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ing Index show where engrav-'‘ 
ings occur, and the prejixedfgures 
the number in the article. A fit' 
cles referring directly or vidirectly 
to Bees, Cattle, Insects, Manures, 
Trees, Weeds, etc., will be found 
indexed under these general heads. 
A 
Above Hi.lf Right.403 
Achyranthes VerschafTeltii.05 
AUipocere .214 
Atiobe Houses.47-135-246 
Allverlisernent—Tribune, elfi..oS6 
Atlvertisers—Note. ... .7-r27-:'86 
A gricnlturist .170 
Agricultural Dbpartment...6-4S- 
12S-132-171-208. 
Ag’l Reports—Selling.210 
Ag'l Society—Conn.. 48—Manage¬ 
ment, 131-JHnne.'-ota, 241—N. 
Y. Meeting. 50—N. Y. Olficeis, 
87—Agriculturalist, N. W., 132. 
Agriculturist-Benefit-s, 3S9—No¬ 
tices, 131—Useful, 389—Valua¬ 
ble, 34-5 — Success la getting 
Subscribers, 421. 
Ague Plant.106 
Ailantlius Injuring Pears -214 
Air—Pure Wanleil.131 
Alder-European— r.. . .47 
Alkalies and Acids.403 
Almond—llard-shelled.245 
Amaryllis—Keeping.8 
Ain. Institute Show.415 
Angle Worms.313 
Aiiiinals—Comfort of.18 
Annuals—Am. AgricuUnrist,-390 
420. 
Annual —Tucker's.422 
Apide Parer—Liglitning.278 
Apples—Snovv.87—For Food, 14a 
—In Wisconsin. 47—Picking, * 
34-5—Surprise, 436. 
Aquatic Plants.*. .322 
Arrowroot Described.*.. 106 
Arliclioke—J erus alem.258 
Asli—Oak-leaved.*..438 
• Aslies on Orcliards.314 
.Asparagus—White or Green. .227 
Asses.*. .165 
Asters—Fine.388 
Asters—Native.399 
Azaleas—Native.*. .24 
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Bag holder.*..17-319 
Balance Wheel Journals.173 
Bank Bills-Cutting.131 
Barlierry for Hedges.213 
Barberry Seeds.421 
Barley—Beardless, 347—Culture, 
89—Drilling, 3>1—Good Crop, 
S54-Nepanl, 130—Price of. 396. 
B.arn—Burning. * 141—Door Fast¬ 
enings, * 12-98—Filthy Yards, 
354. 
Barometers Useful . ..5-277-315 
liarnd—Contents.9 
liayberry. *..399 
Bean — Giant W.ax .368 
Bean—Turtle Soup .210 
Be.f, etc—Pickling. 312 —Slaught¬ 
ering, * 219—Steak—Cooking. 
190. 
Bees. Apiabv. — Calendar for 
Jan., 4— Feb., 44—March, 84— 
April, 125-May, 169-Jnne, 208 
—Aug., 276— Sept., 308—Nov., 
364—Dec. 419. 
Bees—Bidwell Bros.’ Experience, 
15 — Bitryi.ng, 358 — Forced 
Queens, 393—Frame Hives, 314 
— Invention for Emptying 
Comlis, 431—Italian, 54—Italian 
vs. Black. 178—Italianizing and 
Swarming, 98 — Langstrotli’.s 
Hive Patent Renewed, 423— 
New Book, 47—Perfecting, 251 
— Profitable, 131 — Small 
Swarm. 245. 
Beet Sugar.. . .8 
Bill of Fare .1S9 
Birds and Cherries, 246—Bud-eat¬ 
ing, 214—In.sectsand Fruit, 68— 
Stricken Mallard, * 41. 
Blackberry Queries, 346—Prop¬ 
agating, 313-347— Root, 214— 
Wilson’s, * 360 — Best, 145 — 
Mare’s Nest in Vineland, 314— 
Wilson’s and Kittatinny, 314. 
