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[y The stars or asterisks (*) in the fol¬ 
lowing Index show where engravings oc¬ 
cur,and the Jigiaes show their number. Ar¬ 
ticles referring directly or indirectly to Bees, 
Cattle, Buildings, Insects, Manures,Trees, 
tl-:., urt *e found under these general heads. 
A 
Accidents with Farm Implements. 69 
Accounts—Balance them Now.364 
Acre—Profitable ... 69 
Advertisements—Endorsing.102 
Noticing.259 
Agricultural Department at Washington224 
•• Society of N. Y. State—Meeting. .57 
•• Society of N. Y. State—Officers. 102 
Societies—Hints to.259 
•• Societies, etc.—Special Notice to 41 
Agriculture- Poem.112 
Agriculturist—Royal—Honor to.205 
Aloe—American, on Exhibition.*. 181 
Alsike or Swedish Clover.230 
American Agriculturist—Keep Files.. 6 
• • Its wide Influence.326 
•• Letter on .326 
•• Thoughts on Commencing the 
Twentieth Volume. 1 
Analysis of Soils.206 
Animats and Plants—Relative Size of. .293 
Branding in Texas .*..269 
•• Comfort necessary to Thrift. 16 
Disease Among. 102 
• Diseased—Treatment of.294 
How Shelter saves Food-..... 14 
•• How to Improve.294 
•• Insurance on.268-362 
•• Keep Comfortable. .363 
• • Keep Farm Stock Thriving.300 
• • Principles regulating Breeding.. .330 
Apple in Bottle.324 
• • Parer—“ Return Table ”.■ '259 
• • Pie Melon—Substitutes forApplesllO 
Apples and Wheat from Minnesota ... .293 
• • Counterfeiting.146-324 
•• Dish of—Good Sorts. 18 
•• For Minnesota.166 
•• Good for Cows.42 
•• In Newspapers.292 
•• Keeping. 367 
•• Keeping in Germany—American 
Fruit Cellar.337 
•• Keeping Quality—Note on Vir¬ 
ginian.110 
• • Packing in Leaves.278 
•• Preserving in Sawdust.337 
•• Reports on best for different Lo¬ 
calities .........110-143-177 
• • Seedling from Illinois. 357 
•• Which are Best—Request. 49 
April Suggestions—Farmers’ Hopes.*.. 97 
Aquarium—Care of.310 
•• Fresh Water—Management of... 150 
•• Salt Water—Managementof..*.. 181 
Ashes—Coal on Grass Land.117 
•• Coal—Use for. 75-357 
•• On Sandy Soil.102 
Asparagus Beds.323 
August—Suggestions—Insect Life. .*. .225 
IS 
Baby—The Sin that Killed it.183 
Babydom . 86 
Bag Holder—Old’s.*..362 
Bag—How to Tie.171 
Bags versus Boxes.246 
Barley—Nepaul Variety.*..261 
•• Seed—Soaking.103 
•• Winter . 326 
Barometer—Mercurial.259 
Barreling Fruit—Contrivance for. ..2*.. 9 
Barrels—Musty—How to Cleanse . — 6 
Basket Items—500 Wanted.25 
• • Place of Changed.. 68 
Baskets—Hanging for Plants.3*. .212 
Bast for Mats and Budding.135 
Beans—Barren.326 
•• Chinese Climbing.356 
•• Horse?.198-228 
•• Limas Perennial.326 
•• Notes on Early.245 
Self Drying.356 
• • Stacking.292 
Bedrooms—Ventilation of .278 
Beef and Pork—Directions for Packing.343 
•• Pickle for.357 
Bee-Hives—Glass Bcwes on.103 
• • Straw—A Word for...109 
Bs; P;ison in Buckwheat.230 
Beer S^ed—California. 69 
Bens—Absconding...* 197-229 
•• Aru.iT in Januarv, 3—Feb., 35— 
March, 67—April, 101—May, 133 
—June, 164—July, 196—Aug., 
228—Sept.,258—Oct.,291—Nov., 
323—Dec .354 
•• Are Birds Destructive?—Prolific.103 
•• Are Movable Frame Hives Best? 77 
•• Candy for.293 
•• Domestic Animals. 69 
•• Feeding.324 
•• Honey from Pine and Oak Trees. 13 
•• In War.260 
Bees—Interesting Experiments with...301 
•• Keeping out Moths. 68 
• • Mignonette for Feeding.266 
• • Oil Cake for—Amount of Honey 
