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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
Colts, wintering. 6 
Composts.. .134 
Concentrated labor.158 
Corn, all about Indian... .30, 38,126, 150, 166 
— crop, enemies of the. .125 
-harvesting... .309 
-premium. 174 
-talking of a...21 
— culture, varieties, etc.176 
— effect of climate on.14,46 
— Egyptian or mummy. 318 
— “Flour” variety.,,.;...... .126, 142,166 
— grinding in the ear.182 
— hen manure for.. . .78, 94,118,142 
— hog manure for .. 6 
— improved King Philip or Brown. .30, 38, 69. 
86, 102, 126, 134,142, 166 
— in pork vs. crib.342 
— large and tall. .390 
— marker...46 
— meal for milch cows.14 
-use of... 6 
— Mr. Eastman’s experiments.. 69 
— preparing ground for.54,118 
— seed, selecting..301 
— shocking. .310 
— smut in, etc.302 
— suckers. 22v! 
Cottage, a one story (Illustrated). 5 
— farm, (Illustrated) .. .165 
-design for a (Illustrated).318 
— suburban (Illustrated)..349 
Cottages, cheap farm (Illustrated) .197, 229, 277 
Cow, Short-horn “ Diana Gwynne” (Ill.).. .245 
-“Dutchess” [Illustrated].158 
-“ Empress” [Illustrated],.333 
-“Frederica” [Illustrated].3(9 
- “ Hilpa IV.” | Illustrated].. . 21 
Fences, rail and stone .... 
-and board.69,10: 
— wire—snow drifts.. 
Fencing, the cost of. 
Ferretts.... 
Firewood, preparing. . -. 
Flax, Rocky Mountain . . .. 
— with wheat. 
Flour, good Canada... 
Foddering racks and boxes [Illustrated].. 
Forests, destruction of. 
“ Four Course” Rotation ...... 
Fowls, group of premium [Illustrated]_ 
French cattle show.... 
Fuel, economy of... 
Gate, Woodruff’s self-acting vertical [111 ] 
Goat, Cashmere—Male [Plustrated]. 
-Female [illustrated]. 
Gold, the value of.. .. 
Grain markets, European .. 
— in Great Britain... 
— when should it be cut... 
— yield from one kernel.. 
Grass, characteristics of.. , .. . ._... 
— land, manuring in autum__ . .351 
— seeding in autumn.. 
Gravel wall building____ 
Guano and clover.. 
— and its uses.... 
— and its substitutes......___ 
— and salt.. 
— C dumbian.. 
— death from handling..... 
— for grass lands... 
— how and when to apply. 
4 Fruit trees in Illinois. 7 
6 —“ planting.;. . . .32 
3 -soil for.14 
1 Fruits and flowers.143 40 
2 —in summer.’.25 
4 —of the Crimea.31 
4 Garden, Annie’s.3 
3 — flowers, the.22 
9 —terms.."22 
1 — vegetables.15 
3 Gardens,fall work in.36‘ 
8 —on clay soils.. 
8 —vegetable.. 
5 Grafts, Cutting.__.40' 
5 Grape culture. .V7I i§5,'311 
4 -annual pruning. 5; 
4 — crop of 1856.36‘ 
2 — grower’s guide, American.16' 
5 —vines barren.. ......... 11! 
1-from cuttings. 31! 
8-prune your.167,*2l: 
3 Grapes Native, list of.35! 
3 —profit of.32) 
3 Grapery, the.”l]< 
5 Hedge, ornamental garden.153 
3 Hints for June. ,.181 
) —for July. .’21i 
J — for the season.__29f 
1 -for Horticultural societies.28) 
) Horticulture at the State Fair.. ..32) 
2 —in New York city_.. 2] 
5 Horticultural advertisements.25( 
5 —exihibtion.2U 
2 —literature.231 
f —Society, Genesee Valley.55, li£ 
'-New York city.223 
1 Hotbed, a good.. 
’ House-plants in winter. 47 
1 Hyacinths in Glosses, (Illustrated).. 399 
! Insects, protection against.239 
) Irrigation and watering.,...167 
) Lady bugs.27S 
Larch, European_191 
! Lawn, the. ..•.. .151 
i Leaf manure.. 
l Locust, the. ..I3U 
I Magnolia, Chinese White (Illustrated). . ~287 
I .May—suggestions.. 
t Melon bugs, to head. . . 199, 219, 231, 239, 295 
I Melons, how to starts...95,145 
! Native plants.... 
