MOORE’S  RyRAU  ?jEW“YORKEB. 
Ill 
Farmers'  wives,  the  lot  of . 2ii4 
Farm  lielp.  h;riinr . 2i«j 
Fanninij,  hnw  to  improve . ‘iiM 
—  profit  In . 
Farru,  use  lUo  whole . 2t?8 
Fust  nmil.s  in  ITTS . . . lOS 
Fertilizers  uiiulyses  of . 2i)4 
—  lOKislatlriK  for  pure . !J(M 
File,  wants  u . ...aW 
FIsli  In  OiinunilAlitiiu  I.iiko . ^63 
—  more  iiioner  for . XO 
Flax  culture,  Amerioau.. . . 330 
—  In  the  west  .  . 332 
Fortune*,  shrunken . 333 
(let  the  teams  iin<i  Imploraont* 
readr . 188 
OlnsenK  culture . 3fli 
Uod  spt.'ofl . 28i 
liraln  trade,  the  British . 3!S> 
Urowth  of  the  IJ.  8.  since  tS7U..  fio 
Hamhietoiiian,  death  of  Kys- 
dyk's. . 238 
Hob  crop,  the . 201 
Iloridays . iU 
••  Honor  to  whom  honor" . 121 
Hops . . . 158 
llor*e  beef . 316 
—  ruoiiiB  at  fairs . .  60 
How  to  remit . . .  12 
Industrial  prii|{re**  In  1873 .  2H 
Improved  highways  demanded  11 
—  stock  sanrillned .  41 
Increased  iiiduslry  necessary.  .18s 
Inquiries,  various . . ,,2(ll 
Iowa  Ag.  College . 188 
.Tealousy.a  question  of. . 2t»i 
Kansu.s  fruit  rarni . . . 1*2 
Kerosene  dangerous . 208 
Kind  words  from  ruraUsts . 28 
Knights  Templar . .3^0 
l.aborer  and  hi*  hire,  the . .'ITO 
Card,  tVestern . 300 
liocal  Centennial  hl*torlo« . HO 
I.'iss  and  gain . . . .3fH 
.Mall  luatlcr,  third-class . 300 
Maine  Foultry  Show . lOH 
Manufacture*,  Kiigllsh . l.Vi 
Moat  famine  in  KiiKland . 172 
Military  edumitlon  . . U2 
Moore's  Creek  hrtdgo . . . L88 
More  fallh  noodod .  1-W 
Mushrooms  ...  . 2;w 
NiitliinnI  Ag.  Congr.iss  . HOlj 
—  debt,  paying  the . 2,16 
—  Orange  prncoediugs .  12 
Newburg  Hay  Uni  t.  Sot) . l.Vi 
N.  .1.  t/'ranberry  Orowrer*'  Aas’n.nu 
—  —  Stale  llort.  Hoe . 11 
Newspaper  cliange . Ijil 
N.  y.  Hort.  Sne, . .....13.  IL2 
N.  y.  I.lfe  ins.  Co . .  ,.131 
—  —  StJde  and  the  Octennial 
dairy  display  . 238 
—  - A  g.  Soc .  78 
—  - Wool  Oruwars'  meet- 
„  . 'tiK  . 301 
Northwestern  d.drymen,  re- 
muiialrance  uf . 2.'i2 
—  Dairymen's  Ass'n.... .  12 
Norway  oats  In  AiMtrnlia . 31.8 
Notes  from  Western  Now  Vi>rli  •*) 
Noxiou.i  unlmuli,  spread  of . Ill) 
—  —  de.striicit,jn  of, . 186 
Oleoinargarlue . .361 
On  the  wrong  truck  . 2.(6 
Oregon . 281 
Our  mild  wintor...,  . ir2 
—  new  dress — morn  ruadlng 
mutter .  12 
Paclfloooasi.exoitemontou  the.'281 
Patrons  and  thn  CenteiinUl....'J20 
Penn.  Dalrynieii's  Ass’n . 2.«i 
Perquisite*  in  a  new  piano . 220 
Petty  pilfering . . 
Phonograplllo  paper,  a... . '201 
Phylloxera  t>r  vine  louse,  the. .316 
Poiuolughtal  display,  the . 318 
Postage  III  Caoaila,  rate* 
—  oil  .sepil*  uiiU  piunl* .  13 
--  the  Siiiiale  and . 266 
Postal  cards . ,1,M8 
Posimusters,  oloctloii  Of . '.^2 
PosUollico  Department  out¬ 
witted . . 
Potatt,  crop,  ihe . 121 
Potuton.s  from  Kliirlila,  now.  ...306 
Premium  potatoe.s  Ip  1676, . 76 
Pioiuluins  fore-irn . 76, 108 
Proposed  postal  roforiii . 28 
Push  on  tlio  Kural  column .  76 
Itullroiid  to  be  ooiuplotfd,  a....ll0 
—  —  tho  Black  Hill*  gold  re- 
,  Kloii . . 
Bospoimlble?  who  Is . ;tt2 
Heslrlcllng  the  debt  making 
power . 108 
Uliododeridron  alii  w,  C'eulen- 
nial . . . . ;tS0 
Uoads,  Improving  Country.  ..'..‘iUi 
Itural  brovittiM.l2. 26. 11, 60. 76.  'Ji 
108,  134,  HO.  hVi,  172,  188.  'iOl. 
ZiO,  ‘iW,  232,  'HX,  :*l.  300,  316, 
»■«.  ak"'.  .v;i  ;j6U.  396.  112 
—  New-iorkor,  us  Fouiidur's 
furowoll . . . , .<81 
—  noto.s  from  .Vorth  (.'arolliia.'.  11 
Kunilists.  kind  word*  from . 28 
Hurul's  advance  In  1876. .  60 
—  correspondent*,  to  ilui . *60 
—  Title  Pugc  ami  Index . 28 
Itysdyk’s  llanibleionian,  death 
of . 236 
Salutatory . 281 
Salt  for  Cuttle  In  wlniui', . 108 
ScriOhlors,  intcrostiiig  to . 3.(2 
Sitk-woruiK,  dcseuse  uiiiong  the.318 
Silver,  the  glut  of .  .....220 
Southern  Industrial  Ktposl- 
„  t'V" . . 
