INDEX TO VOLUME XIX. 



Manure, superphosphate of lime, as a.. 84 



— turnins, and stirring the soil,.. 1S4. 208 



— wluU Ensland pays tor, in one year, 335 

 Manures, a lew words on, 79 



— philosophy of. 51 



— special 51, 170 



Maple, Norway, 84 



Mare, an asjed, 341 



Meat, cutiins; up in the London market, 11 



Melons, cultivation of, 93, IS.t 



Mildew and rot of the grape, 9.5 



— gooseberry, 2S4 



Milk, distillery-fed cows, 17 



Milking cows in winter, 21S 



— young cows, 116 



Milwaukee and the west, 274 



Mowing machines advantages of, 27, II.t 



144, 147, 1S3, 210, 237 

 Muck applied unmi.xea to the soil, 55, 88 



— in composts, and as a litter, 86 



Mulching, 155 



Mules vs. horses, 215, 245, 27-3, 279, 353, 870 



Norway maple, 34 



Notes for the month, S. W.'s, ... 17, 51 , 77 

 113, 1-14, 174, 205, 238, 275, 303, 339 368 



— from Indiana, 246 



Iowa, 244 



Minnesota, 56, 312 



Nebraska, 243 



Ohio, 320 



Oregon, 225 



— of a trip west 297 



Notes on the subjects for prize essays,. 178 







Oaks of the State of New York, 151 



Oat, potalo, 290 



Oats, rust on, in Kentucky, 250, 273 



;— what is it 310 



Oilcake meal, value of, 174 



Onions, cultivation of, 145 



— guano for, 101 



Orchards and hogs, 286, 320 



— pasturing sheep in,. .. 177, 220, 256, 320 



— pruning and cultivating, 190 



— sheUerfor, 127, 190 



on the prairie, 159 



Ornament for dried flowers, 813 



Oxen vs. horses, 56 



Pastures for dairy cows, best 25 



Pasturing sheep in orchards, 177, 220, 25G 



320 

 Peach, best soil for the, 64 



— borer, prevention of the, 286 



— cultivation of the, 190 



— growing, 256 



— trees, pruning, 191 



Peaches— the Am. Pom. Society, 160 



Pea-nuts, cultivation of, 227 



Pear, best soil for the, 63 



— culture, profits of, 315 



— summer pruning the, 2.54 



— tree, a large, 849 



training the 318 



— trees, d warf, digging around, 291 



planting, . . , 96 



■ profits of, 351 



Pears, can they be grown for market at 



a profit, 314 



— dwarf,' 127 



cultivation of, 88, 257 



in Wheatland 237 



thinning the fruit of 163 



varieties of, for a small garden,.. 228 



— of Boston iTiarkct, 350 



— for market 224 



preparing, 123 



— how to store winter, 853 



— in Oregon, 67 



— new varieties of. 123 



— on pear stocks, 64 



— st.andard, cultivation of, 30, 51 



Peas, garden culture ,» 121 



Pegging down plants, 190 



Pig breeding, 59 



Pigeon, the wild, 58 



Pigs should be kept clean, 82 



— wintering 842 



Pie-plant, cultivation of, 9it 



Pipes, -water, 100 



Plants, bedding and border, 157 



— common, 287 



— for hedges, 156 



Plaster, action of, 290 



Plowing, 73 



— by steam, 311 



— deep 282 



— draught of, at different depths, 44 



— in clover for manure, ._. . 174 



— too much 278, 343 



Plums, American wild, 373 



— are we to have, 347 



— cultivation of 32 



Poll evil, remedy f )r 151 



Pomological Society, American, bien- 

 nial meeting, 314 



Ohio, transactions for 1857, 95 



Poplar, white, or abele tree, 96 



Pork and hams, curing, 838 



— fatting in Indiana, 276 



Potatoes, Chinese, 68, 333 



— cutting, for planting, 107, 143, ISO 



— decreased yield of, 52, 76 



— early, 89, 121 



cultivation of,.. 29 



— experiments on, with artificial ferti- 



lizers, 105 



— in rotation with corn, 311 



— in the same hill with corn, 365 



— large vs. small 80 



— sweet, cultivation of, . . 23, 107, 18-3, 208 

 Potato diggers, 806 



— eyes for seed, 180 



— increase of a, 152 



— oat, 290 



— the Irish. 3.'i7 



Prairies, sheep on the, 23, 50, 79 



— shelter for orchards on the, 159 



— trees on the, 22 



— wheat on the, 269 



Privet hedge 51 



Prize essay, proposition for a, on the 



improvement of the soil, 154 



Pruning, 62 



— apple orchards, 190 



— peach trees, 191 



— pear trees in summer, 254 



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Quail, the California, 81 



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Packs for feeding cattle, 182 



