









THE VALLEY FARMER. 


























NEW YORK 
STATE LIBRARY 
ALBANY 


























UALLEY 


A Monthly Journal 


OF 


AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION, 


AND 


DOMESTIC ECONOMY; 


ADAPTED TO THE WANTS OF THE CULTIVATORS OF THE SOIL 


IN THE 


VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI. 


LBRO LOD ON NINN RN UN ee 


EPHRAIM ABBOTT, 
EDITOR. 


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VOLUME IItI-—-1851l. 





ST. LOUIS: 
PUBLISHED BY E. K. WOODWARD AND EPHRAIM ABBOTT, 
CORNER OF CHESNUT AND FOURTH STREETS. 





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INDEX TO VOLUME III. 








A 


Acknowledgements,.... .+++- 
107, 143, 215, 252, 434 
Address of Jadge Douglass..... 353 
of Gen. Cass.......sse00+ 374 
Advice, Uncle Job’s.........++ 38 
to fowl keepers.......++. 239 
Agriculture, glory of........++. 129 
“ Sourmabebsisvecccvcseces 325 
Elements of...+..+e..e08 326 
in Francce..ss..see cereee 35g 
in California,......-...+ 
Agricultural Furnace.......... 62 
Bureaus. -oeseee++++63, 89, 144 
Fairs,..cosccccccescccsese 144 
College wecesccsscceseese 50 
GREE o20n0.66 640 besn be 300 
Am. implements in Eng- 
land...eseeeseeesees305, 313 
Society Cooper county... 180 
do Maryland........ 237 
do Coles CO.,..00.0+- 51 
do Lee county...... 423 
Societies,.....ccec-esseee 370 
do _— county........... 359 
Animals, domestic, for parks 
and pleasure grounds........ 166 
sale of domestic......... 180 
ASPATAZUS .. ceceecsecccccscocce B16 
Associations, building.......... 247 
Audobon, Je Je eees searesseceee 104 
Apples, to keep... cecesecsesss 18 
OS TOO cocc cece ccccccee WD 
trees, planting........... 70 
Dig StOry .cecee secccece 24 
Advertising, our department.. 37 
Agriculturist, Western........ 107 
Aristocrats, who are our?.... 148 
Article for JOUcseeesess evvece 357 
April number «ee. ee eeteeereeee 225 


Barley, oose seccccce eeeer eoeee 120 
English culture...+.+... 23 
Winter, os eee. eoscesecce 189 
crop. eee woe ee ee ee eeee 263 
COP, NEW... cesessonsee oe 425 

Bear, the grizly of California... 39 

Butter, ma ing in winter,...... 49 
English idea Of.ee. ses 220 

Broth, chicken, beef, or veal,.. 53 

Boys, bad in church....seesess 67 
heroism in.sss seve sees 116 
SR weeee Pere ek es cevbee 285 

Boy, found in wolf’s den...... 73 
farMer’s,...eeeee seceseee 182 
factor pe eee eeeereee eres 321 
little Dlind......seee00.. 150 
honest, industrious want- 

CU ycccesecesecesesesess 150 

Brick, mud for building,...... 164 

new deseription of,.... 270 

Breeding, remarks on........ 193 
Lord Spencer’s rules..... 316 

Blind, is he?.... eeee Peete teen 200 

Beet, keeping frags weee tte0ce 226 

Bobolink, astonishing conduct 

° STS C CH Heeeeee eeee ee ee oe 514 


Beet, Bernica eeescscsesesseces 245 





Beer, receipt for making....... 233 
to make spruce,......++.. 
Building associations.... .... 
iron veneering for...... 
a few words on our pro- 
STOSS AM woe cove vecece VM 
BeOS. 0000 cccccces ccccccccsccs SET 
queen and other........ 264 
Beans and pumpkins, native 
AMETICANS,.. 00 cece seveeese 270 
Bread, St. Charles Indian..... 291 
Buel Institute,.... +++ -.e.++-- 800 
do fair of......,.-. 416 
Blackberries, cultivating..... 316 
Book for every boy in the coun- 
try -ccecesccces ee ee @eeeereeve 
Budding. .oo0 cove cove cecees 
Rurlington Convention......... 
Bones in human skeletoa...... 
Business, method in.......... 
Bacon, recipe for curing...... 
CUFING cccsccccces sevees 


247 
342 


325 
331 
396 
178 
165 
420 
409 


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Chat, a friendly,.... eoesveee 10 
Cranberry 5..cecrcscccsccccceses 26 
Cherries... cece cosesccesere BT 
Composition useful.......e+00- 30 
Calves. method of skinning.... 32 
Corn SONG .cee secccccssesesese 382 
sown broadcast for fodder 86 
stalks as food for cattle... 90 
Cultivation... ..ecesesesees 130 
shrinkage Of... ee... I3l 


COD MEAL oo voce cerecee 
Churn, Am. butter...... ..... 

