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INDEX 
1921 
Pages 
Abramson, Wm. 870 
Abramson, Chas, ...1070, 1118, 1170 
Accidents, Responsibility for.... 1403 
Acetylene Waste, Value of. 526 
Adoption, Law of. 942 
Adults, Adopting . 986 
Aeroplane for Spraying Orchards. 1295 
Agricultural “Bloc”.1108, 1502 
Agricultural College, Massachu¬ 
setts, Semi-Centennial.897 
Agricultural Counties, Leading. . 1457 
Agricultural Dept., N. Y. 117 
Agricultural Imports, Large. 4 
Agricultural Legislation. 85 
Agricultural Meeting, N. J. 45 
Agricultural Organizations. 1038 
Agricultural Policy, National.... 789 
Agricultural Society, New York 
State. 38, 81, 180 
Agricultural Week in N. J. 147 
Agricultural Federation Report.. 17 
Agriculture in South. 419 
Air-friction Carburetor Co.1070 
Airship for Spraying.1424 
Alaska, Farming in.1013 
Alcohol from Potatoes.1166 
Alder, Killing Out. 990 
Alfalfa, Curing . 754 
Alfalfa in Rye. 362 
Alfalfa in Oats and Peas.1188 
Alfalfa Seed, Home Grown.1233 
Alfalfa Seed, Vriability of.271 
Alfalfa, Seeding . 76 
Alfalfa, Stacking . 269 
Alien Land Owner.1146 
Alien’s Property Rights. 322 
Allegan Nurseries . 306 
Allied Grocers .1026 
Amaryllis, Treatment of.1305 
American Mutual Seed Co. 331 
American Show Card School.1170 
American Stock Co. 894 
American Tire Corp.166, 750 
American University of Arts.... 1266 
Ammonia, Sulphate of.1496 
Amplifier for Public Speakers... 1373 
Angoumois Grain Moth. 806 
Animal Glands, Transplanting.. .1453 
Animals Dstroy Crops. 974 
Ants in Lawn. 627 
Aphis, Apple . 621 
Apple, Golden Delicious.239 
Apple Graft, Strange Results from 6 
Apple Juice, Future of. 384 
Apple Maggot ..365, 458 
Apple Marmalade . 145 
Apple, McIntosh, Canadian.1477 
Apple, McIntosh, at Banquet... .1379 
Apple Nursery . 372 
Apple Outlook .1200 
Apple, Red Rome..1424 
Apple Seedlings, Budding.1299 
Apple Seedlings, Grafting. 268 
Apple Seedlings, Growing. 563 
Apple Seeds, Cleaning. 366 
Apple, Seek-No-Further.1229 
Apple Thieves and the Judge.... 1039 
Apple Tree, Care of. 329 
Apple Tree, Mammoth. 899 
Apple Tree, Rate of Growth.... 360 
Apple Tree, Value of.1102 
Apple Trees, Ailing.1203 
Apple, Vandervere.499, 681 
Apples Along Roadside.1306 
Apples at Retail. 331 
Apples, Cheap . 473 
Apples for Home Orchard.1123 
Apples for Live Stock. 23 
Apples, Low Grade. 592 
Apples, Late Bloom on.1306 
Apples, New York, Grading of.. 651 
Apples, Picking WTiile Wet. 422 
Apples, Selling . 555 
Apples, West Virginia.1305 
Arbor Vitae, Moving.1377 
Army and Navy Co. 870 
Ashes in Manure.1472 
Ashes, Value of.1472 
Asparagus and Salt. 772 
Asparagus Bed, Handling. 931 
Asparagus, Bunching, in N. J... 673 
Asparagus Cart . 766 
Asparagus Culture . 269 
Asparagus, Forced .1326 
Asparagus from Seed. 469 
Asparagus Tops, Handling.1446 
Asparagus Treatment .274, 901 
Aster Disease . 953 
Asters with Yellows.1107, 1377 
Augers, Pod .1162 
Auto Hogs, Experience with.... 1085 
