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INDEX.—THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Page 
Does In Garden. 506 
In N. Y. State. 24 
Drainage for Hillside House.. 792 
From Stable. 515 
Hints . 775 
Questions . 227 
Tile .877, 895 
Drains, Stone. 729 
Drought, in New Jersey. 589 
Ducks. Pekin. 323 
Picking . . .\ . 379 
With Rheumatism. 707 
Dynamite and Hogs. 519 
Use of.4.39, 497 
E. ■ 
Eating. Intemperance in. 233 
Bekford, Henry. 360 
Education, Agricultural. 67 
Egg Deal, More About. 531 
Disease, Soft Shelled. 259 
Pedigree . 643 
Plant, Jersey Beauty. 930 
Plants, Night Soil for.... 930 
Record, Massachusetts. 674 
Yield, Big. 217 
Eggs, Bloody. 625 
By Express. 364 
Dark Colored Wanted. 303 
Fancy Market for. 422 
For Storage. 204 
Guarantee for. 488 
In Alcohol Barrels. 927 
Medicated . 888 
Preserving in Barrel. 515 
Preserving in Water Glass, 
297„ 340, 760, 779, 928 
Shipping to Cuba. (ill 
White Wanted. 305 
Winter . 62 
Elaeagnus Parvi flora. 698 
Elm, Grafting. 600 
Eucalyptus in Ohio. 277 
Evergreens by Mail. 376 
Propagating . 630 
Experiment Stations at County 
Farms . 390 
Exposition at Portland, Ore,.. 557 
Express Companies and Eggs.. 364 
Package, Story of. 855 
Reform . 91.7 
Page 
Crop-Bound . 236 
Diarrhoea in. 285 
I>arge vs. Small. 258 
Surgery for. 482 
Worms in. 45 
Yarding . 580 
Franchise Tax Daw. 460 
Frauds, Chapter of. 360 
Frcemartins .771, 819, 
875, 889 
Frog Farming. 7 
Frost, Protection From. 123 
Fruit at N. Y. State Fair. . . . 705 
Burbank's .568, 615 
Cedar Rust on. 845 
Dryhouse . 145 
Evaporator. Plan for. 58 
Fertilizer for. 536 
For Connecticut. 202 
For Home Use.206, 645 
For Mississippi . 664 
For New Mexico. 552 
For N. Y. Market. 228 
For Oklahoma. 744 
For Pennsylvania. 202 
For Wet Ground. 727 
Growers’ Association, N. Y r . 59 
Growing on Rough Hand. .. 469 
How to Pick. 693 
Illinois . 472 
In Alabama . 879 
In British Columbia. 933 
In West Virginia. 869 
Notes, Buckman's. 167 
Notes, California. 70 
Packing, Co-operative. 685 
Seedless . 256 
Small, Seeds of. 146 
Sod Grown, Color in. 314 
Temperate, for Tropics.... 696 
’Trees for Ilenyards.... 144, 183 
r P**AA Xfnlno /iOO AKK 
Fruto Farm Hits. 569 
Fuchsia, Culture of. 207 
Fumigation and Nursery Stock 
3, 927 
Dying Out. 812 
With Hydrocyanic Acid Gas 
178, 930 
For Greenhouse. 117 
Fur Outlook. 829 
Furs, Grading and Packing... 679 
Furnace. Air Supply for.. 122, 231 
For Dryhouse. 145 
F. 
Fair, American Institute... 
.. 728 
Dominion . 
.. 797 
N. Y. State. 
Farm Accounts. 
. . IS 
Buying . 
. . 669 
For Boarders . 
. . 833 
Help in Indiana. 
.. 578 
Huri-tlner . 
