Of ¥®!L1UME E®tT¥-TIEIIREE, 
K#'" Th& stars (*) in the /olhW‘ 
ing Index show where engravings 
0 ccur. Articles r^erring direcUy 
tr indirectly to Cattle, Horses, 
Fertilizers, Flowers, Fowls, Foul- 
try, Insects, Plants, Weeds, etc., 
■will be found indexed under these 
general heads. 
A 
Adobes ns a Building Material*. .411 
Agriculture, Friends of.312 
Allen, A. B., Visit to...509 
Animal Ailments, 55-148-204-243-288 
-324-370-414-510-554. 
Animals, Farm, Feeding and Care 
of, 47-328-*360-*405-495-*512. 
Ants, Pyrethrum for.430 
Apiary, The, 52-97-151-*196-»242*281- 
*330-*364-*403-*493-*527. 
Apple-barrel War.393 
Apples, Do, Hurt Cows? 533—Expor¬ 
tation of, 534—for Exportation, 360 
—Keeping Early, 325—Keeping in 
Winter, 22—Russian, 59—Stored in 
Pits, 405. 
Apricot, The.*.. 60 
Arts, Manual in Farming. 49 
Ash, Mountain, Berries.23 
Ashes, Coal and Muck for Ever¬ 
greens, 33 — and Manure, 544— 
How to Keep, 15. 
Asparagus, Bunching.*.. 34 
Axe, Fence Post.*..306 
B 
Back-Yard, The. ...105 
Bacteria, What Are?.61 
Barberries, Evergreen.*..115 
Barn, $300, *293—Adobe, 15—Cattle 
Hillside, *1.76—Florida, *410—.Me¬ 
dium-sized, *203—Remodelled *18 
-*9o—Small, *253—Small, $945, *4. 
Barn, Flooring.*.. 18 
Barn-yard Economy. 62 
Barrel Coops.*. .100 
Barrow, A Barrel."74 
Barrow, for Stable Bedding...*.. 12 
Bars, Sliding Support for.*.. 7 
Baskets, Fruit and Flower_*..378 
Baskets, Hanging.547 
Bath, The Dust..362 
Beans, Castor Oil, 20,5-325—Horse, 
English,*212—Lima,100-249—Some, 
252. 
Bed, Seed, for Forest Trees. *..202 
Beef, Slaughtered, Elevating a... 5 
Beets,.Early and Late.2S4 
Berry-patch, The.163 
Birch, White, The.*.. 56 
Bird, Destructive Farm.112 
Birds, Encourage the.240 
Birds, English Sparrows .509 
Blackberries, “Early Cluster,’’ 
“ Wilson Junior,”.*..22 
Blackberries, New.*..212 
Blackberry, An Evergreen.205 
Blackberry in Summer, The.292 
Blessing, Questionable, A.104 
Bones on the Farm.239 
Bones, Reducing.360 
Book Farmers . .40B 
Books, 228-274-314-351-892-519. 
Box, Nest for Hens,*51—Mailing, for 
Plants, 490—Tool, Portable, 247— 
Wagon, *52. 
Boxes, Nest, Hanging.247 
Boxes, Transplanting. * .163 
Boys' and Girls’ Columns. 
A Apples, Which Is the Top *218— 
B Birds, Some Interesting, *263— 
Boarders, Mj', Do You Know? 
427—Boating and Canoeing, *507 
—“Buck, Buck, How Many 
C Horns ?” *72-Camelopard, Mr. 
Dyckman's, 219 — Chimpanzee, 
The, *119—Christmas Surprises, 
550—Corals not Insects, *219— 
I) Crow, Our Tame, 170—Day, St. 
