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INDEX. 



ahold fast, an, &c. see ox ; tarred rope to be used 

 for, when choked, 2!;'y, 313; improved by crossing 

 short horns with devons, 315 ; on watering, 378 ; on 

 feeding in summer, with green cut grass, &c , 398. 



Cattle yard, on the formation of, 30. 



Cauliflower, on its culture, ifcc, by Mr. Turner, 150; 

 recommended by Epicurus, 211, 24C; remarks on, by 

 Quantum Sufficit, 233. 



C B. H. on a disease in oxen, 230. 



Celibacy, miseries of, 2.5G. 



Cellars, how rendered warm and healthy, 206. 



Cement, fire proof and water proof, 283, 341. 



Cemetery of Pere Le Chaise, notices of, by H. A. S. 

 Dearborn, 65; of Mt. Auburn, 163. 



Chamberlain, Samuel, notice of his Temperance Farm, 

 401. 



Charcoal dust, useful as manure, 7; how used in medi- 

 cine, 37 ; on its purifying properties, 291. 



Cheese and butter, report of a Com. on, 249. 



Cherries, Mr. Lewis' mode of forcing, 117. 



Cherry stones, on preserving the vegetative principle of, 



Cherry trees, English, &c., remarks on transplanting, 

 &c,,74. 



Chesnut, Spanish, remarks on its cultivation and use, 

 330; tree, planted by Gen. Washington, 187; re- 

 markably large, 221, 299; directions for planting, 187. 



Chickens, hatched in the bark bed of a hot house 285. 



Children, on tlie punishment of, 341 ; should not be 

 awakened suddenly, 392. 



Chivalry, remarkable instance of, 410. 



Chloride of lime, directions for using, 24 ; said to be a 

 preservative against small pox and measles, 29. 



Cholera, remarks on, 2, 8; how conquered and driven 

 out of Paisley, in Scotland, 11; precautions against, 

 20; prescription for, 24 ; notices of, in different cities, 

 &c., 31 ; second report of Boston physicians on, 43; 

 case of timidity with regard to, 43; how cured by cam- 

 phor, 45 ; Burgundy pitch, a preventative against, 

 47 ; attacks intemperate persons, 47 ; observations on, 

 by Dr. Waterhouse, 80 ; does not often attack tempe- 

 rate persons, 104, jG5; solution of camphor recom- 

 mended for, by Lord Ponsonby, 163 ; does not prevail 

 in woodlmd districts, 169; timely cautions against, 

 301; vegetables do not predispose to, 372; musk pre- 

 scribed lor, 378. 



Church, a, in South America, burnt, together with its 

 congregation, 299. 



Churning on horseback, 372. 



Cider, remarks on the management of, 145. 



Cion, or grafts, notices of the influence of the stock on, 

 by Dr. Mease, 97. 



Cions, when cut, and how managed, 211. 



Citron, American, recipe for preservincr,61. 



Clark, Wm. Jun. on the culture of Indian Corn, 337. 



Clay, Henry, on the culture of hemp, 233. 



Clothing and diet of farmers, remarks on, 177. 



Clover, on making hay from, by W. B. 2 ; by B. 23 ; on 

 its cultivation, 211 ; when plastered, thought to be 

 injurious to sucking colts, 40G. 



Coal, bituminous, a company formed for introducino- 

 into Philadelphia, 269 ; found in Wrentham, Mass.29d. 



Oobb, Jona. H. notices of his silk worms, 24. 



Cobs of Indian corn, uses of, 402. 

 '<Cock roaches, remarks on destroying, 307, 350 ; adulte- 

 rated, how detected, 416. 



Coffee, grape seeds said to be a substitute for, 50 ; how 

 prepared from carrots, 242. 



Colts, on the manner of breaking, 211 ; the management 

 of the first winter, 222. 



Oombustion, caused by lime, 181. 



Compost of peat, directions for makincr, 249, 343. 



Conductors of lightning, how fitted to buildings, 397. 



Consumption, chlorate of lime and soda gases recom 

 mended for, 197 ; vapor of nitric acid said to be a cure 

 for, 203. 



Contagion and Infection, remarks on the difference be 

 tween, 37. 



Cooking food for horses, &c. 404. 



Gooprr. C-njamin. his mode of selecting the best plants 

 and seeds to raise others from, 273. 



Cork ColK.r Jackets, utility of, 27. 



Corn crake, notice of, 352. 



Corn busks for beds, how prepared, 142. 



Corse, Henry, Esq. his remarks on two varieties of ap 

 pies, and packing scions for transportation, 130; his 

 letter to Gen. Dearborn, ^vith a present of plum and 

 apple scions, &c 355. 