Needed.. .293 
■ • Sagacity of Humble Bees — 14 
•• Senses of—Curious Structure of 
their Wings. 14 
•• Starting an Apiary.78 
•• Stingless of Central America.9* • 76 
Sundry Notes on—Italian.*..109 
Bees—Truant; Cross Breeds .36; 
Wintering in the Cellar. 301 
Beets—Information Asked. 69 
•• Sugar—Abuse of . 12 
Sugar—How to Raise .108 
• ‘ Yield of .356 
Beginner’s Troubles — Raspberries — 
Planting Trees .239 
Berries in October.323 
Yield per Acre .47 
Bird Laws—Enforce the . 109-357 
Birds—Blue Jay in the Corn Field.71 
•• Familiar and Useful Notes— 
No. II—Snow Bird.*.. 13 
•• No. Ill—The Barn Owl.*.. 44 
• • Larks Wanted.. 69 
• • Prairie Fowls on Long Island—In 
England.198 
• • Starlings or Parrots. 229 
• • The Wren and Bees.331 
Blackberry— New-Rochelle — How to 
Plant. 83 
Blackberries—Distance for Planting.. .323 
From Cuttings.103 
Protecting.292 
Bleeding—To Stop .118 
Blunders — Undertaking too Much — 
D raining—Dahlias.239 
Boiler—A Cheap. 10 
Bone Mill—A Good Wanted.317 
Bones—Dissolving. 293 
Book on Education—Valuable and Im¬ 
portant. 86 
•• Mark—Neat. 230 
•• On Evergreens .103 
•• Singing for Children.230 
•• Wood’s Botany . 68 
Books—American Cyclopedia.26-291 
American Herd — Pronouncing 
Bible — Central Park — Old 
Mackinaw . 26 
• American Short Horn Herd Book 
—Bee Books—Military Surgeryl97 
• For Farmers .166 
•• Grape and Hedge. 26 
•• On Barns, etc.326 
Boots and Shoes—Patent Leather.214 
• And Shoes—Wqoden Soled.135 
Bovs’ and Girls’ Columns : 
January — Editor with his Young 
Readers—A Happy New-Year— 
Trick that did not Pay—Uncle 
John’s Study, No. II.—Problems 
—The “ Digger Indians of Cali¬ 
fornia”.4*..23-24 
February --Uncle John’s Study, No. 
III. — Editor with his Young 
Readers — Smart Boys — “ Bite 
Bigger, Billy ’’—Problems—Our 
New Pet—How Tom was Caught 
—John Brunt and his Friend 
“ Sharpy ”.4*. .55-56 
March —Editor with his Young Read¬ 
ers— Capital Picture—Amusing 
Games—Shaking Hands—A Big 
Dictionary for the Boys and Girls 
—Uncle John’s Study, No. IV.— 
First American Poetry—Smart 
Reply—Questions for Young Phi¬ 
losophers—Problems—Ough. . .3* 
. 88-89-00 
April —Editor with his Young Read¬ 
ers—The Hour Glass—What will 
You Plant? — Looking into the 
Horse’s Mouth — The Doctor’s 
Fee—“A Farmer I will Be,” Ori¬ 
ginal Song by Wm. B. Bradbury 
—Problems—Language Changes, 
etc.2* .120-122 
May—Editor with his Young Read¬ 
ers—“Happy as a King” — “I 
Didn’t Think”—Speak Gently— 
Amusing Dog Lawsuit—The Ar¬ 
madillo—A Knowing Dog—Look 
before you Run—Rocking Babies 
to Sleep—A little Girl Out-argues 
the Editor—Uncle John’s Study, 
No. V—Philosophy of the Magic 
Plate — Problems — The Simple 
Secret, etc., etc.3* .. 152-154 
June —Editor with his Young Read¬ 
ers—About the Picture—A Noble 
Boy—About Names—Days of the 
Week—Type Setting—Amusing 
Mistakes—The “Star-Spangled 
Banner,” Words and Music—The 
Cunning Will—Problems.*. .184-185 
July —Editor with his Young Read¬ 
ers—The “ Scare Crow ”—An In¬ 
cident of the War—A Young Pa¬ 
triot—A Farmer Boy’s Letter— 
A Valuable Crop—Definitions of 
War Terms; About Gunpowder ; 
Cannons; Projectiles—Problems, 
. 10*..216 218 
A ugust —Editor with his Young Read¬ 
ers—Explanation of War Terms, 
No. II.—Organization of an Ar¬ 
my—An Eventful Period—How 
to Learn Geography—Learn to 
Punctuate—Problems, etc., etc. 
