INDEX. 



marks on by B., 278 — by the Editor, 342 — for grasses 

 and asp,tragos,3t)3 — dry weeds burnt for, 394 — liquid 

 soot used for, i&c. 402 — bones for, 402 — yest used for, 

 402 — how made in a cheap and efficacious manner, 

 410. 



Maple sugar, improvement in making, 333. 



March, farmer's work for, 270. 



Marvin, Elihu, Esq. his notices of new varieties of wheat, 

 105. 



Mechanics and workmen, hints to, 2S6. 



Medicus, hi-i remarks on a disease in horses, 259. 



Melons, sorts of, and directions for cullivatiiig, 20 — win- 

 ter, which keep sound during the whole winter, OT. 



Mice, immense number and great destruction of, 932 — 

 their ravages in meadows, 301 — how destroyed in 

 orchards by hogs, 3S7. 



MifHin, James E. Esq., his letter to Mass. Hor. ?oc. with a 

 present of apples of the kind called Winter Sweet Para- 

 dise, 182. 



Mildew, a recipe for, 326. 



Milk, supposed to become poisonous by cows eating poke 

 weed, 70 — preserved sweet by horseradish, 358. 



Milk, sickness in cows remedy for, 159. 



Miseducation, the art of, 184. 



Moles, how to prevent their injuring ftuit trees, &c. 329 

 — method of destroying, in meadows and gardens, 410. 



Monkey, anccilotes of, 8. 



Moore, Sheldon, Esq, his notices of new kindsof fruits, 25. 



Morris, Benjamin, on preserving wheat against the weevil, 

 10. 



Moras muUicaulis, Mrs Parmentier's notice of, 142. 



Mossy lands, how aiiielioraled, 349- 



Moubray on poultry, &c. e.xtracts from 339, 411. 



Mount .\uburn Cemetery, &c. notices of, 387. 



Mowing, great day's work of, 30 — how best performed, 

 403. 



Mcywing ground, how to be managed after h lying, 14. 



Mud, uses of, application as manure, 2S. 



Mulberry, moras multicaulis, best cultivated in hedtres 

 with low stocks, 51 — notices ot", 61 — propagated by Mrs 

 Parjnentier. 77, 142 — Killed by the winter in J. Buel's 

 nursery, 121. 



Mulberry, white, report on by a committee of Bristol Agr. 

 Soc. 124 — on planting, 232 — directions concerning, 338. 



Murders committed in the U. S. 2SS. 



Mushrooms, on the use and choice of, 92, 355. 



Mosquitoes, mode of destroying, 21. 



Napoleon and the Voltaic Battery, 56 



Nasou, B. his mode of cu tivating peach trees, 101. 



Nasturtium, biossoins of, emit electric sparks, 280. 



Newell, J. R. his note to Gen. Dearborn, accompanying 

 some plum stones, &c. 103. 



New England Association of Farmers, Mechanics, and 

 other working men, remarks on, 284. 



New England tilass Bottle Company, 75. 



Newhall, J. on the best lime of cutting trees for sprout- 

 inz, 9. 



New Hampshire, on use of cvcr-Jreen to protect against 

 the cold, 1-37. 



Newspapeis, English and Attierican, cost of advertising 

 in, 139— how used in schools, 36S. 



Norris, B. Esq. notices of his productive cultivation, 129. 



Nova Scotia, old settlers in, 224. 



Nuttall's Or lithology, quotations from, 212. 



0. on the contrast between the planter of the Southern 

 States, anil the Farn^er of New England, 289. 



Oak tree, a remarkably large, 101 — remarks on the black, 

 yellow, &c. 206— on the use of the bark of, in coloring, 

 206. 



Oats, on raising, 260, 270. 



Observator, his remarks on forest trees, 139 — his inquiry 

 concerning bees, 226 — his directions for raising winter 

 squashes, 269. 



Odart, Professor, notice of his experiments in the circum- 

 cision of fruit trees, 51. 