Cotton, a new species of, discovered in South Carolina, 

 205. ' 



Cotton Seed Oil Factory, notice of, 371. 



Couch grass, roots of, dried and sent to market in Na- 1 Extraordinary nerve, 229. 



pies, 20 ; recommended for recruiting worn out horses. Ewes, on the management of, 218 



299, 



Cough, a recipe for, 189. 



Cow houses and stables, remarks on, 246. 



Cows, on opening and distending the milk vessels of, 

 197 ; notice of a large, 298. 



Cows, remarks on the management of, 66, 62, 211 ; no- 

 tice of a fine one, owned by L. Jenkins, 150; milch, 

 how managed in the neighborhood of London, 254. 



Cow tree, notice of, 347. 



Cow wasli, in the growth of vegetables, advEintages in 

 usinnf, 142. 



Cranberries, a mode of preserving, 197. 



Cranberry fair, at Barnstable, 12o ; high bushed, query, 

 and information concerning, 313, 339, 340, 361, 3o7. 



Crinum araabde, a flower, notice of, 334. 



Crops, rotation of, 100 ; how to raise three from once 

 ploughing, 154 ; on adapting to the soil and market, 

 219. 



Cucumber, insects which prey upon, 225 ; new way of 

 raising, 315; notice of early, 347 ; on their culture, 368. 



Cultivation, expenses of, in England, 91 , notice of pro- 

 fitable, by B. Butler, 209. 



Curds and whey, made by citric acid, 50. 



Curious matters of manufacture, 181. 



Curiosities, a water fall and precipice in Georgia and 

 South Carolina, 240. 



Cypress tree, seeds of, sent to Mass. Hor. Soc. by Com. 

 Porter, 354. 



D. on the importance of selecting the best breeds of live 

 stock, particularly Swine, 277; on sows devouring 

 their offspring, 298. 



Dahlias, from Col. Perkins, notices of, 78, 94; remarks 

 on, from the American Farmer, 101 ; sent by William 

 Prince and Son to the Editor of the N. Y. Com. Adv. 

 133 ; remarks en the origin and culture of, 349 ; mode 

 of preserving, 365. 



Dairy secret, 106. 



Dandy, anecdote of a, 317. 



Dearborn, Gen. H. A. S., his reports to the Mass. Hor. 

 Soc, 33, 65 ; his notices of the Cemetery of Pere la 

 Chaise, 65. 



Debts, should be avoided as much as possible by farmers, 

 170. ' 



Derby, E. H. his notices of the pedigree of the bull Ad- 

 miral, 19; his notices of a disease in cattle, called a 

 hold fast, 289. 



Diamond mill at Amsterdam, 182. 



Diet and regimen, remarks on, 89, 1(58 ; of rye hasty 

 pudding, occasionally, saves from dyspepsia, 154 ; pro- 

 per, for a farmer, 177. 



Ditcliino-, may in some cases be well, begun in winter, 

 174. 



Dogs, madness in, notices of, 224. 



Drams, remarks on, by the Editor, 52 ; from the Gene- 

 see Farmer, 173. 



Dress of a married lady, remarks on, 1.52. 



Drougiit, remedies for, 14, 1'2. 



Drunkards, spontaneous combustion of, 160. 



Dryden and his wife, notices of, 240. 



D. T. his notices of the blue bird, 51 ; on destroying 

 Canada thistles, 52 ; on exotic plants, 96. 



Ducks, remarks on the raising of, 283. 



Dysentery, recipes for curing, 239, 336. 



Dyspepsia, Mrs Trollope's notices of, 136 ; diet of rye 

 hasty pudding a preservative against, 154. 



Ear, acuteness of, 140. 



Ears, human, artificial, 227. 



Earlheit ware, on its manufacture in Staffordshire, 366. 



Earthquake, description of, 216. 



Eaton, Dr. J. bis recipe for preservino- American Citron, 

 345. 



Economy, habits of, 184. 



Education of Farmers, remarks on, 202 ; of the lower 

 classes, 245 ; how connected with manual labor, 347, 

 348. 



Eels, remarks on the law for protecting in Nantucket, 

 320 ; anecdotes of, 380. 



Ei'js, on preserving, 200. 



Elder, remarks on its uses, &c., 61. 



Elderberry svrup, recipe for making, 50. 



England and France, comparative wealth of, 339. 



English opinions of Americans, 331. 



Entimsiasm, religious, remarkable instance of, 280. 



Epicurus, recommends the cultivation of the Cauliflow- 

 er, 211,246. 



Essex North, on caterpillars, tar for seed corn, and horn 

 distemper in cattle, 377. 



Experiments, mteresting, for determining the value of 

 nutritive substances, 356. 



Facts, a million, extracts from a work with that title, 264. 



