INDEX TO VOL. I 
5 
182, 228 
238 
182 
43 
269 
379 
Grasses—Lucerne,. 35, 86, 246, 273 
— Muskete,. 83 
— Comparative value of,.372 
— from Bermuda,. 388 
Grist Mill—R. Sinclair & Co.'s Por¬ 
table, . 169 
— Arnold’s,. 201 
Grove, H. D., Death of,. 118 
— Tribute of Respect to,. 146 
Guano—Analysis of,. 245, 291, 364 
— African and Peruvian, ••• • 
— Application of,. 
— from North Sea Islands, • ■ 
— on Corn,. 
— Trade, Ships employed in, 
— Origin of.. 
H. 
Hams do not lose weight in curing, •• 141 
— to cure,. 
Harrows, Mr. Geddes’, description of, 
Hay—Salted, injurious,.. 11, 153 
— should be cut for Fodder, - • . 18 
— Timothy, value of,.45, 140 
— Best time for cutting and best mode 
of curing,. 97, 123, 173, 242 
— Large Crop,.•... 107 
— Amount grown in this State,. 110 
— Salting and Curing,. 161, 183, 387 
— Preserved in Pits,.228 
Hedges for the South,. 270 
— Buckthorn and White Cedar,. 299 
Hemp Tree in Kentucky,. 16 
Hint to Farmers,. 298 
Highland and Ag. Society’s Cattle 
Show,., 300, 335 
— Meetings at Glasgow,. 334 
Honorary Members of Societies,.266 
Horn Piths,valuable as a Manure, 234, 364 
HORSES—Best Breeds for the Road,- 122 
— Breeding Fancy Colors,.159, 214 
— Colts, rearing and training,-10, 157 
— Diseases of: 
— Big Head in,. 270 
— Blind Teeth,. : ---« 23, 134, 150 
— Cures for various Diseases,- 198 
— Founder, cure for,. 70, 257 
— Glanders cured by Tobacco, 218, 336 
— Heaves, cure for,.150, 171 
— Lock Jaw, cure 'for,. 262 
— Splints, remedy for,. 337 
— Swinney, cure for, ■••• 
— Driving with#single Line, 
— English Cart,. 
— Experiments in feeding,- 
— Good points of,. 
— Management pf,.. 
— Nicking, how performed, 
— Norman,-.297 
— Russian,. 366 
— Preparation of Food for,. 171 
— to prevent jumping Fences,.279 
Horse Power, Hall’s,. 344 
-Taplin’s,. 377 
Horse Radish, culture of,. 100 
Horticultural Curiosity,.366 
Hot Bed, construction of,. 69 
Hurdles, cheap,.251 
Implements for cultivating Corn, &c. 209 
Improvement—of old Farms, 60. 344 
— of Bogs,. 34, 236, 240, 271 
— of Clay and Sandy Lands,. 87 
— See Soils. 
Indian Corn—see Corn. 
Insects—Aphis on the Cherry Tree, • • 101 
-to destroy,. 100, 358 
— Apple Tree Borer, • • • 100, 216, 235, 311 
— Bee Moth, to destroy,...235 
— Cane Fly of Grenada,. 173 
— Canker Worm,. 100 
— Caterpillars, to destroy,.164, 197 
— Curculio, Habits of, —.. 291 
-Disappearance of,. 340 
— Cut Worms, . 62, 160, 320 
— Dragon Fly, May and Horn Bugs, • 277 
— Power of smell in,. 340 
— Pea Bug,. 372 
— Quince Rorer,. 195 
— Peach Borer,. 255 
Ireland, state of Agriculture in..204 
Iron, to preserve from Rust, •••• 207, 335 
Irrigation, inquiry about,. 60 
— Value of,. 155 
— Experiments with,.. 357 
K. 
Keep it before the People, that taking 
Fruit is stealing,. 234 
K^tchum’s Farm, improvements on,- 33 
Knowledge important to Farmers,--- • 194 
Ii. 
