TABLE OF CONTESTS. 
DCP We haye arranged under the respective heads of Farm Implements—Diseases of Animals—Dis¬ 
eases of Crops—Meadows and Pastures—Manures and Indian Corn, &c.— whatever relates to these 
particularly. 
115, 
Page 
Academies and high schools, injurious to common schools, 97 
Acknowledgements, . 17, 42, 69, 103, 117, 147, 177 
A comparison,..53 
Advertising, terms of, . . . . .49 
— suggestions relative to,.181 
Advice asked, ....... 24 
Address of J. Buel, at Princeton, N. J. . . .177 
— — — a t New-Haven, Ct.193 
— — — at Norwich, Ct. ..... 196 
— of J. M. Garnett, extract of an, ... 61 
— of Col. Todd, before Ky. State Ag. Soc. . 139, 156 
— of J. J. Viele, before N. Y. State Ag. Soc. . 62, 72 
Agricultural association, North-Anna, Va. . . 39, 45 
— books for common schools, . . . .38, 132 
— chemistry, ...... 135, 154 
— college, necessity of,.150 
— convention, N. Y. State, proceedings of, . .25 
— education, importance of, .... 36, 98 
— geology of Maine noticed, . . . 131, 137, 152 
— items, . . • . . « • . 16, 41 
— journals, foreign, spirit of, . • • .87 
— papers, how to increase circulation of, . . 
— periodicals noticed, ...... 
— pursuits, how made pleasant and profitable, 
— report of Massachusetts, ... 82, 100, 
— school, national, proposition for erecting, 
— — — remarks on, . . 
— — Templemoyle, Ireland, . . • 
— schools, importance of, . . 
— — in Egypt, 
— — in England, France and Ireland, 
— society, English, .... 
— — in Montgomery, 
— — national, proposed, . . . 
— — New-York State, constitution of, 
— — — — its proceedings, . 
_ — of Essex, transactions of the, 
_ — Ohio State, established, 
_ state of Scotland, .... 
— statistics,. 
— warehouses recommended, . . . 
Agriculture, aid to, .... 
— American and British, contrasted, . 
_ among the Romans, .... 
_ encomium upon, by Socrates, 
_ encouragement to, . . . . 
_ great principles of, ... . 
__ — return of capital laid out in, 
— importance of, .... 
— in Strathmore, Scotland, 
— legislative encouragement to, . . 
— necessary to national prosperity, 
— observations and researches in, . 
— of Maine, ..... 
— opinion on the American system of, . 
— the great business of our country, . 
American Farmer resuscitated, . . . 
— farmer, independence of an, 
— Institute, 12th anniversary, notice of, . 
— •— — — remarks on, .... 
— Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 
communication from, ..... 
— Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, re¬ 
marks relative to the, > 
Animal nutrition, ...... 
An idler and industrious man compared, 
Apples, valuable for hogs, .... 
Back volumes, hints relative to, . < 
Bee moth, how destroyed, .... 
Bees, new mode of wintering, . . . 
Beet, sugar, culture of the, .... 
•— — cost of raising, . . . .- 
■— — great product of, ... 
— — queries respecting the, . . 
Birds destructive to insects, .... 
Borer, how removed from trees, 
Breeding, philosophy of, .... 
— remarks on,. 
— of cattle and sheep, selection of animals for, 
•— swine, useful hints on, . . . 
Brick and tile machine, .... 
Buckwheat straw, its properties, . , 
Buel, Jesse, obituary notice of, ... 
— — resolutions of North-Anna Ag. Soc. relative to, 
Burns and scalds, cure for, 
Bur oak described, . . . ; 
Bushes, best season for destroying, 
Butter, Mr. Weeks’ process of making, . 
— unaccountable deficiency of, « 
Calf, large one noticed. 
Calves, mode of rearing in Scotland, t 
Canal policy, remarks on, -. 
■— repairs, remarks on, .... 
Capital laid out in agriculture, great return of, 
Carrot, culture of the, .... 
Cattle, advantages of soiling, . 
— Devonshire, noticed, .... 
— Durham, hardiness of the, 
— — high prices of, ... 
— — sale of, notioed, .... 
