IV 
INDEX. 
Dogs—Hydrophobia and Dog-o-phobia*264 
• Number of in Nevr-York. etc.303 
■■ What shall be done with them? 
Laws in Rhode Island .141 
•• ” Massachusetts—No. II... 171 
-* ’• Wisconsin—No. Ill.205 
•• Wisconsin Law Approved.271 
Drain for House Slops.234 
•• Tile Machine—Winegar’s_*.. 44 
Draining—Briggs’ Apparatus for Lay¬ 
ing Tiles.*..236 
Cost of.198 
Pays.359 
Talk on.266 
Drouth—Stirring Soil in.206 
E 
Edgings for Flower Borders, etc..*. 178-366 
Editor of this Paper Missing. 188 
Eggs—How to Keep .154-325 
in Winter.359 
Sending by Express, etc.121 
Errors in Speaking—by Anna Hope_55 
Exchanges—Note to.153 
Exhibition—Our Tables in October.324 
Nov.355 
Exhibitions—Agricultural — Listwantedl 66 
Agricultural in 1860—Times 
•• " and places of hold¬ 
ing.220-231-263-292 
in Australia.311 
County Fairs and Humbugs 45 
Experiments—How to Conduct.102 
F 
Facts that Bear Repeating—Sources of 
Nourishment—Cold and Warm Soils.272 
Failure—Bad—Explanation. 60 
Fair—Market in Westchester.359 
’ • World’s, in 1862.264 
Fairs—Go to the.260 
Fanning Mill—Use Thoroughly.299 
Farfugium Grande—Anew Plant.147 
Farm—C alendar for January, 2 —Febru¬ 
ary, 34—March, 66 —April, 98—May, 
130—June, 162—July, 194—Aug., 226 
—Sept., 258—Oct., 290—Nov., 322- 
Dec.354 
Farm—Hiring—Will it Pay?.218 
Farm House Porch.*. .272 
in the Forest—How to Get. 302 
Stick to the.234 
Where to buy.218 
Farmer—A Shiftless". 14 
•• Compliment to Royal English355 
How I became one—Experi¬ 
ence of a Mechanic.302 
How to become one.174 
Farmers—American—Foreigner’s opin¬ 
ion of .298 
Club—A live one.104 
How they live Down East.. 43 
Refinement among.246 
Farming—Average Profits of.105 
Management in.298 
Farms—Small versus Large.273 
Fashionat le Life—Scene from. *.. 184 
February, Suggestions — Intellectual 
Culture. 33 
Feed—Cutting too Short. 9 
How to use Rough Fodder. 11 
Fence Stakes fastened with Wire..*.. 14 
Salt Marsh Sods for.110 
Fences—Hints on Building Wire. 71 
on Making Board. 37 
Wire.185-237 
Fencine—Bar Post, joining with Fence. 186 
Figs—Note on Raising.114 
Filtering Spring Water. 346 
Fire—Escaping from Burning Houses.. 86 
Fires—Hints on Using Hard Coal. 22 
Five Finger—What is it ?. 175 
Floral Taste—John Chinaman’s.365 
Flower Bed—How to Shape Ornamen¬ 
tal.4*..147 
Flower Beggars.210 
Baskets—Pendant.*.. 56 
Freak of.146 
Garden—Planning the.146 
Flower Garden and Lawn—C alen¬ 
dar for Jan., 2- Feb., 34—March, 67— 
April, 100—May, 132—June, 163—Ju¬ 
ly, 195—Aug., 227—Sept., 259—Oct., 
291—Nov., 323—Dec.354 
Flower—Name Wanted.*.. 19 
Flowers—Agave Yuccoefolia,.*.. 84 
Aristocratic.339 
Asters—Splendid Show of.. .309 
•• Beautiful Extract.210 
Beautiful Plants and Shrubs 
— Camellia Drikellarii — Prunus 
Sinensis .208 
Bulbs from Thorburn Sc Co. .374 
Cactuses — Mamillaria Wel- 
dii.*. .244 
Carnations from Seed.281 
Culture of. *.. 176 
Cypripedium pubcscens .218 
Floral Curiosity.178 
Floral Question.339 
French Asters./.374 
Gathering May.*..144 
Hibiscus described.281 
Japan Lily. *.. 148 
Keeping Marvel of Peru.. .. 345 
Largest of All .305 
Lily of the Valleys.218 
Marvel of Peru.281 
Naming.210 
