INDEX, 
Hams—Canvas Bags for.188 
Harvest—A Golden . 50 
Hassocks or Bogs—Removing. 4 
Hasty Pudding—Barlow’s Poem—illus.270 
“ How to make.305 
Hay Caps.196 
“ Putting Lime into.296 
“ Second Crop. 35 
Heaves—A Horse with.299 
“ Corn Stalks for.155 
Hedges—How to Cut. 58 
Hiccup. 83 
Hoarding and Enjoying. 21 
Hogs—Fattening.56, 300 
“ Management of. 58, 66 
“ Population of Cincinnati.11 
“ SuffolK. 84 
“ Trade for 1855.154 
Honey . 65 
“ King—The.332 
Hoosung. 41 
Horse Shoeing. 133 
“ Story—A. 94 
Horses—A Chapter on Watering.299 
Cheap Food for.125 
“ Check Rein.103 
“ Feed for—What Stage Com¬ 
panies Prefer.179 
“ Hair Oil for.248 
“ Influenza in.138 
“ Justin Morgan—illustrated_349 
“ Poll Evil in.221 
“ Protection from Flies. 5 
“ Scratches in.296 
“ Staggers in. 63 
“ Stabling and Feeding.155 
“ Tea for Sick.276 
“ Their Cruel Treatment.346 
“ To Make a Balky one Draw.178 
Horticultural Society of Brooklyn. 91 
“ “ New-York_ 19 
Household Matters.37, 129 
Housekeeper Perplexed—Poetry. 21 
Housekeepers—Hints for. 17 
Humbugs—A Two Cent Shave, &c_270 
Husk Beds. 87 
Hyacinths. 282 
Hybridizing Plants.197, 198, 233 
I. 
Ice-houses—How to Build &C..10, 100, 319 
“ Filling.340 
I did as the rest did. 355 
Idler. 21 
Illinois Agricultural Products. 29 
Illinois Central R. R. Lands.283 
Independence about our.128 
Indian’s Letter.151 
inquiries—Answers to.104* 
Insects—Combativeness of.220 
“ Destroying Injurious.304 
Irrigation. 198 
It is Said—Sundries.296 
J. 
Jackets—Whipping.307 
Jelly-cake . 78 
Jethro Tull. 245 
Johnson, Jas. W. F.—Death of. 27 
K. 
Kitchen Garden—Things still to be 
Sown.259 
L. 
Lambs on Trees, Fevers, &c.149,180 
“ Winter Management of.. 55 
Land—Economy m use of.206 
Lawns—Directions for dressing.205 
Leaves for Litter. 69 
“ To take Impressions of. 64 
Lettuce—Cultivation of. 43 
Lice on Plants. 160 
Licorice—Will it grow in New Eng¬ 
land.149 
Lightning Rods—How to Construct_321 
Lillies—Candidum, Tiger, &c.282 
Little Thing—Importance of a.298 
Ling—Chinese, Illustrated.229 
“ Things. 16 
Log Houses... 247 
Love Letter—A Floral. 45 
Lucerne.177,196 
M. 
Mailing Agriculturist—Not Irregular.. .260 
Manures — Fall Treatment.326 
Manure—Absorbents.190 
“ Advantages of Keeping Cov¬ 
ered.219 
“ Errors in Composting.103 
“ Heaps. 89 
“ Value of high-priced Fertili¬ 
zers .230 
“ Yard, one way to Construct.. 40 
Manures—Artificial, tested by Chemis¬ 
try .350 
“ Keep out Weed Seeds.327 
“ Waste of.79, 92 
Marriage—Getting ready for.211 
Marshes—Reclaiming Salt.298, 322 
Matches Poisonous—A Warning.220 
Meadows—Improving, &c.26 
“ Old. 5 
Meat—Preserving.92, 120 
Meals—Cooking. 37 
Mice—Ravages of.206. 352 
Mice vs. Apple Trees—What shall be 
done.318 
Milk for Children .93,117 
Milking by Machinery.345 
“ Frequent.205 
Milkmen—Important to.223 
Millet.133,175 
“ Experience in Raising.203, 295 
Minnesota—From.63 
Mississippi Corn Ahead. 99 
Mississippi—Trip to. 49 
Molasses—Boiling.203 
Mother— One’s.216 
Mowing Machines—Trial of Draft.223,245 
“ “ vs. Scythes.148 
Muck Ashes. 53 
“ Beds—Hunt up the. 27 
“ Manual. 8 
“ More about . 51 
“ Value of, Treatment.275 
Mules vs. Horses. 8 
Mushrooms—How to grow. 62 
Musketoes. 16 
Mutton Markets. 99 
N. 