Labor Question, 
4 23, 459. 517, 523, 669 
Laborers, Italians as. 25 
Lands, Eastern.55, 95 
Lease . 47 
Machinery .346, 440, 843 
Not^s . 641 
Run-Down .. 597 
Simple Life on. 775 
Truck, July on. 581 
Woman’s Day on. 629 
Farmer and Canning Factory.. 121 
And Game Laws... 789 
License for Peddling. 346 
Old, Talks. 60 
Persevering. 3 
Woman . 19 
Farmers’ Institute in Cow 
Barn . 269 
Institutes, N. .1. 797 
Institutes, N. Y.r.. 824 
’’Rights” . 8 
Western, Coming East. 114, 198 
Fanning At Long Range. 653 
Cooperative .123, 331 
Fertilizer . 597 
Florida . 4T 
In Montana. 894 
In Russia. 933 
Poor . 115 
Selling End of. 54 
Farms, Abandoned, in New 
England . 3 
Incomes from. 605 
Poor, Experiments at..454, 621 
New England. 139 
Farmhouse, Heating. S07 
Fat of the Land. 652 
Feed, How to Buy. 44 
Feeding Problem. 153 
Fence, Highway. 276 
Line, Damage to. 38 
Questions, Legal. 665 
Fennel, Florence. 866 
Fern, Tarrytown . 124 
Ferrets . 786 
Fertilizer, Basic Slag as. 764 
Burned, Value of. 440 
Charcoal as. 96 
Exclusive Use of. .. 334 
For Alfalfa...... 616 
For Apple Orchard. 201 
For Fruit.486, 536 
For Grass. 63 
For Potatoes.110, 392 
424, 522 
For Roses. 554 
For Wheat.272, SS0 
For Window Gaiden. 40 
For Young Trees. 503 
ITow Analyzed. 929 
In Missouri. 74 
In Texas. 116 
Laws, Southern. 397 
Lime with. 424 
Mixing . 253 
Nitrate of Potash as. 470 
Packing-house . 632 
Problems . 281 
Quickly Available. 253 
Sulphate of Iron for. 296 
Talks .694, 710 
Turnips as. 206 
Washing Away. 439 
Fig Trees, Pruning. 224 
Figs. Growing in Maine. 147 
Financial Stringency. 872 
File, Managing. 925 
Fireplace, Building. v.*:: 
Fish Pond. Building. 664 
Flies, Killing. 763 
On Stock. 57!i 
Florida. Favored Sections in.. 287 
Farming . 827 
Hogs . 10T 
Na+acj 09 
' 155/215, 523,' 637 
Florists’ Convention. 648 
Flower, Fadeless.124, 586 
Flowers in South Dakota. 408 
Fly Killers. Homemade. 720 
White, in Greenhouse... 36, 930 
Fodder Crops. 403 
Shredders, Hand. 80S 
Stacking . 425 
Fowls, Animal Meal for. 530 
G. 
Galax Leaves, ’Trade in. 537 
Game Controversy. 904 
Garbage for Hogs. 627 
Garden. Close Culture in..565, 713 
Gardening at School. 777 
Garget, Remedy for. 435 
Gas Injures Trees. 912 
Ginseng, Facts About.508, 509 
Gladiolus. Autumn Giant. 794 
Prlnceps Abroad.650, 898 
Glass. Bulled or Lapped..428, 582 
Gooseberry Hybrids. 602 
Grafting Elm . 600 
Cherry Sprouts. 792 
Plum Into Apricot. 424 
Grain, Feeding in Sheaf. 677 
Grange, National. 865 
Notes, N. J. 744 
In Small Places. 679 
Grape Buds, Steely Beetle on. 471 
Green Mountain. 570 
Isabella . 898 
Vines, Girdling.568, 
666 . 728, 792 
Vines. Planting. 896 
Grapes, Black Rot of . 589 
For .Telly. 808 
Manure for. 929 
Grass Root Diggers. 489 
Grasshoppers. Killing . 865 
Greenhouse Bench . .. 571 
Best System of Glazing. ... 421 
Bulled Glass for. 458 
Cost of . 821 
Information . 758 
With Hotbed Sash. 791 
Winter in . 837 
Work in .Tune. 441 
Work in July. 521 
Work in August. 585 
Work in September. 649 
Work in October. 729 
Work in November. 793 
Grubs, White, in Pasture.744 
H. 
