*^^ l^DEX, 



Buckwheat and spths rye, may be sown and raised to^"^^^' 



gether --.,,_ . 



Remarks on its culture and value . . " inQ-nn 



Bees— where the hive should be placed - - \ir 



Method of managing bees - . \iy 



Other methods described - . - " - - 177 



Directions for feeding bees - . . * , ' j«« 



To preserve bees from the worm, or butterfly " - ' - 178 

 Method to save them from being killed with the frostor cold 178 

 eogmeadows— method recommended for draining - - £03 



What crops may be successfully raised on them - ^03 



cean, garden, mode of cultivation - ^ . 944 



BEES-.dysentarvadi--i„; . , . . I^J 



Cause and remedy - - - - . . 253 



The various enemies of bees described - - 254-5 



The profits of bees, a calculation on . - - 2^7 



Clay— its use and properties particularly explained - 28 

 Its capacity for absorbing and retaining moisture no antidote 

 against drought, when existing by itself, unmixed with 



sand or other substances - - - . - *>0 

 Clay, most efficacious in promoting vegetation when thor- 

 oughly pulverized and mixed with sand and vegetable or 



other manures - - - . __ go 



Carbon— its nature and properties explained - - 36 



Cattle — a general term for domestic animald - . 53 



Corn — remarks on the varieties of - . , - 75 



A change of seed necessary to secure the best crop - 75 



Remarks on the changes of seed corn - ' . - 75 



Remarks on the proper time for planting corn - - 75 



Corn, said not to be an exhausting crop - - - 76 



Remarks on the particular value of corn . , 76 



Remarks on the soil proper for corn - - - 77 

 Remarks on the best method of planting cora to secure the 



largest crop - - . , , _ .y^ 



The drill recommended in planting corn - - - 78 



Cider— remarks on preparing the fruit for making cider 1 19 

 Casks, open headed said to be the best for the first ferment- 

 ation of cider - - - _ . -119 



Remarks on the fermentation of cider - - . Hj) 



How to prevent the fermentation of cider - - - 120 



A method to refine cider - . _ . jgQ 



A method to clarifv cidec - , , , ^ 12.0 



