<B©NIPEM"IP| ©IF ¥©!UEJME TWENTY-NINE 
ESP” Tim stars (*) in the follow¬ 
ing Index shoie where eng>-avings 
occur. Articles referring directly 
or indirectly to Tees, Cattle, Insects, 
Manures , Trees, feeds, etc., will 
be found indexed under these 
general heads. 
Absorbents.260 
Action of Frost on the Soil.... 16 
Adv. Columns, Study the. 0 
Advertisers, To. 7 
Advice to a Young Tennesseean, 
294—To Beginners, 215. 
Agricultural Fairs, Plants for, 421 
—Fairs, 2-47—Annual, Am., 7— 
And Hort’l Soc., Constitution of, 
287 — Ass., Howard Co., 1G9 — 
Colleges, 170—Papers, Eastern 
and Western, 326 — Societies, 
List of, 3G9— 8 oc.,N.Y. State, 85. 
Agriculture, Report of Dept, of 7 
Agriculturist, Quoting the, 443— 
Southern, 207. 
Alders and Caraway.327 
Aldiue Press.327 
Allen,R.L., Obituary Notice of. 10 
Alton Nutmeg Melon. S9 
Annuals, Onr.365 
Animals, Ferret, 13—Importation 
of, 286 — Injection Apparatus 
for, 376—Wild in Md., 329. 
Appearances, External.222 
Apples, Cedar, 48—Grab, *142— 
Early, 329 - Fallen, 287—For 
Minn, 49—For Northern Iowa, 
207—For Preserving, 386—Lord 
Suffield, *102—Many, 48—Milo, 
*102—Montebello, S7—New, *63 
—Prairie, etc., *213— Somerset, 
*102—Sylvester, *21-409. 
Aquarium..225-1S5 
Architecture, School-house_406 
Are You Ashamed of Your Name, 
250. 
Articles, Patented.2S6 
Artists.2S6 
Asbestos.405 
Ashes, In Earth Closets, 406—On 
Wet Land, 109—Questions on, 
90—Tan-bark, 49 — Vs. Guano, 
287. 
Asparagus Bed, 409—Forcing, 28f> 
—Salt and, 369—The “Colossal,” 
*22. 
Asphalt Walks.100 
Bake kettle or Skillet. *..315 
Banks of Stroams.*..256 
Barley, Cultivation of, 139—Har¬ 
vesting, 249-335 — On Mucky 
Land, 90—Seeding with, 48- 
Winter and Spring, 87-216. 
Barn-Cellar, Draining a, 369—Itch, 
126 — Plan for a Farmer’s, *33G— 
Three-story, *137. 
Barrels for Cider... 90 
Baskets, Hay or Straw, for Plants, 
90—Peach-trees in, 329. 
Beans, Boiled, 49 — Culture of 
Castor, 99—How Many? 209— 
Nutriment in, 49—Raising, 215. 
Beautifying the Nooks and 
Corners, 461. 
Beef, Cutting up, *96—Good, 254 
Beekeepers’ Convention.445 
Bees, Apiary for Jan., 11 — Feb., 
50—March, 91 — May, 170—June, 
208—July, 249—Aug., 2S9—Sept., 
320—Oct,, 370—Nov., 410—Dec., 
447—Ants and, 2-19—Books, 289 
—Breeding in-and-in, 50—Buy¬ 
ing, 50 — Caro of Stock, 50—Do 
Freeze? 2S9—Do Workers ever 
Sting Drones? 50—Feeder, 370— 
Fruit and, 20S—Hives, Best, 209 
—Hives, Straw, for Wintering, 
447—Hiving, 410—In-doors, 91— 
Italian, 289 — Out-doors, 91 — 
Preparing for Spring, 50—Pre¬ 
paring the Hives, 91—Prevent¬ 
ing Swarming, ,91—Progress in 
Bee Culture, 410—Queens, 249— 
Queens, Rearing, 50—Queries 
Answered,170—Straight Combs, 
289 — Study of Subject, 50 — 
Swarms, Artificial, 330—Swarms 
Going to Woods, 370. 
Beet, Egyptian, *61 — Perpetual 
Spinach, 222—Sugar, 169. 
Beeves, Killing, on the Farm, *57 
Beluga or White Whale_*..293 
Berry, Dwarf June. 9 
Best Thing in the World. 4S 
Birds, Am. Dipper, *173—Cook¬ 
ing of Game, 25—Divers and 
Grebes,*373—Flamingoes, *93— 
Great Northern Shrike or 
Butcher-bird, *220 — Sparrows, 
246-329 — Summer or Wood 
Dark, 340—To Prevent Pulling 
Corn, 220—Yellow, S9. 
