ft r v t v d 
INDEX. 
m 
Foliage, Spring, .262—Variegated, 
343, 
Food, Consumption of, 2JB—Steam¬ 
ing. 249—Undigested, 32S—Va.ue 
orExtra, $gt 
“ For Information .24.r 
Freight.*1; 
French Correspondence.... .Ui 
Fresco for Walls and Ceilings.... 8 
Frost-Work on (ilass.. '«> 
Fruit-Garden, Jmii., 3; Feo., 4o ? 
March. 81; April, 123; May, 0. ; 
June, 203 ; duly, 243; Align 283; 
Sept., 323 ; Oct., 303; Nov., 40o; 
Dec., 44b. .,,. 
Fmi, Barreling, Press for, »>M - 
Cracking by Rain, 381— Drier, 
American, * 89—in Nebraska, 62- 
Trees, Inducing to Bear, 103. 
Fruits—Apple, Baldwin, Origin of, 
142—Murlburt, * 102—Russian Crab, 
167—Shocklev, * 62— Pencil, Thur- 
ber * 421-445—Peaches here and 
in England, 143—New or Little 
Known, 141—Pear, Clapp's Favor¬ 
ite, 423—Souvenir du Congres, * 
462—Winter Nelis, *183—Propagat¬ 
ing Stone, 103. 
Furs, Dressing.247 
G 
Garden Flans, 263—Vegetable —302 
Gardeners, a Hint to Young, * 169- 
Secrets, 22. 
Gardening, Examples in Cottage, 
421—Market, 365—Window, 383. 
Garlic, Wild.209 
Gate, Automatic, 128—Improved 
Farm. * 217—Self-opening, 245. 
Gates, Patent.236 
Gearing, Wooden.*.. 13 ! 
Getting Ont of Doors...146 
Globule, What is a ?.219 
Go its, Cashmere. .4T 
Going 'Vest..2S8 
Good Advice.S6 
Gophers, How to Kill.167 
Grafting.250-302 
Grain-bags, Hiring, 247—Farming at 
the East, Decline of. 318—Harvest¬ 
er that Binds, 329—Transportation, 
of, * 411. 
Grape, Concord, Going Back, 423- 
Crop in Missouri, 288—Cuttings, 
22—tor Missouri, 445—Summer 
Pruning of the, 246—Vines, 22-183- 
223—Injured, 47—Pruning, 460— 
Punctured by Insects, 246—Rose- 
Bugs on, 246. 
Grass and Clover, Sowing with Fall, 
246—Bad Catch for, 361—Bermuda, 
88—Bouquet, 5—Broom-Sedge, 4< 
—Fertilizer for, 445— for an Or¬ 
chard, j8i—for a Pasture, 439—for 
a Shelter Grove, 47 —for Nane, 
283-407— for Wood-Land, 216—Har¬ 
rowing Young. 128—Land, Top- 
Dressing, 13.)—Orchard, 445—or 
Millet, Hungarian. 293—Seftdffi'g lit 
Spring. 66—Seeds. 439—Seed,Sow¬ 
ing. 249—Timothy, 374—Timothy 
SKed for an Acre, 471. 
Grease upon Floors.386 
Greenhouse and Window Plants, 
Jan., 4 : Fell., 44 ; March,84; April, 
124; May, 164; June, 204; Jnlv, 
244; Ang., 284; Sept., 324 ; Oet., 
364 ; Nov., 404 ; Dec., 443. 
Greenhouse, Building a, 423—Con¬ 
struction, 49—Queries, 126. 
Grottoes. 7 
Grounds and Greenhouses of Geo. 
Such, 460. 
Grubs .88 
Guano as Sold in New York, 93- 
Fish, 126— Frauds in, 329—How to 
Apply, 328—Peruvian, 167—Pure, 
407. 
Gypsum Mills.285 
H 
Hard Times.127 
Harrowing.106 
Harvest Home.327 
Hay, Best Clover for, 126—Mow, Con¬ 
tents of, 471—or Corn, 206—Crop, 
374—Red-top for, 165—Size of 
Ton of, 288—Straw aud Corn, Nu¬ 
tritive Value of, 254—TTnloader, 
329— Without Barn-Yard Manure, 
166. 
