INDEX 
III 
Flower Garden, Spring, 147- 
Gardens, Mixed, 20—Pots, 165 
—Thrift. *..212 
Flowers at Agriculturist Office, 
295—Clarkia Puleliella, *.148 
—Double, 212—Fall Protec¬ 
tion, 275—From Vermont, 6— 
Perennial, 117—Spring, 275- 
371—Wax.230 
Fodder—Steamed.326 
Foliage—Variegated Plants.*. .ISO 
Food, Appropriate, 374—Cook 
ing for Swine, 230—Econom¬ 
ical, 38—Variety Necessary.149 
Fragrant Fancy. 7 
Fruit and Visitors, 307—Bottles, 
Cleaning, 231-293 — Bottles, 
Opening, 23—Bottles, Sealing, 
247-310—Boxes, Cheap, 229— 
Care in Marketing, 304—Cata¬ 
logue, Am. Pom.. Soc.. 71— 
Drying Apparatus, 198—From 
Iowa.326 
Fruit Garden—C alendar for 
Jan., 3—Feb.. 35—March, 67 
—April, 100—May, 132—June, 
163—July, 195 — Aug. ,227— 
Sep., 259—Oct., 291—Nov.323 
—Dec., 354—Growers, Meet¬ 
ings, 36- 51- S2 - 291-328-360— 
Introduction to England, 210 
—Lists—Am.Pom.Soc., 136— 
Niagara Co., N. Y ., 135— 
Notes, 260—Queries, 38—-Re¬ 
ports for July, 264—Talk— 
Ancient, 6—Value of Names, 
325—Watering..199 
Fruiting First Season.167 
Fruits—Bottled, 119—For East 
Penn., 370—Impositions, 80— 
In Shade, 357—Names, 357— 
Recognizing, 167 — Small — 
Good Sorts, 101 — Small — 
Knox’s. . .293 
Fuchsias in Winter,275—Pillar,243 
Furs—Preparation of.143 
Garden — Economizing Room, 
146—In Orchard.. 70 
Garden—Kitchen —Calendar 
for Jan., 3—Feb., 35—March, 
66—April, 99 — May, 131 — 
June, 162—July, 194—Aug., 
226—Sept., 258—Oct., 290— 
Nov., 323—Dec., 354—Large 
Returns, 83— Plan of Vege¬ 
table, * 145 —Raking, 212 — 
Trenching, 370—Walls. 52 
Gardener—’• Community,”_335 
“ Marrying.279 
Gardens—City. 52 
Gate—Farm.3*. .45-141-205 
Generation—Spontaneous.296 
Gettysburg—Battle-Field.249 
German Economy, 23—Stocks, 
Keeping.165 
Ginger Described,* 181—Root, 7 
Gizzards—Teeth—Stomachs... 22 
Gladiolus—Buchanan’s ... .*..308 
Bulbs, 228—Fine Show, 260— 
Sowing.134 
Gloves for Chapped Hands....198 
Gloxinias and Petunias. 3S 
Goats—Value of.197 
Gold—Effects of Rise.328 
Gooseberries — American, 242 
Best Native, 179—Culture... 339 
Gophers—Poisoning.229 
Grafting—Unnatural 134—Wax,103 
Grain — Average Yield, 102 — 
Cradle—Invent’n, 134—Feed¬ 
ing vs. Selling, 298—Fertiliz¬ 
ing.367 
Grape Cutt’gs, 103-243—Leaves . 
—Thinning, 209—Queries,134 
—Show at Agric. Office, 337— 
Trellises, Fuller’s, 2* 244 — 
Trellises — Knox’s. * 116 .. 
