IV 
INDEX.—THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
PAG E 
Agent and his wheel, The champion 
subscription. 755 
Agriculture, New Jersey, Looking 
backward at. 8(1 
Alfalfa. Large plant was Inoculated.. (174 
Apple, Blsnmrck. 657 
lied Paradise Sweet. 75(5 
Hessian Baldwin. 239 
Storage house, A northern Ver¬ 
mont. 323 
Asparagus disease, The effects of the 
new. 6'8 
House covered with canvas. 205 
House, Framework and pipes of.. 205 
Stems, Top portions of rusted— 564 
Barn, An up-to-date, no posts, nocross 
timbers . 481 
Basement, Plan fora. 83 
Fire, The mysterious. 433 
Frame, A truss for. 482 
Modern Virginia stock. 322 
Southern cattle feeding. . 322 
Barnyard, Scene In an English. 723 
Beetle, Predaceous Diving, The.601 
Bests are carried up, How the.771 
Forced along by screw power. 771 
Good and bad topping of. 77d 
Necessity of deeply stirred soil for 770 
Berry Held, Scenes in Mr. Ballou's_385 
Shanty, A movable,. 290 
Brooder house, Cross section of. 012 
Bicycle,Columbiachnlnless. 740 
Budd, Prof. J. L. 499 
Bud, How to. 631 
Buds, Whitened and unwhitened. 787 
Butter room at Hillside Farm. 530 
Tub, Lining tne. 044 
Bull, Dutch Belted, A typical . Oil 
fjord 1 ofty. 307 
Bulls, Dutch Belted, and belted goat. Oil 
Cabbages, Transplanted. 205 
Calves, Group of sklin-mllk. 707 
Cankerworms, Band for catching. 270 
Canna, New Orchid, Italia. 132 
Carrot Is composed of, What the. 738 
Cauliflower tied together for shade... 200 
Celery culture on a village let, New 
method of. 009 
8torlng, for winter. 5 
Chalnless wheel. Bayvelgere. 740 
Chestnut, Extra Eaily Japan. 780 
Grove, Paragon, View in a. 785 
Killen. 238 
Paragon, One burr of, grown In 
Delaware. 237 
Specimen of the 18-months’. 20 
Tree, A spi out-grafted . 785 
Tree In a rocky Connecticut pas¬ 
ture . 708 
Chrysanthemums grown in Mississippi 028 
Clover, Crimson, Diseased, leaves. 690 
Crimson, Fifteen acres of, seeded 
In corn.370 
Crimson, Iiuller at work on the, 
crop. 449 
Crimson, ltye and. 370 
Crimson, seeded in corn, Julv, 1896. 370 
Crimson, Single stool of, May 5.... 309 
Crimson, The Delaware, crop. 449 
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Cockerels, Light Brahma, A group of. 723 
Cock, White Wyandotte, Typical. 059 
Coffee-growing In toe woods. 595 
Coffee plantation, Scene on a. 593 
Plantation, The buildings on a.... 694 
Corn crop that gives roughage for two 
cows per acre. 33 
Markers, A new idea In. 222 
Cotton field,Sc“ne InaSouth Carolina 737 
Cow, Cross-bred Guernsey—Jersey. 
Lily of the Valley. 091 
Of Denmark, The little red . 739 
Dexter. Bed Hose. 17 
Grade Guernsey. Guernsey Maid.. 091 
Grade Guernsey, Houston. 191 
Guernsey, with good udder. 305 
Jersey. An Engllsn prize-winning. 515 
Stomach of the. 02 
Cow's stomach. Inside of. 02 
Cucumber, Kolllson's Telegraph. 08 
Cucumbers under glass, Trellis for... 08 
Cultivator, Diamond-tooth, The. 508 
For seeding Crimson clover. 483 
Currant, Pomona. 133 
Darn repairing, Diagram for. 680 
Dougl-s, Robert, The late. 409 
Drag. Homemade plank . 150 
Drain, stone. How to build a. 00 
Duck breeding Louse and yards, Mr. 
