think 
it a Humbug, 80 —Indicators, 
Metal 311—Indignant at the Ap¬ 
plication, 351—Insurance, I,ife, 
179—Invlgorator, Fruit Tree, 131 
J -311—Journals, Agricultural Bo- 
gus,179—Justice on Their Track, 
K 179—“ K & K,” The, 311—“ Lock 
L of Hair” not Required, 851— 
Lotteries, Here and There, 39— 
Lotteries, Royai and Others, 227 
—Lottery, Martin Meyer, 273— 
Lottery, New Brunswick, 131— 
M Magnetic Appiiances, 273—Man, 
Young, Wanted,80—Mesmerism 
Did It, 391—Mining Enterpi ise, 
273—Money, Bogus, Offered, 351 
—Counterfeit, 179—Counterfeit, 
Swiiidie, 80—Mutual Self En- 
F dowmeut, 311—Nasturtium, 180 
—Newspaper with Annex, 273— 
O Orchard, AppleMSO—Parent, an 
P Indignant, 131—Particuiars, He 
Wants, 517—Payments. Adver¬ 
tising, 391—Peddiers, Tree, 227— 
Pension Matters, 80—Petroleum 
vs. Stock Gambling, 435—Photo 
graphs. Coloring, 227—Plum, A 
Wonderful, 80 — Police, Chief 
Says, 179—Policy Playing, 391— 
Postmasters, How Tempted,39— 
Press, The Interior Associated, 
517—Prize, nor Paper, Neither, 
435—Publisher Turns Banker, 
R 131—Ranch, Spotted Pony, 351- 
Recipe,Pie3erving,227-Recipes, 
S Free, 273-351—Scoundrels to the 
Back-bone, 179—Seed, Swindles, 
227—Sprats to Catch Herring, 39 
—Stock Raising in Texas, 273— 
“ Storm Glasses,” So-called, 39 
T —Tiffany & Co.’s End, 131—Toli- 
gate Opens Again, 435—Tree 
Bean of Mexico, 39—Tree Fruit, 
Wonderful, 273—Turn, New, to 
W Old Tune, 435—Ware, Silver, 
Boston. 311—W ork Appreciated, 
Our, 435. 
Hurdle, A Rack.*.. 13 
Hydrangeas, Blue. 540 
Ice-house, Building an.495 
Impiement for Squaring Fields .162 
Implements, Farm, New.*..274 
Improvement, Whei e to Look for483 
Incubators, Home-made. 4 
Insect-Borer, Quince.249 
—Enemy, *103—Trouble in Grape 
Canes, 159. 
Insecticides, Valuable.421 
Insects - Beetle Asparagus, 159— 
Cabbage Fly, *337 — Cabbage 
Worm Destroyer, *378—Cabbage 
W’orms, Hot Water for, 16—Cock¬ 
roaches, Remedy for, 511—Corn 
Worm, 396 - Cottonwood Beetle, 
*406 — Cut Worms, 325 - Grape 
Seed, The, 56—Lady-Birds, *337 - 
Leaf Rollers, 418—Maggots, Cab¬ 
bage, 219—Ox Bot-Fly, *493-Ox 
Gad Flv. *420—Peach Tree Borer, 
59—Red Ants, 325—Scile on the 
Oleander, 159—Squash Bugs, 289— 
Worm, Apple, 279—Ticks, *306- 
Turnip Fly, 305—Wheat Straw, 
*531 — W’hcat Weevil, :;71 — Wire 
Worms. *292—Worm, Fall, Army, 
*531—Worm, Small, in the Green¬ 
house, 159. 
Inventions, Agricultural,*73-*74-*121 
-*122-*171-*172-*200-*264-'304-*376. 
Ivy and Other Climbers.113 
Ivy, Growing and Training.540 
Jay-Eye-See.. 