Hawks, How to Keep Off. 906 
Ilav Cock, Hauling. 642 
Coarse, Why Preferred for 
Horses . 143 
Farming . 122 
In Connecticut. 334 
In Florida . 583 
Loader, Value of.370, 
551, 571, 615 
Machinery ..537, 614, 662. 709 
Notes . 327 
Press, Hand. 609 
Rye and Vetch for. 676 
Salt or Lime on.38, 114 
Slings . 928 
Stack Measurement . 862 
Heat for Country Houses..114, 287 
Heifer Sucking. 381 
With Seven Teats. 366 
Hen. Discouraging. 15 
Feeding, Mapes Plan of. .. 64 
Flocks. Rig.863, 874 
Income from.578, 593, 642 
Laying, Shape of. 893 
Lice . 785 
Lice, Sal Soda for. 392 
Man Talks. 284 
Manure and Ashes. 298 
Manure Drilling. 272 
Manure with Fertilizer.... 760 
Manure for Garden. 168 
Manure for Strawberries. . 250 
Manure, Value of. 370 
Notes . 769 
Notes, by Mapes.487, 790 
Notes, Cosgrove’s.... 44, 82, 126 
Notes from White.15, 129 
Pasture . 237 
Rations . 755 
Record, Connecticut. 265 
Report . 105 
Story . 152 
Wyandotte and Dark Eggs. 466 
Hens, Acid Phosphate for. . .. 261 
Acre for . 343 
Ailments of. 937 
Brown Leghorn. 236 
California . 403 
Connecticut. 366 
Do Not Lay. 911 
Housing . 755 , 923 
Limber Neck in. 739 
I.inseed Meal for. 689 
Meat for. 803 
Montana . 42 
Nest, Orange Box. 45 
Page 
North Carolina. 259 
Plymouth Rock. 343 
S. C. Wyandotte. 921 
Small Flock of. 689 
Sweet Corn for. 379 
Too Warm. 82 
What Breed of. 65 
\\ inter Care of...365. 810, 890 
With Roup. 379 
Henhouse Building. 211 
Piaster for. 402 
ITen.vards, What Fruit for...| 144 
Hickory, Propagating Under 
Glass . 198 
Highways, Impassable. 473 
Hog and Hominy in Indiana.. 254 
Berkshire. 938 
Garbage for. 627 
Lice .923 
Pasture for.....271, 435 
Question . 85 
Scalding . 31 
Scientifically Cut Up..102, 343 
Hogs, Feeding in Field. 821 
Wheat or Middlings for... 738 
With Skin Disease. 378 
Hogpens. Arrangement of. .126, 563 
Honeysuckles . 810 
Hope Farm. Day’s Work on.. 443 
Farm Eggs. 188 
Farm Orchards. 925 
Farm, Returning to. 395 
Farm Thanksgiving. 899 
Horse, Abscess on. 674 
Balkv. 610, 770, 773, 
834, 852, 890, 922, 926 
Breeding Question. 150 
Breeding. Outlook for..355, 
514. 525 
Brittle Hoof and Distemper 
in . 451 
Care in Hot Weather. 566 
Cosgrove's . 926 
Cribbing .467, 482, 498 
Indigestion in. 674 
Knowing . 63 
Lice on. 128 
Trolling Tongue. 498 
Major Gone. 867 
Mange on... 451 
Morgan.389, 658, 706, 
786, 875 
Old, Plea for. 483 
Out of Condition.63, 128 
Periodic Ophthalmia in.... 344 
Rations .43, 345 
Scours in . . 252 
Spavin in. 150 
Thin . 616 
Wart on.674, 802 
With Abscess. 480 
With Eczema. 802 
With Heaves. 480 
With Ringbone. 182 
With Sore Throat. 627 
Horses, Cax-e of. 530 
Corn Fodder for. 149 
Coarse Hay for.143, 626 
Farm. Ration for. 389 
Western N. Y. 466 
Millet for. 344 
Old . 539 
Three Abreast. 373 
Unshod . 152 
Washing . 771 
Where Shipped from. 450 
Horseradish. Culture of... 316, 3.39 
Questions . 392 
Horticultural Advice, Samples 
of .438, 487 
Nuisances . 506 
Society, N. J. 39 
Society. N. Y.98, 122 
Horticulture. New England.... 669 
Hotbed. Cloth Cover for. 167 
Hotbeds, Facts About. 197 
House. Fumigating. 375 
Heating.24. 114, 287, 807 
Plans. 667 
Huckleberry, Garden. 746 
Humus, Need of. 313 
Saving. 920 
Too Much. 811 
Husband and Wife, Contract 
Between . 276 
Hydrangeas, Propagating. 166 
Hydrocyanic Acid Gas, Use of. 118 
I. 
