IV 
INDEX. 
I 
Cattle—Description of Breeds.346 
“ Feed for Cows.218 
“ Feeding for Spring Work.135 
“ Kicking Cows Subdued . 40 
“ Making Cows give down milk.... 121 
“ Pixy 2d and Fordham.*..20l 
“ Use of Still Slops.361 
Cement—Hydraulic—How to Test_218 
Census of I860—Prepare for.299 
Challenge—The.*.. 41 
Check Rein—Cruelty of.333 
Chicory—Raising it in this country_101 
Children Plowing.*..112 
Chimneys—How to Cure Smoky . ***,. 173 
Chronicles—Eighteenth Book of_(58 
Chrysanthemums—Culture, etc.**. .52-340 
Chufas or Earth Almonds... 26 
Churns—Patent. 153 
Cider—How to Preserve.3|o 
Cisterns—Filtering —Construction of.*. 6 
Improvement in. **’..118 
Clover—“ Hop ” or Yellow.251 
Cockroach Trap.*..245 
Cotfee Adulterations—Chicory, Cocoa, 
Chocolate.**.. 53 
“ And Cotfee Boilers.**.. 21-22 
“ From Carrots. 153 
Cold Frames. . .313 
Cold—Taking.356 
College—N. Y. State Agricul.—Laying 
Corner Stone.252 
Consumptives—Rural Life for. 363 
Conveniences in the House—by Anna 
Hope. 23 
Cook Books—A reliable one Wanted..215 
Corn Cleaner—Simple Contrivance* ..325 
Corn—Cost of a Bushel. 173 
“ Crystal Flint or Hominy.355 
“ Good Way to Shock.282 
“ How to Hoe.173 
“ III Luck in Growing. 172 
“ Improved King Philip.36-72,355 
“ Is it Profitable to Raise. 12 
“ King Philip—Great Yield of.153 
“ Not too late to Plant.165 
“ Putting to Bed.358 
“ Seed—Wfien to Select.259 
“ Stalks Falling. 27 
•• Stalks—Implement for Breaking 358 
“ Testing Seed before Planting_136 
“ Use for Food.343 
Correspondents—Note to—Indefinite 
Questions. 251 
Cottage Door—The.*..208 
Cotton—How Grown and Prepared for 
Market.195-239-261 
Cranberries—Cultivation of Upland... 121 
Crockery—Care of.181 
Crops —Prospect of the.290 
“ Reports on.220-252 
Crows—A Word for.196 
Cucumber—Bedfordshire Prize.307 
“ Snake.*.. 73 
Curculio—Whale Oil Soap and Lime 
for.146 
Currants—Caps over .153 
“ Planting. 9. . 121 
“ Zante.115 
Cut Finger—The.*. .216 
Cuttings for next Spring.341 
Dahlia Culture—Amateur’s Troubles.20-52 
“ Experience in.. .148 
Dairy—Note on Prize Article. 4 
“ Prize Article No. I—Climate and 
Soils. 9 
“ No. II—Selection of Cows. 41 
“ No. Ill—Modes of Feeding, etc.. 73 
“ No. IV—Parturition, Management 
of Milk, etc.107 
“ No. V—Butter Working.139 
“ No VI—Where Good Butter is 
Produced.186 
“ No. VH—Cheese, Kinds, etc.201 
“ No VIII—Cheese, Process of 
Making . 238 
“ No. IX— Cheese, Fancy Varieties, 
etc.266 
“ No. X—General Remarks.293 
“ Report on Hon. Z. Piatt’s Farm.. 9 
Daisy—To Eradicate.233 
Debt—Not necessarily an Evil.270 
December—Suggestions—Recreation. .353 
Dogs—Best for the Farm. 218 
“ Sheep-killing.230 
Dollars—360 for 1. 89 
Doors —Blocks for.... — .86-186 
Draining—A Common Error in.334 
“ Ilow Deep to Dig. 78 
“ In March. 78 
“ Level Lands. 27 
“ Machinery for Making Tiles..*. .325 
Drains—Kitchen.119 
“ Stone.227 
Dress—For Traveling, by Anna Hope .183 
“ Suggestions about, by Anna Hope.246 
Drouth—Preventing the Effects of-154 
E 
Egg Hatching Machines.170 
“ Egypt”—Prospects of So. Illinois_299 
Embellishments—Rural .365 
Engravings—A Word on Our. 27 
•• Note on Sale of. 60 
Etiquette—A Point of Decided.311 
Evergreen Cone Ornaments.117 
Exhibitions—Agricultural—Benefits of 