Auto Hogs Have Started. 905 
Auto Hogs, More About. 813 
Auto Knitter Co.1118, 1222, 1466 
Auto Motor for Power. 938 
Auto Power for Saw. 491 
Auto Thieves.385, 536, 905, 
1038, 1159, 1162, 1183 
Auto Timer, Trouble with.1486 
Auto Trip to Florida.1510 
Autos and Poison Gas.1432 
B 
Baby,'Milk Fed.1068 
Bacon at $10 Per Pound.287 
Baking Powder and Yeast.1384 
Ballbach, A. G. 726 
Balsam Fir, Measuring.1252 
Balsam Hedge Dying. 809 
Balsam, Treatment of.1433 
Bantams as Squabs. 304 
Barber, H. L.1442 
Barberry, Propagating.621, 1303 
Barley, Sprouted, Feeding.1362 
Barn Foundation and Drainage.. 842 
Barn, Whitewashing . 990 
Barnyard, Concrete . 1285 
Pages 
Barrels, Cleaning. .12, 907, 1333, 1462 
Bartels Co.1006, 1222 
Baseball, World’s Series.1278 
Batson Farm Agency...... 638 
Battery, Wet, Making. 342 
Beach, Merrill A.454 
Bean Crop Coming Back. 933 
Bean, Mung .. 280 
Bean Separator . 901 
Beans, Lima, Growing....1472 
Beans, Lima, in California. 899 
Beans, Lima, Starting.953 
Beans, Selfshelling . 969 
Beans, Soy, for Silage.792 
Beans for Hogs. 341 
Beans, Lima, for Stock.203 
Beans, Soy, as Catch Crop. 878 
Bear on Iceberg.1364 
Bee Forage Plants.1052 
Bee Keeping in City. 399 
Bee Keeping, Law About.1006 
Bee Law, Pennsylvania.1296 
Bee Tree, Rights in.1116 
Bee Tree, Robbing.1472 
Beef, Dried and Corned. 24 
Beef Raising in East.1214 
Beehives, Type of.1116 
Bees and Fruit.880, 1176, 1229 
Bees, Buying by Pound.1446 
Bees in Backyard. 12 
Bees in Cucumber House. 670 
Bees, Removing from Holes, 
899, 953, 1094 
Bees, Poisoned .1201 
Bees, Removing from Wall. 595 
Bees, Stray . ....1116 
Bees, Wild, Hiving. 831 
Beeswax, Rendering .1402 
Beet Pulp or Silage. 720 
Beet Seed, Growing.1477 
Beet Syrup, Making. 933 
Beets as Cattle Feed.1262 
Beets, Early Profitable.626 
Beets for Cows. 121 
Belt Lacing . 971 
Berrang, J. C.788, 1423 
Berry Pickers, Connecticut.1176 
Berry Pickers’ Tickets. 807 
Bellman, S. 986 
Big Four Co.1342 
Big Four Grocery Co.750 
Big Four Syndicate.1222, 1266 
Birch, Value of.1107 
Bird Baths .1066 
Bird Sanctuaries .1106 
Birds and Fruit. 6 
Birds, Observations on. 903 
Birds, Scaring . 992 
Bittersweet, Evergreen .758 
Black Diamond Oil Co.306 
Black, John J.1394, 1490 
Blackberries, Digging Out. 281 
Blackberries for Hedge. 397 
Blackberries, Pruning.435, 1477 
Blackberry, Nanticoke .... 1050, 1155 
Blueberries, Packing . 802 
Black’s Real Estate Agency.... 1006 
Blackberry Culture.801, 1030 
Blueberry Cuttings .1037 
Blume, John C.1170 
Boilers, Scale in.1462 
Bonds, Liberty, Advancing.1480 
Bone, Green, Use of.1373 
Bone Sets Itself. 507 
Boots, Man with. 23 
Bordeaux Mixture, Dry.1424 
Boston Roast . 158 
Box, Pruning and Propagating.. 525 
Boys, Overworked .1056 
Boys Will Be Boys.1382 
Bread for Hogs. 341 
Breeders’ Association, N. Y. 54 
Brigham, E, S., for Senator, 
1108, 1210, 1431 
Broadway Composing Studios... 822 
Broilers, Raising .450, 868 
