The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-02

Editorials. &c.
Vol: XX-Prefaratory; Good Morrow Explanatory;
The Press and the Rural; New York Farmers
Keeping Cesn in Re Corr
green and European Larch Seed, Chinese Yam. A
Tree Named, Wines, Use of Plaster, Use of Lime,
Ox.Yokes, Planting Chestnuts, Mulchiug Trees
with Stone, Grinding Axes, Value of Fish, Guano.
Peach Pits Wanted. Observation-Disclosures. 10
Rural Notes and Queries.
ANotice to Contributors; Information about lands
wanted; Restraining Unr1ly Horses; An Hon.
est Seed Merchant Wanted Convention of Presi-
dents of Agricultural Societies; Swine Breed.
srs Convention; Bookkeeping; Missouri State
Board OF Agriculture; Ohio Ag'l Conventions
matching Eggs by Steam. ......................1 2
The Reviewer.
New Publications Reviewed. ...................1 3
72 Historical.
The Mormons ullustrated)-. ..............1 10
Stories for Ruralists.
The vncents; Or the Mystery at the Blue Springs13
Art and Artists.
The Latest Art Gossip. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Ladies' Portfolio.
Madame de Stae: Cosby Paragraphs. 10
Modes and Manners,
The Latest Styles; Skating Costumes. ..........1b
Sabbath Reading.
RELIGION Of Home and Abroad; A Tennessee Sum
N"' '0'ooi '''.'..'................1
News Department.
DVmcstiC anu UItlgu news. ia
The Markets
Reports OF Latest Live Stock Grain Provision
Fruit, Wool, and Other Markets ..., IL
Personal Items.
F1fty-iour Paragraphs. 10
The News Condenser,
sixty-one News Items. 10
For Young People
Reading for Farmers Sons; Susie's New Doll: The
Ni@i ioui car oios' 20
The PuzzIer.
Miscellaneous Enigma; Anagram Problem; Illus.
'A@'eo ii-e neons Oharaae. 20
Poetry.
Woman's Aspiration, page 10; The Sunset Land.
page 10; The Old Years Will and TESTAMENT
page Is; Disposing OF People, page. .,....... 20
H illustrations,
Circular Mansions Front Elevation and Principal
Floor; Cattle racks and Feed Boxes Il fguresl: in
fantado Ewes; Crab Apples 70 fgures): Pansv Nat
ural Size and Reduced [3 fgures); Model Pouifrv
house e figures)- Centrifugal Honey-Comb Emptf,
eT En-, rhysloiogy, &cy q fguresl: Mormon Hill, or
.Rebus. : --Ne
The RURAL has Seven Editors and many Social
Contributors several of whom recognized as the
Best Authority on the subjects upon which they
write-such as the Hon. H. S. RANDALL, LII. D.,
lauthor of "The Practical Shepard" &C.. and Pres
fdent of the National Wool Growers Association !
v,
K. "A. WILLARD, (author and lecturer on Dairy
Farmtng,) that ofDairy Husbandry. In addition to
articles from its Editors the RURAL for JAM con-
tanning contributions from P. BARR, author of
"Tbe Fruit Garden;'' F. r. ELLIOT, author of
"Western Fruit Book; T, c. PETERS, Fx-Prest
NY State Ag, Society; j. II. GRIscoM. NJ. D. au-
thor OF animal Mechanism" &C., A W. CowLEs,
DID,, President Elmira Female College; G. v RIP
Ely, State Entomologist Of Missouri; DIR. DANIEK
LEE, of Tenn; Mrs. E. F. ELLET, MARY A. E.
WAGER, and other able and brilliant writers. d.
The RURAL is not monthly of only IL issues a
year, but Large and Beautiful WEEKLY of Fifty
Two Numbers-and though its SIZE Is NEARLY
DOUBLED, its price is not increased
TERMs-only So Year-less to Clubs. Single
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