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INDEX TO VOLUME VI, 
Cattle .—Short Horns, 76, 130, 142, 198, 235, 
250, 304 
— — sales of,. 43, 228 
Show of, at Smithfield,. 68 
Stall Feeding,.90, 160 
Spanish,.353 
Syrian,. 261 
System and Order in Feeding, .... 236 
Tie-chains for,. 129 
To prevent injury from over-eating 
Apples,... 179 
West Highland,. 122, 284 
Warts on, to remove,. 218 
What are “Native”?. 375 
Cayuga Comity Ag. Society,. 97 
Cedar, Red, Durability of,.355 
Cedars, Time to Transplant,.227 
Cement for Floors,. 257 
— for Cellars,. 155, 223 
— Roman, how made,. 239 
Charcoal for Potatoes,. 157 
— and Peat,. 203, 379 
— how to use,. 368 
Chautauque Comity, Live Stock in,.... 189 
Cheese-Factories in Ohio,. 354 
— Average per Cow, m Oneida,... 365 
— Manufacture of, in N.York, 153, 183 
— — in Virginia,. 91 
— Press, Self-acting,. 162 
— Shipment of to Europe,. 50 
— Twelve years old,. 162 
Chemist, Agricultural, Study for,. 26 
Chemistry, Relation of, to Agriculture, 331 
CHERRIES—Budding,.213 
Destroyed by Birds,. 214 
Early ripening,. 54 
Eight Best, described,. 20 
Notice of several varieties,. 17 
Select list of,.278 
Trees, Insect in,. 226 
Wendell’s Seedling,. 260 
Chess Controversy,. .221, 293, 318, 354, 378 
Chestnut, the Spanish,.368 
Chestnuts, Culture of,. 35 
Chrysanthemum, Chinese,.343 
Cider Barrels, to clean,. 162 
Cisterns for Live Stcck,.. 347 
C2od Crusher, Norwegian,. 83 
Climbing Plants, Supports for,. 148 
Clover, Nutritive properties of,.236 
Composts, Cheap, how to make,. 95 
— Remarks on,. .185, 194 
Cotton, Crop of,. 293 
— Culture of,. 27 
Corn and Cob Crushers,. 97, 237 
Cortland County A g. Society,. 97 
Corn-planter, Emery’s,. 109, 151 
Corn-fodder, how to Cure,. 151 
— — and Pumpkins,. 307 
Commissioner of Patents,.196, 282, 376 
Coffee, a Disinfectant,. 226 
Cranberries, Culture of,. 227, 379 
CROPS—Average of,. 36 
Comparative value of,. 30 
Different in alternate rows,.163 
Estimate of for 1848,. 376 
Good, in Indiana,. 125 
Grown on Long Island,. 30 
in North Carolina,. 379 
in Vermont,..... 235 
Mr. Webster’s,... 11 
Notices of,. 260, 290, 318, 353 
of 1849, . 372 
Prices of, in Morocco,. 42 
Protection of,.. 379 
Rotation of,. 299, 333 
Yield of, in Ohio,.252, 379 
Crows, no protection to,. 221 
Cucumbers, Prices of, &c., in England, 54 
CULTIVATOR, The—Agents for, 356, 361 
381 
Back volumes of,. 67, 361 
for the Soil and the Mind,..220 
Postage of,. 130 
Premiums for subscribers to, 72,131, 361 
To Friends of,. 34, 361 
Va.ue of,...32,109,130, 156 
Cultivators, Improvement in,.109, 212 
Culture, Importance of Clean,.215 
Curculio, to destroy,. 247 
Currant, Scarlet-flowering,. 215 
Cut-worm, how to destroy,. 119 
5 >. 
