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AMEBICA]^ AGRICULTUEIST. 
[March, 
Contents of this Humber. 
[Articles marked with a star (*) are illustrated; the fig¬ 
ure with the star indicates the nun^ber of illustrations.] 
Ag ricultiiral Experiment Stations. 98 
Apiary—Bee Notes. 97 
Back-Yard, The . 105 
Barberries, The Evergreen.115 
Barn, A Remodelled.... .5*.. 96 
Barn Door Fasten 1 ng. *.. 99 
Basket Willows. 96 
Bird, A Destructive Farm. 112 
Blessing, A Questionable. 104 
Bots and Girls’ Columns : 
Out of the Waters.*.. 118 
The Cliimpanzee. *.. 119 
Puzzle, A Cluster of Gems..119 
Tlie Doctor’s Talks... 120 
About Sponges. *.. 120 
Mucilage and Paste.. 120 
About the Weed Lists. 120 
Among the Wolves....».. 120 
Butter, Influence of Placidity on. Ill 
Carnations, Producing New.115 
Carrion Flowers, Stapelias.*.. 113 
Cattle, British Shorthorn...*.. 101 
Cattle, Feeding at Nebraska Ag’l College. 99 
Cattle Ranches, Consolidating. 106 
Cattle Ranches, Western, Among the.106 
Cedar of Lebanon.*.. 115 
Chats with Our Readers. 107 
Cow’s Switch, Confining it. 108 
Cisterns, Dimensions of. Ill 
Climbers, Ivy, etc.. Do They Injure Trees?. 113 
Clod-Crusher, Weed-Killing.3'''. 99 
Coop, Improved Barrel.100 
Coops, Spring and Summer Chicken. 6*.. 105 
Corn, Preparing Ground for in the West. 97 
Cuttings, Planting Out. . 101 
Doctors Need Not Apply.. 106 
Ducks—Duck Houses.4*.. 110 
Editorial Notes on the Road.*.. 106 
Evergreens, Pruning. 95 
E.ancy Points in Cattle and Fowls. 98 
Farm Work in March.*.. 94 
Fencing, Farm. 4*.. 104 
Front, On to the . 106 
Garden, Kitchen and Market.. 95 
Grafting Knife.*.. 95 
Grape Vine—Buy One. 101 
Greenhouse and Window Plants. 95 
Greens from Field and Garden... 96 
Household : 
A Plant Stand. *.. 116 
Economical “ Making Over” Things. 116 
Home Hints for Spring. 116 
Fashions in Twine-Work. 116 
Holder for Newspapers.-. *.. 116 
Pretty and Inexpensive Curtains. 117 
A Cupboard Front'.*.. 117 
Simple Hints for Busy Fingers. 117 
Kindlings in Paper Bags. 117 
Nice Breakfast Disli. 117 
Toilet-Table, Home-made.2*.. 117 
Horseradish from Seed. *.. 113 
Horses, Sore Shoulders in. Ill 
House Plants, Propagation of. 99 
Huckleberries and Blueberries.2*.. 114 
Insects—An Enemy of Fruit Trees.8*.. 103 
Insects, Emulsion of Kerosene for. 114 
liangshan Fowl. 100 
Lawns, How to Make.103 
Lima Beans, Now for a Plenty. 100 
Melons, Why Farmers fail to Raise. 110 
Mules, Where at a Premium. 106 
Ornamental Planting—Suggestions. 115 
Eig Feediii”'. Profit in. 112 
Piggery, A Complete.6*.. Ill 
Potatoes, A Crop of Early. 104 
Potatoes, Producing New Varieties. 102 
?oultrv. Coop for Fattening.*.. 110 
Red Hogs, Their Standard and Future.*.. 103, 110 
Root-Grafting of Shrubs.*.. 105 
Savoy Cabbage—Try it. 101 
Scaffolding, Adjustable Portable.. 100 
Shelter Screens or Wind Breaks. 95 
Sorghum Sugar in Kansas. 107 
Southern Plantation Life.6*.. 108-109 
Stable Dog, Shelf for... . *.. 97 
Stanchions, Four Good.4*. 98 
Stocks, Let Us Have More. 105 
Stump Purler.100 
Sunflower as an Oil Plant. 102 
Thrifty and Thriftless. 8*.. 93 
Timothy—Confusion of Names.*.. 102 
Trees - Forming fbe Top... 102 
Trellises. Garden for Vines.105 
■Weeds, Old Saw for Cutting. 4*. 95 
■Wheelbarrow Handles, Extra.*.. 112 
Work, Spring Around the House. 104 
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GARDEN AND 
FAR/A-WORK-FOF^ 
Engage the farm hands now for the year, andi 
have steady employment for them. Do not- 
let men he exposed in hard, cold rains, at the risk 
of a long sickness in the busiest time of the year. 
Remove the surface water from the fields by • 
trenches, before the ground is deeply thawed, and 
avoid wasteful washing of gullies. See that the 
outlets of all drains are clear and working properly. 
Get all the seeds ready, and purchase any imple¬ 
ments that will be needed later in the season. Have 
all the machinery of the farm in prime working 
order, aijd be abreast of the rush of work as it comes. 
Horses feet need constant care during the cold, 
muddy, spring weather. A daily cleaning of the ■ 
exposed parts is essential to health. 
Cows neglected through the winter, now need 
careful attention. A warm bran slop, with a little 
ginger, should be fed daily. Calves may be freed. 
from vermin by a mixture of lard aud sulphur' 
rubbed along the back and sides. 
Sheep losing wool, may be relieved of the irrita¬ 
tion by a mixture of equal parts of sulphur and. 
cream of tartar, given in half ounce doses. Push, 
early lambs forward rapidly, with a little milk from. 
a fresh cow. They quicidy learii to feed from a dish. 
Breeding sows should be in separate pens, and' 
given' warm beds of cut-straw for their young. 
Clean the poultry house and sprinkle with’ ashes 
or plaster. If lice abound, apply kerosene in 
small amounts to the perches, from which it will 
spread to the birds in effective quantities. 
Orcliard. aiitl i^iirsery. 
If an orchard is to be planted, select a plot that 
will yield a good crop of corn. Plant out the trees 
and nothing else. Orchard land is abused unless 
it is given entirely up to the fruit trees. If the 
trees of an old orchard are good sorts it is useless 
to re-graft. Manuring and pruning are all such 
trees need. Nursery trees, when long on the road, 
often dry out and Ihe bark becomes shrivelled. 
Bury such trees in sandy soil, root and branch, and 
in a few days they will become plump. 
Burying Trees. —Orders should have been sent to 
the nurseries before this. Better defer planting 
until another year than to purchase of the gllh- 
tongued tree peddlers, who will furnish only the 
refuse of nurseries, impartially named. Order di¬ 
rect from the nurseries. 
Bo not he in a Hurry to Plant. —Wait until the 
soil is in proper condition to receive the roots. 
Injured Prees.—Branches broken off by heavy 
loads of snow or by winds should be cut back to 
the main branch and the wound covered with 
paint or melted grafting wax. Injury by rabbits 
and mice is often very serious. If the girdleA 
