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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[November, 
J 
Contents of This Number 
[Articles marked with a star (*) are illustrated; the fig¬ 
ure with the star indicates the number of illustrations.] 
Anatto, What is.— Dr. Geo. Thurber .529 
Barn, A Remodelled.—A. A. Wood .9*. .512 
Bee Notes for November.— Prof. A. J. Cook .511 
Boys' and Girls’ Columns : 
The Ghost in the Garret.—/. Smithson.: .*..532 
The Children’s Hour .—Florence Stanley .532 
The Bird’s Nest Fungus. —Byfon D. Hoisted _3*..533 
Illustrated Rebus.533 
What Makes the Sea Luminous?.*..533 
The Doctor’s Talks.—Dr. Geo. Thurber .*..534 
A Clever Chinese Toy.2*. .534 
Bracing End Posts.—//. H. Hastings .2*..519 
Carpet Makers, Competition Among.514 
Cars, Cable.516 
Cassia, The Purging.2*..528 
Cattle, Handling.—/’. D. Curtis .525 
Cattle, Polled.— M. C. Weld.... ..*..510 
Cattle Ranching in South America.— Alfred Trum- 
ble .6*..526 
Cattle, White, Polled.— A. B. Allen .527 
Cess-Pool—A Barrel.— C. L. Conover .*..525 
Chats with Readers.515 
Cleaner for Horses’ Hoofs . *..510 
Corn Crib and Granary.— C. W. Tost .3*..517 
Corn Fodder, Save All, Everywhere.— J. H. Stahl .516 
Cottage, A, Costing $5,000.— S. B. Peed .8*. .520 
Dutchman’s Pipe, The.—Dr. Geo. Thurber .2*..528 
Earth as Winter Protection.528 
Eggs a Perfect Food.— Orange Judd . 524 
Fair, Nebraska State.— Prof. S. E. Thompson .515 
Fair, Praiseworthy Arrangements.511 
Fair, Scenes at the.*..518 
Farming, Science in .—Joseph Harris .522 
Farm-Stead, An English.— Dr. Geo. Thurber .*..516 
Farm Work for the Month.508 
Garden, Kitchen and Market.509 
Garden, The Fruit.509 
Grape Vines, Protection of. 511 
Grass, Sparto, or Esparto.*..529 
Greenhouse and Window Plants.509 
Hogs, Scarcity of. 519 
Horse-Racing at Fairs .521 
Household : 
Flower-Box with Supports.— D. Z. Evans .*..530 
Crematory.—The Home. — G. T. .530 
Chair, A Quaint Antique.*..530 
Dress, How Shall We ?—Ethel Stone . 530 
Decorations for Thanksgiving.— Mrs.Busyhand .6*. .531 
Economy and Comfort .—Nellie Burns . 531 
Fly Screens, Where to Place.*..530 
Iowa, Wonderful Growth of.514 
Labels for Trees.513 
Land Fever.514 
Lands, Surveying Public. *..515 
Lawn and Flower Garden. 509 
Lesson from Two Contrasted Fields. — Orange Judd ..516 
Live Stock Notes. 508 
Minnesota, On the Beautiful.*..514 
Muck and Peat, Digging. 517 
Notes, Editorial, By the Way .—David W. Judd... 3*..514 
Nutting Time. 507 
Orchard and Nursery, Work in.509 
Palace King, A.514 
Parsley in Winter. 529 
Plowing, Fall, for Wire-Worms.— Dr. B. D. Hoisted ..519 
Prairie Chicken Shooting— David W. Judd .*..522 
Prairie Pastimes. *..523 
Press, The Wedge .*..522 
Quinces, and How to Use them. —TE W. Meech .519 
Bats and Mice. 517 
Real Estate, Legal Acquirement of.—//. A. Haigh —525 
Rods, How to Attach Lightning.—/ 1 . D. Curtis.. ..*..511 
Roots, Aids in Digging.—J. Bartlett .3*..511 
Roots, Mechanical Efforts of. — W. E. Slone .512 
Seeds, Preserving of Forest Trees.528 
Seeds, Take Good Care of the.— Wm. Clift .513 
Shelter for Stock Profitable.525 
Sparto, or Esparto, Grass. *..529 
Springing Up Like Magic.514 
Sweet Corn, A Good Succession of. — Wm. Clift .513 
Tape-Worm, or Common Hydatid— Dr.B. W.Seiss.%*. .524 
Trees, Planting on Roadsides.510 
Troughs or Tanks of Stone .—Orange Judd .*..510 
Ventilation of Barns. 524 
VPild Carrrots, Legislation Against.517 
Wind, Utilizing the Power of .—Prof. S. R. Thompson. .521 
Woodchuck Oil for Leather.519 
For Humbug exposures, book reviews, business an¬ 
nouncements, etc., etc., see last pages of the paper. 
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Surface drains made in autumn carry off the ex¬ 
cess of water during fall and winter months. They 
will also remove valuable fertilizing material, espe¬ 
cially if well-decomposed manure has been applied 
as a top-dressing to land. Deep, open drains may 
be dug during late autumn. It is better to finish 
the work in a thorough manner, as far as the drains 
go. A small part of a wet field, well drained, is 
better than half-made ditches over a larger area. 
The great mistake in constructing drains is, to 
partly dig them one season, with the expectation 
of finishing the work at some future time. 
Corn is husked with the greatest ease and comfort 
w T hile in the field, if this work is done before cold 
weather sets in. There are several devices for the 
fingers to aid in removing the husks. A very good 
husking-hook may be made from a piece of strap- 
iron, with leather loops for the fingers. A simple 
wooden peg is ail that some good huskers wish. It is 
important to wash the hands thoroughly after each 
half day of husking, and use some substance to 
keep the skin soft and prevent cracking. An oint¬ 
ment made of two ounces of oil of almonds, 
half an ounce of spermacetti, one drachm of white 
wax, and one ounce of glycerine, may be prepared 
by any druggist, and is excellent for hands which 
are roughened by cold weather and raw winds. 
If this or a' similar ointment is applied to the 
hands, warmed in at evening, and old kid gloves 
worn during the night, the hands will be much 
softened by morning. 
Root crops should be gathered before the ground 
freezes. Mangels are more tender than turnips, 
and the latter may remain undug until there is 
danger of their being frozen fast in the soil. The 
tops make fine fodder for live stock when given 
with hay and grain. 
Fall plowing may he done so long as the weather 
will permit. Every acre turned in the fall helps 
forward the work of the busy months of spring. 
The effect upon clay soil is specially beneficial, 
making it more porous, and facilitating important, 
chemical changes. Fall plowing is one of the best 
methods of eradicating cut-worms, wire-worms, 
and many other insect pests, which pass the winter 
in the soil. 
Motes on Live Stock. 
Horses should be kept out of all hard storms, 
which are frequent during this month. One of the 
best cures for a severe cold is a warm stable and 
perfect rest, with a good run in the yard or pas¬ 
ture on pleasant days. It is too late in the year to 
permit horses to remain out of doors through the 
night. Young colts and yearlings need plenty of 
nutritious food. Much depends upon the care 
which colts receive during their first winter. Oats 
are excellent for them ; if corn is used, it should be 
fed with wheat bran. Use the brush freely on all 
horses and colts, and beep the skin clean and active. 
Cows, which are to give milk through the winter. 
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