1 Orchards, about.375 
— close planting...95 
— manuring.. .207, 375 
Peach prospect the. 65,87 
— trees, shortening in... . 79 
Peaches for general cultivation.359 
— in Ohio... 103 
Pear blight.231, 382 
— culture.1.287 
— cracking of the. 39 
— trees, care of.. 
— White Doyenne. ... 
— Virgalieu, culture of.'.263, 271 
Pears, dwarf. .319 
-and cherries. 223 
-winter treatment of. 383 
— for general cultivation.335 
— in Ohio.103 
— on quince stocks. 63 
— seedless.407 
— select list of., ’ 23 
— two new (Illustrated).367 
— which promise well..335, 343 
Pine apples. 127 
Plant, a singular.375 
Pcmological Society, American.. .103, 295,311 
319, 335, 343, 351, 359 
-Ohio.127 
Popular and Scientific names.!!.15 
Pruning. 399 
— root..319 
•— with the leaves on.._.183 
Quince stock. Angers. 15 
Rochester nurseries.375 
Rose culture.167,183 
— select varieties of the.191 
Season, progress of the. 199, £07 
Seasonable hints....63, 135, 151, 159, 255 
Soapsuds for gardens. 207 
Spring beauties. 183 
— labors.. 
Squashes.’ "..207 
Suggestions for the gaidener... 1..........207 
Strawberry, the...169 
— cultu e...175, 3 03 
— manual. Pardee’s.207 
Strawberries. 359 
— consumption of.. .151 
Tree, will it grow. 7 
Trellises for climbing plants (Illustrated)... 15 
Trees, deciduous ornamental.63, 79 
— dwarf. .. 223 
-supporting. ; .47 
— evergreen, ornamental.87, 95," 161 
— frigh ening into bearing. 87 
— girdled remedy for...231 
— how to plant.127 
— manures, artificial.^231 
— mulch your.*225 
— on grass land.I75 
— ornamental.63, 79, 81 95 
— planting.. 
— rabbits barking apple. 15 
— root-grafted.71,119,135 
— save your...136 
— sprouts about-.-.191, 295 
— transportation..105,’ m 
— trimming and thinning.J3 
U. S. Agricultural Society—Fruit premiums256 
A r egetable aliment.71, 95 127 
Vegetables, value of the best.. 7 
Vine at Hampton Court..., 47 
— a profitable..’.'311 
Vineyards about Cincinnati...*151 
Watermelon, Mexican.".."lyg 
— talk about. 399 
— when are they ripe.. '271, 295 
Weeds..207 
— the enemy of.... ..223 
" Wintergreen, the spicy... . .. *191 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 
Ants, to eject.... ,., ,279 
Apple bread.119 
— fritters.”..... 375 
— Jelly.is,.. . io3, 279 
Bannock, fried.. 95 
Bed-bugs.."ill 
Beds, our way of making.7 
Beverage for the field. ” ,207 
Biscuits. .169 
Blackberry cordial...." ’ ’ ’ ’287 
— wine. '.‘.'.'..287 
Bread, apple.,..'..'.119 
— corn and wheat. ..***" 55 
— from grown wheat, . . 15 
— Indian... 55 
Breakfast, nice dish for.. .'7, 79 
Brother Jonathan, a.. 87 
Bulter, coloringwith carrots.63’,’79,"l03 
— drops. .279 
Cake, bride’s.. 
— cheap...1.1.167 
— corn.55, 255 
— cream..Ill, 154 
-tartar.I85 
— cup.. ~.... .71, in, i5i 
— delicate..7.Ill 
— drop. .'.‘.'l75 
— excelsior.119 
— fresh tea. I43 
Sugar making, maple.61, 69, 1 
— millet. . .. .... 
Suggestion, a... 
Swine, fattening......_ 
— report on. 
— size of.. 
— Suffolk.... 
System of fencing.... 
Take care of tbe Workers.. 
Talking of a corn crop. 
— of draining. ..•••• . 
Tapping maple trees. 
“The Workingman.” notice of. 
“ There I missed it!”. 
Thinking-cap, put it on. 
Thorough tillage. 
Tiles, home-made.... 
Trees, protection of.. 
Turn over a new leaf... 
Turnips. 
Turnip seed for an acre.2 
-- American and foreign. 
