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INDEX 
III 
Flannels, Washing.105 
Flax Fiber.249 
Floor for a House without a Cellar, 
7—To Polish a,20G. 
Flour-Box, 226—New, * 105. 
Flower-Basket, Venus’s, 249—Beds. 
Laying Out, * 23—Garden and 
Lawn, Jan., 4; Feb., 4-1: March, 
84; April, 124; May, 164 ; June,201; 
July, 244 ; Aug., 283: Sept., 324 ; 
Oct., 364; Nov., 401; Dec., 443. 
FlowersfSee Plants)—Bouncing Bet, 
*3S1—Browallia, Tall,* 341—Bro- 
wallia. White, 409—Oacalias, New, 
369—Chinese Primroses, * 144- 
Chrysanthemums, 223— Gerani- 
umns, Mr. Sislev’s, 342—Lupine, 
Many-Leaved, * 300—Lyon’s Tur¬ 
tle-Head. * 421—Mignonette, Par¬ 
sons’s White, 62—Oswego Tea, * 
381—Polargonium, Double White 
Zonal, 357—Pelargoniums, Mr. 
Sisley’s, 411—Pelargoniums, Seed¬ 
ling, 461—Portulacas, Double, 
3i3 — Primrose, New, * 224 — 
Prince’s Feather, * 421—Sweet 
Peas, * 311—Thunbergia, Great- 
flowered, * 101—Vases, Iron, 209- 
Vases of, 306— Zinnia, Green, 409. 
Fly-Antidote, Agreeable.406 
Fodder Crop,206—Sweet-Corn... .329 
Food, Steaming.4-17 
Forage Plants, California.*.. 18 
Forests, Our.419 
Forests, Our—Great Waste.133 
Fowls Eating Feathers.167 
Fox, Trapping the.447-*451 
Frost, Degrees of. 48 
Fruit—Cherry, Dychouse, 83—Dry¬ 
ing, * 299—Garden, Jan., 3—Feb., 
43—March, 83—April, 123—May, 164 
—June, 203—July. 243—Aug., 283— 
Sept., 323—Oct., 363—Nov., 403- 
Dec., 443—Growers’ Association, 
Pa., 7—Potomac, 36G—in England, 
367—Market, Glut in, 439—Notes, 
Small, 46; Pear, Muskingum, * 
424; Pear, Quinn, * 63; Plum, 
Beach or Sand, * 424—Preserving 
Powder, American, 246—Trees, 
Blooming of, 263—Sulphur in, 273; 
Washing with Lye, 167—Walk.330. 
Fruit, Fine.447 
Fruits—Apples, Marengo Crabs, 6— 
Apple, Mathews, * 182—Mexico, * 
459—Double, 406—in Kentucky, 
Dwarf and Small, 102—Peaches 
for Canada, 446--Pear, Pinneo, * 
462—Pear, Quinn, 89. 
Fruit-Trees, to Kill Moss on.417 
Fuchsia Culture.184 
Furniture, Economies in.185 
Furs and Trapping, Something 
about, * 93. 
€ 
Gail Borden.329 
Garden—Experience,382—Manuring 
a. 9—Workmen, Expert, 184. 
Gardening, A Book on, 325—in Lon¬ 
don. Window, 331—Landscape, 
325—Gardeners in America, Eng¬ 
lish, 325. 
Gate, Farm, * 96- * 252-286—Hinge, * 
139—Patent, 247—Southern Park, * 
258. 
Ginseng. 
Globe, A Terrestrial. 
... .146 
Glue Factories, Refuse of.... 
.... G 
Goats, Cashmere. 
....209 
Gooseberries. 
...125 
Gopher, Defense of the. 
....273 
Grades and Crosses. 
....235 
Grafting. 
.... 43 
Grain—Baas, Corner in, 273- 
-Feed- 
ing to Oxen, 233—for Cows, Grind¬ 
ing, 259—Harrowing Winter, 166— 
Mill, 55. 
Grape and Currant Cuttings, 86- 
Cuttings, 289—Eumelan, 125—Vine 
in Summer, 222—Leaves, 327—Mis¬ 
sionary, 9. 
