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INDEX. 
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On the cultivation of hemp, in a letter from William Thomp¬ 
son, Esq. to S. De Witt. 120 
On the culture of hemp. In a letter from James Gedcles,- 
Esquire, of Onondaga county, to E. L‘Hommedieu, vice- 
president of the society. 128 
Essay on the culture of the vine, by the reverend John B. 
Johnson. 133 
Letter from the Hon. R. R. Livingston, to Ezra L‘Homme- 
dieu. Esq. 161 
A letter from Gilbert Livingston, to the president of the so¬ 
ciety, respecting an ice boat. 175 
Respecting the use of the plants of Indian corn, as a substi¬ 
tute for bay, by Doctor Romayne. 178 
Letter from R. R. Livingston, president of the society, to Dr. 
De Witt, on the subject of carriage spiings. ibid. 
Method of preventing smut in wheat, by Ezra LHiommc- 
dieu, vice-president of the society. 183 
Description of a late disease in flax, on Long-Island, by the 
same. 185 
Letter from R. R. Livingston to Dr. B. De Witt, on the 
utility of boiled clover for hogs. 187 
Synopsis of the different breeds of sheep in Britain, furnished 
to R. R. Livingston, by Arthur Noble, Esq. 189 
A sketch of the turnpike roads in the slate of New^York, by 
Dr. Benjamin De Witt. 190 
Letter from N. Crookshank, on manuring with burnt clay, 8^c. 204 
On the curing of butter, by Peter Gansevoort, Esq. 209 
Method of destroying the weavel in wheat, by Ezra L'^PIom- 
medieu, vice-president of the society. 213 
A simple and effectual method of preventing the destruction 
of sheep by wolves, communicated by Ezra L^Hommedicu, 
vice-president of the society. * 215 
Census of the state of New-York, at different periods since 
&he year 1731. 
216 
