IV 
INDEX 
Tanner’s Waste, Value of. 47 
Tea, Adulteration, 446—“ Cambric,” 
26. 
Texas, Encouraging from, 167— Four 
Months in, 249—or Where, 327. 
“ The Roman Cattle Driver ”..*..321 
Thrashing-Machine, Engine for. .166 
Tile, Mailing Drain.446 
Tiles, Hints about Laying. 47 
Tillage and Manure.334 
Timber, Kyanizing, 87—Land, Clear¬ 
ing, *95—Planting, 287—Splice for, 
*18. 
Tobacco Crops, 8—Cult ure, Morality 
of, 168. 
Toe-Caps. 66 
Tomatoes, Fine, 437 —Premium, 
How Won, *144—Canada Victor, 
*101. 
Tomatoes, Preserving, 313—Trophy, 
Tools for Boys. 86 
Top-Dressing.372 
Transportation, Cheap...209 
Tread-Power, Loading a.*..417 
Tree and Plant Swindlers. 143- 
Large Sassafras, 326—Raw Timber, 
329—Paulownia, Wood of, 344. 
Trees. Box-Elder. Variegated. 343— 
Girdled by Rabhits, 127—Judas, 
223—Shining Willow. *141—Span¬ 
ish Buckeve,*141—with Variegated 
Foliage. 313—Weening Poplar. 262. 
Trochar for Cattle-Men.*..130 
Trusses and Rupture.., .206 
Turnips, Feeding, 131—How to 
Raise, 247. 
u 
Union, Agricultural Laborers', 327 
V 
Varnish, Shellac.102 
Vegetables, A Few Select Kinds, 62 
—Analysis of, 88—Exhibiting, *24— 
in Cellars Keeping, 23—Plants and 
Planting, 222. 
Ventilation for Living Rooms.66 
Veterinary Books, 209 — Surgeon, 6- 
126. 
Vines and Shrubs.263 
Vinegar-Making. 8 
Vineyards, Bushberg.326 
w 
Wages.175 
Wagon with Three Horses Attach¬ 
ed, *138. 
Walks and Talks on the Farm — 
No. 109, 14; No. 110.51; No. 111,94; 
No.112,133; No. 113,174; No. 114, 
214; No. 115, 254 ; No. 116, 294 ; No. 
117, 334 ; No. 118, 374 ; No, 119, 414; 
No. 120. 452—Coal Ashes for Gar¬ 
den, 461. 
Wall Decorations.*.. 25 
Walnut, Englisn.326 
Washing, Mistakes in, 426—Plenty 
of Water for, 426. 
Water Bars, *336—Cress Cultivation, 
133—Distilling, *456—Flow of in 
Pip 
46-... 
Weeds, 175,294—on Rich Soil, 327. 
Well Water, Bad Taste, 209—Drive, 
6-9-47-128—Roots of Trees in, 248. 
Wells, Artesian, 367—Horizontal, * 
218—or Springs, 47. 
West Point..§8 
Wheat and Chess, 249—Chinese, 445 
-Crop, 254-291-414 —Diehl and 
Other, 334—Experiments in Sow¬ 
ing, 438—Hand-Mill for Grinding, 
247-438—Harrowing in the Spring, 
126—Hen-Manure on, 867—in Cali¬ 
fornia, 95—Over-Ripe, 438—Pastur¬ 
ing in Winter, 87 —Plaster and 
Bone-dust for, 287—Smut in, 330- 
Spring, 86—Superphosphate for, 
366—Top-Dressing, 378—Varieties 
of, 285. 
Wheelbarrow, New.*.. 23 
Wheel. Hoisting.*.. 97 
Where shall he go ?. 9 
Whiffletrees.246 
Who is to Blame?.346 
Wind, Force of.249 
Window-Boxes, Rustic.*..425 
Wiadmills7-208-28G—Use of, 16 . I 
Winter-Feeding. u 
Winter in the North-west.129 
Wire, How to Wrap with.*..376 
Wire-Tightener, A Simple.*. .222 
Women, Demand for Healthy_385 
Wool and the N. T. Exposition 
Salesroom, 290—Box. 316—Loss of. 
207—Packing, *296—Prospects, 496 
—Washing, 8. 
Woolen Mills. Waste from.257 
Work, Hints about. Jan., 2; Feb.. 
42;March.8.'; April. 122; Mnv,1fi2: 
June, 292 ; Julv, 224: Aug., 282 ; 
Sept., 322; Oct., 362; Nov., 402 ; 
Dee., 442. 
Wound-. Bleeding.*185-*226-*265 
Wristlets, Woolen. 26 
Y 
Yaclits and Scows.. 
Yellowstone Region 
Recipes. 
Apple Jam. .196 
Barley, Pearled.464 
Beefsteak, How to Cook.266 
“Bonny Clabber”.396 
Brown Betty.26 
Cake and Doughnuts, 464—Delicate, 
106—How to Make, 186—Mountain, 
106—Poor Man's, 306—“ Splendid," 
26. 
Cauliflower, Cooking.386 
Corn Bread, 186—Canning Green, 
386 —Cooking Dried, 146—Dried, 
266—Soup, Green, 266—To Cook 
Green, 266. 