Sovereigns  al  ludiislry . 201 
Spring  again . |.'i6 
—  and  suniruer  prospects . ■3(W 
State  tirange.  tho . 220 
Stock,  about  soiling . 172 
Stocking  I.ako  Krie  wltli  white 
Ush . . 172 
SucciisHful  cu-operatlon .  .  It 
Sugar  li'om  grapes .  28 
’l'''a . I8,l 
Texas  Statu  Fair... . 281 
Text  hooks  In  schools,  fioe . Ill) 
'I'haoks  to  press  and  people....  12 
Tho  Battery  ondangerud. . 108 
—  better  way . . . 016 
—  Centennial  year’s  Uurul...,.  12 
—  Dairymen’s  Ass’n  of  Ontu- 
. . .  76 
—  decrease  of  imatage . 121 
—  great  mereu*i5  of  taxation..  It.' 
—  industrious  bee . 201 
—  James  IslauUur . . . 2;i6 
—  queen's  fat  stoi-k. .  12 
—  Hurul  and  tho  Cenionnlal.. .  '28 
—  Rural  11, line's  sour  latlk, ,, .2:16 
~  Scientific  Fariiiur . 108 
—  steam  plow  still  ueeded . 188 
—  trump  iiuisanuo .  ..  ....  28 
Tired  of  city  life . 12i 
Unity  and  co-,.>pci'atioii . 112 
Valuable  map  and  pamphlet 
free . . 
Vermont'  Sheep  Breeders’  As¬ 
sociation. . ..236 
—  sheep  breeders  in  aouncll,.  .201 
Warner,  death  of  Judge . HO 
Weather  wisdom . 92 
Weed,  Thurlow. . . 252 
Western  N.  V.  Ag.  soe . 60 
—  - Farmers^  Club . 11 
—  - ilort.  Soc......... . 14 
—  - note*  from.. . . 110 
Wet  weather . 11 
What's  the  use  of  it? . . ItOii 
Wheat,  a  glance  al . . . 380 
—  for  the  soath . 281 
—  killed  . ,'268 
—  new  kind  of . . 17'i 
—  prospect,  the . . .  28 
—  the  food  cercJil. .  . 201 
Where  the  shoe  Piuchc.* . '2(8 
—  Is  the  gre.it  West  t . 112 
Wild  Iruits,  take  a  look  at . ;i9(i 
Willard's  Practical  Dairy  Uus- 
,  bandry . 108 
Write  for  your  paper . 13 
ENTOMOLOGICAL, 
Allanthns  sllk-worrn  natural¬ 
ized . Ill 
Army  worm  description  of  the. 232 
Apple.  In. sects  of  thn . . .283 
Borers,  preventive  of . 185 
Buttcrflins  and  moth*  of  Kan- 
,  *a*  . 3i):( 
<  anker  worm.s  habits  of. .......311 
Entomological  f'omralsslon, 
Congre**  and  tho . 303 
Rntomnlogl*tg,  how  to  make....:»;l 
Kntomotogy  and  It*  relation*  to 
li'irllciiUuro . . . 71 
—  as  a  study . . . 330 
Indifference  ortho  masses . 71 
Insect  foes,  oombaling . 363 
I.npidopteraof  Kastern  Kansas, 
catalogue  of... . 393 
rmousts.  Kansas  and . 'JIW 
New  Jersey  a  laggard . 71 
NoziiiU*  Insects,  a  raid  nn.,..,.l^ 
Itemed y,  what  Is  the . . .  71 
Wire  worm,  protection  against 
the . 332 
FAEM  ECONOMY. 
rattle,  raise  roots  for . 118 
Clover  as  asuhsoiler .  38 
—  how  It  fertilize.* . . . i;(fl 
Com.  ashes  on ... ,  . . ;(iq 
—  Cijuked  T«.  raw . T.'tO 
—  new  varieties  of . 261 
Cutworm,  the  Innvitnhio.. . Kni 
Farth  cloneta . 70 
ICxcrement,  llfpild . IW 
Kxpprlcnco,  a  farinur’s . .326 
Fall  plowing.HQedlng clover  for  ICSJ 
Farm  of  25  acres,  a .  il 
—  recruiting  n  run-down .  8 
Fence,  living  trees  for . 1C6 
Fences,  portable . 150 
Fertilisers . ....291 
—  drilling  with  grain . i:(6 
—  lusting . 278 
—  testing .  .  70 
Frost,  etfix'l.s  of  . 22 
Drain  sluhblu,  burning,..,,,... JH'J 
Hay.  oulHtig . ip; 
Ini|)riiviMnents,  too  expensive.. 18} 
l.andinarks,  cursed  ba  ho  that 
rcmoveth . ,376 
liUtid, renovating  impoverished. 150 
I.oaohlng,  vegotable  mold  pre- 
veins .  . S-M 
Lime,  how  much  ((uraoro  ? . .'(76 
M  iniirw,  dlfTcrenC  kind*  of . 2.30 
—  pile,  how  bIihH  wo  Increase 
the? . . 261 
—  rye  a*  a  green . 198 
—  spent  hops  as, .  70 
Manures,  *iiBg()Bflonsuh.iut....l36 
■Manure,  woolen  rag*  for....,...;f26 
Maouriiil  irrigiillon .  22 
Meadow.  Heeding  hiw..,. . 3'26 
.VI  eadows,  pastil ri iig,, . . 2] 4 
77  t<>P-lre»mog . . . 460 
Meat  and  nmiiiiru .  54 
Oal  straw  Injurious . V.'.'Jm 
Oil  cake  for  feed . 118 
I*nrl«  green  and  potato  beetle.. 39,3 
Pasture*,  Kiigli*>i  treutmunt.. .'27.8 
—  Iinpi'iivcoieiit  of  old . '278 
Phosplialic  food*,  what  are  tho.  5t 
Plaster,  Ubo  and  bnnelltof . 2U 
Plaster,  variable  iitfeoisof . 291 
Plow*  and  plowing .  38 
Potatoes  (IS  food  for  stock . l.V) 
llottil  problem,  tho . ...291 
Koads,  Improving  ...  . 294 
Soil,  how  one  furroer  Improves. Ift( 
Soils,  the  iihsorbent  power  of..  ,'I8 
Htock  In  trade,  tho  farmor’s . 198 
.Sloe'S,  soiling  . 376 
Superplifiophaie and  potash .. ,.118 
—  experiment.*  with . 150,211 
ITndai'dnilcing.  about . 166 
—  eounomixiog  . 264 
Wnnda,  maniirrog  to  de*troy...Zi0 
Wheat  fiiriiiliig  and  profit* . 861 
Winter  lurmliig.  protituble . 22 
FIELD  CEOPS. 
