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or indirectly to Cattle, Flowers, 
Poultry , Insects. Manures. Trees, 
IPeetfc, ete., be found indexed 
under these general heads. 
A 
Acre, Plant Another.232 
Aftermath.410 
Agricultural Chemistry, 9—Chat, 
Pr. List, 1—College, Indiana, 100 
—Ohio, 100—Experiment Stations, 
149—Fairs for 1832, 354-386— 
Abuses, 326—Lectures in Phila¬ 
delphia, 6. 
Ailanthus Tree.361 
American Agriculturist,Growth of, 
Pr. List, 2—At the West, 6—Pub¬ 
lishers’ Notices, 33-35-42-80-81-123- 
124. 
American Agricultural Ass'n—101 
American Museum of Natural His¬ 
tory. 19 
American Plants in England. 62 
Ammonia Water. 66 
Animals, Domestic, Daily Food Ra¬ 
tion, 524—Housing, 536—Study of, 
481. 
Ants in the Lawn, 307-385—Traps 
for, 174. 
Apple, Lady,100—Grimes Golden, 21 
—Pulper, Home-made, *19—Scab, 
537—Structure of, *65. 
Apples, American, in England, 510 
—For Export, 356—Keeping, 424— 
Ficking, 397. 
Aprons for Children.*..210 
Arboretum, The Arnold.75 
Artichokes, 174—for Swine. 34 
Ash Bin.*..416 
Ashes, Value of.366-485 
Asparagus—Planting, etc.142-235-317 
-479-Seed, 548. 
Asphalt Walks.222 
Autumn Shooting.*..353 
Autumn Reveries.393 
B 
Bag-Holder.*..532 
Baking Powder—Iodine Trick...215 
Bamboos.*..251 
Barbary, The. 22 
Barley, Varieties.*..244 
Barn, Cellars, Abuse of, 188—Door 
Fastening, *20 - *371 - *410 — For 
Grain and Stock, 106—On Medium 
Bank, *231—Plan, Medium Size, 
368—Yards, 327. 
Bartholemew’s Experiments—198 
Barrel Header.*..348 
Bass, Black, Northern and South¬ 
ern.*..325 
Beans, English, 142-*206—On Corn 
Stalks, 375—Plant More, 277—Snap 
an i Shell, *143. 
Bear, Cinnamon,, from Pennsyl¬ 
vania .265 
Bedbugs.115 
Beds. Pr. List. 6 
Bee Notes for Jan., 5—Feb., 48- 
March, 93—Apr., 149-May, 192— 
June, 239—July, 284—August, 318 
Sep., 362—Oct., 339—Nov., 482— 
Dec., 524. 
Beef Lifter.*..202-531 
Beets for the Garden....142 
Beets, Pitting Field.535 
Bins, Steps and Angles in.* 477 
Bindweed.*. .292 
Birds, and Canker Worms, 18—and 
Grapes, 34—Eating the Potato 
Beetle, 330. 
Blackberries.276-317 
Blackberries, Setting Out__ 174 
Black Walnut Planting.524 
Bladder Nut, Japan.373 
Blasting Out Stumps.175 
Book Clubs. 255 
Books.—B ovine Scourges, 8—Chem¬ 
istry of the Farm, 98—Coniferae, 
Manual of, 127—Guenon on Milch 
Cows, 511—Injurious Insects of 
the Farm and Garden, 349—Insects 
of Farm and Garden, 98—On the 
Rose, 511—Peach Culture, 98- 
Sweet Potato Culture, 98. 
Boots, Care in Wet Weather.127 
Boots, Water-proof.174 
Bones, Treatment of.188 
Box, Bushel.*.. 9 
Boxes for the Barn.*. .295 
Boy s Book-plot. . 222 
Boys, Give a Chance to ..Pr. List, 5 
Brains in Farming. 198 
Bread.251-417 
read and Gems, Londoner’s Quan¬ 
dary.162 
Breed, What is a..548 
Broom Corn, Cutting.367 
Bronchitis, Remedies for. 59 
Brush Puller .404 
Brussels Sprouts.142-*539 
Buckwheat. 274-387 
Budding. *..316 
Bulbs, 396-421-Gladiolus. 197, Tube¬ 
rose, 197— What to Do With, 521. 
