INDEX 



Pasturage — Virginia farmers should till less and pas- 

 ture more, p. 97. 



Peach Trees — Novel mode of managing, p. 269. 



Peas — Should be cultivated with corn, p. 79. How 

 they should be cultivated for the purpose of im- 

 provement, p. 272. 



Pines — How to convert old field pines into lasting 

 posts, p. 57. 



Plaster — Experiments with, in Prince George, p. 9. 

 Directions for using, p. 156. Experiments with, p. 

 170. Valuable in the manure heap, p. 274. 



Ploughing — To avoid a headland, p. 103, 136. Fall 

 ploughing objected to, p. 219. 



Ploughs — M'Cormick's hill side plough described, 

 with a cut, p. 163. Barnaby & Moer's recommend- 

 ed, p. 164. The use of a guage wheel recommend- 

 ed, p. 273. 



Poll Evil— Remedy for, p. 11, 119. 



Potatoes— New variety, p. 11. Directions for culti- 

 vating, p. 35. Different effects of planting differ- 

 ent parts of the potato, p. 58. To raise early po- 

 tatoes, p. 77. History of the potato, p. 206. Result 

 of an experiment in catting off the flowers and but- 

 tons, p. 171. A large yield, p. 268. 



Poudrette — Mr. Woodfin's mode of manufacturing, p. 

 65. Certificates of its value, p. 11, 242. Wholly 

 inefficacious, p. 245. 



Posts — Directions for setting them in the ground, p. 

 61. An implement for making post holes, p. 239. 



Poultry — Worthy of more attention, p. 124. 



Pot-Liquor — Its uses, p. 232. 



Premiums — Suggestions as to the proper manner of 

 awarding them at agricultural exhibitions, p. 128. 

 Puddings — To make one of light bread, p. 237. 

 Pumpkins— New mode of cultivating, p. 17. 



R. 



Raspberry — Directions for its culture, p. 198. 



Razors — How to sharpen, p. 255. 



Reaping Machine — M'Cormick's described, with a 

 cut, p. 12, 45. Hussey's, do. p. 68. The two com- 

 pared, p. 183. 



Rotation — A system recommended, p. 147. 



Roller — Description of one, p. 56. 



Roots — The value of, p. 4, 65. Advantages of sub- 

 stituting roots for a part of the corn crop, p. 145. 



Ruta Baga — Mr. Bement's mode of cultivating, p. 

 37. Another, p. 56. 



Rust — Recommended to cut wheat at once when it is 

 attacked with rust, p. 79. Wheat prevented from 

 rusting by the use of ashes, p. 169. To preserve 

 tools from rusting, p. 147. 



Run-Round — To cure, p. 202. 



S, 



Salt — Its effect upon worms, p. 134. Used to arrest 

 the exhalation of ammonia, p. 134. Combined 

 with lime as manure, p. 217. Its properties as a 

 fertilizer, with directions for its application, p. 151. 

 Should at all times be accessible to animals, p. 274. 



Sassafras — To extirpate, p. 147. 



Sausages — Recipe for making Oxford sausages, p. 28. 



Scours — In calves, to cure, p. 40. 



Seeds — The. value of grain for seed dependent upon 

 the soil on which it grows, p. 33. Directions for 

 selecting, p. 247. The depths at which they should 

 be planted, p. 258. Varieties may be improved by 

 proper attention to breeding the plants, p. 266. 



Servants— Proper system of management, p. 175. 



Sheep — To cure the foot-rot,- p. 33. 



Silk — Prospects of the silk business in America, p. 112. 



Single- Tree — Proper construction of, p. 187. Criti- 

 cised, p. 212. 



Sorrel— How affected by the use of lime, p. 98, 198. 

 Soapstone — Its qualities as a covering for roofs, p. 108. 

 Soot — Its value as a manure, p. 133. 

 Soapsuds — Their value as a fertilizer, p. 190, 195. 

 How they should be used, p. 232. 



Soiling — Its advantages, p. 159. 



Soap — Directions for making, p. 178. New mode, p. 

 240. 



Soils — An apparatus for testing their texture, p. 233. 

 Sponges — To soften, p. 154. 



Stall- Feeding — Directions for stall-feeding cattle, p. 18. 

 Stays — Mr. McPherson's opinion of the practice of 

 lacing, p. 37. 



Straw Cutters — The value of cutting feed, p. 46. A 

 new cutter described, p. 92. C. T. Botts' recom- 

 mended, p. 93. 



Steel — Directions for working cast steel, p. 54. 



Stones — Should not be entirely removed from land, 

 p. 137. 



Sturgeon — To pickle, p. 141. 



Stables — Proper management of, p. 32. 



Sugar— From, cornstalks, directions for making, p. 50. 



Suckers — Should not be pulled from the corn, p. 77'. 



Siveet Potatoes — Vines should not be covered up, p. 80. 



Recommended as food for stock, p. 95, 195. Mr. 



Gordon's mode of cultivating, p. 137. Directions 



for keeping, p. 152. 



T. 



Tables — Showing the number of hills in an acre at 

 certain distances, p. 85. 



Teats — Remedy for sore teats, p. 238. 



Timber — Proper time for cutting, p. 57, 90, 98, 188. 

 Essay on timber, p. 89. Machine for felling, p. 101 . 

 A composition for preserving timber, p. 117. 



Threshing Machine — Exall's, with a cut, p. 116. 



Tobacco — Mr. Minor's essay upon the management of 

 tobacco from the plant bed to the prize, p. 1. Con- 

 tinued, p. 25, 29. Commented on, p. 63, 87, 109. 

 Tobacco, an improver, p. 95. Denied, p. 111. 

 Comparative merits of different kinds of tobacco, 

 p. 102. To prevent rot, p. 104. To save from the 

 cut worm, p. 104. A prize for tobacco described, 

 with a cut, p. 108. Comments on Mr. Venable's 

 communication, p. 126-7. Charcoal recommended 

 for curing tobacco, p. 230. How to cure, p. 263. 

 Compared with corn, p. 280. 



Tomato — How to cultivate, p. 62. To procure early, 

 p. 77. Recommended as food for cows, p. 94. ] 73. 



Tools— Directions for the management of edge tools, 

 p. 81. To temper edge tools, p. 248. 



Turnips — Remedy for the turnip fly, p. 167. 



U. 



Urine — Fertilizing properties of, p. 35. 



V. 



Vegetables — How to have them early, p. 252. 



Virginia— The present state of agriculture in Virgi- 

 nia, p. 7. Inducements offered by Virginia to emi- 

 gration from the Northern States, p. 66, 262. 



W„- 



Water — To obtain artificial springs, p. 11. 



Wax— -To prepare beeswax, p. 43. 



Weather — A table of prognostications, p. 202. 



Wheat — Specimens received from the Patent Office, 

 p. 63. Glass recommended as a manure for wheat, 

 p. 10. Proper time for cutting, p. 76. Result of 

 an experiment in drilling, p. 79. Improved by har- 

 rowing in the spring, p. 79. Result of an experi- 

 ment in early cutting to save from rust, p. 79. Me- 

 diterranean wheat, its claims, p. 214, 253, 259. The 

 Red May recommended, p. 214, 236, 238. Proper- 

 quantity of seed to the acre, p. 215, 241. 



Whitewash— A. recipe for making, p. 104. 



Worms — In children, to remove, p. 138. 



Wood — To prevent its decay, p. 199, 117. 



Worsted Work— To clean, p. 263. 



Wrinkles — Cause of their appearance on the horns of 

 cattle, p. 111. 