.Agrlciilfiiral  experience  at  Cor¬ 
nell . ...182 
A  rlluhoke*.  Jerusalem . .'I'.ti) 
Barley  as  hog  feed . 3.58 
Bean,  the  castor... . 1X2 
Beans,  Inqulrleo about . Sit) 
Blue  gr.'iBB.  gathering  and  sow¬ 
ing  the  sued . .......390 
Breeding  up,  or  chance  seed¬ 
ling* . 'JKJ 
Brooni  eorri.. .  .  24 
-  cultivation  of .  . ...15'2 
—  profit  of . l.-i" 
Brownell’*  Beauty . . . '216 
Clnviir  and  ilinothy .  ^ 
—  ii  puTliiB  crop . liri 
etrecls  of  trees  on . 2i 
--  seed,  BAvltig . '230 
—  BOm-Hliirig  ah' lilt  Alslke . 280 
—  value  ol  white  . 198 
—  white . 11(2 
Corn  and  out*,  care  i^f . 2i'l 
—  and  wire  W(<rinB . ..21(5 
—  another  ne.iT  vurlety . 1.31 
—  culture .  2t 
—  -  pivssIhllllleB  Of . IH'2 
•-  deep  plowing  for . 262 
—  cxin-rlineiit.*  witli . 38 
—  good .  24 
—  improvement  In., . '291 
—  niiirlllvo  value  of . :i26 
prv  in  1  n  ms,  eVu  ten  iiial . ‘216 
- fiiriiierH  and  the . 211 
—  ralBing . 152 
—  root  pruning . 3'26  1 
—  some  l.irge  yields  . 38 
to  s.ive  newly-pliiDtud . 291  ' 
(iolton,  c()8t  of  growing., .  (1  ' 
Flax  culture . 390  , 
(iruHH  1*  king . . . 198  | 
—  .lunuor  lllue. . . 2il 
-  orchard . . .  70 
f  Jl'usses,  mixed  tucitdow..,,,.,,.294 
Hop  gnjwlng,  protIt*  of.........  70 
—  —  the  other  side.. . 131 
ilyhrldi/.ation,  the  uumonclu- 
tnro  of . 2(r2 
Oats,  aitoiii . '246 
Orchard  grass,  fertilizer* . 263  I 
1‘ollen.  mure  neeiiod., . ...374 
Pop-corn  a*  a  prulltable  crop.. '230  1 
J'otato  experliiietil* . .358 
Potatoes . .....216 
—  at  10  cts.  n  bushel . . . Sti  I 
—  cause  of  poor  quality . 262  • 
- scabby . 2,'10 
—  from  seed . 310 
—  grown  for  one  sliilling  a 
bushel . 86 
—  In  Knghind,  American . 182 
- .Mlchigui) .  6 
—  lUaiiurlug .  '21 
—  mixing  in  the  hill . 86 
—  new  varieties . 102 
—  planned  deep . 70 
—  plaiiMiig . ...,118 
—  prlzea  for . '262 
—  roiLliig,  to  prevent . 118 
Potato,  the  PeorlesB . 152 
—  Vermont.  Beauty  in  ling- 
la  ml,...: . T.35S 
—  will)  introduced  It  Into  Ku- 
ropc'f . 390  , 
Piinipkiiis.  culture  of . 3.58 
Kotutlon.a  good . 231 
Rye.  large  yield  from  one  seed.  6 
-  .Nevada  Hpi  Ing . 102  ' 
Seed,  qiiauilty  oipor  aero . 310 
SeedB.gerininaiton  of . 371 
Straw,  disposition  of  surplus.,,  70  , 
Tobaceo,  ilnl  11  come  from  ^ 
A iiieric'i  ?...,.  . .3,58 
—  farming  a  failure . IWi 
--  pLaiil.s  under  glass. ..  ,32il 
—  pruiuluiiis  for . 326  ■ 
Tobacco,  what  Is? . 
—  White  Burley . 
Vegi.'inblos  outlivutcd  by  Indi¬ 
ans . 
Wheat,  British  varieties  of . 
—  growing  In  Colorado... . 
—  grown  III  Brlialii . 
—  iiarriiwlng . . 
—  In  Minnesota,  cost  of . 
—  pedigree . 
—  perennial . 
—  sowing  In  wnt  seasons . 
—  BOW  this  spring,, . 
-  with  stIlTstraw . 
—  yields  In  Wisconsin . 
FLOEICULTUEAL, 
Abiitilon  boule  do  Nlcgo . 182 
—  Diirwlnl  tcs.scliitum.. . 282 
Achanla  ran)  viivlsciis . 102 
Agave  Victorian  Keginie . 121 
Amaryllu  UenderBoiii  Cocclnnii1.85 
Annnunceiueiii.  . ....Ilia 
Annuals . ....'201 
—  and  bedding  plants  at  tho 
Contonnlal . lily 
Auricula* . . . l.Cl 
Azaleas,  swamp . .377 
natidiige  propagation .3ci 
Dean,  a  hardy  sacred . 72 
Begonias.. . 87 
—  double . 201 
RotauiCal  terms,  superfluous. .  ..39.3 
CamronHia  Maxima . 201 
Ciimplior . 10;) 
Cblmoniinthiis  frugruiis . 217 
Cinerarias . 13;i 
Clematia  Alba  Magna . 121 
—  In  pots . 131 
—  the . 111! 
