INDEX. 



A. 



Page 



Agricultural colleges and schools de- 

 manded 8 



what they should he 9 

 Agriculture, defined .... 5 

 national board of, required . 8 

 Air, essential to the roots of plants 75 

 Alluvial soils, how formed and treat- 

 ed 19 



Ammonia, how formed and combin'd 52 



Ammoniaca) liquor, described . 47 



for manure .... 47 



Animals domestic, reared in the U.S. 257 



their number and value . . 257 



their improvement . . 2.58 



adaptation to various objects . 258 



general form and characteristics 201 



the lungs 261 



respiration . . . 262265 



effects of -205 



perspiration .... 266 

 food which supplies waste in 260 

 circumstances which augment 



respiiation . . . 267269 

 food 269 



purposes fulfilled by food . . 269 

 nutritive qualities for various 



animals . . . .271 



profit of feeding . . 272274 



See CATTLE, SHEEP &c. 



Apatite, is phosphate of lime . . 42 



Apples, situation and soil for . 160 



planting trees . . . .161 



cultivation of ... 163 



pruning 164 



grafting and budding . . 165 



selection of trees . . . 165 



planting the seed . . . 165 



gathering and preserving . . 106 



for farm stock and value of 16010? 



best varieties of ... 168 



Apricott;, cultivation of . . .173 



Artichoke, the Jerusalem . . 156 



its value, productand cultivation 156 



Arundo grass, described . . 90 



Ash tree, the white, for shade . 240 



Ashes as manure . . . 3135 



defined 31 



from various vegetables . 32 

 quantity required per acre . 33 

 applied to meadows . . 34 

 coal, for manure ... 34 



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 Ashes from sea- weeds or marine 



plants .... 34 

 peat, how used on soils . . 35 

 SEE SOILS AND VARIOUS CROPS. 



Ass, The 398-400 



varieties and characteristics 399 

 breeding in the U. States . 399 

 as a beast of burthen . . 400 



Barley, varieties of . . .120 

 soil and cultivation . . 121 

 harvesting and uses of . . 122 

 ashes analyzed ... 32 



Barns see BUILDINGS. 



Beans, nutritive value of . . 138 

 soil and cultivation . . . 138 

 harvesting .... 130 

 varieties of the English field . 139 

 ash of, analyzed . . . 32 



Beets, varieties of . . . .154 

 planting .... 154 

 cultivation of . . . . 155 

 harvesting and uses - * 155 

 analysis 156 



Birds, utility to the fanner . . 233 



Bermuda grass . ... 89 



Blood, as manure . . '_; 



Blood, or thorough-bred see ANIMALS. 



Blue grass, (erronesusly called) . 87 



described 88 



comparative value and descrip- 

 tion of 93 



Bokhara, or sweet-scented clover 104 



Bones, analyzed 



used as manure 

 Breeding, defined 



principles of . 



See CATTLE, SHEEP &c. 

 Bricks, broken, for manure . 

 Broom corn, soil and manure . 



cultivation and harvesting 



value and uses . 

 Buckwheat, cultivation and uses 



Buildings for the farm 



farm-house 



cellar 



barn 



sheds 



carriage-houses, granary, &c. 



materials for buildings . 

 Button- wood trees, for shade . 



. 41 

 41 



. 6 

 259 



44 

 . 177 



178 

 . 178 



135 



247-256 

 .247 



248 

 . 249 



251 

 . 252 



254 

 . 241 



