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INDEX. 
Seed-bed—Good oil Sward Land.400 
Seeds, -139 — Arbor Vi tie, 356 — Buy 
Reliable. 90 — Caladium. 356 — 
Landretlis’ Garden. 129—Look out 
for Your. 455 — Plants and Imple¬ 
ments, 4S—Saving of Garden, Sol- 
Vitality of, ST. 
Sell an Acre of Land.4tt 
Send Your Name.211 
Sense at the Farmers Club. S99 
Sexes—Proportion of.24S 
Sex in Breeding—Determination ol, 
92. 
Shad Hatching—Facts in.ISO 
“Shakers”. 89 
Sheep Shears—American, 7—Story, 
Curious. 2S5—Weight of Cotswold 
and Leicester, 2S6—What to Ho 
with, 360. 
Sheffield Sci. School of Yale Coll.285 
Shenandoah Valley—The.173 
Shrubs — Callicarpa Americana. *29S 
—Shrubs for Cemeteries. 143 — 
Early Flowering. 2*. 262—Flower¬ 
ing Hydrangeas, *143 — Laurels and 
Hollies from the Woods, 371 — 
Leather-leaf, The, *146 — Rhodo¬ 
dendron, Whv not? 24—Spice- 
bush. The, 2* 64—Yew, The Gold¬ 
en, 23. 
Silk Culture in California.414 
Skating for Girls. 65 
Sleigh Bench — The Arch.*-■ 49 
Slicer—A French..*.. 88 
Soap Cups.2*. .335 
Soap—Making in Family.88 
Sod Fence Query.87 
Sod Fences—Their Utility.2* 218 
Soil—Frost Improving.400 
Sorghum—Cultivation of.140-358 
Sorghum—Refining.212 
South—Desirable Farming Ter... 92 
Southern Item—A.213 
Sparrows—English.402 
Special Request. 86-440 
Spiny Clotbur.56 
Springs—Increasing Flow of..442 
Sprinkler—A Watering Pot.. .*. .284 
Squashes— Keeping. 368 
Stay on the Farm.221 
Stand for a Hand Microscope, 2* 297 
Steamer or Mill.403 
Slicks, Strings, and Wires.261 
Stock—Milking for the South... .442 
Stock—Blooded among Small Farm¬ 
ers, 402—Growing Interest in 
Blooded, 409—Sale' of Imported, 9 
—Wintering on the Prairies, 1* 15 
Stone-boats.2* .443 
Strainer—A Tin.“46 
Straw—Burning at tlie West, 404— 
for Fodder, 139—Stacking.285 
Strawberries—Cultivated and Un¬ 
cultivated. 320 —Crop, The 246—Dr. 
Nicaise. 284—Forcing. 130-2*3,0— 
fora Name, 282—in New Jersey, 
127—Notes on. 297—Pres. Wilder, 
355—Prize, Greeley. 356—Propa¬ 
gating New, 284—Raising Seedling, 
213—Starting in Pots, 297. 
Suhsoiling—Defence against Drouth 
1-10. 
Succotash.*>5 
Sugar Consumption, 129—Factories 
for Beet, 132—Increase in Con¬ 
sumption of, 351—Our Supply, 19. 
Sunday Morning Breakfast.264 
Sunshine in Sleeping Rooms.336 
Supertuberating.356 
Swamp—Reclaiming a.«t 
Swamp—Reclaimed Relapsing.. .283 
Swindle—A Brazen.399 
Swine—Care of, -IS—Care of. Winter, 
59—Catching and Holding. * 286— 
Chester White, 90-214 — Cooked 
Food for. 400 —Feeding, Experi¬ 
ment, 171 —Cholera, Tar for, 7— 
Jealousy in Fattening, * 291—In 
the Orchard, 333—Prolific Sow, 246 
—Suffolk. 249 — For Fattening, 
When to Shut up, 285. 
Swings—Children's.418 
T 
Tan Bark—Spent.9-3.W 
Tanning Skins. 
Tarragon.187 
Tea Pot-t.ery. 49 
Ten Millions Saved.. —. .4-10 
Ten Thousand Dollars’ W orth ot 
Engravings. 318. 
Thatching with Straw.2*. .180 
Thills for Horse-hoes and Cultiva¬ 
tors, 2S5. 
Tlirasliing Machines—Advantage of 
283. 
