The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-05

CHARLES ID. BRAGDON. q. f.. WILCOX,
A. A. FL OPKINS,
associate Editors.
HENRY S. RANDALL, LID.
EdstoT Of Department Of Sheep Rus6ondr5l.
x. A. WILLARD,
Editor Of Department Of Dairy Husbond1y.
DANIEL LEE, MD,
OF Tennessee, Southern Corresponding Edftor.
THIS JOURNAL is designed to be unsur-
passed in Value, Purity, and Variety of
Contents. It's conductors earnestly labor
TO render 1t Reliable Authority on the inn
portant Practical and Scientific Subjects
connected with the business OF those whose
interests it advocates. The aim Is to make
it eminentIy Instructive, Useful, and En-
tertaining as FAMILY JOURNAL, by adapt
ing it to the wants and tastes of ali people
OF intelligence and re hnement. It em-
braces more Agricultural, horticultural,
Scientific, Educational, Literary, News,
and Cons merclal Matter, with appropriate
Illustrations, than any other journal -
rendering il by far the most complete
RURAL, LITERARY, FAMILY, and BUSINESS
NEWSPAPER in the World.
Vol. Xxx. of the RURAL, for 1869, is print
ed on a QUADRUPLE SHEET, com prising
Sixteen Large Double Quarto Pages of
Five Columns each! This is double the
original size OF the paper, ana renders the
RURAL by far the Largest and Cheapest (as
it has long been the Best and Most Popu-
lar Journal OF its class. AS some indica-
ton OF what a single nnmber contains
read the subjotned table Of
Contents Of RURAL for January 2.
RURAL ARCHITECTURE.
Page
Description of Circular Mansion, with
Engraved Elevation OF Plan; Our De-
signs and DesTes.........
FIELD CULTURE.
How 10 Manure Best with Clover; The
the South; Wheat = It's Present and
Future Production; Premium Potato
crop
80 FARM ECONOMY.
Cattle Racks and Feed Boxes ILLUS
tratedl; Grain Sewers; Subson Flow;
cheap Cement Wanted ........................... @
SHEEP HU5BANDRY.
New York Wool Growers Association:
Change in the Wool Market: Commis-
sioner of Agriculture on Reciprocitys
secured Fleeces; The Winter. Sheep
Literature ..
DAIRY HUSBANDRY.
Dairy Products: A Review of the Dairy
poets: Making Butter In Winter; How
Butter IS Favored; The Country Cheese
Market; Dairymen's Association ......... z
~ POMOLOG1CAL.
A Chapter on Crab AppIes-Fruit for Ex-
IRENE Northern Latitudes (illustrated):
The CatawD pa Grape; Table Grapes-fs
their Culture Overdone2 What I Did
during the Week in my Orchard and
Garden Illinois Grape Growers and
Wine Makers society ............. ............ 8
A Review OF the New York City Grape
Market for 1868; Pomological GOSSIP
Including HybridizinQ Fruits. Green.
houses, A New Grape, Pear on Thorn
Origin OF Peach, Pears Recommended
by Alton Horticultural Society, Pro-
tecting Strawberries, The Alton Nut
2 meg Melon, Trouble about Rfpening
Fruit, Wild Goose Plum ..-...................-. 8
FLORICULTURE.
The Pansy Qllustrated) ............... ........ 8
ARBORICULTURE
Trees in the City-A Remedy Suggested
for CaterpilIers; The sycamore Recon-
mended for Shade, and the AilauJhus
Denounced; About Ghestnu ......... 49,.
HORTICULTU RAJ NOTES.
Missouri HORTICULTURAL Society; Hot
beds; Bean Planter; The Expert
mental Garden at Washing ton; The
Adams County In.) horticultural So
cAeSg $1,000 ..-'..-"
THE POULTRY YARD.
This Department; Model Poultry House
Illustrated; Common VS.. Improved
Fowls: Pigeon and Poultry ShoW-rhe
FIRST Exhibition OF the Columbsrian
vania Poultry society ...... ...........-..l0
THE APARIAN.
Bee Culture = Improved Honey Empty
ing Machine liliustrated) Singular
n1Sfatfon OF Bees ..-....lO
METEOROLOGICAL.
The Seed Corn Maggot Qilustrated) ........1O
H! jIENIC INFORMATION.
Physiology and Hygiene; SeasonabIe
Suggestions To PreVenB and Cure
Coughs. Colds,
SCIENTIFIC AND USEFUL.
Popular Scientific Lectures - The Tele-
a nd
Scientific Notes
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
Preliminary Table IL
EDITORIALS, &c.
Vol. XX.-Prefatory; Good Morrow; Ex-
planatory; The Press and the Rural;
the Following topics = Sweet Corn,
Keeping Cows Clean In the Stable,
Larch seed, Chinese Yam, A Tree
Named, Wines. Use Of Plaster, Use of
Lime, Ux-YoEes. Planting Chestnuts,
Mulcbing Trees with Stone, Grinding
Axes Value of Fish 65uanO, Peach Pits
Wanted -..-.-...-
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES.
A Special Notice to Contributors; In
formation about Lanas Wanted; Re
straining Unruly Horses; An Honest
Seed Merchant Wanted; Convention
OF Presidents of Agricultural societies;
keeping; Missouri State Board of Ag-
riculture; Ohio Agricultural ConVen-
ton; Hatching Eggs by Steam .............i2
THE REVIE WEIR.
New Publications Received .................-...l3
HISTORICAL.
The Mormons (iilustrated) ..............l3
STORIES FOR RURALIsTS.
The Vincents; or, The Mystery at the
Blue LIB
ART AND ARTISTS.
The Latest Art GOSSIP
LADIES PORTFOLIO.
Madame de Stael; Cosby Paragraphs..15
MODES AND MANNERS.
The Latest styles; Skating COstumes......I5
SABBATH READING.
Religion az Home and Abroad A Ten
NEWS DEPARTMENT.
Domestic and Foreign News....................I6
THE MARKETS.
ReDorts of Latest Live stock, Grain, Pro-
vision, Fruit, Wool, and other Markets.7
PERSONAL ITEMS.
fiy-four Paragraphs .........................l8
THE NEWS CONDENSER.
sixty-one News Items
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Reading for Farmers Sons; Susie's New
Doll: The Rural Four Year Odds ......-..20
THE PUZZLER.
Miscellaneous Enigma; Anagram; Prob
lem illustrated Prize Rebus; Charade. 20
POETRY.
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