THE CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.

Agriculture—Drainage and Good Husbandry Page 177; Plan for a Flood Gate, 178; Great Corn Crops, 178; A Charming Letter, 178; Prairie Roads, 178; Experiments with Indian Corn, 178; Specialty Farming, 178.

Horticulture—Sand Mulching of Orchard Trees, Page 182; Pear Blight, 182; The Black Walnut, 182. Notes on Current Topics, 182; Prunings, 182-183.

Floriculture—Some New Plants, Page 183.

Our Book Table—Page 183.

Entomological—Insects in Illinois, Page[a] 179.

Silk Culture—Osage for Silk-Worms, Page 187.

Scientific and Useful—Items, Page 187.

Literature—The Gentleman Farmer (Poetry), Page 190; Frank[b] Dobb's Wives, 190-191[d].

Field and Furrow—Items, 179.

Humorous—Items, Page 191.

Poultry Notes—Chicken Chat, Page 186.

The Apiary—Spring Care of Bees, Page 186; Extracted Honey, 186; Southern Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' Association, 186.

Editorial—Items, Page 184; Lumber and Shingles, 184; Foot-and-Mouth Disease, 184; Premiums on Corn, 184-185; The First Unfortunate Result, 185; Questions Answered, 185; Wayside Notes, 185.

Young Folks—Little Dilly Dally[c] (Poetry) Page 189; Uncle Jim's Yarn, 189; Puddin Tame's Fun, 189; The Alphabet, 189; What a Child Can Do, 189.

Live Stock—Items, Page 180; Polled Aberdeen Cattle, 180; Grass for Hogs, 180; A Stock Farm and Ranch, 180; Western Wool-Growers, 180; The Cattle Diseases near Effingham, 180-181.

The Dairy—Camembert Cheese, Page 181; Few Words and More Butter, 181.

Compiled Correspondence—Page 181.

Veterinary—Symptoms of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Page 181; Shyness and Timidity, 181; Glanders, 181.

Household—How He Ventilated the Cellar, Page 188; An Old Roman Wedding, 188; Mr. Smith's Stovepipe, 188; Progress, 188; A Family Jar, 188; Mouce Trap and other Sweetemetes, 188; A Sonnet on a Ronnet, 188; Pleasantries, 188.

News of the Week—Page 192.

Markets—Page 192.