INDEX. 



preserving wood and brick fr"? ''«=*?• ,ri 273 ?o 

 makin- 'cheap, wholesome, and savory food 273, to 

 Remove spots of grease, pitch, fee. from woollen cloth 

 280, for the destrLion of inserts 280 294, for mak.ng 

 ink 291, to improve molasses 293, to make economical 

 wicks for lamps 293, for pickling cucumbers 295, for 

 an unchangeable cement 295, for preserving fruit 29.,, 

 clay paint for destroying insects 295, to destroy cock- 

 roaches 299 317, for making coffee 301, for cutting 

 o-lass 309, for making durable black ink 314 317, for 

 sore eyes 317, for a grafting composition 318, to make 

 o-in^er beer powder 318, to make spruce beor 318 367, 

 for making currant wine 325, for making malic or ap- 

 ple wine 325, for making anodyne balsam 326, lor 

 anodyne ointment 326, for making a sort of drink call- 

 ed cabal 326, for a liquor to preserve bodies from fire 

 327, for making blacking 335, for preserving eggs 335, 

 for making flax seed jelly 341, for freeing apartments 

 from noxious air 342, for curing come 342, for rennet 

 for cheese 345, for destroying flies 349, against bed 

 bugs 349, for sore backs in horses 350, for curing in- 

 temperance 351, compositions for smearing sheep 354, 

 for the scab in sheep 354, for the bite of a rattle snlke 

 357, to preserve butter for use at sea 286, for afire and 

 water proof cement 286, to preserve potatoes 286, for 



Searle T. on the foot rot in sheep 233 

 Sea-water, en its use as a manure 195 

 Sea-weed, its use in agriculture 54 

 Seed corn, remarks on the selec;tlon of 163 

 Seeds, on propagating from the best instead of chang- 

 ing 93, packing of in foreign countries 226, germina- 

 tion of accelerated by chlorine 226, on the vegetation 

 of 230, advantages to be derived from the rolling of j 

 231, periods of their germination 242 382, preserved 

 best in pulverised charcoal 403, on gathering|413 

 Shoes and boots, how made water proof 206 ^ , 

 Sheep, remarks on the management of 3 133, Remarks 

 on the wintering of 59 142, on sheep and \i|oo1, re- 

 marks on by Richard K. Meade 66, a large one 88 

 hints on feeding 115, Saxony, sale of at Brigl|ton 117 

 diseased m Indiana 150, inoculated in France 164, 

 on the foot rot in 233 387, on the grub-worift in 314 

 on shearing 353, remedy for the scab in 354, to des- 

 troy licks in 387, great day's work in shearing 407 

 Silk, profits of manufacturing 29 67 131 291, forty lbs. 

 produced to the acre 29, in Orleans county N. Y. 56, 

 circular letter relating to its cultivation 09, exhibi- 

 tion of at Taunton 115, cuUivationof in Connecticut 

 146, history of 164, culture of in Sweden 214, Gov. 

 Lincoln's communication on the culture of 249, G. 

 A. Tufts on the culture of 249, on the manufacture of 

 by J. M. G. 265, on the cultivation of by A. Steven- 

 son 276 et seq. culture in Rhode Island 341, in Lei- 

 cester 399, recommendation of by the Philjidelphia 

 Society for promoting Agriculture 404, itemsrelating 

 to 414 



consumption 364, for canker in the stomach 3C5, to 

 preserve ale 365, for the bite of a snake 367, for mak- 

 ing rose water 369, for preserving currants 371, to pre- 

 serve against bugs 371, to preserve milk 371, to die 

 cotton a buff colour 372, to take out grease spots from 

 a carpet 372, to stain leather gloves 373, to make paste 



for sharpening razors 373, against the weevil 374, to ! Sinclair Robert, on cultivating turnip? 1.. 

 preserve vines from bugs 375, for preserving mi^at 70 j Slave labor, disadvantage;; ol 397 

