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INDEX. 
Ill 
Horses—Colts, Management of, 208 
-Colt, Weak Knees, 867—Aprons 
for, *256—Cone Spavin, 206—Bots 
In,250—Broken-Winded, 247—Colic 
In, 247—Fast-Walking, 247—Eye, 
Film on, 7—Feeding according to 
Work, 207—Galls on, 435—Glan¬ 
ders, 407—Grease for Galls on, 455 
—Hitching a,* 136—in Summer, 255 
Interfering, 867—Percheron, 163— 
Pin Worms In, 7—Prevailing Dis¬ 
ease among, 245—Slobbering, 407 
Sprain of Back Sinews, 447—Stal¬ 
lion Clydesdale, * 161—Stallion 
Lexington, Thorough-bred * 321 — 
Stallion Thorough-bred, 290—Sur¬ 
feit, 407—Teeth, * 96—that will not 
Lead, 285—Three Abreast on a 
Mowing Machine, 89—Worts, 206 
Horse-shoe, how to Replace..*. ..296 
Hortl. Memoranda from Tennessee, 
142. 
Hot-bed covered with Muslin_215 
Household Department, 25-65-105- 
145-185-225-265-305-345-385-125-463. 
House and Barn from Plans \n Ag¬ 
riculturist, 46. 
Housekeeper, Letter from, 385-426- 
464. 
Housekeeping, System in.25 
House-Plants. 22 
How a Monarch Dies.262 
Humbugs, Silver-Plating Peddlers. 5 
Humbugs, Sundry, 5-45-86-127 166- 
206-245-285-327-365-405 446. 
"Hybrid ” between a Rabbit and a 
Cat, 208. 
I 
Ice, Economy in.266 
Ice, How to Store.92 
Ice-Houses. Ventilation of.407 
Ice-House with Cool Room,* 417418 
Immigrant, Colorado.413 
Implements—Care of, 457—Essen¬ 
tial, 223 -How to Introduce, 166- 
Barn-Barrow for Fodder, * 256 - 
Clod Crusher, Cheap, * 97—Corn- 
Husking Machine, 128-207-287— 
Cultivator, Comstock’s Hand, 127 
—Cultivator, Useful Hand, * 461 — 
narrow, * 177—A Triangular, 202 
^Shares vs. Nlshwitz, 47--Tho¬ 
mas’s Smoothing, 131-287-444— 
Horse-powers, « 136 - Husking 
Pin, A, * 299—Liquid Manure 
■Spreader, * 377 — Pile Driver, 
Simple, * 376 —Ploio, Double Fur¬ 
row, 207—English Double Furrow, 
* 177-Gang, 168-247—Snow, • 454 
—Swivel for Level Land, 6—What 
is best Subsoil ? 46—Plowing by 
Steam, * 457458—Potato-Digger, 
Horse, 327—Roller and Marker, 
Combined, * 182 -Scraper, A, * 217 
—Stone Moving, * 257—Tussocks, 
Cutting, * 256. 
Insects—Ants, to Destroy,328—Bark 
Louse. 208—Bugs and Bugologlsts, 
883—Bugs, Cucumber, 246 — Cab¬ 
bage Maggot and Caterpillar. 303 
— Cabbage Pest, 223 -- Cabbage 
Pest, Southern, 409 Cabbage 
Worm, 133 Cureulio, Plum, 383- 
Currant Worm, 203 — Currant 
Worms, 208-287—Currant Worms, 
Tansy for, 248—Fleas, 286—Gas 
Lime for, S25—Gigantic Rhinoce¬ 
ros Beetle, * 21 -Grain Moth, 248 
—Grapes, Insects on, 303—Great 
White Leopard-Moth, * 459—Green 
Fly on the Quince, 237—Meat-Flies 
and Fly-Blows, * 213—Mosquitoes, 
Heading off, 306 --Peach Borer, 
Remedy for, 14D2G3—Potato Bugs, 
207-245-246—Red Spider, 262-Rose 
Slugs and Green Fiy, 126—Slugs, 
Green, 366—Sweet - Potato Bug, 
245 — Vine Insec’s, 382 - Weevil, 
Barn, 166. 
Inventors, Something to Consider, 
22. 
