I*N^DEX TO THE FIFTEENTH V0LU3IE. 



Abortion in cows, . . . 113, 240,321, 270 



Academv, Westfonl, 31 



Accounts, importance of keeping, . . .67 

 Agriculture in common scliools, 13, 15, 23, 35, 

 58, 77, 88, 190, 221, 244; knowledge of, 54; 

 college for in Penn., 89 ; the great intei'cst, 

 126; in the State of Maine, 130; delegates 

 of State Board of, 131 ; as an employment, 

 221 ; honored by the Chinese, 303 ; depurt- 



mcm of in Washington 323 



Animals, kindness to, 31, 388 ; choice of, for fat- 

 tening, 373 ; have they reasoning power, . 376 



Appetite, instinct of, 331 



Apple, facts about the, 37 ; crop of 18G2, 83 ; 

 12 l)est, 119; the River, 132 ; value and prof- 

 it from the, 179, 182 ; trees, decay of in Illi- 

 nois, 184 ; for a name, 243 ; names of, 251 ; 



keeping the, 347 ; price of, 368 



Aqueduct, about laj-iug an, 97, 122 ; of pine 



locrs, 120; cement for, 121 ; how to make an, 178 

 Artichoke, the Jerusalem, . . . .188 

 Ashes and night-soil, 180 ; leached, . .193 

 Asparagus, how to cultivate affd how to cook, 132 

 Auctioneer, a witty, 321 



Barn, how to estimate capacity of, 25 ; hints on 



bui ding a, 115; about a, 146 ; how shall I 



build a,' 187; a corn, 171, 183, 190, 238 ; wash 



for a, 191 ; cellar under a, and water for, 326 



Bar, Irish, in olden times, . . . .312 



Bark, hemlock, 344 



Barometer, a clieap and truthful, 175; use of 



the, 193 ; a new, ..... 305 



Bath and bathing, 28 



Battle song 359 



Beans, Lima, 130 f still running, . . 338, 370 

 i?e.avcr, habits of the, 50 ; near Sacramento, . 142 

 Bec'iuanas, child-life among the, . . . 138 

 Beer, sap, 1 10 ; liow to make, 13! ; how to make 



corn, .231 



Bees, wintering, 55; must be looked after, . 103 

 Beet, as a forage crop, 179 ; turnip, culture of 



the, . " 323 



Birds of New England, 26 ; setting up, 158, 



210 ; and insects, 312 ; divorce among, . 359 



Births, premature, 82,113,240,321,370 



Book, herd, American, 120 ; new, 143, 140, 156, 



17(1, 202, 253, 275, 284 ; lessons without, 173; 



from reiiresentativcs to constituents, . .193 

 Bone, pure flour of, 147: savi^ the, 149, 174, 



207 ; the b -st way to u<e, 235 ; pulverized, . 293 



Boots, care of, 122 



Boy, stick to the farm, 305 ; a dull, . . 347 



Bread, good brown, 120 ; making, . . . 156 



Brooks, John, death of, 1 89 



Brown, Simon, letter from, 219, 226, 230, 2-15, 



231, 258, 283, 293, 311, 324,332, 340 



Buckwheat for orchards, . . . .177 

 Bugs, melon, remedy for, .... 230 

 Building, farm and fences, . . . .25 

 Bushes in mowing fields, .... 336 

 Butter, brain in, 107 ; worker, a new, 206 ; 

 summer, 307 



Cabbage, about, . . . 292, 347 



Calendar for January, 9 ; for February, 41 ; for 

 March, 73; for April, 105; for May, 137; 

 for June, 169 ; for July, 201 ; for August, 

 233 ; for September, 265 ; for October, 297 ; 

 for November, 329 ; for December, . . 362 

 Calves, how to raise, 155, 174, 203 ; sick, 3»6 ; 



bad ti-eatraent of ;«., 363 



Cattle, exhibiting liCrJs of, 15; why eat tlicir , 

 cribs, 70, 92 ; remedy for gnawing bones, 

 103; breeder's convention, 125; warts on, 

 153 ; soiling, 193, 304; how to make breachy, 

 235 ; r.o market for in California, 255 ; our 

 best, and sheep, '-'Ai; Alderney and Jersey, 

 344 ; show of, . . ."..■. 354 

 Caterpillar, destroy the, .... 206 



Cents, spccu'ation in, ..... 184 

 Charcoal, preservative power of, . . . 96 

 Charlton, sketch of town of, . , . . 371 



Cheating, fashionable, 203 



Cheese, heavy turning of, .... 382 



Clicrry, comments on the, .... 291 



Chiccoiy, culture of, ..... SB 



Children, speak kind'y to, at night, 320 ; and 

 their memories, ...... 322 



Climat.?, remarks on, ..... 259 



Clover, cultivation of, ... 60, 107, 255 



Club, farmers', 54, 75, 84; in Harvard, . . 348 

 Coal, how it is formed, . . . . .117 



CofT.^e, ill 1664, 171 ; native, . . . .321 



College, T.Iichigan agricultural, . . 162,331 

 Cold, care for, 147 ; catching, . . ' . 240 



Colt, tr-'atmont of, 53 ; teaching a, to back, 161 ; 



how to break, .S69 



Copperas as a deodorizer, .... 207 



Cotton in v/ar of 1812, 203 ; in Illinois, 280; in 



Afri'^!. 300 ; in Egypt, . . . .303 



Corn f.Mldcr, in the fall, 91 ; and barley, rela- 

 tive value of, 152; bam for, 171, 183; cul- 

 ture of Indian, 196, 207; rejected, 203; cost 

 of raising in Illinois, 239 ; gas tar for seed, 

 307, 32r>'; fodder, how to cure, . . . 327 

 Cov,-, abor.io-.i in the, 113, 240, 321 ; a kicking, 

 l.iO, 174, ISo, 202; and a pig, 180; congh 



in a 2.53 



Crab, eye of tlic 24 



Crop, what is the most profitable, 172; av- 

 eracre of, 227 ; harvesting the, 228, 314 ; of 



1863 



Cucund)er, jjickling the, ..... 267 



Cunaut, culture of the, 180 



Cuttings, how to .'end, 155 



