INDEX. 



Sheep, Feeding of, 353, 399. 



warmth I'oi-, 353. 



shed-feeding, 432. 



trough system of feeding, 353. 



food of, on the prairies, 310. 



Hoven in, remedy for, 354. 



Stells for, 38J-91. 



winter management of, 381. 



use of Rams. 381. 



different stylos of Racks, 384. 



Troughs, varieties of, 387. 



salt for, 402. 



water for, its necessity, 402. 



Prices of, 2?-'-3. 



Protection of, by dogs, 588. 



Exhibition and sale of, 221. 



see also Sheep Husbandry. 



Sheep-folds, netting for, 44. 



Sheep-dogs, protection of .sheep by, 588. 



Sheep Husbandry in the United States, 63. 



Sheep Husbandry: a series of Letters by Col. 

 H. S. Eandall, concluded from Vol. II. — giv- 

 ing with great minuteness descriptions of 

 Breed.s, Treatment. &c 74, 122, 1G7, 255, 270, 

 317, 381, 441, 494, .576, 600. 



demand and supply of the Wool 



Market, 74. 



Prospects of the Wool Market, 122. 



Breeds of Sheep in the U S., 167. 



most profitable breed for thcSouth,255. 



Principles of Breeding, 270. 



Summer Management of Sheep, 317. 



Winter Management, 381-402. 



Anatomy and Diseases of Sheep, 441. 



Diseases : their Treatment, 494, 556. 



List of Medicines employed, 576. 



Sheep-Dogs, and Wool Depots, 600. 



Shenandoah, Agriculture of, 103. 



Short- Horn cattle. 220. 



Seed, varieties of potatoes from, 16. 



suited to a cottage garden, 94. 



depth to be planted, 302. 



Seeding, thick or thin, 535-6. 



Seedling fruit. 359. 



Shelter for animals necessary, 540. 



Silica in all soils, 70. 



Slatcr,Samuel,and the Cotton Manufacture, 585. 



Smut in wheat, 463. 



Smyrnian measures and weights, 309. 



Societies, Agricultural, a hint for, 227. 



their Premiums, 584, 



Entomological, 420. 



that should be founded, 420. 



Book, for farmers, 36. 



Soda, phosphate of, as manure, 539, 541. 



Soil, exhau.siion of, 21. 



proper for tobacco, 302. 



of Virginia, 410. 



analyzed, 414. 



how made productive, 429-34. 



South, Resources of the, 61-3. 



vines congenial to, 447. 



manufactures in, 489. 



compared with New-England, 489. 



see also Delaware, Mari/land, Virginia. 



South America, wool-growing in, 85. 



South Carolina, marl in. 156. 



Agriculture of, 193. 



capital and labor in, 489. 



South-Down Sheep, 182. 

 Southern railroads, 599. 



Southern States, their capacity for Wool-grow- 

 ing. 74 : see Sheep Husbandry. 

 Sowing barley, 224-5. 



tobacco, time for, 303. 



experiments on the depth of, 493. 



turnips, season, for, 520. 



Spain, Sheep in, 126. 



grain.*, fruits, &c. in, 126. 



Spindles, number of in the United States, 585. 



in Erance and in England, 685. 



England's gain, 585. 



Spiral vessels of plants, 118. 

 Spongioles of plants. 235. 

 Spring wheat, bearded, 593-4. 

 Springes, where generally found, 402. 

 Stable manure, 72. 



for the potato, 290. 



Stafford, Mr., on Corn-cobs, 190. 



his Grain Dryer, 203. 



illustrations of it, 206. 



Stallion. Essay on the Condition of, 214. 

 Staples and lands, 372. 

 Starch from di.seased potatoes, 597. 

 Statistics. National, &c., 60, 200. 



see Tables. 



Staves, machine for making, 92. 

 Steam and water-power, 101. 



what is it doing for Agriculture, 549. 



Steamboats on the Mississippi, 200. 

 Stells fbr feeding sheep, 389-91. 

 Stevenson, Mr., tribute to Mr. Coke bj-, 341. 



extract from his Address, 344. 



Stock, breeding. 368. 



Stockholm, Agricultural Congress at, 428. 

 Stocking-frame, the Derby ribbed, 586. 

 Stone-lime, an incombustible wa.sli, 434 

 Stratification of parts of trees, 404. 

 Straw for the Potato Rot, 579 



analysis of the ditierent kinds, 70. 



quantity increased by their seeding, 536. 



Sugar, use of for hams, 295. 



Sulphate of potash. 70 



Sulphur Springs of Virginia, 145, 148. 



Sulphur to get rid of the borer, 402. 



Summering manure, 340. 



Survey.s, agricultural, 229. 



Secretary Johnson on, 231. 



Swedish measures, 409. 

 Swine of heavy weight, 35. 



breeds of, 245. 



parsnips for, 202. 



fat and feeding of 247. 



making the best hams, 248. 



cutting up, 294. 



salting, process of, 249. 



destruction of pine trees by, 253. 



urine of, analyzed, 71. 



Sweetwater grape, 436. 



Swiss emigrants, 437. 



grapes, culture, &c. of, 437. 



Tables, useful — 



Constituents removed by straw, &c., 70. 



.showing various Temperatures, 82. 



sub.stances contained in Wheat, 94. 



of the Periods of Pregnancy, 95. 



Fat and Muscle per acre, 95. 



Imports of England, 121. 



Woolen and Worsted Manufactures, 124. 



Imports of Wools in the L'. S.. 138. 



The American Wool Trade, 138. 



Value of Woolens for 25 years, 139. 



Increa.se of population in the U. S , 141. 



Gross Products of Corn and Wheat, 152. 



Carbon in Plant.?, amount of, 224. 



Expense of Feeding Horses, 227. 



Prices of Feedins Materials, 28 



Grain and Flour Trade of the U. S-, 232. 



■ Cotton Trade of the U. S., 239. 



Statistics of Wheat, 244, 411. 



Rye and Oats, 244. 



Corn, Potatoes, Pease, 245. 