Thrashing—Timely Hints on.285 
Thunder and Lightning... .246 
Tidy—A.148-2* 3,4 
Tile Drains—obstruction in.357 
Tiles for Roofs.441 
Tillage during Growth of Plant..292 
Timber Culture—The Pine. 98 
Timber—When to Cut.286 
Tim Bunker on Real Estate in the 
White Oaks aud Hookertown, 256— 
On being “ Sound on the Goose,” 
366—Oil Farmers Getting Rich, 4J9 
—On the Hay Tedder, 451. 
Timothy Dying out. 90 
Toad Shelters.213 
Tomatoes — 23-1.30-2S2-320-356 — In 
Mich., 4-40—Keyes’ and Others, 99. 
Tomato Trellis—Another.*..284 
Tools—Care of...... -362 
Tools—Home-made.4*. .ISO 
'Too Much Help ill Play.10a 
Top-dressing after Mowing.283 
Trace—How to Mend a.*..291 
Tree—Name of.. .282 
Trees—Ailanthus, 137-320—Arbor Vi¬ 
tae, New Dwarf, 248—Trouble with, 
356—Awav from Home, 22—Belts 
of, 174—Catalpa Ksempferi, 103- 
Cedar, the Red, 145 — Chestnut 
Grafted on Oak, 62—Cliina-tree 
Fences, 19-245—Cork Oaks in Cal.. 
401—Crotelied. Treatment ot, * 187 
—Deep Planting of, 319—Ever¬ 
greens, Moving, 130—Transplant¬ 
ing. 188—Pruning, 225—Raising 
from Seed, 91—What to Plant. 187 
—Girdled, 48—Invigorators, 174— 
Kcelreuteria. * 416—Mangrove. 2* 
101—Maple, Propagating the, 130— 
Silver-leaved, 130—Moving, 49- 
Mulching Apple, 172—Root-grafted 
49-87—Shade in Pastures. 246— 
Spruces, Hemlocks, and Firs. 3* 
226—Sugar Maples Die, 283—Sweet 
Gum. Var. of, * 188—For a Wet 
Soil, 88—Willows and their Uses, 
1S3—For S. Wisconsin, 130. 
Tree Boxes. 26v 
Trees-Do Martins Injure ?.248 
Trellis—Handy Garden.*. .li 
Troughs for Watering and Feeding 
Sheep or Hogs *. .139. 
Trout Fishing, * 277—Ponds, Shape 
214—Spawn. 245. 
Tubes in *n Old Log.319 
Turkey—Origin of the Domestic, r.9 
Turkey—Wild.- •, • • -349 
Turnips among Corn. 281—More 
W’anted, 257—White French, 134. 
Two Wonders of the Age.319 
Tying Material.130 
Tyrolese Larch.441 
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Unanswered Letters.281 
Variety at tlie Table—Two Bills of 
Fare, 148. 
Varieties and Variation.8*..li6 
Vegetables—Forcing,49—Mixing ol, 
130—Select List, 90. 
Velvet—How to Renovate. 7 
Verbenas from Seed.4 
Vinegar—Making.367 
Volunteer Mother.442 
Wagon Jack — A.*..250 
Wagon Tires—Loose.90 
Walks and Talks on the Farm—14-54 
-91-136-178- 216-252 * -2SS-321-S62-406 
-116. 
Walks—Patented, and Other Pat¬ 
ents, 319. 
Warmih’g Dwellings—Hints on.. .106 
Watch—To Take Care of a.148 
Water—Bringing into Houses, etc., 
129—For Mail and Beast by the 
Roadside, 366 — Soft in Cement 
Cisterns, 8S—Turning Hard. 442. 
Weather and Crops.246-281 
Weeding Hook—A.2*..225 
Weeding and Thinning.2S8 
Weeds, 50—Seeding with, 359. 
Wells—Digging in Sand and Quick¬ 
sand, 4*. 96—Foul Water in, 326- 
Going into, 286—Inspecting. 442. 
"What Missouri Wants.357-442 
What’s in a Name. 7 
What to Grow and How to Grow it, 
130. ' 
Wheat—A Buckeye Boy on, 290- 
Crop, The, 281—Cultivating, 212— 
Culture at the South. 15—Culture, 
Experiments in, 407 — Drilling, 
283 — In England, 451 — In 
England and America, 249—Lime 
for, 321-352 — Premiums. Mich., 
357—Prizes, Tlie Judd. 87-281—399— 
In the Seaboard States, 322— 
Spring. 89—Thrashing, as Drawn 
from'Field, 285—vs. Chess, 89— 
What Variety to Sow, 322. 