Ironing Board, An.*..265 
Ironing Made Easy.186 
Irrigate, When and Where. 98 
K 
Kansas, Letter from.S78 
Keeping Accounts. 59 
Kindergarten...185-305 
Kitchen Garden, Jan., 3—Feb., 43- 
March, 83—April, 123—May, 1C3— 
June, 203—July, 213-Aug., 283- 
Sept., 323—Oct., 363—Nov., 403- 
Dec., 443. 
F nee-Breeches.315 
Labels .183 
Lactometer, A.237 
Ladder, Fruit.,...*. .295 
Lamp, German Student’s.*..65 
Lands—For Market and Fruit Gar- 
dens, 168—In Iowa, 129—Seeding, 
211—To Restore Worn-out, 408- 
Where to Locate, 168. 
Layering, Summer...263 
Leaves.367 
Lettuce for Next Spring.344 
Leveling Instrument, Cheap ...126 
Life Insurance Companies.405 
Lightning as a Landscape Gar¬ 
dener, 461. 
Like Begets Like . 98 
Lima Beans, Field Culture of_221 
Lime and Lime Kilns, * 335—and 
Sand in Mortar, Proportion of, 
447—Best Time to Haul, 446—for 
Fruit-trees and Land, 407—Gas, 
16S—in a Compost Heap, 82—Old 
Slaked, 162—In Corn Stubble, 247— 
on Oat Stubble, 287-vs. Ashes, 287 
Looking Ahead...375 
“ Love Powders,”.406 
Lucern. 408 
Luccrn in California..415 
Lunches... .186 
Madder.87 
Managing a Farm. 11 
Mangels, Sowing.126-211 
Manure, 57-373—and Bran, 452—and 
Labor, More, and Less Land. 38;— 
Apple Pomace, 326—on a Steep 
Hill, 404—Barn-yard, Management 
of, 18—Bone, 325—Buying, 167 - 
Composting of, !5 -Corn-stalks 
for, 54—Cotton Seed vs. Plaster, 
167— Escape of Ammonia in, 174— 
for Chinch-Bugs in Wheat, 325- 
Gathering Sea-Weed for, * 353- 
Heaps, Piaster In, 46—in Hlinois, 
215—Lime for, 326 -Night Soil, 167 
—on Wheat Stubble, 15—Peat or 
Turf as, 407—Peruvian Guano, 
Lasting, 20—Guano or Poudrctte, 
166 - Poultry, 167 — Pumps for 
Liquid, • 339—Relative Value o'. 
367-Rich, 170-Salt Fish as, 247- 
Sawdust, Bono Meal, and Ashesi 
326 -Secret, 6—Spreading from 
Cart, 18 Swamp Mud Ashes, 
168- Value of, 452 -Value of Sea- 
Weed for, 866 -What to Mix with, 
128-Worth of, 71. 
Manuring Cheap Lands.247 
Maple Sugar Item,87—Making. .* 49 
Maps, Lloyds'.366 
Market Days. 175 
Market-Gardening In the Rural 
Districts, 142. 
Market Reports—Jan., 4—Feb., 44- 
March, 85—April, 124 — May, 165 — 
June, 203—July, 244—August,231- 
Sept., 824—Oct., 364—Nov., 401- 
Dec.,444. 
Mari, Green Sand.237 
Marsh Lands, Improvement of..247 
Meal, How Much Oil.447 
Meat, How to ChooBe..145 
Mechanical Engineering in Tale, i 
Men, Hiring by the Month. 46 
Messrs. B. Fox & Co.207 
Mice on Fruit-Trees . 47 
Milk, Bloody, 207-218-Can, Tron- 
Clad, 126 - Holding Back, 367 - 
Pans, Cleansing, 327—Pans, Deep, 
410—Rooms, 129-165 - Setting for 
Cream, 290—Setting in Summer, 
167 - Temperature of Spring House 
for, 327 — Weight of a Qwart, 456. 
Mills, Bone.206 
Minerals and Fossils. 7 
Mink Breeding. 7 
Missouri Farm, How to Manage..3G9 
Modern Cooking, Brown Bread.. 26 
Moon, Influence on the Weather. 18 
Muck, Getting Out.214 
Mud, Salt Marsh,'as a Fertilizer..‘29G 
Mulching.223 
Mules for Farm Work. 16 
Murder.366 
Muskrat, Trapping the.*.. 93 
Mustard Seed—Harvesting.135 
Mutton, How lo have Good, 138— 
to get Rid of Woolly Taste in, 
446—Woolly Taste in, 367. 
