The Portland daily press., 1869-01-01

Vol. Xxx of the RURAL, fJr 1862 is printed on a
QUADRUPLE SHEET, comprising Sixteen Large
Double Quarto Pages of Five Columns each This
is double the original size Of the paper and renders
the RURAL by far the Largest and Cheapest las #
has long been the Best aud sIost Popularl journal
of its Glass. As some Indication OF what a single
number contains read the subJoined table Of
Contents of the Rural for Jan. z.
Rural Architecture.
Description of Circular Mansion, with Engraved
Elevation and Plan; Our Designs and Desires. 9
Field Culture.
How to Manure Best with Clover; The Farm
Workshop; Cotton Culture in the South; Wheat
pn,stP PRESENT and Future Production; Premium
0 crop ''s...,...,..,.....,.. ..,...........
Farm Economy.
Cattle Racks and Feed Boxes, I'll ustrateJ "a Grain
So"efsi ouosl Plow; Cheap Cement Wanted
sheer EsusbanGry.
New York Wool Growers Association; Change An
.ne WOOL markeI' LohlT OF agriculture on Reel
Literature. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Dairy FEnssandry.
Dairy Products; "A Review Of the Dairy Interest
and a Present and Future Prospects; Making But
Country Cheese Market; Dairym2n's Assoeia-
POmoiOgicaI.
Chapter on Grab Apples-Fruit for Extreme
~
Grapei TableGrapes--Is their culture overlope?
What did During the Week in my orchar and
Garden; Illinois Grape Grosers aud Vino Maxi
Review ofthe City Grape Market Tor 1905:
Pomologi al Gossip, including Hybridlzing
Thorn, Origin OF Peach, Pears Recommended by
Alton Horticultural s0ciet., Protecting Straw
berries. The alton Nutmeg Melon, Trouble
about ripening Fruit Wild Goose Plum.
FiOrieulturt.
The Pansy tIllustrated Observation-Disclosures
ArboriculIuKe.
Trees In the City-A Remedy Suggested for cater
pillars; The sycamore Recommended for Shafe
and the Ailanthus Denounced; About Chest
Horticultural Notes.
Missouri Horticultural Society; Hotbeds; Bean
Planter; The Experimental Garden at WASH
ington; Adams County (Il) horticultural So
The POnltsy Yard.
This Department; Model Poultry House; Illus
tratsdD Common We. Improved Fowls; Pigeon
and Poultry sho%-The First Exhibition Of the
Columbarian Society; Snow tor Poultry: Penn
sylyania Poultry SJciety. .......,.",.,.....,.1O
The Apiasian,
Bee Culture-Improved Honey Enjoying Machine
ulustratedl; Singular Migration OF Bees. 10
- EntOmOlosicaI.
The Seed Corn Maggot Qllusrated); .....a.......10
Hygienic Information
Physiology and Hygiene; Seas1nable Suggestions
To prevent and Cure Coughs, Colds, etc.. IL
scisnfiGc and Useful.
Popular Scientific Lectures-The Telescope and
its Revelations; Useful and Scientific Notes -, II
Domestic Economy.
Preliminary Table Tall, II
Editorials. Sc.
Vol. XX-Prefaratory Good Morrow Explanatory;
The Press and the Rural; New York Farmers
Club, including the following topics-Sveet Corr
Keeping Cows Clean in the Stable Sowing Ever
green and European Iarch Seed, Chinese Yam, A
Named Wippc a ri &c It,,no
Ox-Yokes, Planting Chestnuts. Mulchiug Trees
with Stone, Grinding Axes, Value of Fish, Guano,
Peaeh Plts wanted.
Rural Notes and Queries.
A Notice to Contributors; Information about lands
Wanted Restraining Unruy Horses; An Hon
est Seed Merchsnt Wanted Convention OF Presi-
dents of Agricultural Societies.; Swine Brceh
ers Convention; Bookkeeping; Missouri State
Board of Agriculture; OHIO Agl Convention;
Matching Eggs by Steam ...................,....1 II
The Reviewer.
New Publications Reviewed. ....................13
Historical.
The Mormons Qllustrated). ''...................1s
Stories for Rurnlisis.
The Vineents; Or the Mystery at the Blue Sprngs13
ART and Artists.
The Latest Art Gossip
ladies' Portfolio.
Madame de Stael: Cosby Paragraphs .........lo
sl Modes and Manners.
The Latest Styles Skating Costumes. ...........l5
sabbath Reading.
Religion at Home and Abroad; A Tennessee Sun.
DAY School ...................,.......1
49, News Department.
Domestic and Foreign News. 1s
... The Markets.
Reports OF Latest Live Stock, Grain Provision
Fruit, Wool and Other Markets. ...'...........i7
Personal Etenrs.
Fitty-four Paragraphs. ....................... "a
The News Condenser.
Sixty-one News Items. 10
For XOung People
heading for Farmers Sons Susie's New Doll; The
Rural Four-Year Olds. ..........,.,. %
The PuzzIer.
Msc s,na es Enlgma 4nagram; Problem; Illus.
~ 0 Ne"iis ; Cll'iase' '.......,....... 20
Poetry.
Woman's Aspiration, page 10, The Sunset Land
page 10; The Old Years viii and Testament'
page IL; Disposing OF People, page. 20
Illustrations
Circular Mansions, Front Elevation and Principal
fantado Ewesj Crab Apples % 1guresl Papsy Nat
ural Size and Reduced Is tgufes); Model Poultry
er Physiology, &c, g hguIesl: Mormon Hll or
Hill Camola; One Mother Four y ear. Old, Prize
Rebus.
The RURAL has Seven Editors and many Social
Contributors, several OF whom are recognized ss The
Best Authority on the subjects upon which they
wIite-such as the Hon. II. S. RANDALL, LII. D.,
(author of"Ihe Practical Shepard" &c., and Pres
ident OF the National Wool Growers Association
who editsthe Department of Sheep Husband1y, and
x. A. WILLARD, tauthor and lecturer on Dairy
Faiming,) that OtDairy Husbandry. In addition TO
arlicles from its Editors. the RURAL for Jan. con-
taining contributions from P. BARR, author of
"The Fruit Garden;' F. r. ELLIOT, author of
"Western Fruit Book'; T, G. PETERS, Fx-Pres't
N. Y. State Ag, Society; j. Fl. GRIscoM, NJ. d. au-
thor OF "Animal Mechanism" sc, A W. CowLHs,
d. d, President Elmra Female College; c. V RIP
Ely, State Entomologist OF Missouri; DIR. DASIsK
LEE of Tenn; Mrs. L. +. ELLET, MARY A, E.
WAGER, and other able and brilliant writer's.
The RURAL Is not a 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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