<Mr\. 



136 



Maple sugar, sec Sugar. 



Maple trees for lhacN . . . '210 



Marls for manure, defined . . 3H 



how analysed .... 39 



ureen sand described . . 4<> 



soils defined .... 13 



how treated .... lit 



Meadows, preparation of . . 94 



means of renovating . . 95 



management of ... 90 



Meadow grasses . . . . S3 <*:} 



Mechanical defined ... 16 



.Mica, composition of ... 46 



useful as manure ... 40 



Milk, see Dairy. 



Millet, character and production of 13-1 



cultivation of . . . . 134 



.Mule, the 4<)0 



breeding in the U. S. . . 401 



rearing and management . 401 



advantages over horse labor . 40*2 



valuable qualities . . . 403 



enduringneesof . . . 401 



in California . . . 403 



economy of mule labor . . 406 



Mustard, varieties and product of 215 



value for feeding . . . 216 



N. 



Nectarine, cultivation . . 173 



Night-soil, analysed . . 60 



how treated and applied . 61 



Nitrate of Potash see Saltpetre. 

 Nitrate of soda analysed . 43 



for manure .... 43 

 Nitric acid, composition . . 53 



how formed .... 55 

 Nitrogen, described ... 52 



necessary for vegetables . 5 % 2 



O. 



Oak trees, for shade . . . 240 



Oats, ashes analysed . . .3-2 



cultivation . . . 122 



varieties^of .... 122 



harvesting 124 



uses and analysis . . . 1-5 



Oat grass .... 793 



Orchard and eock's-foot grass 6(j 93 



Oxen see Cattle. 



Oxygen, its uses . . . .51 



Oleine, how obtained . . 418 



P. 



Parsnep, soil and cultivation . 153 



harvesting and uses . . 153 

 ash of, analysed ... 32 



Pastures, importance and manage- 

 ment of .... 105 

 Fee Grasses. 



Peas, soils, varieties, cultivation . 136 



harvesting . . , 137 



ash of, analysed . . . 3-2 

 cow-pea as a fertiliser . 00 



cultivation and value of . . 137 

 the ground pea see Pindurs. 



1'eachcs, where grown . 17-2 



soil, value and diseases . 172 



ratieuei . . . . i 



Peacock- MV Poultry. 

 Pears, cull ivation of . . . H>^ 

 diseases in trees . . 108 

 gathering and preserving, vari- 

 eties .... Ki'.t 

 Peat used for manure . . 57, 63 

 Peaty soils defined ... 11 

 described . . . 1!> 

 cultivation of ... '20 

 Perspiration see Animals. 

 Phosphate of lime for manure . 42 

 Phosphorite, a species of above . -12 

 Pindars, cultivation of . . 140 

 Planting defined ... 6 



See various Southern crops. 

 Plaster of Paris see Gypsum. 



Plaster, old, useful for manure . 44 



Plewinu clay lands; ... 77 



sandy soils, depth of . . 79 



cross- plowing ... 80 



subsoil .... 81 

 See Various Crops. 



Plows, various kinds of 80 

 shovel, described when and 



how used 



subsoils, useful to drained lands 75 



Plums, cultivation of . . 171 



diseases and varieties . . 171 



Potato ash, analysed . . 32 



its origin, varieties of . . 141 



selection of seed . . 142 



planting and cultivation . 143 



harvesting, storing, diseases 144 



preventives of rot . . 145 



arresting rot, uses . . 146 



Potato, the sweet, soil, cultivation 147 



varieties . ... 148 



Poudrette described ... 60 



Poultry .... 421 '126 



their value . . . 421 



Hens, constituent of eggs . 421 



food 422 



general management . . 423 

 the poultry-house . . 423 

 general arrangements and rear- 

 ing 4-il 



varieties, the Dorking, Poland 42 i 

 Dominique, lluek's county, l.an- 

 tam, Game cocks Creeper, 

 Rumples?, Frizzled, Merino 

 or silky, Negro, Java, Cochin 

 China, Top-knots . . 425 

 diseases .... 4-.'5 

 trapes or pip, roup or catarrh 425 

 llux, costiveness, vermin . 426 

 Turkey, The . . . 420 

 breeding, rearing and manage- 

 ment .... 427 

 Peacock, The . - . - l'-7 

 Goose, The .... 4M- i 

 varieties, breeding . . I'l- 

 feeding ami food . . !:! 



Ducks 4-i!i 



feeding, varieties . . 4--! 



breed inti and rearing . . -MO 



Power, horse .... '253 



Prairie Brasses described . . 90 



management of sheep, ou . 352 



