INDF.A. 



Corn stalks should be cut close to tht gi-oiiu'l. \vitli lln- 

 corn on Ihtni in Si plcinlicr '.'7r) 



Corri'a :vlilip de, ou vig'taliles nauj for food in N'oilh 

 Aniei'icH 28 



Cow, a (.rolilalilo one in WrsI nradlord "S — 'hp Oakcs 

 Ct'v, 2!li — the famous onc,ralli'd the Smjscx Coiv 3'21 

 — notice of one that l.rou^ht 5 calves in 1-1 ms. 3-7 



Cows, remark!! on milkiig of, 10 — how to prevent llieni 

 from kicking 10 — period of thi ir goin^ wi!h yonnij 

 2."!0 — modts for dryii^g away llieir milk 2;iU — ^llonUI 

 be kept well at Die time of calvin?, luit flioiild not 

 be too I'af '-.'Of — tliose which ^ive the freatest q'lan 

 lily of thin milk, most projier for snck'rin? ca!vi«530 

 — nli«ervations on traininc to the yoke and harness, 

 and can?inp;lhem to pi rtirm llie latonr:! of oxen S^C 



Cox .lamrs, Ksq. on t'el. PewelM.reed of t.'iitlle 394 



Crab apple of Missnnri and Illinois, !<c. remarks on 394 



Cramp. Mr notice of his famons cow 3"21 



Cramp in the sinniach, remedy for. 103 



Crownin'hield, Richard Ksq. his remarks on Wend 310 



Crows, a m.thod for dislrojing them 289 — not approv- 

 ed by K.flitcr ib. 



Cncimiber, measuring 4 feet 2 inches in lengtli 95 



Cultivator, on raisino; onioes ]:^fi 



Cutv^oi'm. Mr Preston's mode of liestroying; 3(j-l , 



Jiandelions make a pleasaii salad 231 



Davenport Mr N. his remarks on raiyin^- millet 2C5 



David, on the utility and construction of the ox scra- 

 per 37» 



Dairy of Col. J. Putnam, 1 18 



X)earborn Gen. H. \. S. his remarks on culture of woad 

 &c. 2P.4— his recipe for a composition to cover the 

 wounds of fruit trees 3G9 



Death Watch, cans' d by an Insect 1G4 



December, its diseases I'ilc. IG5 — remar'ks on the prop- 

 er employments for. 174 



Derby F.. H. F.sq. notice of hi« f-irm 147 — his manner of 



plousfhiug^ ib. — his biicktliorn hed^T ib his acco'jnt 



of an extraordinary swelling on the face of an ox 241 

 his n^thod of makin» butter by freezing; milk 253 



D. G. on g^iving; meal to hoa:s without cookingf 412 



Disbrow Levi, his invention for boring for water 42 



Dixon, his steam apparatus 14 CI 



Do.j=, anecdotes of 344 



Draining land, an Kn-^lish method of4t''6 



Drown I'rok'ssor. on the Buckthorn 201 — on cultivatinof 

 the mulh-rry 24 I — recommends the honey locust and 

 comni'tn locust for lied*i-s 242 



Kci'oyd .lames on the stajrs'ers in pi^rs .396 



Esre"?. on thi'ir quality as food 205 — to make plenty 415 



Keiersnn, on the poisonous quality of some cheese 29 



Endicott, S. his account of an ancient pear tree 228 



Kwes shou' 1 have a little more foed than ordinary be- 

 fore lambin? 238 — turnips injurious to those with 

 latn'i ih should have water in winter 238 — one re- 

 marlcahly prolific 331 



F.x- (Cise beneficia'. 115- on the diff' rent kinds of 171 



I'a 1 i>louo;hini'126 — ecommend das a general rule ih. 



