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AMEEIOAE" AGEIOULTUEIST. 
[November, 
Contents of this Number. 
Allen, A. B., Portrait of. lllustraled.. 483 
Among the Farmers . Illustrated.. 498 
Animals, Feeding and Care of Farm. 495 
Australia, Rabbit Trappers. 5 lllustratio7is.. 490-1 
Bactm'ia. . 498 
Bee Notes for November. Illustrated.. 49.3 
Birds, Wholefeala slaughter of. 49S 
BladderwortDestroying Fish. Illustrated.. 502 
Boulevard, A Garden. Illustrated.. 492 
Bots’ and Girls’ Ooldjins : ^ 
A Living Head-dress.. H lllusb'ations.. 506 
An Illustrated Numerical. Illustrated.. 506 
A Red-Let ter Day. 506 
Boating and Canoeing as Recreations, 507 
The Doctor's Talks..■ '. Illustrated.. 508 
Frogs by Day, and Frogs by Night. .^Illustrations.. 508 
Bushel, What is a, ofindian Corn. 492 
Canaries, The Old and the New in.. .2 lilustratmis.. 4S8 
Cattle, Angus. Illustrated.. 485 
Chats with Readers. 495 
Chestnuts, Burless.501 
Clod Crusher and Smoother, A. Illustrated.. 500 
Corn, Indian, What is a Bushel of?. 492 
Crops, What shall we do with the ?.493 
Ensilage, Sweet. 498 
Farming in Germany. ... D Illustrations. 
Flues, Watch the.499 
Fly, Teeth of a. Illustrated.. 508 
Fodder, Coarse, for Sheep or Cows..493 
Forest Rubbish, Clear np..... 501 
Fowls for Winter Laying.. 485 
Fowls, Treating Diseased.490 
Fowls, Which are the Best?.500 
Front Yard, What shall be done witli.4 Ulus.. 503 
Fruit without Flowers. i Illustrations.. 4S9 
Garden, Flower, and Lawn. 483 
Garden, Kitchen.483 
Garden, Orchard and Fruit. '. .483 
Germany, Farm Life in.9 Illustrations. .4.^^! 
Greenhouse and Window Plants. 483 
Hay for Fuel, Preparing. 1 Illustrations.. 499 
Health, Relation of Plants to. 503 
Horses, Cross-bred.2 Illustrations.. 484 
House, A, Costing $3,500.4 I.lustrations. 494 
HotrSEHOLD. 
Closet Door with Shelves for Toilet Articles, . 504 
Can’t You Sleep ?...504 
Autumn Styles._.-.. 504 
Protecting Pood from Ants, Flies, etc. 2 Ulus.. 504 
Useful and Ornamental Household Articles.5 505 
Catering for the Sick. 505 
Ice-House, Building an. 495 
Improvement, Where to Look for. 483 
Eaw for Farmers.. 490 
Mailing Box for Plants. 2 Illustrations.. 490 
Notes From the Pines... 499 
Notes on Live Stock. 482 
Notes on the Road. 510 
November. 482 
Onions, Keeping. 493 
Owner, Arrival of the New—Giving Orders Ulus.. 481 
Ox Bot-Fly, The. 2 Illustrations.. 493 
Fassage-ways, Convenient, in Pences.2 Ulus.. 487 
Pears, A New Race, The Orientals.. .2 Illustrations.. 501 
Pigs, Wintering Young. 487 
Plant, A Pish Destroying. Illustrated.. 502 
Plants, Relation of, to Health. 503 
Plants, Watering.,... 502 
Pleuro-Pneumonia at the West. 498 
Posts, Stone f-nd Iron Gate. Illustrated.. 493 
Poultry House, Is it Ready for Winter?. 500 
Proprietor, The New. Illustrated.. 481 
Rabbits in Australia.5 Illustrations. 