13*..248-50 
September—Editor with his Young 
Readers—About Picture of Pet 
» Rabbit—A Little Girl’s Logic — 
Lizzie and her Flower Seeds— 
Nobody’s Baby—Caught in his 
own Trap—Explanation of War 
Terms. No. Ill—How to Distin¬ 
guish Officers of the Army—Prob¬ 
lems—How the Angels do it— 
The Silver Rule.16*. .280-282 
October —The First Day at School- 
How a Boy paid for the Agricul¬ 
turist—The “Know How” — A 
Luscious Peach—A Noble Boy— 
The War and Corns—About the 
Treasury Notes, etc.—The Brave 
Gander—The Dandy’s Ruse—A 
Living Hippopotamus—Problems 
..... ... .2*..312 314 
November —The Young Musician—A 
Mistake—Children’s Flower Gar¬ 
dens—Maps of the Seat of War— 
Problems.5*. .344-49 
December -Editor with his Young 
Readers ; The Christmas Tree ; 
How Many Soldiers—Thanks to 
Little Agents—Boys’ Tool Chest 
—Problems.2*. .374-375 
Boys—Bad Custom.105 
Breadstuff's—Home Trade in.328 
Immense Sales.358 
Prices of—All interested.327 
Breakfast—Early—Advantages of.214 
Bridges—Sleighs on. 35 
Broom Corn—Dwarf.71-102-134-229 
Buckwheat Cakes. 54-372 
Directions for Sowing.203 
Buffalo Berry. 103 
Buildings—Decay of.. 35 
Bulbs in Pots._..... 57 
Take Care of the .245 
Bushel Box—Size of.259 
Butter—Increased Yield . 69 
Keeping Sweet .138 
Making—Experiment in.138 
Premium.326 
Sweet in Winter.357 
Too Good for Market.13 
Buying Implements, Plants, etc.—New 
Enterprise.124-134 
Cabbage Tree—Wonderful.179 
Cabbages—Hints on Raising.179 
■ • How to Keep in Winter.296 
California Farm. 25 
•• Fruit and Horticulture in the 
Mountains . 51 
Canada Letter—Hubbard Squash, etc.. 71 
Canadensis P. 0.323 
Carrot Culture. 25 
Seed per Acre. 102 
•• Value of.11-43-68-80-139 
Cartage of Manures—Saving.330 
Carts—Broad Tires for.206 
Castor Oil—Palatable ...151 
Cattle—Abortion in Cows. 58 
•• American, Good Prices for.228 
•• Are American Improving?. 41 
•• Black Leg in Calves.238 
• • Blooded Stock sent to England. .205 
• • Caked Bag in Cows.324 
" Care of Cows.362 
•• Chewing Bones.359 
• • Disease—Petition to Congress .. 43 
•• Double Qalf. 69 
•• Feed for Weaned Calves.173 
•• Good in Penn. 69 
•• Good Stock Cheapest. 42 
•• Graining Y’oung—Root Feeding..173 
•• Great Sale of Herefords.259 
• • Horn Ail not a Disease.173 
How to Feed Calves.238 
•• Keeping Clean.58 
• • Large. 72 
•• Lice on.166 
•• Oxen—How to Throw. 16 
Portrait of a Model Cow.42 
■ • Premium proposed for Steers — 238 
• Raising late Calves—Fatal Dis¬ 
ease .198 
•• Sucking Heifers. '. 198 
Cattle’sHorns—Preventing their growth 58 
Cauliflowers—Heading.356 
Celery between Corn. 357 
• • Blanching with Sawdust..229 
■ • How to Raise.115 
Cellars—Jack Frost in. 17 
• Under Barns.296 
• • Wet—To Improve .69 
Cement Drains for Water.293-356 
■ • For Bottles.197 
■ • For Crockery, etc.87 
• • For Glass, etc., under Water— 68 
Census—Population of U. S. in I860. ..231 
Cheese—Amount Exported in a Year.. .261 
•• Making.135-269 
j •• Making—Experience in.206 
Cheese-Making—Improvement in. 206 
" Press—A simple.*..301 