Kendall’s,..... oe ececee ce 
Cat sucking the breath of child, 
Cedar pyramid . oe cesesscceses 
Clay. county ..oe cece sccceceescs 
College, Agricultural.... .... 
Charles the second,.......se.. 


PSOE BOW cccccccesocccces &@ 

and raspberries........+ 252 
Commerce of St. Louis......-.. 74 
Clover,treatment of.......+..5. 84 


Celebration, Hannibal........ 
Cass, Gen. at Michigan Fair... 
Cultivator, Ohio... seve sees 
UNIVETSAl «+ seeseeseeeeene 
Companion, Youth’s, ...+ ..+.-. 
Cow, management of with first 
ca greceer eeece eeee ©8868 Qu ee 
Consolation...+... 
Condiments, adulteration of.... 
Cheese making...«. 7 eeee eeeee 
BOO wove ssvseves eeee ee 
Cultivation, three experiments 
Dgeecesscccesereserscsseesess 
Convention, Burlingron.....-.. 
Chills and fevers seve seve sees 
Cows, profitable .... eeeeeeres 
Cabbage, Shaniung.........+++- 
OPS sree ncceeeeera eersasesece 
and some other matters.. 

in the Rock river county, 

in Missouri..........se08 
Catalogue of world’s fair...... 


375 


171 
202 
260 
234 
396 


118 
396 
222 
128 
224 
252 
123 
262 
425 
432 


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Carts, grease [Or...+ wees eees 193 
Candies, home made..e.eeees6 152 


Sr) 273.4 PR 
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155 
172 
127 
175 


Curculid.sscccccscccscesrseress 
vs. chickens........ eee 
Castor beans, cultivation of.... 
Carrots, value Of... sees «+++ 
Corrections.....+++++ pensesécce 
Cement ior garden and other 
walks,.... 
Cider making....-..- 
Cottun......es 
im Africa...eccecereeses oe 
Cattle, droves of fat eset ee eree 
OVON .coscecccee.coccesce 
improvement and man- 
agement Of .++ -eessees 

sale of short horn.......-. 
attention to young.....-. 
wintering..... 
Brahmin in our country.. 
Colts, rearing and ba laermes F eee 
Congress, Am. Pomological 243, 
Cream, scalded ......seeeeees 
Challenge,......... 
Chima BOys. 0.4. wees coos wees 
Chinese, Agriculture and horti- 
Culture among,..-.s+eresess 
Cerny, Indian,.... sees seve ces 
heated,..cceccceses . 326 
CUILUTE, . oes ceererecsesee 326 
Commercial,.. .... 396, 332, 368, 432 
Country, visit to.... 328 


211 

320 
227 
256 
230 
239 


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309 
143 
306 
418 
425 
238 
261 
255 
3258 
285 


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310 
290 


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Distances across the ocean,...- 
Drinking great..... ss ese0 see 
Dairy stock,.... 000 cece seve 
hints for managements... 
Orleans co. N. Y¥.....+++- 
Diamond stock,...+..++5 «++ 
Ducks, raising........ees0 sees 
Dogs, value Of,.... 0000 sesesees 
for draught.... 0.65 +++ 

Dog, conscientious.....+++-++- 
BOTY occ cece coccccce ve 
Drill, Emery’s seed.......+.-+ ° 
Victory wheat.......+.. 
Daughters, educate your ... 
Dyes, Various ..66 eee cree ce 
syapiees, Hon. 8S. A., address 
Of. .cc'ces . 
Documents, circulate the..... 
Draining, germination promo- 
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Enter prise, new...eseeeeseseces 
Exact erte ere eC eeeee eee @eee 
End of the volume.....-.. «+++ 
Example good....-...seeeseeees 
Education—the true system.... 
strength of a kind word.. 
PTOSPECEB vee e wevevee os 
separate for boys and girls 
site for a school house.... 142 
at home.......... 142 
cheap schools............ 219 
facilities for in the west, 249 
SChOG@] TOOM oo eee sees 286 


