Nursery of L. T. Sanderson, Cali¬ 
fornia.122 
Oak, Commercial acid in. 189 
Oaks, Beautiful new.396 
Oleanders, Protecting.252 
Orchard and grounds of Mayor 
Selby, San Francisco.122 
— of E. P, Crane, California.122 
— L. A. Gould's.122 
— Whore and how to plant an....397 
Orchards and nurseries of 11. F. 
Fox. 122 
— — vineyards. 60 
— of E. l>. Snelling, California. ..122 
— — F. B. Atherton,California...122 
— — H. B. Woodward, Californiu.122 
— Renovating old.396 
— of L. Thompson, California. ...122 
— Smith’s California.138 
Osage orange seed in the fall, 
Planting.150 
Peach culture... 150 
— limbs In autumn, Shortening!!). 77 
— Tree, The...273 
— Trees, Potash for.313 
Peaches, A freak of.208 
— Frost and curled leaf on. 13 
— in hanging baskets...105 
— When to plant.285 
Pear blight...15, GI 
— Tree, The.273 
Pecan Trees la Texas, About.189 
Pioea Pursunsiana.318 
Plants. Naming. 32 
Plum Tree, Tbe.273 
Propagation, Work of.273 
Prune, When to... 349 
Pruning, About.92 
Quince Tree,The.273 
Quince* from cuttings.333 
Raspberries, Layering.208 
Transplanting...313 
Rhododendron, Catuwbienso for 
city planting. 92 
Root grafting apples. 77 
Hose, The.273 
Sail* UinrlfolIfl.The.13 
fcnmbucus-KIderberry.236 
Seed, Forest Tree.252 
Shade the kitchen.121 
— trees. Shrubs and flowers in 
Colorado... 314 
Shrubs bearing ornamental ber- 
rUM.-. 
Straight rows in planting.173 
Sugar maples, Transplanting.333 
Sumac for market.. 105 
Tuxadltim, Dosttoliuno.141 
Tea plant, The.141,205, 285 
Timber Inquirer, To a. 397 
— section Of Louisuula.297 
Transplant, them safely, How to...285 
Tree seeds. Saving forfeit....26S 
Trees and plants, Ornamental.170 
— — — at L. F. Sanderson’s nur¬ 
sery...170 
Trees and plants at Mr. Lewelling’s 
at San Leandro...170 
— at Gen-Kirkharn’s...170 
— — Jonathan Hunt’s.170 
— — J. Mora Moss, Oakland.,.... .170 
— — It. B. Woodward’s,Oak Knolll70 
— — Thompson At sons, Suseol.,.,170 
— Blight in pear.. 349 
— California big.154 
— Drainage for. 801 
— Fall planting.02,301 
— for timber planting.220 
— from mice, Protecting.397 
— — — Protection of young.380 
— in streets, Planting.12i 
— — Valley of Santa Clara.170 
— Mulching.28 
— Nut bearing.285 
— on the Prairies, Planting.205 
— Protection against mice for....3S0 
— shrubs and plants for orchards 
and ornamental planting come 
from. Where. 200 
— Suckers around.13 
— Transplanting pear.849 
— Underdrainlng for.285 
Veronicas. Pruning.268 
Viburnum Opulus.230 
Weeping birch. Cut leaved.310 
Wlilte thorn seedlings.252 
Willow cuttings, When to set.319 
Wood and fruit, Keep up the 
balance between.60 
APIARY, 
Cheese making, Cold water man¬ 
ipulation in..62 
— — in Holland.110 
— — Sabbath.46 
— — Tbe hot iron test in...—.02 
— manufacture. Pacific Coast.200 
— — Taking off the cream in. II 
— manufacturers, Meeting of.234 
— Manufacturing the.62 
— market for California...200 
— Mode of making.306 
— Origin of Hamburg.270 
— per cow, Five hundred and 
thirty pounds......218 
— power, A cheap,..,..300 