Hedge-rows, Preparing for . .295 
Herd Law inKan3as,207—Law, no, 9 
Homesteading. 6 
Homesteads in N. Western Iowa 7 
Home Topics, 25-65-105-145-186-225- 
265-305-315-385-425-163. 
Hoop-Skirts, 346—Hoop-Skirts, Use 
for, * 255. 
Horse—Fork. Use of, * 176—A 
Choked, 127—Anti-balling Pads 
for, 415—Big Head in, 327 -Bruised 
Shoulder in, 205—Colt, Time to 
Break, 205—Cough in a, 866—Cure 
for Cribbing, 445 —Disease, An¬ 
other, 219-Bog Spavin, 167—Calk¬ 
ed Foot, 33—Chronic Founder, 209 
—Knuckles, 6—Nasal Gleet, 367- 
Spavin, 6 Tar Fever, 6—Distenr- 
f er, 7—Epidemic, 15—George M. 
atehen, 217—How to Set a Broken 
Leg in a, 173— Ill-Conditioned, 439 
—Indiges: Ion in a, 827-Lolling t lie 
Tongue, 47—LoosenesB of Bowels, 
128—Mare, A Kicking, 471—Mor¬ 
gan, * 92—Percheron, 58-286-Po¬ 
nies, Importation of Shetland, 445 
—Powers,207—Shoe, Goodenough, 
406—Shoeing, Pernicious Teach* 
ing in, 99—Snake-bitten, To Cure 
a, 218—Stallion, “Fearful,” * GO— 
Stiile, Lameness in, 471—Thumps 
in, 248—Tumor on the Elbow of, 415 
—To Remove Tumors from a, 217 
—Unhealed Wound in a, 167-with 
Sore Shoulder, 2(5—Worms in a, 
327 — Bots in, 299 - Breds, Pro¬ 
geny of Half, 367—Colt, A Jump¬ 
ing, -105—Feeding a Yearling, ]67— 
Wolf Teeth.in, 437-Colts, Freak¬ 
ing, # 336—Castrating, 318—Diarr¬ 
hoea in a, 866— Colt, Feed for a 
Spring, 471—Management of, 168- 
Spring or Fall, 287 — Working 
Youug, 88—Cost of .Feeding, 87— 
Cribbing, 166 — Diseases — Bog- 
Spavin, 249 - Catarrh, 47 —Farcy 
and Catarrh, 367—Founder, Cure 
for, 327—in Feet and Legs, * 53— 
Lampas in, 828 — Ringbone, 438— 
Scratches, 86—Staggers, 47— The 
Morgans, 438—Do Bots Kill ? 127— 
Doctoring, 46—Feet, Corns in, 246 
—How much do they Sleep, 88—in 
Peuu., Percheron, 88—Interfering, 
208—Mare, Food for Brood, 46- 
Mares, Flax for, 206 -Oats or Corn 
for, 287—Rheumatism in, 205- 
Scales of Points for, 328—Slobber¬ 
ing, 405—To Cause a Growth of 
White Hair iu, 329—Washing of 
the Frog in, 209. 
Horticultural Items, Foreign —143 
Household Department, 25-65-105- 
145-185 •225-265-305-345-385-425-465. 
Housekeeping.265 
House Plan.5-167 
Houses, How to Move.*..417 
Humbugs, Sundry, 5-15-85-125-165- 
205-213-285-325-398-405-445. 
S 
lee—Accidents oil the, *100—House, 
47—Company, 39—Packing for. 407. 
Immigrants—Advice to, 207—Open¬ 
ing for, 446. 
Implements, 103 —Harrow, Chain, 
*12—Harrow, Thomas, 248—Ga.ig- 
Plows, 9 — Petroleum for, 253— 
Weeding Hook, *103. 
Indian Tan.167 
Indigestion.1:27 
Insecticide.313 
Insects—Bark- Louse, Harris's, 222- 
Bed Bugs, 416—Beetle, Peach-Bor¬ 
ing, 8—Cabbage Butterfly, 223— 
Caterpillars, Burning, 360—Cod¬ 
ling-Moth, 142 — Codling-Motli, 
Wier’s Trap, *184—Colorado Pota¬ 
to Beetle, 326 — Curcnlio, Corn 
Meal and, 341 — Fertilization of 
Yuccas by. *223—From Georgia, 
208—Destroying, 203—Lice, to De¬ 
stroy, 137—Mealy Bugs, Alcohol 
for, 423 — Paris-Green for, 343— 
Printers' Ink for Canlter-worms, 
63 — Stable-Fiy. Stinging, 328 — 
Striped Bugs. '208—Tent Caterpil¬ 
lars, Powder lor. 167—Turnip-Flea, 
Lime for, 328—Wire-Worms, 7. 
