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The stars (*) in the follow¬ 
ing Index show w/tere engravings 
occur. Articles referring directly 
or indirectly to Cattle, Insects, 
Manures, Trees, Weeds, etc., will 
be found indexed, under these 
general heads. 
Accounts, Advantage of Keeping, 
75. 
Acknowledgement.166 
Advertisements, Bead the....274-405 
-445. 
Advice to a Lawyer.155 
A Few Words to Husbands.143 
Agricultural Congress, National,327 
-407 — Engineer, S26—Experiment 
Station in Germany, * 84—Hall at 
the Centennial, * 161 — Improve¬ 
ment Loan, 251. 
Agriculture and Horticult ure at the 
Centennial, 234—at the Centennial, 
283—Southern, 14. 
“ Always Handy ..40G 
Amenities of the Farmer’s Club.126 
A merican Agriculturist in New Zea¬ 
land, 6. 
American Institute, City of New 
York, 233. 
Among the Farmers—No. 1,54; No. 
2, 94 ; No. 3,134; No. 4, 174 ; No. 5, 
214; No. 6, 251; No. 7,293; No. 8, 
331; No. 9.374; No, 10, 414; No. 11, 
454, 
Animals, Broken Legs in.477 
Annattoine.288 
‘■Answer in Your Next Paper’\.46 
Ants in the House.221 
Ants, Red.354 
Apple, a Fear-like, * 422—Changing 
the BearingYear of,203-Orchard, 
Piant, 103—Eoxbury Russet, 261. 
Apples, Dr. Hogg’s Classification, 
223—Feeding, 474—Keeping, 19 — 
without Blossoms, 252. 
Arrow Root Diet.143 
Artificial Mother.365 
Ash Bin, A Safe.* 344 
Ashes, 168 — Use for Wood, 193- 
Value of Coal, 231—Wood, 418. 
Asparagus, Bunches and Bunching, 
* 172. 
Asparagus, Bunching.*.. 62 
“ At as Great a Length as Possible,” 
85. 
Awl for Mending Harness_*.. 99 
Baby Jumpers and Crooked Legs, 
424. 
Baby’s Journey.261 
Baby Swing.143 
Bacon, Breakfast.394 
Bag-Holder and Truck Combined, 
*97. 
Banana and Sweet Potato, Compo¬ 
sition of, 394. 
Bananas, Dried.448-175 
Barefoot and Shod.179 
Barley, Why not Grow More ? . ..394 
Barn, An Octagonal, * 258—An Ohio, 
* 57—Stalls for an Octagonal, * 297. 
Barn Doors, Hanging for Sliding, 
*218. 
Barometer, Signal Service.366 
Barrels, Coal-oil.327 
Barrel-Header, A New Patented,*97 
Bars,Double or Combination.*. .457 
Bean, English Horse.274 
Bean, Navy.161 
Beans for Sheep.435 
Beans, Soup.435 
Bed-Bugs.143 
Bee Notes — Jan., *8 ; Feb., 47; 
March. 91: April, * 128; May, * 170; 
June, *203; July, 251; Aug., 289; 
Sept., 330; Oct., * 370; Nov., * 408; 
Dec., 475. 
Beet Sugar in California.155 
Berries, Packing and Shipping to 
Market, 219. 
Bin for Oats, A Convenient .*..137 
Birds, Myrtle Robin of Oregon, *253 
Snow Bunting, * 253 — Sparrows, 
English, 449. 
Bit, How to Make a Perforated, 
*419. 
Blackberries in Indiana in 1875..103 
Blacksmith Shop Refuse, Value of, 
246. 
Blasting by Dynamite...433 
Blight and Electricity.285 
Board at the Centennial.326 
Boats, Building Ribless.*..100 
Bog Hay as Food for Stock.114 
Boiler for Summer Use.224 
Boiler, One Way to Mend.264 
Bone-Fertilizers, Manufacturing.35 
Bones, Grinding.33-246 
Bones, The Cheapest Method of Re¬ 
ducing, 113-449. 