K 
Kale, A New Curled.*..164 
Kerosene to Kill Insects.114 
“Kill-Calf ”.*..22-153 
Kitchen Garden for January, 3— ! 
February,46—March, 95—April, 147 I 
—May, 195—June, 239—July, 279— 
August, 319—September, 859—Oc- j 
tober, 403— November, 4® — De¬ 
cember, 527. I 
Knife, Grafting, A. *..95 
L 
Ladder, Cheap.*.. 47 
Ladder, Fruit .*..359 
Ladders, Dangerous.*.. 52 
Lamb-Kill, More About.306 
Lambs, Early for the Butcher.. .372 
Land, Grass, Salt Upon, 159—Rent¬ 
ing on Shares, 535 — Meadow, 
Autumn Care of, 364. 
Lard, Rendering. 16 
Latch for Barn Door.*..151 
Lawn Making.*..362 
Lawn, The.103 
Leaf, Gatherer, A.*. .306 
Leaves, Forest, 520—Gather the,20— 
of Trees, Variation in, 338—Rose, 
What Cuts, *379. 
Lemons and Limes, California. .282 
Lettuce, Mildew.257 
Life, Southern Plantation_*..108 
Light in Barn.55 
Light in Winter Quarters.542 
Lightning and Lightning Bods, 157— 
Lightning Rods, 289 — How to 
Make, 204. 
Lignite, A Deposit of.325 
Lime for Biasting. I 9 
Lime or Ashes with Guano.289 
Live Stock Notes for January, 2— 
February, 46 — March, 94—April, 
146—May, *194—June, 234—July, 
278—August, 318—September, 358— 
October, 402 —November, 482 — 
December, 526. 
Lottery in Agricultural Journals.132 
Louisiana Purchase, The.152 
Lumbering iu Caiifornia.198 
IVi 
Machine for MeasiiringDistances 15 
Machine Mowing,Horse Power.“.199 
“ Make a Note On’t ”. 34 
Manure for Potatoes, 533—Heap, 
The, 107-Hen, How to Use, 59- 
Leaves as,107—Making Straw into, 
249. 
Manuring, Heavy in Gardens_165 
Marker, Ground. Convenient.*.. 47 
Measure, Half-Bushel.53 
Measure, Land, A.284 
Measuring-Rod, A Sliding_*..364 
Melon Vines, Trouble With, 371— 
Fail to Raise, 110 —For Market, 
320. 
Meteorology, Errors in.150 
Milk, Butter, and Beef.*..385 
Milk-Fever, How to Prevent_528 
Milking Tubes. 269 
.Money-crop lor Next Siiiing.... 329 
.Moon,Harvesi, The_'..*..318 
Mos.s Peat. A New Use lor.405 
Mullein, Afraid of. 107 
Mule Ifaising—A New Departure, 
*.528, 
Mutton and Milk.*..531 
Mushroom Growing. 420 
N 
Names, Hard on. 65 
Nests for Sitting Hens.*. .I'lS 
News, The Origin ot.345 
Nitrate of Soda.546 
Notes, Editorial. 
Antelope. My First,58—Bill, Arkan* 
B sas, Hies, 15—Boom, luiiigration. 
No, 386—"What Makes a, 14— 
C Building Rail Road. 58—Cars, 
Palace, A New Model, 15—Cattle 
Raising, Profits. 429—Chickens, 
Prairie, Abundant. 386—Coming 
Back, .58—Comparisons Interest¬ 
ing. 59—Credit, Take Care of 
I> Your, 1.')—Dakota Towns, Rapid 
K Growth, .512—Emigration to Ore- 
F gon, 430—Farming versus Min¬ 
ing, 58—Figures, Striking, 59— 
Fish, Big, Swallows Little Fisli, 
4J9— Flies, Sand, 429— Forma- 
G tions, Wonderful, r>S — Grand 
Army of Republic, 429—Growth, 
H Ra()id, 430—Hands Up, and Get¬ 
ting the Drop, 14 — Harvests, 
Abundant, 386—Hints, Travel- 
I ing, 429—Icelanders in America. 