Inventors, Of Interest to.329 
Irrigation—Distributing Manure by, 
*838—in Italy, 59—Mole Plow for, 
207—Plan for, 328—Salt Water for, 
415—Some Methods of, *455. 
K 
Kansas — Relative to, 209 — Rooks 
Co., 9. 
K ttlc, How lo Clean a very Greasy, 
66. 
Kilometer. 208 
Kitchen Garden—Jan., 3; Fob., 41; 
March, 84; April, 123; May, 163; 
June, 203; July, 213; \ug., 283; 
Sept., 323; Oct., 303; Nov., 403; 
Doc. 113. 
Knife ,’a Boiled..*..185 
Knot, A Bowline.*..337 
“ Kyanizing ” Plant-Labels.382 
L 
Labor, 49-252-372—Farm, 366—Ques¬ 
tion, S7-212. 
Lactometer, Tulles for.329 
Lamps aud Illumination_ *..145 
Lands at the West, New, 330—In the 
Eastern States, 128—Measurer, *219 
—Reclaiming from the Sea, 410— 
Value of, 52. 
Lard, Sweet.. 9 
Lawns and Lawn-Mowers.129 
Lead Pipe. 248 
Leaves, Variegated.168 
Letters, Anonymous.3G5 
Lettuce, Forcing inGreeuhouses.183 
Libel Case, English Agricultural. 50 
Life Insurance at the West.326 
Lime, 208 —and Manure, 47-108—Mix¬ 
ing,'— Earning, 327—Gas, 7—Speut, 
9—with Wheat,, 327. 
Limestone, Value of Decomposed, 
439. 
Locate, Where to. 87 
Lounge, Home-made Extension.*105 
Lumber, Osage Orange for.422 
Lupin and Lucern, White.328 
Machines—Apple Corel- aud Siicer, 
285—Churn, A Boy’s, 45—For Cider 
Mill, Thrashing, 7—Corn-Husking, 
8—Ditching, 7—Hay-Press, Hand, 
46—Milking, 446—Potato Digger, 
471—Thrashing, 285—Washing, 48. 
Magnolia.49 
Mangels, How to Raise.206 
Mangcl-wnrzels. Crop of.. 14 
Manufactories in a Farming Dis¬ 
trict, 255. 
Manure, 91-133-214—A Cord of, 249— 
Animal. 167 — Artificial, 50-287— 
Baling Stable, 166—Barn-Yard vs. 
Ammonia Salts, 328—Beef-Scraps 
for, 9—Care of in Winter, 19— 
CheapWav to Make, 129—Distillery 
Pig. 128—Drawing, 249—Drawing 
in Winter. 471—Earth-Closet, 216— 
For Beans, 208 — For Garden, 
Green, 20S—Heap. Covered, 6— 
Liquid. 327-Making. 249-Manag¬ 
ing, 267-337—On a Garden, Hen, 
327 —On C’ay Pod, 170 — Oyster 
Shells for. 285—Piling. 471—Plow¬ 
ing Under Rye for, 247—Preserv¬ 
ing with Earth, 3*7—Question. 132 
—Salt as a, 488—Spreading. 128- 
Tanks, 323 —To a. Ton of Hav, 
Qn*ot1tv of, 129—To One Acre, SJ 
—What is a Ton of, 207-Whs t to 
do with. 207—Who Owns, 446—Will 
it Pay to Draw Seven Miles, 207. 
Manuring, Green, 167-209—Land, 174 
—Salt Meadows, 24)6. 
Market-Farming, Localities for, 102 
—Gardening, 7—Garden, Renting 
a, 9—Questions, 407. 
Market Report, Jan.. 4; Feb., 44 
March, 84; April, 124; May, 164 
June, 204; July, 244; Aug., 284 
Sept., 324-, Oct., 364; Nov., 404 
Dec., 44-4. 
Marl.438 
Marshes, Reclaiming Salt.377 
Meadow, Seeding a.126 
Meadows, Improving Mossy, 407- 
Rooting in, 129. 