Cottage Cheese.306 
Graham Gems .305 
Gingerbread, Soft. .106 
Ginger Snaps.106 
Green-Corn ancLPeas, Canning.. .306 
Mush Balls..146 
Pickles, Sweet. 445 
Pie-Crust.386 
Pies—Lemon, 266—Rhubarb, 226. 
Potatoes, Fried.*..345 
Pudding. Steamed.106 
Rice Gems.146 
Rizcna. 129 
Roast Duck. 464 
Sauce, Sweet. 106 
Sausage Meat. 146 
Soups.106 
Sour Milk for Food. .306 
Sponge-Cake. Plain.306 
Squash, Southern Mode of Baking, 
461, 
Succotash. 266 
Tea and Coffee, Iced. 86 
Tomatoes, Broiled.386 
Vinegar, Watermelon.266 
Wheaten Grits.306-386 
Wheatlets.146 
Yeast and Sweet Bread, Good... .805 
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A 
“A Bat! A Bat!".428 
Accidents on the Ice.109 
“A Friendly Visitor”.148 
Animals—Jackass, Poitou, 416—Of 
the Seal Family, 188—Some Curi¬ 
ous Sea (2), 228—Woodchuck, De¬ 
formed, 133. 
“ A Peep at, the Show ”.268 
Arteries, How to Compress.. .220-265 
“At Rest ”.281 
B 
Beans, Stacking.(2). .296 
Berry-Basket, Paragon.168 
Bird—Cedar, .13—Mocking, 173—The 
Early (6), 387. 
Birds—Bittern or Stake-Driver, 253 
—Blackbird, Swamp, 253. 
Blackberry Plant, Diagram of...144 
Bolt, Lock-Nut.418 
Boot-Rack, Handy. .463 
Bouquets, Button-hole.(2). .301 
Boxes, Rustic Window.(8). .425 
Bread, How We Bake Our..(3)..225 
Broom-Corn Manufacture. (4).. 177 
Brooms, How they are Made.(5).346 
Brush for Plants, Water.. 423 
Budding.(2).. 204 
Buffalo Scenes.(4) . .45S 
Buildings, Board.(2)..217 
Butter-Worker.(2)..256 
c 
Candle, Talks about (6), 67-(l), 107 
-(4), 147. 
Carriage Step.463 
Cart, Farm.. 97 
Cattle—Ayrshire Cow,Beacon Belle, 
401—Bull, Chlllingham, 41—Calves, 
IIog-Dressed, 132—Ox, Smitlifleld 
Prize, 93—Shorthorns, Two Valu¬ 
able, 411—Steers, Training, 220— 
Stock Ponds (3), 56—Turning the 
Yoke, 451—Watering through the 
Ice, 53—West-Highland, 133. 
Collar, Milk.257 
Cheese, How to Make Auvergne 
(3), 376. 
Chimney-Sweeper, Hoop-Skirt.. .265 
Chimneys, Sweeping.219 
Churn, Bullard's. 296 
Cisterns, Water.(2)..418 
Clothes-Horse, Convenient.385 
Coal and Wood Boxes (2), 65—Scut¬ 
tle for Base-Burning Stoves (2), 
65. 
Corn-Crib Support, 335 — Fodder, 
Stack for, 377—Marker, 98—Plant¬ 
ing (3), 140. 
Cottage, Gothic (3), 13—Plan of a 
(4), 252. 
Crow-Trap, A Living.293 
D 
Dairy and Ice-House, 454—Plan for 
Heating (2), 297. 
Dams, Building.(3)..216 
Distilling Water.456 
F 
Fair Ground, Plan for.29S 
Fan, Feather.(2) 105 
Feed-Box, Portable.217 
Fence — Movable Wire, 90 —New 
Flood, 172—Posts, Driving (3), 136 
Ferns, Native.(3).. 6-1 
Ferry, A Rope.303 
“ Fighting the Fire”.300 
Fire-Engine and Hose-Carriage.. 17 
Fish — Mackerel, Spanish, 293 — 
6kates (2), 107. 
Fishing, Blue.260 
FlowerstSee also Plants and Shrubs) 
—Amsonia, 341 — Carolina Jessa¬ 
mine, 141—Globe (2), 301—Golden 
Spurred Columbine, 341 — New 
Japanese Cockscomb, 21—Twin- 
Flower, 224— Wake-Robin, Sessile, 
224. 
Fodder, Ditch for Sour.370 
Fruit—Apple, Hurlburt, 101—Shock- 
ley, 61—The Peaked Sweeting (2), 
21—Drier, American, 89 —Peach, 
Thurber, 424—Pear, Souvenir du 
Congres, 462. 
c 
Gate, Improved Farm.217 
Gearing, Wooden.136 
Grain, Transportation of— (9). .41S. 
H 
Hanging-Pot.103 
Heavy Load up Hill. 53 
Hedgerows. Preparing for (4)...293 
Hoisting Wheel. 97 
Honey-Combs, Fastening into 
Frames, 169, 
Horse-Fork for Loading Manure, 
176. 