Board Roofs. 409 
Board Fences, Repairing.259 
Boat for Getting out Muck.*..137 
Bog,Grass Pond Cranberry,178-255 
Bonds, Chesapeake and Ohio R. 
R., 126. 
Bone Ashes for Fruit-trees_104 
Books Acknowledged, 167-247— 
Allen's Catalogues, 127 — Am. 
Entomologist, 209—Beautifying 
Country Homes, 365 — Biblical 
Cyclopaedia, 167—Botanist and 
Florist, 126—Cabbage, 126—Ca¬ 
talogues, New, So — Cranberry 
Culture, 302 — First Book of 
Botany, 209—Five Thousand a 
Year, 247—Grape Culturist, 4S— 
Hand-book of the Sulphur Cure, 
170—Handy-book of Husbandry, 
166-247—Harper’s Magazine, 327 
—Harris on the Pig, 129-206— 
How Crops Feed, 127—Market 
Gardening and Floricnlture, 85 
Naturalists’ Guide, 328—Notices 
of Books Received, S — Pam¬ 
phlets Acknowledged, 107 — 
Peach Culture, 206-330—Potato 
Literature, S 6 — Seventy-five 
Popular Flowers, 247—Stables, 
Out-buildings, etc., 87—Straw¬ 
berry and its Culture, 200—The 
Western Gardener, 3G6—Tomato 
Culture, 247—Valuable Tree/168 
Boots, Creaky.48 
Botanical Club, Torry.127 
Botanical Microscope...207 
Bottling and Corking. *. .305 
Bouquets, Grass.*..3S5 
Bouquets, Button-hole.*. .127 
Bowman’s Root, or Indian Physic, 
*301. 
Boxes for Starting Plants. 23 
Boys axd Gnu.s’ Columns. 
A Among the Spice Islands, 307 
Artificial Duck Hatching in 
B China, 28 — Basket Trick, 
Magician’s, *27—Bees, *147— 
Bird Cage, A Rustic, *227 — 
Birds’ Nests, Let them Alono, 
267—Book of Life, The, *308 
C — Chinese Kite Flying, *227 — 
D Corn-stalk Fiddle, *3SS — Dif¬ 
ferent Ways of Eating, *347 — 
Doctor’s Talks, The, 67-*347 
—Don’t Forget the Birds, 107 
— Do You Know How to 
E Swim? 26S —Eyes Made to 
F Serve far Ears, 388 — Fairy 
Marauders, The, *1S8 — Find- 
G ing the Chapter. *466—Going 
into the Country, 308—Guinea 
H Pigs, *187—Home Games, *67 
—How a Palace is Lighted, 27 
—How the Chinese Cultivate 
I and Make Tea, *147—Insects, 
Something about, 347—Items, 
J 147—Jugglers in India, *3S7— 
K Kite Flying in India, *268— 
L Letters from a Little Girl, 107 
—Letters from Young People, 
O 428—Old City, An, *347—Old 
P Record, A Very, 2GS—Photog¬ 
rapher, The Young, *2S — 
Pioneer of the Train, *08— 
Premiums for Boys and Girls, 
461 — Prize Poodle, *67 — 
Problems and Puzzles, *27-*67 
- *107- *147- *187 - *227-*2G7- 
. 307 - *347 - *387 - *427 - *405 — 
Q Queer People, *427—Rambles 
R in China, 27-07-*107-lS7-*2G7 
—Running Against a Big 
S Word, 464 — Smoking Out 
Squirrels, *42S—Snake Levee, 
*307—Steam-Engine, A Real, 
*164—Story-Teller, The, 4G4- 
T *466—Taken at his Word, SOS 
—Throwing Light, 67—Toys, 
U Street,*107- 307—Under Broad- 
W way, 147—What will Fit Him 
to be a Farmer ? 147—“ Win¬ 
ning his Plumes,” *248 — 
7, Zebu, or Brahmin Bull, *227. 
