THE CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.
Reading edition
Agriculture—Tall Meadow Oat-Grass, Page 1; The Barbed-Wire Business, 1-2; A Rambler's Letter, 2; Let Us Be Sociable, 2; Seed Corn Again, 2; Field and Furrow, 3.
Live Stock—Mr. Grinnell's Letter, Page 4; Prices of 1883, 4; Docking Horses, 4; Items, 4.
The Dairy—Lessons in Finance for the Creamery Patron, Page 5.
Veterinary—Fever, Page 5.
Horticulture—Ill. Hort. Society, Page 6; A Short Sermon on a Long Text, 6; Prunings, 6-7.
Floriculture—Gleanings by an Old Florist, Page 7; Am I a Scot or am I Not, Poetry, 7; Primitive Northwest, 7.
Editorial—Items, 8; Seed Samples, 8; The Pork Question in Europe, 8; Corn, Wheat, and Cotton, 8; Chicago in 1883, 9; Strong Drink, 9; Questions and Answers, 9; Wayside Notes, 9; Champaign Letter, 9.
Poultry Notes—Chat With Correspondents, Page 10; Feather Ends, 10.
The Apiary—Keep Bees, Page 10; The New Bees, 10; Hive and Honey Hints, 10.
Silk Culture—Women In Silk Culture, Page 11.
Household—The Schoolmarm's Story, Poem, Page 12; A Chat About the Fashions, 12; A Kitchen Silo, 12; Items, 12.
Young Folks—Talk about the Lion, Page 13; A Jack-knife Genius, 13; Little Johnny, 13.
Book Notices—Page 13.
Literature—Robin, Dear Robin, Poetry, Page 14; Mrs. Wimbush's Revenge, 14.
Humorous—The Carpenter's Wooing, Poetry, Page 15; Where the Old Maids Come From, 15; Items, 15.
News of the Week—Page 16.
Markets—Page 16.