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©F ¥©LUME TWENTY“IIKBEIT. 
jt^f~ The stars (*) in the follow¬ 
ing Index show where engravings 
occur. Articles referring directly 
or indirectly to Bees, Cattle, Insects, 
Manures, Trees, Weeds, etc., u'iU 
be found indexed under these 
general heads. 
A 
Acetic Acid.382 
“Adversity.”.*.. 37 
Advertisers, Pacts for.402 
Advertisers, hints to.162 
Advertisements, About... _ 42 
Advice, None to Sell.404 
Advice. Unsafe. 45 
A Few Dollars. 7 
Ag’l Colleges.203 
Ag’l College, Mass . .... 7 
Agricultural Editors.'..325 
Agriculture Improvem't in ICy.284 
Agriculturist in German. 7 
Almonds.244 
Amendment Accepted. 6 
Am. Fruit Preserving Powder..245 
Among the Salt Meadows..*..336 
Amusements for children.222 
Animais, Diseases of. 10 
Animals. Marsupials..329 
Animal Parasites, Destroying, 
*133. 
Animals, Autumn Sown .379 
Annual, Am. Ilort.444 
Annuals for 1869, 6—The Register 
of Rural Affairs, 124. 
Apiary—See Bee Items. 
Apple Blossoms in Jan.165 
Apples for Canada. 21 
Apples from Cuttings.283 
Apple Trees, Edging of_*.. 20 
Apple Growing on a Grape-Vine, 
3S6 —Grimes’ Golden, 405 — 
Crab, 20—Lawver, *59—Stark, 
8-82-*99-165 — Surprise, 339— 
Utter. ‘143—Zimmerman, *59. 
Apple Butter.404 
Apricots.164 
Ashes and Potashes.445 
Ashes, Coal, 166—Leached or Un¬ 
leached, 2&1. 
Asparagus.204-300 
Asphalt or Concrete Flooring.. 9 
Associations—See Societies. 
Australia, What they Say in.. .405 
Baby Clothes.422 
Bacon, Curing for the English 
Market, 46. 
Bags for Shoes and Slippers.*. .181 
Barberries, 445—and Blight, 163. 
Bar for Setting Hurdles_*..325 
Barley, 85-371 — Can the U. S. 
Raise Its Own ? 14 — Half of 
Farm to, 164—Importations of 
25,000 Bushels, 44—John John¬ 
ston on. 290—Soil for, 126- -To 
Clean, 361—vs. Corn, 283—Win¬ 
ter, 3S8. 
Barn at Ogden Farm_®36S-*374 
Barn-yards, Use and Abuse of..207 
Baskets. Home-made Fancy.*. .459 
Beans. Raising.87-13S-285 
Bean, California. 163—Dwarf Wax, 
338—Lima. 217-3S6—Wax, 1(54— 
Windsor, 165. 
Bee Items—Answers to G. W. C., 
246—Apiary in November, 401— 
in December, 445—Starting an, 
126—Bad Luck with Bees, 47— 
Bees Do Not Swarm, 47—Bee 
Plants, 86—Robbers. 407—Mal¬ 
ady, 126-167-417 — Clover, Al- 
sike, 407 — Sending Honey to 
Market, 286—How to Feed, 407 
—Impurities Cross-bed Drones, 
407—Is it. Prudent to Buy Bees? 
407—Italian and Black Bees, 167 
—Loss of Bees, 86—Operations 
in June, 207— Progeny of Ita¬ 
lians, 407 — Artificial Queens, 
46-* 86—Queries Answered, 386 
—Straight Combs, 167—Swarms 
Going to the Woods, 246—The 
Main Thing, 246. 
Beef, Roast, 101—Baked vs. Roast, 
262. 
Beet Sugar.203-386 
Beets, lSB—Ornamental, 458. 
Bermuda*.. 322-386 
Bills.of Fare forAutump—... 381 
Birds —Biuo Bird, **249—Crowe, 
245—Crows, What Use for ? *173 
—Domesticating Woodcock and 
Snipe, 124—European Sparrows, 
*40—Green Heron, *289—Heron, 
*136—Hawk Nuisance, *413— 
Least Bittern, *289 — Pigeon 
Hawk, *240—Pigeon, Wild.'*416 
—Our Small Herons, 289—Spar¬ 
rows, Are they Useful ? 16S— 
Wild Turkeys, 12-171—Wrens 
of the U. S.,'*129. 