Meal, Methods of Feeding.327 
Meals a Day in Winter, Two.25 
Meat, To Keep Fresh in Winter.. 66 
Mennonites.367 
Milk, Bitter. 126—Cellar, *257—Con¬ 
densed, 49—Coolers, 88—Cooling, 
367—Dishes, Washing, 346—Falling 
off in, 329—Farming, 127—Fever, 
Puerperal or, 437—for Babes, 65- 
How Long to, 212—How to Keep 
Sweet, 437—in Jersey, 450—Keeping 
Sweet in Summer, 246—Loss of, 
218—pail Holder, *259-Pails, 166- 
Pans, New Style of, 136—Price in 
the South, 128-Purifying, 327- 
Trough, W T ater in a, 248—'Typhoid 
Fever from, 449—Worms in, 128. 
Milking Machines.209 
Mill, Corn and Feed.327 
Mills, Farm. 8 
Minerals, Luminous.2'8 
Minnesota Colonv.12,9 
Money cr Skill, Which ?. .423 
Mortar, Materials for.167 
Mosquito Guards.266 
Moths.2-5 
Moving Eee.*. .161 
Mower and Reaper at Vienna, 
Buckeye, 365. 
Mulberries.63 
Mulch, Sawdust for a .246 
Mule, About the, 287—Poitou, *333. 
Mules, Breeding, 6—Diseases, Lam¬ 
pas, 126—Do they Breed? 209. 
Mummy Wheat. 48 
Mustard, White. 87 
N 
Neighborly Kindness. 66 
Night-Soil, Utilizing. 47 
Nitrogen.452 
Not"s from the Pines, 22-102-222-262 
-302-342-423. 
Nurseries, Mount Hope.125 
Nurserymen, Florists, etc. 48 
Oatmeal in Drink.419 
Oats aud Corn, ( hopped, 168—and 
Peas, 374-407—for Butter, 86. 
Obituary, Collins, Abel C., 326—Dr. 
Torrcy, *139—Downer, J. S., 129— 
Durand, Elias, S65—Y east, Samuel, 
129—Horace Greeley, 1 — Luther 
Tucker, 89 —Rev. J. Knox, 10— 
Shjitlefl, Dr. S. G., 129. 
Ogden Farm Papers, No. 35,11; No. 
36, 52: No. 37, 91; No. 38, 131 ; No. 
89, 470; No.40,211; No. 41,231; No. 
42. 202 ; No. 43,331; No. 44,371 ; No. 
45, 410 ; No. 46, 4-19. 
Oil-Cake. 45 
One’s Let in Life.105 
Orchard, 48—and Nursery, Jan., 33 
Feb., 43: March, 83;'April, 122 
May, 133; June, 203; .July, 210 
Aug., 203; Sept., S23; Oet., 308 
Nov., 403 : De"., 413—Land for an, 
<139—Seeding an. 126. 
Orchards, 135—Flowing, 328. 
Oregon, Inquiries from.128 
Organ, Mason and Hamlin.445 
Csagc Orange. 8 
Our Basket.405 
Ox-Bow, Key for, *456—Yoke, How 
t,o Make, *56. 
Pail, Home-Made Barn.*...216 
“ Pails, Orange Co.”.207 
Paint after fly-time, Washing, 424— 
American Rubber, 168. 
Painting in Winter. 4G 
Paper Stock, 407—Which, 26. 
Paris Green on Trees.437 
Parsnips, Stringy. 47 
Pastures, Permanent.135 
Patent Agency, Agriculturist... .406 
Patents, Disposing of, 209—Farmers 
and, 137. 
Patrons of Husbandry...289-329-4S9 
Peach Orchard, 49—Variation in a, 
2S5. 
Pea-Meal, 127—Straw for Fodder, 
51—Is it Injurious, 207. 
Peas, 468-Buggy, 366—Early, 168— 
for Texas, 104—Harvesting, 306- 
in Southern Illinois, 126. 
Pearl-Fishing in Vermont_*. .179 
Peat Swamp, How to Manage... 125 
Perennials, Hardy Herbaceous. .348 
Periodicals — American Bee-Jour¬ 
nal. 49—Bee-keeper’s Magazine, 
8—German Agriculturist, 5— r.e 
Cultivateur, 326—Old and New, 5— 
Practical Magazine, 86 — Prairie 
Farmer, 215—“ The Rural Sun,” 9. 