Correuli'in . :(.i.i 
Country  life . '2115 
Dionona  inuscipula . 1’2J,  293 
Karlli  woi’ins . 133 
Edging,... . 109 
Upitoris,  new . '265 
lUueulyptiis  as  an  lnseclilugo...I3;( 
globulus . '249 
Eulalia  Japoiilea. . . ......121 
Exchange . 313.  .’(12,  ;«il 
Fivgus  sylvniicii  lieteropUyiia. .169 
FUirlcii Itural  notes . ....312 
Flower,  a  glg.witlo . 29:1 
Flowers  iiijd  patience . '219 
H. inlen  axtraordinary.  a  . 2iW 
illadluli . . 
OroUiidB,  laying  out . 232 
ItiiHlavlagracilliuin . 377 
OymnotliNx  latl folia . 393 
lleiidersiin,  Peter,  a  visit  to... .813 
Ilepatica  triloba . ,329 
Hibiscus  fulgldus .  . . 121 
lltiiiiiie  nlegans. . . . 217 
Hydrangea,  a  climbing . .'HM 
change  of  color  in . ,’(93 
Iris,  glgiintea . -..1'2I 
—  versicolor . 3'J.'1 
I, |»Ke.rsH!Wiula  aibu . 121 
Lllfes . 249 
iJlluiii  Bloomeianlum . 121 
.MiHi'elliineu . ,377 
.Neiienthe* . i;{3 
N.  V.  Hurt.  Roe.,  exhlbltlou  of 
„  . . 
Notes. . •2!X{.  m 
Novelties . . . 15.3,  jyy 
Oleander,  the . .  .  .56 
Orange  tree,  a  fruitless . i.ii  k) 
o  loll  Ids  . •. . 339 
Ozone  generated  by  plants  ami 
llower.s . . . ]5,3 
Pachyphvtum  Bractuosiim . '219 
Panama  hat  plant,  the . 393 
Puncrttlluni  rotuium . 32<.i 
Pavla  .Macrnstaeliya . 109,  '282 
Plurgoaliiins  of  the  future. . Utl 
—  Bwleellon  of . .  ,,,'293 
variegated  . 1.61 
PlHiils,  invlgiirallng  lliiid  for.. .217 
—  marking  wild . .....313 
Plumbago  capensl*.,, . 102 
PuiiiHutiiu  pulcherlma  ploul»sl- 
ma . 121,  841 
Polygiinatum  bWl'iruin . ...109 
Pi'liiiro.se,  ClilneBu . i.53 
Proleliiophallus  Rlvtcrl,,. . 121 
QuI  vivo . 429 
Uhododemlroiis, . . .'yiU 
Rockeries . . .  ..3,7 
Riibiis  Roexli . i..r21 
Itural  FUiriculiurists,  note  to.. .  37 
IlbiiB  uolluuB . lOi) 
Baglttaria  sugUtmrolla . 1.53 
Salvia* . 2,33 
.Shrub,  a  new . '201,  3'29 
blii  iiliH,  niiooiuiuon  hardy . 169 
Siiilla,\,  Heeilltrig . 1,'il,  282 
.Soliloquy,  thn  gardeuur’s . .'(’29 
80I onion's  seal. . . . ..ICW 
Hoiivenirdii  Congros . .  ..,  .r21 
.Spir.ma  jirurilfulia . 329 
Taiuari.x . 16;| 
Tiisto.  IS  il  a  vulgar, . '217 
'I'hunbergiu  ll.irrlBoiii . I’.'l,  lOl 
Vucclniim  stunilneum . lO.I 
. . . 
Vines  for  a  low  lomporatiire....  H) 
—  on  dead  trees . 262 
Watering  . 409 
Woods  And  UelUs,  rumbles 
111 . .>11.312 
—  the . ll/j 
.\aiithocorHS  sorbifolla . i:i3, 249 
Yucca  Filunjcntiisa . 29.3 
Kiuiiia  Darwlni . 329 
GAEDEN. 
Bean,  Dreer’s  improved  l,lma..265 
KoaiiH,  Dima . 1.53 
Berry  baskets,  vcntll.ited...,  ..'265 
t'uhbugu  worms,  wheal  bran  for.31.5 
thiriada,  whllfs  from . ;r28 
Cnierv  ily,  remedy  fur. . Iifl 
<.'lio-eho.  the....^ . 265 
Club-loot  cabbages,  to  prevent  90 
Corn,  sweet . 315 
Cow  per  tts  a  mirdener . . . '24.3 
Cueumhsr,  Don.  Drant . .345 
Cucumbers  on  irelUsca,  train¬ 
ing . 377 
Currant  worms,  carlionafe  of 
lime  for . 377 
Currants... . . illi 
Darden,  draining  tho . . . :fn 
Dardens,  farm  . '265 
Dardenurs,  working.,,, . . llU 
DUss,  toughened . Ida 
Huckleberries,  oultlvution  of 
for  market . 12i 
l.awn  iiiowor.  Charter  O.ik......  '21 
l.uwns,  m.inugemoni  of., . 297 
.Market  garduii,  arranging  a . .'CiH 
—  gardeuing,  a  start  in . '21 
—  seleet  iho  best  for . .377 
Melon  vines,  pruning . ...,,  ..21)7 
Musk-melons -novelties . ,377 
Onion  family,  the . 1.53 
Onion,  WetlicrHfleld  rod . '297 
Plants,  hybridizing  and  cross¬ 
ing . 248 
Potatoes -beetles . Sifi 
liaBpberry,  ntioiher  now  . 110 
Red  spidei'H  In  hot-hed*,  kill|iig,;(7T 
Koed  distribution,  about.. .... ...121 
—  failures  . 137 
—  germination. peeuliuriticHOf  '.81 
—  Bowlng  in  wet  seasons . 110 
Kccd*.  I'lfect  of  camphor  oil..  ...1.3'i 
Hmall  fruit  propagation . liiO 
.‘(Irawbeiry  beds,  renewing  old.llO 
—  the  Atci'llng . Ill) 
Btruwberncs,  growing  seedling  .AS 
—  as  a  border . 410 
Hwoet  potatoes,  hut-bed  for....  21 
••  The  chief  end" . 110 
Therm, 'misters,  ex  perl  men  l8 
with . to 
Tomatoes  . 315 
'I’,)o  late  now  t<;  plant .  ...110 
'I'runies,  Shull  wo  cultivate?.,..  '21 
Walks,  sawdust  for . 21 
HEEDSMAN. 
