INDEX. 



PAGE. 



Activity in the Horse, 680 



Adulteration of Tea, . . . . .460 



Advantages of Large Farms, .... 583 



Small Farms, . . . .584 



&quot; the Ensilage System, . . 509 



After-Culture of Wheat, . . . .277 



Aftermath, or Rowen, 248 



Age and Size of Trees, 520 



A Good Disposition in the Horse, . . . 679 

 Agriculture, General, . . . . . 3 



&quot; Improvements in, 5 



the Foundation of Civilization, 3 



A Judicious Choice of Crops Essential, . . 104 



Alfalfa, value of as a forage plant, . .211 



&quot; cultivation of, . . . . . 212 



Alluvial soils, ....... 20 



Alpha potato, . . . . , . .343 



Alsike clover, . .-....-. . . 207 



American cotton, rank of, . . . . 401 



American Girl 733 



&quot; guano, ...... 60 



Ammonia, escape of from fermenting manure, 42 



&quot; how prevented, . . 42 



Analysis of Artificial Grasses, . . . 226, 227 



Ash of &quot; .... 229 



&quot; &quot; Natural Grasses, . . 229 



&quot; Natural Grasses, .... 229 



Corn, .... 37, 39, 304 



&quot; &quot; when cut in a green state, 508 



&quot; Grain and Straw, ... 37 

 &quot; Green Crops, .... 37 



Hay . .37 



&quot; Roots and Tops 37 



Soils . 25 



&quot; . Table of, . . . 27, 28 



Unproductive Soils, Table of, . 28 



&quot; Sugar-Cane, . ; . .412 



Weeds, . . -. . . 229 



Anchylosis, ..... . . . . 803 



Animal Excrements, Analysis of, . . . 38 



Dust, . . 57 



&quot; &quot; Analysis of , . . .57 



An Ornamental Cottage, . ; . . 624 

 Aphides, or Cotton Lice, . 403 



A Picturesque Country Villa, . . . . 623 

 Application of Commercial Fertilizers, . . 83 

 &quot; Manures, .... 82 



Artesian Wells, ... 335 



Artichokes, 



Analysis of, . 

 &quot; Cultivation of, 



Globe, . 



&quot; Planting of, . 

 &quot; Varieties of, . 

 A Sail in a Paris Sewer, 

 Ashes, Coal, . . . 

 &quot; Leached, 

 &quot; of Sea- Weed, . 

 &quot; Peat, 

 &quot; Wood, . 

 Asparagus, Colossal, 

 Ass, The, 



&quot; &quot; Varieties, etc., 

 Assorting Tobacco, 



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371 



372 



372 



366 



372 



372 



50 



61 



61 



62 



62 



60 



366 



826 



826 



448 



Balking, . . . &quot; . ; &quot; . 



Baling Hay 



&quot; Press, Lever, . . . 



&quot; &quot; Steam, .... 



Barb Wire Fence, 



Barefoot Horses, . . . 



Barley, ; . 



&quot; Cultivation of, 



&quot; Harvesting, ..... 

 Barn, The, . . . . 



&quot; Cellars, 



&quot; Location of, plans for, etc., . 



&quot; Ground Plan for, . ... 

 Barns, Cattle, . . * . . . 



&quot; Dairy, . . . . . 



&quot; Farm, 



&quot; Horse, . . . . 



&quot; Model, . . . . &quot; . 639, 



&quot; old and new, . . . . 



Barn-yard Manure, . . . . 



Bars in Road-Making, .... 



Bat Guano, ...... 



Beans, Varieties, etc., . . . 



&quot; Cultivation of, . . . . 



&quot; Harvesting, 



&quot; Field, Formula of Fertilizers for, 



&quot; Castor, . . . . . . 



&quot; &quot; Cultivation of, . 



&quot; Horse, Cultivation, etc., 



&quot; Improved Lima, . 

 Beetle, Colorado, . . . 



(835) 



641, 

 42, 



772 

 247 

 247 

 248 

 570 

 792 

 297 

 298 

 299 

 650 

 661 

 . 643 

 . 646 

 . 656 

 . 651 

 . 650 

 . 653 

 640, 644 

 . 652 

 . 40 

 . 552 

 . 60 

 . 475 

 . 476 

 . 476 

 . 81 

 . 477 

 . 477 

 . 476 

 . 366 

 349 



