INDEX TO VOLUME I. 





A. 



AdTertlslng. importance of, 37. 



Agricultural museum ai Uocliester, proposed, 2. 



papers, beiieiitti of, 1,6, \>ri. 



importance of in the Gen. country, 21, 



and warelii)u^c:i, 90. 



pursuits, to make pleasant and profitable, 7, 



ioiprovcmeiitii in Europe, 13. 



• remurks on, 35. 



• expense of, 70. 



• Chemistry, Davy*?, new edition of, 3fl, 



sucietiea recommended, 42. 



••* notifcs of meetings, 15-2, 153. 



• Society in .Monroe county re^ronnnendcd, 44,60. 



In Vates county, CO. 



Highland, account of, lO-i, 111. 



- Genesee county, I'JO, l?8. 



of Ontario county, officers of, 141. 



• account of, 172, 



- of Durham, U. C. 172. 



Knslish. great e.Tliibition of, 152* 



• meeting at Uociie&ler, call for, 65. 



- remarks on, 73. 



account of, t8. 



- fair at Rochester, premiums otfrred, 120, 152, 



• uoiices, 120, 144. 



account of, 164,168,171,178. 



- In Chauau |uc county, lc2. 



- fairs fn Germany, 111. 



• cxjteriment^, importance of, 101. 



• intelligence ofilcc recommended, 100, 



Agricullure, progress of, :i2. 



• in Ontario county, offer of G. Ilenlis, 67. 



in I'pper Canada", 10, 108, 110, 117, 134. 



- . in Uni;e I States, census of, 70. 



Kuropean, notes on, 102, 111, 114. 



- legislative aid to, recouunendcd, 113, ie4« 



needs science, 123. 



in Scotland, 151. 



see "fflj-TM" and '• Fanning' in this Index. 



Agents in Canada. 177. 



American Institute, history of, 137. 



Animals, sick, treatment of. 142. 



** Annette," reply to, by "Fanny." 129, 



Aphides, or plant lice, account of, 83. 



-.«... destroyed I»y the lady bus, 14CC 



Apple, Hannah, description of, 146. 



Apples, pruning in winter, 18 



ewect, value and cheapness of. 18;, 



..... notices of fine varieties, 82, 180. 



native varieties described, 103. 



winter, to preserve, 157, 180. 



Apricots. Vftrielies of, 140. 



Ardent spirits ^ood for rats, 58. 



Asparagus, early, dl. 



Auger holes, making with ag^lmlet, 159, 



B. 



Barley, Chevalier, 71. 



Annat, 71. 



Barn cellars for roots, 29. 



Barns for Jiorses and cattle, Improved mode of making, with 



figure, 40. 

 Bee uKitli, simple rf^medy for, 35. 



• . . house &. hee-hivc, improved, figure, descriprlon of, 136. 

 ... keeping, profits of, 155. 

 Beets, descriptions of varieties, 57, 53, 113, 

 .... bread from, GO. 

 .... Bassano, excellent, 140, 

 Birds, new species of, 58. 

 .... of America, by Audubon. 97, 

 .... and toads, usefulness of, 63* 

 Book farming, 183. 



finespecimenB of. 174. 



Boots and shoes, water-proof compound for,9# 

 .... wronj; end foremost, 13. 

 .... grafting — wax excellent for, 58. 

 Borrowing worse than buyin?, 31. 



and lending: nclghl)or9 should accommodate, 37. 



Buck, Thos. WcJdie's' Leicestershire, with a figure, 185, 



Buel, last speech of. 10. 



Burnt earth as manure, experiments. 124. 



Butter, restoring sweetness to tainted, 37, 



- .... to prevent taste of turnips in, 68. 



salting and preserving, 87, 97. 



..... making, byJAdam Fergusson, 134, 



c. 



Cabbages for pics, 122. 



♦ to protect from grubs, 123, 



Calves, rearing, 151. 



large. 112,125,180. 



successfully reared on milk and meal, 70. 



Canada thistles, to extirpate, 89, 114, 147. 



Carrol, large white green top, noticed, 58* 



..... long Altringiiam, 58. 



..... new large white, 156. 



..... culture recommended. 1!, 24. 



Caterpillars, disappearance of, 106. 



Cattle*, disease and post mortem ciamlnatlOD of, 63i 



• remedy for, 85, 



• remarks on, 1 13. 



.... to cure foot rot in.OU, 109. 



.... nianagomont of, i:J4, 



.... hoven, new remedy for, 170, 



... * show ftt Rochester, ac^'ount of, 161. 



.... Durhamj; engravingof '* Sir Walter," 44. 



, noticra of. 07. 



various aud groat calvei of, 14K 



.... Devon bull for sate. 01. 

 Cauliflower, "-ucccssful culture of, 9. 

 Celery, culture of, 30. 