Underdrains wood for. 
Virginia Agriculture.... 
Wanted, more labor or less land. 
Wants a market the farmer. 
War-horse, death of a... 
Waste lands, rec aiming. 
Water in barn-yards. 
— for farm animals. 
Watering troughs. 
Weight of a bushel in Illinois. 
Weeds and their destruction. 
Western Trip, notes of a. 
— “Farm Journal,” notice of. 
Westward, hoi.! 
— Trade and Manufactures.. 
Wet season, a. 
Wheat and oats. 
— bearded—the weevil. ........... 
— crop—yield and prices. 
— Egyptian. 
— good yield of.5 
— Golden-drop, winter... .. 
— leached a hes for.30,1( 
— Midge, the.29, 21 
-early sowiog.. 
— machine threshing. 
— Oregon. 
— sa t on. 
— seven headed. 
— spring.1< 
— — in Vermont... 
— sp outed seed.37,62,11 
Whififietree for three horses [Illustrated] 
White daisy, how to kill.. 
Winter care of animals.269, 2) 
— of 1855-56. 
— on the farm.. 
— promptings. 
Will high prices continue. 
Wire worm, remedy for. 
Woods pasture. 
Wool, effect of climate on.. 
— Grower & Slock Register.. .46, 86,19 
— grower’s Association. 
-waking up. 
— large fleece.. 
— preparing for market. 
— tariff en.12 
— Wo k vs. Beef—English Cattle. 
Your names, gentlemen... 
trade, the. 
— —- “Lucilla IV.” [Illustrated].261 
—• — “Nymph II.” [Illustrated]... 77 
-“Ringlet” [Illustrated] .173 
— valuable.382 
Cows, Alderney or Jersey.198,336 
— as yoke cattle. 142 
— and pigs, feed for.230 
— Devon. 94 
— don’t imprison your.. . ..245 
— eating horse dung.86,110 
— effect of pumpkin seeds on.390 
— good .. 126 
— how much shonld they eat.334 
— Jersey “Beauty and Lady Jersey” [Ill.].336 
— kicking to cure ..70 
— milch, corn meal for. 14 
-salt for.54 
-wintering. 6 
— self-sucking, to prevent.30 
Crops in Canada.... . .230 
— in Niagara Co. 310 
— in United States.70 
— in Western Penn.222 
Cutworms, to burv. 174 
Dairy, Mass. Premium..54 
— statistics of N. Y...45 
Deep tilth, philosophy of.133 
— tillage, vs. drouth .... .2,29,262 
Devon Bull, “Baltimore” [Illustrated] ... 45 
-“Puritan” [Illustrated].341 
— Cows...94 
Ditch Digger, Pratt’s [Illustrated].181 
Draining, profit of.....30 
— talking of...53, 69 
Drawing water up hill.358 
Drive your labor...126 
Ducks, fattening.350 
Editing farmer’s papers.86 
Elephantiasis.238 
Entomology...398 
Example, light of...405 
Experience, a premium tor.118 
Fair, American Institute...... .262, 318, 35S 
— Cattaraugus Co...334 
— Chautauqua county.302 
— Connecticut State.334 
— Genesee county.358 
— Indiana State.368 
— International.118, 294 
— Kentucky Ag’l and Mechanical... .310, 333 
— Monroe county...318 
— National Agricultural.334,341,374 
— New Jersey State.302 
— New York State.270, 302, 326 
— Ohio State.326 
— Ontario county. 326 
— Provincial, the...326 
— Seneca county.318, 342 
— Steuben county.342 
— Union Agricultural.,.310 
— Vermont State.310 
Fairs, awarding premiums at.. . .350 
— County, location of.38 
— State and county, time of holding.288 
Fall plowing. 325 
— seeding.125, 318, 350 
Famine...357 
Farm accounts.5. 93 
— an average...365 
— and stock, our.78 
— fencing.261 
— houses [Illustrated].55 
— house, Swiss roofed [Illustrated].94 
— how to make one equal three.262 
— improvements.293 
— implements, care of.... 342 
— mines of the.278 
— stick to the.214 
— well tilled, a little...365 
Farms and farming..190, 230 
—• ragged.„.94 
—• small .. 262 
Farmer, American, notice of ......... . 102 
— Cedar Valley, notice of..102 
— New Jersey, notice of. 46 
— paradise of the.253 
— will the, be ruined..197 
