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VOLUME L V I I I., 1899. 
Acalypha, from the Philippines.. 159 
Acetylene as Insecticide. 545 
Actinidia, Climbing. 450 
Japan . 498 
Or Strangle Vine. 594 
A g r 1 c u 1 t u re, Correspondence 
Course In. 704 
Hard Fist Of. 733 
In Mexico. 857 
N. Y. Dep’t. of and Farmer.. 9 
Short Course in.36, 670, 719 
Agricultural Conditions in Dakota 400 
Education at Fairs. 741 
Scientists Meet. 561 
Society, the Union. 71 
Air, Compressed, for Power. 359 
Liquid . 380 
Alfalfa and Bran. 44 
For the Shepherd. 608 
In Louisiana. 416 
In New Hampshire. 281 
In Ontario. 543 
On Heavy Clay.117, 259 
Talk About. A. 718 
Turkestan .721 
Wonders of.379, 479 
American Institute, Fruit Exhibit 
At . 709 
Americans, Types of. 769 
Angleworm Farm, An.677 
Angleworms Injure Soil? Do.... 157 
Animal Meal? What is. 763 
Animals, Hysteria In. 538 
Thinking.522 
Ant-lions in California.432 
Ants. How to Kill. 621 
Killing In Soil. 641 
On Pear Tree. 641 
Aphis and Apple Roots. 19 
Black . 100 
Black, on Peach Trees. 78 
Apple, Baldwin. Odd Year. 802 
Ben Davis at Bat. 318 
Ben Davis, A Friend Of.447 
Ben Davis, for Virginia.217 
Ben Davis, Friends Of.511 
Bismarck.688, 888 
Bloomfield . 854 
Canker, The. 75 
Desirable New.902 
Doctor, The. 113 
Grand Old Baldwin. 54 
Grosh or Western Beauty.722 
Hubbardston . 833 
Ingram . 134 
Insects, Fighting. 384 
Lansingburg . 382 
Opalescent . 224 
Pewaukee . 833 
Picker, The Umbrella. 623 
Pomace for Feeding. 894, 910 
Pomace as Fertilizer.752, 766 
Questions from Georgia. 381 
Rhode Island Greening. 852 
Scab. Spraying For.339 
Seeds, Sprouting. 216 
Stayman .800 
Stern’s Seedling. 754 
Stock, Best. 34 
Sutton Beauty. 264 
Sweet and Sour. 854 
Tree, The Hubbardston. 766 
Trees and Ants. 577 
Trees, Ants On. 202 
Trees, Budding or Grafting... 834 
Trees. Does Scraping Pay?... 160 
Trees. Grafting.199, 656 
Trees, Grafting Old. 704 
Raising From Seed. 868 
Apples,. Advertising. 244 
Age of Bearing. 885 
And Pears for Kentucky.800 
Arkansas Seedling. 113 
Best for New York Market.... 59 
Drought Resisting. 722 
Early? What. 480 
For California. 800 
For Colorado. 54 
For Connecticut. 884 
For Indiana.218, 6t0 
For Maryland. 800 
For New Hampshire. 319 
For N. Y. City Trade.704 
For New York State. 158 
For Northern Indiana. 656 
For Nova Scotia.753, 802 
For Roadside. 319 
For Southern Texas. 753 
For Tennessee. 834 
For Virginia.800, S34 
For Western New York. 21 
From Oregon. 25 
Keeping In Sand. 751 
Packing in Boxes. 702 
Grafted to Wlnesap. 381 
How to Keep.544, 815, 869 
In Boston. 244 
Self Fertile. 54 
Summer in Illinois. 653 
Twig BPeht In. 481 
Why Seedlings Vary. 338 
Winesap and Ben Davis.. ft 
Wine From. 467 
Winter for Kentucky. 753 
Arsenic a3 Insecticide. 499 
White, as Poison. 133 
Artichoke Seed, Agents Selling... 21 
Artichokes Becoming Weeds. 364 
Ashes. Potash in. 400 
Wood, Results With. 221 
