INDEX TOVOLUME I. 



jcust, roae-floweriiig, 131. 



ouflon'3 Suburimn Gnnlener. notice of, 26, 



ucerne, experiments with, 5i, i80. 



31. 



agazine of Horticulture noticed, 9. 



uhogany tree, 1*2?. 



.'angel wurlzel and sugar beet, culture of, by W. Garbutt, 

 20, a4. 



5ucce:j.sful experiment, 24. 



hints on sowing, &e., 180, 



-•.anures, remarks on, 150. 



great waste of, 179. 



best time to apply, 36. 



'ong, operation and effects of, 27, 147. 



• must he applied right to he beat, 130* 



and short, experiments on, 07. 



Man, who is the greatest, IS5. 

 Maple sugar, successfully made, 43. 

 Markets in England, 93. 

 Meteorological table for !?:i9, 26. 

 Moon, influence of, 106. l.'ift. 

 Mulberry for silk, culture of, 74. 



New Genesee Farmer, prospectus of voJ. 1, 1. 



address to patrons of, 1. 



testimony in favor of, 2, 24, 33, 121. 



«. recommended, 23. 



editorial assistance, 33. 



• success of, 49. 



was honorably commenced, 52. 



, editorial arrangements for, 56. 



Canada agency for, SI, 113, 177. 



,, cause of inaccuracies, 113. 



appeal to readers of, 120. 



prospectus of vol. 2, 161, 



Newspapers, 1.36, 



Nolicos to correspondents, 1. 



filing, 187, • 



Niagara, a voice from, ISI. 



Agents and Postmasters, 177. 



and readers, 17. 



o. 



Oats, Scotch, value of. 70. 

 Oil from sunflower seeds, 97, 106, 

 Ovens, brick, improvement* in, 177, 

 Oxen's eyes, cure for, 147. 



p. •> 



Peach trees, mnnasement of, 163. 



yellows in, of great consequence and little un- 

 derstood, 140. 

 Peaches, large, 129. 



Pear, some varieties good only on quince stoct, 34. 

 .... varieties of describeil, 9S, 1.56. 

 .... trees, fire blight prevented in, 106. 

 Peas, grass, recommended, 56. 

 .... gold vine, noticed, 77. 

 .... harvested by horse-rake, 125, 

 .... preserving green, 1'27. 

 Pie Plant, giant, 41. 

 Plough, I.ocklin, figure and description of, 37. 



device, improved, fig. and description, 105, 



Ploughing, frequent, injurious. 44. 



subsoil, experiment in, 99. 



Ploughing, fall, 164. 



match at Rochester, report on. 167. 



remarks on, 171. 



and ploughs, very important trial of, at Worces- 

 ter, 1S6. 

 Plum, Prince's Imperial Gage, great profits, 19. 

 .... new varieties of, 69. 



varieties of, 140. 



trees, excrescences on, 33. 



Poetry : Nature, 76. 



The morning of Spring, 76. 



Tbe flower boy, 91- 



, Ttie moss rose and the harp, 111. 



Rural melodies, 127. 



The last rose of summer, 132. 



Mount Hope Cemetery, 160. 



The farmer's Saturday night, 187.] 



Popular errors pointed out, 91. 



Pork, bad to eat too much, 93. 



.... preserved best in old unscalded pickle, 179. 



Porker, a thrifty one, 185. 



Potatoes, to cook, 9. 



experiments on, 27. 



recommended, 50. 



directions for planting early, 56. 



cultivation and harvesting, 66. 



harvesting, 189. 



in heaps need ventilation, 1 46. 



Rohan, successful culture of, 8, 29. 



profits of a peck of, 20. 



culture of in Wheatland, 37. 



remarks on price of, 66. 



Profeeeion, choice o<", 42. 



Quince borer, to detect and remove, 71. 



R. 

 Rninv dnys, to employ, loo, 163. 

 Rate and mice, to destroy, 180. 

 Rflzir straps easily put in order, 19. 

 Razors, shaving, and improving cutting instruments, 



78. 

 Recipe, queer, 15. 

 Red root, caution against, 34. 



to extirpate, 02. 



Rennet liquor, to prepare, 163. 



Roller, value of, 180. 



Root crops, cheap way of raising, 72. 



culture of, by James Gowen, 174. 



.... slicer, Gilson'e, figure and description, 25. 

 Roots, culture recommended, 11, 



barn cellars for, 29. 



culture of, advantages of, 59. 



prcEervntion and use of, by John Barney, 79. 



Rotation of cropa, principles of, 14. 



account of in Europe, 103. 



remarks on, 126. 



and fine farming, 185. 



Rules for housewives, interesting, 23. 



good neighborhood, 61. 



Rural tnste, fine specimen of, 83, 

 Ruta bagu, ridging for, 82. 



improved mode of harvesting, 83. 



hoeing, 97. 



toroiee cheap, 121. 



"ormous crop, 166, 169, 171. 



Rye, spring, recommended, 56. 

 .... tall, 93. 



S. 



Schools, common, "the people's colleges," 184. 



Seeds, causes of not germinating, 11. 



sowing and causes of failure in, 62. 



bad ; properly bad culture, experiments, 97, 



121, 149. 



propogation by, important hints, 136. 



experiments in scalding, 69, 108. 



Seed store catalogue, notice of, 37. 



agencies and correspondence, 56. 



Shade trees in postures, 135. 



Sheep, profits of. shown by experiment, 50. 



live long under snow, 77. 



good way to wash, 89. 



breeds and management, by A. Fergusson,134. 