Animals,  pampered . .55 
Hoof  ami  butter.  Uir . ........V20 
Bran  as  a  food  and  fertilizer.  ...231 
Calf,  eiirlv  maturity  of  a .  6 
Calves,  how  t,i  fee,! .  71 
C.Htle.  Ayrshire  f,ir  A rkunsas..263 
—  breeding,  .liistralia . .'('26 
—  Hid*tetn . 135. '247 
—  liiishandry.  two  kinds  of. ...‘279 
—  Is  salt  necessary  for?. .171 
—  .ler.sey . 279 
—  soiling  fattening . . . 71 
—  steaming  fiDd  for . 1.1.5 
—  Texas . ,,,.,,,.'(26 
—  trade,  promise  of  the.  ,..,,,‘263 
Close  breeding. . . ,151 
Cows,  hay  or  meal  for.. . 151 
—  Holstein . . . 279 
—  when  should  they  calve?...  .21k1 
Fattening  animals,  suggestions 
ah.iat . . .  id 
Feeding,  eximriineiits  In . I'J'.i 
Food*,  feeding  valiieof  various  151 
Dadlly.  tin'  eomraon . ‘2:it 
Herd  bonk,  thn . 171 
.lerHeys.jexpetlmonts  with. .. ...279 
Jersey  stock, "  weedingout  ”  ln.1'20 
Meal,  how  much  to  feed.  55 
Milch  cowM  a  lahorulury .  6 
—  feeding . ,247 
- beets  to . ail 
—  —  oil  cake  for . 1.51 
- sugar  beets  fiir . Iftl 
Ox.  English  prize  SliorUHorn.  .120 
Pedigree  v*.  performance . 231 
Prize  aiilnials.  English . 21 
Bcrnba  vs  grade . -103 
Selling  oats  and  feeding  barley.279 
Sick  anlmuls,  charcoal  for . 32 
Hhort-Horn  mania,  the . 21 
Short-Horn*.  Intel  breeding  cif.'26.'t 
Sieor,  m.sking  the  mo*t  of  a...  40 
Stock,  experiments  In  feeding.. 217 
—  in  winter . . . 71 
—  meal  and  liar  for  fattening.  1113 
—  potatoes  a*  food  for . I7I 
Sulphur  nlninient... . 1.3.5 
Thoroughbreds,  ruvei'siou  of... ,326 
ilOESEMAN. 
"Andy  .lohiuson,"  tho  Clay 
horso  . 197 
nig  Jaw  and  its  remedy . 137 
lloiH,  whale  oil  for  . Zfi 
Broods,  crossing  distinct . 88 
Brood  mures,  management  of.. 278 
Calves, raising  In  wintor...... ...  88 
Ootb-broaklng.a  parson’s  lueth- 
od. . . 374 
Colls,  breaking... 6,  119.277,278,374 
Olbbing  horso.  for  a . .  5 
Eyes,  weak. . . . 197 
Epizootic,  preventive  of . 137 
Feet,  briUle . . . 278 
Fistula . 374 
Floors,  stable . 119 
Kainblcionlun,  Uyxdyk’s., . . 277 
Heaves,  Is  It  coniaglous?. . 2!I6 
Morse,  tho  (California  irultlng..H9 
Horses  foot,  wui  ui  In  a . 137 
—  Arab . 168 
—  big-head  In . }t74 
—  care  of . 119 
--  ohiecnry  for.,.,..., . 137 
doereiise  of  . .  '25 
—  feet.  Injury  to .  . 296 
—  heavy  draft . 216 
—  hereditary  diseases  In..  .,...296 
—  inlcKtlnul  parasites.. .  137 
—  kcnpirig  useless. . 278 
—  liniment  for... . . '26,5 
—  .Morgan..  ....  . 119 
—  scrulclies  In . 232 
—  care  of . 119 
--  ohiecnry  for.,.,..., . 137 
doereiise  of  . .  '25 
—  feet.  Injury  to .  . 296 
—  Jieuvy  draft . 216 
—  Iierrdlliiry  disease*  In..  .,...296 
—  inli!*tlnul  parasites.. .  137 
—  kcnpirig  useless. . 278 
—  Ilniiiioiitfor...,,. . '26,5 
—  .Morgan..  ....  . 119 
—  serulclies  In . 2.32 
—  feeding  of . 2Ik5 
—  trealinenl  of  In  winter . 168 
—  trotting  work  . 137 
—  we  drive  to  oxceas . '278 
I.ainpasM,  or  the  gr'ioni's  rani.y.232 
Mares'  milk  for  food.. ..1.37 
Old  .loll n  Luurnnee . . . ...232 
Poll  evil . . . i'i'i 
Hire  .iiid  dam..., . . . '26.5 
Stagger* . zvi 
Steamed  food  for  sHrek,  cost  of.  88 
WukI,  unsound  ness  of.  . . ,312 
Work  horses,  feeding., . 2,5 
HYGIENIC  INFOEMATION. 
,\dvii!e  to  those  wtoi  need  It. ...347 
Apoplexy  and  Intoxication . •2;(.5 
Aiipetite,  for  i  he .  91 
Apple  cure,  tho . 411 
B.ibles'  legs . .......203 
Beer  drinking,  hud  efTecls  of...l,'i,5 
Blood,  transfusion  of . 219,  'ifVi 
Bread,  who  iten  meal . '203 
Bronchitis  . . 1.37 
Biirns,  cure  for . 1,5,5 
Cancor.  cure  for . . . 28;! 
