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ILLUSTKATED Wiril NTJMEROPS ENGRAVINGS OF 



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 VOLUME XIII, FOR 1852. 



DANIEL LEE & JAMKS VICK, Jr., Editors. 

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December, 1S61. Hochesi-er, N. Y. 



CONTEBTTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Agricultural Chemistry, 9 



European Agricultural Statistics, 12 



The Wintering of Stock, 13 



Eural Homes, 16 



Wine Making, 17 



Side-IIill Barn, 20 



Plowing in Clover, 21 



Eeport made to the Central Ag. Society of Paris, upon 

 the different Maladies existing in Wheat in France,. .. 22 



Agricultural Implements at the Great Exhibition, 22 



Ladies' Department. — Yilmorin's Flower Garden at 



Paris, 81 



Torxns' Department. — Couler of Gravity, 83 



Editor's Table. — Agricultural licport from the Patent 



Office ; Answers to Inquiries ; Notices, &c., 36 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



£ Dwai-f Fruit Trees, , . 26 



The Double-Flowering White Horse Chestnut, .... 29 



Large Apples, 29 



Descriptions of new Pears, 29 



ILLUSTllATIONS. 



Two figures illustrating Wine Making, 19 



Side-Iim Barn 21 



One Horse Farm Tilt Cart, 23 



Liquid Manure Cart, 24 



Tumbler Cart in a position for traveling 25 



Double-Flovrering White Iloi-se Chestnut, 29 



The Alouette, Barboucinct, and Bezy des Vete- 

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Otsego Hall 82 



Twelve figures illustrating Center of Gravity, 3;^, 3i 

 The Bot, ' 86 



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