Nasturtiums vs. Cucumbers.184 
Neighbors keep an eye on.168 
Nest in the Honey Suckle. 94 
New Jersey—To the People of. 89 
New York—Country Residences near. .224 
Nobleman and the Cow-boy. 38 
O. 
Oats—Ground. 89 
October—Hints for. 19 
“ Isssue—Our. 28 
Okra.184 
Onions—Wethersfield in Danger. 27 
Onions—Mahomet’s Dislike to. 21 
“ R. I. Statement.150 
Orchard—Sowing Gram in.156 
Order—Some Thoughts on.306 
Osage Orange Seed.151 
Ourselves—A Word for.236 
Oxen vs. Horses. 36 
Ox—How to Make the Most of..154 
Ox—Moving a Sullen. 88 
P. 
Paint—How to Clean. 37 
Painting and Papering—Mrs. Brown’s . 210 
“ Farm Implements. 88 
Paints—Preparing. 85 
Parlor Plants.232 
Parsley—Winter. 63 
Pasturage for Dry Weather.194 
Peaches—Carpenter’s White.331 
“ Dried and Pickled. .9, 10 
Peach Orchard—A Long Island.250 
Pea—Produce of a Single. 29 
“ The Oregon. 29 
Peas and Potatoes for Hogs. 36 
Peas—Editor’s Experiments with new 
Varieties.268 
Pear Culture by Dr. L. B.328, 353 
“ “ Progress in. 67 
“ Question—The Dwarf.41, 69 
“ Trees—Winter Treatment of 
dwarf.328 
“ “ Hastening..130 
“ “ Pruning for Standards_158 
“ “ Why don’t we set out.... 139 
Pears for Vicinity of Philadelphia. 41 
“ Market.90 
“ Winter Keeping.353 
“ $4,356 worth on an Acre.100 
Peat—Marsh Mud, &c.149 
Peppermint—Raising. .40, 98 
Peppers.301 
Personal Habits—Hints on. 32 
Pig—Kissing a. 44 
Pigs—One of the.— 45 
Pipes—Cement for Water.104* 
“ Iron and Lead. 88 
Plants—Natural vs. Chemical analysis.295 
“ New.353 
Plots—Small—To Cultivators of.104* 
Plum—New Method of Perpetuating. 114 
“ Trees—Selection ; how to Cul¬ 
tivate.114 
Plums—American in England.158 
“ Raising. 90 
“ To Preserve. 9 
Poetry Sobered Down..211 
Political Article—[not a] Foreigners and 
Natives—Illustrated.180 
Pomological Society—American.. .186, 319 
Popular Definitions. 38 
Pork Packing—A Hint. 28 
Pork Trade of the West.188 
Portrait—A Lawyer’s.351 
Potato Bread—Good and Profitable. . 103* 
Potatoes—One Way to Get Early.182 
Digging Machine. 85 
Best Mode of Saving.327 
Black Mercers.347 
Butt Ends vs. Seed Ends_136 
Harvesting.276, 301 
“ How Planted in N. J.198 
“ Large vs. Small.64, 221 
“ New Chinese.137 
“ “ Illustrated.348 
“ Sweet.9, 39, 82 
“ Salt for.172 
“ Sweet Cultivation of at the 
North.183 
Poultry—Brama Pootras. 12 
“ Chronicle. 2 
“ How to Send to Market.294 
“ Lady’s Experience with....210 
“ Plucking Feathers.153 
“ Relic of the Past, Illustrated.276 
“ Society, New York State.... 101* 
“ Some Thoughts on Hens—113 
“ Winter Care of.348 
Prairie Investment. 12 
Preserves. 63 
Preseiving Apples. 37 
Cans.233 
“ Fruits.9,255 
“ Plants in Winter. 68 
Professorship—That.307 
Pruning Fruit Trees.156 
Puddings—Boiled Com.332 
{• Hasty—Barlow’s Poem, Ill.. 277 
“ Suet.283 
“ Unique. 62 
Pumpkin—Bitter.76, 132 
Pumpkin—Drying. 9 
Pumps—Chain Illustrated. 54 
Purslam.256 
Q- 
Quails—Spare the.149 
Queen’s Mews or Stables.. 5 
Quick Work. 37 
R. 