O. E. on the season, 350. 



O. G. on transplanting trees, 302. 



Ohio canal, notices of its openiPii, &c. 133. 



Okra, notices of, by .1. Buel, 45 — recipe for making a 

 soup of, 09— Mr Spalding's culture of, lOG. 



Ombrosi, U. S. Consul at Florence, his letters to Gen. 

 Dearborn, 102,355. 



Onions, notice of large, 83, 101— sre.rt crops of, raised by 

 Mr EHjah Byrim, 100— profitable bed of, by Mr Al- 

 drich, 234 — how pre\'eQted from sprouting, 343 — ^raised 

 on the same ground from time immemorial, 412. 



Optical deception in travellint; on a rail road, 7. 



Orchard grass, how prepared for sowing, &c. 63. 



Orchards, remarks on, by committee of Middlesex Aer. 

 Soc. 114. ^ 



Ornithology, Nuttall's, quotations from, 212, 228. 



Oregon Territory, emigration to, condemned, 286. 



Ox, a great, weighing3286 pounds, owned by Dr William 

 Elmer, 251 — of the Durham short horn breed, owned 

 by T. Farnsworlh, and from Gov. Lincoln's stock, 278 

 —very large, from New Hampshire, 342. 



O.ven, working, how managed in spring, 302— on train- 

 ing, 388. 



Palestine, notices of its present aspect, 192. 



Palmer, J. S. on the best time for cutting timber trees, 

 &c. 1. 



Palmer worm, notices of, 403. 



Panther, ferocity of, 16. 



Paper, a new kind of, made in France, 197. 



Parsnips, remarks on their culture and uses, 122, 331, 

 394. 



Pasture land, how to destroy moss in, &c. 2.30. 



Peach orchard, a large, in New Jersey, 69. 



Peaches, exhibited at Mass. Hor. Soc. 67, 74, 82— kinds 

 of. described in Prince's catalogue. 92 — method of dry- 

 ing, 189. 



Peach stones, on planting, 190— see fruit trees. 



Peach trees flourish best in pastures and uncultivated 

 lands, 13 — fruit of, enlarged by ringing or circumcision, 

 51 — remarks on, introducing the yellows by budding 

 from diseased trees, 54 — how to destroy grubs in, 75, 

 322— are best raised in a warm light soil, 101 — preven- 

 tion of mildew on, 291— common salt reconiiuended for, 

 325 — tan bark recommended for, 333 — how cultivated 

 by Thomas Coulter, 362 — preserved from the borer, 

 by placing cinders from a forge about their roots, 373 — 

 remarks on, by J. Leonard, 377 — notices of a singular 

 one, 413— remedy for the borer in, 413. 



Pears, ripe, gathered in July,7 — several varieties exhibited 

 to Mass. Hor. Soc. by Mr Manning, 27, 35— by Gen. 

 Dearborn, 35, 54, 66— from Z. Cook, Jr. 35— from S. 

 G. Perkins, 35— from E M. Richards, 35— from Mr 

 Stearns, 35 — should be picked from the tree before they 

 become mellow, 3.5 — notices of several sorts cultivated 

 in Roxbury, by J. Lowell, 41, 105— scions of, sent 

 Mass. Hor Soc. by Dr Van Mons, 49— by others, 59— 

 exhibited at Mass. Hor. Soc. 67, 71, 74,82— by Adams 

 Foster, 82— by E. Crafts and others, 103— by Dr Jack- 

 son and others, 107— by John Prince, Esq. and others, 

 lis — native specimen of, from Dr Fi.ske, 134— by 

 Messrs Landreth and others, 142 — tabular description 

 of, by Judge Buel, 209— large, by Dr Hildrelh, 213. 



Pear trees, J. Buel's remark on blight in, ? 21— cured by 

 chloride of lime, 121,238. 



Peas, an early crop, how raised, 118 — good summer food 

 for store hogs, Src. 325 — a new method of raising, 401 

 — bugs in, 405. 



Peck, Dr Gardner M. on an epidemic disease in horses, 

 217. 