Book, American Jersey Herd, 405— 
Ayrshire Herd, 354-448—for Fruit 
Grower’s, Hand, 206 — for Rifle¬ 
men, 286—on Irrigation, New, 405 
—Notices, 443-on Poultry, Si¬ 
on Spiders, 73—on Veterinary Ob¬ 
stetrics, 44S—Potato Pests, 446. 
Books, American Dairying, 366 — 
American Kennel, 206 — An Egg 
Farm, 127—Animal Parasites and 
Messmates, 206 — Berkshire Rec¬ 
ord, American, 275-394—Berkshire 
Swine Record, 286—Botany of Cali¬ 
fornia, 286 — Broom-Corn and 
Brooms, 205 — Broom-Corn Cul¬ 
ture, 127—Camp Life in Florida, 5 
—Children’s Picture, 451 —Direc¬ 
tory, Trow’s New York, 245—Far¬ 
mer's Veterinary Adviser, 3:17 — 
Floral Decoration for Dwelling 
Houses, 315—for a Stock Farmer, 
448—Geological Report of N.J., 127 
—Insects, Prof. Glover’s Illustra¬ 
tions of, 474—Long-horn Herd, 235 
—Maine Jersey Herd, 275—Manual 
of the Apiary, 206—New Architec¬ 
tural, 206—New Small Fruit Man¬ 
ual, 126—Oaks of the United States, 
287 —on Carpentry, 155—on Dis¬ 
eases of the Horse, 395—on Farm 
Crops, 326—Orchid Culture, 206- 
Poetry, Centennial Editions of, 
286—Register of Rural Affairs, 46 
—Ropp’s Commercial Calculator, 
326—Short History of Natural Sci¬ 
ence, 288—Soiling of, 246 — The 
Shepherd’s Manual, 126—Thomas' 
Fruit Culturist, 286 —Veterinary 
Obstetrics. 313. 
Botany, etc., at Harvard.195 
Boys’ and Gip.ls’ Columns. 
A An Afternoon’s Mischief, * 1-18 
— Aquarium, 227 — Aquarium, 
About an, * 145 — Aunt Sue s 
Chats,* 27 - * 67 - * 106 - *146-*187 - 
*226 - * 267 - * 307 - 347 - * 426 - *467. 
Aunt Sue’s Puzzle-Box, 27-67-107 
-147-187-226-266-306 - 346 - 3S6 - 426- 
B 466 —Baby Jumper,* 426—Ball 
for Baby, * 307 — Balloons and 
Fire-Crackers, 227 — Bees, Car¬ 
penter, * 386 — Bird as Red as 
Fire, * 148—Boat, How to Make 
a, * 267—Boy and Girl, To Every, 
C 265—Card Case, * 226—Carl in the 
Country, * 228—Centennial Mat¬ 
ters, * 267 — Children’s Play- 
House, * 345—Clam-Bake, Great, 
107—Crucibles or Melting Pots, 
D 427—Doctor to the Youngsters, 
165 — Doctor’s Correspondence, 
* 315-*385-427—Doctor’s Talks, 
27-6(>-*106-145-* 186-227 - * 267-307- 
347 - * 388 - * 467 — Dog Dying of 
Grief 346 — Dog-Stories, Prize, 
227—Dog-Story Prizes, 185—Dog, 
Willie's, 227—Doll Show, A, 66— 
F Fishing in Winter, * 25—Fourth 
of July, 227—Fox, Goat, and Car¬ 
rots, 387—Frog, Story of a, 266- 
Fun for a Holiday Party, * 465— 
G Goose-Quills, What is Done 
with? * 186 — Grace Darling, 227 
H —nair-Piu Box, * 226—Hair Re¬ 
ceiver, * 226—Hats, How Felt are 
Made, * 147—History, A Remark¬ 
able, * 386 — How Did It Get 
There? * 266 — How Kitty Went 
Blackberrying, 305 — Iron and 