Grapes at the Pines, 422—Fall or 
Spring Planting, 409—for Michi¬ 
gan, 127—in Indiana, 247—Juice, 
Uufermented, 233—Mulching, 273. 
Grass, 412—after Corn, 167—and Clo¬ 
ver, Orchard, 407—Bermuda, 45— 
for Wet Meadow, 406—Growing, 
247—Hungarian, 83 —Land, Man¬ 
agement of, 331—Top-dressing, 299 
—Lands, Fall Treatment of, 336-379 
—Mezquit. 289—“Quack,” 167- 
Rye, 273-Wild, 323. 
Grasses, Arundo Donax, 422—in Ar¬ 
kansas, Mixed, 249. 
Gray Squirrels and Maple-Trees. .86 
Greenhouse and Window Plants, 
Jan., 4—Feb., 41—Mar., 84—April, 
121-May, 161—June, 204—July, 214 
-Aug.,'2S4—Sept., 324-Oct., 361— 
Nov., 401—Dec., 443—Furnace and 
Flue, * 382. 
Greenhouses, 367 — Attached to 
Dwellings, * 62-103—Hints about 
Cheap, * 460. 
Grinding Fine.2-19 
Guano, 209M09—Phoenix Island, 209 
—Pure Peruvian.328 
Guessing. 5 
Hair, Changing Color of, 246—for 
Women and Children, Short, 345. 
Hams, Packing in Ashes, 127—To 
Prevent Skippers in, 46. 
Hand-Glasses.409 
Harness, Best Oil for, 126—Repair- 
. ing, * 257. 
Harrowing, Cross...,...446 
Harrows, About.*..172 
Hay, 11 —Buying. 444—Caps, 126— 
Conveyer, 240—Cord-Wood Sticks 
for Hay, 416 —Cutting in Wet 
Weather, 367—for Market, Rais¬ 
ing, * 133. 
Haying, Hints on.259 
Hay in the Mow, How to Measure, 
7-Loading, * 217—Making, * 215- 
33! — Marsh, 209 — Measuring in 
Stack. 87—Press, * 286, 326—Sim¬ 
ple, * 257-Selling, 135-Tea, 248. 
Hedge, Barberry, 289—for Texas, 
273. 
Hedges, 286—China-Trees for, 48- 
Thorns for, 9-222. 
Heeling-In.126,367 
Ileu-Manure and Leached Ashes, 
166. 
Hickory-nuts and Chestnuts.409 
Hill-Sides, To Prevent Washing..l67 
Hogget, What is a.287 
Hog, Swindler, 125—Thorough-bred, 
201—Troughs, Improvement in, * 
96. 
Home Topics, 25-65-105-146-185-225- 
*265-305-315-333-425-*463. 
Honey, 125—Dew, 248. 
Honeysuckle, Variegated Japanese, 
126.' 
Hops, 365—in England and United 
States, 407—Refuse, 246. 
Horse—Cribbing, Cure for, S6—and 
Cattle Powder, 109—Disease, Bron¬ 
chitis, 407—Cracked Hoof, 407—Na¬ 
vicular, 86—of Foot, 407—Poll- 
Evil, 447—Scenes in New York 
during Prevalence of, * 45S— 
Blowed iu the Hind Knees, 6 
—Ring-Bone, 46—Running at the 
Nose, 2S5—Dyspeptic, 248—Educa¬ 
tion, 407—Ill-mannered, 366—Pow¬ 
er, What is a, 409—Powers, * 296— 
Shocking, * 335—To Fasten a, * 217 
—and Cattle Food, Taylor’s, 403. 
Horse-Disease.*. .437 
Horses — Arabian Stallion Sap¬ 
phire, * 361—Blindness in, 207 
—Canker of the Frog, 288—Clydes¬ 
dale, 437 —Curb in, 329—Hide¬ 
bound, 218—Hoof, Injuring, 325- 
How Many make a Team, 127- 
How to Kill Old, 9—Diseases, 
Blood and Bone Spavin, 47— 
Cracked Heel, 6—Curb, Cure for, 7 
—Cure for Ringbone, 126—Earache 
in, 86-Grubs, 127—Mange, 2S5-327 
—Navicular, 233-365—Spavin, 247— 
Stifle, 2SG—Swinny, G—Lolling of 
the Tongue in ,S7-4'10—Longfellow, 
* 2S1—Muzzle for Crib-Biting, * 
37G = =bn a Mower, Three, 205—Per- 
cheron, 168-328—Run Down, 453- 
Shoes, Calks on, 59—Slobbering in, 
409—Weak Hoofs in, 329-Wolf- 
Teeth in, 330-338. 
