IV 
INDEX 
Sewing Maclsines—Cheap. 8 
Shad and Alewives.*..254 
Shad—Hatching.331 
Shade in Pastures.394 
Sheep and Hogs in Market, 12—An¬ 
gora and Cashmere Goats, 168— 
As Lawn Mowers, 244—Cotswold,* 
299—Cotswold Sales, 315—Folding 
Fleeces, * 215—Foot, • 136—Foot 
Hot, 178—Head of Merino Kam, *41 
—In Oreg»n, 897—Mangel Wur- 
sels for, 138—Mutton and Wool, 
290—Raising, 316-406— Southdown 
Kam,*121—State Fair, 209—Weight 
Merino Fleeces, 397—Winter Fat¬ 
tening.51 
Shot-gun—Good, Repeating...*. .167 
Shrew and Star-nosed Moles.. .*. .53 
Shrews .*..283 
Shrubs—Almond, Flowering, 242— 
BlackAlder,449—Calycanthus,* 104 
—Deutzia, Double, 280 — 
Green- 
house, * 412—For a Grave, 48— 
White-flowering, * 184 — 
Sweet- 
scented, * 104—Snowy Fruited, * 
449—Wiegela nivea. 
Signals—Storm. 
Silk Culture, * 363—New Worms, * 
363. 
Skirt—Boulevard. 
Slugs—Bait for. 
Snails in Cellars, 9—Salt. 
Snake—Blaek. 
Snow—A Fertilizer, 9—Last Winter, 
168. 
Small Places—Profit from.... 
Soap and Candles, 244—Castile, 8 — 
Inquiries, 7—On Oil Slones, 242. 
Soldering Iron. 
Solomon in all his Glory 
*..449 
Some Pumpkins.'. 
Sores on Animals. 
Sorghum—And its Products, 
437— 
Experience, 9-89—Juice, 120 
-VlH- 
egar, 48-123. 
Specialties in Farming. 
...375 
Sports Affecting Fruits. 
....20 
Squares—Neglected..293 
Squash—Boston Marrow, 169—Hub¬ 
bard, 9—Gregory on, 243—Long 
Keeping, 9. 
Squirrels. 
Staple Article. 
. 86 
Steam for Farm Work.... 
.321 
Steamer—Prindle’s. 
.13 
Stock-Breeding. 
.216 
Straw Bed—Use. 
.64 
Strikes-Remedy for. 
“ Stump Lot”—The. 
.407 
Stumps, Quilts and Counterpanes, * 
223. 
Stumps—Rotting.894 
Strawberries—Am. Ins. Show, 281— 
Chas. Dawning, 314—Exhibition, 
168—Late, 7—Metcalf's Early, 242— 
Notes ©n, 2S0-*291-One-Leaved, 
350—Trouble with Plants, 48—Rais¬ 
ing Seedling, '354-328—Sex of, * 181 
Strawberry-tree. 
.435 
Subscriptions. 
.166-206-393 
Sugar-Cane—Brazilian, 
48-In Ne- 
braska, 434. 
Sumach Berries. 
Suiislune and Showers... 
.Sol 
Siveet Potato Culture, 
* 139-183- 
Starting Plants, 143. 
S 5 vine—Breeding of, 444- 
-Fat Pigs, 
49—In Market, 12—Monster Hogs, 
245—Raising, 279—Sufl'olk Pigs, 245 
T 
Taxes—High. 
Teeth and Hair. 
Teeth—Wash at Night... 
Tea Stains—To Remove. 
Thistles—Canada and R. R.403 
Three Members of the Temperance 
Society, ♦ 3S9. 
Thrasliing, 129—Machines 
Tim Bunker, 10—On the Eigiit Hour 
Law, 248—On the Food Question, 
57—On Jim Crow, 174—On Base 
Ball, 441. 
Timekeeper fer $3.*. .240 
Time Tables—Benedict’s.267 
Toad Flax.851 
Toads—Do They Rain Down? 383— 
Garden and Tree, * 211—Jewel in, 
253. 
Tools-Care of, 94—Convenient, *52. 
Tobacco-Influence on Crops...216 
Tomato—Improvement in, 450— 
Keyes’, 3S0. 
Torture at the Stack.129-169 
Trade Sale—Parson’s. 6 
Trap for Rats, etc.*..251 
Transplanting Seedlings.221 
Trees—Ailantlius, 83-410 — Big, of 
Cal., 64—By Roadside, 327—Care 
of Young, * 62—Doctoring, 182— 
Elms and Evergreens, 316—Ever¬ 
greens, To Help Growth, Ill- 
Grafting, Experiment, 412—Graft¬ 
ing, Unnatural, 9—Hecling-in, 8 — 
Maple, Silver-leaved, 243—Osage 
Orange, 351—Standard Dwarfs, 50 
—Medicine, 9—New,103—Nut-Bear¬ 
ing, 144—Packing Nursery, * 365— 
Removing, 142—Thinning out, 184 
—Transplanted, 329 — Treatment 
of Seeds, 17—What to Plant, 409. 