Bread, Cause of Sour.106 
Breaking Bones. 90 
Broad-wheeled Wheelbarrow,*337 
Brooms, Wearing.106 
Buckthorn, Gophers. 48 
Budding.2S6 
Bulbs and Bulb Pcdlers.383 
Burning Bones.127 
Butter, August, 2S7—Essays, SG- 
21S-219—Facts About, 50—Mak¬ 
ing, 18-252—Marketing, *217— 
Packing, 209—Prize, 50—Prize 
Essay, 169—Tasting of Turnips 
in, 4S—Washed or Unwashed, 
309—Winter, 131 — Winter, In 
Virginia, S7 — Workers, 131 — 
Workor Used at Ogden Farm, 
*455. 
Cabbages, American and Foreign, 
285—And Celery, 449—Early Wy¬ 
man, * 22—Keeping, 169—Lice 
on, 367—Pest, * 422—Salting, 89 
Trouble with, 287. 
Calamus, The .Grassy .....*.. 184 
California-Vihbs L'.’Yf. v 86 
Canada 'Thistles, etc. 
Canaille', How to use.2ffi-306 
Carbolic Soap. 169 
Carriage, Inland Water. 379 
Carriage Tops.86 
Castle Garden, Labor from....287 
Castor Pomace. 329 
Catgut.329 
Cattle, Bedding for, 207—Black¬ 
leg in, 86 — Branding, * ISO- 
Bull for Dairy Stock, 131—Bull, 
What shall I buy? 10—Cow, 
“ Faucy,” 49—Farrow, 48—Head 
of “ Pettypet,” * 441—Jersey, 51 
—Manure from a, 135 — Cows, 
Boiled Wheat for, 4S — Fasten¬ 
ing for, 406—Roots for Milch,129 
—Self-milking, 2S7—Sour Milk 
for. 109—Spaying, 89-169—Chro- 
mo, 406 — Devon, * 101—Euor- 
mous, 46—Feeding Jersey, 126— 
Hen-lice on, 90—High Price for 
Jersey, 392—Jaws Swelled, 89- 
Sore Mouth in, 49 — Steaming 
Food for, 51-160-339—The Ay- 
ranlt Fat Cattle, * 81-85-126— 
The Fatted Calf, * 177—Will it 
Pay to Raise, 129. 
Cauliflower Seed. 8 
Celery.447 
Celery Culture.221 
Cellars under Houses.406 
Cement for Cellars, 166—For Ma¬ 
nure Pit, 166—Wash, 249. 
Center-Table or Stand.*. .345 
Central Park, Maze at, .*.. 224-406 
Characteristics of American Hor¬ 
ticulture, 285. 
Charleston Floral Exhibition..127 
Cheap Draining.*. .378 
Cheese Factories at the South. 169 
Chesapeake & Ohio R.R. Bondsl2G 
Chess—More About. 
. 8 
Chestnuts and Mulberries 
.446 
Chestnuts in Illinois. 
.367 
Chestnuting—The Chestnut-Tree, 
* 379-3S0. 
Children at Funerals. 
Children, Training to Work.. .425 
Chloralum. 
.400 
Christmas Presents. 
..*..463 
Christmas Rose. 
.23 
Churning, Dog and Sheep Power 
for. * 136. 
Churning, Labor saving in.*..336 
Churns. 
.2S7 
Cider Cheeses, 407—For Vinegar, 
207—Oil Barrels for, 90. 
Circulars Wanted. 
... .86 
Circulation, South. 
.... 7 
Cisterns, Bad Smelling... 
.... 129 
Cisterns, Purification of.. 
2S7-329 
Cleaning Coat Collars.... 
.... 26 
Cleaning Flower Seeds... 
....406 
Clearing out the Creek... 
....414 
Clevis, Swivel for Whiffietroe *337 
Clod Crushers. 
.*.. 56 
Clothes-Horse, Unpatented. *. .1S5 
Clothing for Little Ones.. 
.... 25 
Clover—Alsike, * 136-407 
-Crim- 
son, 297-327 —For Pigs, 127— 
Four-leaved, 285—Is Red Clover 
Poison ? 289 — Missing, 
334 — 
Plasteron, 127—Plowing 
48-95—Value of, 414. 
Under, 
Clubs, Farmers’, 369—Suggestions 
to Farmers’, 166 — Torrey Bo- 
tauical. 
....127 
Coal Ashes in Earth Closets.. .406 
Cobsea—Mexican. 
.*.. 61 
Colorado, Flora of. 
....828 
“ Coming Events cast their Sha- 
dows Before,” * 260. 
Connecticut, Tobacco in. 
....287 
Convenient Country or 
Village 
House, * 123. 
Conveniencies, Hints on 
House- 
' Keeping, * 1C8-* 208. 
Cooked Food, Value of Raw and 90 
Copley’s Alphabets. 