— Premium...300 
— presses.398 
— Pressing scale boards on.02 
— -—upon green...350 
— product.238 
— ruck and turner, The. 30 
— range and setter, The.331 
— Registry of..110 
— sent from North Carolina.381 
— statistics needed. 302 
— The new style of. .382 
Churning. Dog power for.120 
— Horse power for.174 
' - Novel.238 
Churns and churning, About.302 
— Starting the.280 
Cow milkers. Patent.61 
Cows, Fall feeding of.286 
Cream from scalded milk.142 
— Skimming the.30 
, — strainer. ....382 
Straining the.286 
— To keep the.30 
— Water Is added to...286 
Credit, About.382 
Credits again..398 
Curds sticking to press cloths.130 
Dairying in Kentucky.238 
— — milk districts.222 
— on the Pacific: Coast.158 
— in Tompkins Co. 14 
Dairies in California...158,190 
— of California. Comparisons Of..206 
Dairy. Adjuncts to the.........._270 
— in Derbyshire. England.91 
— lands. Improvement of....270 
— matters—Grass crops, Ac.78 
— Muddy Hollow...174 
— of A. F. Green & Co.......206 
— products at N. Y. State Fair... .240 
— Rancho. The Home.190 
— rentals In California,System of.158 
— servants, Chinese.190 
— stock, Muddy Hollow.174 
— stock — Raising it from lute 
milk cows...350 
— The Point Rtiges.174 
— utensils, Hint to manufactur¬ 
ers of.144 
Dairymen's Association Transac¬ 
tions of Vermont. 78 
Factory. The product of Mr. Ar¬ 
nold’s. 14 
Floating curds, Impure water and.254 
Machinery in England, New..187 
Manufacturing in Rhode Island...187 
Milk affected by drouth, Quality 
of.302 
— Adulteration of.206 
— at factories. Delivering.30 
— — the tuna, Cooling. 14 
— Condensed. .3:50 
Milch cows, Pumpkin seed for....349 
— — Roots for.112 
Milk dairies, Callfornlna.206 
— Exportation of condensed.238 
— How red clover affects.,.. U 
— in cows, Remedy for bloody.. .813 
— Potn toes for ...882 
— Receipts of. at Freeville.46 
— Red clover makes poor. 14 
— Relative value of mangels, tur¬ 
nips and carrots for.112 
Milking stool attachment.254 
— Ten gallons at one.26 
Missouri. A ehoerfiil note from...187 
Mr. Williams, Testimony of.14 
Rennet, Carbolic acid for curing,. 14 
Rennets for use. Preparation of..386 
Vermont Dairymen's Asssocla- 
tion annual meeting.334 
Clothes, Sprinkling and ironing_319 
Coffee making, German discoveries 
Rooms, Cooling. 
Rusk, Recipe for. 
— — for making. 
Rusks, For...,. 
— Good .........A.. 
Rutabagas, To 000 k... 
Salad, About.. 
Sauce, Cranberry. 
Sauer Kraut...,. 
Shirley sauce. 
Shortcake, Apple.... 
Silver stains. To remove. 
Soap making.. 
— Soda. 
Soup, Bean. 
— for the sick.. 
— Oyster... 
— Tomato and okra. 
Spreads. Feather... 
Squash, Fried.. 
— fritters.. 
— How to cook summer. 
Stone cans. Management of....... 
Sturgeon, To cook... 
Summer drink. A splendid. 
Sweet corn, Drying... 
— potatoes.. 
Talk, A winter evening’s.......... 
Tapioca Jelly..... 
Tomato preserves. Recipe for...., 
Tomatoes, Another way of put 
ting up.. 
— Canning........63, 
— for the table, Preparing ... 
Turkey, Roast. 
Turnips, To cook. 
Vegetables, l’u cook. 
