Contents of this Number. 
Tile Farm. 
The Twenty-Fifth Volume,.-. 9 
Management of Manure, by W. B,,.10 
Parsnips and other Roots,...10 
What Hinders more frequent Draining,.11 
Measuring Corn in the Crib, by W. C. H.,. 13 
Expense of Raising Corn,.13 
The Potato Disease, by Prof. Johnson,. 14 
Chester County Barn,.16 
New and Convenient Harrow, by C.,.17 
Practical Draining, by Geo. Alderson,. 17 
Movable Board Fence, --.18 
Kentucky Blue Grass, by C. M, Clay.18 
Chinese Sugar Cane Syrup, _.19 
Plan of a Small Farm House, by E. L. R.,. 20 
King Philip or Brown Corn,.21 
Osier or Basket Willow, by O. D. P.,.22 
Improving Leaking Cellars, by W. Clark, —.23 
Profits of Butter Making, by J. T. Curtis, . 24 
Design for School House,.25 
Covered Barn-Yards, by Chas. Bloss,.26 
Draining Swamps,. 26 
Report of Various Experiments, by P. Sidebotham,.. 27 
Substitutes for Hay, by A B. Reynolds,-. 29 
Inquiries and Answers,. 30 
Notes for the Month,. 32 
Chinese Sugar Cane, by J. A, Foote, and others,-35 
The Grazier. 
Fatal Disease among Cattle, by D. B. Richards,.13 
Big Head in Horses, by Sidney Spring,.15 
The Dominique Fowl,. 24 
Spine Disease and Poll Evil in the Horse, by J. S. Pet- 
tibone,.29 
Large Leicester Lambs,. 24 
tudes ; Glass Boxes for Honey; Swarm coming 
out; Winter Management, &c. 
IY. COUNTRY HOUSES. Laborer’s Cottages — 
Design by Mr. Downing ; Second Design, with 
mode of constructing Eaves. Swiss Suburban 
Cottage —Design and Plans. Stone Cottage— 
Design and Plans. Small Farm House —De¬ 
sign and Plans. Plain House in Cottage 
Gothic Style— Design and Plans. Cheap Farm 
House —Design and Plans. Bracketted Farm 
House —Design and Plans. Italian Farm House 
—Design and Plans. Battened Country House— 
Design, Plan and ftudy for an appropriate orna¬ 
mental Gate. Gothic Mansion— Design and Plan. 
V. NOTES ON FRUITS. Culture of Fruits — 
—Familiar Hints; Treatment of Trees ; Sprouts 
about Fruit Trees; Regrafting Old Trees. The 
Grape— the Rebecca; Keeping Grapes ; Grapes 
around Boston. The Currant— Varieties of the 
Currant; Effect of Cultivation; the Currant as a 
“Bush” and “Tree.” The Apple— Apples for 
Cooking; Molasses from Apples; Productive 
Young Orchard. The Pear— Fire Blight in Pears ; 
Two Hundred Dollar Trees; Ripening Winter 
Pears. The Plum —Catching Curculios. Pruning 
and Grafting Shears. Fruit Ladders. 
VI. LIST OF THE BEST FRUITS. Sorts adopted by 
the Am. Pomological Society— Apples— for Gene¬ 
ral Cultivation ; for Northern Localities ; Varieties 
which Promise Well. Pears— for General Culti¬ 
vation ; for Quince Stocks ; for Particular Locali¬ 
ties. Plums— for General Cultivation ; which Pro¬ 
mise Well; for Particular Localities. Cherries— 
ditto. Apricots and Nectarines— for General 
Cultivation. Peaches. Grapes. Gooseberries. 
Raspberries. Strawberries. Currants. Black¬ 
berries. 
The Horticulturist. 
Fruits for the South,..11 
Three New Pears,. 12 
Western Apples,.13 
Plants for Ornamental Hedges,-.19 
Sheltering Cabbage for Winter Use,.19 
Preparing Grounds for Orchards,. 21 
The Torrenia Asiatica,.22 
Transplanting Trees. 26 
Importance of Good Transplanting,.27 
Notions in Horticulture,. 27 
Houses for Growing Vegetables in Winter, ..28 
Cutting and Preserving Grafts,. 28 
Answers to Inquiries,.30 
The Housewife. 
VII. ANNUAL FLOWERS. Descriptive Lists and 
Methods of Culture ; Mode of Sowing; Hardy 
and Tender. Choice Annuals. 
VIII. GARDEN STRUCTURES. A Cheap Vinery— 
Design and Cost. Cheap Green House— Com¬ 
mon Green House ; Kew Conservatory. 
IX. THE KITCHEN GARDEN. Hints in Manage¬ 
ment —Size ; Rotation of Crops ; Root Crops ; the 
Cabbage Tribe ; Beans, Peas, &c. ; Other Crops. 
The Hot Bed. Select List of Vegetables. 
X. FARM BUILDINGS. Ornamental Carriage- 
Houses— to accompany Dwelling in Italian style ; 
to accompany Dwelling in Gothic style. Sheep 
Barn, Chester Co. Barn, Granary & Wagon-House. 
Cure for Canker Sore Mouth,.11 
How to Staunch Bleeding Wounds, &c.,.15 
Spider-Apple Pie, by S. E. Todd,.19 
To Stop Fire in Chimney,.21 
Remedy for Fleas, by Subscriber,.23 
To Harden Lard for Candles, by C. F. W.,.26 
Cure for Rheumatism, by M. Pickett, .. 27 
XI. VARIOUS FACTS IN TILLAGE-Depth of 
Sowing Wheat—Good Rotation—Wheat Crop Im¬ 
proving — Grass Lands—Dividends from Tile— 
Heavy Potatoes — Plowing Wet Land —Cheap 
Farm Laborer—Long and Short Manure—Value of 
Straw in Manure—Manure enriched by Grain— 
Harrowing Inverted Sod. 
Illustrations. 
Three New Pears.12 
Chester County Barn,... 16 
New Harrow,.. 17 
Movable Board Fence, ..18 
Small Farm IIouse.4 figs., 20 
Torenia Asiatica,. 22 
Dominique Fowl.24 
Design for School House, 25 
Vegetable House,.28 
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