Petroleum, Crude.405 
Pickles, 250—Cucumber, 4S7. 
Pig-Pen, Door for.*.. 97 
Pipe, Cement, 7—Cost of Iron and 
Lead, 827—Galvanized Iron, 168- 
206—Non-Poiscnons, 416. 
Pipes, Sewage, 328—Water, 366. 
Pisciculture. 6 
Pisciculturists. 87 
Plans for Farm Work. 14 
Plants—AbntUon Thompson!, 314 
—Apple of Sodom, 245 — BroOm- 
PaTms, * 301—P.nckwheat, Climb¬ 
ing, * 268—by Mail, 285—Cactus in 
Sifting-Booms, 285—Calla, a v a- 
tive, * 181—Canna. Double, 423— 
Carnation e and .Pinks, Propaga¬ 
tion of, 142—Ceioeia HuMomi,423 
—Century, 423 — Centaury, Salt- 
Marsh, *381—Chicltwecd, Mouse- j 
ear, * 421 — Cockscombs, 423 — 
Cockscomb, New Variegated. *104 
—Columbines, 263—Coral Berry, 
* 24—Cyclamen, Culture of Per¬ 
sian, 126—for Name, 826—Gerardi- 
as, 128—Ginseng, * 181 — Golden- 
Rod, Ornamental, * 462 — Great 
Sale of, 326—Greek Valerian, 381- 
House, 108—Ipecacuanha, Propa¬ 
gating, 344—Japan Creeper, * 383 
—Morning - Glory, Golden, 366— 
New Zealand Flax, * 01—Orchis, 
Showy, * 221—Ornamental Capsi¬ 
cums, * 61—Pelargonium, Double 
White, 329 —Phloxes. Perennial, 
312 — Plantains in Lawns, 305 — 
Polnsettia, * 344—Postage on, -406- 
Protectors, * 113—Rose's, A Lady’s 
Experience with,182—Roses, Kinds 
to Plant,62— Snakeroot, Virginian, 
* 221—Some Water, * 261—Star of 
Bethlehem. * -121 — Star Thistle, 
New American, 423—Support for 
Pot, 63—The Fountain, 423—The 
“Laughing,” 366—Twin Flower, 
* 224—Two New Bedding, * 101— 
Variegated, 383—Water-Brush for, 
* 423—Wild Onion or Garlic. 287. 
Plaster, 254—in Stable, 248—Mill for 
Grinding, * 386—on Spring Crops, 
167—on Potatoes, 128—Use of Old, 
366—Will it Fix Ammonia, 48. 
Plow, Best Potato, 128—Deep, Shall 
we, 367—Mole, 248. 
Plows, Double Furrow,287—Swivel, 
160-407. 
Plowing, Fnglisb, 131—Fall, 15—in 
Winter, 46—Subsoiling and Deep, 
205. 
Pollen, Vitality of.313 
Pop-Corn rt Dessert.426 
Portaits—Joseph Arch.. .*. .370 
Potash, 88-247—as a Fertilizer, 167— 
on Sandy Soils, 207—Weight of a 
Barrel of, £6. 
Potato, Compton’s Surprise, 168- 
Sweet, 128. 
Potatoes, 168—Early Rose at the 
South. 329— In England, Ameri¬ 
can, 423—Late Rose, 125—Burying, 
47—Old and New, SCO—Frizes, Bliss 
& Sons’, 447—Questions about. 47 
—Raising without Hoeing, 205- 
Second Crop of, 257—Small, 129— 
Superphosphate for, 128— Two 
New, * 92—Title, 9. 
Pots for Plants, Porous or Non- 
Porous, 22. 
Poudrette, Making..-307 
Poultry Assoc’n. Western, 407 — 
Brahma Fowl, Pure, 209—Capons 
and Caponizing, 286—C hickcn la- 
tarrh, 287 —Cholera, BCG—Coops, 
Safety, * 257—'Troubles, 209—Chol¬ 
era in, 218—Feet, Scales cn, 218- 
Gapes in, 288—in the Barn, 288— 
Late, 407—Roup In, 867— Club, N. 