Labor, dearness of,. 60 
— Relative profits of free and slave • 237 
197 
209 
56 
18 
113 
157 
174 
Laborers, food of, in England,. 245 
— condition of,... 370 
Lambs raised for the Butcher,. 75 
Land Sales, Fraud in,. 47 
Lard Oil made at Cincinnati,.311 
Larches, for Timber,. 306, 389 
— will grow on high Ground,. 336 
Letter—from F. Rotch,. 85 
— from Richmond to Solon Robinson, 286 
— from J. P. Norton, 204, 245, 267, 334 364 
— from an Englishman in Ohio,. 229 
— from Down East,. 348 
— from D. G. Mitchell,. 365 
Lima Beans, culture of,. ioo 
Lime—not a destroyer of Sorrel,- 90, 236 
— repeated applications unnecessary, 246 
— Best mode of applying,.114, 270 
— Phosphate of, inquiry about,.. 187 
-Reply to,... 258 
Lindenwald, visit to,. 236 
Loudon, J. C., Death of,. 86 
Louisiana State Fair,. 121 
— Suggestions to Planters of,. 149 
Lowell, notes of a trip to,. 284 
Lucerne, culture and value of,.. 
. 35, 86, 246, 273 
Lusus Naturaj,. 383 
M. 
Madder, culture of,.. 
Madison County Fair;. 
MANURES—Apple Pomace,. 
— Anthracite Coal Ashes,. 
— Ashes and Lime,.109, 
— Application of,. 
— Adulteration of Artificial, . 
— Advantage of Covering,. 
— Bommer’s Patent, . 
— Bones, value of,... 
— Burnt Clay for,. 
— Charcoal, see Charcoal. 
— Composts, modes of making,. 
. 87, 119, 141, 246, 
— Escape of from the Soil,. 
— Green Crops for, Buckwheat,. 
-Experiment with,... 
-Turneps for,. 
- Clover, . 234, 263, 276. 343, 
-Indian Corn,. 
-Contrivance to prevent from 
choking Plow,. 
— Guano, see Guano. 
— Horn Piths, value of,.. 234, 
— Horn Shavings, value of,. 
— Importation of, into Great Britain, 
— Importance of,. 
— Lime, see Lime. 
— Marl, application of,. 
— Mineral, experiments with, •• • 172, 
— Mineral and Saline,. 
— Night Soil, how prepared, 174, 266, 
— Peat, use of,. 
— Plaster, use of, . 50, 60, 
— Preparation and application of,•• • 
— Preservation of,. 320, 
— Refuse of Glue Factory, Fish, &c. 
— Refuse of the Tannery,. 
— Remarks on,. 
— Saving, best method of,. 
— Salt, .43, 
— Saline, on Indian Corn,. 
— Sawdust,. 
— Urine, see Urine. 
— Use of Muck in Barn Yards, . 
Manuring—New System of,.281, 
— Surface and Drill, . 
Maryland, Crops in,. 
Massachusetts Premium Farm,. 
— Agriculture of Eastern,. 
— Society for Promotion of Agricul¬ 
ture, ... 
— -Officers of,.-. 
-Cattle Show of,. 
Meat, methods of curing,. 
Medals for Ag. Societies,. 
Michigan, Agriculture of,;---. 
Mildew, Soap Suds a preventive,. 
Milk, Rich,.97, 
Millet, culture of,. 
Mills, Hand, inquiry about,. 
Mississippi, Agriculture of,. 
Exhibition at Washington,. 
— Letters from,. 265, 
Mitchill, Dr. S. L., labors in behalf of 
Agriculture.. 248, 290, 
Model Farms,.•-. 
Moles, to destroy,.. 203, 
Molasses, Maple,.- 
— from Corn Stalks,. 
Monroe Ag. Society, Fair of,. 
Mules, exportation of,. 
Muskete Grass,. 
Mustard, great crop of,. 
N. 