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Asparagus, Hothouse. 61 
In the Dark. 415 
In the South. 309 
Ornamental .321 
Rust. The. 721 
Winter Forcing of. 2 
Australian Federation. An.. .... 609 
Ayrshire Breeders’ Meeting. 104 
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Babcock, Dr. S. M. 133 
Barley, Beardless. Value of. 497 
Barn, Cheapest Yet. *23 
Out of Driftwood. 576 
Barns, New Things in. 62 
Barrels, Short in N. Y. State.... 590 
IJeans. Bush Lima. 690 
Feeding to Stock. 389 
Lima, A Talk About. 622 
Lima, Something About. 321 
Red Kidney. 116 
Thrashing. 657 
Bee. Is He a Benefactor?. 749 
Beehive. Notes From.737 
Bees and Grapes. 783 
And Sponges. 693 
Fertilize Fruit? Do. 883 
How to Handle. 639 
Keeping in the House.301 
Notes From The. 531 
Preparing for Winter. 798 
Some Points About. 479 
Beet-pulp Drier, A. 737 
Sugar Seed. 18 
Beets. Sugar, Feeding to Stock.. 497 
Sugar, in Michigan. 899 
Sugar, In New York.398 
Bermuda Products. Selling. 255 
Berries, Wrapping, in Waxed 
Paper.361 
Bicycle Bug, The. 545 
Law, New York's New.F0t 
Biddyvllle. Story of.897 
Birch, Pendulous White. 364 
Blackberries for Pennsylvania.... 640 
In the Fall. 736 
Puzzle Over. A. 849 
Rathbun, Propagating. 854 
Tip-rooted . 40 
Too Much Wood On. 899 
When to Plant....,. 529 
Blackberry. Ancient Briton. i9 
Clark .344 
Eldorado . 280 
Iceberg, The. 562 
Rash . 609 
Rathbun. The. 594 
Taylor, The. 656 
Unknown, An. 384 
Blackcaps, Propagating. 99 
Blister Beetle, A. 660 
Blueberries, Tame. 73$ 
Bob Veal Law. Effect of. 836 
Boiler, Handling a. 340 
Bones, Result of Burning. f 
Reducing . 99 
Bordeaux Mixture, How Much per 
Acre . 689 
In Tin Cup. 283 
Use Fresh. 157 
Use of. 282 
Borers and Plum Roots. 816 
A Wash for. 319 
Bottles. A Washer for. ei8 
Bougainvillea Sanderiana . 902 
Bounties in Minnesota. 166 
Boys as Stone Breakers. 886 
Brahma, A Businesslike. 227 
Bran, Manurlal Value of. 203 
Breeding for Early Maturity. 837 
Painstaking . 911 
Briton and Boer. 773 
Broiler Business? What About.. 731 
Bronchitis. Chronic In Ewe. 443 
Brooderhouse, Heating a. 624 
Browallla. New Giant. 8>2 
Bud Variation.688, 750 
What Nourishes the. 239 
Buffalo Tree Hoppers. 362 
Bulbs, Dutch, for American 
Growers . . 6 
Bull, Prepotency In. 442 
Butter Association, Pure. 699 
Bad Flavor In. 387 
Bad Smells In. 387 
Bowls Cracking.677 
Coloring Matter In. 473 
Color Law, The New York... ,’S 12 
Deviled . 84S 
Embalmed . 443 
Fraud In. 657 
In Danger. 145 
State and Western Creamery. 571 
What Makes Streaked. 246 
Butterlne, Educating for. 207 
Butternuts, Propagating. 217 
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Cabbage, Best Varieties of. 801 
Chinese . 578 
Disease, A Dangerous. 118 
Keeping in Winter. 786 
Calf. Feeding the.141, lot 
Feeding Problems. 730 
Lead Poisoning In. 771 
Calves. Diarrhea or Scours In.... 369 
In Orchard. J38 