Nelumbium Luteum. . 2 *. .209 
New and Valuable Plants.. .276 
New Annual.147 
Flowers—New Petunias.147 
Novelties among — Green 
Roses — Double Zinnias.366 
.. Orchid—Lycaste Deppii. .*. 177 
Phalmnopsis Grandi- 
flora.*..244 
From the Prairies. 84 
Roses Failing.281 
Tree Mignonette .276 
What to Cultivate.146 
Sport of a Rose.276 
Sports among. 19 
Standing Cypress.250 
•• Tree Mignonette.276 
Tritoma Uvaria. 177 
Troublesome—Look out.209 
Tulips from Seed.345 
What Kinds to Cultivate... 146 
Wild from Iowa—Wood Ane¬ 
mone. 345 
Fodder—Green Versus Dry.358 
Fountain—Self-acting.*. .149 
Foxglove ( Digitalis ) — Medicinal Prop¬ 
erties of. S4 
Frost—Suggestions for Protection from 75 
•• Work—A Phenomenon.*.. 72 
Fruits—American Pear abroad. 115 
•• Amer. Pomological Soc’y List.292 
Best Small.313 
Fruit Books. 313 
Culture—Progress in .*..257 
Garden—A Jog in the.*.. 53 
Gathering — Sheets for.313 
How long do Varieties last?. 82 
Implement for Picking.*..265 
Law to Protect. . 211 
Save the. 310 
Stealing—Colloquy about . 211 
Ventilating when Barreled.345 
Versus Gold.340 
With Quick Returns.339 
Fuel—When to Store. 16 
Garden—Hints for Winter. 19 
on the Kitchen. 17 
Large Vegetable.365 
Time for Planting.148 
Garden—Kitchen and Fruit— Cal¬ 
endar for Jan., 2—Feb., 34—March, 66 
—April, 99—May, 131—June, 163—Ju¬ 
ly, 194—Aug., 227—Sept., 258—Oct., 
290— Nov., 322—Dec. 354 
Gardening in Old Times. 85 
Window.367 
Gardens—Royal atKew..No. I.*..112 
No. II.143 
Glanders—Cause of.218 
Glass—Cutting without a Diamond_150 
Gooseberry Bush—Prolific.. 249 
’ ‘ Grafting upon Missouri Cur¬ 
rant. 145 
Hints on Culture. 83 
Houghton’s Seedling — *..213 
Show at Paterson, N.J.219-275 
Grafting—Instructions for Beginners. 2 * 82 
Knives_—. 2 *.. 51 
Roots.]52 
Grafts—Sending by Mail. 60 
When to cut. 18 
Grain Crops of Three States.296 
Grape Cions—When to Cut. 345 
Vine Borders—Heating. 363 
Vines—Barren. 18 
’ ’ Grafting. 145 
• ■ H ow to Prune.7 *.. 340 
Propagating from Cut¬ 
tings.113 
Raising in pots_4*.. 52 
•’ ” from Seed_ 51 
Ringing. 51 
Summer Pruning. 211 
Winter Killing, to Pre¬ 
vent.243 
Graperies—Dr. Grant’s not Destroyed. 67 
Grapes—American, two Centuries ago. 83 
The Best, etc.—Note from 
B. Sc S.121 
Child’s Superb.339 
Delaware—Correction. 91 
Origin of.. 18 
Designating.218 
Difficulties—Enclosed Border*341 
for Ohio .313 
from Seed, and Sour ICrout... .308 
From Dr. Underhill. 374 
Kinds and Number per acre..218 
Mania for New Varieties. 83 
Massachusetts White.153 
Native versus Foreign.210 
Northern Muscadine.281-339 
Notes on the Newer.363 
Raising from Seed.153 
Reports on Newer, wanted_309 
Seedling .313 
Taylor—Inquiry about .114 
1 [To keep Fresh in Winter.308 
from Wayne Co., N. Y. — Fall 
Cuttings.345 
Wine for Kansas.281 
Grass—Blue for Pasture.281 
Cutting—Implements for.. .2*..180 
Direction for Sowing Timothy.. 60 
Hungarian bad for Horses. 9 
Lands in Spring. 65 
Orchard. *.. 138 
Plot in the City—How made.... 136 
Grasses and their Importance.39 
Green and IIot-Houses— Calendar 
for Jan., 2 — Feb., 34—March, 67 — 
April, 101 — May, 132—June, 164 — Ju¬ 
ly, 195—Aug., 227—Sept., 259—Oct., 