Pollard's. 151 
Farm, Breeding yards on Mr. Pol¬ 
lard's. 170 
Electric light end of house. Growth at, 35 
Light. Growth at opposite end from 35 
Farm. New Jersey, Typical scene in 
the yard of an olotlme. 753 
Farmer, Friends of the, standing by 
him for 1897. . 97 
Kno*s where to go when night 
comes. 675 
Feed box, A stationary. (2,2 
A tilting. 652 
Fence, A hog-tight. 98 
A hook-and-eye. 82 
A light panel. f8 
A simple post. 82 
A timber-country. 82 
A zig-zag portable. 82 
No-tlp portable. 98 
Portable, of woven wire. 115 
Post-and-rall. 82 
Post, The simplest of all. 98 
Wire in the panel. 98 
Filter, A homemade. 341 
Fish pond, Diagram of a. 724 
Foliage bed sub-lrrlgated wltn the, 
An out-door. 49 
Fruit basket. A novel. 313 
Jar, Vacuum. 393 
Packs on the limb, How the. 289 
Fruit-storage buildlngln western New 
York . 19 
Furrows, End views of differently 
turned. 274 
Generation, It has served its purpose 
for an older. 65 
Gooseberry, Columbus. 643 
Gracilla. 643 
Keepsake. 643 
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Gooseberry Plantation, Mr. Ballou’s 
young. 259 
Triumph. 643 
Grape, Early Ohio. 627 
Grapes, The loop tray for. 713 
Greenhouse, Front elevation of. 763 
Ground plan, showing elevation... 763 
Grindstone, How to mount a. 772 
Grundv, Fred. And Miss Fedora. 547 
Heifer, Short-horn, A champion Eng¬ 
lish. 834 
Hen, A wooden, witn 50,000 chicks. 207 
Big wooden, An Inside view of the. 207 
Digestive organs of a. 62 
Henhouse, Plano. 450 
Plan lor a. 225 
Hen mother on record. The youngest. 676 
Hogs eating rape. 417 
Hornet, Paper, Nest of the. 498 
Hotbed, Fire. 206 
Ice, artificial, A simple illustration of 722 
Artificial, How, is made and cut.. 721 
Insects, A net for. 532 
Jarring, Devices for. 532 
Irrigation In Iowa, below the dam. . . 81 
In Iowa, the pond above the dam. 81 
Jersey, An 18-vear-old and her calf... 1 
Kale as grown in garden culture. 339 
Used as a bedding plant. 339 
Katydid and the work she did, A.308 
Lamb feeding, Troughs for.678 
Lawes, Sir John B. 577 
Leaves, Making skeletons of the.389 
Linder family plowing In one field.... 626 
Linder, Mr. and Mrs. Peter, and their 
ten sons. 625 
Loganberry blossoms and berries. 371 
The. 131 
Lvon, T. T.. at work upon the new 
fruit list. 641 
The latest photograph of. 642 
Mall carriers starling from C.imax, 
Mich. 3 
Melon and Cucumber borers, The. 548 
Milk, The best wa7 to water the .801 
Mowing-machine knives, Howtogrii_d 4U2 
Mushrooms grown In baskets. 610 
Oats, Mortgage Lifter. 131 
Ohio young s ock, Some. 706 
Onion crop. Topping the. 353 
Field, How fertilizers and good 
tools save labor In. 403 
Tops fall down, When the. 353 
Onions, Cleaning and sortingthe. 353 
F’or transplanting. 206 
Pea, Asparagus. 130 
Landreth’s Extra Eariy. 130 
Sweet, Red Rldlng-hood. 133 
Peas, Cow, at the Oklahoma Station.. 722 
Peach tree. A baled. 788 
Tree in the Coll North. Laying 
down a. 739 
Trees, Early Rivers, Whitened and 
unwhitened. 787 
Peaches photographed. Half a dozen 
of the most popular. 765 
Pear, Fame. 674 
Sweet and sour. Cross section of.. 613 
Pet and the pets, The. 451 
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Picking stand, The Dale View. 386 
Pine, Sun-ray, The, Plnus Massoniana 
Varlegata. 113 
Plowing. Samples of good and bad_ 274 