Rabbit Fancier. 8 
Radishes—Good Ones at Little Cost...185 
Radishes in March.101* 
“ Long Scarlet. 68 
“ not fit to eat.209 
Ramble—A Farmer’s Rainy Day’s.349 
Raspberries—A Couple of “ Patches”. .258 
Rats—Novel Method of Expelling_21 1 
Rattle Snake Bile Cured.194 
Reaper Case—Decision for Manny... 98* 
Recipes—Fried Pudding—Green Com 
Cake- Omelet—Creamed Pine Apple 
Baked Indian Pudding—Tomatoes, 
German Toast, &c.175, 234, 306 
Records—Important to Farmers.251 
Register—Annual. 32 
Retort—A Successful. 38 
Retraction—A Punctuated.274 
Rhododendrons—Directions forCulture.185 
Rhode Island Society, &c.137 
Rhubarb.305 
“ Those Pies.152 
Robin—A White. 16 
Root Tops Valuable for Feeding.295 
Roots—Keeping in Winter. .331 
Roses. 122 
“ Directions to the Uninitiated.98* 
Ruta Bagas.79, 87 
“ A Chapter on.219 
S. 
Sacked—Getting.240 
Salsify—Keeping of.353 
Salsify or Oyster Plant—How to Grow..184 
Salt Marshes—Answer to Inquiries_322 
“ “ Experi’ts in Reclaiming, 321 
“ To Destroy Worms.253 
Salting Hay and Salting Stock.252 
Salutatory.128 
Sandy Sods—Improving.268 
“ Why Clay Benefits.294 
Saw-dust for Bedding. 61 
Scales, Agricultural—Illustrated...... .273 
Scars Still There."..264 
Scratching Pole.205 
Sealing Wax for Cans. 64 
Seed Bed—Preparation of a.182 
Seed—Saving. 7 
•• Wanted. 333 
Seeds—Distribution of.305,344 
‘ • Short Chapter on.259 
“ Trials of. . .....100 
“ Vitality of . 12 
Shade Trees for Cities. 66 
“ Setting, Selecting, &c.148,316 
Sheep— Crossing. 13 
“ and Hogs—A Boy’s Letter.150 
“ Improved in New-Jersey.333 
“ Story. 21 
“ Wintering.80, 325 
Shirt—How to Cut. 10 
Shows of 1857—Critique...342 
Shrubbery—Evergreen and Deciduous.162 
“ Panting. 83 
SilverWare—Washing. 26 
Silvering Fluids and Powders.251 
Sisters upon the Farm.163 
Skins—Dressing with Wool on.340 
Snails and Grubs—Catching.103* 
Snow—Benefits of.153 
“ Drops.282 
Sorghum or China Sugar Cane, 305,320,325 
344. 