Vines —Barren, 196 —Bleed¬ 
ing 103—Deep Planting, 167— 
for Everybody.65—Fruit Con¬ 
stant, 231 — Girdling, 209 — 
Grafting. * 3S-209-276 — In¬ 
arching, 103—Laterals, 276- 
Layering, 209—on Fences,295 
—on Walls, 357—Rock Heap, 
166—Planting, 146-326—Pro¬ 
lific, 167—Propagation. 3* 51- 
116—Pruning, 6-70-146 293— 
Renewing 01(1,242—Training, 
4*. .340—Trouble with.165 
Grapery—Cold.134-359 
Grapes—Best for Market.325 
“ Clinton—Origin.370 
“ Creveling.103 
“ Croton Point.359 
“ Delaware Grafts. 6 
“ Designating.167 
“ Desirable.37-359 
“ For Australia. 70 
“ For Canada.359 
“ Good Catawbas.359 
“ In April.167 
“ In Spring.134 
“ In Winter. 37 
“ Keeping.103-261-370 
“ Mildew and Rot.3G9 
“ Notes on Varieties.369 
“ Premiums. 96 
“ Quality.307 
“ Unripe.293 
“ What to Plant.6-83 
“ Yeddo.274 
Grass for Sheep .294 
“ Kentucky Blue.358 
“ Lands—Seeding. 106 
“ Named.,102 
“ Orchard and Clover.294 
“ Quack.37-29-i 
“ Specimens. 70 
“ With Buckwheat .>.198 
Green and Hot Houses—Cal¬ 
endar for Jan., 3 — Feb.,35— 
—March,67—April, 101—May, 
133 — June, 164 — July, 195 
Aug., 227 — Sept., 269 — Oct., 
291—Nov., 323—Dec.355 
Green-House Substitute.243 
Greens—Plants for. 84 
ES 
Hair—“Rats,” “Mice,” etc_325 
“ Removing. 357 
Hams—Keeping—Good Way..279 
Handkerchief Marking_5*.. 21 
“ Ornaments.*.. 85 
Hands—Chapped—Prevention. 53 
Hardiness of Plants.261 
Harness—Care of. Ill 
“ Repelling Rats.134-197 
Harvest Field.*..201 
Hay Caps.229 
“ Cutter. 2*..45-332 
“ Weight in Mow.. 134-229-359 
Hayfield—Going to.*..176 
“ Steam in...202 
Haying Time—Hints.202 
Hedges—Cutting Buckthorn... 198 
“ Hawthorn. 359 
“ Perfect.179 
“ Summer Pruning.210 
“ Town. 5 
Hemp Breake—Good.196 
Hillside—Management of. 19 
Hives—Non Swarming.197 
Holocanlha .166 
Homestead Law—Provisions. .263 
“ Working of.207 
Hominy—To Prepare. 22 
Honey Combs—Straight.134 
“ Marketing.199 
“ Northern.294 
“ Poor Yield.•.269 
Hoop Skirts—New Use.146 
“ Iron Convenient.358 
Hornets—To Expel.134 
Horse—Cleaner.*. .141-166 
Horse-Radish Cultivating.229 
“ Destroying.261 
Horse-Shoe—B ar.298 
Horses—Age of.139 
Breeding.167 
“ Crib-Biting.71-171 
“ Feed .78-294 
“ Glanders.298 
“ Lampas.110 
“ Lice ..134 
“ Mangers Dangerous.37 
“ Overreaching. 37 
“ Raising. 11 
“ Ringbone. .197 
“ Scratches.78-167-197-298 
“ Slobbering.....262 
“ Swelled Legs .266 
“ Treatment.297 
“ Wanted.231 
“ Warts.134-197 
House—Plans.6*.. 196-265-326-361 
“ Cleaning—Hints.150 
Household Leaks.277 
Housekeeper’s Letter.118 
Houses—Prairie.361 
Humbug—Am. Farmer&Meeh.207 
“ Bane & Co.294 
“ California. 359 
“ Drunkenness — Transmu¬ 
tation — Sheep Dipping 
Composition.238 
“ “Family Remedy”.177 
“ Freeman’s Journal—Bus¬ 
iness Chance, etc.369 
“ Gift Enterprises — Gold 
Dollars.302 
“ Healing Association.119 
“ Mining Companies.359 
“ Oriental Sugar Plant—Ag. 