121 
67 
123 
113 
24 
50 
15 
145 
33 
87 
114 
13 
147 
177 
27 
130 
15 
129 
88 
202 
65 
70 
146 
88 
58 
114 
90 
9 
87 
89 
9 
122 
85 
95 
81 
84 
182 
116 
137 
60 
52 
74 
1 lb- 
42 
161 
133 
173 
34 
. 185 
23 
. 103 
77, 122 
. 150 
, 151 
. 147 
, 124 
. 183 
. 102 
. 84 
. 161 
205 
158 
20 
. 180 
36 
. 42 
177 
. 87 
22 
. 91 
90 
19, 35 
174 
. 199 
183 
. 199 
, 102 
152, 
Pago 
Cattle, Durham, new purchases of, . . . 40, 133 
— Herefordshire, ...... 84 
— improved farm stock, notices of, . . . 183, 184 
— native stock vs. Durham, .... 74 
— neat, diminution of, in Vermont, . . .102 
— productive cows, noticed, .... 102 
— Short Horn, fever in Kentucky, . . . .39 
— — — remarks on, ..... 102 
— — — sale of, noticed, . . . . .116 
Cedar quarries, explanation of, .... 51 
Change of food indispensable to health, . . .99 
Chloride of soda, method of using, . . . 116 
Cisterns, rain water, their capacity, . . . .117 
Close of the sixth volume, ..... 193 
Clover, its value for cattle and the soil, ... 13 
Common school education, circular on, . . . 140 
— — — remarks on,.149 
— — libraries, . . . . . . 9, 20 
— schools in Virginia, ..... 84 
Comparative contrast of the opposite climates of Sou¬ 
thern Mississippi and Southern Florida, . . 198 
Compliment to our correspondents, . . . .53 
Corn laws of Great-Britain, . . . . 53, 88 
Crops, alternation of, and cause of deterioration in Vir- 
- - 17 
103 
114 
167 
132 
113 
56 
145 
13 
83 
102 
53 
21 
103 
200 
201 
102 
43 
134 
71 
119 
15, 57 
plants 
57 
24 
25 
84 
50 
174 
121 
ginia lands, 
Crops, and insects in South-Carolina, . 
— green, efficacy of, as a manure, . 
— in Indiana, ..... 
•— in Virginia, . . . . . . 
— in the West, ..... 
— light, in Illinois, ..... 
— unusually abundant, 
Cuts of farm implements, notice in relation to, 
Dairy stock, criteria of, 
Diseases, &c. of Farm Crops. 
Army worm, fresh ravages of the, 
Black ant, remedy against, . . . 
Caterpillar on wheat, .... 
Chinch bugs in Va. ravages and prevention, 
— — Mr. Jeffreys’ account of the, 
— — and Hessian fly, 
Disease of the Dutton corn described, 
Grain worm described, . . , 
— — remarks on, .... 
Grubs, antidote to, .... 
Insect depredations prevented by lime, . 
— enemies, remedies against, 
Insects and worms, experiments in preserving 
from,. 
Pea-bug, how destroyed, . , 
Smut in wheat, how prevented, . 
Sulphur, a preservative from insects, 
Turnip flea, remedies against, 
Weevil in granaries, how destroyed, 
Wheat fly, how avoided, . . 
Diseases, &c. of Farm Stock. 
Bloody murrain, how cured, 
■— — observations on the, . 
Disease by eating green corn, 
Diseases of neat cattle, remarks on, 
•— of sheep, and remedy, 
Foot rot, its cure, 
Fouls in cattle, how cured, 
Influenza in sheep, . . 
Loss of the cud and treatment, . 
Mad itch described, 
— ■— how cured, . 
New disease in sheep, 
Stifle in horses, how cured, 
Treatment of wounds on horses, . 
Doing good to others, . . 
Drill husbandry, .... 
Draining, beneficial effects of, . 
— experiments in, ... 
•—• furrow, advantages of, . 
— thorough, profit from, . . 
— under, with pine gutters, 
Drawing, new mode of, called the Dagueroscope, 
Drought relieved by stirring the earth, 
Early rising, benefit of, 
— — opinion on, . . . 
Editorial pilfering by wholesale, 
Educating children at home, . 
Education, remarks on, by a lady, . 
Evergreens, mode of sowing, 
Extraordinary crop, 
Facts for farmers, .... 
Failures by mail, 
Fallow, fertility and effects of the, 
Farm buildings, plans of, 
— dwellings, plans of, . 
— —- hints on building, 
— —■ remarks on, . . . 
— large how managed, 
— of E. Phinney, visit to, 
— Peter Fay’s, a schedule of, . 
—■ the Pickman, .... 
Farm Implements, &c. 