Valentine’s, 70— Deer, Horn 
Shedding, *28— 
Doctor's Talks;—Aurora Boreal Is, 
70—Bees, Bumble, English, *302 — 
Chicks,Hatching of, *109—Clams, 
* 428 — Country, The Proper 
Ontflt for the, 217 — Diamond 
^ Stones, 384—Dogwood, Flower¬ 
ing, The, *217—Egg-hatching In 
Incubator, *343—Itggs, Hatching 
of, 169—Flies, *508—Flower, Bar¬ 
berry, *217—Incubator, The, 196 
—July, Fourth of. Preparations, 
263—Knot-tying,*70—“ Monkey s 
Bread,” *302 — Moth, Death's 
Head, How Known, *302—Muci¬ 
lage and Paste, 120 —Mussel, 
Fresh Water, *383 — Plant, a 
Weed or Not, 262—Plants, Com¬ 
mon, Worth Examining, 218— 
Plants, Observe, 169—Scorpions, 
*28—Shrimps, What Are ? *427— 
” Sleight of Hand,”*550—Sponge, 
A Vegetable or Animal, *120- 
Toads, Tree, or Tree Frogs, *314 
Weed List, Prizes, 120-262 — 
Weed Lists, Whole Number of, 
262. 
E Eyes Sometimes Deceive Us, *28 
G Games for Winter Evenings, 27 
H Head,Body, and Legs,*28—Head¬ 
dress, A Living, *506—Hen, and 
Quails, 218—Hunger the Best 
K Cook, 28—Kangaroo, Rock, The, 
L *550—Letter, Dakota Boy’s, 428 
M —Musician, The Young, *.70— 
P 'Pencil, Can You Talk With the, 
303 — Poultry-keeping, A Boy’s, 
218—Puzzle, Old, Improved, *550 
R —Rebus, 119-169-218-262-344-4'27- 
505-509-551-553. 
Stories .•-Snake-Charming. *384— 
A Red-Letter Day, 507—A Wes¬ 
tern Boy's Adventure, *26—An 
Adventure ivitli Bruin, *342—An 
Amateur May-party, 216 — An 
Unexpected Journey, *301—At 
the Ferry, *382—Caught in the 
Battle, *426 -Frogs, by Day and 
Night, *508—How Lady Bird and 
the Boys Kept Washington’s 
Birthday, *71 — How Tommy 
Celebrated tlie First of April, 
*168—Jack, tlie Bridge-mouse, 
332—Kittie’s Lesson, *210—Many 
a Slip ’twixt the Claiv and tlie 
Lip, *303 — More than Straw¬ 
berries and Cream, *261—0110 of 
the Waters, *118—Wing Foo’s 
Christmas Tree, *551. 
T Toads,Tree,344—Toboggan,How 
to Make, *70—Tree, Banyan, 
Tlie, *219—Tree, Mangrove, *27— 
W Wed ling, Floral, 344 — Weed 
Lists, About tlie, 218—Wolves, 
Among *120. 
Boys Taught to Use Tools.153 
Brake, Wagon, A.*..208 
Brake, Wagon, Automatic.*..49 
Breeding Horses. 335 
Breeds, Beef, the Best.335 
Broccoli, Branching, The.*..257 
Brooder, Cliicken, A.63 
Bucket, Bored-well, A . *..326 
Buckwheat as a Farm Crop.372 
Bulbs, Fall or Holland.423 
Bulb.s, Plant Early.377 
Butchering, Home.16 
Butter, Bogus.202 
Butter Fat.IH 
c 
Cabbage, Savoy...'. .181 
Cabbages and Club Foot.289 
Cabbages as a Farm Crop.'279 
Calves. See Cattle. 
Canaries, The Old and New in*. .488 
Cardoon, What Is ?.». .165 
Carp and Ducks.205 
Carp as a Food Fisli. 11 
Cart, A Liquid Manure.366 
Carrots, Wild.529 
Cattle—Angus Cows, *485—Ayrshire 
Tests, 210 — Britisli Shorthorns, 
*101 — Bulls, Vicious, Head-gear, 
* 197—Calves, lloose in, 21—Cow, 
Fine Milcli, A, *305 — Cow, in 
Midsummer, The, 281—Cow, Wild, 
Catching, A, 249 — Cows, Butter 
Testing of, 410 — Cows, Prolong 
the Milking Season of, 241 — 
Cows, Shorthorn, * 500 —Switch, 
Confining, 108—Cattle, Connecti¬ 
cut Red, * 541—Diseases in tlie 
West, 892 —Feeding, 99—for tlie 
Soutli, 335—Guernsey, *321 —Hol¬ 
land, 411—Holstein, 365—Manger, 
*4'20—Keeping in the AVest, Sit- 
Preventing from Browsing. *11— 
‘‘Cattle Pull,” The, 8—Tie for,*542 
—Western, The Disease in, 202. 
