Produced by Susan Skinner, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE PRAIRIE FARMER A Weekly Journal for THE FARM, ORCHARD, AND FIRESIDE. ESTABLISHED IN 1841. ENTIRE SERIES: VOL. 56--NO. 3. CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1884. PRICE, $2.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE. [Transcriber's Note: The Table of Contents was originally located on page 40 of the periodical. It has been moved here for ease of use.] THE CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. AGRICULTURE--The Corn Root Worm, Page 33; Biographical Sketch of Patrick Barry, 33; Compiled Correspondence, 33; Illinois Tile-Makers Convention Report, 34; Farmers Advice, 35; Cisterns on the farm, 35; Field and Furrow Items, 35. LIVE STOCK--Iowa Wool-Men, Page 36; Polled Cattle-Breeders, 36; Merino Sheep-Breeders, 36; Cattle Diseases, 36; The Horse and His Treatment 36-37; Cost of Pork on 1883 Corn, 37. VETERINARY--Grease, So-Called, Page 37; Foul in the Foot, 37; Founder, 37; Question Answered, 37. 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. HUMOROUS--The Donkey's Dream, Page 47; Tom Typo 47; Courtship of a Vassar Girl, 47; Items, 47. NEWS OF THE WEEK--Page 48. MARKETS--Page 48. THE CORN-ROOT WORM. EDITOR PRAIRIE FARMER--I write you in regard to the corn question. I would like to know if angle-worms damage corn.