Names and Numbers.262 
Neatness, Unprincipled.186 
Newspaper Club Agencies. 87 
New United States Loan.126 
Night-Gowns. 886 
Night-Soil. 167 
Notes from the Pines, 23-183-261-302 
813-382-460. 
N otice—Special.285 
Oatmeal Gruel.345 
Oats—Norway, 168-325—Plowing in 
for Manure, 87—With Wheat,. .418 
Obituary Notice—Sanford Howard, 
126. 
Ogden Farm Papers, No. 13,11—No. 
14, 50-No 15, 91 -No. 16, 130—No. 
17, 170-No. 18, 209-No. 19, 251- 
No 20, 290-No. 24, 370-No. 22, 410 
-No. 23,447. 
Onions. 23 
Onion Sets.166 
Orchard and Nursery for Jan., 3— 
Feb., 43-March, 83—April, 123- 
May, 163—June, 203—July, 2-13— 
Aug., 283—Sept., 823- Oct., 863— 
Nov., 403—Dec., 443. 
Orchard, A Neglected, 286—Apple 
and Pear, 409—Pasturing, 135—Re¬ 
cord, 143. 
Osage Orange, 866,446—Seed, 143. 
Osiers.167 
Ox, Musk.173 
Pails, Painted. 86: 
Parsley, Dried.426 
Parsnips. 461 
Pasturing M adows, or Toung Clo¬ 
ver, 289. 
Patching and Darning Exhibition, 
8-9-87—*105. 
Peach es....... i.. r_,.. .806 
Peach—A New Early.245 
Peanuts—Harvesting.287 
Pears Cracking.407 
Pear—Japan, * 462—Sheldon, 460- 
Tree. Big, 382 —Trees in a Gar¬ 
den, 167—Winter, 461. 
Peas. 166-303 — Brushing, 167-208 - 
Harvesting, 327—On Sod Land, 207 
—For Green Manure.247 
Peatr.r r..- r.-rw. z.^.T X TV . ■. . .... .-446 
Peat for Fuel. 57 
Peddlers—How to Head off. 8 
Periodicals American Agricultu¬ 
rist, or Hearth and Home. 126— 
American Journal of Science, 
Mon., 47—Chicago, 409 Poultry 
Paper, New, 248—’• Prairie Far¬ 
mer,” 497--" The Southern Far¬ 
mer,” 246. 
Peter Henderson & Co.2-18 
Petroleum—Early Days of the Busi¬ 
ness, * 179. 
“Pheasants and Poultry”. 8 
Phosphate, South Carolina.288 
Pigeons, Sterile Fan-Tai!.8G9 
Pig Question, The.294 
Pine-Cone Oak-Gait.*.. 24 
Plants—Tlie Arrow-Head, * 264— 
Arundo Ilonax. 343 - Canada 
Snakeroot, * 221—Checkerberry, * 
181—Golden Rod, 365 Iron weed, 
S67—Ladies’ Tresses. * 424 -Mal¬ 
lows—Low, 40S—Milkweed, How 
to Kill, 287 -Netjle, Great, 409— 
Partridge-berry, * 131—Partridge- 
Pea, * 421 - Two-leaved Solo¬ 
mon’s Seal, * 261 — Virginian 
1 Agave, * 421-Wild Pink, * 264- 
Winter, State of, 461—And Flow¬ 
ers, How Grown, 9 61 -And Seeds 
by Mail, 423—For a Small Green¬ 
house, 421-422—For Winter, 344 — 
Named, 126-409. 
Plaster, 287—How Much per Acre, 
90—On Potatoes, 246 Purity of, 
i 207—On Wheat,-247. 
Playthings for Children.266 
Plowing, Benefits o' Fall, 375- 
Corn Stubbie in Fall, 419—Sod 
| Land for Corn,'417— Under Clover 
! vs. Feeding it Off, 167 Oat Stub¬ 
ble. F4. 
Plums—Black-Knot,. 7 
Pocket- Knife -ihiltum in Parvo, * 
1 123. 
I Po .en.287 
j Pomegranate.167 
| Poppy Culture.285 
| Pork. Mess.178 
Pork, Sweet.327 
Posts, Locust for.246 
Posts, Portable Clothes-Drying, * 
225. 
Potatoes and Corn, How to Unload. 
46 Culture of, 134—for Cattle, 211 
—Grafting, 21--Growing to Tops, 
217—“Late Rose,” 460—on New 
Ground, 217—on Sod, 326—“ Peer¬ 
less,” 407-460. 