Chess and Wheat.78-171-197 
Instructive Experiments in Re 
producing.330 
Chicago Grain Market—Immense Re¬ 
ceipts .230 
Children—How to Keep Healthy.53 
Children's Aid Soc.—Appeal for.124 
Sleep—Practical Suggestions.... 53 
Studies—Bad Practice.372 
Chimneys—Cement Pipe. 230 
Chrysanthemums—Chinese.19 324 
Chufa—Information Wanted.204 
Churning—Novel Mode of..166 
Churns—Puff for Two. 10 
Cistern—Cement—Cheap Method of 
Building.334 
Cisterns in Barns.334 
Cities of U. S.—Population and Rank.. 40 
Climbing Plants — Adorning Rough 
Places. 180 
Cloth—Non-Inflammable.327 
Clothes Wringer—Recommendation of.228 
Clothing—Change of—A Caution. 86 
•• Cheap—A dear Bargain .278 
Clover—Curing—An old Notion.171 
•• In an Orchard.209 
• • Large Growth.329 
•• Roots and Tops for Manure. 69 
Seed—Saving.171 
• • Sweet Scented.259 
Coal Oils—Valuable Property of. 69 
Coffee and Cotton in Africa.270 
•• Condensed.259 
•• Culture—Notes on. 2*.. 52 
• • Hints on Choosing and Preparing.182 
Cold—To Avoid Taking. 58 
Consumptives—Cream vs Cod Liver Oil 278 
Copper—Never Cook in . .247 
Copperas as a Disinfectant.259 
Corn Bread Exhibition at this Office— 
$21 in Premiums Offered.372 
•• Coverer—Cheap.108 
Cribs—Stoves for. 57 
•• Crop—Premium—A Query. 69 
■ • Early Germination of Seed.108 
•• Egyptian—Humbug.25-134 
•• Frozen Seed.6-138 
•• How Iowa Boys Raised. 78 
Humbug—Egyptian and Chinese 25 
■ • In Connecticut—Good—The “Ar¬ 
gument Acre ”.46 
• • In the Crib—Measuring.259 
•• Late Gathering—More Good.135 
•• Planter—Cheap.165 
• • Protecting from Cut Worms and 
Crows.135 
•• Remedy for Birds...165 
■■ Selecting Seed.165-260 
•• Silk Medicinal.357 
•• Sow for Feeding.170 
Stalks for Milch Cows.165 
•• Stalks—Save the.298 
•• Steaming Soft and Frozen. 236 
• • Tall, and a Great Deal of it.25 
Transplanting.200 
•• Trying Seed... 35 
Cosmopolitan Art Association. 26 
Cotton from Milk Weed.293 
• Hardy.327 
•• In Africa.270 
• • In Utah Territory.165 
•• Peruvian. 57 
• • Raising in the Colder States.295 
Cranberry—Botanical Name for.135 
Cranberries—From Massachusetts. 51 
• • Good Location.103 
Highland.50 
Crochet Work—Elementary Instruc¬ 
tions—Woolen Undersleeve. 3* 20 
Crop Reports—Reliable Wanted.224 
Crops in Iowa Injured.324 
• • Reports on.251-284 
Crowbar—Use the.175 
Culture—What Kind Pays Best—Stick 
a Pin Here. 35 
Currant Jellv—Notes on.247 
•• The Cherry.165 
• • Value of Black. .58 
Cuttings—Hint on Striking.273 
■ Rose—Striking.371 
Cypress Vine Seeds. 326 
D 
Dahlia—A Hint for the.307 
Dahlias from Seed.198 
• ■ Etc.—Look to.19-275 
•• Retrograding.357 
• ■ V ariegated.357 
Dairy Farming on Long Island. 38 
• • Profitable.139 
December—Suggestions—Sheep-*. .353 
Dictionary Premium.134 
Digging Match. 25 
Dioscorea Batatas Homeward Bound.*.204 
Dogged Advertisement. 38 
Dogs—Costly—Heavy Tax.17-25-68 
Door Catch—Self-Fastening.41-108 
Drained Land — Questions — Winter 
Killing..134 
Draining and Transient Showers.19* 
•• Cost of..10S 
Extensive. 6 
" Fall Required.230 