—sheep, 15, 1S5 



Radishes, 121 



— how to get autumn, 852 



Rape — its uses, 116 



Raspberries, 121 



— on the prairies, 99 



Rats, destroying, 50 



Reaping and mowing machines, 153 



RECEIPT.?, DOMESTIC : 



Apple sauce, currant, 193 



Beans, bakeii, a nice dish of, 2Ss 



— to cook without pork, 2.57 



Beer, ginger, 198 



— lemon, 193 



Berries, pickling, 3.53 



Biscuit, raised, 192 



— soda, 192 



Blackberries, drying, 193 



Blackberry wine, 283 



Blanc-mange, 193 



Bonny clabber, 2.57 



Broth, vegetable, 353 



Buckwheat cakes improved, 321 



without yeast, 874 



Cake, extra cup, 192 



— fruit 288 



— ginger, 2S8 



— — soft, 288 



— .ielly, 288 



— lemon, 198, 257 



— pint, 257, 283 



— queen, 129 



— railroad, 123 



— Rochester, 129 



— sod.i 283 



— starch, 321 



— te.a 257 



Carrots, to cook, 257 



Catsup, tomato 321 



Chicken, baked, 192 



— stowed, 192 



Codfish, to cook, 193 



Cookies, cream, 129 



— sugar 129 



Crumpets, 288 



Custard, excellent, 129 



Dessert, a nice, 321 



RECEIPTS, DOMESTIC : 



Eggs, to preserve, 19S 



Fritters, good, 821 



Gravy, brown, for roast fowl, 193 



Grease, to remove from books, 288 



Griddle-cakes, corn, 874 



Hams, curing, 874 



— pickle for, 374 



Jelly, apple, 28S 



Jumbles 821 



Lettuce, serving up 25T 



Marmalade, currant, 129 



Pickles, tomato, green, 237, 331 



Pic-cru.st, econoihical, 821 



Pie, green apple, 19S 



— lemon, 192 



custard, 129 



Pork, to fry, 257 



Porridge, buckwheat, S7t 



Preserves, citron, 129 



Pudding, a superior plum, .374 



— cottage, 129 



— flour,"" boiled, 288 



— h al f- pay , 1 29 



— hunting, 821 



— Indian meal, baked 288 



boiled, 288 



-puff, 198 



— rice, baked, 193 



-Swiss, 129 



Radishes, serving up, 2.i7 



Raspberries, drying, 198 



Ribbons, to clean, 283 



Ruslc, 257 



Sauce, liquid 874 



Soup, pumpkin, 86S 



Sponge, telegraph, 288 



Sturgeon, to cook, 198 



Tarts, 2SS 



Tomato catsup, 821 



-figs 321 



— pickles, gr«en, 257, .321 



Tomatoes, serving up, 257 



Wafers, 2.5T 



Wheat, boiled, 193 



Wine, blackberry, 283 



Yeast, 821 



— potato, 25T 



Red root, to destroy 21 



Rhubarb, cultivation of, 9*) 



Road making 119, 179, 249 



Roads, reflections on poor, 119 



Root crops vs. corn, 144 



Roses, best soil and manure for, 37 



— China, how to strike from cuttings,.. 8.53 



— winter protection for half-hardy,... 873 

 Rotation of crops •_- 74 



— on a clayey farm, 85, 112 



saiidy farm, 56 



Rural Annual, the, 17, 34, 1 S7 



Rust on oats in Kentucky, 250, 2>8 



what is it, 810 



Rye and its culture, 278 



Rye-grass, Italian, 228 



Sainfoin 74 



— in Canada, 1^8 



Salt as a manure for wheat, 235, 27-3 



— in feedmg cattle, ._• 338 



— your stock 117, |43 



Scientific nonsense, SCI 



Scions, cutting, 290 



Scours in sheep, to prevent, 247 



Season, the pa:-t, 1^ 



Seeding corn fields to grass, 209 



— to timothy, 57 



— unseasonable, 281 



Settlement in the wilderness, 15 



Sheep and sheep ticks, 52, 76, (7 



wool, 364 



— bean straw as feed for 218, 240, 273 



— fattening in winter.. 52, 59, 85, 245, 2aO 



— gross and not weight of. 869 



— in New York in old times, 843 



— management and breeding of. . : . . . l-'> 



■ native. 



357 



on the prairies, 2.3.50, 79 



— pasturing in orchards, 177, 220, 256 



— poisoned, eight hundred 31.3 



— racks for feeding, 15, 185 



— Shropshire-Down 75 



— South-Down, for California, 274 



Webb's, 75 



— Spanish Merino, 886 



— tit-k or louse 13 



— value of shelter for, 11 



— vs. hogs in orchards, 220, 256. 286, 820 