Broom Making .1432, 1462 
Brown, Elon R. 684 
Brush, Killing . 907 
Bucket Shops . 454 
Buckwheat as Weed Killer. 907 
Buckwheat for Cows.52, 1330 
Buckwheat, Loss in Milling. .136, 270 
Buckwheat, Rye and Alsike To¬ 
gether . 806 
Budding and Grafting.709 
Building Paper, Whitewashing.. 1384 
Bulbs, Forced, Treatment of.... 882 
Bull, Exercising .338, 939 
Bull, Fattening .1336 
Bull, Law About. 677 
Bull, Trespassing .1031 
Bull, Uncontrolled . 632 
Bumble Bees in House. 756 
Burglar Alarm for Henhouse.... 1315 
Butter, Adevertising . 510 
Butter, Bitter .245 
Butter, Centralized . 331 
Butter, Danish, What About?... 670 
Butter, Fat Percentage. 543 
Butter, Ill Flavored.20, 343, 940 
Butter Making on Farm. 609 
Butter Making Trouble.441 
Buttermilk for Poultry.1512 
Butter, Moisture in. 816 
Butter, Poor . 254 
Butter, Preserving .692, 1042 
Butter, Storing in Summer.1090 
Butter, Strong .251, 400,816 
Buttermilk for Sow. 936 
C 
Cabbage Aphis .1017 
Cabbage Consumer’s Dollar. 17 
Cabbage, Early . 226 
Cabbage for Cows. 36 
Cabbage, Gains With. 84 
Pages 
Cabbage in Cellar. 179 
Cabbage Maggot . 525 
Cabbage Maggot, Coal Tar for.. 595 
Cabbage Maggot Treatment.710 
Cabbage Seed, Growing. 585 
Cabbage Worm Control. 902 
Calf, Defective . 338 
Calf, Feeding .244, 251, 1002 
Calf Meal, Use of.1240 
Calf, Promising . 609 
Calf, Unthrifty .1463 
Calf with Depraved Appetite.... 88 
Calf With Swelling. 398 
California Note . 437 
California, Yankee in. 47 
Calves, Caring for.720 
Calves, Feeding . 888 
Calves, Hay Tea for. 609 
Calves Poisoned by Paint..597, 1139 
Calves, Twin and Triplet.. .154, 572 
Calves with Lung Worms. 53 
Canada’s Farmer Government. .. 1175 
Canaries, Raising . 305 
Canary Birds, Breeding. 158 
Canary, Blind .1383 
Canary, Sore Footed.1162 
Canker Worm, Fall. 191 
Candy, Feeding to Hogs. 890 
Cannas, Culture of. 174 
Cannas, Wintering .1299 
Canning Crop Prices.705 
Canning, Factories and Farmers. 568 
Capons, Fattening .57, 411 
Capons, Feeding . 844 
Capons, Mistaken Ideas About.. 697 
Carbolic Emulsion . 710 
Carbon Bisulphide on Grain.1140 
Carburetor, Improving . 785 
Carnations, Growing .590, 625 
Carpet Beetles . 72 
Carpet Moths .276 
Carobine T.1118 
Carrot Crop, Early. 556 
Carrot, Wild, as Hay.1257 
Carrots for Sheep. 124 
Carrots, Prepairing for Market.. 1075 
Cat with Mange. 27 
Cat with Worms. 696 
Catnip, Crop of. 931 
Cats and Melons.1382 
Cats Eat Cucumbers.1166 
Cats in Bakeries. 905 
Cattails, Removing from Pond.. 1094 
Cattle, Alderney . 254 
Cattle Association, Holsteins... 858 
Cattle, Beef, Pasturing.1470 
Cattle Breeders, Angus. 441 
Cattle Breeders, Devon. 658 
Cattle Case, Cobana. 908 
Cattle, Clipping . 36 
Cattle, Devon, for Dairy. 842 
Cattle, Devon, in England.1090 
Cattle, Devon, Notes on.1485 
Cattle, Guernsey Herd.245 
Cattle, Guernsey, Profitable. 154 
Cattle, Inbreeding . 604 
Cattle, Jersey, Speaking Up for. 574 
Cattle, Jersey, What About?.... 479 