Bird-Houses.*. ,100-*284 
Blackberries, 339-3SS — New Ro¬ 
chelle in Ill., 285—White, 164. 
Black-caps—See Raspberries. 
Bloodroot. .244 
Board of Agriculture, Mass_ 7 
Boat, How to Build.*..294 
Bones, What to Do With.206 
Boys on the Farm.330 
Book Farmers, Warning to_335 
Books, 205 — Allen’s Am. Farm, 
121—American Woman’s Home, 
2S2—Breck’s Book of Flowers. 
123 — Caldwell’s Agricultural 
Analysis, 322-403—The Comet, 
282 — Devon Herd, 44 — Down¬ 
ing’s Fruit and Fruit Trees of 
America, 405 — Farming by 
Inches. 243—Fishing in Ameri¬ 
can Waters, 203 — Five Acres 
Too Much, 241—Gardening for 
Profit, 123-165 — Good. 123- 
Gray's School and Field Botany, 
83—The Green-house as a Win¬ 
ter Garden, 443—Guide to the 
Study of Insects, 162—Herbert’s 
Hints to Horsekeepers, 3S6— 
How Crops Grow. 87-242—Land 
and Fresh-water Shells of North 
America, 205 ■—V Art de GreJTer, 
178 — Life of Audubon, 282 — 
Manual of Fig Culture, 163— 
The Market Assistant, 163—My 
Ten-Rod Farm. 163—Parsons on 
the Rose, 83-162—Pear Culture 
for Profit, 326—Practical Flori¬ 
culture, 82-123—Principles and 
Practice of Architecture, 243— 
Resources of Southern Fields 
and Forests, 404—Sewage Sys¬ 
tem, 322—Sights and Sensations 
in France, etc, 283—Stonehenge 
on the Horse, 245—The New 
West, 245—Thomas’ Farm Im¬ 
plements, 162-254—Three Sea¬ 
sons in European Vineyards, 3^5, 
—Uncle John’s Flower Gather-' 
er, 282—Varieties of the Grap,e,, 
163—“ Ville’s New System,” ,242, 
— A Winter in Florida, 443- 
Woodward’s National Architect, 
83—Wright’s Poultry, 244-362., 
Boots and Shoes, Boxes for.. .102 
Bottling Fruit. 221 
*224—Mr. Crandall’s Dream, 
N *462 — Naval Accounts. 63— 
New-Comer, The. 144—Noah’s 
Animals, How Made, *223— 
O One Secret of “ Good Luck.” 
1S3—Only a Pebble. 384—Pic¬ 
ture Story. *1.03-*143-*183— 
P Powerful Whistle, 25—Prairie 
Life for Invalid Girls, 223— 
P Premiums, Boys at the Fair, 
25—P's that it Pays to Possess, 
143—Problems and Puzzles,25- 
63-103-143-183-223-263-303-343 
R -383-403-461 — Ready Wit, 183 
—Rope-ti ei n gLadd er Tri ck. 263 
S —School Girl's Composition, 
A. 1S3—Short Cut for Home, 
*424 — Six-Legged Teacher, 
*303 — Spelling Test, 143 — 
Stick to the Plow and Plane, 
223—Superstitions of Miners, 
T 64 —Table, A Costly, 104 — 
Take your Choice, *264—The 
Old Man of the Mountain, 303 
—The One that Watches the 
Sheep Will Win the Wool. 3S3 
—Too much Medicine. 144— 
U Treacherous Friend, *25—Un¬ 
seen Danger, *104 — Use for 
V the Fire-Flv, 143—Very Com- 
W mon Talk. 63—Wavs of Get¬ 
ting a Living. *343-*3S3—The 
Way to Do It, 264—Whirli¬ 
gig. A, *461 — Whiskey vs. 
Brains. 103 —World not Fin- 
Y ished, The, 103—Young Puns¬ 
ter, 25. 
Bracket for Garden. e . .179 
Bread, Aunt Hattie on, 102 — 
Brown, 2S4—Making, 23-62-142- 
460—Sour, To Use, 3S2. 