Farmers are good citizens. . . .. 142 
— are they improving.359, 366,390 
— importantto. ..310 
— Roman..159 
Farmers’ clubs. 6 
— camp meeting, a. 94 
— enemies, the.237 
— hint to...94 
— “ hole and corner” club ....174 
— investments, the ..154 
— position, the. .230 
— summer campaign.. .213 
Farming at the West. 46 
— changes in. .. 86 
— does it pay.182 
— East and West. .182 
— errors in. 373 
— improves the mind..... 182 
— index to good...174 
— in Maine. 13 
— in Kansas.126 
— in Nicaragua.238 
— Jefferson’s opinion of. .382 
-— new programme wanted _ ...... 85,173 
—• novelties in.110 
— South Western N. Y. for. 6 
— the profits of. .237 
— traditional... .___ 37 
— unprofitable. 13 
— what is good.. .342, 350 
Feature, a new...118 
Female equestrianship...254,294, 310 
Fence question, the. .293 
— self-sustaining and hurdle [Illustrated].. 13 
— wire, improved [Illustrated].205 
Fences again.134, 253 
— another suggestion. 277 
— board, making.86,173, 182, 198, 273 
-the cost of.222 
— sick.361 
— trade.....40i 
Home, a country. 31 1 
Horse, “Arabian Eagle” [Illustrated]_.10: 
— “ Baltimore Morgan” [Illustrated].14! 
— Exhibition, Boston.......35i 
— “ Morgan General” [illustrated].38! 
— power, thresher, etc., Emery’s flllus.]... 6! 
— rake, Davidson’s wheel.231 
— show, Wayne county..190, 19! 
— story, a. 26: 
— the entire....._8( 
— treatment of a contrary..39? 
Horses, change of feed for..3! 
— care of... 2W-. 
— coats, carrots for.....38; 
— Diseases of— cough..23( 
-curb ..16C 
-fistulous withers.102,116 
-heaves.118, 196 
-poll evil.116 
-scratches______ . . .lf-2 
-spring halt.118, 142 
-Sweeney.86, 142, 198 
— exhibition of..126, 158 
— farmers raise your own...166 
— hair oil for. . ._. . .. . .__ . .. . .222 
— should be exercised daily...365 
— winter care of.....269 
— wrinkle about the age of. . ..398 
House, an Octagon (Illustrated).37 
Hydrophobia, prevention of...222 
Ice house, a cheap_. . ...350 
Illinois, Big Farm ng.398 
Indian Corn ...141, 157 
Insects • f New Yok_ ...a .85 
— destroy ng pernicious.262 
Instinct of animals. . . ..381 
Iowa Stock Co___ .... 86 
Labor.easy... .398 
Lactometer. . ._._. . ...150 
Letter from a Conn farmer_. . .. 70 
— from Iowa.358 
— from Kent Co., Michigan.133 
— from Minnesota..14, 390 
— from Mr. Garbutt. 158 
— from Nebraska. .. 206 
— from Texas_ 206 
Lines f .r three horses... 174 
Lo nst, growing ye low......_350,358, 382 
Luxury for animals_ 94 
Manure, barn-yard... .13, 21, 29,37, 45, 54, 78, 
86, 133 
— — value of. 38 
— bone, for oats_ 14 
— bones as a.165 
— cel ars-muck. 86 
— coal ashes for.77 
— covered vs. uncovered. .221 
— deterioration of.254 
— fish for. 86 
— gas ! ime as a.53 
— getting out in winter.150, 182 
— granite as a.'..350 
— gypsum as a. 46 
— heaps, deodorizer for.30 
— hog, for corn.... 6 
— how to increase. 390 
— leaf.350 
— management of.64,102 
— moonshine as a.142, 150 
— muckfor.. . ...77 
— saying. 70 
— sheltering. 21 
Mares, sale of brood.406 
Marketing farm pi oducts.i... 165 
Meadows and pastures.333 
Milk und bntter. 6 
— as a manufacturing ingredient..366 
— experiments with. 254 
— regularly. 214 
— solidified.288 
— weed, to destroy. 230 
Milking machine. Rotary..270 
Millet as feed for stock....94 
— a substitute for corn. .182 
— Chinese sugar.350,366 
— cu ture of.157 
-and value of....141,166 
— varieties of. 110 
Model letter from a boy. 406 
Missouri, a word about. 398 
Moles to destroy....294 
Mony a little makes a mickle .406 