 Cheese, directions for making. 163» 

 Cherries, varieties of, 114. 

 Cherry trees, excreHcences on, 109. 



slug, see '* Fruit Trees" In this lodcx* 



l^hoice of an occupation, 7. 



Cider press. 08. 



Cistern, water-limo, description of, 140, 



Clover. dilTerent varieties of, 30. 



7. . .. White A'sike noticed, 41, 140, 



tisK; of cutting, 6tf 



as manaro, 170. 



best grown with orchard grass. 175. 



seal, process of cleaning, 131, 150. 



and muchinei^, 132, 150. 



quantity raised, 103. 



COOKERY. 



To make Johnny cakes and Indian pancakes, 23, 



rice apple dumplings, 37. 



Johnny cakes without milk, 53. 



dough-nuts. 58. 



ovster corn cakes, 02. 



To spice beef Irish fjishion, 63. 



Corn, Tuscarora, valuefuf, 8. 



.... China tree, queer properties of, 12, 



down east, 38. 



.... successful culture, mode described, 9. 



.... puzzle, 16. 



.... importance of selecting seed, 31. 



.... good crop of, 34. 



.... grinding in the cob, 62. 



, , . . directions for the culture of, 68, 



.... best varieties of, 70. 



.... hints on planting, 72. 



.... machine for hus^king, 87. 



.... to repel crows from, 123, 



.... laws, British, 1-6. 



.... great crop of, l^■7. 



Correspondents wanted, 8. » 



notires to, 96. 



Couch grass easily destroyed, 50. 



Cows, to cure caking of udder, 77,89. 



.... first and last poriions of milk, difference in, 79, 150. 



.... great wij^r product of, 70. 



.... good andWd, profits illustrated, 187. 



.... should be milked clean, 180. 



to prevent kicking, 187 ^ 



.... Durham ; great product of " Blossom," 143. 



engraving &. account of "Dairy Maid," 169. 



Dairy Maid against Blossoin, 170. 



productiveness of" Voung Lily," 149. 



Cranberry, bush, cultivation of, recommended, 51, 



Cream, why does it rise ? 185, 



Crops and season. 112. 113. 



.... in South Venice. 150. 



"Cultivator," notice of, 20. 



Curculio, Buccessful extirpation of, 34j 71, 92^ 



, . to prevent, 122, 



Death of John Lowell 61. 



E. F.Marshall. 144. 



Dr. Perrine, 144. 



Dialogues between a father and son, 04, 110, 126, 158, 



Diet. regulation of. II. 



Ditching and banking machine, 62, 



Domestic Economy : — 



to clean papering of rooms, 19. 



marking bags, &c.. 10. 



restoring tainted butter, 37. 



to apply Idack lead to stoves, 59, 



to remove ink spots, 58. 

 Door-yard scenery, engraving and remarks, 5|. 

 Drag roller, 130. 

 Draining lands by steam-power, 95. 



remarks on, 121. 



Drowned, restoring life to, 142. 



E. 



Eaton's Botany, new eidlion of, 44. 



Eggs, batching by steam, description of, 12. 



.... to preserve, 63. 



Electricity, remark, 103, 104. 



Ellsworth, Henry L. 175. 



Encouraging letter from W. Garbutt, 184, 



F. 



Fanning-Mill. f . Patterson &. Co.'s, 183* 



Farewell readers I 188. 



Farm crops, varieties of. 111. 



.... labor, value of, 170. 



.... origin of the word. 7. 



.... accounts and profits, 79. 



Farmer, the life of, 20, 122. 



good specimen of, 151. 



Farmer's Companion, review of, 3ft. 



Cabinet, 93. 



....... sons, 11-i, llf. 



daughters. 48. 76, 109, 119, 128, 175. 



and wives, 151. 



and mothers. 187, 



and iiomes, 185. 



reading, remarks on, 179. 



Farmers, tribute respecting, by John Todd, 43, C 



education of, 62. 



should study some, 122. 



distinctivecharactorof, 179. 



Farming, bints on, for January, 3; Feb., 19; March, 40; 

 Apr., 49; May.72; Jnne,89; July, 104 ; Au- 

 gust, 121 , Sept., 140; Oct., 146; Dec, 178 ; for 

 next year, 183. 



..,.•.. successful, 79, 185. 



• ••*••. on a small scale, 119. 



.••.,.. its advantages, 133. 



of Coke, great increase, 161, 



Farms in England, 183. 



.... new, improving. 



Fence posts, to preserve. 69,77. 



Flower Seeds .to sow, 5*1. 



Flowers of Spring, 56, 72.02, 117. 



of Summer, 101, 124, 132, 149. 



of Autumn, 140, 102. 



and shrubs recommended, 147. 



notice of new ajid rare species, 179. 