291— Nov., 323—Dec.354 
Green-House Plants—Buist’s Book on.154 
Grounds—Plan for a Country Resi¬ 
dence .*..116 
Harris—Pass him along .264 
Harrow—Russell’s Flexible. *. .265 
Hastening Vegetation in Spring . 35 
Hay Caps — Try them. 167 
" Crops—Provide against short_167 
Head-work. 39 
Heating Buildings. 324 
Hedges—Arbor Vita; for. 121 
Best Farm of. 345 
for Shelter._. 60 
Trouble in Growing.306 
Hemp—How grown and prepared for 
Market—II. 13 
" 1 in Minnesota. 299 
Hog-Trough—A New.*.. 41 
Home — Make it Attractive — Important 
Suggestion. 21 
Horseback Riding — Hints on. _ .271 
Horse Nettle—The. 60 
Power — What it is. 346 
Radish — Cultivation of. 103 
Shoes—$14,000 for. ... 301 
Horses—Arabian—Importation of.303 
Blanketing in the Stable .. 26 
Cart. 9 
Errors in Shoeing. 8 
Fast Walkers. 230-303 
Feet — Contraction of.206 
Grooming. w . 170 
Need Air and Light.142 
Number of in the World. 8 
Remedy for Thread Worms. .185 
Rubbing—To Prevent. 345 
Sale of Kentucky.303 
Saving from Burning. 345 
Shoeing.271 
’ • Spaying a Mare.330 
Vermont—for Napoleon III... 303 
Horticulture—Talk about. . 305 
Hot-beds—A Boy’s Experiment.114 
Household Department—A Request_313 
Housekeeping—Untidy—Women not al¬ 
ways at Fault. 342 
“ How Things are made”—Explanatory 
Note. 25 
Humbug—New one to be looked after.. 154 
One Horse.237 
Or Two. 239 
Humbugs—Look out for.324-345 
Sundry..357 
Hungarian Millet for Horses and Cows. 77 
"in Iowa and Rhode 
Island. 47 
Hyacinth—Cultivation of....338 
Hyacinths and Tulips—Transplanting.281 
Hydropult—The. 2 *. .236-346 
Ice Cream—How to make.182 
" House—Experience with.325 
" With Double Walls.374 
•' Manufacturing. 60 
Implements—American abroad.313 
• ’ Horse Hoe for Stony 
Lands.186 
Mowing Machine Trial.. .219 
Sedgwick’s Improved Cul¬ 
tivator.*..229 
Indian Summer.305 
Insects and Fruits—Practical Sugges¬ 
tions .2*..165 
Antidote for Ants..153 
Aphides or Plant Lice. 60 
Apple Borer—Follow him up. .274 
Habits of..333 
I low to stop the. 143 
.. Where he works.218 
Arsenic for—Ashes for Rose 
Bugs.346 
Bark Lice killed by Sulphur.. .239 
Bed Bugs—A Time with.278 
Books on. 313 
Bugs from Correspondent.60 
Cabbage Lice — To Kill..153 
1 • Worms — Antidote 
wanted. 185 
Caterpillar fora Pet . ... ...173 
Chickens versus...242 
Coal Ashes for Peach Borers. .153 
Coal Tar for Borers.121 
Curculio—Cutting out.308 
Pavements to prevent 213 
Cut Worms—To Kill..153-166-218 
Death on Bugs...166 
Lice.141 
Elder Leaves for.111-218 
Flies — To keep from Wounds.269 
Grubs in Apple Trees. 60 
Honeysuckle Aphides.185 
Microscopic Views..I — The 
Rose Louse.11*.. 80 
II — Representative 
Aphidians.20*. .108-109 
• ’ III—The Lady Bird — 
. 9*..140 
IV — The Prolific Lace 
Wing Fly.10*.. 172 
V — Golden-eyed Fly 
of th<? Apple Blight..?*. .268 
VI — Representative 
Ichneumons or Parasitic 
Insects.11*. .300-301 
•• VII — Grape Vine Flea 
Beetle.11*.. 332 
VIII—White Cabbage 
Butterfly.6*..360 
Moths—Look out for.182 
New on Rye.281 
Pea Weevil, Scalding.185 
Insects- Potato Bugs—Snuff for Lice ...344 
Powders—Patent not recom¬ 
mended .] 2 j 
Prussic Acid for Specimens_ 21 ? 
