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Editorial JVoiices. 



Vol. X. 



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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



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Experiments with Guano 41 



Liquid Manures and their Uses 44 



Change of Seed Wheat 45 



Importance of Manure 46 



Food for different Latitudes,— Blind Bridles 47 



Premium — diseased potatoes — *.merican Agricul- 

 tural Association. — Profit of Hens 49 



Culture of the Peach 49 



Economy of Poultry 50 



Liquid Manures 51 



Use of Lime 52 



Cow losing her horn 53 



Report of Committee on Wines— Cincinnati 54 



Durham Oxen. — To perfume Clothes 55 



Magncsian Lime.— Farming Scenes at the West. — 



Trap for Cut-worms 56 



The Centre Draught Plough 57 



Prevention of smut in Wheat. — To cleanse gloves 

 without wetting 58 



Lightning Rods, by Professor Hare. — The Straw- 

 berry Plant 59 



Maryland Marl 62 



Tests of a thriving population 63 



Experiments with Guano on Dr. Ellwyn's farm. 64 



New Seedling Strawberry, the BostonPine 65 



Meeting of Agricultural Society 66 



Thacr's Principles of Agriculture 67 



Swine 68 



Preservation of Fruit Trees.— Restraints-Exercise 69 

 Use 0-- Soap-suds as a Manure.— Editorial Notices. 70 



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