Bull-harness. *..249 
Burn-heap, The. 191 
Burning Bush, Broad-leaved.. .*. .21 
Burr Stone for Mills. 75 
Bushel Crate.324 
Butcher’s Broom.*.. 63 
Butter, Globule,The, 14—False, Cot¬ 
ton Seed Oil, 424—Packing to 
Keep, 174-Pail *59-Storage, *407 
— Why it Comes, 364. 
Boys, Keep on The Farm_552 
Boys’ and Girls' Columns. 
A Air is Moist, *26—Alaska, How 
Large? 257—Arithmetic, Geom¬ 
etry, Euclid, 339—“Aunt Sue:" 
B Obituary, 116—Bears in the 
Schoolroom, *68 — Boy, Run 
C Away to Sea, 116—Candy Pull¬ 
ing, 118—Chinese Restaurant, 
514—Christmas Pies, 544—Chairs, 
Odd, 418—Children in the Gar¬ 
ret, 70 — Christmas Stocking 
Puzzle, 545—Cities of the World, 
338—Clouds, Names of the, 161 
—Collections, Boys' and Girls’, 
340—Copper, Where It Comes 
D From, 68—Daisy and the School- 
house Key, *214 — Dishcloth, 
Vegetable, 378—Doctor’s Corres¬ 
pondence, 418— Doctor’s Talks. 
26-68-116-212-256-298-338-378 - 419 - 
500-543—Anemometer, 116—Bo¬ 
tanical Names, 298—Chestnuts, 
Beechnuts, Acorns, 419—Cocoa, 
not Cocoanut, 500—Corn, Why it 
Pops, 26—Flowers and Fruit or 
Seeds, 338—Flowers of Grass, 
293—Freezing Water,*68—Fruits, 
Apple, Rose, Mulberry, Fig, 
etc., 378—Head of Timothy, 298 
Museum, Home, 165—Nuts Are 
Fruits, 419—Rain and Clouds, 
164—St. John’s Wort, 298-Struc- 
E ture of Flowers, 256-293—Egg, 
F Odd Easter, 213—Farewell to 
the ' Woods, 420—Fisherman’s 
Daughter, 253—Fourth of July, 
299-300—Frost and Snow, 26- 
Frost Cracks in the Ground. 212 
G —Gall, Vagabond, *418—Hail 
H Stones, 378—Hat, Mark its Hight, 
117—Hygroscope, 26 — Hygro- 
I meters, etc., 26—Italy, Few 
J Things About, 213—Jamie and 
the Thanksgiving Dinn r, *502— 
K Key-hole, Lost, 117—Kittens, A 
L Basketful, *166—Lessons About 
Flowers, 212-Long Days, 257— 
M Marsh Wren’s Nest, *339—Mic¬ 
roscope, Nobert’s Lines, 258 — 
O Old Sights With New Eyes, 379 
—Owl Family at Home, 299— 
P Paper Ornaments, *117—Pea¬ 
nuts, 213—Picnic on Bearhill, 
*379—Postal Card from Japan, 
*165—Poplars, 418—Puzzle Box, 
26-69-165-212-257-299-379-501-543— 
R Rain 
and Bruin, .. - 
S Plow, 257,-Romidij Robin, 
Salt, 257CTSp'a v Khella, etc., 33SLI 
School Tax in 'California, 213- 
Shadow Buff, '544—Silk Worm 
Family, 501—Six Problems, 213— 
T Specific Gravity, 69—Thanksgiv¬ 
ing Games, 500 —Telegraphic 
W Alphabet, 164—Tricks and Puz¬ 
zles, *544—Water Witch, Voyage 
of, *340 — Weather Man, 26 — 
Wind, 116. 
c 
Cabbages and Cabbage Stems, *208 
—Brussels Sprouts, *539 — Early 
and Late, 142—Keeping, 535—Kohl 
Itabi, 144-*208—Savoy, *209—Win¬ 
tering, 479. 
Camelia Cuttings in Water.305 
Canning Fruits and Vegetables..296 
Cardoon.144-*252 
Car Loud, A. 36 
Catarrh—Remedies. 50 
Catalogues Acknowledged.. .126-173 
Catch-All.*..297 
Cattle-Breeding from Scrubs, 321 
—Calf, to Prevent Sucking, *410 
—Contagious Disease in, 102-S47— 
Devons or Jerseys, 385—Guern¬ 
sey, 103—Guernsey Bull “ Gypsy 
Boy.’ 103—Hereford,*151-Holland, 
*13—Hornless, Made Artificially, 
349—In the Highway, 248—Jerseys, 
290—Jersey Cow, “Leda,” *55- 
Jersev Herd-books, etc., 424—Jer¬ 
seys, Sale of Simpson’s, 307—Pois¬ 
oned by Paint, 387—Red Polled, 
402—Suffering from Piles, 100- 
Trouble Brewing, *313. 