Steel, 307-347 — Iron and Steel, 
About, * 388 — Insects, Bag or 
Basket Worm, * 385 —Insects, 
Howto Send,385—Jewel,Beau¬ 
tiful, * 386—John Gilpin’9 Ride 
K Illustrated, 305-Kite Tail, * 187 
L —Let us all Celebrate, 148 — 
M MaccaroniEaters, *308—Making 
Friends with the Birds, * 467- 
Map , To Mount a, 103-May-Day, 
* 188—Medlar, What is a, * 427- 
Milkman in Malta, * 423—“ Mon- i 
N ster,” Fresh-Water, * 225-Nails, 
O Something About, * 107—Oxen, 
P Twelve White, * 225 — Pigeons 
and Pigeon-Houses, * 425 — Pin¬ 
cushion, * 226 — Pincushion and 
Braid, * 347 —Plants and Seeds 
that Move, * 467 — Poor Puss, * 
28—Puzzle, Decapitation, * 228- 
Puzzle Pictures, Old and New, * 
R 185 — Rag-Mats, * 108 — Raising 
Plants, * 186—Rebus, Geograph¬ 
ical, * 26—Robbie’s Dream, 187— 
S School, Playing, * 65 — Seven 
Wonders of the World, 106 — 
Shaving-Case, * 226 — Snaring 
Rabbits or Hares, * 66 — Spat¬ 
ter Work, * 67 — Spiders 
and their Webs, 427 — Squir¬ 
rels, Catching, 227 —Story of 
“General,” 26 —Stones Grow, 
T Do ? 427 — The Duckling's 
First Experience, * 348 — The 
Spring Under the Willow, 387- 
Thrashing out Grain, * 468—Tidy, 
Making, a * 146—Toilet Set, 226 
—Trees, Those Centennial, 426- 
Trouble in a Bird’s Nest, * 106- 
U Useful and Useless Dogs, * 68— 
W Washington, Relics of, * 427 - 
Watermelons and Bull-Frogs, 
427—What a Little Girl Did. 427 
—What Little May Thought, * 108 
—What Katy Did, 346. 
Braces, Rice’s Spring.365 
Brake, New Wagon.*..291 
Brewer’s Grains and Malt Sprouts, 
114. 
Bridge, Rustic or Temporary Road, 
*419. 
Broom-Corn, How to Pack and 
Market, 367. 
Broom-Corn Planter.235 
Broom Makers. Wages of.395 
Broom Sedge and Sprout Land, To 
Treat, 74. 
Brush, Cutting.374 
Buckwheat Crop.245 
Bulbs, Hyacinths in Moss, 422- 
Lilies, Fine, 286—Lilies from Seed, 
383—Nemastyle. Twin-flowered, * 
261—The Way of, 86. 
Bulletins of Bussey Institute....365 
Bureau, Extending.*..225 
Bushels, Weight of Various.394 
Business Habits. 14 
Business Pluck.288 
Butter, Analysis of, 370 — Float¬ 
ing on Milk, 419 — now to Make 
Good, 74 — Makers, Revival 
Among, 369—Making from Milk, 
113 — Making, 394 — Packages and 
Molds, * 176—Preparation for Col¬ 
oring, 474 — Producing Capacity 
of Jersey Cows, 290—Why a Cow 
Makes but Little, 273—Worker, 
*96. 
Butternuts.448 
Candles, How Made..*..424 
Candles, Making.113 
Caps for Corn-Crib Posts.*. .338 
Cardoon.*. 102 
Carriage Spring, New Double, * 45G 
Cart, Dump...*..457 
Carts, Water.* 415 
Catalogue of Agricultural and Other 
Tools, 206. 
Catalogues Received, 74-115-154.194 
-234-275-434. 
