INDEX.—THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Phi in, Largest . 680 
Marianna, Working Over. . 472 
Tree, Unfruitful . 504 
Tree, Unfruitful . 501 
Plums and Peaches for Northern N. Y.. 179 
Burbank . 804 
Grafting . 960 
In Hudson Valley. 179 
Wick son. Hotting . 960 
Pomace as Fertilizer. 280 
Sours Land . 368 
Pomeloes, Cluster of. 178 
Pomologieal Society, Connecticut. 100 
Poppies, Shirley . 490 
Pork. Profit in. 354 
Postal Service, British. 281 
Post Holes, Drill for.928 
Postmasters, Duty of.333, 619 
Post Offices, Experiences at. 438 
Posts. Cedar. Cutting. 40 
Lasting Qualities of. 184 
When to Cut. 815 
Potash, Muriate. Use of. 310 
Nitrate, as Fertilizer. 98 
Potato Blight .849, 928 
Boom, British . 44 
Bugs. Killing by Machine. 897 
Burbank . 04 
Com m arson i . 312 
Crop Report . 366 
Eldorado .312 
Farming by Cripples. 169 
Growing, Strenuous . 205 
Outlook . 664 
Scab . 348 
Vineless . 572 
Potatoes and White Grubs. 846 
Botanical . 650 
Cost of Growing. 99 
Cheap Freight for. 907 
Cultivating .470, 477, 518 
Hen Manure for. 348 
Immature or Overripe for Seed. 896 
Imported . 115 
In Colorado . 477 
In Virginia . 959 
Sulphuring . 195 
Sweet, Drying .. 4 82 
Sweet, for Stock.. 892 
Sweet, Keeping . 126 
Sweet, From Cuttings. 184 
With Chemicals . 59 
Poudrette, Use of. 107 
Poultry Account. Cosgrove's.59, 269, 
367. 530. 593, 657, 754, 819, 911. 970 
Beef Scraps for.315, 343 
Black Orpington . 55 
Buff Orpimrton .449, 450. 530 
Business, Spread of. 819 
Business, Work in.?.. 642 
Clean Food for. 899 
Dried Blood for. 355 
Experiment . 291 
Fanciers. Care of. 87 
Houses, Movable . 952 
Increase From Trio. 191 
Kerosene for .855. 899 
Lime for . 88 
Orpington . 374 
Questions . 953. 
Salt for. 314. 
Shipping to Cuba. 317 
Show, New York.30, 965 
Strain. Building Up. 8°0 
Trouble With . 355 
With Roup . 221 
Property Rights .149, 537 
Pruning and Thinning. 234 
Pullets. Care of. S3 
Pumpkin Seed, Yield from. 195 
Pumpkins for Pigs. TOO 
Q 
Ouack. Killing . 474 
Quicksand in Well. 797 
Quinces for Ohio. 553 
R 
Railroad Laws In Michigan. 621 
Ranunculus. . 2 
Rape for Hogs. Ill 
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Rasmussen, Stephen, Death of. 23 
Raspberry. Anthracnose on. 894 
Beyer’s Everbearing . 914 
Columbian .633, 697, 797, 852 
Hybrid, Purple Cane. 914 
India . 177 
Raspberries, Herbert and Phenomenal... 208 
Late Fruiting . 914 
Starting . 348 
When to Plant. 832 
Reformer, Discredited . 338 
Registration of Animals.476, 492, 531 
Rhubarb, Crimson Winter.264, 410 
Crop . 423 
Forcing . 302 
Planting . 832 
Rice, Unpolished . 848 
Right of Way. 848 
Road Dragging .347, 439, 485, 526 
Harrowing . 387 
Law . 379 
Making . 586 
Through Private Lands. 537 
Working .279, 331 
Working in Nebraska. 366 
Robin, Friend of. 46 
Roof. Curb, Building . 213 
Slate . 302 
Roofing, Patent . 952 
Paper. 847 
Rooster, Stop Crowing. 667 
AVliite Wyandotte, Cosgrove’s.913 
Rose Beetles. No Cure for. 522 
Philadelphia . 554 
Sir Thomas Lipton. 698 
Roses, Hardy . 175 
Pruning . 372 
Wealth of . 305 
Rubber, Mexican .428, 441 
Plant in Colorado. 303 
S \ 
Sales, Averaging . 212 
Salsify, Storing . 814 
Sap, Circulation of. 328 
Sawdust and Shavings in Manure. 23 
Burning.814, 821 
Scabious, Sweet . 352 
Scale. Ovster Shell. 350 
San .Tost?, Fighting.58, 170, 324 
San Jos* 5 , How Travels. 214 
San Jos£, Humbug About. 8 
San Jos<?, in Africa. 518 
San .Tost*, New Cure for. 181 
San Jos6, Oil Sprays for. 17 
San Jos6, What It Looks Like.191 
Situation . 682 
Schools. High . 836 
Scion and Slock . 519 
Seed Distribution, Government. 8 
Government .554, 895 
Sermon. Thanksgiving . 875 
Sheep Ban, Ventilating. 357 
Beet Pulp and Alfalfa for. 435 