Red Spider—Fight with. 109 
■ • How to conquer. .141 
Rose Bug on Grape Vines... .281 
Salting Bed-Bugs. 23 
Seventeen Year Locusts.218 
Specimens named. . 154 
wanted.. .218 
Squash Bugs — Description of. .218 
Sulphur for Sheep Ticks.. . 27-141 
Tansy for a Preventive. 121 
To repel from Cucumbers. 185 
Tree Protector—Cheap.*. .213 
Taylor’s. 60 
Wash for Fruit Trees. 81 
Invention — New — Sewing Machine_250 
The Great. 314 
Inventions—Agricultural for 1859. 199 
Inventors — Hints to.236 
Irrigation—Hints on..ju 3 
Items—Queries, etc. Wanted." 1" 374 
Ivy—ABed of. 210 
J 
January—Suggestions—In-door. 1 
July—Suggestions — Implements... 193 
June—Suggestions—Mystery of Life. .161 
K 
Knitting—Elementary Instructions..3*369 
Machines Wanted*. 219 
Kohl Rabi, Brussels Sprouts, etc.281 
JL 
Label Trees—Suggestion for Central 
Park..... . 
Ladder with Wheelbarrow'. . 2 * 237 
Convenient for Gathering 
Fruit. * 265 
Lamp and Match-box combined." "*' 86 
Lamps—Hand, for Coal Oil. 56 
Land — Making. 297 
” New-Jersey..'...'.'.250 
Sales in Iowm. 309 
Lantern Blinks—XV—Profitable Farm- ~ 
ing. 11 
XVI — How the Farm 
is depopulated. 43 
XVII— Market Days.. 74 
XVIII—Plowing. 107 
XIX — Farmers in the 
Twentieth Century. 139 
XX — A Grand Experi¬ 
menter. 173 
XXI — How to get 
cheap Hay.. 266 
XXII— Hints from the 
Census .299 
XXIII — About our 
Houses, etc. 335 
Lawsuit—$10,000 Wanted from the Ag¬ 
riculturist. 355 
Layering Explained.*..132 
Leaf—Singular Growth of .218 
Leather Preservative—Brower’s. 91 
Leaves — Save them . 330 
Letter—Acknowledging Premium. 64 
From Abroad, by S. B. Parsons 79 
To Subscribers—Explanation.. 185 
Library — Agricultural. 219 
Locust—Seventeen Year, in Philad.. .. 185 
Lois Weedon Culture.234 
Long Island—Agricultural Products of.229 
• ’ • Lands—A Talk about.... 135 
M 
M agaz.inc—Knickerbocker. 1 27 
N. Y. Coach Makers’.346 
Maine Lands not Worn Out.329 
Manure—“ Am. Guano—Shall I buy ?” 133 
Ammonia—How to Save.358 
" Bone Dust... 374 
Cellars—Value of ..298 
For Flow er Beds.177 
Guano for House Plants.... 26 
Guano Frauds. 374 
Green, Hints on.298 
Highly manured Yard. 10 " 
House Slops, how saved.234 
Liquid for the Garden.139 
Muck —Ashes— Lime.153 
Poultry Droppings.239 
Purchased Annually in Eng¬ 
land .325 
Questions—Bones. 121 
Sawdust for.281 
■ • Scientific and Practical Talks 
about—No. I — How plants grow 6 
" No. II — What made of... 40 
" No. Ill—Needed.Elements 68 
•• " No. IV—Mineral 105 
" No. V — Practical Hints. .166 
No. VI —Peat, Muck,elc.196 
■ ■ No. VII—How to Use. ..228 
Soot — Usefulness of.214 
•• Village Wastes.. 39 
•• “ What shall I Buy ?”.134 
Manuring and Subsoiling .] 21 
•• Economy of High—Bought 
Fertilizers.]07 
March Odd Hints fot. 70 
Suggestions—Extravagance ... 05 
Market Review, Weather Notes, ct\, 
Jan., 27 — Feb., 59 — March, 90 — April. 
122—May, 155—June, 187 — lulv, 220 
— Aug., 251—Sept., 283—Oct., 315 — 
Nov., 347—Dee.375 