Tar-ler a on dest-oying: the Canada thistle 16 — on the 

 difTrencp heiw; en ?nod and bad farming: 4 J — on 

 the sainf.'in yra's 1P6 — an American on the happi- 

 ness of his situati m 69 — on leaches, pumpkins, "insh- 

 roons. &c. 209 2111 — on raisin? flax 301 — on plant- 

 iu» potatoes 317 318 — on the faiina of corn 3'.:9 — nn 

 caterpillars 3b6 — a i\lidd'. sex on while weed 374 — 

 a P,.oxbury his noiice of the season 30fi 



Farmer's friend on the construction of barns, staiiles. 

 kc 81 — on traieinar cows in the yoke k. harness 326 



Tarmer's Guide notice o 13 54 



Farms on the improvement of 281 



Farming diflerence between ^ood and had 44 — recom- 

 mended as most healthfi-1 for body and mind £i7 



Fences improved bv inserting the posts into sills 66 



Fern root, analysis of 101 



Fire, directions for securing^ against 120 373 — method 

 of cxtingnifbina: invented by Mr Van Marnm 402 — 

 remarks on that method, &c. by the F.ditor 403 



)"'Ire-hars for furnaces remarks on 45 



Firemen on prnteclins: by wire g:\uze 232 



Fi«b as an aniele of diet 221 — preserved br charcoal 

 33't — as manureSlO .365 — poisonous how detected4il3 



Fiske (ilieer, Ksq. on certain insects which cut oft" the 

 ends of the branches of oak trees 25 — on harvesting 

 pota'nes 62 — cautions ajainst harvestinof com t )0 



soon 66 — on the Bedford brei d of swine 150 on 



jfraftin? fruit tri«es 265 — on a sing-iilar apple 265 



Flax, on its cultivation 22 — further remarks 300 



Fojlderin? cattle 189— straw enHe r useful for 182 



Tood cf man in. various nations 33(J 



Forest trees on Hio planting and cultivation of 41 63 

 F»iw1p, on (heir qualities when U'cd for diet 221 

 Frost liilten feet direclious for the treatment of 173 

 ' riiit of an exr-ellent qnalily notice i:f4ti9 

 Fruit trees remarks on t!ip culpabU; ufg;lect of 1 — a 

 ;cri at error in permittinif ;^rass to^row atiout their roots 

 3 — (see farther Pfnr^'-^f.v,) may be hud'leilor inoculat- 

 id in .\ug;uft30 — directions for msnajinsj those wliich 

 h.ivc hei n budded or inoculrylid 30 — win u overloaded 

 with fiuit should he supported witli props, and part of' 

 tin; ])roduce picked ofl'HG ; nursery of should consist of 

 a soil naturally ;jood, but not mailu rich by manure 81; 

 lilos-enis of may le secured a^ai'.is! late frosts by plac- 

 ing ice or snow round tin- roots 12.j ; seeds oi'slou'S ol' 

 sho'jld be planted in October 129 ; mode of planting; a- 

 dopted by .1. Kenrick 12.'^ ; spr-cles of may be arnelioi-at- 

 ed by cultivation ibid, seeds of iinprove I by cultivation 

 furnish imnroved varieties, hut dilfi ling; I'rom tlie j>a- 

 rent fruit i 'id. 130 ; rb-udd not be grafted when smsll 

 1-st we cut off I'.etter fruit llian we insert il i I. ; in prun- 

 ing of in the nurs^'ry care should be taken not to run 

 them up too hig^h ibid. ; roots of 'honld he kept free 

 fo 'Ti seeker- ibirl. ; precautions necessary in transplant- 

 ing; iliil. ; qufrc whether it might not be best in some 

 cases to plant the seeds in the spots where it is intend- 

 ed they shall remain 1.38; on the proper season for 

 planting: 139; i\1r .1. Perley's mode of pruiriug; 145; 

 should be so pruned a? to g;ive the srm and air free ac- 

 cess to every branch 145; further directions relative 

 to transplanting of 174 ; if transiilanted when the 

 g:round is frozen about their roots, will be .sure to live 

 ibid ; remarks on prunin? of by correspondent, and by 

 the F.riitor 225 ; .\pril and May supposed to be the best 

 time for pruning; of^ibid. 233 ; remarks of the Hon. .lohn 

 ^Velles on si Itin? them out overa layer of small stones 

 228; on the g:reat as:p and other remarkable cii-cum 

 stances attendingrseveral in different parts of Massa- 

 chusetts, and in Connecticut ibid : pruning of should 

 always he made on pound and healthy wood 233; 

 should not be pruned when the bark is su'^ject to peel 

 olTibid. ; .soft soap unn'iluted recommended as an ex- 

 cellent cleanser of 234 ; remarks on pruning: of by Di' 