Ice and Icehouse. 74 
Icehouse, Building. 791 
Illinois Notes. 499 
Impatiens Holsti. 826 
Incubators. Beehives as. ■' ~ 
Experience . 186 
Talk About. 31 
Incubator, Trouble With, 
323, 370, 658 
Indiana Notes. .. 653 
Insects, Ups and Downs of. . . 727 
Insecticides, Proprietary. 208 
Insurance, Life. 731 
Interstate, Commerce Commis¬ 
sion . 95 
Iron and Steel. 247 
Galvanized for Evaporator 
Pan . 58 
Sulphate as Fertilizer. 296 
Irrigation Problem. 920 
Ivy, English, Growth of. 299 
J. 
July Fourth Accidents. 476 
K. 
Kainit for Corn. 20 
Kerosene and Flour for Spray¬ 
ing . 423 
And Limoid . 699 
Emulsion . 178 
Lime and Sulphur Spray.. 757 
On Pear Trees. 142 
Kitchen, Old New England.... 487 
L. 
Lambs at a Picnic. 610 
Lambs, Early. 65 
Feeding for Growth. 140 
For N. Y. Market. 289 
Land, Brush. Clearing. 34 
Scrub, Clearing..'. 201 
Stumpy, Clearing. 99 
Titles, Torrens System of. . 524 
Transfer Defectivve. 473 
La undry at Creamery. 215 
Lawn, Questions....'. 614 
Laziness, Cure for. 24 
Lead. Arsenate of. 213 
Arsenate of, vs. Paris-green 146 
Pipe, Old. 753 
Leaves, Handling. 863 
Leeks . 630 
Lettuce, Forcing. 333 
House. Heating. 711 
May King. 490 
Page 
Lice. Lime Wash for. 570 
On Chicks. 547 
On Horse. 128 
On Hogs . 923 
On Peas. 600 
Life Assurance Society, Equit¬ 
able . 524 
Light, Acetylene Gas for. 222 
Lightning Rod. ..545, 569, 583, 
605. 653, 669, 813, 829 
Lilac. Michael Buchner . 474 
Lilies, Easter..".. 20 
Lily, Toad. 40 
Liquor License, .$30,000. 130 
Lime and Clover. 341 
And Ground Bone. 929 
And I>and Plaster.253, 355 
Around Apple Trees. 31 
Dry Slaking. 78 
Effect on Crops. 502 
Fall Use of. 1)12 
Flour of. 426 
For Alfalfa.201, 253 
For Pear Tree.. 4 74 
In Pennsylvania. 519 
Magnesia in. 443 
On Mossy Land. 521 
“New Process”... 227. 391, 439 
Notes on. 617 
On Onions. 95 
On Strawberries. 253 
Sulphur Wash.29, 63, 
147, 162, 178, 231. 253, 911 
Psing on Land... 138, 488, 667 
Value of. 455 
Wilh Fertilizer.424, 880 
With Rye. 488 
Limoid and Kerosene.179, 699 
Line, Straight. What Is?. 92S 
Live Stock at N. Y. Slate Fair 717 
Stock Breeders. N. Y., Meet 9 
Stock, Medicine for. 594 
Stock, Purebred. 62 
.Stock, Purebred vs. Grades. 4.35 
Stock. Shipping.875, 938 
Locust, Black and Yellow.... 277 
For Posts. 4 
Honey, for Hedges. 912 
Trees on Hillside. 741 
M. 
Machinery, Indoor. 
Maggots, Army of. 
Mail Carrier, Rural, Duties of. 
Carrier Talks. 
Rural Delivery of.117, 
Maine, Notes from. 
Mam_ Western, Looks South.. 
Hired, Talks Back. 