Washing machine, The Continem 
Farmers’ co-operative stores.304 
Field telegraph system. The.192 
Fifty-three Saturdays and fifty- 
two Numbers.400 
Franco-Pru8sian war. The.128,144 
Fruit and flsh from California to 
Chicago.304 
Gardening and sin. .320 
Geo. L. Cornell, Westchester Co., 
N. Y.320 
Geo. P. Rowell & Co- Advertising 
agency of..........208 
Gold and grain declined, Why 
ha vo. ....160 
Handsomest woman In Texas. The.208 
Hearses and coffins at agricultural 
fairs.256 
Hearth and Home, The.240 
Help. Wliero to employ.,,.,,.......272 
Hohenzolleru, House of...112 
Homestead on the Hudson, A 
publisher’s.144 
Horticultural absurdities....,.272 
— School for Women, The Bos¬ 
ton . 272 
Husbandry. Patrons of.112 
Illinois Industrial University, The 
Trustees’. 192 
Illness of Dr. Randall.176 
Illustrations, Our first page.16 
Immigration. Chinese.112 
Incompetent postmasters.64 
Independent’s engravings. The... .128 
Industrial Exhibition Company, 
The...,.-.384 
Inquiries for advertisers.384 
Institute, The Colton Dental.32 
Internal Revenue...384 
John Brown on the situation.208 
Kansas agriculturists on an excur¬ 
sion .100 
— Frnlts, cereals and vegetables.272 
Klttntlnny blackberries.144 
Lending implements.176 
Lessons from the drouth.256 
Liberty, The price of.384 
Life insurance.256 
— — l’rogressof......256 
Litiell’s Living Age. 368 
Lord Jt Taylor, The new store of. .400 
Maimed soldiers and claim agents.128 
Map, The great English. . .128 
Market prlco of products, The.144 
Marry or not....304 
Marshal McMahon.176 
Maryland Fair, Gen. Grant at the..288 
Merchants. Country.160 
Michigan Ag'l College.170,224 
Middletown spring waters...32 
Missouri Ag. College Furgn Super¬ 
intendent...... 272 
More strength acquired....368 
Motive power, A new. 80 
Murtfoldt, C. W„ Associate Editor 
Rural World.272 
Musical swindle. A.320 
Nuplos, N. Y...176 
Napoleon cuptured. .176 
News agencies. Rural New-Yorker 
via.112 
New Jersey peaches. .240 
Ncwspnpor change..,,..208 
— credit and courtesy.64 
New York State Ag. Soe. for 1868, 
Transactions of....1G0 
— -Fair.....240 
— -Last day.256 
Notes on California, The.144,160 
Not quite........256 
Notes stolen...16 
Obituary—Mrs. L. B. Adams.,.64 
Ohio Ag’l College.272, 384 
Old fogylsm, First-class.,...160 
Ought farmers to rest.128 
Our acknowledgments. 160 
— Illustrations.......176 
— market reports..208 
Pacific Coast Department.208 
— — Editors’ Balaam.218 
Paper money...>144 
Patrons of husbandry........320 
Pennsylvania Farmers' Union.256 
Personal.288 
— F. R. Elliott. 80 
Phrenological Journal and Pack¬ 
ard’s Monthly.384 
Place and price. The.384 
Please note tbe fact.384 
Political position defined.272 
— Trimming'..80 
Press, Kindness of the.358 
— of this country. The.384 
Public debt. Tbe.144 
— lands disposed of.128 
Queen’s plates for horse racing_128 
Railroad, Another groat.96 
Readers, Good advice for.384 
Reaper and tnower, The best com¬ 
bined.288 
Redmond 6team plow.368 
Rejected, Manuscript.272, 320 
Revenue reform.:.384 
— taxes reduced.206 
Revolution, The.64 
Rochester Dally Democrat and 
Chronicle.384 
— office, Our... 384 
— water works, The.336 
Rural club agents, The.....368 
-for 1871, The first.304 
— How to aid uie...48 
— Indexing the.................144 
Rurallsts, Letters from. 64 
Rural New-Yorker. Ardent work¬ 
ing friends of tbe. 82 
— — — A Southern woman and 
the. 400 
— — — California editor ef.352 
— — — is doing. What the.80 
— — — pays. That the.320 
— — — Save and olnd the.273 
— progress — Encouraging appre¬ 
ciation. 272 
— — in the Pacific and Southern 
States.304 
— readers.320 
— weekly. Anew....240 
— World free. How to get the.... 32 
Ruth, Our picture of... 16 
Saddles for ladies.320 
School, About. 368 
Scribner’s Monthly.256 
Season and market reports, The 
Rural.288 
Seedsmen, Notes to....224 
