INDEX 



To the Tenth Volume of the New England Farmer. 



A. his reniaike on the Buffaloe borry, &c, G9— on Cherry 

 trees, 194. 



A.B. on the injury received by fruit trees from the severity 

 of the season, 278 — on the culture of parsnips, 331 — on 

 planting and removing flowers in wicker baskets, 362— 

 on the cultivation of silk, 39G, 404. 



Abernethy, Dr., anecdotes of, 100, 139. 



Acacia, three thorned, quere respecting its use for hedges, 

 109. ■ 



Acclimating plants, the principles of, 116. 



Accounts, farmer's how kept, 1 10. 



Acorns, different varieties of, sent to N. E. Farmer office 

 lor seed, 138, 163— how packed for transportation, 23S. 



Adams, Josiah, on a remedy for diseased fruit trees, 330. 



Address, delivered before the Hartford County Agricul- 

 tural Society, by Charles Robinson, Esq., 76, 84. 



delivered before the Jefferson County Agricul- 

 tural Society, by Major Edmund Kirby, 164. 



before the Worcester Agr. Soc. by 0. Fiske, 



Esq. 188, 196, 204. 



• before the Mass. Hor. Soc. by Dr. Malthus 



A. Ward, 234, 242, 251, 262, 260. 



■ before the Society of the Middlesex Husband- 



men and Manulaclurers, by John M. Cheney, 333, 340. 



before the Essex Agr. Soc. by Henry Colman, 



356, 364. 



Ao-ricola, on the destruction of fruit trees last winteij318. 



Agricultural Societies, exhibitions of, Sfc. 



Butler County, State of Ohio, 5. 



for Massacliusetts, their premium hst for 1831, 



33 — officers of, 342 — reports of Committee of, viz. on 

 the best cultivated farms, 372, 380, 385 — on experi- 

 ments, discoveries. Sfc. 401, 409. 



for the County of Essex, notice of their annual 



agricultural exhibition, 94 — officers of, 9 

 '■ of Pawtuxet, Rhode Island— their Fair, 98— 



their premium list, Stc. 316. 



of Bristol County, 99, 114, 124, 132, 322. 



of Middlesex County, 109, 114. 



of Montreal, 109— of Merrimack, N. H. 115, 



134. 

 of Worcester, 118, 126, 140, 147, 148— Officers 



-ofPlymouth County, 149, 189— at Northampton, 

 - of New York, officers of, 263 — circular letter 



149. 



relative to its objects, 281. 



in Gahvay, N. York, 214. 



by the Legislature of Maine, 358. 



at Northampton, 414. 



Agricultural interest, money applied to promote, in Maine, 

 190. 



Agricultural memoranda, 394. 



Agricultural preniiums, remarks on. by H. C. 177. 



Agricultural State Convention, in New Yoi-k, 254. 



Agriculture, occupation of, recommended, 13 — at Hof- 

 wyl, notices of, by W. C. Woodbridge, 73 — its pros- 

 perity necessary to the prosperity of all classes in the 

 community, 187 — in England, notices of, 194, 297 — 

 remarks on, by Dr Johnson, 235 — remarks on, by Mr 

 Clig^ett, 265 — on the pleasures of, 370. 



Alcohol, use of, diminishes strength, 13. 



Aldrich, notice of his profitable onion bed, 234. 



Allen, Jonathan, report on his farm, 393. 



Alleu, Rev. Morrell, his prize dissertation on the mixture 

 of soils, 249, 257 — notices of his farm, 380. 



Alternate Husbandry, remarks on, by J. B. 3S1. 



Alpine farmers oblige women to perform their labors, 

 280. 



American Farrier, notice of, 406. 



Animals, dead, how disposed of, 994— cleanliness and 

 comfort necessary to llieir thriving, 294. 



Anniversaries, f-iults of, 368. 



Anthi-acite, stove for, newly invented, notice of 118 — used 

 in burning bricks, 141. 



Ants, ho\y extirpated from fruii trees, 11 — red, remedy 

 for, 27 — essay on, by the Editor, 281 — re;cipes for de- 

 stroying, 377. 



Aphis Lanigera, remedies against, 402. 



Apples, how preserved for winter's use, 94, 254, — large, 

 raised in Maine, 132— in Genesee, 157. 



Apples, Sopsavine, exhibited to Mass. Hor. Soc. by E. 

 Vose, 27 — several varieties of, exhibited at M.iss. Hor. 

 Soc. 54, 59— by Henry Corse, Esq. 67— by S. Williams, 

 Esq. and others, 62— by E Bartlett, 74— by Mr Joy, 

 74— by Robert Manning and Ward Pool, 82— by Robert 



Manning, half russett, half green, 91 — by Gen. Dear- 

 born and others, 91 — by John Prince, Esq. and others, 

 103 — from S. G. Perkins and others, 107 — by James E. 

