INDEX. 



A. 



Page 



Agricultural colleges and schools de- 

 manded 9 



u h.it they should be . . 9 

 Agriculture, defined ....."> 

 national hoard of, required . 8 

 Air, essential to the roots of plants 75 

 Alluvial soils, how formed and treat- 

 ed 19 



Ammonia, how formed and combin'd 52 



Amiuoniacal liquor, described . 47 



for manure .... 47 



Animals domestic, reared in the U.S. 257 



their number and value . . 257 



their improvement . . 258 



adaptation to various objects . 258 



general form and characteristics 261 



the lungs 261 



i --spi ration . . . 262265 



eflects of ->;.) 



perspiration .... 266 

 food which supplies waste in 266 

 circumstances which augment 



respiiation . . . 267 269 

 food 269 



purposes fulfilled by food . .209 

 nutritive qualities for various 



animals .... 271 



profit of feeding . . 272274 



See CATTLE, SHEEP &c. 



Apatite, is phosphate of lime . . 42 



Apples, situation and soil for . 160 



planting trees . . . .161 



cultivation of ... 163 



pruning 164 



Catling and budding . . 165 



selection of trees . . .165 



planting the seed ... 16.) 



gathering and preserving . . 166 



for farm block and value of 166 ] 67 



l-f-n varieties of . . . ir- 



Aprieots, cultivation of . . . 173 



Artichoke, the Jerusalem . . I'.ii 



its value, product and cultivation 156 



A rundo grass, described . . 90 



Ash tree, the white, for shade . 210 



Ashes as manure . . . 31 35 



defined 31 



from various vegetables . 32 

 quantity required per acre . 33 

 applied to meadows . . 34 

 coal, for manure ... 34 



Pagn 

 Ashes front sea- weeds or marine 



plants .... 34 

 peat, how used on soils . . 35 

 SKK SOILS AKD VARIOUS CR<>I-S. 

 Ass, The .... 398400 

 varieties and characteristics 399 

 breeding in the U. States . 399 

 as a beast of burthen . . 400 



Barley, varieties of ... 120 

 soil and cultivation . . rjl 

 harvesting and uses of . . 12*2 

 ashes analyzed ... 32 



Barns see BUILDINGS. 



Beans, nutritive value of . . 138 

 soil and cultivation . . .138 

 harvesting .... 130 

 varieties of the English field . 139 

 ash of, analyzed ... 32 



Beets, varieties of . . . - 154 

 planting .... 154 

 cultivation of . . . . !.'."> 

 harvesting and uses . . 15.1 

 analysis 156 



Birds, utility to the fanner . . 233 



Bermuda grass .... 89 



Blood, as manure . - c! 



Blood, or thorough-bred see ANIMALS. 



Blue grass, (erronesusly called) . 87 



described S 



comparative value and descrip- 

 tion of 1)3 



Bokhara, or sweet-scented clover 104 



Bones, analyzed . . . .41 

 used as manure . . . 41 



Breeding, defined .... 6 

 principles of .... 259 

 See CATTLE, SHEEP &.c. 



Bri-ks, broken, for manure . . 44 



Broom corn, sml and manure . . 177 

 cultivation and harvesting . 178 

 value and uses .... 178 



Buckwheat, cultivation and uses 135 



Buildings for the farm . al7 25 

 farm-house .... 217 



cellar 48 



barn 2IW 



sheds 251 



carriage-houses, granary, tec. . '1V2 

 materials for buildings . . 25-1 



Button-wood trees, for shade . . 241 



