6. Geese and ducks look better with the heads cut off. But all fowls having their heads removed must have the skin drawn down and tightly tied over the end of the neck bone. This will preserve them well and give a good appearance.

To preserve fowls for a long time in a perfectly sweet condition for family use, fill them half full or more with pulverized charcoal, which will act as an absorbent and prevent every particle of taint.

AGRICULTURAL PERIODICALS.

The following list of Agricultural Periodicals embraces all that have come to our knowledge. In a subsequent edition we shall endeavor to render the list more complete, and give the special design of each, with the frequency of publication, form, price, editor's and publisher's names, etc.

NAME OF PAPER.PLACE OF PUBLICATION.
American Farmers' MagazineNew York City.
American FarmerBaltimore, Md.
Alabama PlanterMobile, Ala.
American AgriculturistNew York City.
Canadian AgriculturistToronto, C. W.
CultivatorAlbany, N. Y.
Cotton PlanterMontgomery, Ala.
CultivatorColumbus, Ohio.
CultivatorBoston, Mass.
California FarmerSan Francisco, Cal.
Country GentlemanAlbany, N. Y.
Farmer and PlanterPendleton, S. C.
Granite FarmerManchester, N. H.
Genesee FarmerRochester, N. Y.
HorticulturistAlbany, N. Y.
HomesteadHartford, Ct.
Journal of AgricultureChicago, Ill.
Maine FarmerAugusta, Me.
Michigan FarmerDetroit, Mich.
Magazine of HorticultureBoston, Mass.
Massachusetts PloughmanBoston, Mass.
New England FarmerBoston, Mass.
New Jersey FarmerTrenton, N. J.
North Carolina PlanterRaleigh, N. C.
Ohio Valley FarmerCincinnati, Ohio.
Ohio FarmerCleveland, Ohio.
Prairie FarmerChicago, Ill.
Rural New YorkerRochester, N. Y.
Rural SouthernerEllicott's Mills, Md.
Rural AmericanUtica, N. Y.
Southern PlanterRichmond, Va.
Southern CultivatorAugusta, Ga.
Southern HomesteadNashville, Tenn.
Valley FarmerSt. Louis, Mo.
Vermont Stock JournalMiddlebury, Vt.
Wisconsin FarmerMadison, Wisc.
Working FarmerNew York City.

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