Horseradish, 166—Growing, 183. 
Horticulture, Professor off|36G. 
Horticulturists for Europe?Amer¬ 
ican, 246. 
House-Cleaning, Hints on_*..145 
Houses—Building Concrete, * 29S— 
for Farm Help, * 212. 
Household Department, 25-65-105- 
145-1S5 - 225 -265-305- 343-335 -463- 
Hints for, 1S5. 
Housekeeper, Letter from a. 66 
How we Live at our House.66 
Humbugged.126 
Humbugs, Sundry, 8-45-85-125-166- 
205-215-235-323-365-403-445 — The 
Sawdust, 287. 
Husbandry, Mixed.297 
2 
Icc—Boats,* 00—Breakincr-up of/!27 
—House, Imperfect, 100—House 
that will keep Ice, 10—on Weed, 
2SG—Tools for Cutting, * 17. 
Immigration, Large.245, 
Implements—Farm-Level, * 418- 
Grass Hake, 285—Harrow, Shares, 
327—Teeth for Shares, 437— 
Thomas's Smoothing, * 90-247-295 
—Having, 211—Hay-Knife, * 336- 
Paint for Farm, 8—Plow, Double 
Furrow, 245—Subsoil, 285—Plows, 
Shovel and Mole, * 103—Post-Hole 
Augers. 285—Hake-Cultivator, * 
252—Roller, Section, 165—Saw, 
“ Lightning,” 165—Shares Horse- 
Hoe, 167—Sifter, Magic, 359— 
Steam-Plows, 365—Stump-Puller, 
329-Cheap, 209. 
Implements and Machines, Paint¬ 
ing, 447. 
Insects—246— Apple Maggot-Fly, * 
263—Apple-tree Borers, 128—As¬ 
paragus Beetle. 8—Bed-Bugs, 327 
—Borers, 208-446—Blue Lice, 126- 
Cabbage- Flies. 246— Cabbage-Lice, 
20Q—Cabbage-Louse, 7—Cabbage- 
AVorm, 300—Canker-Worm, 254-460 
—Caterpillars, Hock-Oil for, 325— 
Colorado Potato-Bug, 48—Curcu- 
lio. Lady-Bugs, and Borers, 86- 
Cutworm, Circumventing, 285- 
Eggs in Grape-Canes, * 302—Fleas, 
47—for Name, 46—Grubs in Cattle, 
166—Grub in the Head, 167—Hen- 
Lice, 47—in Relation to Horticul¬ 
ture, 261—Katydid, a Pink. 409- 
Lice, Kerosene and, 285—on Dogs, 
447 — Sulphur for, 285 — on As¬ 
ters, 361—on House-Plants, 125— 
Pea-Bugs, 342— Potato-Bug, 208- 
Potato-Bug, Colorado, 289>—Pota¬ 
to-Bug Destroyer, 407—Powder- 
Roaches, 287—Radish-Bug, 327— 
Red Spiders, 247—Sheen Ticks, 
Carbolic Acid for, 409—Turnip- 
Fly. * 256—Turnip-Fly, Destroy¬ 
ing, 406—Wheat Midge, 415. 
Insurance, Hail..365 
interest, a Hundred Per Cent_ 7 
Iron Kettle, to Prevent Rusting, 5 
—to Weld, 5. 
Irrigation, Level for, 326—Power 
for, 407—Irrigation, 329—Storage 
of Water, 335. 
Items. See the.125 
Ivy, Poison, 286—Progagating, 273. 
J 
Journals, Horticultural.382 
Jumper, How to make a.*. .16 
K 
Kansas.126 
Kerosene Oil and Lamps. .409 
Kitchen-Garden, Jan., 3—L'eb., 44- 
March, 83—April, 124—May, 163— 
June, 203—July, 243—Aug., 283- 
Sept., 323—Oct., 363—Nov., 403- 
Dee., 143. 