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Edueate your daughters,...... 218 
Eggs, packing and hatching.... 33 
Editor on GOOtecccceccce cocce & 
death of agricultural.... 256 
Exemption, homestead....... o- 47 
Electro chemical telegraph.... 73 
Eve’s Apple CT@C weccccee oes 
Enterpris@, DOW sees ceceseeees 246 
Economy, domestic...... eesese 266 
Endicott pear tree.... s+ +ee- 209 


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Farming, bad... sseesseecees 15 


east and west.... ree ee 67. 


ill Success iN. .4e se eeeeee 284 
talk about the profits of.. 119 
extensive....ssss+--++235, 423 
Bd occccccces coescessee S08 
will goo¢ pay? .-.++++++- 303 
Farmers.... eeeeerenere seer eevee 207 
facty for... s.cecseeceveese 2 
and merchants......++-. 21 
to.... sooo « BI, 129 
tool shop for,....++.+++++ 96 
Guide....144 216, 262 232, 240 
OXPeTieNce ose eevee eeee 323 
history seer eeee te eee ee ee 343 
CTCEM wo ccsccevecssecesces 163 
Farmer, Working. .....++.+++- 144 
OG sccd coscddee eree ee 
Farms, Mo...c.cesecesseeeecs 28 
amall ....s.ceeeeseccesees 134 
discovery of new........f419 
PORE 6k dsc bécoed owes @eee eeee 122 
COLL@Decensees 16, 86, 332, 388 
Culture Of ..secccceceeees 4 
cultivation of for oil.... 206 
in England ...se+e+see08 263 
culture inthe west....... 306 
how much seed to sow... 83 
seed Cee eeeeeeeeeeeee eens 95 
cotton in England........ 263 
Freak, rare.... ose seeee+00040, 60 
Fowls, standard for shape of... 89 
disciplining eeeeeeeeeeee 48 
Fruit, economy Of....e+++ «e+e 69 
Culture of ..++ eseeceee 79 
use Of.... eet eeeoeeene 269 
big..+. seer er eee eee ee ee ee 199 
pros ects for..seccecccee 207 
BOO co cacccccccceccceses 209 
BS 100d... wcccaccccccccess B07 
Fruits, where do our fine come 
TOM? cocescccse cccccocsvecs ve 
Fruit trees........+eee+e0++-39, 103 
to prevent mice from in- 
JUring oaes soceccercese 2 
cleansing the bark of..... 139 
suckers from.....sseee+0 171 
low headed......00 see 232 
birds injurious to........ 387 
transplanting.....-.s.+++ 141 
Frost,late.... cece scccssceecse 207 
PPT e ‘eee @e ee eeee 397 
Fencing and cleaning......+++ 308 
Fence pOStS..se-cccsecesevesecs 
Father to his son..... ....eee. 165 
Fowl keepers, adviceto...... 239 
Forests, Cumadiamn ..... sesss- TA 
Facts in vegetable physiology.. 211 
Feather in his cap.........++.39, 73 
Flowers, splendid .......se0.+. 256 
Fortunes ara made how........ 161 
Failowing and subsoiling...... 228 
Feather in his COPsscesecevese 74 
Fever and agae@..........+++++. 122 
Fair, London..........148, 184 371 
another great............ 184 
the Ot 6cc6 Secesece 236 359 
cat e ofthe world’s.. 432 


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Garpening, villa and suburban. 102 