Forest trees, importance of, and mo-lc of sowing Bced,22* 



Frosted feet cured by pcppermlni, 58. 



Fruit trees, Ireadingsnow round, excludes mice, 3. 



from cut'un[{s, all humbug, 21. 



great numlicr of varieties, 34. 



niana'-'cment of, 51; 



relardinif ihe btoom of, 58. 



slugs on. 7 1. 03, ltl5, 107. 125. 



to destroy tlie curc«Iio,?l. 



Dhiggin^, 85^ 



. . dwcrf, 123. * 



encouragement to planting, 142,462, 173. 



splitiing down, 140. 



to transplant successfully, 148. 



and directions for a small fruit garden, 178. 



Fruits as fooo, 175. 



Fuel, comparative advantages of green and dry 17. 



Ftunaces, hot-air, figure and «lescription of, 145,' 



G. 



Gardening; sowing flower seeds, marking sticks, &c.fi6. 



for March, 40. 



for Abril, 56. 



for May 05. 



for June, 93. 



edging for borders, 69. 



different soils, 72. 



transplanting annuals, IIS, 



best soil for, 162. 



Garget, cure for, 108, 



Gate latches, 179. 



Golden rule applied to farming, 122. 



Good sentiuienis, 30. 



Graftjng on wild cherry, failure of, 21, 



useful directions, 40. 



Grat'ts, cutting in Autumn, 117. 

 Grain, measuring in the granary, 131, 

 .... weight of, ItO. 

 Grape, easy culture of, 34, 93, 



vine, productive, 119. 



jelly, 147. 



Grass, different varieties of, 30. 



.... correction, 64. 



.... orchard, imiuirics and remarks, 133. 



growing, with red clover, 173i 



culture of, 149. 



Grasses, dried specinienn from Prof. Dewey, 73. 



A. Fergusson, 161. 



figures and descriptions uf different6pecies,73,6D,106, 



Green honse, enormous, 5i. 

 Grub worm, to destroy, 123, 

 Gypsum, effects of, 163. 



H. 



Hail stones, velocity of, 127. 



Hams, smoking, to prevent the fly. 3, 



dampness, 3. 



in a pork barrel, i80. 



to preserve from the fly, 19. 



for summer use, 76, 184. 



Hard times, remedy for, 8, 9, 

 Hay, making in England, 43. 



". instructions to young mowers, 99, 



. . . great profits of chopping, "7. 

 . . . directions, remarks, and inquiries, 83. 

 . . . timothy, proper time for culling, 92, 

 Head-holder to the king, 31. 

 Hen-house, description of, 183. 

 Henery, not Henry, description of. 174. 

 Hens, how to manage successfully, 13, 



to prevent scratching, 85, '87, "* 



management of, by T. P. Hunt, 86. 



Hen's eggs, male and female to distinguish, 100. 



Hessian llv , observations on, 183 



Hints for the months, 3, 18, 33, 40, 49, 72, 89, 104, 121, 140, 



140, 178. 

 Hogs, large sale of Berkshires, 133. 

 .... disease in, inquiry, 161. 

 Hog, a large one, l85. 

 Hoof-ail pieventcd, 24. 



inquiry, 185. 



Horse, rearing, to manage, 16, i 



only two faults in, 23. 



baulky, cured, 39. , 



improved, 67. 



broken by kindness, a fine fellow, 86. 



power, Arnold's, figure and description, 67, 



rake, revolving, engraving of, 97. 



thistle, to kill, 128. 



Horses, watering, 47. 



beware of short collars, 63. 



cure for yellow water in, 91. 



improved, wanted, 63. 



•••... care of, 91, 



cure for heaves in, 99, 109, 141, 



fistula, 119. 



ring bone, 157. 



blinders for, objected to, 127. 



dead, used as manure in France, 180. 



docking, 180 



Horticulture, claims of, 8. 



Hot-air furnace, ficurc find description of, 143, 



Hot-beds, preparation of manure lor, 18,29. 



to make. 40. 



Hydrangea, culture of, 147, 



Indian buckwheat, cultivation of, 27. 

 Ingenious shell work, 180. 

 Inquiries. 24,25, 81, 117, ISO. 

 Insects. Hollar's treatise on, 130. 

 Irrigation, utility of, 119. 



Keep moving, 183, 



li 



Labor, nobility of, 159. 



.. . and labor-saving machines, 7, 143. 

 Lard, trying, i85 



LepTslntive aid to, airricnUure, 113, 184. 

 Letter from H M Ward, 2. 



Niagara, 53. 



A Fergusen, 116, 134. 



W. Parsons, IPI. 



AV. Garbutt, 184. 



Lettuce, culture of, 82. 

 Lightning-rods, to construct, 1C4. 

 Lime as nmnurc, 152, 



for wheat, 5", 180, 



. . .. burningj perpetuul kilns, 142, 



