INDEX. 



James, Edwin, his mode of drying unripe oorn, 348. 



J. B., Iiis rcmarlis on tlif |iroduce of thirty-six and a 

 half acres of land, 2I-J : on bird killing, 377. 



Jewett's Chemical water proof, 172. 



Jingo tree, removal of 350. 



J. M P. on raising- grain on light soil, 138. 



July. retn.ark!i on the .season of. 3. 



Jnnkel, a preparation of milk, how made, 43. 



Keith. William, his remarks on the difference of tem- 

 perature between hills and valleys in cold weather, 

 230, 242. 



ICenrick, William, his notice of new modes of manu- 

 facturing a.ves, 274. 



Knitting machine, notice of, 318. 



Knowledge for the People, e.Ttracts from, 81 : useful on 

 the collection and diffusion of, 195 ; progress of, 4HJ. 



Kreosot, or flesh preserver, a substance so calltd, lately 

 discovered, 109. 



L. on the management of o,-5-teams, 405. 



Labelling planis, a new method of, 174. 



Ladies, riddress to by i\lr^ Sigourney, 43: their duly to 

 be cheerful, 202. 



La Fayetle's Grave, notices of, 80. 



Lambs, directions on raising, 275, 285 : how preserved 

 from vermin, 310. 



Land, remarks on the improvement of, 103, 



Lathrop, Hon. Samuel, his observations on early corn 

 and wheat, 135 : his address before the Hampshire, 

 Hampden and Franklin Agricultural Society, 2S'J, 



Leather machine, 155. 



Leaves of trees, withered without falling should be 

 removed, 102 ; for Utter, manure, &c., 142. 



Legare, John D., Kditor of the Southern Agriculturist, 

 his farewell Address, 201. 



Leonard, James, his communication respecting mulber- 

 ry trees, Ijuccrne, &.c. 401. 



Lettuce, early, notice of, 307. 



Life, prolonged by civilization, 180. 



Life-boat, notice of, 57. 



J-ife-preservcr, 142 : a dog acting the part of, 152. 



Lightning conduetors, hov/ put up, 6 : person struck 

 by recovered by cold water, 37. 



Lima bean, a subsiitute for prepared by Wm. Prince and 

 Sons, 251. 



Lime, &c. for corn, 300 : on the fertilizintr properties 

 of, 240, 354. 



Liquid manure, use of recommended, 402. 



Loan, notice of a, 40. 



Locusts, a|jpe:nance of in German town, 170 : in West- 

 field and Northampton, 402. 



Log-house, a New England, 328. 



Longevity, instances of, 90, 119, 142, 192. 



Love's Gifts, 1(50. 



Lowell, J. on Gama grass, 38: his letter to Com. of 

 Mass. Hor^ Sue. on Fruits, 120 : his remarks on 

 lucerne, 401. 



Lucerne, James Leonard's queries and editorial remarks 

 on, 401.. 



M., on agriculture, and its advantages, 20G. 



M r-liines for washing, improvement in, 29 : foremrav- 

 r, 133; for slicing turnips, 142: for culling hemp, 

 ■ 'r-i; for cutting she leather into vamps, 155: for 

 thres^iing, 2!*0 : for hammering stone, 323. 



Madder, on the cultivation of, 309. 



Jlalaria, in Ital)', causes of, 164. 



Man, remarks on his v.'arlilie disposition, 157. 



]>I angel Wurtzel, on its cultivation and uses, 137. 



Mauufactured articles in schools, 15-5. 



M->:iures, marine, on the use of, 25; on ths use of 

 I'ds for, 30 : in pastures, how managed, 78 : e.-spe- 

 :ients with by Arthur Young, 84 : value of green 

 v.>g^tables for, 137: applied to grass ground, 141: 

 .Mr Hale's dissertation on making and applying, lO: 

 (in the use of swamp muck for, 242 : from vegetables, 

 value of, 315 : on tile waste of,' 2(50 : remarks^on, 342, 



Maple Sugar, remarks on making &c., 385. 



Marking sticks for gardeners, how made, 20. 

 ' Marie, discovered in Maryland, G5: how to ascertain 

 < the value of, 212. 



i'March of improvement, as manifested in a gastronomic 

 omnibus, t)5. " ° 



Mashannock Potatoes, notices of. 173. - 



M:ithematics, observations on, 112. 



Ma.xiius by Goethe, 1.54 : for wives, IGO: for husbands, 

 100: for cultivators, 171 : fir getting rich, 344: to 

 make a sober man a drunkard, 344, 



Meadows, on watering, 43. 



J: -.ns, John, on cultivating the grape vine in pots by 

 coiling system, 92. 



; are most wholesome when the animal has arrived 

 .L laaturity, 26 J. 



Mechanical power, a new, 85. 



Medicus, remarks of on ripe bread, 101. 