Knitting-Machine..206 
Knot, Halter.*..58 
Labels, 45—Look to the, 23—Plant, 
203—Tree, 263. 
Labor, 371—Question in American 
Agriculture, 457. 
Laborers, Immigrant.414 
Lactometer.*. .378 
Lambs, 175—Early, 233. 
Lamp—Chimneys, 346—Perkins & 
House’s, 5—Non-explosive, 125. 
Land for Sale.249 
Lands—iu Iowa, Free, 365—Pacific 
Railroad, 8. 
Lard—Makers’ Refuse, 286—New.286 
Lawns and Grass-plots.183 
Lawn-Mowers, 222—on Sandy Soil, 
827—Sprinkler, California, *342. 
Leather, To Stain. 7 
Leaves, Gather.405 
Lecturing.131 
Lemon and Orange Trees.409 
Letters, 133—Personal, 130—Useless, 
125—Writing, 412. 
Lettuce, Fine.208 
Libel Suit, Our Great....129 
Lilac Bushes. 46 
Lime—a Manure Directly or Indi¬ 
rectly, 6—and Potash, 291—and Salt 
Mixture, 167—for Corn. 166—How 
to Use, 407—Interest. 286—Kilns, 
219—on Garden Land, 273—Salt and 
Plaster,273. 
Liquorice.125 
Lupin. 5 
Machine—Cheap Sewing, *88—Cook 
Evaporator, 329 — Copper - strip 
Hay - Cutter, 46 — Corn - Planter, 
*455 — Cotton-Picker, 328 — Ditch¬ 
ing, 8-329—Fodder-Cutter, 361-367- 
437—Hand-Thrashing, 47-85—Lime- 
Spreaders, 46—Milking, 329—W ash¬ 
ing, 46—Water-Rams, 46. 
Maize, Striped Japanese.343 
Males, Large Grade or Small Thor¬ 
ough-bred, 205. 
Mangel- Wurzel — Sowing, 215-287— 
Keeping, 175. 
Manger for Stalls, Movable.416 
Manure, 14-171 — Advertisement, 
125—Applying Hen, 208—Bonner’s 
Method of Making. 366—Cart, Li¬ 
quid, 249—Chip, 207, 447—Cistern 
for Liquid, *252 — Composting 
Leaves with Liquid, 48—Cost, of, 
328—Fish, 85—for Grass in Drained 
Swamp Lands, 128—for Potatoes 
in California, 206—for Quinces, 16G 
—from Different Animals,value of, 
168—from Straw and Grain, 86- 
Green Crops for, 128 — Hen, 87- 
How to Manage, *177, 436—How to 
Treat, 233—Manufacturing Bone, 
87—Market Value of Hen, 249—Pil- 
ing,207—Spreading, 446—in Winter, 
59—Stable, 8—Sugar Waste as, 286 
—Taking Care of, 54—to an Acre, 
166—Value of Liquid, 8—Want of, 
326-with Sulphuric Acid, Treat¬ 
ing, 247. 
Manures—Artificial, 288-367—Chem¬ 
ical, 171-214—Price of Chemical, 167 
—What, 288—What are Artificial, 
19. 
Manuring by Pasturing.S5 
Maple-Sugar item. 49 
Marbles and Mirrors, Moving.185 
Market-Gardening in Maryland, 22 
—Gardens near London. 341—Re¬ 
ports, Jan., 4—Feb., 44—April. 124 
—May, 161—June, 204—July, 244— 
Aug., 284—Sept., 324—Oct., 804— 
Nov., 404—Dec., 443. 
Marl from Iowa, 7—Value of, 87. 
Marsh, Seeding a .. . SO 
Matters, Many.405 
Meadow, How to Improve, 166—To 
Improve an Old, 281—To Drain a 
Flat, 288. 
Meadows, Fall Treatment of, 366— 
Irrigating, * 137. 
Meal. Cotton-Seed. 7 
Meat, 415—How to Smoke, 287—in 
England, 375. 
Meats, Cheap.253 
Mechanics, Hint for.209 
Melons.422 
Melon Seeds.366 
Milk—and Butter, Turnip-flavor, 415 
Cans, Deep, 338—Churning Whole, 
379 — Concerning, 437 — Deep-Can 
System for. 331-374 — Holding Up, 
205—How It Gets Spoiled, 379— 
Large Crocks for, 47—No, 443- 
Tester, * 455—To Prevent Souring, 
127—Two Cents a Quart, 411. 