Poultry, Cf/tarrh In, 47—Chicken 
Cholera, 207 — Chicken Coop, 
Folding, *455—Chickens, Fatten¬ 
ing, 167—Chickens, Gapes in, 
126—Duck’s Egg, Large, 167— 
Egg, Curious Peahen’s, 366— Eggs, 
Large, 168-207-409— Keeping, 865- 
Preserving, 46-406 — Spurious for 
Hatching, 207 — Egg Farm , *169- 
* 209-* 257-* 291-* 831-* 372-* 448 - 
Fowls, Canker of Head and Mouth 
in, 126—Caponizing, 7—Diseased, 
207—Dark Brahma. 207—for Ex¬ 
hibition, 445—for Town Dwellers, 
864—Light Brahma, 248—Poisoned 
by Lead, 6 •-Winning the Agricul¬ 
turist Prize-Cups, *99— Hatching, 
Artificial, 248— Hens, Bones for, 166 
—To Prevent Sitting, 325—Large 
Establishment, 46 —Poultry Clubs, 
Exhibition. N. E , 126—Delaware 
State Society, 7—Disease in, 369- 
House and Grapery-combined, *175 
—Hybrids among-Domestics, *133 
—Importation of, 16S—Lice on, 306 
-407—New Variety of Buff Cochins, 
253—Raising on a Large Scale, 7— 
Poultry Yard— Appliances, *16- 
*56. 
Practical Studies for a Young 
Woman, 305. 
Primitive Agriculture.*.. 13 
Products of Washington Ter....444 
Prof. Agassiz Wants Carcasses.. 8 
Pump for Deep Wells.45 
Pump, New Lift and Force.415 
Pump, Power of a Suction.409 
Pumpkin Seeds for Cows _ 8 
Putty and Paint. 2S8 
Put Water on the Stove. 9 
Q 
Questions, Many.166 
Quince, Chinese.*..459 
Rabbits and Young Trees. 46 
Railroads and Farmer's....128 
Railroad, Northern Pacific.447 
Raisins.168 
Raisins, American.246 
Raisin-Seeder.*. .425 
Rams, Hydraulic.445 
Raspberries.126 
Raspberries, Mulching.409 
Rats and Mice, How to get rid of, 46 
Recommendations. Interested_16* 
Red Root among Wheat.251 
Rennet, Saving.325 
ReprDa's.*. .380 
Residence, M . Judd's. .165 
Rhubarb, Forcing. 21 
Riding on Horseback, No. 1,*11 - 
No 2.131-No 3, 171—No 4,211- 
No. 5, 252—No. 6, 370—No. 7, 411. 
Roads and Bridges, Country, *249- 
*329-419450. 
Ronds In Quiddlctown, How they 
make. *330. 
Rocks, Burying.i. 5S 
Rockwork and Alpine Plants.* .103 
Rockwork, Plants'for. 107 
Roofing Works! Extensive.825 
Root Crops, 259—Crops for Western 
Dairies, 209 - Planting, 211—Pre¬ 
serving, 417. 
Rotation, System of.295 
Rubbing Pos’.;.*..200 
Rustic Bridges.. *..301 
Rye. and Abortion in Cows, 1G8— 
Rye. Double Head of, 207—for 
Soiling, 251. . 
Saddle, Mexican.207 
Sal'ad Dressing .346 
Salads and Salad Dressing.206 
Salt and Muck.327 
Salting llie She.’-p.,.*..370 
Salt Marsh, Reclaimed.13-5 
Sandy Uplands in N. W. Indiana. 
2 * 8 . 
Santa Claus, Hints for.4G3 
Sassafras Bushes, to Kill .49, 
Sawdust. 408 
Scales, Fairbanks’ Patent.24s 
Schools for Young Ladies.166 
Science In Farming.378 
Scolymus.23-286 
Season, Early.210 
Seeds—Corn for Soiling Crops, 46— 
Drilling, 825—Grain for France, 85 
—High-Priced, 207—How long will 
they Keep, 287—of Evergreens, 142 
—of Hard Maple, 409—Samples of, 
126—Soaking, 183—Sowing in Dry 
Weather, 263—Sowing too Early, 
222 —Squash, 7—Trees, etc., for 
Spring, 87. 
