CONTENTS. 



Oil, how purified for the watch makers 21— of tansy, Peters Hon. Richard, his remarks on falt'-mn 



Mammoth a, discovered in New Jersey 360. , . .,,.,. .^ , • . i irn 



Manffel wurtzehon feedingewes with 3, 131; remarkson caution against drinking it by mistake 150 

 the cultivation and uses of, by Mr. John Hall 53- Oil gas, used in London notice of 262. 

 manner of storing in England 204-of large growth, Olmstead, Professor of the University of North Caroli- 

 notice of 227— great crop of 284— mode o( raising na, proposes to commence a series of geological and 

 284— remarks on by Leonard Phillips, jr. 294, 295— mineralogical observations 325. 



an excellent food for stock and raised at a less ex- Ombrosi James, Esq. notice of his present to the Mass. 

 pense than carrots 134— will not endure frost 204. Agricultural Society of a new kiud of grass, called 



Manufacturers' meeting and circular letter for the pur- Krba Medica 11. ^ , .• r 



po^e of petitioning for increasing the duties on wool- Onions, how to preserve the eyes from the operation ol 

 engoods, &c. 114. while peeling 227. ,, ., 



Manure for grass grounds 129— (See further. Grass Opium, a premium given in England for its manulac- 

 Grounds)- how best obtained from swine, and com- tnre from poppies raised in that country 15— notice 

 parative value of, &c. 173— various sorts of ireed in of cultivated in Pennsylvania 144. 

 Great Britain 194— barn yard manure, not a proper Opodeldoc, receipt for making 219. 

 application to soils in all cases 196— divided into too Oranges and lemons, how preserved in sand 325. 

 classes, animal or vegetable and fossil manures 249 Orchard, remarks on the cultivation of 42, 67— trees 

 —should be spread and ploughed in as soon as cart- in, distance at which they should be planted 67— 



- ..... .■ season for planting 67 — ground should be kept loose 



about 67 — moss on, how remedied 67 — remarks on 



ed into the field 286 — may be applied to land in two 

 great quantities 286— table of by Mr. Close 286 — 

 manner of making compost by Isaac Alden, 3d, 292 

 — how managed when cattle are yarded nights 334 



e 243, 

 Peters Lovett, his communication recommending weai 



ley for poison in the skin 58 — his remarks on a sort c 



grass, which is supposed to cause salivation or slav 



ers in horses 58. 

 Physick Dr. ftrst suggested a mode of extracting poisoi 



from the stomach by a pump 254. 

 Plate, a preparation for cleaning 179 — silver, to giv' 



lustre to 363. 

 Pickering Hon. Timothy, his communication respectin; 



the most economical mode of building ovens to re 



tain heat 345. 

 Pie, a yard and a half long, &;c. notice of 251. 

 Pillow cases, woven entire, notice of 160. 

 Pigs poisoned by potatoes, which had been exposed ti 



the'air till they had become green 187. 

 Pine stumps, a mode of burning them out of the ground 



described by R. 125 — may be dug up and made into 



excellent fence 125, 



-summer, how to manage 373— how made by Osgood .Mr. notice of his currant v 



the manner of pruning by Mr. Knight 130 — but lit- pjants the resemblance of to animals traced 193 — some 

 tie regard paid to, by many farmers 245. 





kite 



intag 



22 — his re- 



swine 374 

 Maple bird's eye recommended as an article for cabinet 



manufacture 67. 

 Maple tree sugar, remarks on making 298, 341. 

 Marie, remarks on its uses and qualities 281. 

 Marsh meadows, best mode of reclaiming, 395. 

 Mead, a receipt for making 325. 

 Mechanics, hints to 211— ought to be supported in the 



towns to which they belong 165. 

 Medical School in Boston, communication respecting 13 

 Meats, preserved by dipping in a ley made of wood- 

 ashes, &c. 5. — preservation of 153. — an easy mode 



mode of preserving fresh, during winter, and till late p^ 



in spring, as practised by the religious society, called 



Shakers, in Canterbury New'Hampshire 235 — econo- P. his remarks on the mangel wurtzel, and feeding 



my in dressing inferior pieces of 321 — how preserved ewes on it 3. 



in Tunis 307 — is best and most wholesome when the Palmer D. his remedies on the disease caused by the 



animal has arrived to maturity 329. the poison of ivy, 48. 