Scours in. 289 
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Camping at Indiana Fair. 597 
Cancer, Human and Plant.578 
Canna, Little Gem. 674 
Seeds . 594 
Seeds, Sowing. 223 
Cannas. Best.768 
Some of Newer. 8 
Carrots, Feeding Value of. 862 
Rot in.221 
Catalogues. Review for 1899. 176 
Catalpa and Maple Trees. 242 
Caterpillar, Tent, The. 449 
Caterpillars. Crisis With. 463 
In Traps. 822 
Killing . 624 
Notes on.421 
Catsklns, Value of. 862 
Cats. Selling as Rabbits. 26 
Cattle. Ayrshire.245, 794 
Beef.523. 666. 795. 87ft 
Beef, on Dairy Farms. 326 
Constipation In.329 
Devon . 389 
Dishorned, at Fairs.380 
Dishorned, Judging. 714 
Dishorning, Pen for. 794 
Feeding, in Georgia. 651 
Good, in Illinois. 699 
Hollow H r rns In.14, 349 
Holsteln-Frleslan . 345 
Hornless, Breeds . 458 
Keeping out Tuberculous. 128 
Killing Lice on. 285 
Lice on... 57 
Normal Temperature. 329 
Ophthalmia in. 587 
Polled Jersey. 15 
Red Hornless.506 
Red Polled. 410 
Short Horn . 431 
Skin Disease of. 16 
Ticks . 862 
Tuberculosis in.566 
Western Beef.682 
Western, Scarce . 746 
Celery. Hollow-hearted. 98 
Suckers on. 38 
Cellar, Cleaning a. 801 
Cement, How Many Coats of.497 
Cemetery. Plants for. 260 
Chabo Hlbas.818 
Charge of the Chicken Squad.... 894 
Cheese Curd, Taints in. 226 
How to Make. 366 
Cheesemakers, Patron’s Relation 
To. 24 
Chemicals and Clover In 
Drought.462. 477 
And Stable Manure. 362 
Cherries for Virginia. 512 
Chenille Plant, The. 69C 
Double Flowered.694 
Cherry for Virginia. 113 
Green’s Tartarian. 671 
Pest. A New. 664 
Root Grafting... 816 
Chestnut Culture. Improved. 527 
Orchard. Setting a.... 114 
Orchard, Starting a.784 
Paragon . 360 
Chestnuts, A Comparison of. 94 
Foreign . 280 
For Illinois. 640 
Fresh Notes About. 832 
Grafting . 298 
In Massachusetts. 199 
Chicken Coops. Indoor. 683 
Chickens, Gapeworms in. 227 
Chicks, Brooder. 368 
Incubator, Hardiness of. 368 
Chicory. Adulteration of. 76 
As a Weed. 341 
Growing in America. 17 
Chill-room, How to Build a. 114 
Chinch Bug Diseases. 609 
Chinch Bugs Killing by Disease.. 559 
Chrysanthemums, The Best.768 
Churns. Quick-Acting. 163 
Cider-Making in Illinois.543 
Clematis . 384 
New Varieties of. 642 
Clover and Free Nitrogen. 816 
And Timothy In Ohio. 54.3 
Crimson, and Cow Peas. 415 
Crimson, and Quack Grass... 303 
Crimson. How to Sow.620 
Crimson, in Vineyard.400 
Crimson. No Spring Sowing for 222 
•© ■ p. Loss of. 409 
yi A Ensilage . 275 
CJn the Silo. 2«S 
In Young Orchard. 481 
Never Burn.261 
, Seed and Lime. 21 
Seed Crop. The. 848 
Seeding. Odd. 384 
Substitutes for.367, 432 
Western substitutes for. 327 
What Became of. 655 
White . 3«4 
White, Where Comes From.... 301 
With Oats and Peas. 300 
Cockerels, Fattening.368 
Cocoanuts, Sprouting. 658 
Cold Storage Market, A. 725 
Great Interest in. 831 
Colt Bronchitis in. 587 
Hernia in. 555 
Consumption, Laws Regarding... 748 