Wheels—Greasing Cart Wagon..212 
Whetstone Holder and Guard 2*. .4S 
Wliiftletrees—Perfectly Safe. .2*. .291 
Whitewash.12J-249 
Wild Pigeon Kills Insects.247 
Willow Peeler.248-2S2 
Winter Fallows. .oa9 
Wood Ashes—Best Use for. 9 
Wooden Cards. 48 
Woodchucks—To Kill.442 
“ Wood Hangings ”. 88 
Woodland—Clearing.449 
Woodward’s Rec.of HorticuBure246 
Wool — Bleacli’g on Tanned PeltsIOl 
Wool—Whitening on Sheep Skins355 
Work from Measure. 7 
Worksliop—A. 9 
W’orms in Pots.“5a 
Worn-out Soils—Renovating.357 
Writing a Volume...354 
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Tour Patent.281 
Apple Meringues.148 
Apples—Canning. 246 
Artichokes—Pickled.458 
Baked Beans.264 
Barrels—Cleansing Tainted.458 
Bay-leaves.458 
Bread.26-264 
Bread—Rye and Indian. 26 
Breakfast Pulls.453 
Bunns or Rolls. 26 
Cake—Drop, 148—Farmer's Fruit, 
148—Ice Cream, 148—Jell}', 148. 
Chestnuts—A Dish of.458 
Codfish Balls..264 
Corn Griddle Cakes. 66 
Crab Apples—Preserving.336 
Crumpets.66-^228 
Doughnuts.247 
Dyeing Carpet Warp.300 
Fruits—Bottled.264 
Gems, or Aerated Rolls.*.. 25 
Green Corn—Preserving.263 
Hulled Corn.148 
Lemon Pie.263 
Muffins, 66—Cream, 66—Tea.264 
Pickled Oysters.458 
Pickles—About. 417 
Pop Overs. 66 
Potato Cakes.. 66 
Pudding —Baked Indian, 300—Brat- 
tleboro, 264 —Corn Starch, 457- 
Rice, 457. 
Raspberry Vinegar.228 
Raspberries—Bottling.228 
Ribbons— 1 To Cleanse.228 
Rusk with Eggs. 66 
Rusting Metals Prevented.148 
Salads—Dressing for.190 
Sally Lunn.247 
Sausage Meat—Keeping.458 
Soda Biscuit. 66 
Strawberries—Bottling.228 
Stoves-To Prevent from Rusting. 66 
Tomatoes next Winter.335 
.Toast—How to Make.417 
Tripe—To Clean.118 
Turnpike Yeast Cakes.26 
V egetables—Cooking .223-300-835- 
373 
Yeast — Bottled, 26 — Hop, 264— 
riiila. Co., 264—Pumpkin, 26. 
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Abattoirs at Cominunipaw.330 
jEtna — The.413 
Apples — Aromatic Carolina, 415— 
Chestatee, 415—Duchess of Olden¬ 
burg, (2) 453—Elarkee, 415—Julien, 
415—Sections of Fruit and Flow¬ 
er, (4) 22. 
Artist's Pets—The. 1 
Autumn Leaves.356 
Badger—The American.251 
Barns at the West, (2) 325-Section 
of, (2) 1S-255—Truss-hent, 52—Truss 
Beams for, (4) 182. 
Barn-Yards.(2)..S2S 
Bee-feeder.173 
Begonias.(2). .259 
Blackberry—Pruning the.320 
Blackberries and Raspberries—298 
Blind Piper—The.229 
Blowing Bubbles.460 
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Cabbage—Club-rooted.297 
Card Rack.227 
Cat-Bird.205 
Cattle—Ayrshire Cow “Dolly3rd,” 
405—Ayrshire Cow “Flora,”405 — 
Cows, Self-milking. 214—Guernsey 
Cow “Cottle," 135—Group of Im¬ 
proved Short-horns, 93—Half Buf¬ 
falo Cow, 13—Halter for Cattle, 
361—Jersey Bull “Jupiter,” 53- 
Jersey Cow “Diana,” 215 — Jersey 
Cow “ Ebony,” 135—Jersey Heifer 
“Hoey,” 215—Kerry Cattle, 241- 
Egg Stand—A Wire. 
.227 
Quarter Breed Heifer, 13. 