Bolts and Screws Wanted . . 212 
Bone Flour.. 136-216 
Bonnets—Queer.294-124 
Books—Anilersonville Dead, 171 
Arcliiteclure, 245—Artimr Mer¬ 
ton, 45—Baker's Fruit Cnlluie, 
423—Bee-keeping, 47 — Bom- 
tner’s Manure, 421 — Bowles’, 
132—Charles Reades,389—Corn, 
214—Festival of Song, 422—Fos¬ 
ter's Grape & Cultnre,425-Fruit 
Culture, 277 — Fuller's Forest 
Trees, 423—Garden Flowers, 
211 — Gardening, 8-346-420 — 
Golden Leaves, 422—Glory and 
Shame of England, 313—Hall’s 
Geography, 422 — Horse Doc¬ 
toring. 48 —Iltissman's Grapes 
and Wine, 246—Internal Reve- 
nue, 388—Lossing's Civil War, 
246—Luke Dar|;el,12S—Notices, 
Sumiry, 49-106-128-170-210-212- 
244-277-Plant Life, 128—Priz¬ 
es Offered, .344—Profitable, 425 
—Rand’s Bulbs,423—Short-horn 
Herd, 312-S. S. Question, 311- 
420 — Strong’s Grape, 210 — 
Todii's 2d Vol., 85 — Victor's 
Stories, 47—Vineyard at 
Lake- 
view, 170—Woodward's 
Rural 
Art, 423. 
Boots—Greasing. 
.9-337 
Borden’s Condensed Beef. 
....60. 
Bores—Story for. 
Botanical Congress. 
... 276. 
Bottles—ileating. 
...323’’ 
Bovs AND Girls’ Column, 
Alpliabet in one Verse, 149—Auc¬ 
tioneer's Mistake, 276—Aulo- 
B graph. Procuring, 329—Base 
Ball,Rules, 229-262—Boy Mov¬ 
ing Ship. 27 — Boy Cutting 
Wood, 441—Boy’s Experience, 
229-261 — Boys’ Quarrel, * 
293—Brains Best Tools, 108— 
C Cast Iron Manufactures, 27— 
Cat and Guinea Pig. * 406— 
Cats, Jlusical, 330—Clicckers 
or Draughts, * 26-67-107-148- 
191-229-295 -366-405-441 — 
Chemist. Faraday, 263—Child, 
Runaway, * 150-Children and 
Fairies, *264—Cliolera, Sudden 
Cure, 307—Coal of Arms, 367 — 
Crooks. 329—Cure, Sudden, 27 
D — Debt Nnt Easily Paid, 405 — 
Dog, Faithful, * 192 —Dog 
Stories. 41)5 — Donkey Picture, 
F 367-Dow. Lorenzo, 328—Fer¬ 
ryman, Witty, 191 — Flies, 
Catching, 329 — Forgiveness, 
G Grudging, 442 —Game, Base 
Ball, 229-202 — Games, How 
Do You Like It? 27—Game 
in the Snow, * 67—Game, Tag 
and Variations, 67 — Getting 
■Worst of it, 263—Gold Leaf 
Making, 192 — Grandpa’s 
Watch, * 108 — Grindstone, 
Floating, 406—Gypsies, 442— 
H Heat, Expansion, 108—Holi-' 
I day Picture, 27-28—Invention, 
Impromptu, 27 — Inventions 
J Impracticable, 405-Just Re- 
IC ward, 67—Kitten, Pet, * 368— 
L Lamb, Pet, * 230—Landed at 
Wrong Place, 150 — Lawsuit 
about Comma, 367—Lawyers’ 
DifRcnlties, 68—Letter, Spicy, 
330—Lift a Little, 406 —Losses, 
M Small and Great, 107—Mean¬ 
ness and Courage, 190—Mete¬ 
ors, 441—Minister, Courage¬ 
ous, 191—Mistakes, Boy’s, 367 
—Mock Auction Sliop, * 230— 
Money Not Enough. 330 — 
^ Monkey, Ingenious, 229—Jlot- 
toes. Good, 149—Musical Cats, 
N 330—Negro, Misapprehension, 
442—Nicknames, 295 —Num- 
O bers. Unknown, 149-190—Odds 
and Ends, ,367 — Owl Story, 
295-368—Oysters, Fecundity, 
P 406 — Pear Tree and Grape 
Vine, 27—Pharaoh’s Serpents, 
* 63—Play, Amusing, * 329— 
Playtldng, Curious, 150—Pre¬ 
miums for Children, 405-441— 