Cattle-Tie, Improved.*,.19 
Cattle-Tie, Prof. Shelton’s_*. .104 
Cauliflowers, etc.’... .142-530 
Cellar, Ventilating a, *25—Frost¬ 
proof, *395—Window, Handy, *16.2 
Celeriac.*..538 
Celery, Care of, 356-397—Planting, 
293—Sowing, 142—Turnip-rooted, 
*538—Wintering, 479-535. 
Census Items, 46-263-346-348—Cen¬ 
tre of Population, 346—Dairy Pro¬ 
ducts, 328—Farms and Farm Ani¬ 
mals, 328—Farms, Value of in U. 
S„ 250—Grain States, 330—Heat 
and Cold, 346—Land in the U. S. 
for each Inhabitant, 103—Popula¬ 
tion Above Sea Level, 316—Public 
Schools, 174—Rainfall, 346—States 
by Population, 422—10 Years’ Gain 
in Population, *282-Tobacco, 316 
—Voters, 346—Wheat vs. Gold, 
346—Wool Grown and Imported, 
329. 
Chain for Hauling BoulderB. .*. .309 
Chair from Packing-box. 377 
Chair, Barrel-frame.*..255 
Chard, Swiss, for Greens.* 159 
Cheese, Cottage.115-245 
Cherry, Kentish.*..23 
Cherry, Wild, for Stocks. 31 
Chestnuts, Spanish. 34 
Chicken Cholera, 525—Coop, Fold¬ 
ing-wire, *245—Chicken Pasture, 
* 102-Raising, 154-360. 
Chickens, Early Spring.105 
Chickens, Feeding Crop for...*. .11 
Children.24 
Children’s Flower-bed.197 
Chilblains. 45 
Chimney Brush.*. .66 
Chisel Jack. *..491 
Chives.496 
Christmas, 529—Cross, 540—Decora¬ 
tions, 511—Eve, 542—Gifts, 541. 
Churning by Wind-power.*..332 
Cider Making.496 
Cions and Cuttings.521 
Cisterns. Cheap. 337 
Cities of the U. 8.222 
City People in the Country.232 
Climbing Plants, Supports.196 
Clod Crusher.*157-*203 
Closet, Outside, for Kitchen..*..336 
Clothes Line Elevator.*..416 
Clothing.336-498 
Clover, Leaves Spotted, 220—Plant 
367—Seeding to, 141. 
Coal Bin.*. .66 
Coins New,Weighing.100 
Cold Frames.109-478 
Consumption.265 
Cooking. Good and Bad.211 
Cooking Recipes—B eefsteak, 254 
—Blanc Mange, 361—Corn Bread, 
etc., 67-101—Corn Cake, 67-101— 
Corn, Cancin^.G’reen, 417—Celery, 
3j-163r^Eg^ (Gravy, 337—Gem Rec- 
Stewing Over, 67—Pickles, Hints 
About, 377—Pickles and Pickling, 
336—Potato Balls, 66—Potatoes, 
Broiled, 66—Potatoes, Fricasseed, 
66 — Potato Salad, 66 — Spiced 
Pickles, 510—Tomato Catsup, 336. 
Cooling Frame for Pies, etc.377 
Corn as Fuel, 266—Changing Seed, 
100 — Crop, Value of, 402 — Fed 
Whole to Horses, 266—Fodder, 
395-422 — Fodder Holder, *20 — 
House, Maryland, *488 — Husks, 
Use for, 504—Late Cultivation, 314 
—Late Fodder, 307—Late Plant¬ 
ing, 236—Harvesting, *355—Mar¬ 
ker, *101-*203—Protected from 
Crows by Tar, 322—Raise Your 
Own Seed, 237—Salad, 538—Select¬ 
ing Seed, 355—Shocking Horse, 
*367—Smut, 397—Stalks, Loading, 
407. 
Corn-Raising, Prizes for Delaware 
Boys, 196. 
