CONTENTS. 



VOLUME II.— NUMBER 1. 



Agricultural Geology : By E. Emmons — 



1 . Soils from decomposition of rocks 1 



2. Classification of rocks 3 



3. Composition of simple minerals 9 



4. Character of granitic rocks 12 



5. Drifted soil 13 



Relations of vegetables and animals 15 



Odd Spells • By Giles B. Kellogg — 



1. Thefarmer 21 



2. The temperance reform among farmers 23 



Drift and changes in the position of soils : By E. Emmons 26 



Manures, their action — 



1. Efficacy of organic and inorganic 34 



2. At what period to be applied 36 



3. How to be applied . 38 



Guano: By E. E , Jr.,.. 40 



How plants absorb carbonic acid : By William Partridge 45 



Agricultural science, education, etc. etc. : By N. S. Davis 50 



Supposed Zeuglodon cetoides : By E. Emmons 59 



farmer's miscellany. 

 Husbandry in Central New- York, in Letters to John Koon, Esq., of Albany : 

 By one of the Editors — 



Letter 1 . Hop culture 64 , 



— 2. CortlandviUe and Randall's farm 69 



— 3. Randall's stock 72 



— 4. Farm and farming of Mr. Hopkins 76 



— 5. Culture of the teazle 79 



— 6. Gleanings from Cxi-eatfielil 83 



— 7. Wool in its structure, with figures 86 



Practical Directions for the Flower Garden : Part I. — 



5. Management of plants 89 



6. Bulbous roots, tubers, etc 90 



7. Carnation rose, etc , 94 



8. Plants kept in rooms 98 



Animals useful to the farmer 101 



Improvement in agriculture 104 



NEW PUBLICATIONS. 



Wood's Class-book of Botany 107 



Transactions of New- York State Agricultural Society 109 ] 



Farmers' and Emigrants' Handbook 117 



Rheumatism, acute and chronic 118 | 



Farmers' Library and Monthly Journal of Agriculture US 



