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CONTENTS OF THJS NUMBER. 



PAGE 



Charcoal as a fertilizer, 109 



The Plough in the Garden, 171 



Indian Corn sown Broadcast.- J. Jones' Letter, 172 



Composting. — Irrigation, 175 



Smithfield, London 170 



Agriculture and Commerce. — Dairy of one Cow.— 



Ammoniacal Salts of Urine, 179 



On Subsoiling.— Important Facts for Farmers, 180 



Thee Oaks Cow outdone, 181 



Rotation of Crops, by Dr. Muse, 182 



Prouty Plough— Moore Plough, 183' 



Fowlg.— Convenient Barns— Lime. — To get a light 



Ring off a finger, 184 



Aaron Clement's Leicester Buck, "Lambert," 185 



Natural History of Guano 18C 



Model Farm of Ohio, 188 



Immigration, 189 



Professor Morreu's Letter on the Potatoe Malady, 190 

 James Gowen's Letter on Raising Wheat and 



Cattle, 192 



Planting the Cranberry, 193 



Thaor's Principles of Afrriculture— Mineral Ma- 

 nures, ." 104 



Fowl;; 196 



Officers of Philadelphia Ag. Society. — Productive 



Farm.- Mildew 197 



Humus 198 



Editorial Notices, 199 



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