Horse, Morgan. 81 
Horses, Colts, Breaking (6), S40— 
Stallion “ Fearful," 60—Three 
to a Wagon (4), 138. 
Hot-bed, Earth. 169 
Houses, Moving .(3)..417 
1 
Implements, Harrow, Chain, 12- 
Wheelbarrow, New, 24. 
Insects, Pronuba Yuccasella (2), 
223—Something about (2), 347. 
Irrigating Cart.(2)..416 
Irrigation, Distributing Manure by, 
(3), 338—Some Methods of (5), 455. 
K 
Knife, a Boiled.185 
Knot, a Bowline.(6)..337 
L 
Lamp. Oriental Safety.145 
Land Measurer.219 
“Locked Out”.108 
Lounge, Home-made Extension..105 
Milk-Pail Holder.(2)..259 
Mink, Trapping the.(2).. 93 
Moving Bee.161 
Mule, Poitou..(2)..333 
N 
“ No Thoroughfare ”.308 
o 
Ox-Bow, Key for, 45G—Yoke (3)...56 
P 
Pa i>- Home-Made Bam.216 
Paper Weaving.(2)..463 
Pearl-Fishing...(3)..180 
Pigs, a Ring for. 19 
Plant Protector.143 
Plants (See also Flowers) Ornamen¬ 
tal Golden Rod, 462—Brasenia 
peltata, 261—Broom-rapes, 301- 
Buckwheat, Climbing, 264—Calla, 
a Native, 181—Centaury, Salt- 
Marsh, 381—Coleus “ Chameleon,” 
101—Cldckweed, Mouse-ear, 42i— 
Cockscomb, New, 104—Coral Bcr- 
. ry, 24—Ginseng, 1S1—Gnaphaiium, 
Variegated, 101—Greek Valerian, 
381—Japan Creeper, 384—New Zea¬ 
land Flax, 61—Orchis, Showy,221— 
OrnamentalCapsicums,61—Otlion- 
na, 459—Poinsettia, Double 344— 
Snakeroot,. Virginian, 221—Star of 
Bethlehem,421—Support for, 343— 
Variegated Ice, 459—Water Lily, 
261. 
Plaster, Mill for Grinding.336 
Portraits—Arch, Joseph, 361—Tor- 
rey, Dr., 121. 
Potatoes, Frying (3), 345—Two New 
(2), 92. 
Poultry—Chicken Coop, 257—Geese, 
Varieties of, 420—House, Farm, 
216 — Houses (3), 454 — Turkeys, 
Watching, 451. 
Press, Barreling.(2)..384 
Pulleys, Use of.(4)..137 
R 
Rag Bag.185 
Rain-Gauge.217 
Rain-Water Filter.257 
Road-Mending.241 
Root-Heaps (2), S77 — Houses (3), 
376—Slicer, Improved, 136. 
Rose-House, Section of. 22 
“ Roughening the Shoes ”. 1 
“ Rural Strategy.”.348 
s 
Sardine Fishery.213 
Saw, Fleetwood Scroll, 409—Set and 
Gauge (4), 137. 
Scow, How to Make.(2).. 96 
Sea Shells.847 
6eed-Sqyver, Sidney.103 
Sheep, Dipping.176 
Sheep Shelters on the Plains (4).. 57 
Shepherd of the Landes. 20 
Shrubs, Cockspur Thorn.SOI 
Sled-Box, Improved.416 
Squash, Marblehead. 64 
Stable Floors .(2)..415 
Stacks, Thatching.(5)..256 
Stanchions, Fastening. 97 
Steam Motor, Parvin’s.172 
Steam Reaper.. 173 
Steaming Feed, Chest for... (4).. 16 
Stock-Raising..(5).. 380 
Stumps, Burning.ISO 
Swine—Pig-Pen, 454—Pig-Pen, Door 
for, 97. 
Syringe, Bellows.264 
T 
Table Decoration.305 
“ The Bridge of Safety ”..228 
“ The Grape Gatherers ”.SS8 
“ The Morning Paper ”.466 
“ The Roman Cattle Driver ",...321 
Timber Land, Clearing.(4).. 96 
Timber, Splicing. 18 
Tomato, Canada Victor,101—: Plants, 
Manuring, 144. 
Trap, Woodchuck...S07 
Tread-Power, Loading.417 
Trees, Shining Willow, 141—Span¬ 
ish Buckeye, 141. 
Trochar and Cannula, 130—Use of 
in Hovcn, 13. 
“ Tying Grandpa’s Shoes ”. 68 
V 
Varnish Bottle. 65 
Vegetables at Fairs, Exhibiting. 24 
w 
Wall Decorations...(3).. 25 
Water Bars, 836 — Heater, Baso 
Burning (2), 842—Wheels (3), 17- 
Wlieel for Irrigation, 176. 
Weeding-Hook, Excelsior.103 
Wells, Horizontal.(3)..218 
Windmills, Use of.(2).. 16 
Wire, How to Wrap with (2),S76— 
Tightener, A Simple, 222. 
Wool, Packing.297 
Wounds, How to Treat Bleeding 
(2), 185. 
