IV 
INDEX. 
Mississippi spanned 298 
Modern .... 74 
Modesty 235 
Monument, mountain 42 
Moon, the ' 266 
Mormonism, new phase of . . 309 
Morn, noon, night—Poetry 139 
Mother knows best . . 154 
“ sweet—Poetry 10 
Mothers, a real blessing . . 331 
Mower, Allen’s 191 
Mowing machines . . 35 
Muck for the stable and yard 2 
“ meadow . . . 148 
Mulching with wood shavings 119 
Mule trade of Bourbon Co. Ky. 37 
Mules 65,81 
“ best kind of ... 3 
“ on city railroads 280 
“ their breeding, &c. . 177,193 
Muscular power 156 
Musketoes and worse insects . 164 
N 
Name, what’s in a . . 157 
Napoleon’s love of horses 107 
Nature, freak of ... 85 
Needle, the—Poetry 203 
New England farmer . . 184 
“ Jersey farming—fruits, &c. 169 
something . . . 181 
“ York, how much we eat 73 
“ “ City guide and map . 56 
“ “ “ talk about 40 
“ “ markets, a trip to 289 
Newspaper, how they read 219 
Newton, Sir Isaac . . 234 
Niagara, bridge across 245 
Nitrate of soda and guano, etc. 168 
Non-progressive 312 
Notices, special . . . 128 
Numbers, unlucky 365 
O 
Oats, gigantic ear of v 99 
“ tall 19 
Ocean, profusion of life in . 91 
October—Poetry 91 
Ode for agricultural celebrations—Poetry 35 
Office, begging 293 
Oil, a drop of 133 
“ hickory nut . . 381 
Olden trusses 241 
Olive oil for snake bites . 332 
One, my only—Poetry 347 
Opium eaters . . . 251 
Orchard, a fine 108 
Orchards .... 50 
Osage orange hedge 121 
“ “ seed . 152 
Our present number 296 
P 
Painter, art of a yankee . 316 
Palestine, agriculture in 210 
Pansy,the . . . . 135 
Paper making in California 298 
“ reasons for preferring a New- 
York weekly . . . 226 
“ your did not come 108 
“ what it costs to stop . 43 
Paradox 139 
Parasol, a dig with a lady’s . 156 
Partington, Mrs. four fathers 27 
“ “ indignant 106 
“ “ on clocks 171 
“ “ “ twins . 204 
Password, their 205 
Pasture, wheat and rye for 24 
Pat and the oysters 155 
Patient, the toothless 378 
Peach|culture 230 
“ trees, a new plan to save , 157 
Peaches, dried 87 
“ second crop , , 202 
“ seedling 151 
Pear culture .... 342 
Pears on quince stocks 70 
Pea another new ... 85 
“ the cow and asparagus 38 
“ “ Japan . . . 120 
Pea, the Oregon 
Peas, Oregon and others 
Peasanty, the Greek 
Peat for potatoes 
Pelargonium, the fancy 
Pelargoniums, seedling 
Percival, the Poet 
Perpetual motion 
Phrases, origin of 
Physicians, female 
Pickles 
Picture, not uncommon—Poetry 
Pigeon, another musical 
Pigs, how to rear 
Pin, fortunes of a 
Pink the 
Pip, calomel for the 
Plants, origin of various 
“ from what sources etc. 
“ where from 
Plaster of Paris, a fixing agent 
“ “ “ and green manure 
Plastering, eight acres of 
“ unhealthy 
Plow, subsoil 
Plowing and manures 
Plumb trees, black knot on 
Poets, hints to 
“ of America, ages of the 
Poetical—Poetry 
Polite 
Politeness 
Polyanthus, culture of 
Pomology, review 
Pomological convention, American 
“ gathering 
“ society, American 
“ “ Ohio 
Poor indeed 
Poor, relief for 
Pope’s skull 
Posterior inventive genius 
Potato crop 
“ degeneracy of the 
“ rot in Maine 40 years ago 
Potatoes 
Potatoes, a substitute for 
best method of storing, etc 
black Mercer 
Dover 
growing, in tan 
in Ireland . 
on half an acre 
Poult 
ry 
peas growing in 
planting 
seed large or small 
66 
American Brahmas 
and pigs, Chinese 
an eccentric Mrs. Biddy 
anecdotes of 
artificial hatching 
are box leaves poisonous to 
cheaper than pork 
fattening Dorkings 
fifth claw of Dorking 
hens setting 
information wanted 
importance of to the U. S. 
improved 
preparing for market 
Red Cap, Shanghais, etc. 
sale at American Museum 
Serai-Taook, etc. 