15 — Iin|)lements. Farm, Too 
Many, 386-Industry, New, in 
L Oregon, 430—Land Free, Too 
Mucli, 386—Lumbermen, Among 
M the, 14—Miles, one Hundred and 
Twenty Thousand, 59 — Missis¬ 
sippi, On the, 14—Mules are at a 
N Premium. 106—No Doctors Need 
O Apply, 106—On to the From, 106 
P —Pierre versus Piern*, 15 — 
Q Quick-sands, Treacherous, 14— 
II Ranches, Cattle, Consolidating, 
, 10(5—Western. 106—Roinance and 
S Reality, 106 — Scenes, Rapid 
Transformation, 58—School Pri¬ 
vileges, 420— Settlers, Few Re¬ 
turning. 386—Shooting from 
Train, 14—Stacks by the Million, 
W 14—Waiting for Country to 
Catch C)), 386. 
Notes from the Pines, *293-336-*422- 
*489. 
Nuts, Pecan.'nnd Almonds.289 
Nut, Tlie Pecan.339-3T0-*j46 
Oleomargarine, How Can, be De¬ 
tected ? 205. 
Onion, Question, An..59 
Onion, Seed Raising.410 
Onions, Cultivation ot, 547-Harvesc- 
ing and Storing, 298-*Keeping, 488. 
Osage Orange Seeds. 511 
Orchard and Fruit Garden for Jan., 
3—Feb., 47—.March, 94—April, 146 
—May, 191—June, 239—July, 279— 
Aug.. 319—Sept., 359—Oct., 403— 
Nov., 483—De(t., 527. 
Orchard and Nursery, Care of.. 403 
Orcliard, Unfruitful.430 
Oiadiards, Legal Protection for. .430 
P 
Finis, SliouWer.247 
Fiiint, Firt-pi-oof..371 
Fiinisiles, Aiiimivl.295 
Piirsiiip, A Good Word for tlie...257 
I’arsiilps, Busliel Weight of... 205 
Parks—Crotona.*. .535 
Pasture, A Coiiveiiieiit. 199 
I’asture, Fifty Acres of. 59 
Patents, and Patent Laws.283 
Pea-vines. Tall. 208 
Peach, Orcliard Crops.159 
Peaches from Florida.32.7 
Peaches. Northwest Wind Kills..410 
Peanut Planting, Mode of....210 
Peanuts, About. ^5 
Pear, Bartlett, 370 —Blight, 281 — 
New Seedling, ,534—Ripening, 430 
—The Keller Hybrid, 10. 
Pears. The Oriental.*. .501 
Peas, Eatable Podded.*..152-245 
Pen, Swine Feeding, *4;6—Con¬ 
venient Corn, 19—Pasture, Mov¬ 
able, *410. 
People, City, as Fanners. 249 
Phosphates, North Carolina.285 
Pigeon Breeding.*..414 
Pigeons and Pigeon Houses...*.. 7 
Pig as a Plowman, The, 38r—F eed¬ 
ing, Profit, 112—Pen, A, *234—Rais¬ 
ing, 249. 
Piggery, Complete, A.*..1U 
Piggery, A Prize.*. .316 
Pigs, Early Spring, 413—Feednig of, 
19—Weaning Young. *36i—7Varin, 
to Keep, *328—Yorkshire, *413— 
Young, Wintering, 481- 
Pioneer s Rotation of Crops.332 
Plant, for a Name, A, 311—F'ish De¬ 
stroying, A, *312—Snow, of Sierra 
Nevada, *336—Stand, Home-made, 
*345. 
Planting, Fail, 377—Ornamental, 115 
-213—Prairie Tree, 61. 
