Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net PRAIRIE FARMER A Weekly Journal for THE FARM, ORCHARD, AND FIRESIDE. ESTABLISHED IN 1841. ENTIRE SERIES: VOL. 56--NO. 2. CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1884. PRICE, $2.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE. [Transcriber's Note: The Table of Contents was originally located on page 24 of the periodical. It has been moved here for ease of use.] THE CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. AGRICULTURE--Dew and Soil Moisture, Page 17; Specialty in Farming, 17; Public Squares in Small Cities, 17-18; Farm Names, 18; Diogenes In His Tub, 18; Field and Furrow, 18-19; Agricultural Organizations, 19; Didn't No. 38 Die Hard, 19; A Grange Temple, 19. LIVE STOCK--Items, Page 20; Swine Statistics, 20; Iowa Stock Breeders, 20; The Horse and His Treatment, 20; Items, 20-21. THE DAIRY--Winter Feed for Cows, Page 21; Churning Temperature, 21; Seas of Milk, 21. VETERINARY--About Soundness, Page 21; Questions Answered, 21. HORTICULTURE--The Hedge Question, Page 22; Young Men Wanted, 22; Possibilities of Iowa Cherry Growing, 22-23; Prunings, 23. FLORICULTURE--Gleanings by an Old Florist, Page 23. EDITORIAL--Items, Page 24; Illinois State Board, 24-25; Sorghum at Washington, 25; The Cold Spell, 25; American Ash, 25; Wayside Notes, 25; Letter from Champaign, 25. POULTRY NOTES--A Duck Farm, Page 26. THE APIARY--Apiary Appliances, Page 26; What Should be Worked For, 26. SCIENTIFIC--The Star of Bethlehem, Page 27. HOUSEHOLD--How the Robin Came, Poem, Page 28; After Twenty Years, 28; Will Readers Try It, 28; The Secret of Longevity, 28; How the Inventor Plagues His Wife, 28; Recipes, 28; Pamphlets, etc., Received, 28. YOUNG FOLKS--The City Cat, Poem, Page 29; Amusing Tricks, 29; Bright Sayings, 29; Compiled Correspondence, 29. LITERATURE--The Wrong Pew, Poem, Page 30; Yik Kee, 30-31. HUMOROUS--"A Leedle Mistakes," Page 31; Sharper Than a Razor, 31; A Coming Dividend, 31. NEWS OF THE WEEK--Page 31. MARKETS--Page 32. DEW AND SOIL MOISTURE. Bulletin No. 6 of Missouri Agricultural College Farm is devoted to an account of experiments intended to demonstrate the relation of dew to soil moisture. Prof. Sanborn has prosecuted his work with that patience and faithfulness characteristic of him, and the result is of a most interesting and useful nature.