Shanghais 
show 
“ a week at 
“ National 168 
“ State 
Poultry, the cost of keeping 
“ Emu fowl 
“ National exhibition 
vermin 
weights of 
Practice, details of 
“ vs. preaching 
reaching, long 
remium list 
145 
181 
11 
1 
247 
55 
187 
76 
379 
186 
71 
244 
343 
346 
154 
87 
389 
247 
373 
137 
196 
309 
169 
298 
33 
53 
70 
139 
204 
331 
204,395 
332 
311 
294 
22 
88 
247 
151 
231 
260,386 
S49 
54 
5 
274 
307 
375 
37 
163 
403 
114 
121 
85 
169 
4 
361 
132 
,82,354 
20 
189 
149 
37 
20,38 
394 
308 
309 
19 
346 
376 
305 
340 
93 
387 
141 
340 
226,340 
228 
306 
280,296 
136 
227 
92 
265 
394 
330 
276 
345 
364 
220 
Premium, novel . . .136 
Premiums, don’t forget the 200 
Presidents, religion of the . . 204 
Printing, value of 389 
Profane; language ... 92 
Prolific 283 
Proof, a convincing . . 226 
Publishers announcement 128 
Pullin^together . . .156 
Pulse of various animals 54 
Pumpkin, the—Poetry . 99 
Pun, double 203 
“ first Quaker . . 11 
“ green 27 
Push along 279 
“ on—Poetry 347 
Pyramid, a “ . . .43 
Quarreling . . .157 
Question, the momentous 27 
S£ 
Rabbits, breeding . 387 
“ management of young 146 
Railroad damages ... 27 
Railroads, agricultural and commercial value 178 
“ what they do . 107 
Railways and agriculture 163 
Rain in July and August . 149 
“ signs of—Poetry 299 
Read, no time to ... 116 
Readers, a few plain words to 264 
Reaping and mowing machines 19,115 
“ machines, etc. 371 
Relations, how to find 332 
Religion, beauties of 315 
Remedy, plausible 300 
Reprove, how to 397 
Residence, selecting 200 
Respectable, how to become 125 
Retort, a good 284 
Rhode Island fair ... 96 
Rice crop 54 
“ new method of irrigating 375 
Rifle, what is a Minie 283 
River, beyond the—Poetry 123 
Road, a hard one to travel 27 
Rogue, a crafty .... 11 
Rook, utility of 378 
Roots, their health essential to, etc. 197 
Rose, a blue 313 
Roup, the .... 9 
Royalty, the miseries of 380 
Rust, better rub than—Poetry 43 
RECIPES. 
Beets, baked . . .117 
Bread, etc. 346 
Bread and yeast, Mt. Savage 58 
Bread, how to toast 197 
Bread, making 101 
Bread, stale 164 
Bread toast, brown 69 
Borax, washing recipe 24 
Cake, corn .164 
Cake, cream 21 
Cake, cup . ... .21 
Cakes, oyster corn 5 
Coffee, how to get the flavor of . 38 
Corn starch, how to make 100 
Dried fruit, to keep worms from . 21 
Pie, mince 101 
Pie, tomato . . 21 
Pudding, batter, without eggs 5 
Pudding, green corn ... 5 
Pudding, plum, real English 90 
Pudding, sweet apple ... 5 
Pow r der, a good 9 
Recipe books .... 393 
Recipes, domestic 21 
Ringbone, cure for 19 
Wine, how to make 7 
§ 
Satire by inversion ... 74 
Savage 28 
Saws, Sam Slick’s wise 284 
Scarlet fever, treatment of 102 
Scheidam schnapps 228 
School incident 300 
“ spelling . . .188 
Schuyler, the ruined banker 380 
Science, agricultural 37 
Scotland, letter from 17 
Scrap book, its designs 10 
Scratches, cure for 87 
