II 



INDEX. 



Ayrshire cattle, observations of Mr. Colman, 304. 



their yield of milk, 287. 



disposition to fatten, 267. 



cost of, 239. 



Mr. Colt on, 289. 



B 



Bacon, to in.sure good, 245-7. 

 Bakers of Paris, the, 6. 

 Baldwin, Mr. on Humus, 598. 

 Baltimore, markets in, 57. 



growth and men of, 58. 



Banks in New-England, 478. 



in Maryland, 478. 



Bark of trees, 406. 



derivation of the word, 406. 



Barley, best time to sow, 224. 



mode of sowing, 224-5. 



premium for, 517. 



Barn-yard manure not good for the potato, 15. 

 Barometer, tiie, 91. 



use to the farmer, 91. 



indications of, 91. 



Barrels, 92, 240. 

 Barrel staves, machine for, 92. 

 Baths in the Sulphur Springs, 146. 

 Beans, analysis of, 70. 



composition of the straw, 70. 



Potash in, 94. 



feeding horses on, 226. 



Windsor, great crops of, 227. 



premium for, 517. 



Beech, potash in, 94. 

 Beef, rise in the price, 73. 

 Beehives of cork, 524. 

 Bees, etherizing, 416. 



covering, with earth, 425. 



Beeswax : see Recipes. 



Beets, their effect on the soil, 515. 



Beirne, Mr. on Virginia Agriculture, 163. 



on Grazing, 163. 



Belgium, Agriculture in, 428. 



Betel-nut, its properties, 346. 



Blue Ridge, Husbandry suited to, 99. 



Blue-grass, 162. 



Blood, circulation of 233. 



Boiling, R. B. on Agricultural Machines, 461. 



Book Societj', a Farmers', 36. 



new, noticed, 53. 



Agricultural, 88. 



Knowledge for Farmers, 106, 137, 426. 



Booksellers in New-York, &c. 49. 

 Borer, the, in peach trees, 402. 



sulphur for, 402. 



Boston, best apples for, 47. 



the merchants of, 529. 



see Massachusetts. 



Botany, Agricultural, notice of, 191. 



as a branch of Education, 254. 



Lectures on, continued from vol. ii. 



115, 233, 403. 

 Box-feeding live-stock, 424. 

 Brake, hemp and flax, 210. 

 Bread, its nutrition, 142. 



from Iceland moss, 35. 



Breeds of Cattle in Holstein, 33. 



of Hop, 247. 



Crossing, 307. 



of Sheep : .see Sheep Husbandry. 



Breeding, principles of, 255. 



see Cattle. 



Breeding-register, form of, 324. 

 Brick, manufacture of, 25. 

 Bridge, the Niagara Suspension, 492. 

 Brooks, Mr., on" Roots, 514. 

 Buckwheat, the Dyer's — a new coloring mat- 

 ter, 422. 



Bud, mode of its growth, 405. 



number of, 407. 



the luxuriance of trees, 407-8. ^ 



Buel, Judge, his maxim, 373. 

 Burning clay land, 429. 



benefit of, 429. 



effect on green crops, 429. 



Business transactions, 45. 

 Batter, average quantity of, 33. 



from good stock, 33. 



in Philadelphia, 57, 



in winter, 519. 



proportion of milk, 555. 



Calves, rearing and feeding. 520. 



treatment in Philadelphia, 57. 



Capitalists, incorporations of, 37. 

 Carbon, importance of, 224. 

 Carbonates, alkaline, 71. 

 Carbonic acid and water, 254. 

 Carriage-wheels, greasing, 94. 

 Carts vs. wagons for farms, 430. 

 Carrots, advantages of, 515. 



prices of, 474. 



32 tons an acre, 515. 



premiums for. 517. 



Catawba grape, the, 436. 



introduction of, 437. 



Caterpillar, the cabbage, 237, 379. 

 Cattle in Holland, 33. 



sale of, in the United States, 93. 



grazing them, 105, 365, 367. 



in the South, 163-4. 



Durham, 163. 



Alderneys, 626. 



Ayrshire, 285. 



Devon, 424. 



expense of, 163. 



Salting them, 164, 228. 



of improved breeds, 219, 286. 



strange apathy toward them, 219. 



Ayrshires con.sidered superior, 286. 



Breeding, 368. 



Feeding, 423. 



box-feeding, 424. 



need shade and shelter, 540. 



.Jewish mode of slaughtering, 593. 



see also the diflerent Breeds, and Cows. 



Cattle-shows, how reported, 218. 

 Cave in Page County, Virginia, 103. 

 Celery, mode of cultivating, 593. j 

 Cellular tissue, 116. 

 Chairs of Agriculture, 619. 



and of Commerce, 619. 



Characea?, aquatic plants, 234. 

 Characters compared to wheat, 231. 

 Charcoal-dust for potatoes, 15, 290. 

 Cheese, number of lbs. from good stock, 33. 



a new kind, 93. 



American trade in, 523. 



Mr. Colman on, 524. 



Chemical fact, interesting, 254. 

 Chemistry, School of, in Connecticut, 291. 



connection of with Agriculture, 291. 



Chemist, an Agricultural, 315. 



his prescribed duties, 316. 



Cheviot slieep, 187. 



improved, 188. 



Chickens, care of, 90. 

 Chilicothe, Ohio, cattle in, 93. 

 China, nightsoil in, 93. 



a new dyeing plant from, 422, 



Chinese measures, 409. 

 Choice of land, 302. 

 Christmas dishes ofold, 245. 

 Chronology of Agriculture, 591. 