Garden, how to mismanage.-... I74 
goo eres eee oeee eooee OS 
trowel and forkse.ee. +++ 
remarks for January.+.++ 25 


do February..-. 58 
do March.....-. 102 
do Aprilescese «« 136 
do BY+ceeeecee 173 


do June..-..++++ 210 

Good rules and good manage- 
ment eeeen eee eeee eevee 

Graftin > SUIMMET.+++ eee eevee 173 
Grease for carts.....-s++++0+ «+ 193 
Gingerbread, to make soft..... 266 
Gopher, to exterminate......+- 209 
Guinea fowl....c-eeseeeeseees HL 
Germans, agricaltureamong..- 23 
Good TGR ccccccsecese eerereee 24 
Geese eeee eeeeeeeereeeeeeeeere 79 
Giant ccce coccess eeee woe re 37 
Grape culture .....-ss+eeeee++ 100 
Gas, water.....-sescccsecesees TT 
Grasshopper, immense flight of 329 
Geology, agricultural 29, 54, 146, 182 
Gold pens and jewelry.....-+- 333 
Grain mills ....-.se+eeeeseeesse+ 404 
Grist mills, improvement in.... 426 
Guano on tobacco land.....++- 432 


Harvest,.... eres cee e ee eeeere 261 
Plair, to clean,....seeeeeeeeees 15 
Hands, to keep soft...+ e++++- 85 
Harrow, Geddes’ ....s«++e+++ 126 
May, Curing..-.-+erereees eeee 231 
Hemp, culture of ..++ esse -+++ 169 
COTTON eseeee eeeeeeeeeere 195 
Hero Zone ..06 wee ceeeceecee 252 
unker hill,...- eeeereee 393 
Heroism in boys...+ esses eee 116 
Healthiest county,.....+++++++ 373 
Hintsto schoolmasters....-++- 66 
Horticultural Review....-- Tl 144 
society, St. Louis,... 12 13 49 
do Alton ...+.e..++++ 251 
do Champlain valley 287 
neat ty notice Of...e.. = 
orse, sme Puce coce cece 
powers, Wheeler’s, 
108, 124, 215, 359 
how to find the owner of. 229 
SAGACIOUS,..ee++e eeeeee 
Horses, stumbling,...+ eseess 
on breeding, .+e+-+eee++ 206 
Old sss errr bee eeee eee 32 
various receipts for..... 266 
to prevent being teased 
it.) eee eeeeeeee 
how they manage in Sy- 
TIR geese seee eeeeeeeee 
scalded shorts for...-...+ 419 
House of Refuge......+-+ eeeee 71 
Home eeee or ee eee eeeeeeeee rr 
appy eeeee er ee eer eeeeee 
Hommony to boil..++-++-ee+- 152 
Hogs ee eee eee teen aeeee ceveeedI By 404 
and cattle.... er1@enwreaeeeee 404 
Hunt, deacon... wssee-eecese 34 
Hungarian postmaster....-... 75 
Hyde Park,.... eves eee taee 256 
6 cena Leama ge tg 51, — 
edges, @ OTANZC.+++ 004. 
Shoal Nomeben tes. oe eeeeeeeereve 33 
house, queen’s...- eveee 367 
in WINE. c ccscccsvccsecs 421 
Homestead exemption.-.......+ 47 
do Illinois... 85 
Harrow Geddes ..0+ esse eres 1 
Hams, method of curing prize. 420 





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Ice house, cheap.... cesececee 50 





Illinois, population of... ..+s. 152 
destiny Of cee veessesecee 247 
canal debt.... eee eee 373 
public lands in....+.... 426 

Indian speech..«esssessesseccee 394 

Industry, sounds of........... 198 

Insects, ravages Of...-.....-+.. 191 

Improvements, western...... 360 

Ireland, harvest prospects.... 260 

Iron coated with glass........ 146 
veneering for buildings,. 342 

Ivy on buildings.......ee.++ +. 253 

Improvements, western........ 360 


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Journal Western e.ee sescessess 107 


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Kayser, A. and the wild vines 
of the Ozark mountains..... 


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Legislature, notice to members 
o i ie ee ee | 
Linen, to take mildew out of.. 79 
Lead and oil factory, Clark’s... 84 
do do  Oollier .... 396 
Lead from Newton county.... 252 
Letter from Prof. Turner...... 81 
‘= Capt. Cleveland... 83 
‘ 6 F.. H. Beattie...... 124 
sé Henry 8. Brown... 323 
“ T. Cc. Sabha 395 
sé 6 J. M. Nelson,...... 395 
“6H. M. Myers...... 423 
« T. Peeples... eoee 408 
Private 1... wccccccscces 423 
Laws of newspapers....+++.-. 423 
Labor, honorable, ......+s++.¢. 105 
Locusts........ ecccccscecces 206 
seventeen year ssee «ees 288 