Chapping,  for .  91 
Chtldren,  take  care  of  the . :«'2I 
Chtihlains  and  frost  bite* . 171 
Cold,  to  get  rid  of  a. . . . ;i'.i,5 
Corn*,  cure  for . .“(jU 
—  lot . 91 
trou])  ciirod,  menibranuns.  ...251 
—  cure  for . . . 139,  2:15 
—  for. . 187,267 
—  membranous . . . 347 
Diet,  riilllt . 171 
l>isua.'>e.,  modielnes  producing.. "JiKi 
Dlalnfectiiiu,  a  simple .  ...379 
Diphtheria . 123,  .36'< 
—  cure  for . 219 
—  remedy  for . KiT 
-  —  In .  . . . 21'.l 
symi>toms  of... . 187 
Diseases  cuMse-i  by  tlic  passions  .59 
Druiikeniiess,  Russian  cure  for.  75 
Dyspepda . '2(tl 
—  remedy  for . 14)7 
Karaclie,  remedy  /<ir . 2U),  3(9 
Egg  for  an  Invalitl,  to  pr(»pare..  VS 
Enadiol,  Drinilii's . igi,! 
Kpidemie  predicted,  an. . ■941 
Epdepsy,  core  f(jr.  . '2.3.3 
Exercise,  Dr.  Dreeiio  on . 411 
Eyes,  for  weak . .r?9 
EyeSf  weak . 187 
FasliKJti*.  medical . llij 
Feet,  care  of  the .  411 
cold . ,,187 
—  frosiea . ...187 
—  keep  warm . .,,, . 123 
F<!V«r  and  ague . 395 
Fliixsend  Igaiomide . '267 
F(Xitl,1  feet  and  unnidts,  lotion 
for . ,363 
Fond  facts..., . 267 
Freckle*,  for .  '27 
Fruit  vs.  malaria . ,315 
Drape  cure,  the . 43 
Hard  philosophy,  but  doubtless 
true.... . ,315 
Headache.  f<ir  sick . '267 
ileallh,  a  good  meal  f':ir . 139 
—  eookiiig  fur . 187 
—  Inlluenc.c  of  vegotatiini  on. .379 
restoring  lost.. .  . ITI 
seeking  ill  Florida . 1117 
Heart  disease . 155 
—  —  incurahln . 75 
Hnarscni'ss,  to  cure . 219 
Hydrophobia  . 361 
Hyglerilo  notes . '2i),(,  299 
Imagination  slid  discaso. , ,,. . ..34'? 
Insomnia,  phosphorus  for . 283 
ivy,  poison . :i;(l 
Jelly,  lueland  mos* . !28'1 
Jew*,  the  vitality  ol  the . 347 
I. emoiinile,  tluxseed. . 3'9 
l.ciiioos  wbi^lesome . 187 
l.ifo  luiigtliened . . 43 
Light,  acall  f-ir  morn . ,,..39o 
J. l'lioir.  cure  t'.r  l,,yn  of,... . 171  ! 
.Modlcliio.  laughter  as  a . 139  ' 
snik  us  a.incdioliic .  59  1 
Nalls,  mstv . 155 
Nerve*,  celery  for  the . 2Et 
-  W"i4k.. . 1.5.5 
Nuralgia . 187 
—  about . ...139 
—  among  women . 1,87 
—  of  the  taco . .'ll, 5 
—  remedy  for . 379 
DbesItT.  H  cure  for. . . 187 
Out  of  sorts. " . 91 
Piles,  to  relieve . .,28:1 
Pimples,  a  cure  for . . . 379 
Plaster,  an  excellent  Irrilalliig.  43 
Poultice,  immpkin . 91.  '299 
Rati  luHiiuke  bile,  antidote  for.. '2.35 
Rh  en  ninlism  reel  pe* . ,.411 
SiiniUiry  scouts,  pfants  iis.,  ,.,,.M7 
Hcurlet  fever . l.li.l 
- for . 91 
- lemoniido  for... . 31'j 
- the  oontiigiuiiof . 69 
Scrofula  or  white  swelling,  lo 
cure . 2:(5 
Sick  room,  thn . . . I39 
- 1,1  purify . 91 
Sleeplessness  . ;ild 
—  heat  and  cold  In  their  rela¬ 
tion  to . .....306 
—  to  avoid . l.-g, 
Hleep  thn  best  MtlHiiilcnt . '4(3 
Kluail-pox.  darkness  tho  treat¬ 
ment  of . 283 
Smokers,  liriBeno  for . ,...267 
Horn  eye*,  fur . 2:1.5 
MiinMhino.  the  medicine  of . ‘27 
Table,  talking  at . .'{(j.5 
Tea  a  poison . ..,,107 
Teeth,  keeping  white . 75 
'I'hnmb-suakliig,  Infantile . 75 
Toothache,  cure  for.. .......... .IV, 
Water,  drinking . 12:( 
What  l((  oat . . .  ‘27 
Young  mothers, aiJvioe  t()...,,,3i7 
INDUSTE’L  IMPLEMENTS.  “ 
Cliiirn,  iirlze . ;(‘28 
—  Whipple's  Rectangular . :(92 
Drill,  the  Holbrook  seed . 216 
-the  Buckeye  forerrfomt, ...... .'200 
Harrow,  Briidley’s  reversible,. .168 
llarvesli-T,  the  .lohoston . 31} 
Hay  Tedder,  the  American . loi 
1,(1  wn  Mower,  Philadelphia . ,366 
Milk  KoalP,  self-regulating.. ..,,184 
Plow,  the  Deere  gang  and  .sulky.‘2l8 
-•  --  Holbrook  swlvol . liM,  152 
—  -  Dsliurn  *ulky.,..,,,..,.....,T2S 
Pli.(wlng  by  steam  . .‘dill 
—  liuprovyd  iiittclilnury  for. .  .248 
Rake.  Ithaca  steel. tooth  hnrso,36U 
—  tho  Ooate*  L((ck  I.evor....,  .31'2 
—  -  llloti  wheel  liorse . ..;(I4 
- Tavinrsiilky . 216 
ibdicr,  the  fium . 1(58 
Tlii'tishni',  till*  Bweaf'Stakes . 376 
- Williams' .Noiseless . 3ir2 
Tlireshing  nmchiiio,  the  "  VI- 
iKdbir’’ ...  . . 328 
Wagon,  the  Cortland . '281 
Wind  .Mill* . 3C0 
INDU8TEIAL  TOPICS. 