Contract, A Breach of. 768 
Cooling. Sub-earth duct for. 326 
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Corn and Pole Beans for Winter. 887 
Burning or Plowing Under.... 261 
Cob Ashes from Kansas. 815 
Cutting in Maine. COO 
Drilling vs. Checking.358 
Fodder. Shredding. 622 
How Frost Injures. 718 
Machinery . 681 
Mexican June. In West Vir¬ 
ginia . 6 
Mixing of. SCO 
Que^fr’ IPrairie. 6 
Salzer’s Golden Triumph. 6 
Selection of Seed.304, 706 
Sweet, Drying for Seed....559, 613 
Sweet, Mixing . 98 
Sweet, Sprouting. 281 
Sweet. Zigzag.324 
Testing Seed.343 
Cosmos, The Yellow. 764 
Cottonseed Meal or Nitrate.671 
Oil. Healthfulness of. 816 
Cover, A Waterproof. 657 
Cow, Abortion in_84 , 309, 603, 827 
Age of a Dishorned.308 
As a Manufacturer, The..... 037 
At the Fair, The. 650 
Best Family. 227 
Calf. A Precocious. 682 
Chat, A Bit of. 65 
Chronic Cough in. 309 
Constipation in... 269 
Dairy, An Improved.. 894 
Dairy, Feeding the. 44 
Dairy. Known by Shape.714 
Disease from. 862 
Dual Purpose, The. 41 
Educating the.651, 687 
Epileptic Fits in. 849 
Family, Feeding a. 834 
Famous Ohio, A. 61 
Foot rot In. 523 
Founder in. 143 
Good Guernsey. 121 
Guernsey . 538 
Kicking, Curing a.15, 31, 387 
Laps Water. 329 
Leaking Milk.249, 587 
Little Jersey. 363 
Loss of Foot on. 523 
Milch. Ration for. 667 
Milk Fever in. 289 
Notes. Some.327 
Old, Fails to Breed. 125 
Old, Outdone .635, 638 
Or the Brewer, The. 193 
Out of Condition. 184 
Overgrown Feet on. 475 
Post-partum Paralysis in. 309 
Practical, The.. 61 
Registered . 778 
Robber, Stealing of the.602 
Stables, Construction of. 2 
Sterility in. 671 
Sucking Herself. 44 
Typical Dairy Form. 4] 
Value of. 474 
Warts on. 229 
What Breed of. 103 
With Sore Teats. 184 
Worthy of Ohio, A. 325 
Cows. Business End of. 141 
Discussion of. 121 
Dishorning in New Jersey.... 122 
Dishorned, Age of. 885 
Drying Off. 827 
Fastening . 165 
Feeding Nitrate of Potash to. 145 
Feeding Soiling Crops to. 481 
Green Feed for. 65 
High Scoring. 41 
Jerseys, The Big Four. 41 
Knee. Cyst on. 587 
Liberal Feeding of. 811 
Milch, Two Rations for. 20 
Money In. 31 
Period of Gestation in. 183 
Premature Parturition in. 827 
Pumping Milk Into. 698 
Ration for. 309 
Seven Good . 15 
Skim Milk for. 586 
Some Gentle Jerseys. 650 
Summer Resort. 408 
Talk About. 619 
Talks About. 141 
Teat. Warts on. 763 
Teat, with Two Openings.... 651 
Testing . 810 
Tongue, Worms in.329, 475 
Tuberculous . 398 
Udder, Lumps In. 184 
Variations in Weights of. 329 
Creamery, A Burned Out. 490 
Shark, Once More the.447 
Shark Turned Milk Fraud. 805 
Shark. Work of. 45 
Two-Cow Power for. 840 
Cream, Diluting. 682 
How to Thicken. 586 
Separator. More Body to. 247 
Crop Rotation. Canadian. 320 
Smother. A. 415 
Crops, Quick Forage. 478 
Under Glass . 899 
Cuba, Cows for. 63 
Farming in. 785 
Some Questions About. 446 
Cucumbers. Forcing.529 
Cud. Grafting a. 31 