Cattle and Beef Trade, Foreign, 419 
—and Horses Feeding Together, 
83—at the Centennial, 410—Bloody 
Milk in, 235—Bull, Harness for a, 
34—Bulls, Management of, * 56— 
Bulls, Ringing and Handling, * 216 
—Bullocks, Weight of Yearling, 
285 — Calves, Black-Leg in, 8G — 
Feeding Grain to, 315 — Feeding 
Without Milk, 274—in a Hog Pas¬ 
ture, 395—Club, Jersey, 210-290— 
Corral, Victoria, Kan., *60—Cow, 
Indigestion in a,75—Inflammation 
in Udder, 434—“ Maggie Mitchell,” 
Jersey, * IS — To Cure a Sucking, 
194-355 — Value of One,S5—Eyes, 
' “Hooks” In a, 194—Cows, Amount 
of Land for, 90—Bit for Self-Suck¬ 
ing, * 259 - Cheap Feed for, 
449 — Family, 195 — for a 
Cheese Dairy, 73—Milk-Fever in, 
367-433—Steaming Feed for, 35- 
Diseases of, 353—Disease of the 
Mouth, 285—Durham and Short¬ 
horn, 275-Enzootic Ophthalmia, 
434—Fastenings for * 137—Feedfor 
Young Jersey, 411—Feed-Trough 
and Halter for, * 378—Foods, 166— 
for Beef, Exportation of, 11—for 
Butter, Jersey, 250 —Foul in the 
Feet, 893—Grade and Thorough¬ 
bred, 250—Heifer Failing to Breed, 
82—Heifers, Milk from Virgin, 314 
—Heifers, Spaying, 73—How Often 
to Feed, 194—Importation of Jer¬ 
sey, 17—in Iowa, Jersey, 195—in 
the South, Acclimating, 433—Jer¬ 
sey and Alderney, 233—Jersey, 12- 
50 — Jerseys at the Centen¬ 
nial, Prize, * 449 — Jerseys 
for Farmers, Thoroughbred 
and Grade, 207 — Killed by 
Rifle Bullets, 99 — Ox Gad-fly 
on, 235—Ox, Tumor on Jaw of an, 
367—Preparation for Soiling, 377- 
Purchase of Ayrshire, 113 — Red 
Water in, 394 —“Round Up” in 
Colorado, * 311 — Short-horn 
Speculation, * 333 — Short-horns, 
Booth, * 53 — Short-horns, History 
of the Booth, 87—Swiss, 315—Teat, 
To Treat an Obstructed, * 275- 
Throwing Fences, To Prevent, * 
418—Tick, Texas, 31—To Prevent 
Cows Sucking Themselves, * 137- 
Transportation by Sea, * 177 — 
Tumors on the Jaws of, 273. 
Cellar, Frost-Proof, A Cool.138 
Cellar with a Well, A Cool. ...*. .379 
Cellars, Dry.*..296 
Cellars, Something About.343 
Cement, Rosendale.474 
Centennial, At the, * 220 — Com¬ 
mendation, 475 —Don’t Fail to 
Celebrate the, 165 — Exposition, 
328—New Jersey at the, 235—Once 
More, 365—Report of Judges, 449 
The, 407—Visit to, 331. 
Chairs at the Centennial, boiling, 
245. 
Chairs, Home-Made Easy... .*.. 464 
Charcoal “Braize ” for Manure..153 
Cheaper Production is Higher 
Prices, 98. 
Cheap Production.299 
Cheese-Making.362 
Cherries, New Hardy.342 
Chickens Fit to Eat.423 
Children, Diverting Naughty_223 
Churns, Thermometer.499' 
Cistern, How Many Bricks for a. S3 
Clock, Two Dollar. 127 
Closet, Flour and Bread..*. .184 
Clothes-Dryer for Mantle-Shelf,*424 
Clothing, How Much is Necessary, 
423. 
Clover, Second Cutting for Horses, 
433 —Seed, Gathering, S54 — Seed, 
Soaking, 86 —Tedder for, 273. 
‘Coal, Bin for.*. .104 
Coal Mines, Among the.74 
Coat Collars, Cleaning.235 
Commerce, Cincinnati Chamber of. 
87. 
Commission Dealers, Produce...242 
Compost Heap, To Make a Small.474 
Compost, Materials for...115 
Convention of Short-horn Breed¬ 
ers, 5-234. 