Pedagogue, a, on the climate, &.c. of Tennessee, 296. 



Perkins, S. G. Esq. his letter to Mass. Hor. Soc. on the 

 fruits of several years attached to the same vine, 86 — 

 his method of heating hot houses by hot water, 161, 

 213. 



Perkin-i, Col. T. H. his letter on his mode of heating hot 

 houses by hot water, 156 — his letter to Z. Cook, Jr, 

 Esq , with seeds received from Canton, 355. 



Pcrrv, M. C. his letter to Gen. Dearborn, with articles to 

 Mass. Hor. Soc. 370. 



Perry, how made from pears, SI. « 



Pettee, O. his offer of buds of valuable fruits. 62. 



Phinney. Elias, his notices of a new disease in horses, 70, 



Pickle, Knickerbocker, a corrected recipe for, 158, 194. 



Pickles, how made from cucumbers, 78. 



Piddingtcn, Henry, his letter to Gen. Dearborn, 102. 



Pigeon roost in a forest, notices of, 4S. 



Pitts, advantages of keeping clean, 5; large, killed by 

 Capt. Mackay, 174; extraordinary gain of in fatting, 234. 



Finns Cembra, notices of, 3G9. 



Pioneer, recommends planting trees by road sides, &c. 

 1.53; on the utility of toads, 331. 



Planter and Farmer contrasted, 289. 



Plants, influence of climate on, 17 ; pasture for, 27 ;»re- 

 vived by camphorated water, 326; best acclimated 

 against north walls, 350 ; equivocal production of, 410. 



Plough, history of, 3; improvement of, by Barnabas 

 Thatcher, 5 ; of iron, notice of. 320. 



Ploughins, proper season for, 126 ; advantages of, in the 

 fall, 1.34. 



Plum, supposed to be protected from curculio by lighted 

 lamps, 68. 



Poacher, parody of, 200. 



Podophyllum peltatuin, a singular plant, notices of, by 

 Dr Green, 122. 



Poetess, the home of, 400. 



Poetry. The Little Foot, 8 ; the Stranger, 24 ; the 

 Mower. 32; Epigram, 32; on a Dandy, 32; the 



Vaudois Teacher, 40; the Poor Debtor, 80; Hymn, 

 sung at the consecration of the Cemetery at Mount 

 .■Vuburn, written by Rev. Mr Pierpont, 82 ; the Feast 

 of Fruits and Flowers, by T. G. Fessenden, 88 ; the 

 Michigan Emigrant's Song, 176 ; the Carrier's Address, 

 200; Hymn, by the Rev. J. Pierpont, written for the 

 dedication of a house for public worship, at Plymouth, 

 Mass.,208; on Matrimony, 208; the Moon was a waning, 

 210 ; the Prairie, 224 ; Prayer in the Wilderness, 248 ; 

 on Ih". adoption of the Federal Constiiution, 264; to 

 the Memory of the Grandson of Sic Walter Scott, 272 ; 

 Ode to an Indian Gold Coin, 304 ; Hymn by the Lord' 

 Chancellor, 336 ; the Comet,360 ; Woman, 368 ; Ode by 

 the Rev. Mr Pierpont, 3S4; Parody, 392; the Farmer's 

 song, 400; Midsummer ,408 ; the Columbian Cultivator, 

 416. 



Poisonous roots, fatal accident from, 358. 



Poiteau, Professor, his remarks on increasing the size of 

 fruits, 51. 



Pomological manual, Mr Prince's notices of, 379. 



Post masters, their duty, 80. 



Potash, 10. 



Potatoes, on the best mode of preserving, 94, 97 ; notice 

 of, large, 114 ; great quantities of, made into starch in 

 N. Hampshire, 141 ; on making sugar from, 195, 259, 

 .387; on raising, by Jonathan Townshcnd, 260; best 

 planted whole, 285; on the drill methodof planting, 302; 

 best varieties of, should be chosen for planting, 339; 

 hook for digging, notice of, 320 ; most valuable kinds of, 

 339; remarks on the culture of from the Gardener's 

 Journal, 366 ; on the culture of, 390 ; how to boil, 397. 