Breeds of . 901 
Dip, Carbolic . 4*7 
For Orchard .!.58, 137, 674 
Gnaw Trees . 219 
Housing . 218 
Industry, Notes on. 453 
Outlook . 695 
Questions .1, 514 
Roots for . 161 
Shearing by Machine. 66 
Situation .594, 610 
Talk About .365, 659 
Trouble With . 356 
With Grub . 502 
Shepherd. Young . 873 
Shrubs, Propagating. 961 
Spread by Birds. 930 
Sehurz, Carl . 444 
Silage All the Year. 877 
And Milk . 210 
Bean Vines as. 20 
Cart . 366 
Cow Peas and Soy Beans. 107 
For Horses . 27 
Handling . 48 
Summer Feeding of. 955 
With Grain . 14 
Without Silo . 128 
Silo. Best Timber for.595, 659 
Cheap . 268 
Cob-House . 21 
Doors .*. 140 
Inside or Out. 694 
No Heat in. 193 
Outside Barn . 627 
Queries .190, 691 
Smallest . 691 
Stone and Cement. 14 
Talk About .68, 843 
Snowstorm. October . 926 
In Michigan . 831 
Soil. Sour, Lime for. 175 
Sour, Under Stack. 944 
Solanum Commersoni . 44 
Sorghum for Stock.157, 438 
Syrup . 647 
South, Advantages of. 115 
Possibilities of.254, 359 
Sponge Industry . 123 
Sprayers, Power . 114 
Spraying Damage . 146 
Engine, Use for. 183 
Formulas . 191 
Outfits, Power . 172 
Too Much . 573 
Spruce as Timber. 550 
Moving . i>82 
Squash Bugs, Moth Balls for. 329 
Squab Raising. 810 
Stable Floor, Material for. 675 
Microbe. 876 
Stock. Influence on Scion. 519 
Purebred . 820 
Stones for Mulch. 947 
Storage House .202, 455 
Straw, Rye, and Fodder. Ill 
Stories. Funny . 310 
Strawberry, Atlantic . 304 
Bed, Handling .536, 550, 552, 570 
Bed. Starting . 174 
Chilian. 552 
Culture . 439 
Culture, Johnson’s . 325 
Fertilizer . 104 
Picking . 488 
Rotation .230, 305 
Seedlings . -506 
Tests .. 632 
Strawberries, Ailing.'. 487 
And Disease . 241 
And Frost .516, 517 
At Hope Farm. 523 
Back-furrowed . 697 
Fail-bearing . 173 
For Market . 254 
From Seed . 175 
In Arkansas . 617 
In Indiana . 616 
On Rural Grounds. 570 
Preserving . 814 
Potted .865, 8d 
Second Crop .. 632 
Transplanter for . 458 
Street Sweepings, Value of. 309 
Stumps, Ridding Land of.585 
Sulphur for Lambs. 161 
Sunflower. Red .474, 533 
Sunlight. Need of. 132 
Syrup Pans. Encrusted. 328 
T 
Tank Built Like Silo. 408 
Cement-lined . 178 
Concrete . 480 
Lath and Plaster for. 382 
Leaky . 273 
Tannery Refuse as Fertilizer. 259 
Tarragon. 552 
Taxes, Hope Farm. 45 
Telephones in Texas. 968 
Tenant and Landlord. 520 
Texas Notes. 815 
Thanksgiving Sermon . 931 
Thorburn, ,T. M. & Co. 586 
Tobacco and Vermin. 202 
Stems. Value of. 280 
Tomato. Earliest Pink. 634 
Plants, Cost of Growing. 58 
Plants on Large Scale. 77 
Sowing in Hills. 814 
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Tools, Grinding . 237 
Towns, Abandoned . 605 
Trade, Stirring Up . 969 
Tramps and Roads. 968 
Plague of . 902 
Transplanters .538, 600 
Tree Agent’s Trick. 406 
Dishorning. 940 
Doctors . 420 
Fumigation . 850 
Planting in Woods. 103 
Roots, Cutting Back. 283 
Surgery . 680 
Swindler . 665 
Strangled by Wire. 190 
Girdled . 58 
Grown Together . 582 
In Nursery Row. 870 
Inoculating . 650 
Moving . 811 
Notable . 387 
Planting . 850 
Protecting . 929 
Pruning and Handling. 60 
Root Pruned . 42 
Small, Planting . 350 
Top-working .146, 406 
Value of . 458 
Trespass Sign . 233 
Truck Farm, Work on. 576 
Tulips, Botanical . 602 
From Seed . 490 
Gaining In Favor. 834 
Turkey Eggs, Keeping. 67 
Notes . 140 
Talk .376. 925 
Turnip. Cow-horn .852, 955 
Reversion of . 177 
U 
Udo 
474 
Vaccination in Pennsylvania. 680 
Variety Testing . 174 
Vegetable Garden . 153 
Storage House . 255 
Vegetables, When Started. 174 
Ventilation . .578, 648 
Of Barns .99, 122 
Vinegar from Peaches. 680 
Vineyard, Old, Saving.253, 370 
Story of . 629 
W 
Wadsworth, .T. W....492, 508, 525, 540, 
556, 572, 588, 604, 620, 636, 652, 668. 