Cattle Registry A. R. 0. 692 
Cattle, Shorthorn Sale. 981 
Cattle, Sick, in Reblic Pasture.. 890 
Cattle Tuberculosis, Weeding 
Out . 729 
Cattle, White Faced. 440 
Cattle, White Face, Memories 
of . 155 
Celery on Reclaimed Land. 804 
Cellar, Cleaning . 907 
Cellar, Damp .!_1114 
Cellar Door, Adjustable. 90 
Cellar, Ventilating . 235 
Cement for Porcelain Tank.250 
Cement Steps, Building.1125 
Cement Tank. Mending. 258 
Cemeteries, Neglected .762, 1070 
Cementeries, Restoring .1157 
Cemeteries, Rural, Law About.. 1498 
Cementery, Desecrating . 954 
Cemetery Wall, Beautifying.... 1107 
Chair Seat, Weaving. 979 
Charcoal for Soil. 704 
Chautaquas in Ohio.1017 
Cheese, Dutch . 689 
Cheese for Local Use.1237 
Chemical Food Possibilities. 523 
Chemicals and Clover Once More 458 
Chemist and the Farmer. 219 
Cherries and Peaches, Drop of. . 423 
Cherries, Selft-Sterile .709 
Cherries, Wild, Poison in.1079 
Cherry, Chase . 355 
Cherry Stock . 274 
Cherry Thieves . 78 
Cherry Tree, Sprouting. 397 
Cherry Trees, Dying.274 
Cherry Trees, Pruning.525 
Chess, Feeding Value of. 390 
Chestnut, Water . 931 
Chicago Portrait Co., 
1194, 1290, 1318, 1442 
Chick Brooder House, Heating.. 413 
Chicken Business, Talks About.. 967 
Chicken, Cost of Raising.1488 
Chicken, Field . 158 
Chicken Pox Prevention. 260 
Chicken Pox Treatment... .939, 1464 
Chicken Thief, Shootingt.. 1158, 1159 
Chicken, Census of.1239 
Chickens, Feeding Nux Vomica 
to . 916 
Chickens, Figuring Out.1109 
Chickens, Gapes in. 664 
Chickens, Lame .1440 
Chickens, Lice on.1464 
Chickens with Sour Crop.1024 
Chicksand Artificial Light. 917 
Chicks, Baby, Care of..506, 557, 664 
Chicks, Baby, Shipping. 821 
Chicks, Cannibal .868, 961 
Pages 
Chicks, Diarrhoea in..773, 916, 1140 
Chicks Die in Shell. 892 
Chicks, Dry Mash for. 895 
Chicks, Early Hatching. 165 
Chicks, Eye Trouble with. 868 
Chicks Hatch Poorly. 910 
Chicks in Basement. 548 
Chicks, Kinds of Milk for. 820 
Chicks, Leg Weakness in. 917 
Chicks, Loss of.1024 
Chicks, Wash for. 794 
Chicks, Raw Potatoes for. 916 
Chicks, Small, Grain for.1362 
Chicks, Stale Bread for.1025 
Chicks, Toe-Picking . 868 
Chicks, Trouble with Hatching.. 821 
Chicks, Undeveloped . 893 
Chicks, Weak .917, 939 
Chicks with Air Tumor.1221 
Chicks with Big Wings.1025 
Chicks with Diarrhoea. 797 
Chicks with Inflamed Eyes.1190 
Chicks with Leg Weakness.. 166, 579 
Chicks, Young, Raising.544, 645 
Child, Finding .757 
Child, Rich Man’s Wanted.1391 
Children, Adopting .64, 336 
Children and Education.1430 
Children, Fresh Air...1038 
Children, Farmer’s Wife on. 979 
Chimney, Haunted . 654 
Chimneys, Leaking .1439 
China, Famine in. 908 
Chinese Labor in France.47, 891 
Christmas in California. 152 
Christmas, Late . 175 
Christmas Present, Best.1500 
Christmas Tree Market. 95 
Chrysanthemum Culture .1479 
Chrysanthemums, Getting Ready 
for . 900 
Chrysanthemums, Trouble with.. 74 
Church, Rural . 568 