Melons, a large, 82 : ripening of hastened by pounded 

 charcoal, 205. 



Memory, observations on, 112. 



M. P., his remarks on soiling with Merino sheep, 409. 



Merino sheep, soiling with, 409. 



Meteorological stone, 142. 



Mice, how destroyed, 2. 



Microscope, Hydro-o.xygene, ludicrous scene at the 

 exhibition of, 248. 



Midford, Thomas, on making pork with apple pomace, 

 &c. 251. 



Milk, supposed to be poisoned by the cows feeding on 

 decayed vegetables, 271 . 



Milk-house of Col. M'Alister, how constructed, 403. 



Milkweed, cultme and uses of, 373. 



Mills, Mr David S., notices of a visit to his dairy farm, 

 44. 



Mineralogy in Plancock County, Me., 145. 



Moles caught in the necks of broken bottles, 43. 



Moon, the influence on timber &c., 337, 305. 



Mosely, Mr, his address to the Essex Agricultural So- 

 ciety, 313, '321. 



Moss, live, uses of in draining pots, 170. 



Mount Auburn, Cemetery Committee of, their report. 

 89. 



Mountain scenery, sublimity of, 253. 



Mowing ground, on tiie management of, 39 : top dres- 

 sing of, 41. 



Mulberry, While, shade of not injurious to vcsretation, 

 10 : Cliincse, facility of increasing, .57, 62, 133, 153 : 

 successfully cultivated in Northampton, 65, 83, 301 : 

 premium awarded for, and facts relating to, 153, 401, 

 405. 



Mushroom, on the culture of, 20. 



Musket, apt to burst if the wadding is not rammed 

 close to the powder, 37. 



N., on preserving pe.-ich trees against the worm, 201. 



Nantucket, notice of the products of, IGl. 



Natural History, importance of minute observations in, 

 25. 



N. B., on the Canada Thistle, and the Morus Mulli- 

 caulis, 133. 



Newton, Willoughby, on the use of marine manures, 

 25. 



New York, notires of, 283. 



Nothing destroyed, 104. 



Notes by the way, 409. 



Nott's Staves, legal decision in favor of, 14. 



Nurseries in the neighborhood of Boston, notices of, 114. 



Nutmegs, economical use of, 251. 



Oo-den, Mr, on grinding corn and cobs together, 11. 



Oiling locks, door latches, &c. recommended, 1. 



Onions, on the culture of, 5 : an antidote for poison, 

 109 : dung from liens recommended for, 253. 



Ontario, on the management of light soils, 33 : on evils 

 ■which may be remedied, 84. 



Opi.-ites, danger of giving to children. 8. 



Opium trade, 333. 



Orchards, on the tillage of, 9: and gardens, .abstract 

 from the statute for preventing trespasses on, 29 : 

 situated around farm houses, 181 : pru'ning of, 348 : 

 setting out on rocky firms, 365. 



Order, remarks on the want of, 18. 



Ornamental Tree Society of Concord, notice of, 114. 



Osier willow, cultivation of advised, 355. 



Otter and musk rat, domesticated, 150 



Ovicide, or sheep-slaughter, notice of, 172. 



Oxalis Crenala, successful culture of in England, 157. 



Ox-carts, on the construction of, 213. 



Oxen, larp-e, notice of, 294, 299 : working, remarks on, 

 332, 405. 



Oxy-hydrbgen gas telegraplis, notice of, 149. 



Paint, a cheap and durable, 109. 



Painting houses, best performed in autumn, 1C2. 



Palmleaf hats, on the manufacture of, 354. 



Paper mill at Kewton, notice of its beautiful mac.hiaery, 

 332. 



Parker, Thomas, on corn huskings, 90. 



Parmesan Cheese, how made in Itaily, 403. 



Parsnips, on tiie cii'tivation of, lOo. 



Pastures, old and new compared, 12 : shade necessary 



for, 43. 

 Patterson. William, on preventing dry rot in timber by 

 s.alt, ISO. 



Peaches, notices of large, 114. 



Fear, Seckel, origin ol the name c", 101 ; remarkably 

 large, 133. 



Pear-tree, set out on 8at stones, IGG : an insect infest- 

 ing, 340.. 



Pepper, remarks on the culture of, 411. 



Pcrrine, H., his remarks on vegetable econo:ny, 188. 



Perry, Gardner B., Ijis remarks on the us.; of swamp 

 muck for manure, 242 



Perseverance, importance of, 19. 



Physician, use of, 194. 



Pie plant, on the cultivation of, 2. 



Pigeon Carrier, antiquity of, &c. 157. 



Piles, recipe for, 139. 



Planter, a, on boiling food for cattle, 58 : on improve- 

 ment of soil, 1.54. 



Plants, some depend on the soil, some on the atmos- 

 phere, and some will grow on animals, 141: on 

 packing for. exportation, 153 : Plants, if in rows, 

 should tend north and so-ath,.315. 