Cats on the Farm.323 
Cedar of Lebanon..*..115 
Cedar, White, California, The*..315 
Celeriac. What is?. 159 
Celery, Blanching with Tiles.*367— 
New, A, * 319 — Should Farmers 
Grow ? 338—Why Blanch ? 205. 
Cellar, Above-ground, An_*..147 
Cellar, Above-ground of Bricks, 
*375. 
Cellars, Above-ground. H 
Charcoal, Making. 107 
Chat fvith Readers for Jan., 15 — 
Feb., 59—Marcli, 107—April, 159 
—May, 205—June, 249—July, 289 
Aug., 32.5—Sept., 371 — Oct., 430— 
Nov., 511—Dec. 554. 
Cherries and Robins.325 
Cherries, No, but Abundant Bloom, 
511. 
Cherry, A New.*. .367 
Cherry Tree, Trouble with.205 
Chestnuts, Burless.501 
Chestnuts for Planting.289 
Chickens in tlie Garden.209 
Chick-pea, The.*. .66 
Cholera, Make Ready lor the... 445 
Cider-making Without Press.241 
Cions, The Time to Cut.15 
Cistern, Connecting Old and New, 
*153. 
Cistern, Dimensions of.. . m 
Cloth in Place of Glass.511 
Clover Crop, The.239 
Cocoonery, Silk-worm, A.*. .323 
Colic, Spasmodic. 197 
College, Veterinary, American. .204 
Colleges, Agricultural.511 
Colts, Bitting.*. ,162 
Colts, Hints about Breaking.404 
Comfort from Old Newspapers... 57 
Compost and Quack. 15 
Conservatory, AVindow.*.. 05 
Contributors, Among Our. 311 
Contributors, List ot.412 
Coops, Chicken.*. .105 
Coup, Fattening Poultry.*..110 
Corn, Indian, Change in Color, 67 
—Hybridized, How is? 107 — In¬ 
dian, 64—Preparing Ground for. 
97—What is a Bushel? 492. 
Corn-field and Corn.361 
Corn-fodder, Do Not Stack.372 
Corn-house and Granary.*..333 
Cotton, Exposition. A.161 
“ Cotton ’■ of the Cottonwood_371 
Cranberry Culture ..*. .430 
Cranberry Culture in Nova Scotia, 
107. 
Cream Turning Blue.520 
Creamery and the Farmer.246 
Crop, Chief of the Country, 10— 
Feeding Experitpents, 419—Ice, ■ 
The, 49 —‘Rlotpects, Talking 
Over, *9-LTuTnip, The, 294. 
Crops .and 'Stock, Saving, 210—The 
Cost 'of, 240—AVhat Gather First, 
.k6— What Do AATth The, 483. 
Cfossj<{m'r'3 for Mangers.*. .63 
Croup and Its Cure.440 
Crusher, A Clod.500 
Cucumber, A Lasting, 159—For 
Pickles, 242—Pickling, 371. 
Currant Bush, One.150 
Currant Bushes, Trouble with..289- 
32.5. 
Cuttings, Planting Out.101 
Cuttings, Time to Start.'289 
Cypress, Southern, The.*. .256 
D 
Daikon, The.*..412 
Dairy, California Statistics.56 
Dairy Questions. 246 
Dairying in California. 48 
Dairying, Irish. 16 
Dakota, What Raised in.536 
Decorations, Festive, Suggestions 
for, 34. 