Mange, Remedy for.128, 
210, 260, 345,451,562. 610, 
Manure Around Young Trees.. 
Barnyard . 
Chemicals with.375, 
Crop . 
For Grapes. 
Hauling Daily. 
Heap, How to Handle. 
lieu. Caring for. 
Horse, Baled. 
In Dry Country. 
Right of Tenant To. 
Spreader in Snow. 
When to Haul. 
Wintering . 
Manorial Problems. 
Maple, Norway, Avenue of. . . . 
Sap Evaporators, Best Met¬ 
al for . 
Mare and Colt, Care of...315, 
Market. Home, Neglecting.... 
Marketing by Trolley. 
Medicine for Live Stock. 
Melon Blight. 
Bug. Killing. 
Hoodoo . 
Melons, Cracking. 
Mixing . 
Men. Crippled. 
Mice and the Mulch System.. 
And Trees.18. 47, 
Milk and Cow Notes. 
As Food. 
Bill, Fish. 
Bitter . 
Bloody .434, 
Bottles, Paper. 
Cans. Sealed.263, 
Certified. 
City, Control of. 
Coloring . 
Cost of Quart. 
Fever . 
635 
536 
56 
583 
540 
835 
685 
681 
674 
696 
34 
390 
3 
929 
270 
54 
31 
37 
375 
466 
678 
613 
sso 
88.3 
314 
58 
370 
726 
6.31 
594 
682 
505 
810 
272 
392 
428 
390 
897 
364 
24 
396 
43 1 
579 
553 
317 
78 
541 
723 
885 
475 
Food, Value of. 563 
Goat's . 807 
In Cities. 24 
In Kansas. 403 
law, New.515, 547 
Notes .381, 626 
Prices . 525 
Ration for.45, 283, 366 
Room in Cellar. SOS 
Separator, Evolution of.... 839 
Separator, for Calves. 74 
Separators, Hand. 531 
Standard . 380 
Standard and Holstein 
Cows . 302 
St. Louis. 139 
Stringy' . 595 
Test Abuse. 749 
Tester, Babcock. .437, 482, 518 
Trade. Wisconsin. 403 
Warming. 62 
Milking Machine. 658 
Stool Notes. 371 
Millet for Horsey. 344 
Hungarian . 585 
Japanese .248, 314 
Monuments, Cement. 5.39 
MorlgageTax in Massachusetts 140 
Moore, Geo. T., Case of. 604 
Moss on Field. 472 
Moth, Gypsy, and Autos. 540 
Mother, Helping. 427 
Muck, Handling. 568 
In Florida. 408 
Mulberry. New American. 648 
Mulch and Borers. 475 
Coal Ashes for. 449 
For Apple Orchards. 137 
Mulching Saves I>abor. 63 
Mule, Argument for. 499 
Colts, Profit in. 315 
Kentucky . 906 
Missouri . 769 
Mules, Advantages of. 380 
Mushrooms, What About. 203 
Muskmelons. Cracking. 272 
Mustard, Wild.125, 429 
N. 
Nail Question. Discussion of. 239 
Nails. Poor. 492 
Wire and Cut. 138 
Nash. D. H.. Death of. 764 
Nectarine, Siberian. 56 
Nicotiana Sandene. 666 , 826 
Nitrate for Beans. 632 
Page 
Of Soda on Strawberries.. 472 
Of Soda, Too Much. 442 
Using, Alone. 880 
Nitro-Culture. Use of. 130, 306, 
375, 396, 406, 413. 501, 789 
Nitrogen Necessary. 20 
Noon Hour, Passing of. 391 
Nursery Fraud. 630 
Stock and Fumigation. ..3, 878 
Stock in Winter. 842 
Stock. Legal Damages for.. 701 
Ntirs-vyineu. Complaints About 524 
Nurserymen's Meeting. 383 
O. 