 Mifflin, Esq. 182 — delicate, received by Mr Winship 

 horn Mr Brimmer, 334. 



Apricots, exhibited to Mass. Hor. Soc., by Mr Vose, 27. 



Aquatic, American, notices of, 29. 



A. R. on the culture of the sweet potato in New Hamp- 

 shire, 97 — on American Stock, 193. 



Architecture, domestic, remarks on, 292. 



Arracacha, on attempting to cultivate in this climate, 58, 

 CI. 



Artichoke, Jerusalem, remarks on its culture, 325. 



Ashes from pit coal, remarks on, as manure, 57, 386 — of 

 Schuylkill coal, how burned the second time, 203 — 

 mixed wilir a small portion of salt recommended for 

 sheep, 294 — fire and loss of life caused by, 326. 



Aspar-agus, early, received from Mr Toohey, 239 — on its 

 cultivation, 404. 



Atmosphere, never dai-k on a windy night, 104. 



Audubon, John James, his notices of Florida, 376. 



B. his remarks on sheep, 245 — on a productive pumpkin 

 vine, 253— on manure, &c. 268, 289, 398. 



B. A. his inquiries concerning sheet lead for covering 



houses, 41. 

 Bacon, on the preservation of, 346. 

 Bailey, Lewis, his inquiry relative to disease in poultry, 



382. 

 Balbec temple, enormous stones used in building, 368. 

 Ballou, Adin, his tjueries i-elative to stone buildings, 270. 

 Barberry bushes, inquiry respecting their being hurtful 



to wheat and rye, by H. C. 185. 

 Barley, should be cut not when too green, but before it 



is fully ripe, 69 — directions for its cultivation, 324 — 



pearl as a substitute for I'ice, 410. 

 Barn, built by Shakers, in Hancock, description of, 12 — 



in Harvard, description of, 54. 

 Bathing, rules for, 413, 

 Beans, Lima, exhibited for premium, by Richard Ward, 



54 — on their cultivation, by J. Buel, 241. 

 Beans, white, a soil proper for, 65 — 1009 raised from one 



planted, 70 — 810 raised from one, 134 — new kinds of, 



78 — how harvested, 94, 115 — Canada, recommended by 



Dr. Fiske 122. 

 Bedsteads, directions for cleansing, 40. 

 Beehouse or apiary of Mr Putnam, 10 — posts of, planted 



in water, 117. 

 Bee moth, destroyed by using dry comb as a trap to 



catch them with, 70. 

 Beer, receipts for making, 37, 261, 363 — pea pods good in, 



402. 

 Bees swarming, notice of given by machinery, 5 — driven 



by water from an old into a new hive, 9 — how manag- 

 ed, by Jacob Shepard, 117 — anecdote respecting their 



sagacity, 216 — inquiry concei-ning, by Observator, 226 



— curious fact in economy of, 349 — observations on 



397. 

 Beet, large, 37 — on the cultivation and uses of, 370. 

 Bene plant, a specific against the summer complaint, 11, 



325. 

 Bennock, John, his letter, accompanying new varieties 



of potatoes, 145. 

 Birds, theii; utility in destroying insects, 174 — remarks 



on their wanton destruction, 312, 333, 352, 369, 392— 



destroyed by the sevei-ity of the season, 366; how 



scared from cherries, 403. 

 Blackberry tea, a cure for dysentery, 64. 

 Blinht in pear trees, Judge Buel's remarks on, 121 — 



Robert Camell's remarks on, 283. 

 Blood horse, superior qualities of 317. 

 Bog meadow, unproductive, how reclaimed, 325. 

 Boiling apparatus, by Mr Perkins, notice of, 349. 

 Bone dust, as manure for grain, 412. 

 Bones for manure, 402. 



Bono Publico, on the manufacture of silk, 121, 122. 

 Boots and shoes, a recipe for making water proof, 175. 

 Bostonians, remarks on their enterprise, industry, &c. 



53. 

 Bots in horses, Harden's new theory of, 178 — remarks on, 



by Mr Capen, 186— by Dr R. Green, 273. 

 Boxwood reconimeirded as a substitute for hops, 2S3. 

 Bradley, Dan, on the destruction of thistles, .326 

 Bread from pumpkins, directions for ni.iking, 189 — saline 



and other materials used in making, 272 — newly baked, 



injurious to health, 378. 

 Bremen geese, notices of, 358. 



Bridgman, T., his directions for making pumpkin bread, 

 189. 



Bronzing with metal, a recipe for, 301. 