Tree Peddlers.so 
Tree Seed. 435 
Trellises—Grape. 220 
Tritons. .247 
Turnips, 252—Economy of Feeding, 
130—Egyptian, 49. 
Turtle—Green.*. .133 
Two Thousand Good Words.10 
u 
Unwarranted.sO 
Varieties—Mixing.202 
Vaults with Coal Ashes.43S 
Vegetables-Early.164 
Ventilation. 123 
Ventilator-A Simple.*..137 
Ventih-ition of Soil. 437 
View—Value of Good.407 
Vinegar—Apples for, 410—Cider, 208 
—From Apple Pomace, 94—From 
Sorghum, 8-437—Making, 316—To¬ 
mato, 209. 
Visit to London, Paris, etc...169 
w 
Walks and Talks on the Farm—12- 
51-90-130-170--212-253-288-330-357- 
406-440-442. 
Warts — On Cows' Teats, 49 — On 
Hands, 48. 
Washer and Wringer—Premium..89 
Washing Compounds.207 
Wasted Thunder.244 
Watch Improvement. 8 —Winding .8 
Water Cress. 433 
Watering Troughs.437 
Weatlier Observations.241 
Weeds, 293—A Bad, 435—Emigrating, 
9—And Moisture in Soil, 13. 
Weighing on the Farm.207 
Western Opportunities.50 
Wells—And Willow Trees, 816—In a 
Quicksand, 394. 
■Winter Mulch for Grass.435 
Wheat—And Chess, 244-316-403—Cul¬ 
ture, 250-320—Drilling, 321—Fail¬ 
ure, 129—In Me., 49—In the U. S., 
437—In England, 43.5—In Wls., 4.9— 
On Drained Land, 897—Price, 289— 
Raising, 248—Spring, 49—I'lie Win¬ 
ter on, 90-Under Snow, 51—Win¬ 
ter, 49—Yeast, 435. 
Wheelbarrows.*. .56 
Where Can I Get It?.248 
Wliere to Locate... 395 
WhifilGtree Roller.*..168 
Whole or Half Sheets. 50 
Why for Nothing?. 314 
Why It Pays. 127 
Willows and Withes.*. .92 
Wines—American, 17—Making on 
Small Scale, §89. 
I Wine House—Longwortli’s.851 
Winter Quarters.*..367 
Wolf—American Gray.*. .319 
Women Can Help.146 
Work Baskets and Bags.*..185 
Working Heavy Land.25.3 
Work—Winter on Farm.51 
Recipes. 
Beans—Pickling.296 
Beef and Tongue—Pickling.....'1209 
Bread, 4,54—Brown, 209—Good, 94h- 
Graham, 414—Kneading, 315—Eye, 
128. 
Cabbage—Cooking. 128 
Cauliflower—Cooking ;. 209 
Cake—Farmer’s Fruit, ‘245—Ginger 
Drops, 414—Ginger Snaps, 209— 
Molasses, 48 — Mola.sses Cookies, 
209-Newport, 128—Poor Man’s, 414 
—Pumpkin Johnny, 128—Silver, 
209—Uncle Sam’s Fried, 7—Web¬ 
ster.209 
Corn—Biscuit, 128—Cake, 209—Hoe- 
Cake, 128—Muffins. 128 
Cucumbers for Pickles, 209—Pick¬ 
ling, 351—Preserving Ripe.373 
Grapes—Pickled. 315 
Ham—Cooking.. 
Hams—Maryland. 128 
Head Cheese. 454 
Jelly Kells.. 
Meats—Boiling. 7 
Muffins—Corn. 133 
Mush. 7 
Puddings — Corn Meal, 128—Corn 
Starch, 186—Graham, 186—Green 
Corn, 260—Hasty, 7—Poor Man's, 
12 s Rice, 48—Rhubarb, 186—Tapi¬ 
oca, 209. 
Soap—Lime.. 
Sausages.. 
Tarts—Lemon Butter for.209 
Tripe—Cleaning, 7—Cooking. 48 
Yeast—Potato.jgg 
TO IILILOSfM. 
W fOILOfflE 
Aoricfulturist Office, 245 Broadway, 
(2) 396-397. 
Antelope—Pr«ng-horn.237 
Apple — Dodge’s Crimson, 103 — 
Grimes’ Golden Pippin, 29. 