“ Caught in the Act ”. 
.103 
Clam—Tlie. 
..(2)..385 
Corn Crib, 138—A Kansas,57 
— Anoth- 
er Kansas, 255. 
Corn—Implements for Cutting up, 
(4) 365. 
Crab—Edible. 
..(2)..299 
Cream Skimmer.. 
.321 
Crochet Basket. 
.263 
Croquet—Game of.. 
..(4)..147 
Curiosities at the Museum. 
.301 
Cuttings—Planting. 
...(2)..88 
B 
“ Don’t Wake tlie Baby ”.. 
.302 
Drag-Saws—Cross-cut. 
..(3).. 58 
Duck-Sliootlng. 
..(6)..361 
Fail—A Curious.107 
Fan-mill—Fixed Foothold for, (2) 97 
Fences Across Streams.(2)..251 
Fence—A Granite. 52 
Fish Oil and Guano Factory, (4) 452 
Flowers—Akebia quinata, 331 — Am¬ 
aranths, (3) 331 — Bell-flowers, 
Group of, 185—Cleome spinosa, 295 
—Coreopsis verticillata.IOl—Fuch¬ 
sia, Brilliant, Small-leaved, 369— 
Heart-leaved Mannettia, 456- 
Hydrangea paniculata grandi- 
flora, 143—Japanese Knotweed, 
101 —Lopliospermum erubescens, 
61—Maurandia Barclayana, 61- 
Mignonette, 21—Monkey Flower, 
223—Monkshood, Chinese, 456— 
Silphium laciniatum, 295—Starry 
Scabious, 372—Tricyi tis pilosa, 188 
—Virgin's Bower, 413. 
Flower Stand.(3)..373 
Foot Rest—A.417 
Foot Warmers.(2) 8—(3) 25 
Frame—Drying.336 
Frames — Picture, (5) 25-105 — Pine 
Twig, 65—Straw, 190-457—Thread, 
189. 
Fruits—Mal-formed.298 
Fruits — Picking and Marketing. .224 
Fungus on Fruit Trees.(2)..454 
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Gate—New Carriage.260 
Gate-Sliding. 52 
Geese—Wild.445 
Gherkin—The Prickly-frnited.. . .143 
Giraffe—The. Mending a Broken 
Jaw, (3) 176. 
Goats—Cashmere or Angora...CO-81 
Grapes—Scuppernong.413 
Grape Vine—Illustrations of prun¬ 
ing, (2) 103 — (3) 144 — (3) 186 — (4) 
225—260— (3) 296—(3) 3S2. 
Grape Vine—The Node. 03 
Grape Vine — Shoot of the Vine... 63 
Great Noise in tlie Barn—A.192 
“ Grecian Bend ’’—Origin of.419 
Grindstone for Mowing Machine 
Knives, 214. 
Guard Against Splitting.(21..2S0 
Harrow—A Wooden-toothed.450 
Hickory Nuts.(2)..449 
Hogs—Catching and Holding_286 
Hogs—Jealousy as a Tonic in Fat¬ 
tening, 291. 
Holidays at Home and Abroad.. 28 
IIop Picking.313 
Horses—Check for Cribbers, (2) 139 
—Perelieron, 121—Perclieron Mare 
“ Alene,” 2S7—Percheron Stallion, 
893—Perclieron Stallion “ Her¬ 
cules,” 287—Sales in N. Y. City, (9) 
258—Three Horses Abreast, 365— 
Trotting Horse “ Dexter,” 3GS— 
Wolf-Teeth in, 218. 
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Insects—Bark Louse,Tlie, 131—Cank¬ 
er Worms, Protector against, (2) 
49—Grape Curculio, 223—Grubs, 
(2) 141—Moths, 189—Oak Scale 
Louse, 223—Wistaria, An Enemy 
to the, (2) 371 —Wheel-bugs, (3) 416 
Ivy—Variegated.81 
J 
Jerusalem Artichoke— 1 The.87 
L 
Ladder—Fruit Gatherers'.320 
Lance-liead Hoe.326 
Land—Instrument for Measuring, 
444. 
Lap Rohe. 25 
“Last Shot—The”.184 
Laughing—Different Ways of,(3) 459 
Letter Box.W5 
Lespedeza striata. 57 
Lever—A Handy.97 
Lobster.203 
Logs—Device for Loading Heavy, 12 
Logs—Va. Way of Loading Heavy, 
(2) 364. 