Potatoes, sweet, raised by Rev. Mr Perry, 124. See sweet 

 potato. , 



Poultry, on the diseases of, 291, 382 ; remarks on, by W. 

 299 ; gapes in, 382. 



Premium list of the Mass. Agr. Soc. 33. 



Premiums of Mass. Agr. Soc to whom awarded, 254; of 

 the M.iss. Hor. Soc. See Horticultural. 



Prcstnn. Samuel, on preserving sweet potatoes, 137; on 

 dwarf fruit trees, 281 ; his notice of the season, 354 ; 

 Prince, John, Esq. his remarks on Liverpool salt, sheep, 

 &c. 268; on trees with the bark eaten by mice, &c. 

 338. 



Prince, William and Sons, new sorts of fruits received 

 from, 25, 41 ; on the elfects of budding, 67; peaches 

 described in his catalogue, 92 ; on the difierent sorts 

 of cherries, 123; on the nomenclature of fruits, 194; 

 remarks on forest trees, 226. 



Prince, William R. his letter to J. H. Cobb, Esq. on the 

 cultivation of silk, &c. 233; his remarks on the Isabella 

 grape, 300 ; on the Cherokee rose for hedges, 314. 



Prizes vs. blanks in lottery tickets, 392. 



Puddings, several recipes for, 205. 



Pump, rotary, by Messrs Hale, Crane & Co. notice of, 126. 



Pumpkins, great produce of, from a single seed, 253. 



Quinces, 'exhibited at Mass. Hor Soc. 107, 118. 



Quince trees injured by insects, 195, 213. 



Quinoa, or Peruvian rice, on its culture, 61. 



R. on deception in the sale of flowers, 4.5. 



Rabbits, may be fed on weeds from a garden, 77. 



Radishes, remarkably large, 114 : hov.' to raise good and 

 early, 3'23 ; in Van Dieman's land, 387. 



Rail roads, notices of, 6, 76; of Boston and Worcester, 15; 

 Hudson and Mohawk, 43, 67, 69, 75. 



from Schenectady to Utica," proposed, 76; far- 



ther notices of, 107, 131, 167, 221, 254, 2S0, 301. 363. 



Rainwater Doctor, anecdotes of, l.'i6. 



Rats, recipes for destroying, 3S4 ; said to be driven away 

 by chloride of lime, 363. 



Rattle snakes swim across rivers, &c. 248 ; adventure 

 concerning, 264. 



Reader, a constant, recommends stone bridges, 25; on 

 watering trees with soap suds, 178. 



Recipe for destroying cockroaches, 3 ; to preserve cucum- 

 ber plants from bugs and flies, 3; to destroy caterpil- 

 lars, 5; foi* St. Vitus's dance, 6 ; bene plant for sum- 

 mer complaint, 11 ; for destroying inusquitoes, 21 ; lor 

 destroying red ants, 97 ; for damps in wells, 28 ; for 

 <lestroying the red spider, 28 : for curing dysentery, 

 30 ; for ague anri fever, 32 ; for preserving tomatoes, 

 35; for making white washing, 37 ; for summer beer, 

 37, 261, 363 ; for a sprain, 37 ; for ringworm, 56 : to 

 cure hams, 56; for making cheese from potatoes, 58; 

 blackberry tea for dysentery, 64; salt, vinegar and 

 water, for dysentery, 64 ; for artificial port wine, 64; 

 for making potato pudding, 64; for rhubarb pie, 64 ; 

 for French cake, 64 ; for making pickles of cucumbers, 

 78 ; for cattle poisoned by cherry tree leaves, 93, 1G9 ; 

 for making domestic wine, 117; several in domestic 

 affairs. 125 ; how to clean tortoise shell and horn combs, 

 185 ; how to keep a barrel of meal cool, 125 ; how to 