American  corn  abroad . 1,'14 
—  meat  In  England . 134 
Aug((ra  (iianufucturns  In  Call'. 
foriita . . ..,...,,.1,50 
Bent  sugar  Industry . 469 
Bones,  hiilfalo. . . 56 
Business,  have  fatlli  In  yoiir....l.'H 
Drops,  rotation  of . ISiJ 
England,  largi-  farms  in . 218 
Fairmourit . 389 
Fanners  and  the  Rings,  the....  86 
Farmers'  life  In  winter . 21HI 
Fanning,  does  R  pay  ? . '280 
—  faults  uf  Southern . ,.‘2'29 
Farm  letting  In  England........  9 
Feneing,  wire . .....389 
Fertilizer*,  waste  city . 216 
(iruln  trade,  Chicago . 216 
Drasshoppers,  now  way  to  kill. .‘216 
Drlt,  true . 286 
Dypsuui,  new  use  for. ...24) 
Hard  times  In  Keulucky .  66 
How  time*  change . . . 4im 
Kansas,  notes  from . '248 
Large  C((ni  crop*  make  cheap 
hogs . 1,50 
.Manure,  pressing  stable . '286 
.Manures  and  thdr  uses,  spL-cliil.tOli 
.M.ildo  sugar,  making . Uh5.  166 
Methods,  old  and  new  a  con¬ 
trast . ..229 
Nall*  riHliiig,  to  prevent . 311 
Onion  coloring . 11);) 
I'aliiis,  sometulng  about . :i8;) 
Plowing,  about . l.'zj 
Potato,  Peerless . ..‘216 
Prdatoes  us  a  food  for  Slock _ 216 
uiii'st.ion.r  answered . 216 
Roads,  our  pilbllO . 218 
—  public .  ...3*9 
Rooilwiiyii,  wide  vs.  narrow.  ..  ,2S() 
Roollng,  good . '286 
Heeds,  selt-Coverod . ...311 
Htiiiups,  getting  rid  of . l.’iii 
Successful  furiuing.exumplc of.  86 
i^ugiir  making,  a  Vermonter  on. 105 
—  -  timely  hints  for . ..liib 
Hiimncli,  the  price  of . .22;) 
Tea.  iiianiifuctiiru  of  in  tho 
Koiitli . 66 
The  othor  side . '229 
-  workslioji  on  Die  farm . 1,50 
Vcgot.iblCH,  scarcity  of  in  lurm- 
liig  districts . 389 
Wisconsin  farm  in  1875,  a . 86 
Workiiirsn .  ,,,.,150 
Workcliops,  farm . 216 
Work,  Work,  work . ,56 
INSUEANCE  DEPAET- 
MENT. 
Acoidident  Insurance  for  tour¬ 
ist* . 3i 
Aniitlgamaltoti  and  relnsiir- 
auoe . 7 
—  n  tripartite .  4 
Asbury  Life  In*.  f.Vi. . . . . . Il) 
A  sign  of  weakness . 10 
BusImobs,  not  a  (laying . 34 
Culatnlty,  a  doubln . . . 23 
California  Ins.  Doininlssloner. .  4 
Oiicagn  insiiranoe  cuiupantus..l6 
4(C(iuinenial  Life,  the .  4 
Dangers,  lurking .  31 
Do  not  forget  this . ‘20 
Exchanging  life  [lOllcies . 10 
Failure,  ail  ullegeil . 1,1 
F.iriiiecs'  companies . 40 
Firmer*  Hhoiild  insure . IJ 
Fire  Insiiruum.)  lor  farmers,,  ...^ 
—  —  prosperity  of.. . 13 
Fires,  destructive . 16 
Foolhardiness  extraordinary... 23 
(food  new* . 34 
lln*  a  bud  look . .....16 
Idea  -an  odd,  but  tjol  ubad  one. 13 
liicendiury  ures  in  Albany . 23 
Insurance,  antiquity  of . .3] 
—  Doh..  r.nndlllnn  nc  the  ,...,37 
laws,  (iroptised . '23 
—  leKisluiiun . 20 
Interference,  mure  iiseles* . 13 
Judguicnt,  a  righteous . ‘29 
Kerosene,  the  use  of . 20 
Leave  well  enough  alone . ll> 
I.oiig'-'vity  ol  Philadelphians.. .10 
l.o'ik  hef,ire  you  loa)) . .  T 
Matter,  a  muddled . . . 1.3 
.More  penalties  .  7: 
Mr.  Dh.-i)iinan  rexigns . 7! 
.N'uls.inee  to  be  abated,  11. .. .. .  ..21? 
One  piece  to  pul  It.. . . .  1; 
The  ’  privilege"  iiiaii . 20 
Travolers*  Ins.  Co . 42,  7‘. 
XV.iit  a  wnlle . JP 
Will  liun  M'lmobody . .'Hi 
Wise  and  timely  Counsel . lO. 
MODES  AND  MANNEE3. 
(’best  preserver,  a . 137 
(’oiirure .  73 
Cravat,  einbroldered  nut . 89 
Dre.ss,  child's . 73 
Fancy  work, , , . 73 
Trimming.'*,  new .  73 
Un.ier  linen,  trlmiuing  for . 1.37 
Uudersliirl,  geiilleiimn’s .  73 
Work  liibln,  the .  89 
NATUEALIET. 
Ant*,  gsrileii . . . 312 
Bear*  at  home . :476 
Birds  and  aiilinnis,  traditions 
rolutlng  to . .345 
Klnphiints,  nigiiclly  of . ..31.5 
Instinct  and  reiis>ti,  what  in  ?..  .2*27 
.Mole  e.y  iiei'lment,  an  lmportant.3t'2 
Hiiarrow*..  . . 376 
Sparrow,  tho- a  farmer’s  com¬ 
plaint . 597 
Spider  family,  tho . 3'28 
8pongo  il.*herle*  of  Florida . ;i94 
PATEONS  OF  HDSBANDEY. 