Attonding.299 
“ And Fairs.20fi 
“ Times and places of..252-260-291 
“ Penn., N. Y., and Conn.347 
Experiments—Try. 157 
Eyes —Animals—Removing Film. .37-218 
Eye vs. Mouth—To Nellie.279 
F 
Fairs—Tim Bunker on County. 70 
Fallows—Winter.262 
Fatm —Calendar for January. 2—Feb. 34 
March, 66—April. 98—May, 130— 
June, 162—July.194—Aug. 226—Sep. !r 
258—Oct. 290—Nov. 322—Dec.33*1 
Farm—Enlarging w ithout Buying Landl72 
“ How does it Pay.196 
“ Life—Making Attractive. 40 
“ Of Hon. Z. Pratt.**.. 8 
Farmer—An Insane.- ...330 
“ How to Become one.185 
Farmers a Benevolent Class. 73 
“ Better Times for.136-168 
“ Influence of Good.358 
February—Suggestions—Signs of Pro¬ 
gress. 33 
Feet Slipping—To Prevent.206 
“ Water Proof Blacking Injurious tol49 
Fence Posts—How to Make Durable.. 174 
Fences—Put up the Bars.218 
Fencing—Hints on.199 
“ Note on Prize Articles. 4 
“ Prize Article No. I—Present Con¬ 
dition, etc. 13 
“ No. If—Utility of Hedges, etc— 46 
“ No. Ill—Planting Hedges. 78 
“ No. IV—Stone Walls. 110 
“ No. V—Rail Fences.174 
“ No. VI—Postand Board Fences. .234 
“ No. VII—Portable.******** 300 
“ No. VIII—Wire Fence.327 
Ferrets Wanted. 346 
Fever and Ague.346 
Figs —Northern.281 
Filberts—Cultivation of.313 
Fleas—To Exterminate.346 
Floor of Cement for a Dairy. .313 
Flower Garden and Lawn —Calen- i 
dar for Jan. 2—Feb. 34—March, 67 
—April, 99—May, 131—June, 163— 
July, 194 —Aug." 227—Sept. 259— 
Oct. 291—Nov. 323—Dec.354 
Flower Garden—Howto Improve.ISO 
“ Plan of.84 
Flowers—Bedding Plants.ISO 
“ Bulbous—Hyacinths and Tulips.*.308 
“ Cardinal. 313 
“ Chrysanthemums—Cultivation.. * 
.*..52-181-340 
“ Cultivation and Love of. 154 
“ Dielytra or Diclylra—Dicen¬ 
tra ..21 [-274 
“ For the House in Winter.******** 21 
“ Hollyhock. 52 
“ In a School Yard.229 
“ In Shells.***..117 
“ Lantana—How to Manage.273 
“ Morning Glories for Paint.148 
“ Native Honeysuckle.281 
“ Perennial.244 
“ Pit.....*..340 
“ Preserving Cut.*..244 
“ Preserving for Winter.308 
“ Rose and Geology.274 
“ Snap Dragon.*.. 20 
“ The Cypress Vine.218 
“ Time for Sowing Seeds.273 
“ Verbena a Native.307 
11 Verbena and Geraniums in Win¬ 
ter.309 
“ Verbena—History of.273 
“ Wild from Minnesota.218 
Fly Traps—Shaler’s.*. .245 
Foliage—Autumnal. 335 
Fountains for Gardens, etc.*..180 
Franking Privilege—The.225 
Friends—Entertaining, etc., by Anna 
Hope. 86 
Frost—Effects of June.200 
“ Freaks of.197 
Fruit—Best Mode of Preserving_**. .213 
“ Colored Plates of......251 
“ Healthfulness of.214 
“ In Bottles .244 
“ “ An Improvement.*..309 
“ Preparing for Market. 228 
“ Securing Large Specimens. 149 
“ Stealers—How to Cure.209 
“ Stealing—An excellent Cure. 241 
“ “ Melon Party.243 
“ Yard—Register of. 153 
Fruits—American—Past and Present— • 
“ No. I—Apples. 82 
“ No. II—The Peach.Ill 
“ No III—The Plum, etc.146 
“ No. IV—The Quince. 176 
“ Small—No. of Plants per Aero_275 
Fumigating Appatatus.*_ 85 
Furniture—Chamber, etc., by Anna 
Hope.'.. 86 
Furniture—House etc.—by Anna Hope 54 
G 
Garden—Fall Work in.339 
Garden—Kitchen and Fruit— 
Calendar for January, 2—Feb. 31 — 
March, 66 —April, 98—May, 130— 
June, 162—J u ly, 194 —Aug. 226— 
Sept. 258—Oct. 290—Nov. 322— 
December.354 
“ Planning. 84 
Gardening—A Talk on. 17 