Cotton Crop, 547—Seed Cake, etc , 
205—Oil in Butterine, 424. 
Cow, Cure for Self-Sucker....*..205 
Cow Teat, Side Hole in.. 8 
IF ©IT YrQWiS. 
Cow-Pea. Uses at the North.411 
Cow-Grass.509 
Cows English Prize.*..525 
Crops with Wet Feet, 140—Rotation 
of 519—What to Raise.. 528. 
Crows Made Useful.196 
Cranberry Culture.161 
Cucumbers, Early.142 
Currant Bushes, Planting and Va¬ 
rieties, 141. 
Currants.190 
Cuts and Wounds, Pr. List . 6 
Cuttings, Striking in Winter.4S7i \ 
Crops and Prices.401-511 
D 
Dakota Crops.4S2 
Dakota Trees.383 
Dandelion, Imp’d. *..414 
Darwin, Charles, Death of.264 
Decorations for Christmas.211 
Desk, Home-Made.*115-*336 
Dioscorea.*208 
Ditching Devices.*..201 
Dog and Gun.487 
Dogs, Cure for Mange.175 
Door-Mats, Home-Made.*..235 
Door Scrapers. *498-*541 
Draining Errors.V.534 
Draining Tile.490 
Drain Stopped by Roots. 8 
Drinks for the Hay Field.236 
Duck, The Mallard.10S 
Ducks, Aylesbury.*..285 
Durra, Experiments with.203 
Durra Corn or Rice Corn. 45 
E 
Eat, What to.337 
Earth Worms. 59 
Editorial Ramblings.*..47 
Egg Carrier, 533—Shirrer, *67—Tes¬ 
ter, *211—Timer, *67. 
Egg Plants. 190 
Eggs and Shortening, 54—Breeding 
for, 491—Preserved, 36-115-266-410 
Egyptian Farming.*. .403 
Employment for Winter Evenings, 
521. 
Ensilage Co gress. 99 
Ensilage, Facts About.289 
Ensilaging Corn Fodder.406 
Experiments in Feeding Hay, 236- 
Hogs, 410—with Potatoes, Corn, 
and Cotton, 198—with Poultry, 
*408. 
Exports and Imports.400 
F 
Fairchild’s Experiments. 94 
Family Pets.*..187 
Fancy Work.*..499 
Farm Accounts, Pr. List, 2 -Homes 
at the West, 71—Propagandise:, 
486—Selection of, 477—Work for 
February, 44—March, 92—May, 188 
—June, 232—August, 314—Septem¬ 
ber, 354—October, 394. 
Farmers’ Club, of Madison, Miss., 
128. 
Farming as an Occupation, George 
Geddes, 17. 
Fattening Animals Early.354 
Feed Boxes, Out-of-door.*. .10S 
Feeding Values.106-156 
Felons and Boils. 163 
Fence, Barbed Wire, 36-*57—Sup¬ 
ports, *409—Post Driver, *287-*530 
—Posts To Prevent Splitting, 530 
Fence Rows, Cleaning.*..519 
Fences Lifted by Frost.*..531 
Fern Turtle from Japan.*..375 
Ferns for the Dwelling.374 
Fertilizer Drill. 493 
Fertilizer Experiments Proposed, 
148. 
Fertilizers and Farm Manures, 198 
—Extent of the Trade, 128—Ex¬ 
periments with, by Prof. Atwa¬ 
ter, 94—For House Plants, 63. 
Field, Improved .*..15 
Fire-wood.534 
Flannel, Red.263 
Fieabane.*. .495 
Flies and Mosquitoes. 306 
Florida, Milk and Butter in.345 
Florida, Winter Life in.504 
Flower Garden and Lawn in Janu¬ 
ary, 3—In February, 45—In March, 
93—Seeds Sown in Autumn, 415. 
Flowers for Free Cutting, 206—For 
Garden, 197—For Winter, 504— 
Prepare for Winter, 277. 