Bridges, Farm. *.\ 52 
Briers, To Kill.205 
Broom-Corn, Cultivation.126 
Buckwheat for Milch Cows, 9— 
Seed. 243. 
Buds out of Place.217 
Building—Cheap Shelter. 93 
Bulbs, 362—House Treatment, of, 
458 — Planting, 377 — Spring 
Flowering, 139. 
Bulls—See Cattle. 
Bushel—Of Lime or Corn..45 
Busy Day's Work wi th Rccipcs.261 
Button-hole Bouquets. .. .*..258 
Butter. Bitter, 445—California. 3SG 
Making in Ky., 284—Market, 128 
—Powders, 246. 
By Return Mail.284 
Boys’ and Girls’ Columns. 
A “A Bird in the Hand,” 6.3— 
Accommodating Goats, 264— 
Agricultural Advice, 25 — A 
Happy New Year, 25—“All a 
Set tin’,” 64 — Appearances 
Against Him, 223—Asking the 
Blessing, *6-1—“A Stitch in 
B Time Saves Nine,” 63—Bear 
Stories, 183 — Box, Curious 
Japanese, *423—Canary Birds, 
Care of, 143 — Covetousness, 
*184—Curious Philosophy, 64 
D —Dealing with Thieves, 143- 
Defective Stone, 143 — Defi¬ 
ance, *384—Del. and Sc., 384— 
Difficult Language, 144—Doc¬ 
tor’s Talks—About Making a 
Fire, *343-383-123-161— Don’t 
Lose the R’s, 224—Dream, 
E Curious, 104—East India Giant. 
Story, 144 — Eight Acres of 
F Music, 26 — Frank Fairfax’s 
G Flower Bed, 63—Games, In¬ 
door, 421 — Game, Pleasing 
Home, 103 — Genuine Ghost, 
A, 184— Good Places for Boys, 
H 25 — Gophers, 423 — Horticul¬ 
tural Doll, *343—How to Get. 
I a Farm, 343 — Improvement 
Circle, The, 103—Interior Gar¬ 
dening, 263 — “I Want My 
J Own Umbrella,” 1S3 — Jolly 
L Companions, *304 — Learn 
Something Thoroughly, 263— 
Learn to Observe, 423—Little 
Mischief, *344 — Lobster at. 
M Home, The, 25—Magicians’ 
Tricks, *461—Making Collec¬ 
tions, 461—“ Many a Slip Be¬ 
tween the Chp and the Lip,” 
Cabbages, 386-405 — And Cauli¬ 
flower, Forwarding, 46—Club¬ 
foot in, 285—Plants. Protecting, 
323—To Prepare, 422. 
California Horse Market, A.. *256 
Canary Seed.163 
Cancer Nonsense . 8 
Cant-hook for Stones.*..206 
Carrots—How to Raise.174 
Carts—Horse for Farm Work *292 
Carts vs. Wagons .166 
Cask Horse-harrow.*.. 450 
Castle Garden Labor Exchange, 
246-286. 
Catalogue—Bushbcrg..362 
Cattle—Ayrshire,*89—Cheap Shel¬ 
ter for, 98—In the Road, 411— 
Lice on. 242—Photographs of, 
241—Soiling, 214—Soiling at the 
West, 38S —Bulls —“ Aleck Cris- 
tie,”*S9—Handling a.®374—Har¬ 
ness for, 241-282-*412—445—In 
the Street, 406—Premium takes 
n Premium, 403—Scrub and 
Grade a Nuisance. 15—Taming, 
166 — Working, 208— Calves — 
Precocious, 121—Raising with¬ 
out Milk, 167—Smallest, 242— 
Summering Young, 251— Cows — 
Abortion in, 322—“All the Fat 
Goes into the Pail,” 43—Ayr- 
sliires as Milkers, 166 — Best 
Breed for Milk, 2t3—Buckwheat 
for, 9—Card the, 12—Casting the 
Withers, 285—Brooling, 204— 
Give richer Milk when fat. 43— 
Good for Poor Men, 134—Great 
Milkers for Dairies, 92—Is it 
well to feed own Milk? 125—Jer¬ 
sey, “ Duchess," *66 — Jersey, 
“Fancy,”,(6) 437—To prevent 
Kicking, SOS-Leaky Teat's in, 
203—Management in Winter, 15 
—Milk Fever. 43—Perfection in 
Milch, 56 — Potatoes for, 45— 
Prolapsus Uteri in. 206—Self- 
Milkers. * 242-393—Sick, 171- 
Skin Diseases of. 449—Stabling 
with Horses, 87—Thin. 290— Ox, 
The Great White, 81— Steers, 
Fattening, 200. 