Matches, how to light.eee.++. 79 
Market, St. Louis,.....+ 44, 80, 116 
Melon, the.... er eeee eee eee eeee 26 
Michigan State Fair........++. 397 
Milk, scalding......s-seees++- 132 

WALETY. ccs eeeeseree cece 193 

ClEAN .ccwcccdcccccvcccres 198 
Minnesota newspapers......+. 359 

wheat and Vats,......++.+ 360 
Miserable, how to be,....+..+.. 659 
Mismanager in the garden..... 179 

With neat stock,... +++. 289 
Missouri, census of....++++-. 116 
Mowing jand eeee ee eeeee eee 19 
Monkey at home......+++ 212, 248 
Mulberry for hogs......+.++-. 418 


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National glory and the arts.... 302 
Navy, U. Sete eeee COS Beeee 5 
New postage law..o.ceseseeess 179 
Never satisfied peewdccesceccece 269 
Notices, editorial,....9, 35, 74, 107 
te correspondents,....108, 143 
Notes for January......e.e..... 35 
February, Une seccseccce 48 
are Sree ese eereeere ee 58 
April See ee eee eee ee eeeee a21 
MAYyerrccvccsccvccccccece 156 
December,....sese+-ceees 
Notice of Valley Farmer,...... 1° 
Of FEMOVAl..ccrsscsscessee 7 








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Oranges and lemons, to keep... 13 
Olden tiMeSeesencncccccsceecece 98 
Oxen, Water,..ccccccccccsrereee 18 
Our correspondents,...++++++++ 
Our advertisers,......s+-++++++ 144 
Osage Orange,.........-- 60, 81, 423 
Orleans county butter........-. 63 
Orchards, renovating old,...--. 203 | 
Orchardin p seceesecvcccceseses MOR 
Orchard, t Crcccccee cove cece 140 
Old man, smart......+.s eeeeereee 325 
Oats, threshing,....-.se+eee-ee+ 197 


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Poultry, show at Boston,.... 16,216 
Plowman, juvenile,...+..s+++++ 40 
PINS. cccccccceccccccccss -eccone 312 | 
PlOW, thE... cececesccccccesccecs 659 
Chats .s0'oic6 se cevccecssss SOB 
Plows and plowing,........ 91, 126 
and tillage, essay on..... 201 
PIOWIUG: <ccccscccceccnveccensc 
by steam,......-.-eseeeee 291 
remarks on subsoil,...... 
Plowing match, national....... 409 
Postage bDiil...esscesccccsceeess T4 
NEW law..s-eeeseeeee 179 225 
Pike county, Missouri,......... 16 
Poppy, Oil of seeds,.....see-2+- 22 
Politeness, English.........0-+ 24 
PAPSNiPSesecesecescsesccesscess 26 
Public lands, disposition of,.... 83 
Pig, thrifty,..sssececcscvccecces 125 
in Cincinnati,..........-. 182 
Plants, growth and food of..... 194 
INSECTS ON,. ces eesscceves 
fall management of flow- 
¥ ering .+.-. eee e © @@ eevee 
PembDinage> ccccccce sccccccccese Oth 
Productions of three-fourths of 
anacre of land 35 
Poetry—Corn song.... seeseese S82) 
The farmer’s boy..........+5. 132 
Sounds of industry,.......... 198 
Rural cot of Mr. Knott,*+++.. 273 
Plank Roads........... 109, 216, 235 
effects Of.....cceeeseeesss 183 | 
tolls OM ecccccesesesesesese 306 | 
Plank BtTeetyc.cceccccccccccccce 181 | 
road to Florrissant....... 126 | 
road meeting.........s+++ 180 | 
road to Howell’s ferry... 180 | 
Pototo, sweet, new variety .... 296 | 
t Poeveceveseccseseseseese 158 | 
TOt, occccvecseccccccses 93, 315 | 
rot, cause Of,.......s.-+00 306 
Potatoes, cultivating.... ...... 93 | 
and tomatoes,.. ........++ 133 | 
CEE no 6o eee 0606060440666 149 | 
small for planting........ 204 | 
CULIOUS..-reresreeceseees Zl 
Pomology, Dr. Kennicott’s ran- 
dom thoughts on, 281, 317, 351, 389 
Poisons, vegetable.......e..06. 255 
Premises, keep them clean,.... 275 | 
Paint, to take off from clothes.. 106 
Painting,..-s+cseresess ereeeee 133 
Plant the best,.......6 esseeces 124 
Precocity, extraordinary....... 145 
Poll evil,....--ss-eeeees eereeee 145 
Power of the States,comparitive 147 
Prospects....-sccscccrcscvececs 190 
Pear tree, Endicott,........... 209 
People, TEnteel],..cercccsescess 224 
Premiums.......secceccecsecees 333 
Profit, from 33 to 50 per cent.... 333 
or "ee rere eer eee eee e eee eeee 368 403 
bacon—ham...c.sccdccece 386 
Aaa em address of...... 415 