England, 205—Diseases of, 208- 
Duck, Good Points in Rouen, 375 
—Ducks, 327 —Hew to Raise, 6 — 
Eggs, Early, 4C7 — Egg - eating 
Fowls, 207—Eggs for Winter Use, 
248 —from Sick Fowls, 267—Im¬ 
pregnation of, 253—Impregnation, 
386 —Keeping, 438 —Limed, 287— 
Preserving, 286—Preservation of, 
293—Soft, 437—Enlarged Liver in, 
47—Farming, 218—Fowls, Failing, 
127—Feathers Failing off, 9—Five- 
toed, 247—How they Paid, 287- 
Leg Weakness In, 367—What Dreed 
of, 6—Goose and Us Varieties, * 
419—Lice, Kerosene Oil for Hen, 
378 — Hatching-Boxes, 249 — Hen, 
Ungrateful, 287—Hens, Lice on, 
247—nouse, A rarm, * 216—House, 
Underground, 125—Houses, * 454- 
Matters, 327—“ Non-Sitters ” Sit¬ 
ting, 9—Ofi-Cake for, 248—Profits, 
167—Salt for, 8—Scaly Legs in, "66 
—Turkeys, Breeding, 13-68—Feed¬ 
ing Young, 258—Watching the, * 
45i. 
Prices, 453—Prospects for, 405. 
! Froduc , Packing and Marketing, 
! 221-201-201-331-982. 
Propagation, Summer.302 
Proud Flesh.. 88 
Pulleys, Use of .*..187 
Pump, Best Force, 6—American 
Submerged, 405. 
Question of Profit. 8 
•Questions, Sundry. 6 
Quince Trees . 7 
Rag Bags.*..185 
Railroad, Northern Pacific, 250-367. 
Rain-Gauge, How to Make a * . .217 
Ramie, Preparing. .218 
Ram, Pipes for Hydraulic. 47 
Rape.438 
Rccipc-Book.186 
Reports Received.280 
Results, Gratifying.CC9 
Rewards aud Punishments.225 
Rhododendron Show....803 
Rifle Practice.325 
Road-Mending.*. .241 
Roller, To Prevent Clogging.217 
Roof, Mansard.<139 
Roofs, Fire-Proof.368 
Roofing Manufactory, Largest...365 
Root Culture, 208—Houses, How to 
| Build, * 376—Siicer, An lmprov- 
' ed, * ISO. 
Roots as Manure, 175 —English, 87 
I -Feed After Milking, 167-Pre¬ 
serving in Heaps, * 377—Value 
of, 205. 
Rosebuds In Winter.*. .7.2 
Pose-Cuttings_•.235 
Roses at Lyons, New.23 
“Roughening the fqoes ”.1 
Ruffles and Ill-Health.385 
I Rule.(rf Three.... -S 
; Rye for Pasturage and Hay.331 
Salt and Plaster for Grass, 162- 
Marshes, Draining, 126—for Stock, 
208—Waste, 219—Wells Operated 
by Gas, 329. 
Sap-Sprouts.. 127 
Sausage Making and Keeping.. 66 
Savings-Bank, Hie Fanners ..... 92 
Saw. Fleetwood Scroll.*..409 
Sawdust as Manure, 128—for lied- 
Saw-Set and Gauge.“..137 
ding, 48—in the Garden, 68. 
Science and Agriculture.134 
Scow, How lo Make.*..96 
Screens, Water-Pr of.143 
Seeds and Plants by Mai!, 63—from 
Agricultural Department, 88—Pa¬ 
tience, 302—Tree, 21. 
Seed-Sower, Sidney.*..103 
Sewage Farm, Earl of Warwick’s, 
13!)—in Enelandj.91. 
Sewing Machine Patents.433 
Shah and Horticulture. The, 344— 
Horticulturally, The, 326. 
Sheep 215 — and Lambs, Trouble 
with, 127—and Where to Raise 
them, 48—Cross of Cotswolds and 
Southdowns, 375—Dip, SC7—Dip¬ 
ping, * 175—Diseases of, 299— 
Folding, 249—for the Plains, 208- 
Treatment of, 48—Lambs, Caro 
of, 19-Lambs for the Butcher, 
Early. 287—Lambs, Why do they 
Die?" 127—Netting. Cost of,7—on 
the Plains, * 57—Rape ft r, 48— 
Red Pepper for Stretches iu, 296— 
Removing Vermin from, 256 —• 
Scab ill, 138-Scours in. 86—Sick¬ 
ness Among, 47—Stretches in, 127 
—Tick, 246—Wisconsin Flock of, 6. 