Meteoric stone, notice of, which fell in Nobleborough, Paring and burning, remarks on 206 — to be used 



marks on rose bugs and a kind of lice which injure 

 fruit trees, &c. 402. 



Owings Nimrod, his communication respecting botts in 

 horses 84. 



Oxen, notice of a number, very large 47, 151, 211. 



Oysters, a bed of found in Connecticut river 111 — 

 warm milk recommended for when too many are eat- 

 en 163— shells of, uses of 219. 



Oyster shells, possess no medicinal powers superior to 

 common lime stone or chalk, but lime made of, bet- 

 calculated for plaistering walls in damp situa- 

 tions 219. 



(iikit 



Maine 43. 



Mice, made profitable for turning machinery 80 — wild 

 thyme said to be an antidote against 253. 



Middleton, a writer with that signature, his remarks on 

 the grub worm 182. 



Milk, that which first comes from a cow more strongly 

 impregnated with any peculiar flavor than that 

 which is last drawn 81 — the last drawn makes the 

 most and the best butter 81 — remarks on its preser- 

 vation, and the reason why the last drawn is the 

 richest 317. 



are sensitive and shrink from the touch 193 — their 

 ashes contain besides pot ashcarbonatesof lime, mag- 

 nesia, &c. 193. 



Plaster of Paris, beneficial effects of as a manure, af- 

 ter having been kept on hand seven years 10 — good 

 effects of on pasture land 10 — useful for flax and po- 

 tatoes 10. 



Ploughing, remarks on by the Editor 113 — stiff heavy 

 land should not be ploughed when wet 1 13 — dry and 

 sandy land may be ploughed when considerable moist 

 113 — deep ploughing good as a general rule, but lia- 

 ble to some exceptions 113 — horizontal ploughiui 

 remarks on 113, 114 — on the best manner of laying 

 the furrow slice 113 — the angleof 45° recommended ij, f, 

 by some English writers as the proper inclination ol 

 the furrow slice 121 — dry sandy soils should be turn- 

 ed completely over and left flat 121. 



Ploughing match, remarks on the utility of 86 — notice 

 of at Brighton 86 — report of committee on 86. 



Pickle for beef and pork recommended by an old 

 house keeper 163. 



hing deep among corn, and other green crops re- 

 commended 348. 



Plum trees, twenty-five different kinds of, owned by 

 Mr. Uenniston, of Albany, notice of 63. 

 scribed by Sir John Sinclair 230— remarks on from Plymotheus, his remarks on the cockchaffcr, and on 

 the Farmer's Assistant 246— Mr. Cobbett's mode entomology 45. 



Poetry, Rural Sounds as well as Sights delightful 8-Falls 

 of the Mohawk 16 — Harvest Home 24 — Inscription in 



where the soil will produce a great quantity of ashes pi, 

 222 — recommended by Sir John Sinclair for subdu- 

 ing fen and peat soils 222 — not proper for a sandy 

 soil 222 — burning without fire described 223 — instru- 

 ments used for in Great Britain 230 — modes of as de- 



of 246. 

 Parkes Samuel, Esq. notice of his chemical Essays, and 



extracts from the work 354. 

 Parsley, said to preserve horses from salivation 79. 



Milking cows by the introduction of tubes or straws in- Parsnips, contain a portion of sugar which may be 

 to their teats, notice of 377 — the practice may, in made into wine 163. 



some cases, be dangerous 378, 406 

 Millet, remarks on its cultivation by the Hon. Bushrod 



Washington 307, 306— by John Hare Powell, Esq. 



345, 307 — quere concerning by Joel Aldrich 345. 

 Miner's safely lamp, account of 378. 

 Mitchell Dr. SamuelJL. his descript 



figure, &c. of an enormous fish 88. 

 Money matters, bad management in 390. 

 Monroe Captain Charles, notice of his improvement in 



tanning leather 387. 

 Moon, its supposed influence on the seasons, from the 



Edinburgh Magazine, 12 — remarks on its influence in 



vegetation 361. 

 Morrill, Governour of New Hampshire, extract on the 



subject of agriculture, from his message 366. 

 Morris James, states that botts in horses may be pre- 

 vented by giving them each a handful of salt once 



or twice a week 291. 

 Mouldiness in paper, books, &c. prevented by oil of 



Lavender 3. 