Names of Animals, discussion about, 
. 176, 221, 283 
Nectarine, culture of,. 254 
Nest Eggs, to make,. 22, 234 
“ Never lose any thing,”. 324 
New country, first settlers of,.224 
New-Brunswick, farming in,. 145 
Newcastle Ag. Society,.362 
New-York State Ag. Society: 
— Proceedings of Executive Commit¬ 
tee, . 13 
— Proceedings at Annual Meeting, •• 61 
— Award of Premiums on Essays and 
Crops,. 61 
— Officers of,... 52 
— Premium List for 1844,. 53 
— Resolutions on Death of Mr. Gay¬ 
lord,.-.138, 146 
— List of Judges for Fair,. 235 
— Preparations for Cattle Show,-273 
— Account of Cattle Show, • • 312, 335, 383 
— List of Premiums awarded at do.- 325 
— Meeting for 1845,. 363 
New-York Ag. Institute,. 274 
Niagara Falls, power of,. 345 
Night soil, methods of using, 174, 266, 351 
Nitrates, explanation and value of, •• 174 
Nitrogen, use of,. 174 
Northampton Ag. and Hort. Soc.-- 11, 82 
North Carolina, a good Sheep Coun¬ 
try, . 148 
— Soil, Climate, &c. of,. 220 
Nova Scotia, Farming in,. 186 
Nut Grass, described,. 27 
— Enquiry about,. 141 
— to destroy,. 58, 60, 160, 353 
Nutrition, elements of,. 174 
O- 
Oats, quantity per acre, 
— Premium Crop, 
— Amount grown in New-York, ■ 
culture of, in S. Carolina, ■ 
Obituary Notices—ofH. D. Grove,-•• 
— of Mrs. MaryS Tucker,. 
— of Willis Gaylord,.. .. 
— of J. C. Loudon,.. 
— of Dr. Sam’l L. Mitchill,. 
— of Van Mons,. 
Olive, culture of,. 1 ss, 
Onions, potatoe,. 
— Anti-magnetic property of,. 
Orchards—Clover not injurious to,-- 
— Method of Planting, . 
— Notires of Mr. Pells’,.48, 82, 
— Management of,.3S, 
— Remarks on pruning,. 
— Profits of,. 
— Rye injurious to,. 
— Six reasons for planting,. 
— To Destroy Caterpillars in, ••• 164, 
— How to plow,. 
— Time for pruning,. 
Ornamental grounds, plan of\. 
— Gardening,.■. 
Ox, vaLue of, . 
Oxen and Horses, comparative value 
of, . 
P„ 
Paris, statistics of,. 
Parsneps, premium crop,. 
Partner wanted,. 
Pattern Farm recommended, ........ 
Pea and Bean Straw, value of,. 
!’ea and Pea Bug,. 
Peach Trees—Charcoal for,. 
— Rye and small grains injurious to, 
— Ashes to be applied to, .. 
— to kill the Borer in,. 
— Culture of,... 202 , 
— Diseases of,. 
— New mode of pruning,.- . 
-- The Allen, .. 
Peach Stones—Time for planting, • 
— Vegetating after 30 years. 
Pears, figures and descriptions of 5 
kinds,. 
Bear Trees—on the culture of,........ 
— Select varieties of,. 
— Early Seedling,. 
— Remedy for blight in.. 230, 
— Fire blight on,. 
Peas—Premium crop,.-. 
— To have green in winter,. 
Peat, use of as Manure,. 
Pennsylvania, Farm Lands of,. 
Peppermint, to destroy,. 
Pepperidge Timber, value of,. 
PERIODICALS—American Q. Journal 
of Ag.. 
— American Masonic Register,. 
— American Farmer,. 
50 
51 
110 
390 
118 
118 
137 
86 
248 
86 
297 
349 
216 
15 
38 
107 
101 
130 
132 
163 
164 
197 
218 
3!6 
121 
257 
342 
94 
144 
87 
182 
872 
197 
69 
69 
197 
254 
25-5 
299 
352 
319 
164 
36 
162 
162 
207 
305 
162 
51 
63 
823 
183 
140 
358 
301 
370 
330 