Churn, Deodorizing .1285 
Churning, Hard .245, 1069 
Churning Methods . 864 
Churning Questions .1112 
Churning, Trouble with, 
508, 958, 1412 
Churning, Winter . 389 
Cider, Artificial . 852 
Cider, Boiling .1. 162 
Cider, Flavor in. 497 
Cider, Musty ... t. 162 
Cider, Preserving . 162 
Cider, What Ails. 342 
Cistern, Arranging . 275 
Cistern as Septic Tank.1402 
Cistern Experience . 250 
Cistern Water from Snow. 549 
Cistern Water, Tainted. 785 
Cistern, Waterproofing ....938, 1462 
Citizen, Foreign Rights of.I486 
City and Country.1476 
City, Building on Water.1307 
City Life, Crowded.1355 
Clay Soil, Improving. 593 
Clintondale Co-operative Ass’n 780 
Cloth, Fireproofing .162, 649 
Clothes, $25 Suit.1279 
Clothing, Truthful . 28 
Clover and Alfalfa Inoculation.. 533 
Clover and Stable Manure.1398 
Clover, Annual Sweet...406, 556 
Clover, Crimson, Self-Seeding... 949 
Clover, Getting Back to.1152 
Clover, Hubam .825, 900 
Clover, Hubam, for Late Crop, 
967, 968 
Clover, Hubam, Growth of. 954 
Clover, Hubam, in Alabama.1019 
Clover, Hubam, Transplanting.. 1051 
Clover, Seeding with Peas and 
Oats . 645 
Clover, Sweet, and Lime. 113 
Clover, Sweet, and Silage. 888 
Clover, Sweet, and Soil Restora- 
tion . 619 
Clover, Sweet, Hubam . 436 
Clover, Sweet, Turning Under... 375 
Clover, Sweet, Inoculating. 42 
Clover Valley Butter Co.1094 
Clover with Oats and Peas. 433 
Cloverland Farm Agency.1318 
Cluthe & Sons. 262 
Coal and Wood Compared. 381 
Coal Prices, Spread in.1085 
Coal Retail Prices.17, 81 
Cockerels, Fattening .H45 
Cocoa, Bulk .1499 
Coffee Bean Fake. 31 
Cold Frame, Cloth. 590 
Cold Frame, Making. 189 
Colt, J. B., Co. 414 
Colt, Feeding . 154 
Coltsfoot, Controlling .1300 
Combustion, Spontaneous, in 
Hay . 529 
Commission Sales, Averaging... 437 
Commonwealth Mortgage Co.... 350 
Community Center, Value of.... 761 
Compensation Law, N. Y. 680 
Concrete Floor for Henhouse.... 549 
Concrete Henhouse .. 56 
Concrete Posts. Making.1200 
Concrete, Sawdust in. 936 
Concrete Walk, Making.1371 
Concrete Wall, Finish for. 270 
Conifers from Seed. 7 
Conifers, Grafting .1477 
Connecticut Field, Clearing.1177 
Consolidated! Gas Engine Co. 130 
Consumer on Food Situation.... 241 
Co-operation, Wrong Sort.1109 
Co-operative Associations, Ac¬ 
counting for . 569 
Co-operative Buying by Farmers. 385 
Co-operative Drug Co... ; .1070 
Co-operative Feed Handling.53 < 
Pages 
Co-operative Laws and Farmers, 
837, 859 
Co-operative Society of America. 1355 
Copperas as Disinfestant. 943 
Coreopsis Lanceolata . 835 
Corn and Acid Soil.1009 
Com Borer, European.1178 
Corn, Burning... .17, 145, 1456, 1457 
Com, Cornell, No. 11. 619 
Com Crop, Harvesting. 35 
Com, Cutting Tassels from. 900 
Corn, Double-Crossed .921 
Corn Ear Worm .1203, 1295 
Corn, Flint and Dent. 433 
Com Fodder, Grinding .1241 
Com for Fuel.1372 
Com, Forage Crops in. 842 
Com Husker, Recollections of.. 142 
Com, Imperfect .1133 