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Peach trees.... cece cocecees ss 140 
WOT ccceccee cess eteteee 141 
Pioneer, death of.....e00 cess 144 


Railroads..csccessesessesess 64, 360 
Railroad, Dubuque aud Keokuk 44 
Illinois central........... 145 
Alton and Sangamon..... 147 
Pacific... ccsccccccccesece 226 
Hannibal and St. Joseph. 370 
Rambler, communication from,, 226 
Rambles, editorial,........ 264, 297 
Replanting,....+++ssesseeeeeees 277 
Republican building, .......... 565 
REMAP «0 cc cc cc cece coccccccccee 197 
Respect does not follow extrav- 
ABANCE coer ee cevcsevecccsecs - 97 
Revaccination...e.csesseeeesee 98 
Reward claimed............s.+ 161 
Roller, cast iron field,.......... 162 
Romans, writing & glass among 97 
Removal, notice ef.... .... 35, 405 
Ramsey, Gov., returnof...... 417 


Sausage stuffer... ......cccceeee 13 
Saddle, Beard’s easy riding.... 108 
Salve, never failing............ 119 
Salt Lake, volcano of,.......... 98 
Scratches on horses’ feet,...... 128 
Scissors, pruning.....-...s0006. 69 
School rOOM....05-seseeseeseee 286 
rooms, subterranean..... 178 
house, site for............ 142 
Schools, Cheap.....eessecsceces 219 
Seeds, germination accelerated, 176 
vitality ET: 358 
Selecting a place.. sessscccceee 96 
Sheep,...--cccseccccsccsscovece B12 
breeds Of,..nececsessceeee 14 
BCOUTS INeeveeceessccseeee 49 
Washing,...eseccceccsssee 163 
MALKiNg oeeeeseereccceeee 163 
importation of............ 229 
Shingles, whittling............. 169 
Shade treeS......ceeesccsceeeee 40 
Short horns, Mr. Vail’s sale of.. 262 
Sick, food for, ...s..seceeceeeese 72 
Singular Case.....seeceeeeseeee 97 
Sioux treaty...ccccceeeesesceee 288 


| Smoke houses,................. 18 


Southernor, communication of. 228 
Soil and Oi. .cccecesecccceccese 72 
Soap Making....-.6- eee sseces 196 
Stove, Buck’s patent........... 396 
Stoves, toclose cracks in.... 185 


| Straw, cutters...... se scccccess 87 


how to dispose of......... 134 

State Fair, Michigan sese sees 396 
Ohio.... ere eee we 398 
Wisconsin.... eveee 399 
Vern.ont..c...c0 cece 412 

New Hampshire.... 412 
Strawberries ........ceeeuee8 327 
study the child’s capacities... 106 
Stock raising....-.ee......65+ 198 
Mr. Morria’s sale of..... 262 
MALIVE «06000 ceceesece ce 410 
Swine, raising and fattening... 18 
St. Louis, condition of........ 404 
Stickney, Moses.... .es0 sees 325 
Stump machine, Stewart’s, .... 348 
Submerged water wheel ...... 44 
Sweet and sour...t...e.ceeseee0 172 
Syphon, to raise water by...... 362 


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Parks, Lomdon.......+sseeseees 256 
Paper, new agricultural and 
mec Calecee eeee teeeseve 426 


Teacher who understood hu- 
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Tempting... cca secesece IRS 
Temperance andthe vine..... 287 
Tea in South Carolina........ 268 
cultivation in U. S....... 311 
American,...+ e. + sees 188 
Things that cost nothing...... 67 
Threshing early .... «.+«-...+ 300 
Top dressing ..0 cece secsees - 19 
WUOEGGs 0 occ 0000 bapenaccces — | 
SUUPE 0000 cece cccecces 159 
remium sale.......+... 254 
o at State warehouse.... 29] 

