IV. 



INDEX. 



E. 



Early — A compost liquid to hasten the growth of ve- 

 getables, p. 251. 



Economy of Farming — A new work, p. 208. 



Eggs — To secure a plentiful supply during the win- 

 ter, p. 13. To make hens lay, p. 46, 56. To dis- 

 tinguish male from female eggs, p. 51. To pre- 

 serve eggs, p. 178. Recommended as an antidote 

 for corrosive sublimate, p. 239. Relieve choking, 

 p. 239. 



Encyclopedia — Johnson's Farmer's Encyclopedia re- 

 commended, p. 160. 



F. 



Farming — A pattern farm described, p. 27. 

 Fall Ploughing — Objected to, p. 79. Recommended, 

 p. 252. 



Fence — Directions for making a neat and economical 

 enclosure, with a cut, p. 6. A new mode of fenc- 

 ing, p. 85. A machine for making post and rail 

 fence described, with a cut, p. 125. Mr. Miller's 

 plan, p. 156. A neat enclosure for a yard described, 

 with a cut, p. 174. 



Fire Wood — Should be seasoned, p. 39, 187. 



Fish — Fish ponds recommended to the farmer, p. 207. 



Flowers — To preserve them fresh, p. 95. Manage- 

 ment of, p. 196. 



Fodder — Often pulled too early, p. 278. 



Food— Nutritive properties of different kinds, p. 133. 



Founder — The value of a recipe for, confirmed, p, 42. 

 A cure for, p. 96. 



Fork — A plough-fork for cultivating corn described, 

 with a cut, p. 36. 



Fowls — Directions for managing during the winter, 

 p. 13. How to fatten, p. 17. To prevent their ra- 

 vages,^. 195. 



Fruit — The adaptation of the southern climate and 

 soil to the growth of fruit, p. 22, 268. Method of 

 preventing injury from spring frosts, p. 38. An- 

 other, p. 40. New plan of making fruit trees, p. 215. 



Friction — Reduced by the use of Babbitt's anti-attri- 

 tion metal, p. 60. 



G. 



.Galls and Gullies — To remedy, p. 279. 

 Gapes — In chickens, to cure, p. 186, 198, 221. 

 Gate— My. Rice's plan, with a cut, p. 84. Mr. Wrenn's 



plan, p. 132. Another, p. 197- 

 Gardens— Too much neglected by the farmer, p. 59. 

 Glass — Recommended as a manure for wheat, p. 10. 

 Gourds — A wonderful yield, p. 262. 

 Grapes — Value of Norton's seedling, p, 262, 

 Green Crops — Value of as manure, p. 231, 242. 

 Grease — To remove from clothes, p. 186. 

 Grass — New method of seeding meadows, p. 9. — 



Herdsgrass preferred to clover, p. 129. 

 Grubbing — A hook for, described, with a cut, p. 78. 



Another implement, p. 275. 

 Grubs— To cure, p. 113. 

 Guano— Its character and properties, p. 196. 



H. 



Hay— To cure, p. 162. Value of crab grass as a hay 

 crop, p. 222. 



Hard Times — Good effects of, on agriculture, p. 59. 

 Herdsgrass — Preferred to clover, p. 129. 

 Hessian Fly — Mr. McKinney's notion, p. 176. Com- 

 mented on, p. 212. 

 Health — To preserve, p. 136. 



Henrico Agricultural Society — Their fifth meeting, p. 



153. Sixth do. p. 267. 

 Hinge — Description of a cheap and durable one, with 



a cut, p. 155. 



Hill Sides — Description of an implement for laying 

 off com rows on hill sides, p. 18. 



Horses — To cure inflamed eyes, p. 122. Proper mode 

 of feeding, p. 185, 238. To purge, p. 242. To cure 

 the hooks, p. 257. 



Horse Shoes — Improvement in, p. 58. 



Horsepower — Some excellent suggestions concerning, 

 p. 30. Hall's patent described with a cut, p. 224. 



Hogs — Proper management of hogs that run out, p. 

 42. General directions for managing, p. 61, 250. 

 A description of the Sand Hill hog, illustrated with 

 a cut, p. 220, 257. 



Home Industry — The best protection for home manu- 

 factures, p. 52. 



Hooks— Nature of and remedy for the disease, p, 257. 



I. 



Ink — To make indelible ink, p. 40. 

 Industry — Anecdote illustrating the effects of indus- 

 try, p. 230. 



Improvement — Dr. Morton's method of improving ex- 

 hausted land, p. 146. Another, p. 149, 216. 



Ivory — To restore its whiteness when discolored by 

 age, p. 187. 



Ivy — To extirpate, p. 77 



Lamp — A lard lamp recommended and described, 



with a cut, p. 244. 

 Lettuce — To have early, p. 79. 



Leveller — Description of an implement for levelling 

 ploughed land, p. 166. 



Lice — To remove lice from cattle, p. 75. See Cab- 

 bages. 



Lime — Its effect upon vegetables, p. 79. Its effect 

 upon sorrel, p. 98, 198. Combined with salt and 

 ashes for manuring, p. 217. When and how lime 

 should be used, p. 151. To remove lime spots from 

 woollen clothes, p. 186. 



Locust — The value of the locust tree with directions 

 for its cultivation, p. 80. 



Looking Glass — The farmer's, p. 225. 



M. 



Machinery — Difficulty of making machinery for our 

 farmers, p, 205. 



Manure — Proper mode of applying, p. 70. Experi- 

 ments with decomposed animal matter, p. 11. Mr. 

 Jones' mode of managing stable manure, p. 107. 

 Directions for managing the dung heap, p. 118. 

 Use of manure dispensed with, p. 136. A synopsis 

 of Mr. Gaylord's essay on manures, p. 150. An 

 excellent arrangement for saving manure, p. 271. 

 See Bommer. 



Marl — An apparatus for testing described, with a cut, 

 p. 203. 



Meadmvs — A new mode of renovating, p. 9. 

 Meckle?iburg Club — Report from, p. 171. Commented 

 on, p. 172. 



Milk — Cellars recommended for dairies, p. 229. Pro- 

 per form for milch cows, p. 231. 

 Mirrors — To clean, p. 155. 



Molasses — Made from apples, p. 1 19. Recommended 



as food for horses and hogs, p. 120. 

 Mud — The value of river mud as manure, p. 6, 19, 



215. Proper mode of treating mud for manure, p. 



151. 



O. 



Old Fields — The proper mode of treating piny old 

 fields, p. 84. 



Orchards — Too much neglected in the South, p. 268. 

 Overseers — The effect they produce upon the agricul- 

 ture of the South, p. 271 . Their wages, p. 234, 276. 

 Oxen — Effects of training, p. 257. 



P. 



Paint — Recipe for an economical paint, p. 57. An~ 

 other, p. 104. h - 