Plants, Alnitilon Snowball, 23—Ar¬ 
tillery, *377—as Air Pnrifiei s, 34.5— 
Camellias, .537—Clirysaiithemiinis, 
*538—Cocklehiir, *361-Floral Chi- 
nille, *337 — Forwarding, *6.5— 
House, Growing in .Moss,298—Pro¬ 
pagating, 99—Keeping in Winter, 
22—Laurel. I he Great, 209—Tlie 
Narrow-leaved, *243 — Liver-leaf, 
*257—Niglit-lilooming Cerens. 377 
—Rare Obolaria, *345—Related to 
Health, 503—Sweet Potato, 39— 
Watering, 502—Window Culture, 
538—Wintering in Cellars, *421. 
Plaster, Land, Value of.. 33 
Plow, Carriage for.*..210 
Plow, I’lank, A.326 
Pinm, A New.*. .412 
Plums, Trouble with.325 
Pollen, The Influence of.366 
Pond Carp, Screen for.289 
Pork, Putting Down. 16 
Potash Ley, Use of. 59 
Potato and Seed Tubes.*. .135 
Potato, “Beauty of Hi bron,” 159— 
Experiments Difter, Why? 283 — 
New, A, 63. 
Potatoes, Digging Early. 372—Early, 
104—How Managed, 205 — Mi.x in 
Hill, 378—Mew Varieties, 102—Save 
tlie, 336—Sweet, in Nortlierri Gar¬ 
dens, 247. 
Poultry—Breeds for Laying, 197— 
Capons, Wliy ? 528 — Chicken 
Cholera, Prevent. 406 —Chicken 
Raising, 294—Fence, *57—Gapes in 
Cliickens and Turkeys.289—Green 
Food for, 541—Hens, Egg-Eating. 
* '22—Hens, A Ration for, 529— 
House, Heating, .59—House Plans, 
*64-* ■ 30—House Ready lor Winter, 
500—House, Roof for, 107—House. 
Small, *246—Keeping as a Busi¬ 
ness, 245—Roosts, Summer, 294— 
Sliells for. 107-203— Suggestions, 
148-*253—Yard Conveniences, *30 
—Yard, I.arge, 156. 
Prairie Pests. .1.38 
Prizes Ottered. 47 
I’rodiicts. Finished.533 
Pruning in Pear Orchard.258 
Pumpkin, Give a Chance.503 
Pumpkin, Growing witli Corn... .210 
Puzzle. Evergreen.1,59 
Quince. Meecli’s Prolilic.*. .828 
Rabbits and Young Trees, 511—in 
Ansirnlia. *490-Trouliled with, 15. 
Rack. Siieep, A. 31 
Rainfiill and Grains.364 
Rainfall, Increase iu West.300 
Raisin Making. 60 
liam, ilydranlic.393 
Ramie, SometliiiigNew in.392 
liaspherr.v—The “ Hansell.”.. *..104 
Raspberry, The “ Raiicnciis,”.*. ..302 
Raspberries. Tronlile tvith.371 
Rats in I’oultry Houses.483 
l.'ats. To Drive Away.157 
Reader.s To Onr.209 
Relrigerator, A Creameiw.*.. 19 
Refns'e. Slaiigliter-hoiise.Utilizing 59 
lihuharh. Asparagus, Forcing_34 
Road-biiilding, Good and Bad.* 419 
Rond, The Law of tlie. 201 
lioad Wasli, Saving Tlie.1:52 
Roots, Tliatcliing with Straw....359 
Root-grafting of Slinihs.*..105 
Roots. Tlie Power of.. 10 
Rose, Trouble with.249 
Roses Produced Cliea)>ly.._*..154 
Row Planting .. *..163 
Rubber, Dissolving and Mending 
Boots, 8. 
Rnsli, The Zelira.*. .376 
Ruis. Getting out of.1.55 
Rj'e for Hay.15^242 
Saddle, Bare-back versus Blanket, 
*487. 
