INDEX. 



Mech nics' Instilulioiis in Lonclori IdS 

 Melon vine, remarkably fniitful 355 

 Memoranda acienlific, aiiplirablfc to farming J'J4 

 Metallic castings should \><- subjected to pressure 10 

 Mexican piggeries .08-trades in Mexico 406 

 Milk, boiling of takes away the flavour of garlic m 299 

 quantity required for a pound of butler or cheese 364 

 Milking cows, remarks on 59 

 Mill, family, description and drawing of 3^19 

 Millit, remarks on the cultivation of 340 

 Miloor, J. ^- Esq. his letter relative to interested views 

 in the pulilication of the Memoirs of the Penn. Agric. 

 Soc. 76— his remarks on the short horn c ittle 409 

 Mitchell Dr. his notice of an insect in wheat 140 

 Moonshine putrifies meat, ripens fruit, kc. 152 

 Mowing match in Stratham N. H. 411 

 M. R. C. his observations on sheep 234 

 Mulberry tree, ou the cultivation of by Mr Clark 233 

 by a Gloucester County Agriculturist 265— remarks 

 on from Mass. Agric. Repos. 236— repoit of a com- 

 mittee of Congress relative to 334 

 Mules, esay on by -Mr Pomeroy 65 — notice of belong- 

 ing to Gen Ridgely 171 

 Murrain bloody in cattle, cure for 261 

 Musqut-«oes, remedies against 331 406 

 Mustard, sent to Brighton 135— cultivation of 298 

 Navy ofthP Uni'ed States 200 

 New Hampshire on making butter in winter 198 

 New York, population of 227 

 No fanner on fruit trees and the borer 2!9 

 Norton Sheldon ou saliva or slavers in horse? 174 

 Nova Scotia, notice of improvements ia 133 147 

 Northwest passage, remarks on 228 

 Norfolk Agriculturist on raising fruit trees 241 

 Nurseryman on the durability of fruit trees 290 

 Oak, one of remarkable size 163 

 Oats, remarks on cutting early 412 

 October, directions for preserving health in 83 

 Oil for watchmakers how purified 44 -olive to be used 



over salve in healing wounds 93 



Onions, on raising by Mr Preston 85 — hy (he Editor 294 



Orchard grass, on its cultivation 252 — on its property to 



resist drought 371 , 



Orchards, observations on by Hon. Oliver Fiske 97 — by 



the Editor 98 178 

 Osgood B. his success in raising sugar beets 133 

 Ox, one uncommonly large 59 — large one exhibited in 



London 63— in Greenland N. H. 389 

 Oxalic arid. test for 221, decomposes sulphate oflime324 

 Oxen, how trained to the draught 356 

 Pai^e J. S. on planting the scions of fruit trees 217 

 Paint made with potatoes 173 

 Paints and colours manufactured at Roxhury 119 

 Parsons G. on golden pippins 3G9 — Byfield farm 404 

 Patentees, information to 166 

 Pauperism, causes and prevention of 172 

 Peach trees, worm iu said to be prevented by lamp oil 

 301— remarks on their failure to produce fruit this 



year 322 on transplanting of 326 — ashes applied to 



362 directions for preserving in a hea'thy state 363 



Pears, remarks on 3)— large ones 70 87 95 102 135 

 Pear tree bearing two crops 70 — notice of planted by 



Gov. Endicott 83— new disease in 401 402 404 

 .Peas, modes of preserving green through the winter 17 

 Pedeslrianism. Its advantages 51 —inst.ince of 131 

 Peppermint cultivated in Ashfield Ms. 141 

 Perkins, Rev. J. on pre-erving bees from the miller 77 

 ■Perkins S. G. offers to distribute various fruit 22 

 Perkins Jacob, his steam gun 240 

 Perley, H. C. on corn and cob meal for cattle 126 

 Peters, Ij. on preventing the stumploot in cabbages 297 

 Pickering Col. his essays on improvingour native breeds 

 of cattle 33 41 49 57 73 81 89— reply to bis remarks 

 by Col. Powel 1 — remarks on his observations by a 

 N. E. Farmer 35— by J. P. Milnor 76 — his remarks 

 on the circulation of sap in vegetables 262 — on the 

 durability of particular varieties of fruit trees 262 329 

 353 361 3S9 385— on making cider 332 — on potatoes 

 34'J — on improving native cattle 356 — on the rank- 

 ness of vegetables raised on highly manured soil 405 

 piaster of ?*ris. on its uses and applica*ion 230 334 

 pin the he id o( in a lady's ear the cause of her death 



59 — how t-i ext-art from the ear 83 

 Plants, differ' nt eff. 's of natural and artificial light 210 

 Pin 1 »h, nrtjudi'-es ag»i-'st in Ireland 275 

 cast iron 37 i05 — producing four furrows 171 



Ploughing in the lall, advantages of 139 — ploughing in 



grf:en crops, remarks on 217 

 Plum and .Morelln cherry, remarks on insects which in- 

 fest 202 — to preserve against insects 276 

 Plums of great size 70 

 Poison, remedy for by cutping 373 

 Pomeroy S. W. Esq. his essay on mules 65 — on mongrel 



geese 188 — his description of a s|iring staple 235 

 Poor, a plan for supporting and employing 135 

 Pf'or Benjamin, notice o' his Indian Hill I'arm 'lOO 

 Potatoes, on raising from seed 26 340— should not be 

 dug too early 34 — on making mortar from 35 — notices 

 of Ihcir vegetating for a new crop the same season 70 

 75 78 146^reinarks on their degeneracy and directions 

 for renewing them from seed 84 121 122 — new variety 

 of from R. Il Gardiner Esq 102 — new varieties of sent 

 fur distribution by Mr Taber 134 — remarks on by l)r 

 Ballard 172— notice of a large one 133 — directions lor 

 boilin"' 206 — productiveness of one 21 1 -four bushels 

 of raised from three 227 — directions for the cultiiation 

 of 301 3l5 — an experimrnt on by J. VV. 314 — remarks 

 on by Col. Pickering 340 — from South .America Mr 

 Lowell's communication on 370 — potash made from 

 their tops 380 

 Poultry, a portion of animal food causes them to thrive 



the faster .35 — directions for the management of 182 



how to fatten expeditiously 226 

 Powel Col. John Hare, his reply No. 3 to Col. Picker- 

 ing'- remarks on native cattle 1 — his remarks on the 

 sagacity and usefulness of Spanish sheph'-rd dogs 18 — 

 testimonies to exculpate him from certain charges bro't 

 against him by Col. Pickering 76 77 — notice of premi- 

 ums received for his stock 167 — short horn cattle im- 

 ported by 171 — presents valuable sheep of Tunisian 

 breed to frie'ids in Charleston S. C. 171 — his remarks 

 ou the application of manures 178 — his importation 

 of sheep and short horned cattle 241 — his notices of 

 several breeds of sheep 260 



Practical Arts and Sciences, Seminary proposed for 214 

 Preston Samuel remarks on raising onions and on the 



season 85 — on the sprouting of potatoes the second 



time, and on gatheiing onions, &:c. 105 

 Prince John, Esq on improved breeds of cattle 201 

 Prisons, remarks on 412 ' 