Send us your name...400 
Seneca imke farm. The,........192 
Shepherd pupa for sale...16 
Silk factory. Kansas..272 
— from cocoons, Reeling.384 
— in California, American.304 
— manufacture. American.352 
Soldiers. A word to.....320 
Southerner’s look ahead, A .96 
South, Tickets for the.144 
Squash, Theperrennial mammoth.112 
State entomologcst of N. J.336 
— Geologist for Missouri.128 
Steal | ng..,.,.288 
Steam power on the farm.5504 
8t. Joseph and Denver City R. R.. 16 
Storm signals.288 
Story without a name, A...320 
Strawberry received, A .288 
Sugars, licet and melon..272 
Teachers, Work and pay of.368 
Textile fabrics at St. Louis.160 
Throe hot days. 32 
Tiffany & Co.’s new palatial estab¬ 
lishment. 400 
Tin-lined lead pipe...288 
Too much of a good thing..304 
Trade mark. Every fanner should 
have a. 160 
Tribune. New York...160 
Trotting according to law.128 
Underhill on the grope vine.240 
Veterinary work, the best.384 
Vive la Republlque. 192 
Volume arrangement. Our semi¬ 
annual. 96 
— XXII—The start... 16 
Wanted—an editor. &c . 64 
War, The Rural New-Yorker and 
the.112 
Watches, About.160 
Wealth, What constitutes.304 
Western New York. The pioneer of 16 
Wheat crop, A short. 32 
— — of the Northwest, The.160 
Whose thunder...128 
Wife, A sensible. 272 
Wilder in California, Hon. M. P... 96 
Wisconsin State Hurt. Soc. report 
for 1869. 288 
X. A. Willard of the Rural New- 
Yorker.176 
Zeltung, The Farmers’.320 
Apiarians, Inquiries for.42,379 
Artificial swarming, An argu¬ 
ment against...170 
Bee discussions at Utica.362 
— Experience.234 
— Forage, T- : willow for.187 
— Robber j. How shall I treat..45.170 
Bee hive, The best..50 
Bee hives, Washing.95 
Bee keepers' convention. Discus¬ 
sions at tbe Michigan.140 
Bees, About Italian.250 
— and fruit blossoms.42 
— A woman In trouble with her. .347 
— go for honey, How far will.187 
— in Merrimack Co., N. H. 122 
— in summer, Feeding.95.187 
— Italian.95 
— Italianising,..,.140,250.267 
— King birds und. .95 
— Late swarms of.234 
— Mr. Pratt's colony qf black.267 
— Purity vs. mode of handling...267 
— Quiet and cleanliness for.95 
— Salt for. 95 
— travel, The distance. 74 
— Vicious Italian.141,158 
— work, Black... 219 
— work In boxes. Why do not.187 
— Where to place surplus.74 
Brimstone practice. The.158 
Cup boxes for market, The best... 42 
Combs, Gutta-percha.187 
Drone comb. 140 
Flanders' address, Mr—. 42 
— apiarian......... 95 
Foul brood....140 
Hive,Cap of the...........395 
— How to make a......395 
— and bees, What kind of.95 
— Mr. Quliiby uses, Tbo.379 
— The best bee. 57 
Hives in the day time, Remov¬ 
ing.234,207 
— Lining for.42, 74, 107 
— Ventilating.74 
llonoy bee, The willow and the....317 
— Boxes.......170 
— — Form Of...74 
— - Where to put.107 
— by Its color In comb, Can one 
judge....,.122 
— Cheap and Esisy......158 
— caps to use, Kind of..,.,...107 
— comb, Thick........122 
— cropat West Croton, N. V......158 
— -Rutland, Vt.,.158 
— season in Onondaga Co-N. Y„ 
The.158 
— Do bees gather or make.. .42, 74, 
107,158 
— —bees mix..........42,107 
— Effect of flowers upon the fla¬ 
vor of. ■- 
— Gathering, muking and mixing.170 
— How far will bees go for.42 
— How to market.158 
— Jars for strained.362 
■o Price of drained...331 
— prospects. 59 
Hybrids, About.219,267 
Impregnation, Artificial.267 
Italian queens. To raise.158 
Melextraelor, Thu...317 
Moveable frames... .395 
Pollen from pumpkin and squash. 250 
— Gathering.188 
Propolis made of. What is.95,187 
Queens, About virgin. 74 
— Fertilizing. 379 
— Inserting virgin.42 
— Rearing.122 
Robber bees, How to treat.187 
Swarms, What shall he done with.,122 
Swarming. Artificial.317, 307, 395 
— Natural vs. Artificial...267 
— Not dividing.331 
Virgin queens...170 
— — flying, About.107 
— Tomakegood.127 
Colcannon, To make.207 
Cold dinners a duty.....78 