Convention, Swine Breeders.327 
Corn and Cobs as Food, 114—Cause 
of Smut in, 354—Crib, a Self-Feed¬ 
ing, * 379—Cribs, Forms of, 113- 
Crib, Self-Discharging, * 453 — 
Crops in Ohio, 219—Fodder, 210- 
Fodder, Feeding, 435—Fodder in 
France, 219—How to Cure Fodder, 
* 328—Husks, 394—in the Ear, Un¬ 
loading, * 377—in Virginia, Cost of 
Growing,195—Manuring, 195—Meal 
for Cattle, 250—Planting, * 135 — 
Plowing, 273—Shucks, Value of, 
34-Stubble, To Manage, 285-Un¬ 
loading, * 297—Sheller, A Cheap, * 
7—Shocks, Sled for Removing, * 
S38., 
Correspondents, To.344-433 
Cotton, English Consumption of 
American, 394—Manufacture, Im¬ 
provement in, 73—Seed, Decorti¬ 
cated, 34—Seed, To Use Whole, 35 
—Seed, Value of, 34—States, What 
is the Matter in the, 406. 
“Cow Pea,” Southern.*..139 
Cow Peas, Southern.172-215 
Cranberry Growers’ Assoc., N. J., 
194-474. 
Cranberry Weed.366 
Creameries, Advice in Regard to.448 
Crib-biter, Hitching a.*. 378 
Crops at the South, Profitable.. .354 
Crops for Louisiana.435 
Crop Prospects. . 275 
Cucumber, Tailby's Hybrid, New, * 
86 . 
Currants and Gooseberries, Stand¬ 
ard, * 341. 
Cut Feed, Length of.235 
Dairy, A Profitable, 75—At the Cen¬ 
tennial, * 368—Exhibition at Ham¬ 
burg, 448 — Management of a, 
75—Short-horn in the, 115—Win¬ 
dows, Screen for, * 17. 
Dairymen’s Assoc., American, 7-47. 
Dairymen’s Assoc., N. Y. State, 6-447 
Deep-Can System.370 
Department of Agriculture at the 
Centennial, 330. 
Dikes and Ditches.75 
Dodge, A New. 98 
Does the Stock Affect the Graft ?.143 
Dog Nuisance.435 
Dogs and Sheep.75 
Do Lice Produce Fleas ?. 86 
Donkeys, Exportation from Eng¬ 
land, 455. 
Drain Well or Cesspool, Ventilation 
of, 327. 
Draining, 210—By Wells, 435—Wet 
Meadows,*218—with OyBter Shells, 
34—with Tiles, 73. 
Dry Earth and Earth Closets, * 65 
Dynamite, How to Use.153 
Dynamite for Removing Stumps, -75 
Eagle, as it is, and as Represented, 
American, * 247. 
Earth Closet Co., Wakefield.326 
Earth, How Much can be Moved in 
a Day, 247. 
Editors, A Word from the.407 
Egg, A Large.S13 
Egg Plant.235 
Eggs for Winter, How to Pack, 434 
—In One Basket, All the, S27 — 
Turning During Incubation, S54. 
Engineering, Agricultural.256 
Engine for the Farm or Workshop, 
* 259. 
Engravings, How they are Made.415 
Evergreens at Auction, 326 — Pro¬ 
tecting Young, 102—Transplant¬ 
ing, 179. 
“ Everlasting,” To Destroy.£5 
Exhibition, British Reports of tl^, 
408. 
Export of Produce from N. Y...274 
Eye Cups... 475 
Fair, Florida State, 155—List, 825- 
355 — St. Louis, S93 — Southern 
States’ Agl. and Ind., 45. 
Fairs, Additional, S95 — in Novem¬ 
ber, 406—Side Shows at, 894. 
Farm, As to Rontlng, S67—Villages, 
S38. 
Farmer, Advice to a “ Would-be,” 
233. 
Farmer, An Illinois.233 
Farmers and Middle-Men, 299—Are 
there too Many ? 95—Mistake, An 
English, 435—Prospects, 179. 
Farming, Best Part of tlieWestfor, 
246—English and American, 275- 
in England, 337—in Louisiana, S55 
—Learning from a nired Man, 35 
—Long Island, 34—Without Stable- 
Manure or Stock, 379. 
Feed-Measuring Box.*.. 16 
Feed-Rack for the Yard.*. .SS8 
Fence, Patent. . 35 
Fence, Post, Board, and Earth, *457 
Fences of Prairie Sods, Building,*55 
Fences, Portable and Temporary, * 
339. 
Ferrets Wanted.207 
Fertilizers, Artificial, 45-171 — Bad, 
120-Chemical, 74—for Grass, 115— 