Ploughing in the fall recommended, 78. 



Ploughing-match in Rhode Island, 37. 



Ploughman, on the best time for rolling whi-at, 133. 



Ploughs, remarks on the difference in, 121 . 



Plooghsliare, self-sharpening, 170 



Poetry. O ve hours, 8 : Stranger, by Rev. W. O. IVa- 

 body,8: New England, by J. G. Whittier, 16: To 

 my wife, 24 : the H^irvest Home, 32 : Hymn by Mrs 

 Sigourney for a Temperance Anniversary, 40 : the 

 wandering wind, 56 : the huckleberry frolic, 04 : to 

 Juliet, 64 : on La Fayette, 72 : Temptation, 60 : The 

 Swedish girl, 96 : Lines on the Falls of Niagar,'?, by 

 Lydia H. Sigourney, 104 ; Tit for Tat, 104 :"t,ove'a 

 delicate flower, 112 : To a Lady gardening. 120: t)n 

 October, 128: Agricultural Hymn, 136: The winter 

 king, by Miss Gould, 144 : Degree of drunkenness, 

 152 : Death of Coleridge, 160 :' The tree-toad, U;-> : 

 Lines written in a Common Place book, 176: E;^}- 

 gram, 176 : on the visible glories of t!ie Creator, by 

 the Sheffield Brazier, 184 : The History of Lil-j, liy 

 Barry Cornwall, 192: New Year's Address of t!ie 

 Carrier, 200: Rural Pleasures. 20S : The iMewsp:ipe:, 

 21G : to my wife, 234 : The Nosegay. 224 : Apovlro- 

 phe to Truth, 240 : The Snow, 248:' Female Fai'.k, 

 256 : the Morning Star, 264 : The Silk worm's v.iil. 

 272 : Winter, 280 : The Poor Man, 29G : The Mother, 

 312: The ring, 320: Return of Spring, 328 : Spri.ig, 

 336 : on believing in dreams, 352 : The dead father, 

 l^iiS : There's music in a mother's voice, '376 : Death 

 of a Pious YoungMan, 392 : The Child's co-jbl, 40.-) : 

 The land of rest, 416 : Tlie horrors of War, 416. 



Pond, S., notice of large asparagus raised by, 390. 



Pork made with apple pomace, &c. 251. 



Pork and Beef, directions relative to the inspection of, 

 249. 



Pork Market at Cincinnati, 216. 



Posts, sills &c,, on the preservation of by salt, 386. 



Potash for manure, quere concerning, 2.51. 



Potatoes, preservation of, 14 : should not be hilled up 

 in dry weather, 33; Capt. Matthews' new variety of, 

 37; how to produce a variety of for seed, 5:!; gath- 

 ering and preserving of, 78 ; apparatus for steaming. 

 100 ; effects of planting at various deptiis, 137 ; cul- 

 tivating in England, 137; sets of should not be cut. 

 long before planting, 137, 139 ; expeiiments on the 

 culture of, 146 ; make excellent food for sheep, 153 ; 

 directions for steaming, 173 ; a new soit called the 

 Mashanneck potato, notices of, 173 ; on cnltivatinp 

 in such a m.-.nner as to prevent the curl, 173; new 

 varieties received from i\!r George P. Thomas, 182 : 

 notice of Mr Barnum's extraordinary crop of, 201 ; 

 remarks on by Mr Barnum, 242; crop raised in 

 Maine, 245; cooking of, 251; have two distinct 

 qualities or means of vegel-ation, 252; best manner 

 of cooking, 251 ; William Carter's prcmiimi crop of, 

 262; easy and cheap method of rais.ng, 310; how lo 

 niise early, 310 ; PJr Barnum's mode of cultivating, 

 329; leaves recom.mended as manure for, 332; uses 

 of, 353; cut, rot on dung, 3-57 ; spreading straw on 

 after hoeing recommended, 402 ; how pre3:;rved over 

 the year, 404. 



Potato-hoe, its use recommended, 43. 



Potatoes, sweet, how preserved, 121. 



Foi.ito vines should not be thrown into a cow yard 

 v/hcre there is standing water, because they render . 

 it poisonous to cows, 43. 



Poultry-. re:nedy for gapes in, 45. 



Powel, J. Hare, his remarks on grasses, 93. 



Prescott, C. R., his le.ter to Z. Cook, Jr. Esq. Prrs. 

 Siass. Hor. Soc. 334. 



Princes' garden .at Flushing, notices of, 10. 



Prince, \V'm. & Sons, proposes su'ostitute tor the Liiaa 

 Bean; vegetables grown by, 286. 



Produce from an acre, great amount of, 211 



Pruning orchards, remarks on, 348. 



Public Good, on Silk eo.-npanies, 382. 



Pumpkin Apple Sauce, remarks, recipe for making, 14C 