Derrick, A Convenient.409 
Derrick, Boom.*. .529 
Dog Law.326 
Dog, Our.*. ,416 
Dog, The, Question.375 
Dogs and Dog Shows.... .....*..206 
Dogs, Our Gallery of.•509-*553 
Domain, The Public. 5 
Door, Barn, Fastening.*., 99 
Double-Tree, Strong, A.*.. 63 
Drag, The.....*..148 
Draining, Leveling for.*..211 
Draining, Suggestions.*..196 
Ducks—Duck Houses.*..110 
Dwelling, Old, Improved.*..148 
E 
Edgings, Garden, Flower.,..258 
Eggs, Selling by weight, 211—AH in 
One Basket, 366—Nest, 107—Win¬ 
ter Getting, 153. 
‘‘Egyptian Evergreen Millet.”..511 
Enemy, Farmer’s most Active.. 18 
Ensilage, Important Discovery..137 
Escutcheon. Guenon’s. 59 
Evergreens, Broad-leaved.535 
Evergreens, Pruning.95-107 
Exhibition, Netherlands Interna¬ 
tional, 59, 
F 
Fairs, Agricultural, 429—Local, 
Needed, 162—Prepare for the, 364 
Farm, Beautifying the, *406—Farm 
Walks and Talks, 286-834-*363-407 
486-532—Farm Work for January, 
*2—February, *46—March, *94— 
April, *146—May, *194—June, *238 
—July, *278—August, *318—Sep¬ 
tember, *358—October, *402—Nov¬ 
ember, *482—December, 526. 
Farmers, Among the, 199-242-294-332 
-374-418-*498-543 - Comforts, 54 - 
Law for, *369-419-490—LlabUity for 
Acta of Beasts, 284. 
Farm House, A New York.372 
Farming Does Pay, 63—French, 290 
—in England, *250—in Germany, 
*496—New Requirements in, 13— 
Salt-Water, *368—Western, Possi¬ 
bilities in, 57—AVool, Australian, 
•330. 
Farms In New York City.,*..417 
Feeding-Box for Cuttle or Sheep* 13 
Fence Board Holder, *248—Bracing, 
*151—Building a Stone, *18—Cheap 
Slat,*19—“ Stakes and Riders,*62— 
Pa3sage-Way3,*487—Picket.A *361. 
Fence-Posts, Bracing.*.. 8 
Fences Across Streams, *155—Wire, 
Gates in, *374—Wire, Passages in, 
*545. 
Fencing, Farm.*..104 
Fennec, or Zerda, The.*..209 
Fern, Maiden-Hair, The.*.. 67 
Fertilizer, Fish, Preparing as_249 
Fertilizer, Scattering by Hand. ..540 
Figs, The Culture of.152 
Filberts, Cultivation of.163 
Fish and Fruit in Florida. 50 
Fishery Commission, New York*327 
Fishing, Seth Green and R. B. 
Roosevelt, 208. 
Flail, Threshing, A.*..283 
Flower Forcing. 65 
Flower Garden and Lawn, for Jan¬ 
uary, 3—February, 47—April, 147— 
May, 200—June, 238—July, 279— 
August, 819—September, 359—Oc¬ 
tober ,403—N ovember,483—Decem¬ 
ber, 527. 
Flowers, Everlasting, *165—Bulbs, 
Hyacinth, 64—Carion, *113—Carna¬ 
tions, New, *115 — Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, Why not More? 23—Cro¬ 
cuses in Grass, 377—Fuchsias, 241 
—Narcissus, A New, *377—Narcis- 
susses. Old and New, *195—Mul¬ 
berry, 845 — Pansy, The, *256— 
Poppy, A New, *422—Spring, Sow 
Now for, 379—Verbenas, from 
Seed, 159. 
Flues, Watch the.*..499 
Fodder, Coarse, for Sheep.493 
Food, Human, Is Blood fit for?.825 
Food, Steamed or Cooked.197 
Forest Commissions.246 
Forest, Rubbish, Clear up the...501 
Foundations, Wooden, for Build¬ 
ings, 414. 
Fowls, Bumble Foot in, 372—Dis¬ 
eased, Treating, 490—Fancy Points 
in, 98—For Winter Laying, 485— 
Hens Picking Feathers, 335—Hou- 
dan, *245—How Many, 59—Improv¬ 
ing Common, 15—Langshau, 100— 
Which the Best? 500. 