Manure—Shelter for.(3). .408 
Martin and Squirrel—The Surprise, 
294. 
Matcli-hox—A.105 
Michigan Plow—Tlie.133 
Microscope Stand.(2)..297 
Mistletoe—American.21 
Mole Trap.333-356 
Moving Leaf.372 
Muck—Getting out.(3)..409 
Mule Team—A Southern. 41 
Mussel — Tlie.(2) • -457 
Napkins—Folding.(6)..458 
Newspaper Holder.227 
Olive Branch.133 
Orchard—Laying out.(3)..102 
Orphans—The.338 
“ Out too Soon ”.266 
P 
Parasitic Plants—The Dodders, (2) 
414. 
Pashas’ Standard. 43 
Pear—Mount Vernon.23 
Pear—Pratt.453 
Peccary—The Texas.231 
Pen Wiper..147 
Pet Bird—The.376 
Pharaoh’s Horses.222 
Pickerel—The Common.(2) - .100 
Pigeons—Group of Fancy—142-433 
Pigeons—Skulls of.(4)..177 
Pinnated Grouse, or Prairie Chick¬ 
ens, 412. 
.Plants—Starting in tlie House, (2) 
104. 
Plans—American Farm-house, (2) 17 
Plum—Tlie Miner.143 
Popgun—A New.107 
Post Hole Borers.,.12 
Potato Cuttings......(2)..454 
Poultry—Asiatic, Cochins, (3) 323— 
Black Spanish and Hamburg, (2) 
177—Chicken Coop, Pure Water, 
176—Chickens, Pure Water for, 
254-Headless Rooster,(3)448-lIens’ 
Nests, (2) 219 —House, (2) 408- 
House and Yard, Summer, 181. 
Qualiog—The.(2). .373 
Queer Fish—A.,.149 
Quince — Rea’s Seedling.145 
Racks for Carting Leaves... (2). .450 
Rib-grass.134 
Road—Section of. 16 
Roll Pan—French.25 
Roman Farm-yard Scene—A.165 
Root Crops—Thinning.(2). 2S3 
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Saw-holding Vise.134 
Scallops.(2)..417 
Scarifiers for Root Crops.254 
Shed—Straw for Stock. 16 
Shrubs—Callicarpa Americana, 298— 
Colutea arboresccns. 262 —For- 
sytliia viridissima, 262—Leather- 
leaf, 116—Spice-husli, 64. 
“ Sit up, Ponto”.150 
Sleigli Bench—The Arch. 49 
Slicer—A French.83 
Soap Cups.(2). .835 
Sod Fence.(2). .218 
Splendid Team—A.2S0 
Spiny Clotbur—The. 56 
Sprinkler—A Watering-pot.284 
Sprinkling Jet for Hose Pipe.... 87 
Stacking Hay.(2)..290 
Stone-boats....(2).. 448 
Strawberries—F orcing.(2). .370 
Straw—Thatching with.(2). .180 
Support for Climbers..-...224 
T 
Tethoring Diagram.327 
“ Test Your Lungs, Sir "?i ....2G5 
Thistle Puller, Mabhett’s.219 
Tidy—Neat and Durable —(2)..374 
Tired Match Girl—The. OS 
Tools—Home-made.(4). ISO 
Toy—An Amusing.439 
Trace—Mending tlie .291 
Trees—Crotelied, Treatment of, 187 
—Kcelreuteria, 416—Mangrove (2) 
101—Spruces, Firs, and Hemlocks 
(3) 226—Sweet Gum, 188. 
Trellis, Handy Garden.172 
Trellis, Tomato.284 
Trout Fishing.277 
“ Try Your Strength, Sir ?”.337 
“ Try Your Weight, Sir?”.SOI 
Turf Beetle.372 
y 
Unexpected Collision—An.420 
V 
View of Chinclia Islands audGuan* 
Beds (4) 20. 
Wagon Jack—Tlie*.250 
Wells—Digging in Sand and Quick¬ 
sand (4) 96. 
Wall of neavy Stones.327 
Watering and Feeding Trough.. .139 
Weeding Hook—A.(2). .225 
Whetstone Holder and Guard (2) 48 
W’hiffletree Boot.219 
Whiffletrees—Perfectly Safe (2)..291 
Work Stand.(2). .227 
Wild Boar and Yorkshire Hog (2)177 
Wild Turkeys.S19 
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Yak of Thibet, The.53 