Corn in Maine. 762 
Corn, N. Y. State 1324 
Com or Silage...1022 
Com Prices and Freight. 473 
Corn, Prolific .1398 
Corn, Seed, Handling.1031, 1328 
Corn, Silage, Value of.1051 
Com, Slump in. 909 
Corn, Smut . 875 
Com, Tarring .649, 739, 759 
Com Squaw . 358 
Com, Western Situation.1503 
Corn Without Fertilizer. 222 
Com Worms . 875 
Corncrib, Vermin-Proof.730, 1083 
Cornell, D. B... 618 
Cornwall Dairy Hearing. 47 
Cotton and Peanut Farms. 226 
Cotton Belt, Help from. 324 
Cotton Crop and South.1355 
Cotton Farming Problems.1446 
Cotton Outlook . 629 
Cottonseed for Fertilizer.271 
Country, Homely Joys of. 494 
Cousins, Second .1404 
Cover Crop, Remarks About. 220 
Cover Crops, Seeding.76, 954 
Cover Crops, Various. 3 
Cow, Abnormal Breathing.1218 
Cow and Twentieth Calf.1042 
Cow Damage, Case of. 890 
Cow, Dry, Feeding. 572 
Cow, Drying Off . 692 
Cow, Family, Feeding..50, 1436, 1484 
Cow, Fresh, Feeding.1436 
Cow, Freshening, Feeding. 20 
Cow, Hard Milking ..1313 
Cow Hide, Thinning .1284 
Cow Holds Up Milk.1138, 1218 
Cow, Holstein, Case. 789 
Cow, Jersey, Friend of. 721 
Cow, Jersey, Testing. 690 
Cow Leaks Milk.256, 890 
Cow, Milking . 574 
Cow, Mother’s . 740 
Cow Milks Hard.^?8 
Cow Nurses Five Calves.1x38 
Cow, Paralyzed . 937 
Cow Record, New. 816 
Cow Shrinks Milk. 202 
Cow with Caped Udder. 204 
Cow, Slobbering . 444 
Cow Stall Arrangement......... 842 
Cow, Testing for Tuberculosis.. .1091 
Cow, Thriftless . 480 
Cow, Underfed . 768 
Cow with Cough. 88 
Cow with Garget.256, 940, 981 
Cow with Indigestion.296 
Cow with Mammary Tumor. 53 
Cow with Mammitis, 
27, 154, 480.1218 
Cow with Obstructed Teat..409, 480 
Cow with Skin Trouble.1003 
Cow with Warts.. .53, 480, 696 
Cow, Young, Feeding.1022 
Cows and Horses Feeding. 542 
Cows and Forestry. 5 
Cows, Dry, Boarding.1088 
Cows Hold Up Milk.292 
Cow’s Horn, Rings on.... 574 
Cows, Jersey on Holstein. 746 
Cows, Kicking .1310 
Cows Kiled by Wire.1503 
Cows, 100, Cost of Keeping.... 946 
Cows, Shrink Milk. 294 
Cows, Summer Feed for.1002 
Cows, Trespassing .1177 
Cows, Trouble with. 818 
Cox Realization Co.1170 
Cox, S. E, J.1366 
Crab Grass, Killing. 924 
Crandall, Harry T.1118 
Crate Carrier Wanted.807 
Cream, Adulterated .1215 
Cream, Handling . 864 
Cream, Ropey .1214 
Cream, Salting .1461 
Cream, Solid . 958 
Cream, Testing Composite 
Sample . 287 
Cream Too Thin.1412 
Cream, Trouble With.1090 
Cream, Whipping .440 
Creamery Waste, Odor from.... 516 
Cripple, Beating Up.1099 
Crops, Green, Turning Under.... 183 
Crosby-Frisian Co.798, 870, 1266 
Cross, Frank H. 870 
Crow as a Pet. 903 
Crows and Coal Tar. 831 
Crows and Turpentine. 831 
Cows at. Pastine, Grains for- 899 
Cucumber Beettle, Control of... 397 
Cucumber Flowers, Imperfect... 1133 
Cucumber Seed, Curing.. .1353, 1477 
Curculio, Controlling . 968 
Currant Cutting . 589 
Currants, Pruning . 949 
Cutworms, -Controlling . 735 
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