Journal—Lottery Scheme.104 
“ “Pantarchy”.199 
“ Philadelphia.359 
“ Seeds, etc . 36 
“ Sewing Machines_199-359 
“ Sundry.356 
“ Veronica Quinquefolia— 
Dr. James—The Draft.271 
“ Wheat Yield-Heirs Want- 
ed—Transmutation.207 
“ Wine Plant.359 
Hungarian Grass for Horses.. .102 
“ For Sheep.166-229 
Hyacinths—Arranging. 37 
Hybrids and Crosses.308 
S 
Ice Cream Freezer.165 
“ Economy.182 
“ House Room.252 
“ Houses.362 
Implements—Ag’l and the War'233 
“ Scarcity.168 
Index—Binding.356 
Indian View of Agriculture_ 41 
Insects, Ants, 167-231-35S—A- 
phis in Australia, 167—Aphis 
in 1862, 70—Apple Worm, 230 
—Asparagus Beetle, 3*106- 
212—BeanWeevil, 197—Borer 
Remedy, 70-230 — Bottling, 
197—Cabbage Flies, 229—Ca¬ 
terpillars, 295 — Caterpillars 
and Hemp, 233—Caterpillar 
Burner, *.333—Cecropia Co¬ 
coon, 135—Chinch Bugs, 38- 
143—Coal Oil for Bugs, 246— 
Curculio Talk, 164—Currant 
Worm, 147—Cut Worms, 70- 
236—Described, 262 — Earth 
Worms, *17-113—Eggs in Ap¬ 
ple Trees, 167—Fruit Trees, 
167- Grasshoppers, 167—Har¬ 
ris’ Work, 71—In Dried Fruit, 
279—Kerosene for Curculio, 
231—Lice on Animals, 229-262 
—Measu re Worm ,49—N am ed, 
295—New-York Weevil, *.242 
Pine Tree, 167—Potato Bug, 
197— Powder,357—Rooting out 
Grubs, 166—Roses, 167—On 
Grapes, 337-357—Salt for, 38, 
—Sending,262—Scalding Hen 
Lice, 325—Scale Lice, *.178- 
197-236-273-327—Slugs on Po¬ 
tatoes, 359—Squash Borer, 
* .70-173—Striped Bug, 166- 
167-212-229 — Sulphur for 
Lice, 167—To Repel, 166— 
Tobacco for Ants, 296—To¬ 
bacco Worm, *..1CS—Tur¬ 
pentine for Moth, 279—Wheat 
70-262—Wire Worm Trap, 
197—Worms in Roots, 70— 
Worms in Tree. 37 
Inventions—Ag’l in 1861. 12 
Inveslment—Aged Lady’s.324 
“ Irrigation—Benefits. 73 
Ivy—English.294 
“ In Illinois...327 
.3 
Japanese Agriculture.238 
Jewelry—Splendid.182 
Journal—American Farmer... 135 
“ California Wine, etc.230 
“ Dairy Farmer. 38 
“ Mothers’.230 
Jute—American.*..7-44 
Kalmias—Cultivation. 
.342 
Ea 
Labels—Tree.210-370 
“ Leaden.*..305 
Laborer—Word from.327 
Laborers—Hints. ..268 
“ In England.363 
Ladies—Thanks to.199 
Lamanas—Treatment.339 
Lantern Blinks, No. XXXII— 
Richard Bullion, Esq.46 
“ No. XXXIII—A Bachelor 
Farmer.Ill 
Larkspurs—Annual.229 
Lawns—Making New.274 
“ Trenching.144 
Lawsuit—End of.*.. 9 
Leaf Impressions. 278 
Lemon Buds.262 
Lemons-Fruiting.198 
Library—Ag’l—Association_ 3S 
Lightning Rods....357 
Lilium Brownii.293 
Lilies for City Gardens . 51 
“ Japan—Sowing.134 
“ White.326 
Lime—Chemical Question.326 
“ Quantity—Experiments.. 135 
“ Water . 70 
Liming Land.107 
Linchpin Extractor.*..105 
Linen—Home-Made. 69 
Live-for-Ever. 7 
Lizards in a Spring.167 
Losses Turned to Profit.114 
Loudon—Hints from. 18 
Lung Protector.*..309 
Lupin—Yellow.357 
Magazine—Ladies’.230 
“ Portrait Monthly.295 
Magnolias in Midi.294 
Maizena.134 
Mangers—Tight, Objectionable325 
Manure, Ashes, 230-326—At the 
West, 7—Bill, 135—Buying 
and Hauling, 326—Cesspool 
Slops, 6—Compost Heap, 235 
—Composting Loam,37—Dig¬ 
ging Muck, 234—“ Fining ”, 