 93 387, to preserve game in hot weather 387, to sweet- , Sleep, remarks on by Jameson 6 

 en meat, fish, &c. that is tainted 387, to remove the [ Smoke,' mode of destroying 409 



taste of turnips from butter, &c. 387, to cure tlie foot i Snow, estimate of quantity which fell in Pixmont 274 

 rot in sheep 387, to destroy ticks on sheep 387, to cure [ Soap, an economical mode of making 189 

 felons 389, for scouring carpets 389, for removinj sedi- Soils, on the nature of 212 

 ment in the noses of tea-kettles 397, for preserving po- Sorrel, on destroying by quick lime 3 

 tatoes in a dried state 402, for making soup of bones | Snails used for food 35G 

 403, for bleaching straw 403, for purifying hon(y 405, 1 Sounds, on their transmission 146 

 for preserving substances from humidity 407, lo pre- i Squash, notice of the marrow 31-1 

 serve the teeth 416 Squash seed, produce of 86 



Rennet for cheese, remarks on 345 Stables, benefits of loose 203 



Rheumatism, chronic, remedy for 66 69 198 Steam power in ICngland 165 



Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Do- ] steaming food for cattle 306 



mestic Industry, notice of their liberality 8C I Stearns jr. I. his notices of seasons 365, on the. aan'jal 



Rhubarb, on the culture of 316 I growth of forest trees 365 



Rice as an article of diet 85 Steeps for wheal, experiments on 67 



Ricketson Shadrach, recommends sowing timothy in : sieers, mode of breaking to the draught 127 



autumn 76 I SiUnson Earl, his Address 244 252 



Ring worm, remedies for 115 374 .397 405 



River weeds, on the use of for manure 404 



Roads, public, roofing of recommended 371 



Rose, China, notice of 316 



Rose bug, remarks by Mr Lowell on their destructive 



powers 52 

 Roses grafted on oaks 213 

 Rose water, receipt for making 369 

 Rotation of crops, remarks on 212 218 

 Hush R.ichard, Secretary of State, his circular l?'tter 



respecting the cultivation of silk, ic. 70 

 Rnsticus on the management of working oxen 41 

 Rye, on its cultivation in New England 159, time of 



harvesting 164 

 R.ye bread, remarks on the excellency of 4 

 S. his inquiry respecting an insect which preys on 



quince bushes 34 

 Sage, on its culture 294 

 Salads should be washed in salt water 406 

 Salter, .lohn M. his remarks on the season 9 

 Salt thought to be of little use in agriculture 54 220, 

 said to preserve wood from burning 133, on different 

 qualities of 189, duties on 252, manufacture of in 

 Barnstable county 333 

 Salt hay, how cured in Dartmouth 41 

 Salt marshes, on recovering from the sea 3 4 

 Sand the best manure for clay 360 

 Savory, on its culture 294 

 Schaick Gerard Van, his remarks on a machine for 



raising stumps 194 

 School masters, Ignorant, condemned 173 

 Srolytus pyri, an insect in pear trees 1 2 25 26, cut 



representing 2 

 Sea coal ashes injurious to vegetation 413 



Stramonium or thorn api>le 414 



Strawbeny, remarks on the culture of 300 364 388 dis- 

 solve tartar on teeth 334, fine ones presented by Mr 

 Perkins 390, large ones raised in Ohio 390 



Straw, uses of to, farmers 180 



Straw bonnets, on the manufaclure of3i3 



Straw cutter, saving made by 196 



Subscriber, on a new kind of grass 2, his query on the 

 culture nf the pine and elm tree 57, en the cedar 

 apple for expelling worms 58 



Sugar, on the production of251 



Sufphate of quinine, its medicinal uses 157 



Sulphur and sulphuric arid promote vegetation 115 



Sunflower, uses of 242 



Sumac, remarks on 179 



Swimming, art of 44 335 



Swine, staggers in 86, — on fattenin : Ml, notice of fat 

 ones 179 — profits in fattening by Sa.miel Hubbard 137 

 on their devouring their young 214 222, — swamp 

 brake recommended lor 373 — how fed iu Mexico 410 



Syphon for draining wells 345 



Tan mixed with manure injurious to the latter 203 



Tar from wood, uses of 181 



Time, on the employment nf 41 1 



Tea of Paraguay and China, notices of 53, use of 248 



Teasel, on the culture of 379 



Tea-drinUiug, remarks on 156 



Tea kettle, sediment in how removed 397 



Tenant quitting a farm, inquiries respecting his charac- 

 ter 225 



Threshing machine by Mr Shaw 69, by Mr Pope 373 



Thibet goats purchased by Mr Pendleton 223 



Thorhurn & Son, notice of their seeds 230, their remarks 

 rden seeds 333 



Season, remarks on 3 9 18 14 77 256 330 365, in Vir- I Three things of great importance 312 

 gmia 54, m New Prnns'.vick 57, by Mr Lowfli 55, in ' Timber, on the composilion of 226. 