 Proctor J. VV. E-q. statement relative to the produce 



in butter made from cows kept by Col. Putnam 233 

 Pulmonary Complaints, said to be relieved by spirits 



of turpentine 174 

 Pulverization of soils remarks on the advantages of 324 

 Pump, notice of a remarkable one 8 — water in may be 



carried horizontally, or in an ascending line as well 



as perpendicularly 13 

 Pumpkins great product of 95 123 — a new variety 123 

 Putnam Col. J. produce of butter from his cows 233 

 Pyroligneous acid, ham cured by 227 

 Quills, new method of preparing 41 1 

 Radish a remarkable one 371 



Rail roads 228 248 — improvement in by J. Brown 327 

 Rattle snake, bite of cured by tobacco 411 

 Recipe for cleaning feathers from their animal oil 5 — 

 for destroying bed bugs 7 — to cure sea scurvy 10 — a 

 number for the use of ladies 13— to make metheglin 13 

 for preserving peas green through the winter 17 — to 

 keep green peas and French beans 17— to cure the 

 bowel complaint 17 — to prepare fruit for children 17 — 

 to make rve coffee 17 — to make cream cheese 17 — to 

 clean fine block tin covers, &;c. 17 — fur hoven sheep or 

 cattle 17 — to preserve the teeth 17 — for the whooping 

 coujh 17 — remedy against bugs and fleas 17 — to pre- 

 serve all kinds of wood, roofs of houses, &c. from fire 

 and water 18 — to make the essence of soap for shaving 



IS to cure colic in horses 18 — to make Italian cheese 



22 to preserve cucumbers 27 — to make mortar from 



potatoes 35 —to cure cholera morbus 43— to purify oil 

 for watch makers 44 — for embossing designs on wood 



44 to preserve iron work from rust 45 — for the tetter 



or rino* worm 52 — for the whooping cough 52 — for the 

 sore teats of cows 59 — to cure the bite of serpents 83 

 — to extr4Ct a pin's head from the ear 83 — to improve 

 cnff-e 83^for making butter from the milk of cows fed 

 on turnips 84 — for the sting of a wasp 84 — for the stag- 

 gers in swine 85 — to temper edge tools 86 — to prepare 

 razor strops 05 — to preserve beef 1 17 — to make appl- 

 jelly 136^for colic in men and hors' s 138 — for bleed 

 ing at the lungs 141 — to destroy catt rpil'ais 141 — le 

 make transparent soap 113 — to cure hams, smoked 

 beef, &c. 146 — Co prevent the ravages of the bee worm 



163 — against the flying we-vil 163 — a pickle for beef 

 and pork 167 — for chapped lips 167— to clear granaries 

 from mites and weevils 171 — to make paint with pota- 

 toes 173 — for pulmonary complaints 174 — to cure the 

 cholic 181 — to make composition paint 190 — to make 

 ■ oinmon ink 202 — for maiiing hard soap 203 — for a ce- 

 ment to preserve the roofs of bouses and wood, and to 

 protect them from fire 219 — to preserve meat in snow 

 221— for a cough 221— to fallen chickens 226— for the 

 influenza 227 — to prepare razor strops 227— to make 

 vinegar from honey 229 — to cleanse glass bottles 299 

 — to preserve butter 229-— for a cough 229^lor saltinj 

 meat 229 —substitute for yeast 229 — for sheep or cattle 

 which have been poisoned by eating ivy or laurel 

 leaves 232 — to preserve the feet dry in wet wf a her 

 234 — for frozen limbs 243 — for murrain in cattle .61 — 

 for the dry rot in timber 261 — for the sting of a wasp 

 271— for conserved ptars 294 — to cure cancers 275 — 

 to preserve plum trees 276 -to stop the bleeding of 