Too] shop for farmers........ 95- 
Tree beautiful.......... cccoses 28 
Triumph of American skill.... 349 
Turnips, English,............ 274 
Threshing machines......... 215 
WORORTORD -c00c0 0b0e ccccere +» 304 


Thresher and winnower...... 359 

Tea plant, culture of......... 427 
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Universal plow, Parson’s,..... 90 

United States, growth of,...... 247 
Vv 

Volume, new .......... coccces @ 


Volume, eur new cos 208 

end of.... eoececcece sees 405 
Vinegar, how to make.....,., 424 
Valley Farmer, notice of..... 179 ° 


Vegetables, thinning out,...... 246 
Vermin, injurious to fruit trees 312 
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Water, pipes for.............. 60 


proof wagon tent........ 132 
Watery milk-......ececcesecece 194 
Washington and Hastings.... 176 


RED: 00005009000 9.0.00 + emase od 26 
Weather....cceessce cine soces 229 
proof covering......... 346 
Webb, Dr. R. D, communica- 
tions Of, cece eee 2 194, 228 
Why Is the garden more fertile 
than the field? .... ......os.. 43 
Whitesides county, Ill..... ... 324 
Wheat, thoughts on culture..,. 277 
hedge row.............. 288 
POSE Bo vessice cece ceons 


- 314 

insects.... eee seseseee BIG 
Iture.. 

cu Pete eeeseeseseces B49 


seeding with......... ., 

largest yieldin St.Charles 
COUNLY+ssecessseeee «0, 306 
CBPTYic 0.00 0:008 be c00s. evcese 214 
quantity of seed per acre 305 
_ in Tioga county........, 316 
Wise WOCHE 000 isccccce ecce 372 
Winter, Siberian..........,, 67 
a. have good vegetables in 245 
Wine, premiums for lissouri,. 181 
fair, award of premiums, 192 


ee Pe ee teeseee LID 
great cry about a little... 29 
next Clip of........ ..... 126 


depot at Chicago,......., 196 
market, prospects of...,, 224 
trade of Ohio.......... 329 
why not grow more,**++ 350 
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Woodland 6s00..... csbns..... 6 
Work if you would rise........ 105 
Woman’s rights, a champion for 37 
worth,.... ee 192 
Werld’s fait osc. coco cose svoe S71 
PYOZTESS Of 666 oe. ee eee. 216 


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Year, new.... sete eee teens 9 
Young friends, tomy........ 38 











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INDEX TO THE FAMILY CIRCLE. 


Apple jelley seeeeeee®***seeeee 4l 
pudding,....ccccccccscece 287 
COOking the «1+ -eeeee oe 431 

Allegory, beautiful,..-+..+++++«§185 


Beauty, the ugly,--co---esceeee 41 
Beef téQ...ccccccccccccccscccce T7 
Bishop and the birds,....-++ee. 77 
Boy, little blind....-+e+.ee++ee5 100 
Burns, ewges fOr. scseseccecce 185 
elder salve for,....+-++++- 187 
Bread,..«cecccoceseccsessese 256 292 
MAKING,..csccesercccrece VW 
premiume for,...+..++++++ 365 

" PIO. cceccess be 
Virginia Egg.... «.+-0+«, 43 
Butter....cccsssccccesscoescees 400 


40 
115 
186 
403 
257 
259 
328 
151 
431 
430 


Cranberries, to cook,...++++--. ° 
Cherub’s Welcome.....+-ee++- 
Children, work for,....e+ss-«++ 
Come this way, father,......... 
Corr starch,...eccsecers 
Cookery,-.--- 
Country, Visit to,...ceceereseee 
Candies, home made ..++ «++++- 
Cider, sweet.... eee e ee eeeeeeee 
Cat, partial...» eevee er ee eee 


Adessert, GiGhes,..cerccecseveeee 
Disinfecting agent, ..+-+.+++-- 
Dencing..--s-seeecenecesereses 
Dog, aneedote Of.eee eeere eete 