Mills, Farm.*'. .296 
Mink-Raising. 86 
Minnesota and its Productions... 48 
Mistake.248 
Mr. Bresee and S. J. Parker, M.D., 
130. 
Mistletoe. 46 
Moles—and Mole Traps, *169—How 
to Trap, 273. 
Mollie Wants to Know.346 
Moon.209 
Mop. Howto Use . 226 
Mothers, Help for.185 
Mower. Best. .. .205 
Mowers, Hints to Manufacturers of, 
369. 
Muck, How to Use. 85 
Muck, How toUse Swamp, 233—Salt- 
Meadow. 369—What is it? 2C9. 
Mulberry-Tree, Wants a.406 
Mulch, Sawdust for.367 
Mulching with Wheat-Chaft.167 
Mules.286 
Mules, at What Age to WorkYoung, 
249—Wanted,'208. 
Mushroom Culture.403 
Mustard, 415—After Early Potatoes, 
206. 
Mustard in Southern States. 219- 
Raising White, 55—White, 134. 
Mutton, Wooly Taste iu.128 
Native Industry, Protection to...369 
Nets, Machine for Making.216 
Netting in the Windows.260 
Newspaper Recommendations... 45 
Night-Soil, 287—Value of, 289. 
Noon, Howto Ascertain When it is, 
8. 
Notes from the Pines, 182-263^34:3-122 
Nuts, to Remove fromRustyBoltslOO 
Oats, Norway, 128 — Thiele or Thin 
Sown, 206. 
Obituary Notice—J. C. Thomson, 106 
—J. B. Lyman, S9. 
Odds and Ends.185 
O Dear !.135 
Ogden Farm Papers, No. 21,10—No. 
25, 50—No. 26, 90—No. 27, 130—No. 
28,170—No. 29, 211—No.30,251—No. 
31, 291—No. 32,331—No. 33,371—No. 
31,411. 
Oilcloth.1S5 
Ointment, Iodine..233 
Okra, Preserving.325 
Onions, 9—Large, 370—Sets, A New 
Plan of Raising, 113—Sets, Correc¬ 
tion, 127—To Destroy Wild, 127- 
Wild, 87. 
Opinions, Difference of.291 
Oranges, Florida. 9 
Orchard and Nursery, Jan., 3—Feb., 
43—March, 83—April, 123—May, 163 
—June, 203—Julv. 243—Aug., 283- 
Sept., 323 — Oct., S63 — Nov., 403 — 
Dec., 443—Apple, 46—How to Ren¬ 
ovate an Old Apple, 415—Locust- 
stung. 2S9. 
Orchards in Cold Climates, 22—Pro¬ 
tection to, 273. 
Osage Orange Plants.365 
Our Staff’. 8 
Owls—Catching, 126—How to Catch 
an, 19. 
Ox-Cart Body, To Catch down an, 
* 336 — Teams vs. Horses, 338- 
Yokes, Size of, 46. 
Oxen, Breaking. 85 
Ozone and Plants.406 
Paint, Averiil, 369—Averill Co., 165 
—for Tools, 87. 
Paints, Mixed .205 
Pauer a Room, How to, * 145- 
Hangings, To Clean Smoky, 426. 
Parrot, An Aged.286 
Parsons & Co.325 
Pastures, Fencing, 249—Old or New, 
118. 
Patent “ Medicines ”.445 
Patent Rights, 285—Wanted, 287. 
Peach-Grubs, 45—Plowden, 125- 
Trees and Canker-Worms, 46- 
Tree, Variation in, 342. 
Peaches, 375—and Frost, 128. 
Peanuts, 48—Culture of. 179. 
Pea for Stock, Best Fielding, 5. 
Peas, 327—and Oats, 246—Buggy, 287 
—for Plowing under, 81—How to 
use Profitably, 46. 