Cologne, To make.Ill 
Cookies. Ill 
— Ginger. 143 
Cord la I, Blackberry... .207 
Corn beer, How to make.175 
— Dry i ng green.307 
— forthoBick, Green...... 79 
— fritters.191 
Cotton, a durable black, l’ocolor.. 03 
— black, To color.63 
— warp, Spool...63 
Country home nuisance. A...223 
Coverlets. 367 
Cracked wheat... 47 
Crape. To renovnte.... 15 
Cream pie, without cream.303 
Crystalling grasses.....303 
Cucumbers, Salt water.287 
— To pickle. 03 
Curing meat, Gam gee's process of.127 
Cushion, Hairpin.127 
Dinner, Cooking a country...94 
~ Our. lit 
— - Thanksgiving.335 
Dinners, Cold.127 
— Farmer’s.......47 
Dishes, Standard......... 15 
Domextic chit-chat...399 
— Inquiries.63.79,109,256.367,383 
Dried fruits, Stewed. 47 
Drink. A summer...79 
— (or hot weather.13 
— in summer. The best.127 
Drinks, Summer.63 
Drying eggs for use.175 
Eggs, To preserve.63 
Feather beds.287 
— — The challenge taken up.271 
— bod nuisance. The—..239 
Files, After the.319 
Fly brush, A.127 
Food, About.367 
— for the sick. 79 
Fresh fish. To keep...—...175 
Fritters, Breakfast.143 
Fruit, Canuing...127 
— di ver, A cheap..........349 
— New method of preserving....,175 
— preserver, New...Ill 
— stone cans for....255 
— wines,,,......15 
Fruits and dos,sorts.47 
— Canning.47 
— Tropical.399 
Glngerbrend, General training.319 
— recipe, Swift’s.319 
— SwUt’s-A correction.383 
Ginger snaps, To make.367 
Grope catsup.239 
Gropes, Canned......303 
— Green.....207 
Grease out of silk. To take.271.303 
Green corn in brine, To preserve.. 159 
— - Pickling.175, 239 
— — warm JVTable, Keeping.127 
— grapes, To preserve.175 
Hair brushes, To clean.Ill 
Hard soap from soft. To make.176 
Help question — What shall be 
done ?. 191 
Hominy or cracked corn—. 15 
Housekeeping, Stage coach....127 
— lor mothers, girls and boys.31 
Hypocrites......367 
Ink, Elderberry.239 
Iron tea kettles, Polishing.143 
Jell cake, Roll. 191 
Jelly cakes, Ella's.. 226 
— for invalids, Nourishing..287 
Johnny cuke. A nice....143 
Kitchen ut the top of the house... 31 
Kohl Rabi, To cook...... 31 
Labor saving machine, A.319 
Lard and soap adulteration.63 
— from molding. How to keep.399 
Lemonade, Citric acid for. 63 
Lima beans, How to put. up.285 
Mattresses, Making.255 
Meat and vegetable chopper, Star- 
rett's.319 
Meats, Cooking fat salt. 15 
— Fresh... 15 
Morning work.319 
Mosaic Blind, A.... ....399 
Moss, Spanish...... 351 
Muffins, Graham flour.....143 
Orange cuke.79 
— wine...,. 63 
Oysters. 399 
— Cooking.287,399 
— Keeping..........399 
— Raw.390 
— Scalloped.399 
— Stewed.... 399 
— To broil.399 
— — fry. 309 
— — roast, bake or boll...399 
— — to stuff.399 
Peaches, A now way to dry.239 
— Canning... 335 
Peas, Cooking dried...15 
Pickled oabbage.255 
Pickle, French tomato.191 
— Mustard.191 
PicKlos, Green tomato.207 
— How to make sweet.271 
— To mako sweet.223 
Pie, Beef tomato.63 
— Imitation ooooanut.335 
— Lemon.303 
— Mince... 335 
— Pumpkin.835 
— Sweet Potato.207 
Pies, Dried apple.31 
Pillows. Oat chaff for.351 
l’liitus, Spiced.207 
Potatoes at Saratoga Lake.127 
— Cooking. 15 
— How Prof. Blot fries.175 
— How to fry.191 
Pudding, A blackberry.94 
— A nice.255 
— A steamed.94 
— for children, Norwegian Cream 79 
— Hunting.287 
— Indian.335 
— Summer squash.175 
Purple, Logwood and alum.175 
Quilting frames.365 
Rag carpets, How to make.143 
Raspberries, Preserved.159 
Relief. My plan for.191 
Revolution, A. 255 
Rice anil raisins. 47 
— cooking...,.,..,,,,,.111 
Room border, Ivy for.31 
— summer goods.175 
— — suits...79 
Washroom, My.256 
Wheal, Cooking. 15 
— meal mush .. 47 
White paint. Cleaning. 127 
Whitewashing, Kail.271 
Window curtains, Chintz.367 
Woolen or silken goods, Cleansing.143 
Yeast, Itocipe for.168 
Yellow flauncl, Whitening.Ill 
Y'oung folks at home, The.383 
FARM ECONOMY, 
Agriculture in Colorado, Results 
Ashes for corn. 