73—Fish, 235—For Lawns, 
37—Green, 38—Heap, How 
Made,197—Hair, 135—Kitchen 
Slops, 211—Leaves, 371—Li¬ 
quid, 135—Making in Sum¬ 
mer, 202—Marble Dust, 262— 
Paper Mill Waste, 324—Pond 
Mud, 197—Potato Vines, 230— 
Poudrette Factory, *..169— 
Saving in Yards, *..76—Sea¬ 
weed, 358—Sheltering 14-172 
—Stopping Leak, 112—Tan- 
bark, 359—Tanners’ Refuse, 
329—With Brains.198 
Manuring or Mulching. 43 
Map-Eastern Virginia. 28 
Maple Sugar.*2. .39-166 
Market Fairs....106 
“ Live Stock. N. Y., 1862. . 58 
“ Review', Weather Notes, 
etc.,.. .27-59-90-121-154-185 
.217-250-282-314-347-378 
Mats—Straw—How Made..*.. 49 
Market—Breadstuff for 1862.... 40 
Meadow's—Inoculating. 13 
“ Moss on.135 
Meals for a Week.343 
Measurement—Useful Rules...303 
Meat—Pickling.359 
“ Salt for Army.327 
Melon—Apple Pie.325 
“ Japanese.2*..305 
“ Japanese Seed.327 
Meteorology in Illinois.134 
Microscope—Craig...165 
Mignonette—Scentless. 37 
Milk Pans—Best.181 
“ Rack—Patent.*..245 
“ Testing.2*..204-358 
“ To dry up.295 
Milking Machines.11-326 
Milkweed.103 
“ California. 7 
Millet—Experience with.143 
“ For Horses.200 
“ When to Sow. 70 
Minnesota Farm Notes. 43 
Mole Trap—Effective.*..140 
“ Setting.135 
Moles— Remedy.364 
Money—Investing... . 133-168-232 
“ Saving.370 
“ Sending, Hints on.356 
Moon’s Influence.334 
Muck Defined.261 
Mulberry—Downing’s. 80 
Mules—Kicking.167 
Mushrooms..261 
Mutton Trade of New-York.. 40 
N 
Nails—Designating. 8 
Names Pronounced.294 
Nectarines.103 
Nemophila maculata. 38 
Nevv-Hampshire Girls. 46 
Nobility—True.235 
Notice—Good.260 
Nursery Catalogues.103-136 
Nurserymen—Responsible.358 
Nutmegs.85 
Objections to Business Notices.352 
Oil—Illuminating....53-247 
“ Stains—Removing.359 
Onion Culture—Hints.142 
“ Pamphlet. 69 
Onions—Paying Crop. 70 
* Pickling for Soldiers.311 
Orchard and Nursery—Cal¬ 
endar for Jan.,2—Feb.,34— 
March, 66—April, 98—May, 
131—June, 162—July. 194— 
Aug., 226—Sept., 258-Oct., 
290, Nov., 322—December. .354 
Orcharding—Profitable.167 
Orchards—Cultivating.178 
“ Treatment.103-210 
Osage Orange.167 
“ Seed.70-103-356-357 
E* 
Paint Cheap, 293-357—Gas Tar, 
231—Value of Zinc.230 
Paper from Straw.'*70 
“ Materials. 7 
Pansy Culture. 19 
Parasites. 7 
Parks—Public. 49 
Parlors and Ornaments.342 
Pastures—Improving.42 
Pencil on Plum Stock, 37— 
Orchard Starting, 135—Trees, 
Severe Treatment. 81 
Peaches—How to Raise.178 
“ Yellows.115 
Pear,Beurre Olairgeau,.295 
“ Great California—*..36-81 
“ Vanderpoel .2*..337 
Pears — Dwarf, 69-82-337-357 
For N. Y. Market, 326—Good 
37—In Illinois, 358 — Large 
Flemish Beauty, 326—Late 
~ Profitable, 116—Penn, 358— 
Profitable, 293 — Rotting at 
Core, 262—Three Crops, 357— 
Vicars Improving. 6 
Peas—Chick. . 69 
“ Early-Ripening.. 70 
“ Raising Early.115 
Pedigree in Plants.303 
Peppermint Cultivation. 7 
Persimmons.103 
Petunias—New.*.. 80 
Phosphates for Wheat, etc....269 
Phlox Seeds Received.293 
Phloxes—Perennial.243 
Picture Frames—Rustic.342 
Pictures—Fruit.326 
Pies—Number Eaten. 87 