684, 700, 701, 716, 717, 732, 733, 748. 
749, 764, 765, 786, 787, 800, 801. 822. 
823, 836, 858, 883, 887, 
Walks, Cement ..... 
Walls. Painted, Papering. 
Walnuts. Black, in Illinois. 
Black. Planting. 
From Seed . 
Water Glass for Eggs....137, 160, 375, 
407. 455, 578, 595, 608, 641, 
Lifting by Air. 
Piping . 
Pipe Cleaning. 
Pipes, Rust Proof. 
Pipes. Trouble With. 
Problems . 
Supply for House, 794, 810, 890, 910, 
Tank, Cement . 
Tank. Non-Freezing . 
Trough, Roadside . 
Turns Hard . 
Why Foul . 
Well in Sand. 
Wheat Culture . 
For Hay . 
Handling ........573, 614, 647, 662, 
Wife, Property Rights of. 
Will, Witness to. 
Wire Question .8, 9, 20, 31, 91, 
Wire Worms, Work of. 
Woman Homesteader . 
Married, Property of. 
Woodchucks. Killing . 
Worms, Millipede . 
902 
273 
150 
254 
78 
60 
961 
663 
942 
857 
599 
854 
679 
913 
178 
41 
910 
287 
958 
891 
848 
474 
694 
233 
520 
150 
280 
867 
125 
853 
892 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
A 
Aigrettes . 
Animals, Extinct . 
Anthony, Susan B. 
Ants. Destroying . 
Apple Dumplings. 
Ginger . 
Puffs . 
Roly-Poly . 
Shortcake . 
Apples, Baking. 
Boiled . 
Buttered .'.. 
Drying . 
Apron, Useful . 
Arbor Day . 
Artichokes, Pickled . 
Asparagus, Canning. 
Attendants, Trained. 
Automobile Wraps. 
B 
Bachelor Farm Home. 
Bacon Beetles.i 
Bath Bags . 
Beans, Baked . 
Canning. 
Bedspreads, Frozen . 
Knitted . 
Beef au Gratin. 
Canning . 
Chowder . 
Waverl.v Collared . 
Reets. Stuffed . 
Belts, Washing. 
Bishop, Baked. 
Blackberry Pie . 
Pudding . 
Blankets, Washing . 
Blouses and Guimpes .... 
Rorax in Food. 
Borrowing . 
Bottle Stopper, Removing. 
Bottome. Mrs. Margaret.. 
Bread Mixer . 
Recipes . 
Buckwheat Shortcake .... 
Bullfinch. English . 
Butter, Farm . 
Kuchen . 
Cake. Apple 
Black ... 
Chess .. 
Cry Baby 
Coffee .. 