Celery, Boston Market.*..420 
Cellars, Dry...*..253 
Cement. Good. 443 
Chalk Wagoner, The.*..157 
Cheering Reports.403 
Cheese Making vs. Butter Mak¬ 
ing, 45. 
Cheese. &100 Premium.445 
Cherry Trees,- Destroying., 282- 
Stocks for, 326—Trouble with, 
165. 
Chestnut as an Ornamental Tree, 
*340. 
Children’s Dress.302 
Chinese Yam.283 
A Chip of the Old Block.221 
Cions, Cut Early. 8—Cutting and 
Preserving. *456. 
Citron and Citron Melon.341 
Cistern. Trouble with.206 
Clay Soil. Management of.. ... 91 
Clover, 87—and Lime Theory in 
Practice, 10—How it Benefits 
Land. 55—Plowing Under, 410— 
Self-Sown, S7—Value in Manure, 
91—White, 135-284—with Peas, 
248. 
Clover Seed. Harvesting.286 
Clover, Sowing. 95 
Clubs—See Societies. 
Coal-tar on Shingles.243 
Coal-tar Water.3,35 
Coat Collars, Cleaning.382 
Cochineal and its Uses.*.. 23 
Cold-Frames. 59 
Col. Harris, A Word to.244 
Composts—See Manures. 
Concrete Walls as Fences.242 
Conundrum.124 
Corn, 171—Cribs and. Granaries, 
*133—Crib, Davis’, 4-13—Cultiva¬ 
tion in Iowa, 167—Early Field, 
44— Feeding, 242 — Fodder, To 
Save, 334 — Grinding on the 
Cobs. 87—Hybrid, not Perma¬ 
nent. 245—vs. Oats. Wheat. 86— 
Ohio Crop, 131-219 — Popping, 
142-222-302—Sheller, 362—Smut¬ 
ty. * 252—Saving for Green 
Fodder, 255—Sweet, 204—What 
is a Bushel ? 2S5—Yield in Iowa, 
324—Corn Salad, 379. 
Correspondents, To. 6 
Cornell University.7-123 
Cotton-seed, 166—Meal, 166. 
Cow-Cabbage.-.418 
Cows—See Cattle. 
Cream of Tartar.421 
Crops, Nutritive Value of. 166-339 
and Weather. 245-281-403. 
Cruet Stopper, Fast.421 
Cuba .322 
Cucumbers.138 
Cultivation, Thorough.295 
Cultivator, Two-horse Wanted.415 
Currants, 219 — Brown Spots on, 
323—“Dr. Brctc.”, *45S — Old 
Bushes, 96. 
Cutting Food by Power. 4S 
D 
Dandelion Leaves. .182 
Death in the House. 6 
Deatiis—Affleck. Thos., <12—Allen, 
R. L., 404—Baumann, Eugene 
A., 405—Bement, Caleb N., 45—- 
Crapo, Henry H., 322—Headley, 
Sam'l P., 325—Johnson, Col. B. 
P., 163 —Judd. Willie, 123 — 
INUriUIl, tMHIIl J .vOi - 1 illUtc, 
R. G., 82—Thompson, Robt., 405 
Veitch. Jas., 405. 
Deaths, Terrible. 444 
Dept, of Agriculture_43-S3-243 
Dewberry Briers. 443 
Diamond, Supposed.2S4 
Disinfecting Powders and Deo¬ 
dorizers. 206. 
“ Dispensation of Providence”.295 
Dissolving, Solution. 62 
Dogs, Cure for Egg-eating, 2S5- 
388—Sheep-killing, 85. 
Doors for Manure Cellars.. .2. .212 
Draining, 17-171-211-290-3SS—Cut¬ 
ting Ditches, 410 — Details of 
Work, *374—a Garden, 203— 
Idea, New, 124—Improved Tiles. 
