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CONTENTS OF NOVEMBER NUMBER. 
Page. 
Arabian and Persian Horses, \ ooi 
Blight in Pear TrePs, ] 
Sketches of the West, No. 6, 1 g 22 
Observations to Planters, J 
American Plows in England, ------ 323 
Chemical Solution for Seeds, } 
Disease in Potatoes, > - 324 
Odd Rows of Corn, ) 
Nursery and Garden of Messrs. Winter & Co., ) _ _ «> 25 
The Oregon, J 
Seventeenth Annual Show of the 1 g 2 g 
American Institute, J 
Queens County Show, ------- 327 
Premature Births, 
Keeping Pumpkins, 
Fatting Animals, 
Prices of Fancy Poultry,. 
Miscellaneous, - -- -- -- -- 329 
Postage, Franking, &c., H., i 330 
Agriculture in Scotland, John P. Norton, j 
Plant Lice Destroyed by Ladybirds, A Canadian Naturalist, ) ... 
Wool Growing, R. L. Allen, ) 
Manure of Pigeons, Chas. H. Raymond, - - - - 333 
Guano Manure, J. E. Teschemacher, ... - 334 
Gama and Bermuda Grass, Thomas Spaulding, ) » 
“ “ “ Thomas Affleck, \ 
A Poultry House, Poulterer’s Companion, - 336 
The Cotton Gin, M. W. Philips, - - - - 337 
The Policy of American Farmers, R., ... - 338 
Merino Sheep, L. F. Allen, * - - - - 339 
Sorrel and Sour Soils, Wm. Partridge, \ 
Dogs and Cats, Thomas Affleck, > ... 340 
Dutch and Yankee Teams, A Buckeye, ) 
Costly Fences, Putnam, 
Fine Cattle for the South, R. H. Hendrickson, } - - 341 
Helps in Reading Agricultural Works, T., 
A Corn Shelter, 343 
Tussac Grass, ‘ 
Lady Barrington, 3d, ) 
Hens, Q., r “ * * 344 
Seeding Grass Lands in Georgia, W. M. S., ) 
The Locust Tree, A Subscriber, j _ _ _ 345 
The New York State Agricultural Society, 5 
Northern Calendar for November,.346 
Foreign Agricultural News, Instructions for Using Guano, &c., 34/ 
Editor’s Table, Agricultural Survey and Products, ) 349 
Profit of Growing Mustard Seed, Disease in Potatoes, &c., ) 
Review of the Market, - 351 