Aquarium.. 
Aquarium—Salt Water.-.489 
Bara Door Fastenings.( 2)..57 
Barn Plans. (3) 214—(4) 280-287—(3) 
361. 
Baskets—Home-made_(4). .137-138 
Basket-making..( 5 ). .215-216 
Bat—Little Brown, 491—Fruit Eat¬ 
ing, 441. 
Boar—Amer. Black, 173—Cinnamon, 
359-vPolar, 173. 
Beaver.. 
Blackberry—Propagating, ( 2 ). . 61-62 
Blowers. 447 
Bouquet—Curious. 67 
Box—A Curions. 45 ,) 
Box Cover—Mosaic . 413 
Brimstone—Showers.468 
Buflals—American.309 
c 
Cabbage.(6)..19-20 
Canker Worm. (5)..102 
Card Basket—Paper. 413 
Castor Oil Bean. 473 
Cattle—Belgian Bulls, 273—Bull Sta¬ 
ble, 18—Comfort in “Stanchions,” 
48-I'Iead of Calf, GO—Manger for 
Cows, 90—Short-horn Bull “Con¬ 
jurer,” 408. 
Gheess—Cheddar.( 10 ). .132 
Christmas Tree.( 10 ). . 4.54 
Coffee Roaster. (2). .186 
Commencement of Hostilities ....334 
Cotton Moth.( 8 ), 444 
Corn Cribs.!(6)!!333 
Corn Dropper.. 
Cora Cultivator.. 
Com—Cultivation of..7. '405 
Corn, 22 and 24-Rowed. '..'(2) . .445 
Cowai’da. 4 Q 7 
D 
Dog—Newfoundland. 443 
.;;;;;44o 
Dogs—“ Sic Semper Cmiibus ”. 92 
Draining. ..343 
Draining-Ditch Filling Scraper, 404 
Drowning Persons—Restoring, ( 4 ) 
453. 
Drying Fruit, Hops, etc.(4)..257 
E 
Eagle—The Bald.82 
Embankments in Draining.446 
Excitement among the Monkeys.148 
Experiment, Instrnetive.261 
F 
Fence—Across Streams, 405—Farm, 
( 6 ) 210—Plans..(3)..285 
Fish—Group of Menhaden, 400—Re¬ 
stocking Rivers.( 2 ). .s.jo 
Flowers—Spring Adonis, 183 — As- 
tilbe Japonica, 22—Astilbe, Vari¬ 
egated, 219—Atragene, American, 
141—Dalilia Imperialis, 19—Deer 
Grass, 297—Dutclnnan’s Pipe, 222— 
Fremontia Californlca, 219—Ivy¬ 
leaved Geranium, 387—Iris, Dwarf, 
294—Lady’s Slipper, 2.55—Money¬ 
wort, 367—Narcissus, Hoop-petti¬ 
coat, 409—Orchids, Groups of, 336 
—Petunia, Double, 327—Scilla Hy- 
acinthoides, 370—Turks Cap Lilj% 
449—Violet, the Czar, 61—Viola' 
cornuta,411—Virginian Lungwort, 
255. 
Fox—Red, 11—Flying. 444 
Friends—Our Feathered. 201 
Frog—Green Tree. 344 
Q 
Game—Our Artist’s. 397 
Gate—Double Entrance, 405—Farm 
(3) 97-98. 
Gate—Self-closing.( 2 ). _430 
Grain—Cutting and Curing.. (4). .282 
Grape Culture and Vine Trainin°- 
(2) 143. 
Greedy Dick. 497 
H 
Hand-weeder.. 
Harebrained Team.. 93 
Hay Forks. Grapples, Harpoons, (14) 
176-177. 
Hay Barracirs—Jersey.(3)..136 
Hollies—American, 64 — European 
64. 
Home Guards... 298 
Horse Stall—Improved...441 
Horses—Followers in Mangers, ( 3 ) 
57-Hitching in Stall, (2) 14—Three 
Abreast, (3) 250-251—Three Mem¬ 
bers of the Temporanoe Society, 
339. 
Hoe—Hexamcr’s Wide Pronged..318 
Hooks-Farm. 
Horseradish—Growing.. 
House Plans, (3) 14-63.... 
Household Ornaments, 
105-(3) 145. 
1 
Ice—Gathering. 
....(2)..404 
(S)..141-142 
..(7)..96 97 
(5) 6S-(3) 
Insects—Grape-vine Flea Beetle, 242 
-^Ichneumon Flies, (2) 370—Cot¬ 
ton-moth. ( 3 ) 444 
Irrigation—Garden.( 8 ) 99 
J 
Judas Tree. 
K 
Kingfishers—Group_ 
L 
Lesson—The Firat. 