Raspberry, Another New, The Rancocas. Ulus.. 502 
Rats in Poultry Houses—Head them Off.. 485 
Saddle, Bare-back versus Blanket. Illustrated.. 487 
Screen, A Universal. Illustrated.. 489 
Sheep, Hold on to the. 487 
Shelters, Clicap for Swine. 499 
Shorthorn, A Superior. lUustrated.. 500 
Sphagnum, Wliatis?. Illustrated.. 603 
Towns, Improving, and Villages. lUustrated.. 492 
Trellis, Fastening the Wires of a. Illustrated.. 495 
Underdraining in Winter. 487 
Villages, Planning and Improving. Illustrated.. 492 
Visit to the Founder and First Editor.509 
Walks and Talks on the Farm. 486 
Wagon Jack, A. Illustrated. 500 
Wheelbarrow, A Spring. Illustrated.. 490 
Work for the Month. 482 
For Editorial Correspondence, Cliats 
with Readers, Humbug Exposures, Booh. 
Reviews, and other interesting matter, 
see page 509 and pages which follow. 
November. 
“The mellow.year is hasting to ils close ; 
The little birds have almost sung their last. 
Their small notes twitter in the dreary blast— 
That shrill-piped harbinger of early snows. ’’ 
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Arrival of the New Owner. 
After remaining in the family for three genera¬ 
tions or more, the old Homestead has finally passed 
into the hands of a new owner. A young city man, 
yielding to the growing taste for country life, has 
purchased the broad acres, made his first appear¬ 
ance, and is now telling the hired men what he 
wishes to be done over there. See preceding page. 
There is nothing to be gained and much to be 
lost by getting behindhand with farm work. This 
is true of all seasons of the year, but it is specially 
true in the autumn. The days are getting shorter 
and shorter, and the weather more uncertain. Hire 
a little extra help, if need be, get started early in 
the morning, and make a short nooning. It grows 
dark early in the evening. Corn stubble in¬ 
tended for oats or barley in the spring, can often 
be plowed to better advantage in the fall than in 
the spring. If it is good, strong land that you wish 
to plow an inch deeper than hitherto, the fall is the 
better time to do the work. The new, raw soil will 
be mellowed by the frosts of winter, and will 
crumble to pieces in the spring. You should put 
three horses to the plow and make thorough work. 
If you have not time to plow, or the soil is so 
light that you prefer to let it remain unplowed un¬ 
til spring, it is a good plan to harrow down the 
cornstalk stubs and make the field ready to plow 
the first thing in spring, and so with the potato 
ground, get the stems out of the way this fall, 
either by drawing them home, burning them, or 
spreading them on the land. An hour’s work now 
will often save two hours or more in the spring. 
Eive Stoclc Notes. 
There will soon be a daily out-go of fodder, 
and the problem of winter feeding, and care of 
live stock, is to so govern this expenditure, that 
the best returns may be obtained. All the farm 
animals should be in good flesh and health upon 
the opening of winter. If these conditions are 
continued, the stock are well kept, and will not 
come out “ spring poor ” at the end of the winter. 
Manure is not to be overlooked in the winter sys¬ 
tem of farm management. Farmers, more than 
ever before, must feed for manure, and husband it 
when obtained. An abundance of wholesome 
food, plenty of pure water, warm, dry quarters, and 
sufficient fresh air, are four of the leading essen¬ 
tials in wintering farm stock. It does not follow 
from this, that the animals must be kept in the 
stable, or under the shed at all times. Frequent 
exercise in the open yard is profitable when the 
weather is suitable. Keep the work horses busy 
in the field preparing for the coming spring, and 
feed them well with a variety of food. A few 
chopped apples serve as an appetizer. Colts need 
to be pushed in their growth with rich food and 
good care. Cows taken up from grass, need a 
mixture of hay, corn-fodder, and meal—all they will 
eat up clean, or else the flow of milk will greatly 
decrease. One-third of a cow’s allowance is not 
too much for a calf. Sheep may be the last stock 
to go into winter quarters. Keep only thrifty sheep 
through until spring. Fattening pigs should now 
be growing rapidly. Grain is low and meat is 
high, therefore convert the former into the latter. 
There are many things that will add to the com¬ 
fort and convenience of earing for live stock in 
winter. Provide ample feeding room for all animals. 
Place the feed racks, etc., where most convenient. 