Perennials, Herbaceous.183 
Periodicals— American Entomolo¬ 
gist, 5—Agriculturist, 409—House 
and Garden, 46—Natural History, 
205—Poultry Bulletin, 233—Rural 
Alabamian, 45—The Flower Gar¬ 
den, 409 — “The Gardeu,” 2S9— 
“ The Plymouth Pulpit,” 289—The 
Poultry'World, 45—Tribune. New 
York Weekly, -ill—West Virginia 
Farm Journal, S29. 
Personal.246 
Petroleum, Crude.209 
Phosphates, Mineral, 209 — South 
Carolina, * 20. 
Picnics, Neighborhood.265 
Pictures, Costly,411—Value of Large 
and Small, 437. 
Pigs and Poultry, Feeding.447 
Pinch, Where to. 65 
Plant, Choyote, 422—Variegated Ice, 
406. 
Plants (See also Shrubs)—Akebias, 
289 — Agave Virginica, 48—Ama¬ 
ranths as Ornamental, 383—Ama¬ 
ranth, Willow-leaved, * 61—121— 
Balloon Vine, * 101—Cannas, 446 
—Centaurea Clementii, 422—Colc- 
casia esculenta, 183—Comfrcy, 
407—for Winter, Pot, 460—Grape- 
Vine, Variegated, * 181—Golden- 
Club, * 261—Golden-Rod, 45— 
Greeu Dragon, * 300—Ilorned- 
Poppies, * 61—Hydrangea Otaksa, 
222—Indian Turnip, 3 261—Ivy, 
Plain and Variegated, * 181—Kal- 
mias from Seed, 2S9 — Live-for¬ 
ever, 405—Maiden-hair Rue Ane¬ 
mone, * 459—Malvaviscus, * 21— 
Matrimony-Vine, 101—Medicinal, 
6—Mignonettes, White and Crim¬ 
son, 102—Named, 47-249-369-406-445 
—Packing, 263—Peperomia arifo- 
lia, * 22—Rose, Fine White, 406- 
Sage, White “ Scarlet,” 421— 
Schrankia uncinata, 5 21—“ Smi- 
lax,” 46—Spatlum, *229—Tea, 208— 
Water-Violet, *304—White Lady’s- 
Slipper, *141—Yuccas and Insects, 
461. 
Plaster on a Meadow, ICG—on Oak 
Openings, 126—on Oats and Clo 
ver, 5—Old, 273—Sowing, 166—in 
the Winter, 447. 
Plates, Warm,.*..1C5 
Plow, Draining by Subsoil, 12(1— 
Subsoil, * 216—What is a “Joint¬ 
er”? 168. 
Plows, Double-Furrow.233 
Plowing, 251 —New Ground, 166— 
Ridge and Furrow, 178—Steam, 
219. 
Plums Rotting.3GG 
Poke-Root.2-16 
Pork, American.249 
Post-Holes, Digging,.*..176 
Post3, Ailanthus-Trees for.367 
Potash-Making.*. .340 
Potato—Disease, 406—“ Late Rose,” 
62—Queries, 245—Rot, *422—Seeds, 
9—Sports, Late Roses 130— That, 
343—Thorburu’s Late Rose, 142. 
Potatoes, 185-405—after Corn, 167— 
Digging and Storing Early, 291— 
for a Hot Climate, 867 — in Eng¬ 
land, 369—Peerless, 5. 
Potatoes and the Potato-Bug....366 
Poudrette or Superphosphate.. 247 
Poultry—Artificial Incubation,208— 
Asiatic Fowls, * 293-Chickens 
without a Mother, 445—Chicken 
Cholera, 209-219-289-329— Rout) or 
Cholera, 129-328 — Scales upon 
Fowls’ Feet, 208—Do Brahmas 
Mature Early? 45—Ducks. Ayles¬ 
bury, 403—How to Raise, 43—Man¬ 
darin, * 133—Egg Farm, * 11-51-91- 
131—Eggs for Packing, 369—Hutch¬ 
ing of, 375—How Many in a Year, 
233-Odd, 208—Swindled in, 87— 
ToPreserve,20S—Why High-priced 
don’t Hatch, 255—Why they don’t 
Hatch, 291—Fattening, C—Fowl- 
House Needed, 86—Purifying the, 
208—Fowls, Age to Market, 9— 
Feeding, 415—lloudan, 416—Sneez¬ 
ing, 8—Hen-Houses, 233—Hen-lice, 
Smoking out, 9—Hens, Egg-eating, 
367—Keeping apart for Breed¬ 
ing, 208—Molting, 327—Houses,407 
—Light Brahmas and Heavy Eggs, 
407—Period of Incubation, 48— 
Plymouth Rock, * 18—Produce of 
Fifteen Hens, 85—Pullets, Early- 
laying, 85 — Sending to Exhibi¬ 
tions, * 49 — Silver-Spangled Po¬ 
land, * 133—Turkey, Thanksgiv¬ 
ing, * 419—White Dorkings, * 383 
—Will Hens lay Half the Year ? 48. 