Barometers for farmers.: 
Beef from a bushel of corn, How 
much...,,. ! 
Beet I oar fodder, Preserving.: 
— root sugar In France.: 
— sugar. Manufacture of.: 
Bone meal. No plaster in the. 
Bones, Dissolving.i 
Bottom lands. Plowing.I 
Brakes, Destroying. 
Broom corn seed.i 
— -for cattle.! 
Burdocks, To destroy. 
Cart, Large Bodies.. 
Charcoal, Use of. 
Charlock, How to get rid of.1 
Cider barrels, To sweeten.I 
— sweet. How to keep.,.349,1 
Cistern, How to make a.5 
Clover, A mount of plaster on. 
— Fertilizing with.j 
— buffer... 
Compost and irrigation.3 
— How to make.......126, J 
Cooking feed for stock.1 
— food. J 
— — for domestic nnlmals.5 
Corn leaf fodder. To cure...1 
— sheller, A new. 
Cotton seed ineul, The use of.J 
Crops in Colorado, Average yield 
EDITORIAL 
Advancing science.192 
Advertisers, Inquiries for. ..32, 48, 
64,80.128 
— To. .400 
Advertising in this journal pays...368 
— — Rural New-York'r pays,That 64 
Ajsrlculturol chemistry. ]<j 
— Department at Washington... .304 
— ethics. XQ 
— fair, The...272 
— fairs....128 
— — Racing at......272 
— — Trials at....272 
— literature, A great thing for... 160 
— monthly, A good. 82 
— pres*.352 
— — criticised and defended.48 
Agriculturists and scribblers off 
for the Pacific.80 
Air is it, What kind of. 18 
Alderney vs. Jerseys.128 
American Cattle Book, Allen’s....368 
— entomologist.288 
— Horticulture, An Englishman 
on.272 
— Labor Congress, The.....,.160 
An Illinois Inventor satisfied.288 
A newnameforUon.N. P. Wiider.128 
Books, Agricultural.272 
Boston, A look ut. ...240 
Breads! utfs. Probable udvauce In 
pr,- ° of—.. 32 
Briggs & Brother, Attractive an¬ 
nouncement of.400 
Buying counterfeit money.208 
— laud. About.256 
Gaboon’s broadcast seed sower...,384 
California matters.192 
Catalogues, Ac., received..176,308. 