Gardening—In-door.*. .368 
Gardens for Farmers.177 
Gates for the Farm.*. .332 
Gateways—Ornamental.229-301 
Geraniums—Hanging up.153 
“ Preserving in Winter. 51 
Girls—Tim Bunker on Raising.245 
Glue—Spalding’s Prepared.314 
Gooseberries—Large.218 
“ Mildew—To Prevent.153-218 
Planting. 121 
“ Show at Paterson, N. J.275 
Grafting—Hints on.****** ] 14 
\‘ Old Trees.121 
Grafts—Cutting. 50 
Grain and Grass—Cutting before Ripe. .205 
“ Marketing.295 
“ Securing Good Seed.172 
Grape Growing—Failures in.147 
Grapes—Clinton. 26 
“ Con'-ord at the South—Hartford 
Prolific, etc.306 
“ Delaware. 356 
“ Dr. Underhill’s.367 
“ Grafting and Transplanting.115 
“ In Western New-York.367 
“ McKay’s. 60 
“ Michigan Seedling.346 
“ Prices of the Newer. 27 
“ Rebecca .367 
“ Standard of Excellence in___ .209 
“ The Newer. 115 
Grape Vine—Effect of Ringing the_367 
Grape Vines—Hints on Planting.147 
“ Profit of. 81 
“ Prune Now.*****..337 
“ Root Grafting.251 
“ Root Pruning. 07 
“ Summer Pruning.209 
“ Worms on—Look after.209 
Grass Cutter—Italian (Exercise for Fe¬ 
males) . *..233 
“ Honey Blade.104 
“ Honey Blade Swindle. 71 
“ Sowing with Buckwheat.218 
“ Timothy after Hungarian. 121 
Green and Hor-IIousn Calendar— 
Jan. 2—Feb. 34—March, 67—April, 
99—May, 131—June, 163—July, 195 
—Aug. 227—Sept. 259—Get. 291— 
Nov. 323—Dec.355 
Greenland—Horticulture in.242 
Ground—Laying out.**..3o5 
Grounds—Preparing for Country Res¬ 
idence. 138 
ia 
Hair—Proper Treatment of.343 
Harness—Oil for. 345 
Hay Caps—Provide.165 
“ Slows—Cement Floors for.218 
“ Stacking in the Field.218 
“ The best Kind .358 
Hedge and Fence rows—Clearup.229 
“ Plants for the South.175 
Hedges—Honey Locust.251 
“ Norway Spruce.121 
“ Osier Willow.239 
“ Pruning Evergreen.251 
“ To Preserve from Mice.199 
Help—Hiring. 36 
Hemp—How grown etc.361 
Hired Men—Treatment of.109 
Hogs—Cure for Mange in. 90 
•• Tall Pork-raising.154 
Home—A Pleasant.*. .148 
Homestead—A Mechanic’s.228 
Honey—Artificial.154 
Honey—Draining from Combs.375 
Hooped Skirts—Steel Preferable.282 
Horse —Hiring a Livery. 12 
“ Points of Described.**.. 11 
“ Racing at Fairs—Ohio Society on. 171 
“ Racing at Fairs. 358 
“ Why Daher did not keep. 11 
Horses—Can Heaves be Cured.218 
U Colic in. 27 
“ Longevity of.218 
“ Management of Balky.328 
“ Pedigree of.’.237 
“ Proper Age for Golding.313 
“ Ringbone in. 11 
“ Shoeing over-reaching. ]] 
Horse-Rake—Parson & Houston’s. .*. .172 
Horticultural Societies—Town.145 
Hot-Bed—Try one.*.. 83 
Hours of Work. 375 
House—Choice of Site for.. 80 
“ Cleaning, by Anna Hope.118 
Household Conveniences. 23 
Housekeeper—The Little.*. .341 
Housekeepers—Schools for.279 
Housekeeping—Girls should Learn *. .341 
Housework—Monotony of. Relieved... 149 
Humbug—Agricultural at Washington.326 
“ Honey Blade Grass. 71 
“ Impositions on Farmers.232 
“ “Improvement Organization ”,.. 186 
“ Our Exposures of. 345 
I 
Ice Cream—How to Make.215 
“ Masser’s Freezer.**..215 
Ice Houses—How Made.313 
“ In Cellars. 45 
“ Ventilating.90 
Illinois Farmers Vindicated. 38 
Insects—Ants Destroyed by Fire Crack¬ 
ers.181 
Ants—To Protect Fruit from.313 
Bark Lice—When Hatched.185 
Become Acquainted with.241 
Black Knot 011 Plum.177 
Borers—To Prevent.121 