Powders, Condition.329 
Prices, How they Come High_370 
Proportion, Question in.365 
Prune, When to.103 
Pruning.209 
Puff-Ball, Giant.409 
Pulling, Uneven. 6 
Pump, Best Force, 285—for a Deep 
Well, 45-245—Tasteless, 1GC. 
Pumping by Clock-Work.326-447 
Punctuation.329 
Quadrupeds—Wart-Hog, Abyssin¬ 
ian, * 173. 
Quart Measure, Size of.326 
Queries, Canada.445 
Questions, Bateli of, 85—for Dis¬ 
cussion, 446—Series of, 285—Sev¬ 
eral, 447—String of, 406—Sundry, 
446. 
Quilting-Frames, Support for, * 65 
Quilting-Frame, Support for, 5 185 
Rabbits and Snares, * 63—To Pre¬ 
serve Trees from, 80. 
Ragweed.206 
Railroad, Northern Pacific, 48-86- 
125-245-330-105—Union Pacific, 141 
Rain, 251—at Will, 46. 
Raisins.. 48 
Rape or Colseed, 217-273—Seed in 
the South, 285. 
Raspberries, How to get Good, 222 
Raspberry Leaves, Scalding, 125- 
Beds, Setting out New, 208. 
Rats and Mice. 127—Traitping, * 265 
—Cost of Keeping, 2S6. 
Reaper and Mower, Combined.. .205 
Red Ink and Pencil, 9—Root, 48- 
Strings, 106. 
Refrigerator, How to Make a, * 345 
Rennet. 285 
Rest, a Little.425 
Road, Keeping in Repair, 259—Tax 
in Ohio, 287. 
Roads, Working the.211 
Rocks, Blasting and Breaking, * 17 
—Specimen of.286 
Roller, Home-made, * 219— Use the, 
369. 
Roofing Material, 166—Materials, 
210 . 
Roots, 426—Comparative Value of, 
47—Cutting, * 10—How to Raise, * 
255—Preserving, 423—Raising, 87— 
What to Feed First, 447. 
Roses, Pegging Down.343-367 
Rotation, 15—of Crops in Maryland, 
87. 
S 
Saddle-Cloth, How to Make. 6 
Sal-Soda.127 
Salt, 326—as a Fertilizer, 437—in the 
Garden. 80 
Saltpeter.288 
Sauerkraut.126 
Sawdust for Bedding.366 
Saws, Improved.*.. 92 
Scales, Platform. 9 
School, District, 185 — Exhibition, 
4C3—too Young, Sending to, 303. 
Scraper, Pot, Pan, and Kettle.*. .146 
Sea-Bean, Entada.*..104 
“ Sea-Beans ”.*.. 24 
Seats for ex-Babies at Table, High, 
* 461. 
Seeding Down in the Fall, 366— 
—Down Wei Land, 167. 
Seed, Growing Timothy, 9—Venture 
a Little,103— What Varieties come 
True from, 221. 
Seeds and Plants, Evergreen, 9— 
Forest-Tree, 46—Gratis, Flower, 
7—Hardness of Tropical, 423— 
Honey-Locust, G—Mailing, 48—of 
Tropical Annuals, Sowing, 101 — 
Parsnip, 416 —Raising Garden- 
Carrots, 182—Sowing, 422—Tree, 
329. 
Sewing-Machine Accessories. .*..25 
Sewing Machines, Power to Drive, 
6 . 
Sexes at "Will. 5 
Shad-Planting in Miss. Valiev_291 
Sheep, African, 1 293 -and Lambs, 
94— Cause of Disease iu, 10- Cots- 