Pronouns, Mixing, 295—Puz¬ 
zles and Problems. 26-67-107- 
149-191-229-263-29.5-329-367-405 
-441—Puzzles, Prizes, 27-107- 
263- Puzzles for Eyes, * 149- 
Q 191-223-230-329—Quaker’s Ad¬ 
vice, 261—Question for Shoe- 
R makers, 363 — Rain, How it 
Falls, 411 — Rain Problems, 
441 — Rich Man, 368 — Riglit 
S Road, 296—Shot, How Slade, 
149— Snakes, 406 — Soldiers’ 
Dogs, 263 — Soldiers, Onr 
Young, 442—Sport, Catcliing 
Flies, 329—Sun at the Poles, 
2^5—Sweet Brier and Neigli- 
' 'r}l5btW tl|l7 ^^<yjtper.Eiiitc^'’LVc'- ‘ 
tur.e, 329—Temperance' 
■ W'itiy,*^S!»^j^^Sirti^^!iing 
About, 296-Toy, Amusing, * 
107—Toy, Dancer, 22S—Tru¬ 
ant’s Revenge. * 68 - ■ Two 
U Figlits and Victory, 295—Uni- 
W fonrdty, Cause, 230—Watch, 
Motions of, 442—Weeds, How 
Sown, 329—Weights and iMeas- 
ures, 366—Whistles, Bird, * 
191—Writing. Fine, 366. * 
Boxes vs. Pots.21 
Bread Kneader Wanted.209 
Bread—Salt Rising.223 
Bridle—Hartman’s Safety.. .*. .83 
Brine—Old.327 
Bristles-Saving.171 
Broom Corn... .129-178 
Broom Corn Seed for Slieep. ..87 
Broom—Silver’s Patent.278 
Brooms—Care of.387 
Budding—Directions.*..258 
Buffalo Berry.*..223 
Buildings—Adobe Houses, 47-135 
—Arranging, ,19—Cheap Hous¬ 
es, * 53—Cow Stables. * 431— 
Improving Old Barns, * 215— 
Piggery, * 97 — Prize Barn 
Plans. 96-97-134-135-130 —Re¬ 
port on Barn Prize Plans, 50. 
Bulbs—Dutch .325 
Bulbs—Planting.361 
Blitter—Cost of. 424—Making, 18- 
294-366-387—Refractory, 278. 
C 
Cabbage in Independent, 210-277 
—Large, 386-Marblehead, 421 
—Queries, 346. 
California Seeds.212 
Camels at the West.*..99 
Canada Thistles..314 
Canary Bird Flower.21 
Canary Seed.131 
Cancer—Citric Acid for.131 
Cancer Quacks.278 
Capita! Wanted.397-429 
Carrots—Early Horn, 171—For 
Stock, 171—Transplanting, 247 
Carving Roast Beef..*..66 
Catalogues Received.. .49-87-125 
Cattle—Baron of Oxford, * 121— 
Bloody -Milk, 213—Breeders’ As¬ 
sociation, 87, 127—Breeding. 90 
—Bull Ring, * 13—Caked Bag, 
312—Cow Stables, * 431—Cows 
for Milk and Butter, 319—Cows 
for Small Dairy, 420-Dark Sta¬ 
bles for Fattening, 13—Doclor- 
ing,211—Dncliess of Thorndale, 
241—Ducliess .Short Horns, 249 
— Fa.steidng, * 395 — Feeding, 
• 137-355 —Feeding Grain Profita¬ 
bly. i4—Feeding in Winter, 279 
Feeding Calves, 130-213—Feed¬ 
ing Cows, 19-51—Free iMartins, 
171—Garget in Cows, 213, 312— 
Grade Bulls, 312—Hay Needed, 
311—Heaves in, 347-423—Herd 
Book, 312—Highland, * 305— 
Knobs on Horns,* 13-49—Lead¬ 
ing Staff, 139—Leaky Cows, 390 
—Lice, 9—Milking, 251—Plague 
10-18-87-95-132-211-244-430 — 
Entozoa, 2'20—Plague in Ire¬ 
land, 246—Plague in Great Brit¬ 
ain, 278—Plague—N. Y. Law, 
220 — Pleuro-pncumonia, 312— 
Pole Ax, *430—Prepared Food, 
339—Proli6c Cow, 46—Rearing 
Calves, 390-423 — Restraining 
Unruly, * 252—Sheltering, 99— 
Sliort-liorns for Milk, 91)—Soil¬ 
ing Cow's, 172-245—Stripping 
Cows. 10—Warts on, 9—What 
Most Profitable, 358. 