Frame, Banner Photograph.345 
I Frogs, Help Farmers....... . 405 , 
Frosts, Late, Destruction by.209 
Fruit, Best Prices for, 203—Harvest, 
The, 339—House, Dryness, 406 — 
Missouri,511—Ripeningand Decay,. 
423—Surplus, 345—Without Flow¬ 
ers, *489. 
Fungus, Blueberry.374 
c 
“ Gambrel ” Men Have It.159 
Gambrel, or Gammon, Which ?.. 16 
Garden, Farm, Starting, 547—North¬ 
ernmost In the United Slates, *206 
—Structures, Various, *296—Thin¬ 
ning, 207. 
Gas Tar and Its Uses. 533 
Gate, A Lifting, *210-Double-latch¬ 
ed, A, *198—Poets, Stone and Iron, 
*493—Wrought Iron, *55, 
Gates, Farm...*..241 
Glass, Insulators for Lightning 
Rods, 289. 
Goats In California. 352 
Good King Henry.*..212 
Gooseberries.•. .232 
Grafting, Side. *..195 
Grafting, Time for. 105 
Grain, Transportation of.'249 
Grain, Grinding and Cooking_539 
Granaries, Preparing the. 375 
Grape, Niagara, *547—Juice Pre¬ 
serving, 511—Rot, 249. 
Grapes, Here and There, 297—The 
Ives and Others, 520—To Preserve 
in Winter, *421. 
Grape-vine, Buy A, 101-In Sum¬ 
mer, 288—Pruning, 163-338. 
Grass,A Rare and Useful, *420—Ber¬ 
muda Seed, 159-For a Name, 825— 
Hungarian, 33-325—Needle, 430— 
Orchard,325—Oregon,430—Rescue, 
205. 
Grasses, Bermuda and Johnson, 15 
—Pasture and Meadow, 254—Valu¬ 
able, *879. 
Greenhouse and Window Plants, 
For January, 3-February, 47— 
March, 85—April, 146—May, 200— 
June, 239—July, 281—August, 319 
—September, 359—October, 403— 
November, 483—December, 527. 
Greens from the Field.95 
Grind-Stone Rest, A.*..198 
Grind-Stone, The Farmer’s.. ,*. .862 
Grounds, Irregular....*. .339 
Grounds. Small,Laylngoutof.*. .201 
H 
Hair, Coloring the.371 
Ham, Keeping through Summer .295 
Hand-Cart, A.412 
Hand-Light, Useful,A.*..154 
Handles, Wheel-Barrow.*..112 
Hares, Sylvan and Northern. .*.. 16 
Harness Stool and Clamp.*. .211 
Hatching, The Time for.159 
Have more things Early.162 
Hat-Rack for Farmers.*..538 
Hay Prepared for Fuel.*. .499 
Hay-Twister Wanted.325 
Hedge, Arbor Vitae, Pruning.205 
Hinge and Gate Combined_*. .410 
Hinge, Wooden Gate.*.. 95 
Hinges, Gate, of Wood.*.. 62 
Hints, Helpful.149 
History, A Wonderful.441 
Hoe, Weeding.*.. 6 
Hog Cholera.205 
Hogs, Red.110 
Holder, Saw, A.*. 294 
Home Pioneer, The Far West... .158 
Home,Prairie,How I Found My.*.244 
Hooks, Hay and Straw.*..531 
Hornbeam and Ironwood... .*..28 
Horse, English Shire, *285—Physiog¬ 
nomy, *534—Show, National, The, 
305. 
Horse-Radish.*. .113 
Horse-Radish for Market. 15 
Horses, Aprons for, *284—Do Not 
Gall the, 328—Draft,Sloping Shoul¬ 
ders, *835—Cross-bred, *484—Fine 
Action in, *287—Shoulders, Sore, 
111-When to Shoe, 322. 
Horticultural Facts. 7 
Horticulture, Railroad.289 
House, Costing, $3,5C0, *494—Costing 
$1,500, 586—Farm, Dakota, *54 — 
For $100, *329. 