 vines 2^76 — for a composition for palings, fences, &c. 

 276 — varnish for palings, kc. 276 — to promote the pu- 

 berty of apple and pear teees 276— to cure the tooth 

 ache276 — lor hoarseness 276 — for polypus in the nose 

 307 — an economical mode of making bread 298 — for 

 the prtservati n offish 298 — to take the taste of garlic 

 from milk 299 — to prevent the worm in peach tree- 301 

 —to wash woollen goods 301- — to preserve cranberries 

 324 — to make a cheap paint 341 — for making beer 347 

 — a wash for fruit trees 348 ; for extracting grease spots 

 from linen 349 ; f T destroying rats and mice 356 ; to 

 destroy insects 356; to save soap 356 ; to kill warts 349; 

 to soften soap 356 ; to extirpate canker worms 377 : 

 for choked cattle 377 ; to destroy lice on apple trees 

 377 ; to preserve sheep from worms in the head 382, for 

 hotts in horses 382 ; to expel worms !>■ m children 384 

 to preserve cheese from mites 391 ; for the cure of spa- 

 vin 399 ; to prevent infection from typhus fever 407 ; 

 to preserve lemon juice 409 ; to destroy warts 410 415 

 for the bite of a rattlesnake 411 ; to cure corns 415 j 

 for court p'aster 415 ; for the cramp 415 ; for tlie sting 

 of gnats 4 15: for the leprosy 416. 

 Reed, A. on an improved breed of cattle 225 

 Revolving- tbniier plane 374 

 Rice, its introduction into South Carolina 141 



wild, notices of 21 



Ringbone in hors( s description of and remedy 291 32 

 Roads .Vic Adamized advantage of 322 



Rose bugs remarks on 242 method of destroying 399 

 Rose Robert H. Esq. his questions, and the answers 



relative to .Merino Sheep 180 

 Running taught young men as an exercise 96 



Rusticus on the best modes of destroying the Canada 

 Thistle 43 on setting the sprouts of Fruit Trees 243 

 on Rose bugs 242 decay ol grafted fruits 265 266 



Ruta baga as a second crop recommended 382 



Rye remarks on its cultivation 26 



S. his remarks on making cider 50 



Sallads, washing of in salt water recommended 331 



Salt mines iu Poland 5 



Salt as a manure 12 100 138 — v.-hich has been used for 

 salting meat how preserved 56 — made in Pennsylva- 

 nia 150 — mixing ashes with for cattle and sheep 382 



Salter J. .M. on curing hams fcc. 146 



Salt works at Salina 44 



Sap in vegetables, moon's influence on 249 



Sausages large 221 264 



Sawyer J. bis machine for raising stumps 284 



Schools in Europe 76 



Scions or' fruit trees, on planting 213 217 226 



Scythe Hainanlt 117 141 



Sea ponds for breeding fish 120 



Semi Farmer on the Hessian fly 123 



Seeds of different sorts should not grow together 380 • 



Sheep, several kinds of 9— Caramanian 11 — to preserve 

 from the gad-fly and worm in the head 26 61 62— of 

 the Tunisian breed 71 — Lincolnshire and South 

 Downs 1-3 150 — great flocks of raised in Ohio 144 — 

 Ahysinnian 162— diseases ol 177 226 — questions and 

 answers relative to 180— on the management of 234 

 i ■ portations of by Col. Powel 241— Saxon, importa- 

 tions of 252 391 398— notices of by Col. Powel £60 — 

 recommended for the soil and pastures of .New Eng- 

 land 276 — sale of in New Vork 285— notices of in 

 Ohio 293— remedy for scab in 352 



-heep skins, how <o' preserve & pull the wool from 151 

 bephard J. on wool 373 



Shepherd's dogs 18 