Oak, Lebanon. 727 
Live, Northern Range of.. 538 
Transplanting . 299 
White, and Grass. 337 
Oats and Peas for Grain. 145 
And Rape. 318 
Hulled. Value of. 802 
In Orchard .224, 880 
Smut in. 338 
Treating for Smut. 178 
Ohio Notes. 445 
Oil, Crude, for Spraying. 880 
In Kansas. 66 , 412 
Old Age. 359 
Oleo Dealer Fined. 444 
Tactics . 556 
Talk . 621 
Onion Blight and Onion Mag¬ 
got . 226 
Cl op Report. 765 
Notes . 176 
Sets, Handling. 504 
Onions, Bermuda, for Trans¬ 
planting . 551 
Bermuda in Florida. 680 
Big Growing . 537 
Big Spanish. 320 
Fertilizing . 522 
Growing for Seed. 743 
Hardy .229, 520 
Lime on. 95 
Muck Land for. 408 
Questions About. 75 
Thick Necked.169, 350 
Transplanted . 632 
Oranges, Hardy. 570 
In Cuba. 336 
Orchard, Close Planting of... . 405 
Cover Crop for. 
4. 98. 297, 370, 841 
Cultivating . 879 
Failure of. 760 
Ditchings. Stable Manure in 38 
I^azy Man’s. 411 
Plan for.354, 454 
Problem . 504 
Questions . 537 
Raising Level of. 665 
Sod, Insects in. 57 
Sod or Clean Culture for, 
549, 598, 742 
Orchards in Brush. 551 
Mulched or Pastured. 271 
Thinning . 356 
Oxen on Farm. 647 
P. 
Packages, Talk on. 801 
Paeony, Culture of. 207 
Paint, Coal Tar as.117, 153 
For Trees, 181, 533, 568, 
617. 630, 693, 743, 899 
Water Lime and Skim-Milk 356 
Pansies, Growing. 487 
In Maine . 648 
Tufted . 124 
Wintering . 744 
Pansy, Garden. 663 
l’a reels Post. Need of. 
8, 382, 684, 812, 895, 916 
Objections to. 87 
In France. 93 
German on. 661 
Paris-Green* Purity of. 211 
Vs. Arsenate of Lead.. 146 
Pasture for Mulch Cows. 520 
Reviving . 787 
Pea, Australian Glory. 6 
Cow and Wheat..'. 541 
Cow and Clover. 790 
Cow, in Georgia. 274 
Cow, in Indiana. 450 
Cow. in New Jersey. 520 
Cow, Pasturing....'. 929 
Cow, Plowing Under. 20 
Sweet. Lice on. 600 
Chair's Choice.697, 743 
Crothers . 808 
Rot.762, 894 
Rot Carried by Insects.... 486 
Talk . 761 
Trees, Ashes for. 880 
Tree Troubles.712, 744 
Trees. Pruning. 356 
Yellows .711, 744 
Peaches for Eastern N. Y. 824 
For N. J. 713 
Sod-Grown . 880 
Windfall, Cleaning. 58 
Woolly .800, 822, 910 
Pear. Bartlett, Culture of. . 77, 555 
Blight ."..... 633 
Hybrids . 77,8 
Kieffer, in Missouri . 255 
Kieffer, Pruning. 165 
Knots in. 912 
large . 776 
Largest . 864 
I.e Conte. 778 
Lincoln Coreless.79, 142 
Ne Plus Meuris. 232 
Questions . 200 
Roosevelt . 826 
Itosny . 171 
Trees, Dwarf. 200 
Trees, Kerosene on. 142 
How to Plant. 225 
Pears of Van Mons. 232 
Pecan Growing in Louisiana.. 221 
Questions . 472 
Pecans. Facts About. 295 
Pedigree in Plants.80, 86 
Pcnnisetum Macrophyllum. ... 320 
Persimmons, Grafting. 408 
Native and Japan. 914 
Use of. 57 
Phlox Drummond! Sirius. 730 
Phosphate, Raw or Acid. 138 
Photographs, Prize... 884 
Photography, Rights of. 760 
Pies, Fried.257, 341 
Pigpen, Convenient. 662 
Profits . 84 
Tale, Michigan. 284 
Story of. 236 
Pigs Didn't Pay. 102 
Fattening . 675 
Feeding .304, 691, 818 
Handling . 658 
Jersey Red. 314 
Profit in. 153 