Cauiiflower-Cooking,346-Large. 
316 — Raising.46 
Cedar Apples.*. .289 
Celery—Preserving..’tM 
Cellar Above Ground.130 
Cellars—Poisonous.143 
Centaurea Candidissima.226 
Cliaff for Packing Ice.126 
Cliarcnal for Manure.313 
Cliarles Reade.389 
Cheese Factory, Col'a Co., N. Y., 
347-Makers’ Ass’n. Ohio, 7— 
Makers’ Ass'n, American, 48— 
Association, N. Y., I0-4S—Mak¬ 
ing, 279 
Chemical History—Mapes... 182 
Clierry Pits —Planting.214 
Cherry Tree Flies.313 
Chestnut Flowers.245 
Chestnuts—Planting.421 
Chloride of Lime .130 
Christmas Rose.*..143 
Clirysanthcmiims—Choosing . .23 
Churns—Double Da.iher. 246 
Churns—Spattering.245 
Cider—Crab.47 
Cisterns—Filtering.•.. QIS 
Cisterns—Overflowing.* ..138 
Clay Lands.174 
Clematis—Fine Sorts ... .*..104 
Clolhes Lines—Wire. 47-421 
Clover Culture, 354-396—Good 
Crop , 90—Rotation, 320—Lata 
Sown, 182—Mixing witlt Straw. 
314—Renewing, 311—Seed, 254 
Swedish, 46. 
Club Mosses. . ....*. .23 
Clubs—Increasing.425 
Clubs—Locating.425 
Coal Tar for Timber, 133—On 
Walls. 173—Paint, 383. 
Coffee—Keeping and Settling.387 
Coffee—Retaining Aroma.105 
Cold Frames—.Management,, .90 
Colleges—Agricultural.... —10 
Columbine—Fine.*. .326 
Convention—Grape Growers’.3S6 
Corn and Manure—Prices, 337— 
Cobs—Value, 10—Cost of, 175— 
Drying Sweet, 347 — Feeding 
Out, 19—Field Culture, 176— 
Fodder—Curing, 321-428—Fod¬ 
der— Cutting, 247 —Fodder— 
Value, 46—How to Feed, 388— 
Hulling, 387—Japanese, * 101- 
312—Larjie Yield, 7—Manuring, 
176—Markers, 173— Measuring 
Ears, 214 — Peruvian, * 219— 
Planter, 175—Saving Seed, 357 
—Soft, 396—Topping, 321. 
Correspondents—Note.388 
Colton Planting.91 
Cotton Raising... 133-221-316-432 
Counsel Darkened.247 
Cow Milker.123 
Cowslip—American.*. .260 
Cranberries—Fine ..423 
Credit for Articles.389 
Crops—Condi lion.245 
Crops—Too Big.....214 
Crows Killing Lambs. 130 
Cranberries—Location.246 
Cultivators.136 
Currants—Cultivation —.I7G 
Currants—Golden.313 
Cuttings in Autumn. .,..364 
Cuttings—S triking.2 27-324 
D 
Dahlia—Propagating....8 
Dairymen's Association... 132-210 
Death—Cliarles Hairs, 7—George 
M. Beeler, 129—J. J. Mapes, 49 
—Prof. Porler, 316. 
Deodorizers.214-227-280 
Diamond Cut Diamond.3S6 
Dikes for Marshes.*. .56 
Disinfectants.227 
Ditclies-Digging.174 
Ditcliing Plows.212 
Documents Received.30S-345-422 
Dog and Moon.12S 
Dogs — Terriers. .*..81 
Donation P.arties.385 
Drain Tiles—JIaking, * 356-394 — 
Price, 217—vs. Stones, 217—vs. 
Timber, 312. 
Draining.19-215-247-354 
Drawing for Children.148 
Dyeing Scarlet.328 
Dyeing Warp.294 
E 
Edging Plant.47 
Education — Agricultural, H-55- 
98-140-216. 