Caterpillars on Trees.153-218 
Chinch Bug—Remedy for.324 
Curculio, a Word for.367 
Curculio—Prevention of.339 
Currant Moth. 269 
1 C >rm on Cabbages.153 
“ G. ape Vine.209 
‘ Grubs in Cattle. 185-346 
“ Look For Borers.210 
“ Look out for.181 
“ Matthews’ Curculio Remedy... .274 
“ Moths—To get rid of.278 
“ Ornon Fly.***..108 
“ On Wheat—No. I.****..240 
“ On Wheat— No. II.**..269 
“ Peach Tree Borer,.153 
“ Planting Pea Weevil. 121 
“ Pomegranate.231 
“ Potato Fly .359 
“ Protecting Young Plants.218 
“ Request for Specimens .200 
“ Shooting the Army Worm.251 
“ Taylor's Tree Protector.251 
“ Tomatoes injured by Worms.251 
“ Vermin on Animals. 109 
“ Weevil—To Destroy.316 
“ Walnut Moth or Butterfly ...***. .268 
“ Whale Oil Soap for .15.3 
“ Wheat “ Midge ” — Remedy for.. .259 
Iowa Correspondence.233 
.1 
January—Suggestions—Privileges. 1 
July— •* Meadows. ..*. .193 
June— “ Flowers *..161 
K 
Kohl-Rabi described. 4 
“ When to Cook.153 
Ladies—Requested to Contribute. 21 
Lakes—Frozen in Scotland.121 
Lama or Alpaca.*.. 77 
Lambs—To Raise every Live-born_ 70 
Lamp—For Coal Oil. .*..368 
Lamp Lighters. 86 
Landscape Gardening—Talk About_242 
Lantern Blinks—No. VII—Steam Culti¬ 
vation. 12 
“ No. VHI—An Old Style Farmer. .166 
“ No. IX—A Practical Farmer.202 
“ No X—A Scientific Farmer.235 
“ No. XI—The Infatuation of much 
Land.270 
“ No. Xtr--An Emigrant Farmer..298 
“ No. XIII—A Grand Hen Specula¬ 
tion . ... 331 
“ No. XIV—Presumptuous Farmer362 
Lawsuits—Folly of.*. .205 
Layering— Explained.*.. 103 
Letter—Pod Auger’s. 50 
Lightning—Protection from.313 
Liming Land for Potatoes..15 
“ Suggestive Rules.72 
Locust Seed—Yellow. 27 
Luck and Pluck. Ill 
Magazine—Am. Farmer’s discontinued.256 
Magazines and Fashions.311 
Magnet—New Use for. 6 
Mail Bags—Roughly used. 32 
Manure—American Guano.121-199 
Application of.262 
Bone Dust for Strawberries.251 
Burned Sods and Weeds for.105 
Buying Artificial. 68 
Chamber Slops.219 
Charcoal Dust.313 
Coal Ashes.. 90 
Compost—Why Made.346 
Corn Cobs .154 
Guano—Does it pxhaust Soil.185 
“ Do not. Buy.134 
“ New Use for. 90 
Homeopathy and Allopathy.. .**.. 105 
Home-made.232 
Leather Shavings. 90 
Mapes’ Super-phosphates.....356 
Muck and Lime.334 
Muck—What it is. 89 
Mud. 105 
Puff-Strong Medicine. 00 
Quantity to the cow.358 
Smut for .375 
Spoiled Meat for.251 
Substitute for Peat.154 
Sulphuric Acid.Phosphatic Guano.294 
Sit per-phosphates..346 
Weeds for.23! 
What are Bone Sawings.251 
Map of Northern Italy. *. .248 
March—Suggestions—Superstitions_ 65 
Marketing Garden Vegetables.133 
Berries, Fruits, etc.165 
Market—N. Y.—How supplied with 
Meat.190-230-267 
“ Review, Weather Notes, etc —Jan. 
26—Feb. 59—March, 91—April, 122 
—May, 155—June, 167—July, 219— 
Aug. 252 — Sept. 282—Oct. 314—Nov. 
347—December.374 
Marsh—Salt—Reclaiming.261 
Maryland Crops arid F r uit Prospects... 135 
Match Safes. 23 
“ Light—by Alina Hope.278 
May Day for Tree Planting. 145 
“ Suggestions—Birds.*.. 129 
Meadow—Planting newly plowed. 89 
Medal—Silver for A.g. Seeds.90-121 
Melons, Cucumbers,etc.—HowRaised. 143 
“ Pie or Japan. 60 
“ Pie or Japan — Ilow Used.313 
“ Trimming Vines.185 
Mice in the Treadmill.358 
Michigan—Advantages for new Settlers.271 