Currant Fruit Worm, The. 222 
White Imperial. 576 
Pago 
Currants, A Comparison of. 498 
Currency, Fractional. 401 
Cyclamen, A Discouraged. 79 
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Pahlias. The Best. 768 
Dairy Barn, Plans for a. 510 
Conference in Maine. 42 
Farm. Story of.365, 386 
Herds, High Price of Beef Will 
Affect. -323 
How to Get a Good. 228 
Invention, A Wonderful. 346 
Noted Indiana, A. 863 
Stable and Stall. 165 
Type, Breeding for a. 243 
What Crops for.345 
Dairying, Calf. 507 
Dairymen, Connecticut, Meet.... 62 
Connecticut, The. 81 
Illinois, Combine. 668 
New York State.S3. 102 
Dog, Burden-Bearing. 826 
Dog. Intestinal Worms in. 84 
Dogs. Sheep Collars for. 205 
Tattooing .308 
By Mall.... 308 
Door, SUo, A. 18 
Drainage, Surface from a Well.. 21 
Drains for Southern Field. 342 
Drought, Knocked Out by. 469 
Ducks and Their Doings. 878 
In an Orchard. 731 
Long Island. 554, 570 
Profit in. 811 
That Eat Eggs. 288 
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Earth Eaters of South America, 
The . 734 
Egg, Double. A. 794 
Powder, An.307 
Production of. 463 
Eggs. Colored. 208 
Fixing Fertile. 491 
Preserving . 419 
When to Select Breeding. 38$ 
Egyptian Food. 262 
Electricity on the Farm. 469 
Wonders of. 421 
Electric Road in Connecticut The. 899 
Roads and Farm Property.... 882 
Elephant's Complexion. An. 531 
Elm Gall, The Coxcomb. 497 
Ersllage and Boards of Health... 367 
Cause of Mold In..... 268 
Feeding . 449 
From Clover or Beans. 387 
Moldy .811 
Open Air. 389 
Questions. Some Leading.768 
Summer Feeding of. 638 
Waste of . 911 
Evergreens, Marketing. 801 
Transplanting . 816 
Ewe, Diarrhea In. 6C7 
Ewes, Testing the. 208 
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Fair, N. Y. State, The. 661 
Fairs Attractions at. 638 
Bright Side of.773 
Fame? What is.513 
Farm, Butterfly, A. 641 
Fruit and Vegetable.... 765 
Implements. Price of..757. 789, 809 
In Partnership, A. 38 
Lands. Leasing for Oil Wells 3 
Legislation at Albany.91. 131 
Notes South Jersey. 463 
Old Days on the.533. 549, 565. 581 
Poor. Working up a. 37 
School, A. 343 
Selling Manure from. 3 
Small California. 340 
Story of a. 337 
The White. 679 
Troubles of.371, 391 
Farmer and License. 18 
Best, in Connecticut. 665 
Feeds the World. 621 
Farmers and License. 1.36 
Congress at Boston. 729 
Congress, State. Ill 
Electric Service for. 4 
Encampment, A. 633 
Federation, An American. 643 
Institutes, Advertising. 609 
Institutes, Old Times at. 485 
Institute. The American. 271 
Institute. The Future.517, 741 
Non-resistant . 705 
Outing. A. 601 
Farming in British Columbia. 799 
Farms. Western, Fertility on_ 526 
Feeding. New Wrinkles in. 829 
Feed Cooker. A. 6* 
Stuffs, Inspection of in Maine. 14 
Fence. End Posts for. 799 
Portable .719 
Posts, How to Preserve. 623 
Fertility. Western. 569 
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