Broom corn, extensive cultivation of, 70, 407. 



Bronson, Russel,his remarks on madder, fruit trees, &c. 

 382. 



Brother Jonathan's advice to his son, 330. 



Browne, D. J. notices of his proposed work, to be called 

 New England Sylva, 89, 342. 



Buckthorn for live fences, remarks on, 358. — See further 

 fences live. 



Budding, a query concerning, 35 — on its effects on the 

 stocks of fruit trees, 57, 67. 



Buel, Jesse, his remarks on the diseases of fruit trees in 

 America, 9 — on the okra, tomato, and egg plants, 44 — 

 on irrigation, 45 — on under draining, 51 — on preserving 

 potatoes, 94— on three thorned acacia, for live fences, 

 121 — on using a boiler instead of a steamer in preparing 

 food for swine, 121 — on the Chinese mulberry's being 

 killed by the winter, 121 — on the blight in pear trees, 

 and a remedy for, in chloride of lime, 121 — on the culture 

 of fruit trees in the Southern States, 170— on new sorts 

 of fruits, 193 — his tabular description of select pears, 

 209 — on the culture and use of ruta baga, 220 — on 

 Lindley's remarks on fruit trees, 228— on making 

 and preserving butter, 241 — on the culture and use of 

 horseradish, 241 — on the Lima bean, 241 — on the Love 

 apple, 242 — on dwarfing fruit trees, 265 — on manures, 

 265— on cutting corn stalks, &c. 313— on an evening 

 spent at his house, 320 — on raising mulberry trees, 338 

 — on alternate hubandry, 381. 



Bughee, Charles, his great crop of Indian corn, 186. I 



Buildings of stone, queries on, 270— answers to 298. 



Butler, Benjamin, his great crops of Indian corn, 1!53. 



Butter and cheese, preiuiums offered for, by Mass. Agr. 

 Soc, 24— exhibition of, 166, 182. 



Butter, mode of'packing and preserving, 65 — quantity of, 

 consumed annually in London, 139 — deficiency in 

 weight of, in Boston markets, 142— on making good, 

 201,^202— remarks on in a letter to R. Sullivan, Esq. 202 

 — on using Liverpool salt for preserving, 211,286 — 

 mode of impi-oving, 294— how made at Judge Buel's, 

 320— bad in Illinois, 397. 



Buttons of John Hancock, 176. 



B. W. his remarks on leaves of the wild cherry, fcc. 177. 



C. his remarks and queries relative to ice houses, 113 — 

 on destroying weeds with lime and sulphur, ibO, 194 — 

 on the snapping of wood, while burning, 261. 



Cabbages, Mr Townsend's mode of pi-eserving through 

 the winter, 281 — modes of culture, Uc. by the Editor, 

 353. 



Calcutta Botanic Garden, notices of. 125. 



Camellias, new kinds of. notices of, 51. 



Canada beans, recommended by Dr O. Fiske, 122. 



Canada thistle, how to prevent the spread of, 2. 



Canker, in fruit trees, on the cause and cure of, 181. 



Canker worm, notices of its ascent in autumn, 133 — how 

 destroyed by smoke, 366. 



Canter, the pleasures of, 117. 



Cape of Good Hope, customs in, loO 



Capen, Lemuel, his remarks on the utility of green corn 

 stalks for feeding milch cows, 89 — on bots in horses, 

 186. 



Carr, Robert, his catalogue of acorns, sent to the London 

 Horticultural Society, 163. 



Carrots, may be raised on fen or mossy land, &c. 242. 



Castor oil, prepared for burning in lamps, 101 — presented 

 to Middlesex Agr. Soc. and raised in Boxborough, 132. 



Cat, the domeslic,~anei'(lotes of, 131, 334. 



Catamount killed in Wallingford, 392. 



Caterpillars, best destroyed in the egg, the summer or 

 fall, preceding their appearance, 52 — notices of their 

 ravages, 7-5 — how destroyed by smoke, 360 — great pre- 

 valence of, 381— on the neglect of, 394 — destroyed by 

 law in the Netherlands, 410. 



Cattle, directions for feeding, 4, 222, 370— fall feeding of 

 remarks on, 138— sale of at Harlaem, 147 — sale of, 

 belongino; to John Hare Powel, Esq. remarks on, 154 

 — on their being fattened on Connect'cut river, 181 — 

 sale of short horned, in England, 214 — remarks on 

 different breeds of, by C. Robinson, 225 — notice of 

 prize cattle in England, 302 — should not be let out in 

 a white frost, 333 — imported, recommended, by Mr 

 Welles, 349. 



Cattle show, at Worcester, arrangements for, 19, 22 — see 

 further Agricultural Society. 