Plum, Bailey. 579 
Berger. 579 
Burbank.546 
Hattanklo. 579 
Lincoln. 595 
Red June. 679 
Satsuma. 610 
The crescent on the. 354 
Tree, A Maine, after pruning. 805 
Tree. A Maine, before pruning_801 
Trees, A group of. 289 
Yeddo. 579 
Weeping Japan. 660 
Wlckson. 660 
Potato. Acme. 2 
Bovee. ... 131 
Columbus. 18 
Composition of the. 738 
1 leld, Dinner time In the.833 
Milwaukee. . 18 
Plants as started at the New Jer¬ 
sey Station. 275 
Snowflake Jr ..:. 34 
Somerset... 2 
Vineless Sweet. 131 
Potatoes, Carman No. 3, as grown in 
Wisconsin.833 
R. N.-Y.—Irrigated and not irri¬ 
gated .— 67 
Seed, Soaking in corrosive subli¬ 
mate.325 
Potomato. Tomato grafted on potato 
root. 114 
Poultry houses at Hope Farm, One of 
the.835 
Prune. York State, with bens'eggs... 51 
Pruners. A mask for. 191 
Pruning from the wagon. 290 
Pumpkin handy for hog feeding. 355 
Pumpkins. Some... 355 
Radish, New Leafless. 130 
Rape Held, Third cutting from. 418 
Plant of the second cutting. 419 
Plant, showing growth of two 
months. 419 
Raspberries, Mr. Ballou's young. 221 
Raspberry, Cumberland blackcap, 
with medium-sized blackben-v.. 802 
Miller Red. 131 
ItequieB-cat. Resurgam. 129 
Roller, A homemade.338. 4U2, 419 
Roof of third pitch, A.324 
Root cellar. Building a. 485 
Rosa Multiflora Japonica. 189 
Rose. Crimson Rambler. 545 
Marchioness of Londonderry. 132 
Rural Grounds, View of house and 
lawn In.513 
Salt-bush, Australian, The . 754 
Sheep pasturing on second-growth 
sorghum. 291 
Rack, A double. 578 
Rack for feeding. 578 
Silk dress, The origin of your. 529 
Silo, tub, A . 173 
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Silo, Tub, under a shed. 5 
Spraying device, A new. 337 
Vines. A good device for. 580 
Wagon, Two Ideas for. 387 
Stable ventila’or, A. 514 
Stanchions, A new thing in. 306 
Stone crusher. An Indiana. 689 
Storage house, Cross section of.323 
Strawberries, Irrigating trough for... 338 
Preparing soil for. 258 
Stiawberry barrel, A. 434 
Champion of England. 467 
Joe.465, 467 
McKinley.466, 468 
Plants. Irrigation of. 401 
Strawberry-raspberry, The. 257 
Strawberry, Robbie. 467 
Rural New-Yorker No. 7. 516 
Sugar factory In New York. First. 769 
Factory, Topping beets at the 
Rome. 769 
Swiss and Jersey blood, A dairy sand¬ 
wich of. 150 
Teosinte does on poor soil, What. 273 
Toad, The Ameriean . 435 
Tomato barrel. 206 
Tongue, Three-horse. 260 
Transplanting, Use of cans In.205 
Tree, Autumn-planted, starting and 
trimming the. 673 
Single, A specimen. 289 
Trees, Seven, with chicken coop. 289 
Trout, California or Rainbow.497 
Udder, A tine Jersey. 30 
A good Holstein. 30 
A good tc breed from ... . 30 
A funnel-shaped. 30 
A little light In front. 30 
Of the cow, a lobe of the. 15 
Of the cow. Half section of the 
gland. 14 
Of tne cow, Veins and blood ves¬ 
sels on the. 14 
With poor front. 30 
Vine, Delaware, A business orna¬ 
mental . 50 
In winter. The Knlflln. 50 
Sawed-off. One season's growth 
of a. 50 
Wagon rack, Head end of. 171 
Shed made from box boards.321 
Wagons Electric, that pass on tne 
• road. 803 
Water, distilling. Tank for. 453 
Wells, Hon. Levi .565 
Willow, Laurel-leaf . 802 
Wilson, James, of Iowa, U. S. Secre¬ 
tary of Agriculture. 169 
Windmill. A Nebraska Jumbo or Go- 
devil . 563 
Costing but 81.50.5i2 
Homemade, A curious. 56? 