Flowers, Abutilon, 266—Autumn, 497 
—Balm Bee, *373-Begonia, Tuber¬ 
ous-rooted, 22—Butterworts, *207 
—Christmas Roses, *160—Chry¬ 
santhemums for the Window, 50- 
356—Why so Few, 277—Clematis, 
*159—Scarlet, of Texas, 22—Dah¬ 
lia, Single, *21—Everlasting, 65- 
Gladiolus, *537—Golden Bell, 209- 
Hydrangea, as a Standard, 22- 
Larkspurs, Annual, 272—Lilies, 
Japan and others, *64 — Lilies, 
Small-flowered, *333— Lilies, Span¬ 
ish, *537—Narcissus, a Beautiful, 
*294—Oswego Tea,*373—Pinguicu- 
la, *207—Phlox, Drummond’s, *llt 
—Primrose, Chinese, 536 — Py- 
rethrums. Double, 373 — Roses, 
Christmas, 538—Rosa Rugosa, as 
a Standard, 8—Skullcap, *413 — 
Snowball, Japanese, 373—Star of 
Bethlehem, *335 -Sunflowers, 127- 
175-*537—Globe, *111—Sweet Peas, 
160—Veronicas,*495—Violets, New 
Bedding, *373-Wild, in Garden, 
191 — Wake Robin, *62 — Yucca, 
Red-flowered, *373. 
Fodder Corn, 175—Crops, 536—Rack, 
*15—Rations, 106-156. 
Folding Table for Porcli.*..296 
Food, Influence of Variety, 545— 
Not Assimilated, 51—Notes on, 
347-421—To Work on, 233. 
Forage Crop, New, Teosinte.108 
Forage Crops of the Southwest.323 
Forests, Our Waning.319 
Forests, State Bounties.237 
Forestry and the Census, 175—Meet¬ 
ing, 264—Museum of, 19. 
Fountains, To Make Cheap....*..528 
Fowls, Cure for Scaly Legs, 128- 
Feeding Trough *175—Nest Boxes 
for, *54—Pure Bred, Rearing, 369 
Freezing of Plants.539 
Frost-bites . 25 
Fruit, Drying, for Home Use, *337- 
*416 —Dryer, Home-Made, 387— 
Evaporated, 277 -Garden, 45 — 
Garden in January, 3 —How to 
Get Higli Prices, 234 — Trees, 
Young, 479—Thinning, 276—What 
to Plant, 100. 
Fuel.266 
c 
Garden, Beginning a, 479—Farmers’, 
422—Implements, 144—Long Rows 
In, 143—Preparation for Spring, 
520—Work for May, 189-190—For 
June, 235. 
Gardens, Workingmen's.*111 
Gate, A Sliding, *20—Double Spring 
Latch, *14—Farm, *202-*484—For 
Foot-path, *371—Half Wire, *530 
—Substitute in Wire Fence, *324 
—Wire Fence, *494-With Sagging 
Bar, *107—With Wooden Hinges, 
*109. 
Geese, Toulouse.*..286 
Girl, Poor Little.545 
Goat, Angora.S49-*364 
Goats as Milk Producers.266 
Gooseberries, Profitable.174-190 
Grafting Wax.220 
Grafts and Stocks.197 
Graham Flour.24-115 
Grain Gamblers.410 
Grain Speculation.264 
Granary Conveniences.*154 
Grape, Concord.174 
Grapes, Keeping. 362-396 
Grape Vines in August, 317—Layer¬ 
ing, *292—Planting, 141—Trellis, 
481. 
Grape Vines, Pruning, in Summer, 
*253—In November, 480—Tuber¬ 
ous-rooted, 251-308. 
Grape Vine, That Old. 90 
Grass, Kentucky Blue, 101-371 -Hun¬ 
garian, 275—Mixture, 489—Velvet, 
387. 
Grasses for Winter Decoration.S74 
Greens, Wild and Cultivated_143 
Greenhouse, Shading. . _220 
Greenhouse and Window Plants, 3- 
45. 
Grindstone, Shaft for.*. .18 
Grindstone Frame.*327 
Grounds, Laying Out.409 
Grubber, Horse.*404 
H 
Hair-balls in a Sheep.2S7 
Hair on the Upper Lip. 307 
Hay, Barn, Nowegian,407—Cutting, 
204-249-284 — Curing, *248 — Load¬ 
ing, *274—Hook, *323. 
Haying Hints.232 
Harness for a Bull.*..249 
Harrow, La Dow.*..223 
Harrow, Round, Ditch Cleaner.*153 
Hartshorn, Spirits of. 66 
Harvesters, Hints to.275 
Harvester, Self-binding.*..247 
Heat, Properties of. 3 
Health-hints for Farmers. .. 232-531 
