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INDEX. 



Winds, remarks on, 53. 

 Winter, prc)):irc for, 3R9. 

 Worn 'n, professional, 2o(). 

 Wood, impolii'v of burnint^ ^recn, 78. 

 Woodlands, ina!!a;4Cinoat of, 1 ; planting, 5 ; culti- 

 vation and iros' rvation of, 301. 

 Woods, preservation of, 211. 



Wool, in the West. 127 ; prospect of the market, 250 ; 

 {general remarks on, 328. 



Wool depot. White River, 198. 



Wool market, review for September, 347, for Octo- 

 ber, 37 ; iti the South, 382. 



Worcester Count)' Mechanics Association, fair o^ 

 322. 



Work, advantages of, 91. 



INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS 



A Native Cow, 3 



Flemish Reautv Pear, 9 



Black Hawk itorse 19 



The Cranberry 22 



Hubbardston Nonsuch Apple, ' 2.5 



Dorking Hens, 35 



The Peach 41 



Field Roller, 51 



Isabella Grape, 57 



Grant's Patent Fan Mill, 67 



The Endicott Pear-Tree 73 



Merino Sheep, 83 



The Strawberry, 89 



Nichols and Marsh's Patent Portable Grist-Mill, 99 



Northern Spy Apple, 105 



Ijactometer, 115 



Easter Beurre Pear, 121 



Subsoil Plough, 131 



The Curculio, 137 



The Improved Seed Sower and Planter, 147 



Lady Messenger and ^lorgan Messenger, 163 



Revolving Horse Rake, 179 



Autumnal Marrow Squash, 185 



Bee- Hives 195 



The Birds 201 



Design for a Cottage, 216 



Thermometer Churn 227 



The Raspberry, 233 



Grain Cradle, 243 



Budding 249 



Honey Heart Chcrry-Tree 265 



Cottage of A. A. Lawrence, Esq., 280 



Wheeler's Improved Horse Power Thrasher and 



Separator 291 



Apple Worm, in Different Stages 297 



Cranberry Rake, 307 



Prince's Yellow Gage Plum 313 



Bush and Root Puller, 323 



Apple Quince, 329 



Vegetable Cutter, 339 



Lincoln Peach, 345 



Arabian Horse, 355 



Belle Lucrative Pear, 361 



Smith's Vertical Gate 371 



Pruning and Training Grape- Vines, 377 



Italian or Black Spanish Fowls 387 



Manning's Long Blue Prune Plum, 393 



Farm Gate, 403 



Porter Apple 40£ 



INDEX TO POETRY. 



The Song of Toil 16 



Thv Will be done, 32 



Speed the Plough, 48 



The Happy Farmer, 64 



The Old Oaken Bucket 80 



Gentle Words 96 



Be kind 112 



Music of Spring, 1 28 



The Farmer's Daughter, 144 



Spring, 160 



Kindness to Animals 176 



Let us love one another, 192 



The Old Homestead 208 



A World of Love at Home 224 



The Sweet Brier, 340 



Agricultural Hymn, 256 



Old Friends together » 272 



My Country, 288 



Farmer's Ilvmn, 304 



The Old F.itniliar Farm-House 320 



Stanzas — How pleasant 'tis to wander 336 



Friendship, 352 



Stanzas — O, Heaven's pure Breezes, 368 



The Indian Summer, 384 



Singing Bird's Petition to Sportsmen 400 



The Plough and Sickle, 408 



