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CONTENTS Of VOLUME IV. 
Page, 
Pigeons, to breed. 32 
“ Wild, described. 33 
Piggery, Plan of.. 88 
Planting, Proper Mode of.. 138 
Plants, Food of.. 100 
“ High Prices of, in England.. 310 
Plowing, its Importance. 311 
“ Ridges. 343 
Plows, the Best. 185 
“ A Kicking One. 379 
“ to diminish Draught in. 290 
Plow Factory, a Yankee Visit to.374 
Plum, the Chickasaw, described. 248 
Pork, Directions for Packing..... 13 
“ Quantity Packed at the West. 98 
Potash, to make. 105 
Potatoes, Imported. 15 
“ Large.35, 07 
“ Sugar from. 36 
** Diseases in. 50 
“ to boil. 96 
“ Uncut, Best for Planting. 100 
A Prevention of Rot in...110, 362, 380, 381 
“ Large Product of. 132 
11 Culture of..... i.137,221 
“ How Prepared for Stock. 357 
Potato Bread, to make. 288 
“ Starch, to make. 357 
Poudrette, its Great Value... 115 
Poultry, to protect from Vermin. 38 
“ House, described. 97 
“ Gapes or Pip, to cure. 97 
li Great Display and Production of.. 163 
“ Profits of. 163 
“ Dorkings, described. 204 
“ Roup in, how cured. 209 
“ how to breed. 224 
“ Muscovy Ducks, described. 225 
“ A Variety of.298 
Produce, High Prices of... 366 
Proud Flesh in Wounds, how cured. 86 
Provisions, Directions for Packing.13, 186 
“ Imported into England.226 
Quinces. Chinese. 
163 
R. 
Rabbits, how Caught. 66 , 98 
“ to prevent injuring Fruit Trees. 163 
Reaping Machine, Hussey’s. 300 
Reins, Check or Bearing, Objectionable. 316 
Rhubarb Leaf, a Large One. 287 
“ Oxalic Acid in. 293 
Rice, Cultivation of.53, 85 
“ in the Philippine Islands.252 
“ a New Species, described. 323 
Roller described, and Illustrated. 139 
Rooks, Utility of. 67 
Rosa Rubifolia, or Prairie Rose. 220 
Rotation of Crops practised on Long Island.—... 42 
“ on Dr. Pool’s Farm. 208 
“ in Scotland. 210 
“ Mr. Hammond’s. 266 
“ Theory of.. 289 
Rust, to prevent, on Tools. 330 
Rye, St. John’s Day Rye.,. 239 
“ Multicole, Noticed. 301 
S. 
Sago, Palmist, described. 99 
Salt (see Manures), for Manure and Destroying Weeds. 79 
Sap Generates Buds. 310 
Scab in Sheep, Cure for. 141 
Schoolmaster and the School. 379 
Sheep, Sale of Mr. Groves’ Saxons. 12 
“ Pedigree of M r. Jarvis’.. 12 
<l Southdown and Cheviots... 19 
“ Driving to the West. 26 
“ Mr. Clift’s Mutton. 45 
“ on the Prairies. 55 
“ Fat Tail. 67 
“ Bathing prevents Scours in. 68 
“ Major Reybold’s Fat. Ill 
“ Slaughtered for PI ides and Tallow. 124 
“ Inquiries respecting... 139 
M Cheviots, Imported.. 176 
“ “ Very Large. 191 
“ to make an Ewe own her Lamb. 191 
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Sheep, Prolific Ewe. 192 
“ Southdowns Imported. 203 
“ Composition for Dipping. 226 
“ Large Fleeces in the South. 239 
“ Management of, at the West. 247 
“ how Bred. 253 
“ An Old One. 259 
“ Destroyed by Dogs. 262 
“ Water in Head. 290 
“ for the South. 336 
“ Sale of Rambouillet. 337 
“ Salve for, how made. 357 
“ Merino. 370 
“ Rambouillet. 382 
“ Husbandry in Spain.24, 46, 82, 117, 148 
“ in Vermont.58, 251,316 
“ in the South. 85 
“ in Florida. 89 
“ in Kentucky. 146 
“ in the West. 247 
Silk Raising in the United States. 171 
Soap, how made.223, 257 
Soil, Weight of, per Acre. 99 
“ how to improve... 333 
Soiling Cows, and other Stock. 75 
Sore Throat, to cure. 95 
Sorrel, to destroy. 100 
Souse, to make. 95 
Spencer, Earl, Obituary Notice of.. 356 
Sponge Cake, how to make.;. 222 
Stables of Mr. Gibbons, described. 120 
how made for Horses.173, 205, 236,269, 299, 336, 364 
“ Mr. Pell’s described. 185 
“ for Cattle, how made. 329 
Staves, Sizes and Description of.-'.234 
Steam Power applied to Agriculture. 357 
Steeping Seeds. 68 , 99, 221 
Stevens, Samuel, Obituary Notice of.. 15 
Stock in Alabama. 156 
“ in Mississippi.253 
“ Mr. Halsey’s. 298 
“ Food for, how to economise. 330 
“ Care of..369 
“ Notices of.... 382 
Strawberry, the Cultivation of..81, 312 
“ to grow Early. 99 
“ a Dissertation on.244 
“ Different Varieties of..273 
“ an Immense One.289,357 
Straw Cutter, Hovey’s. 216 
Subscribers to Agricultural Papers, who they are.248 
“ to Our. 361 
Subsoil Plowing. 112 
“ Benefits of.337 
Sugar on the Highlands, Product of.. 70 
“ its Uses and Cultivation. 106 
“ New Patent for Purifying. 163 
“ from Corn Stalks. 171 
“ Maple, made in Vermont. 229 
“ Cane, when introduced into United States. 293 
“ “ Analyzed. 324 
“ Crop of Louisiana. 325 
Sulphuric Acid (see Bones). 
Sunflower Seeds for Poultry. 161 
Swan, the Black, described. 129 
Sweetmeats, Directions for Making. 189 
Swine, Large Berkshire.70,86, 184 
Running at Large. 76 
Raising. 138 
Sent to the South. 176 
Spring Pigs most Profitable. 217 
Great Yield of Pork from Berkshires. 240 
Diseases in. 254, 279 
Cure for Piles in. 262 
Prolific. 290 
Extraordinary. 290 
Garlic, a Cure for Epidemic in. 296 
Fattening.297 
Swiney, or Shoulder Sprain, Description and Remedy. 84 
T. 
Tea, Nutritive Qualities of.. 31 
Thresher and Horse Power. 60 
Thrift and Unthrift, History of. ...258, 322, 355 
Timber, Best Time for Cutting. 18 
to prevent Dry Rot in..100,290 
“ Rule for Measuring.249 
Toads, their Utility.224 
Tobacco, Cultivation of..85, 119 
Tools, to preserve from Rust... 330 
“ il from Decay. 335 
Transmutation of Oats to Rye. 35 
Travels in North America, by Charles Lyell.382 