Seed Store, New.... 87 
Seedsmen, Advice to.406 
Severe Winters.*.14 
Sewage.367 
Shall I Send my Bey to College... 9 
Sheep—Imported South-Downs at 
Central Park, * 121—Clipping into 
Shape, 326—Cure for Rot, 327- 
Dogs Killing, 446—Fat-Tailed, • 
213 —Foot-ret in, 295—Good Re¬ 
turns from a Small Flock, 447- 
Hurdles, * 418—on a Poor Farm, 
250 -Pasturing on Wheat, 124— 
Pens and Racks, * 453 - 454 — 
Poisoning, 407 —Scab In, 286— 
Thorough-bred Negretti, 409 — 
Winter Care of, 457—Wintering, 
414— Lambs —Early for Market, 339 
—for the Butcher, 87—Grade Cots- 
wold, 214—Inflammation of Lungs 
In, 129—Cotswold-Merino, 453- 
Docking, 287—Four at a Birth, 286 
Shells, Fastening upon Wood... .366 
Shingles, Making Cut. * 419-420 
Shirts, Making .464 
Shows, Traveling.246 
Shrubs—Clustered Leucothoci,•224- 
Dwarf June Berry, *144—Japan 
Globe Flower, *64—New Japanese 
Euonymus, *101--Protection for 
Half-Hardy, 64—Rhodora Cana¬ 
densis, *221—Scotch Broom *S41— 
Southern Bush Honeysuckle,*341— 
Tea as a Shrub, 167—Variegated 
Rose of Sharon, 21 — Wiegela, 
White, 202. 
Skimmed Milk and Corn-Meal, Rel¬ 
ative Value of, 286. 
Skins, Curing Small.*..137 
Slaughtering Hogs.*..454 
Sleds, Home-Made.*..454 
Smoke-House, Fly-proof.326 
Smoke-House and Oven.*..455 
Smoked Meats.126 
Societies—Agricultural of Col., 207 
—American Bornological, 245— 
and Fairs, Agricultural, 249—Bee- 
Keepers’ Association, North-east, 
S65—New York State Agricultural, 
Annual Meeting of, 85—Bornolog¬ 
ical American, 86. 
Soda and Saleratus, Use of.145 
Soil, a Deep, Loose.256 
Soil, Alkaline, of Colorado.91 
Soiling.,.371 
Soiling Cattle. 58 
“Some Pumpkins ”.409 
Sorrel and Mustard, to Extermin¬ 
ate, 367. 
Sorrel, How to Get Rid of.327 
Specialties of Eastern Farming. 99 
Spinning-Wheel, Improved.. .*. .305 
Squash, I,arse. 7 
Stamps, Old Postage.409 
Steam-Engines for Farm Use_166 
Steam-Engine, Little.45 
Steam Power for the Farm. 50 
Steaming Foci.414 
Stacks, Building and Thatching.. 89 
Stock-Amount of, 371-Breeding, 
244 - For an Ordinary Farmer, 
Best, 440—How to get Thorough¬ 
bred, 259-1 mproved, 208—Running 
at Large. 408—Shelter for, 418- 
Testing Medicines for, 24S—Thor¬ 
ough-bred, 271-291-375—Value of 
Thorough-bred,. 92— What Kind,, 
40 -Weighing, . 357 - Wintering 
Breeding, M -Growers’ Associa¬ 
tion, 285. 
Stocks, “ Hardy” Pear.224 
Stones, Removing.175 
Straw, Use o.i.. 14 
Strawberry Questions.286 
Strawberry Show at Elizabeth, N. 
J„ 209, 
Strawberries for next Spring... .262 
Stump Puller.828-* 838 
Stumps, To Pull.416 
Subtropical.343 
Sumach.216 
Summer Fallow, Properly Managed, 
419. 
Sunday Headaches.345 
Superphosphate on Meadow Lands, 
247. 
Swamps, Reclaiming.37? 
Sweet Corn.343 
Sweet Corn and Celery on the same 
Ground, 182. 
Sweet Potato Plant, Starting,144-223 
S wine -Best Breed of, 54—Essex, 
131-334 - and Horn Dust, 509— 
Boiled Corn for, 168-Chester 
Whites, 107-288 — Cooking Corn 
for, 298—Cure for Cholera, 162— 
Fattening, 826—Feeding, 15—Ilow 
to Fatten, 103-Show, Chicago, 
415— SuiiileS It), 416—Sows Fating 
their Young, 467-326—Great Mor» 
