CONTENTS OP VOLUME VIII. 
Page. 
Fountains, Ornamental 184 
Fowl, Game, described. 176 
Fowls, Bam-Door, Sagacity of. 66 
" Cochin-china 377 
« Best Pood for 356 
" Game, vs. Dorkings 161 
Foxes, Store of Food of in Lair 227 
France, Agricultural Products of. 36 
Frogs, Utility of 131 
Frost and Snow, at New Orleans 125 
Fruit Gatherers 268 
" Kinds of, for Cultivation 188 
" Scarcity of 365 
Fruits, Choice Varieties, List of 354 
" of the South 52, 155, 208, 220, 303 
" Rejected, List of. 353 
" Trees, Propagation by Roots 68 
Furniture, Spots on, how to remove 97 
G 
Game Fowl, described 176 
" Laws, Effects of in Great Britain 1 163 
Garments, Woofen, how to remove Paint from 130 
Gate, Smith's Vertical 367 
Gauge for measuring Cattle 36 
Geese, Prolific 164 
Ginger, Adulteration of 43 
Gooseberries, Cultivation of 240 
Goose, Ancient 291 
Grafting, Curious Device in 148 
" in Mississippi 303 
" Interesting Fact in 312 
Grain and Flour, Preparation of for Market 212 
" New Varieties of from abroad 164 
" Time to harvest 380 
" Sick, in Cows, how to treat 44 
Granary, or Corn House, Construction of 249 
Grapes, Mildew in, Remedy for 260 
Grape Vines, how to protect against Rose Bugs 154 
Grasses, Cultivation of, South 221 
« Described 59, 77, 173, 221 
" Mode of Grafting 99 
Grass, Time for cutting 170 
Green Crops for Manure 152, 157 
Groundnut, American, a Substitute for the Potato 185 
Guano, Application of. . .23, 36, 88, 106, 163, 165, 224, 227, 311, 377 
" Case of Adulterated, in England 125 
" . Effect of on Crops 36, 311 
" Experiments with 88, 311 
« " « on Potatoes 381 
" . Properties of 14, 357 
" . Rules for Knowing Genuine 357 
" Spurious, how to make 200, 260 
" vs. Poudrette 153 
Gullies, how to stop 381 
Gutta-Percha Water Pipes 356 
H 
Hair, Art of Coloring by the Chinese 227 
Hams, Mode of preparing 357 
Hay, Mode of curing 170 
Hedges, how to plant 363 
Hemp in Missouri 302 
Herd Book, English, Price of 333 
Herefords 127, 179 
" Binghams' Sale of 261 
" vs. Devon and Shorthorn Cattle 127 
Hog, Literary Habits of, (pun,) 196 
Hogs, Cholera among in Ohio 292 
" Driven East 160 
" Fattened on Oatmeal 132 
" how to scald 362 
" Number of slaughtered West 209 
« Weight of 164, 196 
Holdings, Small 33, 67 
Home Department 133 
Honey, how to clarify 101 
Honeysuckle, New Variety of 260 
Horse, Blood, Alexander 372 
" Cart, Large 28 
" Changed by Food and Climate 132 
« Known by his Ears 323 
" Model, A 216 
" Musical, A 64 
" Power, Bogardus' 209 
" " Taplin's 280 
" Wooly, exhibited in New York 192 
Horses, Demand for in England 99 
" Food of. 79, 187 
« Management of 150, 187, 223, 224, 251, 272, 313, 335, 364 
" Shearing, or clipping of 13, 67, 99 
Hours, Division of, in Olden Time 357 
Hoven, in Cows, how to treat 220 
Husband, how to win _ ........ 161 
Husbandry, vs. Glory 250* 
Hydraulic Press, used at Britannia Bridge 227 
„ " Ram | 121,204 
Hydrophobia in Cows, how to treat 44 
Ice, Properties of 37 
" Trade, Statistics of 37 
Implements, Agricultural, Inferior 184 
Incubation, Artificial, in France 324 
Ingersoll, Captain, Stable of described 50 
Inquiries, Sundry, by a Virginian 93 
Insects, how to destroy 33, 67 
Insurance 011 Live Stock 292 
Ireland, State of Crops in 260, 291 
" Famine in 227 
Jackson, C. T. Honor conferred on 164, 261 
Jaundice, or Yellows, in Cows, how to treat ... 340 
Jellies for the Sick, how to make 225 
Journals, Agricultural, Influence of 179 
K 
King Birds kill Working Bees 275 
Kirby, Col., Obituary Notice of 344 
Knives, how to clean 164 
Kum-Quat, described 215 
Lactometer, New 157 
Ladder, Folding, described 318 
Lambs, Rearing of 14 
Lands in Eastern Virginia 206 
" Unappropriated, in New Scotland 291 
Lawns, how to clear of Weeds 193 
Lemons, how to keep fresh 130 
Lethargy in Cows, how to treat 305 
Lice, how to kill 103 
Lightning Rods, Choice of 171 
Lime, Application of 152 
" Essential in Madder Dying 132 
" Use of in Vaults 153 
" Water, how to make 260 
" " how to soften 34 
Linen, Extraordinary hoarding up of ' . 34 
" Spots on, how to remove ..." 97 
Lint, or Dust, how to remove from Clothes 7 130 
Liquors, Spirituous, Adulteration of ] 213 
Lock Jaw, Cure of 77 3 g 
" in Cows, how to treat 77! 271 
Louis-Philippe'3 Stud, Sale of '.:'.'.'. 195 
Lozenges, Poisonous 13 
Lumber, Bangor 7777 133 
Lusus Naturae 36, lob, 195 
M 
Macaroni and Vermicelli 216 
Malt Liquors, Adulteration of .' 142 
Mansion of Mr. Capell '. g8 
Mansions, Presidential 150 
Manufactures at the South lgQ, 212 
Manure, Barnyard and Stall-Fed, Difference in 7.7 195 
" Liquid, Application of .. 260 
" " Important Fact in % !-.!!! 99 
Manures, Alkaline, Sources of 777 358 
" Analyses of 777 158, 195 
" Choice of 106, 311 
" ■ Effects of on Plants 99 250 
" Experiments with ' 341 
" Green, described 286 
" Management of. 200 
" Prices of in England 132, 224, 311 
" Special, for Particular Crops 63, 151, 224, 311 
Marl, Champlain, Notice of. 53 
" New-Jersey, Analysis of 376 
Marshes, Salt, Mode of reclaiming 293 
Mattresses, Cotton 49 
" Relative Cost of 64 
nw m „ a„ m -„„ „ „ S 21, 33, 49, 53, 57, 62, 89, 115, 129, 144 
maxims, bayings, stc. . . . J 160} 194) 205j 315j 35^ 312) 313j 35^ 37g 
Meadows 59, 77, 115 
" Overflowing of 23 
Meats, Facts about cooking 163, 225 
Mehemet Ali, Obituary Notice of 324 
Melon Wine 132 
Merinos, Bingham's Sale of 261 
" Col. Randall's 120 
" Premiums offered for 235 
Mildew in Grapes, Remedy for by Bingham 200 
Milk, as an Article of Diet 67 
" Fever in Cows, how to treat 140 
" how to prevent souring in Thunder Storms 257 