Salads are Good.446 
Salamander, Tlie European.. .*. .209 
Salmon, F'resh, from Oregon.214 
Salt in Orchard.249 
Sashes, Hot-bed.*.,65 
Sausage, Home-made.*.. 49 
Sausage, Making . 16 
Saw, Old, Cutting Weeds.*..93 
Saw-dust and Leather Scraps.4.30 
Saw-dust as Bedding and Maiuire205 
Saw-horse, Cheap, Good.* 6 
Scaftblding, Portable..*. .ICO 
Scare-crow “Cat”. 4i 
Screw, A Universal.489 
Seed, Catalpa.3; I 
Seed, Grass, Hungarian .832 
Heeding, Propagation, Covering.lfcii 
Seeds, Ash and Box Elder, 371—Dis¬ 
tribution of, 133—Raising, 287—Tlie 
Germination of, 15. 
Sensation in Hookertoivn. CO 
Sericulture in California.367 
Setli Green, His Works and AVavs, 
544. 
Slied, Wagon.*..367 
Sheep Cougli and Sneeze, 311—Foot 
Rot in,*373—Heads,Cliaracteristic, 
*409—Hold mi to the, 487—Hurdle, 
*57 — Lincoln, *149—.Mamigement 
in Winter,409—Merino, American, 
*.53—Raising, 59—Raising in tlie 
Nortliwest, 292 — Sliropsliire ami 
Hampsliire Down, 42n —South¬ 
down, *36.3—Treatment of Scab in, 
*240. 
Slielffor Stable Dog.*. .97 
Slielteivscreens. 93 
Shrimps, Wliat are.*..127 
Sliruh—The Buttoiibiisli.*. .164 
Slirnhs. Some Useful.*..213 
Silk Culture.2.54 
Silk-worms, Feeding The.287 
Silo Question, A.430 
Sleds, Two in One.*.. 49 
Soap, Veg table.*..545 
Sorghum a Success, 33—Cultivating 
in West, 196—Early Amber, 151. 
Sphagnum, What Is ?.*..503 
Splicer,A Wire.*..247 
Sportsman In Camp.243 
Spruce, Norway, Trouble with..159 
Squashes, Trouble with.371 
Stable, Ventilate Cattle. 5 
Stable, Useful in Every.*..543 
Stack, Making a Straw.359 
Stage Coach in New York City.*.408 
Stains, .Mouse. 15 
Stanchions.*.. 98 
Sttdions, Agricultural Experiment, 
Stencils, Home-made.*.. 10 
Stiles and Gates.*..533 
Stocks, Let us Have More.105 
Stone, Artiflcial, 430—Big, to Get 
Rid of, 33—Large, Management, 
107—Moving Heavy, *153. 
Strangers In Large Cities.445 
Strawberries for next Summer,298— 
in Autumn, 511—on the Farm, 155. 
Strawberry-bed, Protection for, 159 
—Pest, Serious, A, * 323 — The 
“ Banquet,” *323. 
Streams, Care of Banks.*..539 
Stump Puller.*..100 
Stump Pulling.294 
Sugar from Sorghum, Extractl’g*820 
Sugar, Sorglium.107 
Sumach, Curing. .396 
Sumach, Preparing for Market..295 
Sunflower as Oil Plant.102 
Swine, Clioleraaiid Corn,533—Cook¬ 
ing Food for, 527—Farming, 529— 
Litter Liglitly, 539—Salt and Ashes 
for, *416—Shelter for, 499. 
T 
Table,Assorting .*..543 
“ Tea. Continental Tea, New Jer¬ 
sey”. ir. 
Team, Work, Care of.367 
Temperatures.346 
Timber, Short, and Wood Supply, 
246. 
’I imber. The Time to Cut.333 
Tiniotliy, He d’s Grass.»..102 
Toads do Harm ?.334 
Tobacco Fe ment In Hookertown, 
6. 