Lifelike Portrait... 
Lily—Turks Cap. 
Lime—Burning.. 
Lizard—Pine. 
Loving Sister—The . 
Bynx—Canada, 93—European. 93 
i¥! 
Many a Slip between Gup and Lip 
263. ’ 
Meadow Mice.. 
Merry Christmas and Happy New 
Year, 26. 
Microscope— Bowen’s. 343 
Milking Stools..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'52-^364 
Moles-Shrew, 53-Star-no8ed!... .53 
Moose—Male and Female. 464 
Moss—Spliagnum.. 
Mountain Sheep.! ' 2 I 8 
o 
Opossum. J 33 
Oranges—Wild.!l 01 
Osage Orange as Hedge...364 
Otter—American. 494 
...C3)..284 
Papaw—Seed of.. 447 
Partridge—The Flushed. 345 
Pattern Building.225 
Pears—Beurre Berckmans. 256— 
Benrre Clairgeau, 63-Beurre Gris 
d’Hlver, 21—Bonne Sopliie, 256— 
Clapp’s Favorite, 410—Josephine 
de Malines. 21—Souvenir d'Esper- 
en.2,56 
Peat Moss. 4,43 
Physiognomy—Study in.23 
Plants—Lizard’s-tail, 452 — Rabbit- 
foot Clover (2),320—Silver-sfriped 
Bamboo, 181—Tradescantia zebri- 
na.367 
Play-room.(7)..331 
Plaything—New.( 2 ). .67 
Plow-Clevis.(2). .214 
Plows—LefWiand. 251 
Poultry—Baskets for Sitting Hens’ 
Nests, 17'2—Coop, 818—Crevecceur 
Fowls, 172—Hen-house (2), 97 —(2) 
177-178—Hondan Fowls, 362—La- 
fleche Fowls.. 
Puma. 247 
Puzzles for the Eye (2), 833—(2), 3?3 
-415. 
Puzzle Pictures.261-415-455 
R 
Rabbits—The Interrupted Supper, 
429. 
Railroad Ride. 455 
Race for the All-win Prize of ttie 
Jockey Club.S26 
Raspberries—Black Caps (2).292 
Rebuses, (3) 25—(2) 67—(3) 107—147— 
187 -225—261—(2) 297—333—(2) 373— 
415—455. 
Rug Pattern. 145 
Sable—American. 444 
Sauer Kraut.(3)..365 
Screen—Norway Spruce. 135 
Seal—Common. 359 
Sl'ad.(3)..254 
Slieep—Cotswold Ram, 290—Folding 
Fleeces, 215—Foot, (3) 137—Head 
of Jlerino Ram, 41—Southdown 
Ram. 4-14 
Shot-Gun—Repeating.<. ,107 
Shrew Mice. 333 
Shrubs—Black Alder, 449-Calycan. 
thus, 101—Crape Myrtle, 412—Deut- 
zia soabra, 154- Holly, American. 
64—European, 64—Oxydeudroii ar- 
boreum,258—Sweet-scented Shrub 
104. 
Silk Culture.(4)..363 
Sklnk—Blue-Tailed.247 
Smoking Meats—Arrangement for, 
446. 
Snakes— Black, 211 — Copperhead, 
283—Milk, 211—Rattlesnake.283 
Squirrels.. 
Staple Article.. 
Storax Americana. 434 
Strawberries, (48) 291—Sex, (3).A81 
Stumps, Quilts, and Counterpanes, 
( 6 ), 223. 
Suspense.. 
Sweet Potato Culture. 439 
T 
Tadpole—Development of, ( 6 ) 147— 
( 2 ) 188. 
Terrapin—Salt Water. 133 
Tliree Alembers of tlie Temperance 
Thumbs—Three. 433 
.( 8)..'259 
Timekeeper.( 2 ). .241 
Toad—Garden, 211 -Squirrel Tree, 
211. 
Tools—Convenient.(4). .52 
Toy—New and Useful.147 
Trap Rat, Mole, and Gopher, ( 2 ) 
251 , . 
Trees—Care of Young, 62 —Pack¬ 
ing Nursery, (2) 365 —Pruning...G'J 
Triton—Tiger.247 
Turtle—Green. 433 
V 
Ventilator. • 434 
W. 
“ Waiting but not Watching.”... 449 
■Wardian C.ase.(2)' 374 
Wheelbarrows.. (3) 56 
Whiffletree Roller. .163 
Willows and Witlies.( 4)!.92 
V illow Stakes for Fences.. .( 2 ). .322 
Window Gardening.444 
Wolf—Am. Gray, “ 819 -PralrVe,’ 11. 
Work Baskets and Bags..., (ig). .i 85 