Large Jumbo, with cut-off.561 
Patched over. An old. 56S 
Various methods of fastening 
arms of. 563 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
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Alphabet, Learning the. 682 
Apron, A washday. 330 
Asparagus, Canning. 248 
Babies, A brooder for. 778 
Dressing the. 180 
Teaching. 90 
Baby to walk, Helping tne. 842 
Baby's bottle.<>54 
Comfort, for. 394 
Physical culture, The. 618 
Bag, hot-water. Cover for the. 570 
Bed for an invalid. 602 
Rest for an invalid. 746 
Bedsteads, Brass. 762 
Beef, Corning. 410 
Juice for invalids . 230 
Belt pocket . 746 
Belts in variety. 410 
Bonnet brushes. 698 
Little girl's winter . 10 
Bookbinding, Concerning. 506 
Bookcase, A convenient. 330 
A corner.682 
Bookmark, Corner... 682 
Books, Binding, at home. 42 
Binding, Trimmer for use in.106 
That have influenced us.214 
Boys. Bringing up four. 650 
Bread, Brown.140 
Cutting and butieilng machine... 842 
Salt-rising. 160 
Wrapped in paper. 426 
Broom, Whisk, for a dishwasher.638 
Burlap in colors.554 
Butter and lard for frying. 506 
Cake, Snowflake. 650 
Carpets, Cleaning. 140 
Cash svstem, Advantages of. 794 
Chair for the piazza. 506 
Chatelaine, Embroidery.842 
Cheese. Cottage. 10 
Child, Government of the. 650 
Training.• ••. 842 
Child's balanced ration, The. 160 
Party, Amusements for a. 74 
■Children, Care of very young. 58 
Having their own way. 554 
Sattsiled with their homes.. 346 
Teaching, at home.666, 730 
Children's underwear, The. 602 
China for gifts.<>32, 634 
Christmas novelties. 810 
Closet, china, A serviceable. 122 
Preserve, A handy.842 
Clothes drier. Portable gas. 778 
Hampers and baskets, Homemade 10 
Post, An up-to-date. 634 
Clothing, Washing soiled. 106 
Club, Rainy Day. 7{8 
Collar and cuff boxes...810 
Collars and cuffs. 330 
Cooker, The Aladdin.. 506 
Cookery, Diet. 10 
Cooking classes in Philadelphia 
schools. 666 
Electrical. 746 
Good, and extravagant. 746 
Inexpensive materials. 230 
Schoolin New York.....490 
Corn and peas, Canning. 410 
Cupboard, A pic . 522 
Custards, Watery. 554 
Daughter of Eve, A little. 106 
Daughters, The training of our-153, 474 
Denim for bedroom floor . 666 
Dictionary as an educator. The.426 
Dinner, Easter, An. 248 
Sunday, A. 538 
Dinners, Sunday.506 
Domestic Science in schools. 458 
Symposium, A. 458 
Dress, Lectures on, in New York store. 298 
Materials, New. 634 
Dresses, School. 554 
Dress-hanger for fine bodices.585 
Dressmaker, Notes for the.266 
Dress-skirt, A simple. 180 
Drinks, Summer. 410 
Duster, feather, Keeping. 842 
Dusting with compressed air. 554 
Earache, Simple remedies for . 10 
Easter gifts In the shop windows. 282 
Editor, The family. 160 
Education, An experiment in. 442 
Eggs, Frozen. e0 
Embroidery, Turkish, for cushions... 602 
Emergency, Calmness in an . 618 
Fabrics, Fashionable. 122 
Fair, Trifles sold at a. 810 
Family supporter, The . 698 
Fancy work. Some Ideas in.426 
Farm housekeeping and domestic 
science. 570 
Farmers’ fare . 602 
Farmers’ Institutes fo • the women_762 
Farmer's vacation, The. 442 
Feathers, Use and renovation of. 26 
Flannel, ironing. 346 
Flannels, Care of .842 
Washing. 26 
Flies, A sure riddance for.490 
Floors, Staining.248, 618 
Flour barrel, A swinging. 346 
Food, Bad methods of cooking.618 
Difficulties in keeping. 140 
From the garden, Good. 248 
Show. 522 
Fowl, Cooking an old. 650 
Gingerbread, Soft. 248 
Girl, country. Work for the.842 
Girl degraded by dally papers. 586 
Girls brighter than boys.826 
Girls, Growing. Strengthening. 638 
Godliness, Next to.825 
Gowns, New, from old. 26 
Grass stains, Removing.554 
Grease spots, Removing. 394 
Hair, Care of the. 214 
Shampoo for the. 10 
Hammock for the children.506 
Hams, Keeping.442 
Hat, The spring. 248 
Hats, straw, Renovating. 538 
Health, Requisites for family. 266 
Heredity at a mothers' meeting. 282 
Home and school education. 471 
Don't give up the.570 
Homemaktng vs. housekeeping.631 
Hominy, Lye.160 
Hose supporters, Homemade. 10 
Hospital, Neatness in tue. 682 
Housecleaning. 266 
Household notes.330, 522 
Housekeeping schools, German. 698 
Schools In Belgium. 602 
Housework, Saving strength in. 58 