Pigs’ Feet—Cleaning.23 
Pitchforks—Horse.176 
Plank Floors and Sweeney-71 
Plant—California Pitcher.52 
“ Desirable Aquatic.166 
“ Stand—Miniature.*.. 52 
“ Variegated.293 
Plants—Bedding—Notes on_147 
“ etc.—Questions about_143 
“ for House Culture.340 
“ in Sleeping Rooms.247 
“ in South-West Terr.. .*. .144 
“ Named.. 103-165 19S-22S- 
.262-296-325-357 
“ Propagating..228 
Plow—Allen’s.. 357—Peeler. ...198 
Plowing—Frequent.199 
“ Good—Importance_*..112 
Plows—Gang.261 
Plum Knot—Observations.4*.. 113 
Poison—“Mercury” Vine.260 
Pomaee—Apple for Feed.102 
Pomological Congress.. 6 
Poppy—Opium . 134 
Pork—Curing without Brine...310 
“ How to Pack .3-293-327 
“ in Bushel of Corn. 43 
“ Pepper on. 55 
Post-Office Department. 71 
Postage Law—New.232 
“ Seeds, etc.295 
“ Stamps—Collecting. 69 
Postmasters—Honest. 5 
Posts—Black Walnut.166 
“ Walnut vs. Oak.327 
Potato—Dakota. 15 
“ Digger—Conover’s ...2*..235 
“ Tops—Sweet, for Fodder.197 
“ What it is.*..117 
Potatoes—Brush-harrowing, 45 
—Bulkley’s Seedling, 135- 
Cheaply Grown, 2G6—Chili, 
7-102—Deep Plowing, 293— 
Facts for ’^Sprouters,” 53— 
Flat Culture, 141—How to 
Boil,151—Knobby ,325—Large 
for Seed, 147—Large Yield, 
134-296—Mixing in Hill, 75— 
Prairie Seedling, 359—Sweet, 
at the North 6-4157—Culture, 
114—In Iowa, 69—In Ireland, 
15—In Straw, 103—Vines for 
Fodder.239 
Poultry—Age of,6—BlackSpan- 
ish, *.. 172—Changing Color, 
6 — Desirable Breeds, 139— 
Destroying Vermin,294—Care 
of 139—Chicken Pox, 236— 
Cost of Keeping, 139—Dis» 
eased, 102 — Economy with 
Hens, 48 — Fancy—Experi¬ 
ence, 332—Gapes, 197— Greas¬ 
ing, 231-293—Hatching Chick¬ 
ens 69—Hen-roost Philosophy 
138—House—Cheap. .2*. .236 
How Much Grain, 6—Man¬ 
agement, 111—Millet for, 135 
Oyster-Shells for, 6—Prevent¬ 
ing Scratching, 198—Prevent¬ 
ing Sitting, 167—Profitable, 6 
—Profits of, 75—Stuffing Live 
295—Turkeys in Winter, 11 
—Turkeys, Rearing.138 
Prairie—Breaking Up.294 
Premiums for 1863.. .26-60-89- 
155—For 1864.-281-313-346-377 
“ Maps Discontinued. 5 
Premiums—Closing.196 
“ Grape Vines.104 
Presents—Wilder and Breck...136 
Printing—Fans*y.166 
Promise—-Safe.135 
Propagating Case—Miller’s.*.. 84 
Prospects for Farmers.232 
Pruning Hints.3*.. 82 
Pump—West’s.375 
Pumpkins at Exhibition * 16— 
Bitter, 69—Seed Medicinal... 37 
Questions for Farmer’ Club....203 
Questions for Quack Doctors.. 11 
Quince Stocks.231 
Quinces—Ignoramus. 6 
IE 
Rabbits, Catching, 3S—Costly, 
326—Orchards.103 
Radisli—Spanish Winter.103 
Rail Roads—Long Bars.261 
Raisins—Making.166 
Raspberries Kilied in Iowa, 326 
—Planting, 293—Treatment. .261 
Rats Gnawing Harness, 134— 
How to Destroy, 119-182— 
How to Trap, 214—Lime for, 
134 — Phosphorus Paste, 245 
—To Repel .174-293 
Recipes—Valuable.279 
Record Diagram.*.. 44 
Refrigerators.182 
Report, Ag’l—Mass .134 
“ Ag’l. Washington.358 
Rhodanlhe Maculata.*..149 
Rhododendrons.2431 
Rhubarb—Large. 21, 
“ Treatment.229 
Rice—Northern. 37 
Rifle Shooting—Ag’l.326 
Riot—Difficult Work.228 
Roads—Rough. 73 
Rock Work.208 