Fallow crops, their advantages over summer fallows, 51. 



Family Lyceum, notice of, 54. 



Farm, on the selection and management of, 185. 



Farm buildings, rules for the construction of, 50. 



Farmer, A. on the best mode of fattening beef, 349. 



Farmer, a complete, character of, 121 ; should keep a 

 daybook, 162; theoretical and practical, 172; on Mr. 

 Gilmore's cultivation, 340. 



Farmer, the. Mount Vernon, 90 ; a young, 266. 



Farmer, the Virginia, 189. 



Farmer, a laboring, on leaves for manure, 329. 



Farmer, a Maine, on raising bread stufi'in Maine, 388. 



Farmer's own book, notice of, 54. 



Farmer's work for July 6, 398, 406 ; for August, 30, 46 ; 

 for September, 02, 70, 78 ; for November, 126, 134 ; 

 for December, 166 ; and Gardeners work for January 

 and February, 222, 240. 254; and Gardener's, for 

 March, 270, 278,280 ; for May, 350 ; for June, 366. 



Farmers, should not engage in law suits, 185 ; impor- 

 tance of good neighborliood to, 193; remarks on the 

 education of, 202 ; hints to, by B., 219, 228, 237, 260, 

 aS9, 3.">3 ; sayings for, by Dr. Franklin, 320. 



Farming, profits and expenses of, 182. 



Farm yard manure, on the makino- and manao-ement of 

 30. 



Farrier, Gentleman's pocket, notices of, 267. 



Farms, small, most beneficial, 413. 



Fashion in London, its attributes, 175; dreadful conse- 

 quences of, 309. 



Fellenberg's establishment in Switzerland, notice of, 409. 



Female society recommended, 149. 



Fences, posts of, set bottom upwards will last the longer, 

 23 ; durable, of button wood trees for posts and cedar 

 rails. 1 15 ; on the loss accruing from bad, 226 ; differ- 

 ent kinds of, 310 ; posts of, for gardens, set in ashes, 

 411. 



Fire, remarks on the power of, 163 ; on walking through, 

 by Hindoos, 307; shower of, in France, "336; on se- 

 curing buildings against, 358, 300, 380, 387; a new 

 kind of, which burns under water, 387. 



Fires in Boston, statement of, 411. 



Fish, eattle fed on, 255. 



Fishin" cats, notices of, 344. 



Fiske, Dr. O. his remarks on budding, 42. 



Flannel, for apparel, utility and healthiness of, 141. 



Flax, observations on its culture, 210. 



Florists, hints to, 173. 



Floiir, improvements in its manufacture, 147. 



Flower, the largest known, 64. 



Flower Garden, remarks on planting, 164. 



Fodder, a cheap, how made, 340 ; remarks on the ex- 

 pense of, Ac. 200. 



Fogs, remarks on the cause of, 13. 



Fontenelle, anecdote of, 368. 



Forest trees, American, notices of, 140 ; on pruning of, 

 196. 



Fosdick.D. his remarks on grapes, 81. 



Foster, Gideon, his cultivation of a premium crop of rye, 

 243. 



Fountains, artificial, heat obtained from, 145. 



France and England, youths of, their diflTerent views and 

 • pursuits, 136. 



Franklin, notices of his last days, 72 ; anecdote of, 240 ; 

 his sayings for farmers, 320. 



French, B. V. his method of obtaining honey under 

 ghss, 82. 



Frolics in America, 144. 



Frug.ility, the importance of, 283. 



Fruft, a lover of good, on the curculio in fruit, &c., 1 ; 

 -J- crops, scarcity of, 61 ; good, the prices of, 223. 

 '"Fruits, on insects, which are found in, 1 ; remarks on, as 

 articles of diet, 11, 100 ; how to enlarge by supporting, 

 50; useful in preserving health, 100 ; remarks on the 

 amelioration of, 201, 200, 217 ; on the causes of their 

 deterioration, 281. 



Fruits and flowers, of Messrs. Winships, notice of, 307. 



Fruits and seeds, on the preservation of, 305. 



Fruit trees, remarks on, and a list of new and rare, by 

 Wm. Prince «& Sons, 1 ; on insects, which are found 

 in, 1 ; on the reciprocal influence of the stock and the 

 graft, 97; on healing wounds on, 173; remarks on 

 pruning of, 173 ; in nurseries, how preserved against 

 rabbits, mice, &c. 174; advantages of planting on de- 

 clivities, 213 ; beneficial effects of protecting the stems 

 of. from frosts in thespring,253; remarks on pruning of, 

 290, 294 ; none hut those of the best quality should be 

 cultivated, 291 ; Chinese nmde of propagating, 357 ; 

 in planting on poor soils and in exposed situations, 397. 