Tobacco Stems for Currant AVorms, 
255. 
Tomato Vines, Mulching. 59 
Tomato A’ines, Pinching.289 
Tomatoes, Stimulant for.249 
Towns, Planniugand Improviiig*492 
Teasels and Their Culture.534 
Tramps and the Farmers.*.. 20 
Trap, Fish, A.*. .112 
Tree, A Bare, 825^Litter, Con¬ 
venient, A, *247—Mulberry, Does, 
Flower, 345—Surgery, Tree, 325— 
Sweet Gum. The. *67—Top Form¬ 
ing, *102—Trunk Protecting, 421 
Trellis, 'Ibmato, A.805 
Trellis, Wires, Fastening.*..495 
Trees, About Staking, 2&—Apples, 
Blight in, 371—Burning Do wn,* 280 
—Do.Increase Rainfall ? 12-Elm9, 
Trouble AVith, 886—Forest Bud¬ 
ding, *255—Fi nit, Girdled, 2(5— 
Fruit, The Care of, 211—Isolated, 
•297—-Alyile, Ah Enemy to, *322— 
Peach, Trouble with, 371—Pine, 
De Lacey's, *423—I’ropagation of, 
*295—Shade, 212-Shade, on the 
Farra,292—A'onng.oii Prairies, 6. 
Trough, AA’atering A.*..294 
Troughs, Water-Stone and Plank, 
*18. 
Truck, Convenient .*..197 
Truck, Early .-from Florida. .*. .160 
Tube, AA’atering, A.*. .359 
Tule Land Cultivation.412 
Trellises, Garden.*..105 
u 
Underdraining in Winter.487 
V 
Vacancies, Fill up the.287 
Varnish, Removing.289 
Vegetable, Early, 51—Not Generally- 
Grown, 147—The Shape of, *165. 
Vine to Cover a ifnildiiig.20.7 
Vines, About, 371- Tlie Use of, *738 
—Wild, about tlie House, 198. 
Vineyard Posts. 470 
w 
Wages, Boy’s, Wlio Owns? . 8 
AVagon Jack, A.‘..7ll(i 
AVagon Jack. Improved, An..* 1.77 
Walks. Asplialt or I'itcli.207 
AValks, Straiglit or ( rooked.. .*. .346 
Wardian Cases, Jardinieres_.‘40 
AA'asps, Troiilile with.289 
Water, Injurious to Plants.421 
AA’ater, Uintjies. Tlie.* 297 
AVeed, Cinquefoil, 59—from Arkan¬ 
sas, 430—Killing, Crnslier, *99.— 
Live-Forever, 283—Kill ilie Late, 
3'16—Plantain, 174-289 
AVell-honse, Southern, A.*..280 
West, l lie Need of tlie.28S 
AVliear and Meat,547 -Broadcasting. 
379—in New ICiigland. IS—Rnstand 
Mildew, *.744-Sowing. 50—When 
to Harvest, 280—Winter, Time to 
Sow, 319. 
AVlieel, Hitcli, A.*..208 
AVheelbarrow, A Spring .*..490 
AVIiiffle-trees. 'I'lirec-liorse_*. .306 
AA'illows and AA'illow Culture.197 
4A illows, Basket. 96 
Windlass, Well, Improved_*..162 
Windinills, Geared.*.. 34 
Window Garden.*. .510 
AVire Tightener, A.*..326 
AViiiter m the Country.*. .525 
AVitlie.s.*...7'29 
Wood-iionse and AA'asli-rooni..*.. 12 
Wood, f.npply of. Important_296 
AA'ood, Unripe Cntiings.280 
Work-hencli. Farmer’s, A..346 
AA’orkshop, Farm, Tlie.*..2^ 
AVork, Fairly Spring, ,76 — Shop.' 
F'arm, The, 283 —Spring, About 
House, 104. 
Yards, Front,Wliat to do with*. .508 