Baldwin’s portable press, 
Bostwiek’s boiler for cattle food, 
102 , 
90, 
120 
148 
182 
85 
42, 106, 133 
, 15 
182 
. 172 
41 
. 183 
202 
55, 91 
89 
. 43 
182 
. 36 
43, 88 
. 70 
132 
. 204 
120 
. 76 
123 
103 
88 
16 
166 
165 
132 
205 
144 
65 
189, 201 
104, 148 
164, 165 
150 
134, 180 
24 
171 
61 
77 
102 
71 
102 , 
70, 
Page 
Clover machine, remarks on the, ... 59 
Drag or harrow described, ..... 25 
Holbrook’s revolving horse rake, . . . 121 
Hussey’s patent reaping maehine, . . . 116 
Improved corn sheller,.102 
— expanding cultivator, ..... 72 
New beet sower, ....*. 71 
New implement for subsoil ploughing, . . 132 
Notice of cuts for,.13 
Pitts’s thrashing machine noticed, . . . 133 
Smith’s subsoil plough, ..... 13 
Staple’s patent straw cutter, .... 199 
Tower’s cheese press, ..... 14 
Whalen’s Cultivator, .89 
Farmer, circumscribed, remarks on the, , , 114 
— drawbacks upon the profits of the, ... 44 
— luxuries of the,.73 
Farmers and lawyers contrasted, .... 81 
Farmers’ Garden, perennials, biennials and annuals, 14 
Farming, New-Jersey, notes on, ... 130 
— in East Maryland, ..... 44 
— in Virginia, ....... 57 
— theory in,. 70 
— tools, care of, ...... 203 
Farm manure, ....... 203 
Fashion, danger of, ...... 141 
Fattening hogs by cold soaked and fermented food, 200 
— of swine, experiments in, .... 204 
Flowers, double and single, remarks on, . . . 181 
Frost in the North, . . . . . . - 54 
Fruit, inducements for cultivating, ... 54 
— mixture, grafting, &c. ..... 166 
— trees, queries relative to, . . . .104 
Garlick, how extirpated, .... 102, 106 
Gate, Humphrey’s revolving, .... 69 
— Taber’s improved,.103 
Geological report, N. Y. extracts from, . 67, 82, 99 
Gooseberry, mildew on, how destroyed. . . 119 
Grafting, remarks on, ...... 167 
Grape culture,.47 
— mildew on the, ...... 67 
— propagation of the, ..... 147 
Hedges, inquiries in regard to, .... 55 
High prices, cause of, ..... 125 
Hints to the publisher and friends of the Cultivator, 181 
•— to those who raise great crops, .... 23 
Hogs, mode of dressing, ..... 72 
Honey dew and mildew, how prevented, . 87, 132 
Horse harness, improvements to, recommended, . 19 
Horses, accidents to,. 43 
— economy in keeping, ..... 15 
— fear or timidity in, explained, ... 91 
— how protected from flies, . . . . .142 
— management of, .... 44, 123 
— treatment of wounds on, ..... 43 
Horticultural Association of the Valley of the Hudson, 
notice of, 65 
report of, 97 
Horticultural Coat of Arms, .... 193 
— publications, ....... 67 
—• society of Albany, notice of exhibition, . . x32 
— — — report of contributions, . . . 161 
Horticulture, improvement in, recommended, . 61 
Household Economy, 
Eggs, improvement in raising and cooking, . 126 
Fruits of the earth, on the preservation of, 157, 168 
Fuel, economy of,.132 
Hams, mode of curing,.GO 
Leak how stopped, . . . . . .‘102 
Pie plant noticed, ...... 102 
Poultry, how preserved in winter, . . .15 
Sausage cutter recommended, . . . 163 
Soap, a hint in housewifery, .... 122 
Starch from frozen potatoes, .... 122 
How to ruin a son, ...... 64 
Husbandman, life of the, ..... 182 
Husbandry, drill, advocated, ..... 36 
—• Flemish, described, ..... 186 
•— improved system of, ..... 150 
— new, inconvenient in the south, . . . 104 
Hydrophobia, cure for, ...... 77 
Important facts,.201 
Indian Corn, 
and potatoes, successfully alternated, . . 21 
Chinese tree, noticed, . 151, 166, 182, 184, 199 
Culture and yield, ...... 75 
Green stalks profitable for fodder, ... 84 
Late hoeing frequently protects from frost, . 141 
Mr. Hopkins’ crop,.20 
Mr. Parker’s crop, ••.... 19 
Proposed mode of planting, . . . 59 90 
Soaking seed, result of, . . . .151 
Inducements for entering on rural pursuits, . 20, 59 
Industry, the salt which preserves from moral corruption,’ 85 
Items of intelligence, ...... 53 
It is not too late to plant trees, . . . .51 
Journal of Am. Silk Soc. and Rural Economist, recom. 14 
Journals, new agricultural, noticed, ... 16 
— of education, increase of, noticed, ... 15 
Lactaries, London,.141 