....405 
Cord Grass or “ Spartina” 
*... 17 
Corking and Bottling. 
.*..305 
Corn and Potatoes, 49—AndWheat 
in Virginia, 326—As a Soiling 
Crop, 139—At50 Cents, 8 —Choc¬ 
olate, 209—Crop, 291-331-335-153 
—Cultivating,174—Fodder,169— 
For Soiling, 211—Fresh Manure 
for, 47 — Green, 327 — Houses, 
Foundations for,etc.,336—Husk¬ 
ing Machines, 416—In Drills and 
Hills, 252 —In Missouri, 375— 
Land for, 9 — Manuring, 87 — 
Planting, 255 — Planting in In¬ 
diana, 176—Preparing for Soil¬ 
ing, 131—Sanford, 48 — Simrtty, 
40!) — Steaming, 4S—Steaming for 
Pigs, 209 — Sweet, Varieties and 
Culture, 179—To Prevent Birds 
Pulling, 220—Vs. 'Wheat in Vir¬ 
ginia, 127—Will it Pay to Raise, 
411. 
Cornstalks for Mulch.126 
Cosmetics and IlairDyes.306 
Cost of Keeping Stock.171 
Cover.7-67 I 
Covering for Roof.405 
Crab-Apples. 143 
Crab-Apples, Preserving.386 
Cranberries ,. 47 
Cranberries upon Upland 287-327- 
365-422. 
Cranberry Bog, Grass Pondl7S-255 
Cranberry Culture.:.209-*302 
Crates, Peach.*..263 
Crinnm, A Native.*..303 
Crops and the Season, 2S4—Fal¬ 
low vs. Hoed, 378 —Fall-sown 
Garden, 423—Fruit in England, 
366 — Fruit in Georgia, 250 — 
Grain, 209—In Illinois, 169-285 
—Kansas, 403—Rotation of, 14 
—Rye, Its Profitableness, 297— 
Rye Straw, 376—Special, 255. 
Cropping an Orchard.127 
Crown Grafting .*..263 
Crows in the Cornfield.*..176 
Cucumbers.207 
Culture, Castor Bean, 99—Peach, 
330—Spinach, 341—Wheat, 334. 
Currants, Black.328 
Currant Bushes, Worms on. ..263 
Currant Bushes, Pruning. 23 
Curing Hay in the Cock.253 
Curing Sweet Corn.327 
Cnt Feed .207 
Cuttings, Forest-Tree. S7 
Cutting up Mutton. *..210 
Cutting up the Fore-quarter of 
Beef.*.. 96 
D 
Dairy and Ice-houseCombined*376 
Dead Game of the Season .. *. .401 
Death of B. Walsh, 7 — J. G. 
Veitch, 365—Seth Boyden, 166. 
Decoration of Gardens in Winter, 
222 . 
Deep Plowing...211-332 
Description of Farm. 18 
Destroying Persimmons.2S7 
Digging Ditches, Uso of Plow in, 
*15, 
Ditches on Hill-sides. 90 
Division of Fields.415 
Dog and Sheep Power for Churn¬ 
ing, * 136. 
Dogs, Fleas upon.2S7 
Dogs, Sheep-killing. 89 
Draining, 171, 246—A Barn Cellar, 
369—A Pig-Pen, 369—Cheap, 383 
Ponds, 204. 
Drainage Laws.214 
Drouth, Fighting the, 371—Reme¬ 
dy for, 457—Results, 412. 
Dressing and Cutting up Mutton, 
* 216. 
Driven Well Patent.408 
Duck Raising.209 
Duck, The Summer or Wood. *340 
E 
Earth Closets.167 
Earth Sewage .259 
Eastern and Western Agricultural 
Papers, 326. 
“Eating a Mandarin”.206 
Eave Troughs, Cast Iron.403 
Eggs, 416—Good Average, 409- 
Eating Dogs, 89—Hatching, 86 — 
Keeping, 86 —To Keep, 409. 
Enemies, Know your.409 
Englishman’s Experience.294 
Engravings, Usefulness of._447 
Eucalyptus.$37 
European Larch. 9 
Evergreens from Seed, 309 — Prun¬ 
ing, 224 — Young from the 
Woods, 181. 
Exhibitions, At Cardova, 49 — 
Charleston Floral, 127 — Grape, 
326 — Industrial, 287 — Straw¬ 
berry, 206. 
External Appearances.222 
Experimental Farms .170 
Expensive Processes. .. .409 