266,272 
Cattle and sheep, Superior.96 
Chicago Tribune and credit. The. .352 
Chinamen, How to get.368 
Chinese, The.48 
— as laborers. The.238 
City company Jn the country.128 
Civil serviuo bill, Tho.320 
Clothing, Good. 336 
Column. Miss Julia..336 
Coming to tbe oily..,.,. 128 
Commission business, Not in the..400 
Conundrum, A Michigan.,.,.352 
Correspondents, Note for. 61 
— Our. 288 
Corn, The branching.288 
County vs. town lairs .352 
Credit. Too much...112 
Crops. Marketing...48 
Dealers in counterfeit money.288 
Department of Agriculture....400 
Doctrinal horticulture......144 
Do til) lake the Rural...192 
Downing’s fruit* and fruit trees 
of America.304 
Dresserville, Cayuga Co- N. Y.208 
Dr. Randall for Speaker of the 
Assembly.352 
— — elected to the Legislature...336 
Eastman s College.125, 363 
— penman assistant.’.368 
Editing to lecturing, From.64 
Editor and farmer. A St. Louis....352 
Editorial convention. N. Y. State.. 16 
— courtesy...96 
— excursion party.112 
— stuff. Valuable accession to our.224 
Educators, All. 368 
Elections oyer. The.336 
Employment Committee Farmers’ 
Cluh, How to roach t he.236 
Encouraging home industry.304 
Engravings, Electrotypes of.112 
English Highfalutin.1« 
European war, The..04 
Evening Mall, The . .224 
Factory, A beet sugar.112 
Fairs, Hiring...336 
— Our agricultural.320 
— stupid, What makes.206 
— Sweat boards and roulette ta¬ 
bles ..320 
— The.256 
— The annual.......208 
Farm boys’ clubs...160 
Farmers, Childless.160 
— Club of tho American Insti¬ 
tute... 203 
— Secure tbe.266 
— Rotation of.330, 336 
Earth closets, Coal ashes for.13 
Economical Inquiries.159 
Fanning miff, To adjust the.106 
Farm accounts.235 
— Foremen, Situations wanted 
by. 189 
— gate, A.202 
— laborers, Chinese as.189 
Farmers' co-operative store.329 
Farming, California system of.190 
— Colorado... 314 
— New Jersey.381 
Fattening cattle.266 
Feeding apples.394 
Fence and gate posts. Setting.159 
Fertilizer. Ashes of tan bark as a..237 
— Poultry droppings for.237 
— Tan bark as a... 43 
— To compound a.137 
Gang plows, Double, or.304 
Gushmo...10,126 
Grain supplies, English -..192 
Grass for hay, cutting...77 
— lands. Seeding down. 77 
— — Comparative profit from.158 
Harder's power and tbresbor.77 
Hay along tho canals. Prices of... .288 
— caps. Economy of.174 
— Elevating apparatus.251 
— press. Best and cheapest.16 
— Shall 1 sell or feed my.382 
Hen manure. Ashes, plaster and 
salt...298 
Hogs, To hang up.411 
Hop pole pullers.62 
Horse power, Antl-frlctlon.235 
— — Endless chain.382 
Implements and machinery. Pre¬ 
miums at N. Y. State Fair on.240 
— Care of...202 
— needed.298 
Income tax, Tbe. 48 
Irrigation In California, Abandon¬ 
ing-...285 
— — Colorado....314 
Improving lands..333 
Land, Subduing...42 
Leaves, Gather the.382 
Lime on green sward.202 
Munure Applying...,.126 
— Applying horse.....382 
— Seaweed for...331 
— Sheep. 174 
— spreading.411 
— Top dressing with stable.27 
Manuring with Sod.27 
Marketing farm products, Discus¬ 
sion on........240 
Meadows often, Cut...233 
— Wire worms in.333 
blowers, Trial of. 18 
Night soil, Utilizing.100 
One-horse power, Jenning’s.. .400 
Pasture land, Freeville. 46 
Plaster on grass lands.301 
ARBORICULTURE 
Apple orchard iti trouble.13 
— tree, An unfruitful.........61 
-The.273 
— — twlgsdylng...61 
— trees, Bursting their bark.237 
-Dwarf. 105 
— — Leaf blight on.,...301 
— — Trimming.380,390 
— — When to prune........61,76 
Arboretum, Robinson on the 
Washington.....301 
Arborlcultural Inquiry. ..18,61 
Barberry borberls,..236 
— Wheat Huston...,...44 
Black Locust from seed.189 
Cherry Tree, The.273 