Signatures should not be fictitious, 53. 



Signs of the times, 90. 



Silk, publications on, 44. 



.... duty on, 45. 



.... importation of, 184, 



.... able address of Sl'Lean on, 46. 



.... goods, American, account of, 55. 



.... business, revival of, 105. 



in Rochester, 125. 



.... reeling, anecdotes and directions, 107. 



....reel. Piedmontese, 188, 



.... worm egga, to keep, 1.5.5. 



.... culture, remarks on profits and prospect, 18, 23 



now the time to begin, 43. 



importance of, 74. 



successful experiments in, 75. 



the A B C (.f, 86. 



interesting facts in, 142. 



Sleigh ride and upset, 25. 



Small comforts for women should not be neglected, 63. 



Smut in wheat, to prevent, 13. 



Snow, observations on, 26. 



weight of, 77. 



Soap, labor saving, 87. 



suds as manure, experiment, 146. 



Soiling, economical on small forms, 72. 



Speculation, 39. 



Steers, breaking, 108, 128, 163. 



Straw cutter, Gilsun's, 25. 



Strawberries, varie'ies of, 140, 162. 



to plant, 162. 



Striped bug, easily scattered, 106. 



Sugar beets, cost of raising, 15. 



great crop of, 15. 



good for cows, 34. 



in Michigan, 73. 



injured by fresh manure, 83. 



value of, 83. 



Sugar from beet, premium on 55. 



D. L. Childs' work on, 53. 



improvement in the manufacture of, 



57. 



experiment, 77. 



manufactured in New England, pro- 

 cess described, 84. 

 extent of manufacture, 87. 



D. L. Childs' experiments detailed, 



100. 



Sugars, foreign, 151. 



Sulphur showers caused by pollen, 109. 



Sunflowe;, uses of, 69. 



T, _ uUXi._ 



Tares or vetcbea, experinVUiur Jlntc aron, 71. 

 Tariir, remarks on, 84, 99i 



Thrashing machine, Pitt's, engraving and description 



of, 108. 

 Timber, best time for culling, 59. 

 Tomato, qualities of, 151. 

 Tools should be painted, 151. 

 Transplanting should be done well. 19, 148. 

 Travelling agent, a dream, 61. 

 Turnip fly, to prevent. 104. 

 Turnips, description of varieties, with 6gure8, 41. 



V. 

 Vegetable diet, 147. 

 Vegetables, decomposition of, 31. 



most nutritive compounds in, 36. 



great change in by a change of soil, 43. 



early, 93, 112. 



Victoria regalis, notice of, 77. 

 "\V. 

 Wages, high, and taxation, 182. 

 Warming houses, 157. 



with hot air, 1 45. 



Wayne county, appeal to the farmers of, 181. 



agricultural society, 181 



Wax, mode of extracting from honey-comb, 21. 



Weeds, 118, 121. 



Weevils in graneries, to destroy, 23. 



Wells, best way to draw from, 19. 



bad water in prevented, 34. 



pumps for, recommended, 69. 



Wheat, description of improved varieties, 4. 



to prevent smut in, 07, 159. 



fields should be weeded, 89. 



early, 93. 



Tuscany, successful experiment, 98. 



rust in, 100. 



new varieties, 125. 



ploughing in, 131. 



market, prospects of, 135. ' 



new and productive variety, 141, 146. 



many headed, 167. 



crop, improvement of, remarks on, 3. 



in Ohio, extent of, 31. 



Spring, experiments on, 30. 



Italian and Siberian described, 68. 



cultuie, improvements in, 88. 



in Europe, 114- 



Whimsical calculation, 16. 

 Who is independent, 39. 

 Wild rice, 45. 



wanted, 1 32. 



obtained, 157. 



Winter evenings, to spend, 16. 



observations on, 45. 



of 18'39-40, in England, 53. 



Wintering domestic animals, 3, 18, 19, 35, 38, 178, 



183, 165. 

 Wisconsin, and emigrants, 149. 

 Wives to make them love their homes — read it, 



husbands ! — 14,3. 

 Wood, to snlit for stoves, 177. 

 Woman, 159. 

 Women milking, 77. 

 Working man's home, 187. 



INDEX TO EJVGRAVIIVGS. 



Merchant's corn planter, 8 



Gileon's root slicer, 25 



" strawcutter, 25 



White Norfolk, White Globe, and Long Tankard 



turnips, 41 



Short Horn Bull, " Sir Walter," 44 



The Locklin plough, 57 



Arnold's horse power, 57 



Timothy, Fox-tail, and Orchard grass, 74 



Door yard scenery, 81 



Sweet vernal, Jnne, and meadow Fescue grass, .. 89 



Revolving horse rake, 97 



Improved plough device, 105 



Revolving diagonal harrow 113 



Bee house, 136 



Beehives, 137 



Hot air furnace, 145 



Pitt's thrashing machine, 168 



Durham cow, " Dairy Maid," 169 



Improvement in brick ovens, 177 



Contrivance for splitting stove wood, 177 



Notch for gate latches 177 



Leicestershire Buck, — Thos. Weddle's, 183 



Piedmontese Silk Reel, 188 



Rcvder! just examine these two pages of Contents, and 

 observe the numhei, variety, and iniporlance of the subject! 

 treated of in the volume, and consider the value of the prac. 

 tical information it contains : then remember that the wholo 

 is iJIorded for FIFTY CENTS! 