 Maine 63 8j 309, in WorcesU^r 38^1 from decay '236 240, the right lime 



to preserrt 

 of felling 247 



Timothy, best sowed alone and in autumn 75 



Teeth, on the preservation of 333 



Tooth ache, cure for 261 



T. P. on a disease in pear trees 26 



Tradesmen's villas 366 



Transplanting, remarks on 209 



Travellers, patriotic, useful inquiries for 225 



Trees, in St James and Hyde Park, how affected- 

 insects 169, notices of large ones 110 303, on 

 transplanting of 244, advantages of for shade, i 

 340, statute against the mutilation ol 364, o 

 transplantation or 402, how rendered permanen 

 fruitful 402, those proper for planting by put 

 roads, &c. 41 1, Gen. Dearborn's remarks on the c 

 tivation of 193 



Trouts, domesticated 94 



Tufts Joseph, his remarks on profitable farming 

 Richard Hildreth 194 ° 



George A. Esq. on the culture of silk 249 



Tunnel under the Thames, notices of 397 403 'UI 



Turkey wild, natural history of 187 398 



Turnips, on the cultivation of 13 403 413, on rais 

 amon^ corn 389 



Vaccination, neglect of deprecated 125 



Vegetables, large 183, crossing the breeds of 245, li 

 to preserve the several kinds distinct from each o 

 er 350, how gathered and preserved 397, on plant 

 in rows and stirring the ground about deep 41C 



Vegetable nature, laws of 242 



Veritas, his remarks on fruit trees 9, on the cultivat 

 of cabbages 313, on bugs in peas 314 



Villai Tr.vlesmen's, remarks on 366 



Vine, its cultivation in France 137, uses of its lea 

 241, remarks on by A. Parmentier 254, by the Ed 

 2o!, unprofitableness of cultivating in vineyards 2 

 on pruhinj; and denuding in September 409 



Vinegar, receipts for making 13 203, remarks on 12 



Vineyards in the states of New York, New Jersey : 

 Connecticut 404 



Virgilius, on remedies of deficiencies in hay crops 



Volcanoes, remarks on 232 



Walnuts, time forgathering 84 



Washing cotton and linen, directions 173 



Washington Geo. extracts from letters by 76 36i 2 

 notite of his agricultural papers 358 



Wasp, sling of cured by an onion 3 



V^'ater, boring for, remarks on 301 350, fillcrino- ; 

 chine fjr purifying 286, curious fact concerning . 



Water melons and green corn preserved under 1 

 stacks 61, large ones 86 



Water spouts, theory of 2"lj 



Weather, remarks on 4G 



Webster Dr extracts from his description of the 4z( 

 358 



Weeding 374 4H 



Weevil, remedies for 374 



Welles Hon. John, on reclaimed marshes 210 217 : 



Wheat and rye stalks uncomincn production of 386 



Wheal for seed, benefit of liming 31, experiments 

 steeping 67, remarks on its ciillivation in Neiv Ei 

 land, by J. Buel, Esq. 217, feeding down by shi 

 to preserve against the Hessian fly 334 



Wheel carriages, an improved method of greasin" 



Wheeler Benjamin, Esq. rtcomtnends a solution 

 pot ash as a v/a.«h for fruit trees 324 



White .Mountain, remarkable slide in 59 



White washing apartnienis recommendtd 415 



Whitney Phineas, notice of bis experiment (ur mani 

 ing a farm without mm 357 



Wife, a profitable one 164 



Willow, the weeping, rem.arkB on 338 



Wine, made from fruits 53, home made fiom the vii 

 yard of Col. Carr 84, remarks ofl by Ur R. Gre 

 325 



Winslow John, notice of his self feeding hrick press 1 



Woad, wild indigo plant a substitute for 52, a n< 

 method of preparing 205 



Women, American, anecdotes of during therevolutio 

 ary war 48 



Wood peckers, great and wanton destiuction of 69 



Wood for fires, economy in 173 



Wool and sheep, remarks on by R. K. Meade 66, i 

 crease of west of the Alleghany mountains 214, n 

 tice of in Orville, Vermont 245, sixteen pounds i 

 taiued from a merino buck at oue shearing 403 



Wool growers and Manufacturers, observations i 

 dr<>ssed to 5, me^ ticg of 191 



Yeasl,asa manure 164, rfij.e for r_-ialiir,g 24i 