Ag.  Interest*  In  Congress . 219 
American  Uraiiges  and  British 
farmers.  . 1,56 
Co-operation  at  Dberlln . ,.121 
—  suceessful . 1'21 
Duos . 3.(0 
Drungo  ns  an  educator,  the . .336 
—  exporliimnls  In  the . 219 
—  how  (.0  make  uttraelivo...  .121 
—  ill  England,  the . 91,121 
—  note* . II,  '27.  101,  bfi).  155,  ‘219 
—  ol  what  use  to  English  farm¬ 
ers . 298 
—  tho  legitimate  niisslun  of 
thn . 362 
-  women  and  the. . 219 
Dranges,  corn  cuituru  tor . 266 
—  now . '251 
Mull  matter,  third-class . 91 
.Middleman,  tho  .sorrows  of  u. ,  .251 
.Member*,  dellnr)  111*111 . 266 
National  Di'iiilge,  uiueudment* 
lotlio..  . l.V).  2.'M 
—  —  ofllcer*  of  the . . . ‘27 
New*  and  niites  for  tiulrons., ..  91 
N.  Y.  State  Drangu.  iiirieting  of.  75 
Patrons  In  Dreal  Britain . 75 
—  of  Husbauilry,  (losltlnn  and 
pro.s|ieets  '>f . 11 
.Sovereigns  of  Imliiatry.  the.... 219 
Htiito  Uraiiges,  meeting.*  of.. 11,  H 
The  way  to  do  it . . . 330 
PISCICULTUEE. 
Angling  in  Norway . '26 
Brook  trout,  growth  of . 185 
Fish  oiiltiire  In  the  west . 75 
Dold  hsh,  treatment  of . 136 
Pickorol,  V,, racily  i(f., . i:(6 
Huliuon  fishing  on  tho  Novo 
r*v.jr .  1.16 
I'rout,  stocking  siroutus  with..  26 
POMOLOOICAL. 
Apple  cliiNslflcntli)!) . 282, 298 
—  Hiiilth'*  cider . . . 202 
Apple*,  English  late . 4lj 
—  in  England,  American . 69 
—  for  the  West . .  . I54 
—  keeping .  10 
—  of  a  cnriliiry,  sumo . ;i00 
—  sweet  HIberiaii . 309 
Ilnlln  Botiiie . •2;i8 
Merries.., . . 
Black  knots.  Insects  ln!!!"!!!.”2(’,l 
Blackberries,  seedling .  11)5 
Cause  iind  elTeot,  relation  be¬ 
tween . . 
('lierrli's.  irtah  hybrlil . ,12} 
,,  soedllng . 406.106 
Ciirnnit,  cherry  or  Versailles. ..:i60 
Cui'ritiii,s,  In  favor  0/  black . 2.50 
~  sendlliig . . 
Figs . . 
Flciolsh  Beauty.. . . P2‘2 
Fruit  eullurn .  .3U 
—  Ilow  to  grow  premium. 
- mistake.*  In . |,2'2 
—  growing,  ((otash  In . 104 
In  Wisconsin  . ..,.'20'2 
—  trees,  select  ycning . 360 
Gooseberries,  seeillliig . 40.5 
Dnipps,  hytirldizing . ;((?.),  .'116 
H ncklyhcrrles,  seedling.  .  .  405 
New  nIani'H.  protection  for  orig¬ 
inators  of .  37a 
N.  .1.  llort.  S1IC . 89 
Northi'rn  H|>y  a.*  a  “keeping 
bPI'lu." .  .  10 
—  H()ys  as  poor  keeper.* . 151 
Orohnrd.  a  siicees.sful .  218 
Drcliards,  ciiUi valing and  cropl 
ping . . ,264 
inaiiiigcinr.nt  of .  2, '13 
—  tiiunuring . 
Pear  ties . ]218 
—  in  cold  clinrites . '.'.122 
Pear,  iloseiisclieuk. .  ;{'U 
rears,  about . 094 
—  aiul  their  ciilinre .  "‘282 
—  selection  or  varieties. ,.-;,'.'.'3‘M 
Plpldii,  Ribstoii .  309,310 
Pill  111  trees,  black  kiinis  on . 261 
Pruning  shear*  and  fruit  giiih. 
Quince,  .tiigor’s . '2(r2 
—  (ihlnc'Si* . 2^2 
-  Foiicenay . . . 
—  Japan . . 
—  Portugal . 
(Ju  luces,  about . . . !!!/.’02 
Raspberrica,  seedling . 405 
S^truwberrles,  new  varieties  of. 466 
Tree  biislnes'*,  abandoning  the. 298 
Varieties,  adaptattorr  of . 122 
Westitrn  N.  Y.  llort.  Hoc . 68 
Wliy? . . 
POULTEY-YAED. 
Animals,  variation  of  instinct 
In..... . ‘296 
Antwerps.  or  In*  plgcina  vijy- 
ageijr* .  57 
Bird  eagos,  parasites  In . IIH) 
Chlekens.  ga|ies  In . 345 
Cholera,  cure  for  nhlekon . :i27 
Doop.  plan  forn  poultry . 233 
Duck  heiiac . 11 
Ducks,  Aylesbury . ':(73 
—  Roiieu  . . 
Egg  within  an  egg,  an . 345 
Eggs,  flavor  Ilf , , .  . .23,3 
—  In  J'rance.  nieasiirliig. 407 
—  foreign  substances  lu . ‘2.3 
—  Indiietice  of  soil  on . 3'J6 
r  owls.  Corn  meal  and  potatoes 
. 296 
—  thn  language  of.. . ;127 
-■  tonic  for. . .  134 
—  treatment  *if  sick . '373 
Oapus,  Hiiotlieruiirc  for . 407 
Dcrcie  and  duck*,  about . ,373 
—  Eiiibden  or  Hremun . 373 
—  Toul*iu*e .  24,2 
Guelder  fowls . ."..HUT 
llamhurgs  as  layers.. . .'.!l.‘14 
Hatch.  ,t  big  . 3CT 
Hawks,  how  to  I'Ulch  .  407 
Hens,  eBllng  and  laying  of... .'.'.184 
—  In  close  <|iiarters  . 120 
-  large  eater*  vs.  small . 101 
-  miioagemrnt  of . 152 
-  that  don't  oet . .2;(:i 
-  Ill  winter,  ituiui  fn.jd  for!!  1‘20 
Ken  yard,  about  a .  ® 
Jtu.x.  J  dicr  iridlgiiuiit . 296 