Delicious 
PAGE 
.... 750 
.. .. 360 
.... 298 
.... 118 
.... 905 
.... 72 
.... 166 
.... 905 
.... 905 
... . 166 
.... 802 
.... 905 
.... 734 
.... 542 
.. .. 414 
558, 686 
.... 559 
.... 400 
.... 10 
.... 479 
.... 824 
_ 360 
.32, 274 
. .. . 719 
.. .. 227 
.. .. 680 
. .. . 400 
.. .. 53 
. ... 838 
_600 
. ... 118 
... . 558 
... . 142 
.... 686 
.... 494 
... . 511 
.... 401 
. .. . 380 
.... 226 
.... 542 
.... 918 
341. 414 
.... 495 
.... 10 
.... 118 
.... 119 
.... 918 
414 
10 
160 
734 
934 
72 
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Dolly Varden . 542 
Dried Apple . 542 
Eggless . 53 
Fruit . 32 
Graham Fruit . 766 
Icing . 479 
Lady Baltimore . 558 
One Egg . 198 
Orange Layer. 542 
Poor Man’s . 542 
Roxbury . 463 
Scripture . 298 
Sour Cream . 680 
Sponge . 10 
Tutti-frutti . 10 
White Mountain . 5 42 
Without Eggs . 32 
Cakes. Flannel . 494 
Lunch . 751 
Canning Experience . 526 
Fruit Without Cooking. 574 
Vegetables . 510 
Candy, Molasses. 886 
Candies.Hotnemade . 884 
Caramels, Mexican . 886 
' Ui g A_f .. Q_Q 
Charity Sweetheart's Letters.. .73, 250, 
380. 495,-558. 734. 839, 951 
Chicken Baked in Milk. 966 
Loaf . 199 
Recipes . 201 
Pressed .526 
Chilblains . 950 
Children, Training . 559 
Untrained . 788 
Chocolate Rlane Mange. 143 
Christmas Gifts . 860 
Spirit . 950 
Chutney . 606 
Cigar Ash Trays. 802 
Citron. Preserving . 884 
Clam Pie. 250 
Cleaning, Vacuum System of. 166 
Clothing, Readymade .904 
Cloths, Hot, Use of. 966 
Cocoanut Pudding . 341 
Codfish Recipes . 361 
Cold In the Head. 934 
Collars. Stock . 543 
Cook Book, Old-time . 935 
Cookies. Ginger .226. 250 
Corn, Canning . .414, 574, 590, 622, 654. 671 
Festival . 789 
Salted . 654 
Cotton. Laundering . 718 
Cranberry Catsup . 113 
PAGE 
Notes . 824 
Pudding . 511 
Crocuses in Lawn. 414 
Croquet, Pocket . 574 
Cucumbers and Lemon Juice. 718 
Pickles .575, 670 
Currants, Canning. 622 
Curtain, Washable . 542 
D 
Dandelion Cordial . 
Day from Home. 
Denim as Floor Covering. 
Desserts. Frozen . 
Holiday . 
Discontent, Cure for. 
Dish Mop. 
Dishrag, Animating. 
Dishes, Baking . 
Dishwashing. 
Doll Pincushion . 
Door Knobs, Glass. 
Doors, Storm. From Screens. 
Domestic Arts, School of. 
Down, Using .. 
Dress for Child. 
Dressing Case Cover. 
Sack . 
Drinks for Winter. 
Dumb Waiters . 
478 
622 
■340 
575 
887 
542 
166 
33 
32 
734 
G7 0 
860 
824 
430 
463 
446 
767 
446 
32 
430 
E 
Egg Lemonade. 430 
Eggs. Mexican .. 735 
Elderberry Recipes . 591 
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Geraniums, Handling. 340 
Gingerbread . 10 
Girls in the City. 766 
Graham Cake . 766 
Grange Fair. 885 
Hall . 142 
Work . 750 
Grass Furniture . 446 
Grease Spot, Removing. 52 
II 
Hair Ornaments . 918 
Hamburger Steak . 670 
Hands. Charmed. 118 
Hat, Caring for. 478 
Hav-Box Cooker . 671 
Health Notes.655 
Herbs in Garden.198, 446 
Herring Salad . 478 
Home Rules . 670 
Homeland, Notes from. 950 
Hop Vine . 298 
Horseradish Sauce. 934 
Household Notes . 72 
Housekeeper. Visiting. 430 
Humor, Sense of. 542 
Hyacinths, Roman .92 
I * 
Ice Machines. Small...-.. 860 
Income, Small .'.. 607 
Ink Stains on Floor. 904 
Stains, Removing . 702 
J 
F 
Farm Wives . 494 
Farms, Names for.687, 91 s 
Ferneries, Indoor. 788 
Fig. Preserved . 702 
Finnan Haddie . 142 
Fleas . 783 
Floors, Ways with. 511 
Flower Notes .340, 623 
Foods. Adulterated . 92 
French Home Life. 142 
Friend in Need. 401 
Fruit Room . 380 
Furniture, Outdoor . 414 
Polish . 838 
Jelly, Apple . 590 
Grape . 590 
Making . 166 
Mint . 590 
Peach . 590 
Quince . 590 
Tomato . 590 
Watermelon . 590 
K 
Kitchen helps . 381 
Suggestions . 166 
L 
Lard, Purifying. 226 
G 
Garden. Massachusetts. 201 
Novelties . 558 
M 
Macaroni . 702 
Marmalades . 735 