 Thacher 249 ; pruning to a certain extent advantage- 

 ous inid. ; pruning of does not cause rottenness Ibid ; 

 remarks on the circulation of the sap downwards in 

 betW' I n the allinrnum and the bark ibid. ; remarks on 

 the grafting nf by I'r Frske oijf, . remarks on by a wri- 

 ter with the signature Y. 2R6 ; shnulH be pruned everv 

 year ibd. ; best pruned in ^'ay or June ibd. ; remarks 

 of an Arborist on pruning ibd. ; not apt to be destrnved 

 by too much prirnin?- ibd. ; remarks on the pruning of 

 by P. may hi pruned at any time in the year provided 

 large branches are not taken cfT. which should never 

 be doee except in extreme cases 237 ; observations -n 

 by Pomona 310 311 ; fish eil rubbed on the limbs and 

 ashes about the roots usef ] to rresiTve a<rain«» insects 

 ibid : remaiks on the dIsH'l' antare ef pinnghing land 

 on npi.d with, by R. '.^■,-lodward 3f 8 : i,remarks on by 

 a writer from Norfolk ronnty 362: mn=t effectual 

 modrs of destroying ceterpillars on 366; Gen. Dear- 

 born's composition to c^ver the wnunds occasioned bv 

 pruning 369 ; some rcnarks on the grafting of by Mr 

 Preston ihll. ; remarks on from ftaVy's Agricultural 

 Cheniislrv ,373 ; remark" on their habits by' Tlorticirl 

 turisl 385 ; by tbe Fdilor ibd. ; observatinns on by 

 T. A. Knight 381 ; notice of those of Missouri and Illi- 

 nois. and their introduction into the Noi-theru and Mid- 

 dle states recommended 396 ; remarks on gra'ling and 

 stripping them of their bai-k by Mr L. Peters 40.4 ; on 

 the same by the Editor ibd. 

 Galvanism, account of its di'coyery 226 

 Gapes in heirs, remi dies for 12 151 

 Gardiner Lyceum, «ome account of 134 

 Garlic, remarks on its properties and uses 372 

 Gas Vacrrum engine invented by Mr Brown 141 

 Giese.to improve the do-wn or331— turnips fnod for.j41 

 Gelatine how obtained from hon'S in Paris 354 

 General Good his queries respectin?- the sbig 390 

 Giles Mr on tanning by an estra'-t from oak bark 13 

 Glue from the skins nf animals 33.3 

 Good 'leighbonrhood humorous acrount of 104 

 Good old times on intemperance If^O 

 Goorlwin Isaac Fsq. his address 153 

 Gooseberry rema'ks on its great improvement 2 — 300 

 varietirs raised by Fnglish nnrservmen 1 — grown by 

 Maj. M'Kiin as large as a pigeon's eg'r 1 — iroi?e of 

 training i„ England 301 — preserved from falling; off 

 their vines 311 



Cowan ,1. on presirvinj and f/lteiing rain v. att r V-i 

 Grafting, remarks on o, 26.5- queries risriclin- ;>'9_ 

 reply II. 345 30.' — composition lor 3C2 369— r^i i ,, |^ 

 on by Kusticus ■.It,'.! ; ly lloiticulturist 385; by .\'r 

 Knight 386 ; by .Mr I'elir s Ul4-qnerie3 ou by a Brii. 