Shellac Varnish,.*.. 65 
Shepherd of the Landes. ' 20 
Shrubs, Ornamental, 22—a Valuable, 
342 — Carpeting Borders under, 
422 — Cockspur Thorn, * 601— 
Double Crimson Thorn, 263—Hy¬ 
drangea panlcuiata, 245—Japan 
Glebe Flower, 223—June-Berrv, 
Dwarf, 223, 
Sled-Box, Improved.*..116 
Sleigh-Bells, To Clean.127 
Snakes, Do they Swallow' their 
Young ? 48-165-418. 
Snow, Benefits of, 248—Shoes and 
Birch Canoes, 438. 
Soaper’s Waste.125 
Society, Am. Pomological, 210-803- 
339-3C9—Centennial Herticulttiral, 
407—Mo. State Horticultural, 5— 
Maine Pomological, 245— National 
Gcluir.barian, 165—N. A. Bee- 
Keepers’, 49—Sec. of Am. F( mo- 
logical, 069- Western Penn. Poul¬ 
try, 9. 
Seda or Fotash.366 
£( d. Getting a.439. 
Siiling, 250 —C; op for Hot Sum¬ 
mers. 130—Questions, 259. 
Sores, Dressing for.438 
FcrgLum.437 
Sewing, Thick or Tl.in.£27 
f reciallies. Faith in.457 
Squash, Marblehead, *64—Winter, 
2C. 
Smashes, Large.129 
Stable, Dimensions of Fittings for, 
4C—Floors, *415. 
Stables, 411-raving, 437. 
Stacks, Thatching.*..255 
Stcam-Mctor, Iarvin’s, *172—on a 
Small Farm, 829—on the Farm, 
*173—Plow, 246. 
Plowing ii Europe, 258—Pumping 
■ Engines, 438. 
1 Strainer, Flunt’s. 5 
: Strawberries, 48 — Culture. The 
j Future of, 343—Marketing, 181— 
' Seedling, SOS—under Glass, 437. 
Stump Extractors.3CG 
Stump-Puller, Screw.206 
Stump-Pulling. 6 
Stumps, Duruir.g, *136—Destroying, 
438—Pulling with Fulleys, 209. 
Stock Farm, Managing a, 87—for the 
South, 48—for Mountain Pastures, 
Best,«—Improving, 407— in Texas, 
Improved, £8—ronds, *56—Raising 
at the West, *379-Treatment of 
Young, 12—Value of Good, 9— 
Watering in Winter, *53. 
Stocks, French.246 
Subsoiling.123 
Sugar-Beets for Figs. 87 
Sugar from Beets, 437—from Melons, 
38—from Sorghum. 209. 
“ Suint,” Composition of.247 
Sulphur and f alt.247 
Sulphuric Acid, Diluted.168 
Sumac Waste, Ground.249 
Sunday, Icy.102 
Superphosphate, 374-406—lor Pota¬ 
toes, 247. 
Sweet Potatoes, Manure for. 7 
Swine—Breeders’ Convention, 9 — 
Hogs and Eliecp for a Mountain 
Farm, S— Charcoal for, 438—Corn- 
Stalks and Corn for, 7—Large, 246 
—Roots lor, 328 -Salt for, 324— 
Weights of Thorough-bred, 46 — 
Pig-Pen, *454—Pigs, A Ring for, 
*19—Bran and Corn-meal for, 328- 
Black Berkshire, 87—China, 366- 
corn, Oats, and Wheat for, 439— 
Cough in. 406—Essex, 55-161-251— 
Value of,127- Fattening,215 -Grade 
or Cross-Bred, 10—Grade or 
Thorough-bred, 247 — Importing 
Prize, 58—Losing their Tails, 48— 
with a Cough, 287—Raising in 
Eastern States, 218—Scours in, S29 
—So vans for, 328—Small Breed of, 
4Sl--»polted KSFex,j207- Weight of 
Essex, 46—Sows, Feeding Breed¬ 
ing, 86—Keeping too Fat, 87— 
Koaying, 208— that do not Breed, 
3z6. 
Table Decoration.305 
Taiie, Something rbout, 407—What 
lie knows about, 380, 
Tan Bark for Manure, sr—on Land, 
866 . 