* 95 — Largo Swaujpa, SS4 — 
Law, 449—Mole Plow, 200—in 
Quicksand, 246— Svplions for, 
*458 —by Wells. 295 — What 
Lands? 135 — without Outlets, 
324. 
Drains, 130 — Conduits and Dig¬ 
gers, 292—Filling, *333— How 
Does Water Get in? 205—Near 
a Hedge, 325—Outlets of, 172— 
av'iuis in, -i -■)—hihl rices, ion—- 
Wooden, 132-*294. 
Draughts of Cold Air.321 
Dried Beef, To Cook.422 
Drouth vs. Rain.324 
Dry Earth as a Deodorizer.2S3 
Drying Houses.340 
Dry Time.300 
Ducks—See Poultry. 
Duck-Ponds. Outlets for.215 
Dyeing Tan Color . 23 
E 
Earth-Closets, 7—for Cows and 
Horses, 173—in Country Houses, 
*414. 
Eclipse and the Corn Crop, 125— 
of the Sun, 281. 
Editorial—Col. Waring.6 
Editorial Correspondence. —Mr. 
Judd’s Notes from the West,387. 
Edgings. Garden.*.. 3:58 
Eggs—Buying for Hatching, 125— 
Keeping. 61—Soft-shelled. 83. 
Egg Plant, Black Pekin.338 
Ella’s Ivy. 342 
English Walnuts.244 
Engravings, About.202 
Evener, Three-horse.*. .134 
Evergreens in Pots, 60—Named, 
245. 
Exhibition of Textile Fabrics.2S1 
Exhibitions—See Fairs. 
F 
Fairs, The.241-361 
Fair, California State, 406—Cattle 
Show at Altona, 241—Industrial, 
in Cal., 239—List of, 280-2S2-320- 
360—N. J. State, 405 — N. Y. 
State, 44-205-38S — Ohio State, 
245—St. Petcrsburgh Horticul¬ 
tural Congress, 303—State. A 
Suggestion, 2S4—Poultry Show, 
405. 
Fallowing, Fall. 291-33S-449 — 
What Do You Mean by it? 444. 
Family Festival.’.... .101 
Farm, Don’t Sell Your, by the 
Bushel. 453—An Experimental, 
7—Help, To Get and Keep. 363 
— Implements, 230-*254 — One 
Man on a 200-acre, 362—Older 
on, 450—Records, 330 — Run¬ 
down, No Manure, 205—Wages 
Must. Come Down. 44-1—Want¬ 
ed, 3S6—Why Don’t the Boys 
Stay on ? 372. 
Farm Work for January. 2—Feb¬ 
ruary, 38—March, 78—April, 118 
—May, 158—June, 198—July, 238 
—August, 278—September, 318 
—October, 35S—November, 898 
—December, 438. 
Farms, Raising the Price of... 66 
Farms—Small vs. Large. 9-50 
Farmers and their Hired Men. 213 
—Clubs, Articles for. 244—CIul), 
The. 406—Rural N. Y. on. 123— 
Hard Times for,44S—“Laying on 
their Oars,” 2S3—Need Pluck, 
449—Wife, An Overworked, 381 
Farming—Faith in. 52—Learning 
from Books. 164—Profits of, 90 
—Southerner’s Impression of 
Northern, 403—Vegetable in S. 
C„ 368. 
Feather Dusters .*..341 
Feather Fashions.*..381 
Fencing.251 
Fence Making, 325 — New and 
Excellent, * 374 — Or Hurdle, 
Portable. 174—Portable, * 253- 
Interior, 51. 
Fertilizers—See Manures. 
Figs—Fresh. 20 
Fish—Basking Shark.*129—Ham¬ 
mer-headed Shark, *2S9—Pond, 
216—Ruddy Bass, * 216—Tropi¬ 
cal *296. 
Floors—Sweeping.302 
Flower Gauden and Lawn— 
Jan.. 3—Fel)., 39—March, 79— 
April, 120—May, *159—June, 199 
—Jnly.239—Aug.,279—Sept., 319 
—Oct.. 359—Nov.,399—Dec.,439. 
Flower Pots, Ghlzing ......... -165 
Flower Trade, The,58 