113 
149 
364 
401 


151 
330 
187 
113 
221 
223 
151 
220 


Education, sympathetic,.......- 
Enjoyments, American,....+..- 
Erysipelas, cure for,...+.sees- 
EXCOrp8yscccccccscccccccescsees 
Encouragements.....ssese vee 
Family scem@,....cesssesccuces 
Female TACty sc ceveceretesereces 
WIDGGSE cvcvcondccvcisssescseee 

May,..--.. 222 

Bleeping ..-seeseseseseces 410 
Fruit, to preservessecesesssesee 266 


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Garden, the... .ceesseesecvecsees IL 
Gardening, pleasuresand bene- 

fits Of.+e.-. cocccseccccce 149 
Girls, lesson for.....s--eee-see0 186 
Grave, the.cccccccscccccecseese 115 
GOOd Piléysssesssccccccccseccese 221 
Grant Thorburn,...e++eeeeseess 402 
Girl, HAPPY +esseceesceeresesere 186 


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Rene OF PA ccc ccécécasesceae OF 
And WOMEN....ccseccesee 43 
Harry and his d0g,....--.+.+-+. 42 


Happy Day,...sseescecsecesseee 114 
PERRO WIGER 6 oc cccccdsacdcoccene 220 
Hommony to boil........+.+s+. 162 
Hens in Zardensye.seeseeeseeses 

HOme...csccecccccevescseccsecs 186 
How to do good..sese ereeeeeee 429 


Illustration, beautiful,......... 185 
Influence, silent,....sseseseesee 185 
Incident, ....ssccccssscesececee 365 
Iil-bred talkers,ceccssccsceccece 402 
Telly, rice,..ccccccsccccccccccee 221 

APple,.ccccccccccces 41 
Keep moving,...ecsesseeseseeee 402 
Light, economnical,..s..eeeseeee 77 
Lard, preserving,..-.-.+seees++ 137 
LYiNng,.-ccccccceccceevecseseces 187 
Letter from Dr. Kennicott,..... 221 
Love, human and divine,....... 295 
Libraries, village,......+.+.++0+ 366 
Magazine, Mrs. Whittlesey’s,.. 76 
Mrs. Browny...esscceseceseevee 112 
Mother’s influence,.....-«see0« 149 
Meats, to cook cold...+..+ss++- 401 
Mildew totake eut of linen... 79 
Mysteries, small..eeseseeeess 430 





New Year, remarks on.......+. 40 
Potatoes, fried,.. ...+sseeseeess 149 
Poison, cure LOR) cddercocdcccoce 187 
Politeness at home......s.se00 223 
Pie plant, to cook,..’s. ee 
Pride of Pro CTLYy-ccccseeceese 295 
Pancakes, wheat..sscccsesevece 431 









Poetry— 

Kmust not tease my mother,.. 114 
A world of love at hiome..... 150 
It is not always May,........ 222 
Pll never use tobacco,..... ss. 

To the Morning Glory........ 329 
A mother’s prayer....s...... 365 
Willey and the birds......... 401 
Come this way, father,....... 403 


Roses, protecting tender...... 430 
Rights of Women.......seese0. 77 
RECOVETY, cecesceecccsesecccess 220 
Rice mil gre ree eeeererersesecee 257 
Recipes eee eee ee eee tees eee eases 657 
Rights Of WOMEN....cece-cees 429 


Student and Merry’s Museum.. 74 
Strength in weakness.......+0 

Spiders, MR Mascocecccescccnese 223 
SOUP, MAKING. .sececsseescecees 257 
Sage, virtues of.....++.+++-293, 329 
Sick, food and drinks for,...... 258 
Soldiers and the flower beds,... 293 
Spelling, BO g00 0 cccccecsccscece 402 
Sublime in art and nature...... 330 
Student and Merry’s Museum.. 76 


To MOthers.cccvecvdcescootsvce 76 
BOER occcc cccccaceséccesdbocsens 223 
Tea TOGE ce cccccccessesscceseses 258 
Toast waterys..cosscccccccccesee 329 
nd ag of a bad,..+sees.0 367 
Trut 


ee eeeer eee eeeeeesese eee & 187 
Victoria Regina .... esse ese. 428 


Wanted, an honest boy;........ 160 
Woman’s Rights,........... 77, 184 
Worth knowing,........+.e00.. 400 
Willie and the birds.......... 201 


Young ladies, hints to.......... 8 
Year, close Ofs...cssesses eoee. 428 