Soap Making Explained.174 
Spade—Song of the. Poetry. 6 
Spain vs. United States.324 
Spider—Loves of the. 14 
Spring—Song for.207 
Squashes, Melons, &c.—Howto Plant. 183 
Squash Bug—Description and Reme¬ 
dies.256 
“ Some. 63 
Stable Book—The. 8 
Starch—Salt in.151 
Steam Engines for Farmers.123 
“ Plow wanted on the Prairies.. .247 
Stephen, &c.—Poetry. 44 
Stock—Look well to the. 55 
“ Raisers Arithmetic. 45 
Stone Walls and Fences—To Prevent 
Falling in Winter. .173, 321 
Straw—Cutting for Mai -e. 89 
Strawberry—After Ti ,ment of.209 
Beds— e Thousand.... 253 
Cultu By Dr. Ward.. 159 
Fre .209 
Gi ,ng—More about_281 
i' : v Test for.305 
•using.124 
Strychnine Antidotes.212, 314 
Stump Machines... 77 
“ Puller—A Novel.153 
“ “ Willis’, Illustrated_201 
Subscribers—To our. 52 
Subsoiling—Tim Bunker on.270 
Sugar Cane. 91 
“ “ Chinese. See Sorghum. 
“ Plant. 81 
Suicide—Ways of Committing. 40 
Sulphur—Blight cured by.303 
Sun-flower or Helianthus. 16 
Super-phosphate—Manufacture of. 37 
Swamps—Draining and Reclaiming-298 
Sweeny—Is it a Disease ?.155 
Swine Fattening—Does it Pay?.222 
Systematic—Be. 31 
T. 
Taplin’s Horse Power. Illustrated— 53 
Tennessee—Farm Lands in East.226 
Texas—Hard Winter in.124 
Tim Bunker going to the Fair.296 
“ in Tall Clover.320 
“ on Horse Racing.348 
“ “ Moss Bunkers.248 
Tim Bunker’s Views of the Bird Law. .197 
Tim Bunker, Esq., Described.181 
Thread—Value of a Pound of Linen.. 7 
Tit for Tat. 45 
Toast—A Comical. 66 
Tobacco—Analysis. 53 
Tomatoes—Early.104*, 123 
“ for Cows.228 
‘ ‘ Supporting & Shortening in,256 
Toothache Remedy. 64 
Tree Convention.156 
“ Planting. 59 
Trees—A New Wash for.115 
“ Best Season for Transplanting.. 42 
“ Ornamental.148 
“ Plant. 81 
“ The Beauty of.304 
“ When and how to set out.292 
Trencliing—What is ? Illustrated.161 
Truths Condensed.240 
Tulips.282 
Turnip Growing—A Farmer’s Experi¬ 
ence.199 
Turnips Raised Cheap.220 
*• Sown in August.249 
Types—A AVord for.234 
U. 
United States Agricultural Society... .228 
“ Soil Products of for 1855. 227 
V. 
Vine Culture.115 
“ Dresser’s Manual. 8 
“ Wanted.133 
Vinery. 15 
Violet—Its Perfume.135 
W. 
Walnut—California. .230 
Warranted.355 
Washing Preparation. 10 
“ Borax Recipe. 76 
Water—To make Hard Soft.100 
Water Pipes—How to Make.173 
Waterloo Correspondence, 29, 201,280,326 
Watermelon—Butter. 10 
“ Molasses.102 
Weeds—How to Plow Under . 37 
“ in Pavements, &c., Destroy¬ 
ing. 259 
Well Curb and Bucket—Illustrated_ 9 
West—Eastern Farmers going to ^ ggo’ 224 
“ New Route to.1 
“ Trips to.49, 73, 97 
Western Farm Lands—Inquiries about.199 
“ Farms—Munchausen Stories 
“ Land Stories—N. Y. Evangel.225 
Wheat Bread—How Mrs. Smith Makes. 64 
“ Crop—California.77 
“ Fields—Look up Bare Spots... 152 
“ Flour—Composition of. 52 
“ Insects.244 
“ Sowing.269 
“ Spring Experiments in. 100,152,177 
“ Sprouted. 4 
Willow Culture.•.62, 81 
Willows—How about those.137 
Wind-mills—Vermont Illustrated. 55 
Wisconsin Farming in.224 
“ vs. Ohio, &c.248 
Woman and the Garden.208 
“ Courageous.235 
Wool from Different Kinds of Food.... 131 
Words—Using Plain.221 
Working and Thinking.80 
Writing for Agricultural Journals.285 
Wyandott Com.29, 132,344 
Y. 
Yankee—A Green.151 