 tol county Farmer and answer 4ij7 

 Grain, modes of preserving 162 406 

 Grape vine, on its cullnre 190 217 

 Ground nut rnrtiee of 28 



Gii-com on the coal formation of tic .Susquehanna 229 

 Grirchy J. P. de his remedies f..r-slaggers in swine 3fS 

 fiiiage to divide boards and planks .93 

 G. W. on plastering clover lor a wheat crop 39 

 Gypsum, sec Plnsiir of Po;/.s 

 M. his queries on a windmill 26— on the locust tree as 



). reserving ercharils again-t Ihe canker worm 327 

 Hackney John on theculliv:,(ion of pi ach tii rs 178 

 Haines Keuben on Ihe ilryieg of fruit* iic. 277 

 Hagla Cola on new modes of farniieg 49 

 Hagueiiot against burying iu churches 331 

 Harper C-en. extracts from his addri ss 193 

 Harrow improvement in the coustrectien of 89 

 Harvesting should be pei formed belore the grain is trti» 

 ripe 6 — how managed when the grain is wet 6 — fur- 

 ther rema' ks on 406 , 

 Harris, Hey. Dr. on a non descript spicies of mole 362 

 Hats, A'ater proof 167 

 Hay-making 275 



Health, on preserving 171, 232, 410 

 Hedges, See Tyire FHnrts 

 Heilibore will destroy r ache* 11 

 Hemp on the cultivalion nd j'riparation of' 44 

 Hene, how made to lay ejgs 50— gapes iu, how cuf 



ed 151 

 He-sian Fly, Mr Binnie's observation onl7I — sleeps nit 

 effectual in mestrviug against 174 ; contrary opinion 

 of Mr Buel 174 

 Hodges Hon. Mr extracts from his address 177 

 Hoe, cast steel, .Mr Bisbee's iinprovesients in, li9 

 Hoeing, remarks on 382 

 Hogs, see Bwine 

 Ho ley Dew, Dr. Darwin's theory respecting 9 ; sup. 



posed to be two kinds 9 

 Hop. its utility in medicine £21 ; how kept 315 

 Horse Radish, for a cold 251 ; a syrup made of, a rem- 

 edy for hoarseness .3-49 

 Houston. Geoige nn pyroll»neo«s acid 3G 

 Horses in Pwr di n 26-1 ; n medy for heaves in. 369 ; for 



sore backs in ,349; docking of condemned 3-19 

 Hill Leonard, his premium crop ol potalei s 213 

 Hoise Rake, a drawing and description of by Lemuel 



M'. Briggs 361 ; remarks on thr use of, '198 

 Hops'in. ou certain substitutes for woad 370 

 Horticirltnral Pociefy London, milice of 283 

 Horticulturist, on Grafling. fruit trees 385 

 Hosack. Dr l>avid extracts from his inaugural dis- 

 course 358 

 Hull, his importations of some tubers of the wild pota- 

 toes 309 

 Hnnewell, Hon. J. a great crop of Indian corn 3l9 

 Hunger, method alleviating its rain 186 

 Hydrophobia, vinegar a remedy for 101 ; sucking the 

 wound said to cure 275 ; pustules under the tongue 

 in cases of 380 

 F— on the preservation of206 231 

 Implemenfs of husbandry, remarks on 245 

 Improvements in husbandry 217 269 

 Impro^'ed short horns, see Cc^fflr. 

 India rubber poisonous to children 264 — its uses 245 



shoes made of 245 

 Indian corn its seeds should be ga*herrd from sialksof 

 two ears 1 1 146 — mode of its cnltivali. n by Mr Buel 2X 

 on harvesting by cutting it up by the rrois 46 57 ; can- 

 lion against cirtting too soon C6 : on i- ifliering 75 ; 142 

 bushels of raised to an acre 125 ; T. Si H. Little oa 

 planting in hilts and i-ows 212 ; 1 1 1 bn4iels to an acre 

 by S. Longley 213 ; on its culture in Worcester county 

 by Gov. Lincoln 243 ; various prticesses in preparing 

 it 274; experiment in cultivating by T. B. 314 404 ; 

 observations on by the Editor 316 318 ; on planting for 

 fodder 311 ; hari'ow recommended for the first time of 

 hoeing 3" 8 ; ashes or gypsum or a mixture of both re- 

 fomtnerdid ib. — .Mr ?elby"s remarks ou 301 

 Indian Hill Farm, notice of 148 

 Inebriate, confersions of an 137 

 Infants mode of giving medicine to 93 — on the sleep of 



181 — rules for the management of 320 

 Ink remarks on its instability 533 