 Mouse tread mill for spinning cotton 96. 

 Mustard, every man who has a garden should raise his 



own 227. 



N. 



Nettle, remarks on its uses 229 — on" the stings of 413. 

 Nova Scotia, notice of agricultural improvements 

 iu 357, 361. 



o. 



Oats, remarks on the cultivation of 318. 

 Observer, his prescription for faking the taste of tur- 

 nips from butter 259. 



Pastures, remarks on the management of 334 — cattle 

 should not be turaed into too early in the spring 334 

 — grazing animals should feed on in succession 334. 



Patrick John, his remarks on the cultivation of lu- 

 cerne 3U0. 

 of the capture, Peach trees, remarks on 241 — secured from worms by 

 placing ashes about their roots 241 — further remarks 

 on 281 — hot water turned on the trunk a little above 

 the ground, supposed to preserve against the borer 

 in 281 — slacked lime useful to preserve against the 

 borer in 281 — only the best kinds should be cultivat- 

 ed 281 — may be secured from worms by putting a 

 coat of lime mortar round the body 291 — worm in, 

 distinct from the apple worm, and not a borer 281 — 

 remarks on by a subscriber 338 — new varieties in, 

 presented by Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq. to the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural Society 93, 94. 



Pear trees, insect in, and how to preserve against the 

 scolytus pyri 28 — remarks on an insect in by A Far- 

 mer 42 — remarks on diseases of 324 — manuring too 

 high and trimming too much thought to give them a 

 disorder called the kibes 324. 



Peck Professor, his remarks on certain insects which in- 

 fest fruit trees 82, 282. 



Perkins Col. letter from to the Massachusetts Agricul- 

 tural Society with a cask of flax seed presented to 

 said society 267. 



Peas, a method of preserving green for winter 78 — re- 

 marks on the cultivation of 302. 



a Hermitage 40 — Providence 48 — Female Felicity 64 

 — On Poor Cheese 72 — On a Quiet Conscience SO — 

 The Yeoman 88— To a Country Girl 96— An 

 Ode, by William C. Bryant, Esq. 104— Jona- 

 than's Account of the Cattle Show 104— Sum- 

 mum Bonum 112 — Health and Industry 128 — Agri- 

 cultural Ode 120 — On the necessity of destroying 

 some Animals and preserving others for the use of 

 Man 136— Autumn, by Llewellyn 144— W ater Col- 

 ours 144 — Paramount Punning, or Setting up and 

 Sitting down 152 — Epitaph on a Miser 152 — Mind 

 and Body 160 — Jonathan's Visit to the Steam Boat 

 160— On Death by the Rev. G. Croly 168— The 

 Cooking Stove 176 — Bear and Forbear 176 — New 

 Year's Address of the Farmer's Boy to his Patrons 

 184— Winter 192— Intemperance 200— Hymn 208 — 

 Song from Dr. Percival's Poems — 216 — Stanzas, by 

 Barnard Barton 224— Greece 232— Night 240— The 

 Grave 248— The .Mansion of Peace 256— A soft An- 

 swer tumeth away wrath 264 — On a Comet 272 — 

 On Flattery 280— Signs of Rain 288- The Cloud 

 296— A Mother's Love 304— Beautiful Ballad 312— 

 Faded Hours 320 — Lines addressed to Gen. La Fay- 

 ette 328 — Deane Swift's receipt to roast Mutton 328 

 Advice to Yankees 340 — A Receipt for stewing Veal 

 344— The Bachelor's Soliloquy 352— The Rivulet 

 300— Progress of Life 368— On the loss of the Steam 

 Boat Etna 376— Caution to Single Ladies 384— Con- 

 solation 384 — Ode for the fourth of July, composed 

 by a Member of the Corps of Independent Cadets, 

 Salem, Mass. 400-On a celebrated Ventriloquist 392 

 — An Epigram 392 — Having Food and Raiment, &c. 

 by T. G. Fessenden 408— 



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Perkins' steam engine, a drawing and description of Poison of the skin by ivy, dog wood, &c. lime water re- 



60 — notices of 62, 131,363. commended for 6 — Dr. Palnier's remedies for 48 — 



Perley, E, Esq. his remarks on lice in apple trees 353. — weak lye recommended for by Mr. Lovett Peters 58 



