576 
Index. 
Health, Influence of Agricul- 
ture on, 216 
Health of Animals, 267 
History of a Sod, 370 
Hop, its Cultivation, 436 
Harvest Moon, 537 
History of Staten Island, 536 
Incomparable Wash, 170 
Importance of Good Seed, 397 
June in Prospect, 241 
July in Prospect, 289 
Juniperine, 381 
Kendall's Churn, 224 
Kyanizing Wood, 298 
Looking Glass for Birds, .... 221 
Lime, 319 
Lake Seneca, 451 
Lafayette Moonshine, 416 
Lillies, Japan, 133 
Meteorological Observations, 
13, 96, 144, 192, 240, 288, 
336, 384, 432, 480, 574 
Meteorological Phenomenon, . 233 
Melon Liquor, Ill 
Manures, 112 
Millett, Analysis of, 498 
Meeting of Ex. Com. N. Y. S. 
Ag. Society,. 124, 184, 222, 280 
May in Prospect, 193 
Marine Villa 248 
Mount Airy Institute, 312 
Management of Soils, 52 
New and Rare Plants, 48 
Nevk^ Anaesthetic Agent, . 94 
New Garden Plants, 187 
New Matei-ial for Roofing,. . . . 265 
Notes on the Season, .... 252, 263 
Natural Sciences, 347 
Niagara Falls, 449 
November in Prospect, 481 
Northern Wintei-, 226 
Nutritive Qualities of Beans,.. 547 
Opening of the Season, 145 
Our Journal, 141 
Oak and the Ash Leaf, 349 
October in Prospect, 433 
Oaks of the State of N. York, 490 
Osage Orange, 532 
Osiei- Wifiow, 17 
'Qoultry Feeding Hopper, ... 64 
1 Pomologv,. . . 84, 86, 123, 524 
Plow, Cast Iron, 137 
Plows, Trial of, in England, . . 139 
Pi-actical Science, 147 
Potato, Composition of the,. . . 197 
Potato Disease, 210, 518 
Plants, Origin of, 258, 413 
Pear, Early Fruitfulness, 360 
Pomological Convention, 567 
Potato Disease, 565 
Readers and Friends, ...... 3 
Review of the Seasons, . . 6 
Rain, at Williamstown College, 33 
Rural Architecture, . . 49, 209, 
248, 350, 507, 535 
Rice, Northern, 181 
Rose, Longevity of the, 352 
Rhubarb, 358 
Rumex Crispus, 402 
Rain Water, Action of, 453 
Rail Ways, Effects of, 484 
Science with Practice, 20 
Theory with Practice,.... 167* 
Science in the Kitchen, 505 
Science of Fai-ming, 513 
Steaming Food, 37 
Starch, &c., as Food, 43 
Statistics, 128, 234 
Sagacity of the Ass, 44 
Scientific and Practical Ag., . . 225 
Signs of Rain, 238 
Strawberries, Cultivation of,.. 244 
" Swainstone, 247 
" Question, 392 
" Cultivation, 425 
Salt for Dai)y Purposes, 279 
Substitute for Silk, 279 
Sorrel, to Destroy, 319 
Striped Bug, 321 
Seed, Importance of Good,. . . 397 
Sheep killed by Dogs, 415 
State Fair at Buffido, 478 
Steam Labor, 527 
Subsoil Plowing, 546 
rprees, Transplanting, 105 
JL Trees, Cultivation of Shade, 107 
Trees, Affected by Lightning,. 294 
Trees, Choice of, 486 
Tomato, Cultivation, &c., .... 457 
Threshing Machines, 212 
Turtle Soup Bean, 570 
Useful Insects, 323, 422 
Uses of Gutta Percha, . . . 198 
Vegetable, Diseases, .46 
View of Head of George, 165 
Vestiges of Natural Histoiy, , . 200 
Vegetable Food, &c., 446 
White Flower, Spiced, .... 258 
Wool Depot, 260 
White Wash, 447 
Wheat, Increasing Crop ofj. . . 524 
' Winter iu Prospect, 530 
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