Infant mortality. Causes of.554 
Intemperance and misery. Cause of .. 499 
ironing. Aid In.... . 26 
Jellies, Fruit for. 522 
Jelly. Apple.631 
Making conveniences. 412 
Kitchen, A summer. 346 
Cabinet. Easily made. 298 
Conveniences, Some. 682 
Drudgery. 442 
Maids, M»n as...762 
Window, From the.25, 106 
Kneading boards, Watcn the.762 
Labor-saving In summer. 490 
Laces, Washing dainty. 26 
Laundry conveniences, Some.122 
League, Anti-swearing. 7.(0 
Letter-writing, Advice to gitl on.346 
Love deflued by Helen Keller.618 
Macaroni and its use. 698 
Marrying an idle young man. 746 
Meats, Dainty made-over. 794 
Medicine closet. 26 
Memorandum slate. 58 
Mending day, A cooperative. 490 
Mllkweef pods for filling cushions.... 666 
Mirrors, To polish. 26 
Mothers, National Congress of. 180 
Opportunity.554 
Mucilage, White of egg for. 90 
Neck dressing for shirt waists. 810 
Dressings. 586 
Neeile-book, Pretty . . 842 
Nurse, The trained. 314 
Trained, Requisites for. 330 
Trained, The duties of a. 762 
Onion and its virtues, The. 198 
PAG E 
Oven, Testing the. 426 
Paper, crape, Photograph frames tiom 826 
Paper-hanging, Home.282 
Party, A salmagundi. 58 
Peaches, California. How to cook. 42 
Peas, Canning green. 426 
Peppers, Keeping. 698 
Periodical club, A. 746 
Photograph frame. A simple. 586 
Frames .442 
Frames, Linen-covered.810 
Plnch-time. 74 
Pincushion, Bedroom. 842 
Pins, Trays for. 58 
Plumbing. Improvements In modern.. 140 
Pocket, Adjustable. 570 
Portiere. An aromatic. 762 
Potatoes in variety. 298 
1*00110411008, Disreputable. 826 
Pudding-dish collars. 682 
Puddings, plum, Three. 26 
Rations, balanced. Low-cost.762 
Reason and obedience. 650 
Rice, Flaked.586 
Room, An Inexpensive. 230 
Rose sachet. 474 
Rugs of sacking. 10 
Salads, Plain vegetable . 214 
School and out. In the. 634 
Motto. 442 
Symposium, A.362, 378,394 
Scrap-book for children. 74 
For recipes. 538 
Settle and table, Combination. 746 
Sewing for the season. 90 
Machine Use of. 458 
Shallots, Plckdng. 522 
Sh 09 -button holder, A... 522 
Shoes for everyday wear. 506 
Sick, The care of the. 794 
Silk or woolen. Mending. 198 
Silks, Cleaning. 682 
Silver-polishing compounds. 26 
Sink and kitchen table, Combination. 762 
Sairt. Fitting a new.602 
Holders, Metal. 410 
Skirts of washing materials.538 
Sleeve p ills, Ironing .586 
Soap, Horn-made. 90 
Homemade hard. 282 
Sofa cushions. Cotton and linen for... 666 
Cushions, Summer.442 
Soup and soup-meat. 410 
Color in. 26 
Stains, Removing. 198 
Stick-pins, Traveling case for. 10 
Stocks with linen collars. 698 
Stockings for children, Colored. 794 
Stoves, Oil, for summer use. 410 
Strength, Saving. 198 
Table. A homemade. 586 
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Table for plants. 762 
Neatness in arranging. 426 
Tray. 794 
Teaching, Suggestions for home. 426 
Thanksgiving Day. 762 
Ties with shirt waists. 692 
Tern oer or nerves ?.570 
Toast, French. 650 
Tobacco habit, Breeding out the. .714, 730 
Underskirts, Moreen for. 794 
Underwear, New ideas in. 778 
Vegetables, Late winter. 58 
Veils of washing net. 570 
Velvet, Sewing. 58 
Ventilation, Lack of. 746 
Vests of lawn or batiste. 394 
Wafers, Graham. 650 
Waists, Children’s. 106 
Wardrobe, A twenty-dollar. 522 
Washing embroidered doilies. 74 
Water, drinking, Filter for. 522 
In the farm house. 410 
Wedgewood ware . 634 
Winter warmth, For. 570 
Wisdom, Everyday.5(8, 730 
Woman, The smart .458, 474 
Woman’s work, A Michigan. 746 
Women, A modest money-making 
scheme for.810, 826 
A9 barbers. 730 
Managing money. 180 
Occupations for. 586 
With small incomes. 160 
Woolens, Shr.uking of. 140 
Work-basket, A traveling. 346 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Barrel in place, The. 346 
Swung out, The. 346 
Bookcase, A corner. 682 
A window. 330 
Books, Binding, at home. 42 
Chair, A kitchen.538 
Clothes post, An up-to-date. 634 
Gardener A small. 106 
Kitchen cabinet, A. 298 
L imp screen. 426 
Mint sticks .426 
Next to Godliness. 826 
Nurse. The trained. 314 
Preserve closet, A handy.842 
Settle and table, Combination. 746 
Closed to form table. 746 
Sink. Movable dry. 762 
Sticking plaster case. 426 
Table. A homemade. 586 
Trimmer, A homemade. 106 
