INDEX. 



A. 



Agricultural Experiments — How they should be 



conducted, p. 25. / 

 Apple Pudding — Recipe for making, p. 26, 

 Arabian Horses — Their endurance, p. 30. 

 Apples — Extent of the trade in, p. 4 1 . 

 Agricultural Schools — One established in New 



York, p. 50. 

 Agricultural Education — How to be secured, p. 



60. 



Animals — Length of life, p. 72, 



Agricultural Address — Mr. B. F. Minor's re- 

 viewed, p. 88. 



Ague and Fever — Causes of, p. 150. 



Agricultural Clubs — Advantages and importance 

 of, p. 209. 



An Amherst Farm — Description of, p. 217. 

 Ayrshire Cattle— Mr. HaxalPs, p. 230. 

 Andirons — Novel and useful mode of construc- 

 tion, p. 243. 



Artichoke The Jerusalem Artichoke recom- 

 mended, p. 245. 



Asparagus — Valuable effects of pouring brine 

 on asparagus beds, p. 262. 



Ammonia — The great source of, p. 44, 



B. 



Batter Cakes — Recipe for, p. 33. 

 Broom Corn — Value of the crop, p. 33. 

 Bathing — Recommended, p. 38, 175. 

 Burns — To cure, p. 38 



Breeding — How to obtain males and females at 

 at pleasure, p. 46. Mr. Jaques' rules for 

 breeding, p. 164. 



Bacon — How to cure, p. 56. 



Butter — Directions for churning, p. 62. How to 

 keep, p. 66. How to make it good, p. 105, 

 1 06. Large product from a single cow, p. 

 264. Made from vegetables, p. 270. 



Bread — Should be ripe^ p. 106. 



Blacking — A recipe for, p. 109. 



Bees — A patent beehive, p. 114, 276. A hive 

 recommended by the Commissioner of Pa- 

 tents, p. 160. On the management of, p. 224. 



Buckwheat — How to cultivate, p. 166. How 

 much seed to the acre, p. 215. 



Black Hawk — The celebrated Morgan horse, p. 

 205. 



Beans — As food foe horses, p. 248. 

 Biscuits — Recipe for making, p. 274. 



c 



Charcoal — Improved mode of burning, p. 3, 112. 

 Preservative qualities of, p. 45. Value of as 

 a fertilizer, p. 81. Inquiries concerning, p. 

 207. 



Cradles — How to construct, p. 20. 



Currants — Value of imports, p. 20. 



Calves — How to keep, p. 35. 



Corn — Thick planting, p. 36. Directions for 

 soaking and rolling in piaster, p. 52. Culti- 

 vation in drills, p. 56. Mr. Pegram's mode 

 of cultivation, p. 68. Experiments in plant- 

 ing, p. 100. Novel theory, p. 169. Italian 

 mode of cooking, p. 172. Seed corn, p. 204, 

 113. Bushels to the acre, p. 231. An un- 

 common ear of corn, p. 270. Calico corn, p. 

 270. White and yellow, p. 279. 



Cattle — A valuable essay on distemper, p. 39, 

 Mr. Jaques 7 rule for breeding, p. 164. Ayr- 

 shires, Herefords and Durhams, p. 175. Mr. 

 SothanVs Herefords, p. 189. 



Cellar Floors — A cement for, p. 54. 



Clover — Proper depth for seed, p. 58. An ex- 

 periment with oats and clover, p. 70. To 

 cu<re clover hay, p. 147. Seeded in the fall, 

 p. -200. 



Cows — To secure constant milkers, p. 63. New 

 method of ascertaining qualities, p. 106. Di- 

 rections for keeping, p. 202. Trade of the 

 West, p. 227. Gen. Steinbergen's, p. 228. 



Coiv Peas — Value as an improver, p. 66. 



Colmarfs Tour — The 5th No. reviewed, p. 96. 

 Do. 6th, p. 154. 



Corn Planter — One described, with a cut, p. 77. 



Composting— How to manage, p. 80, 158, 200. 



Carrots — Their value as food for horses, p. 83, 

 268. 



Cheap Cisterns — Directions for making, p. 86. 

 Corn Shelter — Burrall's described, with a cut, p. 



93. Another, p. 249. 

 Corn Mill — Plant's patent, with a cut, p. 117. 



Another, p. 264. 



