The Dairy—Curing Cheese, Page [37]; Items, [37].

Horticulture—Southern Ills. Hort. Society, Page [38]; Notes on Current Topics, [38]; Pear Blight, [38]; Treatment of Tree Wound, [38]; The Tomato Pack of 1883, [38]; Sweating Apples, [39]; Prunings Items, [39].

Floriculture—Smilax and its Uses, Page [39].

Editorial—Will You? Page [40]; Items, [40]; The Wealth of the Nation, [40]; Contagious Animal Disease, [40, 41]; Iowa State Fair, [41]; Still Another Fat Stock Show, [41]; Questions Answered, [41]; Letter from Champaign, [41]; Wayside Notes, [41].

Poultry Notes—Chicken Chat, Page [42]; Business Still Running, [42].

The Apiary—The Best Hive, Page [42].

Scientific—Some Gossip About Darwin, Page [43].

Household—"Going up Head" (poetry), Page [44]; Too Fat to Marry, [44]; Ornaments for Homes, [44].

Young Folks—Chat About a Bear, Page [45]; A Fairy Story, by Little Johnnie, [45].

Literature—For Those Who Fail (poetry), Page [46]; A Singular Philosopher, [46].