Cornua, Dogwood.236 
Cratajgua Pyraoantha alba....301 
Cuttings, IIow and when to plant..301 
— How to make...364 
— How to preserve.364 
— Making. 313 
— of roots. 364 
— when to make.‘...364 
Cypress, Tho Southern...141 
— trees of the 8 oul h.124 
Do it, How to.285 
Euonymus -Strawberry tree.236 
Evergreens, Dogs and.156 
— 1 u orchards. 77 
— Tho.233 
— Transplanting.252 
— Shading seedling. 92 
Fig leaf for 11 ame.313 
Filbert Culture.390 
Fruit seed. Where to buy.16 
Grafting, New method of.173 
Hodge in Iowa, Honey locust.92 
— plant, A good......301 
— plants.350 
— Trimmers.384 
— wanted, A hen tight.237 
Hedges, Barberry for. 13 
— Grass walk and .,.266 
— Pruning of.156 
Hedging, Prickly asli for.157 
Hemlock, New weeping.313 
Horse chestnut, A magnificent....170 
Ilex—Holly. 236 
Ivy dies, Why the.45 
Locust and other hard shell seeds 
for planting. Preparing.252 
Magnolia QrandlHora In Georgia..364 
Maple,The ash-leaved......61 
Mesqult. The Texas....,. 60 
Mountain ash falls to fruit.. 61 
Mulberry in the South, Tho.92 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY, 
Ambrosia.94 
Apple parers and slicers.191 
Apples, Liebig's remarks on.47 
Asli floor. ?tuin for an.351 
Baked beef heart.175 
Bakers' bread, Genuine.399 
Bald heads, To prevent.288 
Beans, llow to eOok. 15 
— Molasses and. 367 
Bed blankets.367 
Bedbug exterminator.159 
Beds ami bedding, Variety of.351 
— single vs. donblA.351 
lleet naiad..... 15 
Bill of fare.335 
Blackberries, Preserved.159 
— To pickle.79 
Blackberry wine. To make.Ill 
Black, To five Cotton and linen....Ill 
Blankets, Whitney....287 
Bleaching sheeting....271 
Brandy peaches. To make.239 
Bread, Black or white. 255 
— coffee. 79 
— from sprouted wheat..319, 399 
— Unfermented....303 
Butchering time. 367 
Butter three years. To keep.127 
Cabbage, About.169 
— a la cranberry.159 
— — lemon.159 
— steeped..... 159 
Cake. Buffalo cream.303 
— Cheap spouse.271 
— Delicate. 335 
— Icecream.Ill 
— One-egg.271 
— Rye and Indian breakfast.351 
— Sauce for.303 
— Water.... 143 
Canning fruit m glass.175 
— — Science of.... .239, 287 
— peaches... 175 
Catsup, Tomato.. 191 
Cauliflower, To cook..207 
Chestnuts, Roasted.'..335 
Chicken and green corn..127 
— Pie.335 
Chickens frlod. 287 
Cider barrels, To sweeten.335 
— How to preserve.3tu 
Clothes. Javcl water for whitening. 68 
DAIRY DEPARTMENT 
Abortion, Important suggestion 
concerning. 286 
Address, Mr. Willard’s "at Verm't.831 
A t)nolle, About. .318 
Butter, A cow for.. 26 
— An ounce salt to the pound of,286 
— at tho same time, It is desira¬ 
ble all the cream make..508 
— Character of California....,171 
— Coloring. 91 
— dairy estate, The largest.158 
— firkins, To pack...,,,. 46 
— — To prepare. 46 
— in California, Quality of,.......158 
— — England, New Zealand.126 
— muking. 30.16 
— — und keeping.........77 
— -packing for winter use.. ..813 
— -preserving.30 
— — at Peruville. 46 
— -South Cortland factory... 62 
— — Carrotsforwiut’ran(lsprlng,350 
— — in the Blue Grass Region... ,286 
— — The dry vault in. 78 
— Molding and packing.174 
— ore 136 
— packages.78 
— palls, Cleansing.....301 
— To keep a year or more.4fi 
— To salt.46 
— worker, A. . 351 
Buttermilk, Rinse off the.286 
Choose as food.398 
— defects, The causes and the 
remedy of. 254 
— Demand for......238 
— factory, Freeville........46 
— — Hamburg........276 
— —McLean...,.. 
— — Peruville..... 
— — South Cortland.. 62 
— Home consumption of. 233 
— How the N. Y. State premiums 
wore mude. 666 
— nutry and leaky. 94 
— Influence of climate upon.206 
— Late-made.398 
— making....,. 110 
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