Moon, influence of the.. . .213, 238 
Morals of the turf.. 382 
“ Morgan Horses,” Linsby’s.382 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Ailanthus .tree, the. 7 
Ants, the plague of. 255, 375 
Anthracite ashes.47 
Aphis, the scaly.......31 
Apple, Green Sweeting.134 
— Monster. 399 
— Orchard—Duration of varieties.47 
-old and young varieties.79 
— — Southern slope for. 7 
— Primate.311 
— root blight, [Illustrated]. 8 
— Sops of Wine.135 
— tree borer.287 
-pruning the..71 
— -— remarkable....287 
Apples as food.95, 367 
— for general cultivation.351 
— in Ohio.103, 111 
. — preserving.79, 375 
— select list of.23 
— Western, remarks on. 39 
— which promise wed.. .. ..351 
— wormy.367 
Apricots.127, 359 
Asparagus, fall treatment of..367 
Barberry, the.71 
Barometer, Natural. 231 
Blackberry, Lawton [Illustrated]. .31,.303, 359 
— improved high bush.359 
Black knot, the. ..55, 71, 87 
Blight on vines.119 
Bugs, peppergrass vs. striped.231, 295 
— on vines, to head.295 
— Cando tuft, purple. .151 
Century plant, the.327 
Cherry. ‘ Meiveille de Sept.” [Illustrated]. 47 
-. trees, coal ashes for.15 
-giafting.55, 71, 119 
Chestnut tree and its Cogeners.231 
Cherries (or general cultivation.359 
Citrons. 71 
Cranberry culture...63, 383 
— upland, the. 7 
— vines.327 
Crickets to destroy.375 
Cacumber and other vines, forwarding. . .183 
Cultivation of bulbs.159 
Currant, the.95, 263 
— bushes, soap suds for.191 
— trees. 375 
Currants, choice. . .. :. .255 
— for wine making.151 
Curculio, remedy for.151,167,1S9, 223 
Egg plant, the. 175 
Flower, a singular.375 
Flowers for England.....231 
— lesson of to the city. 231 
Flowering shrubs—evergreen.Ill 
Fly honeysuckle—snowberry.183 
Frosted plants.87 
Fruit crop in Ohio.272 
— culture.303,311 
-facts in.167 
-in Ohio...103, 111 
-profitable. 59 
Fruit G owers’ Soc., Annual Meeting,... 7,15 
-Convention. 191 
-Discussion on fruit culture.23 
-on tbe strawberry..239 
-on the cherry.247 
-on pear and quince stocks.247 
-meeting—Mr. Stone’s letter.55. 
-Mr. Thomas’Address.22 
-North Western, Transactions of • . . .279 
-Officers for 1856. 22 
-summer meeting. 215 
— how to produce large. ...263 
— in California.295,399 
— in demand.383 
— in Oregon. 407 
— patent right for. . . ..167 
— prospects for the West.15 
— trees, banking around.399 
— —compost for. 367 
— — fertilizers for.271 
-guard your.383 
-hen manure for.199 
-how to set. 367 
-“ Royal Duke,” [Illustrated]. . . -.293 
Short-h( rns at Thornedale.245 
-in England.....326 
-sale of England.150 
-in Kentucky.....416 
Silk culture in California.110 
Sheds, new farm. 54 
Soil, exhausting the.333 
— sti' the.222, 229, 278 
Soils, diversity of. ..182 
— their constituents etc__... .157 
Solubility of bones in water..... .237 
Sorrel, plaster no remedy for.. 6 
Sources of fertility.261 
Stable, economy of the...... 14 
Stables, plan of ventilating [Illustrated].. .237 
Spiked roller wanted.182 
State Fairs for 1856....288 
Steam engines for the farm. 94 
— p’ow.254,270 
Stock breeding.189 
— care of young.53 
— chapter on blood. 142 
— Col. Morris’s sale of....214, 222 
— fat, how to keep.318 
— feeding on hay.. . 30 
— from the West.30 
— horses wanted. 78 
— importation of va 1 uable..376 
— influence of Climate on.309 
— keep the best.118 
— parsnips for.237 
— sa’tingfarm.94 
— wintering. .. .141 
Straw cutters. ..381 
Subsoiiing, manure, etc.38 
Sugar Cane, the Chinese.398 
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