Dairy of Col. Pierce,. 69 
— Stock, Improvement of,. 375 
Dairies, Best Salt for,. 259 
— in Vermont,. 234 
— Management of, ... 91, 153,183, 377 
— Profits of,. 69 
Daughters, Farmers’, Education of,. 45, 246 
DEATHS—Alexander Walsh,.... 289, 292 
Deaths —Col. Edmund Kirby,.292 
Ebenezer Mack. 292 
Elias Phinney,. 271, 292 
Henry Colman,. 321 
H. Gates. 292 
Payne Wingate,. 98 
Theodore Lyman,. 292 
Thomas Bates,.322 
Thomas Noble,. 99 
Deceptions, pleasant and unpleasant,.. 54 
Delaware County Ag. Society,.227 
— State Ag. Society,. 97 
De Ruy ter Institute,. 34 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY — Apples, 
Preserving. 291 
Baking Meats,. 60 
Beans, how to Bake,. 33 
Beef, Spare-rib, and Turkey, to 
Roast,. 60 
Bologna Sausages, how to make, 33 
Bread, to make Brown,. 33 
— from Green corn,. 148 
— from sprouted wheat,. 147, 377 
Bread Pudding,. 97 
Blackberry Syrup, to make,. 259 
Black Currant Wine,. 291 
Blue, to color,. 371 
Butter, how to improve,. 259 
Butter-worker,. 148 
Cements, several kinds, 155, 173, 223 
Cheese-making,.... 91, 153, 183, 377 
Cider Barrels, how to purify,.... 162 
Corned Beef, how to Boil,. 33 
Cough, Cure for,. 147 
Cucumbers, how to cook,. 322 
Currant Jelly, how made,. 259 
— Wine, Recipe for,. 291 
Dysentery, Cure for,.. 259 
Elder-berry Wine,. 291 
Fruit, Preservation of,. 377 
Glass Varnish,.226 
Ham, to cook,. 33 
Hams, how to cure,. 377 
Household Comforts,. 330 
Johnny Cake, to make,. 148 
Kisses, how to make,. 97 
Mock Chicken Pie,. 97 
Peaches and Plums, to dry,. 291 
Raspberry Syrup and Jam,.259 
Rennet, how to prepare,. 291 
Roasting and Baking Meats,.... 60 
Sausage Cutlers,.*>6 64 
Small Beer, to make,. * ”259 
Soap-stone Griddles,. 64 
Snow Cream,. 97 
Substitute for wringing clothes, . 147 
Turkey, how to boil,. 33 
To remove marks from tables,.. 291 
Vinegar, to make,. 291 
Draining—Effect of, 29, 68, 74, 140, 306, 334 
— How best performed,.159, 175 
Drill, Palmer’s Wheat,. 153 
Drilling Machine, Coon’s,. 219 
E. 
Economy of labor, Example of,. 26 
Egg-plant, Analysis of,. 224, 241 
Elder bushes, to destroy, .. 35 
Elms, Rapid Growth of,. 246 
England. Acres of land in,. 43 
Errors, Curious,. 247 
— Stereotyped,. 341, 378 
Essex County Ag. Society,. 151 
Evergreens, Transplanting,.53, 86, 215 
Example, Benefit of,. 32 
Exhibition of Agricultural Societies,... 350 
Export's of Wheat and Corn,.318 
Extirpators or Scarifiers, described,.... 81 
F. 
Fallows, should be kept clean,... 228 
— Management of,. 289 
Farm Accounts, Importance of, 266, 270, 336 
Farmer’s Clubs, Benefits of,. 80 
— Daughters, Education of, .... 45, 346 
— Education of, important,. 301 
— Importance of Reading and Stu¬ 
dy, to,. 367 
— Means of advancing interests of, 46 
— Should Improve their Minds,.... 12 
— Suggestions to, 12, 44, 79, 107, 143, 
236, 250, 265, 266 
— Wives,. 281, 346 
Farming, Dignity and Profit of,.. 13 
— Improved,. 32, 286 
— in Western New-Yoik,. 185 
— in Pennsylvania,. 350 
— in Eastern Maine,. 196 
— in Queens County,. 297 
— in Missouri,... 302 
Farming —Successful, . 156 
— Profits of,. .61, 110, 156, 286, 336, 348 
— Vocation of,. 219 
FARMS—E. C. Bliss’ Premium,. 333 
Charles Palmer,. 364 
C. C. Church,. 365 
Elias Phinney,. 140 
George Pierce,. 156 
Hon. Daniel Webster,.. 9 
Hon. W. A. Hayes,.48, 73 
H. T. E. Foster’s Premium,. 268 
Ira S. Hitchcock. 365 
J.G. Chadsey,. 163 
L. T. Marshall,. 365 
Marvin Sexton,. 32 
Mr. Crispell,...36, 90 
Premium,. 65, 268, 333 
S. H. Church,. 365 
Several in Pennsylvania,. 350 
Several in Virginia,. 46 
T. V. Tuthill’s,. 30 
Fat in Animals,. 373 
Fence, Coons’ patent,. 184 
— Cost of Wire, and how made, 155, 223 
254 
— for flooded lands,. 160 
— Iron-railing for,. 372 
— Improved Picket,. 154 
— of E. C. Bliss,. 336 
Fish-pond®, Artificial,. 193 
Flax* Culture of,..195, 334 
Flour*Export of,...,. 320 
Forests, Culture of,.10, 169 
Fountain at Chatsworth,. 54 
Free Labor vs. Slave,... 156, 209, 238 
Fruit-buds, destroyed by frost,.119, 182 
Fruit Garden, Arrangement of,. 339 
Fruits, Culture of,. 156, 180, 370 
— — at the South,. 310 
— Fine, Prices of,. 22 
— Increased culture of,. 214 
— necessary for a family,. 368 
— Raising in Russia,.278 
— Selecting Varieties of,. 21 
— Seedling,. 278 
— Select List of,. 70 
— Varieties of,. 42 
— Errors as to Origin of,. 341 
Fruit Trees, at the South,... 246 
-Attention to, in the Spring,.... 116 
-Autumn care of,. 340, 370 
-Aphides and Ants on,. 279 
-Care of,. 23, 213, 370 
-Culture in Oneida County,.... 364 
-Grafted and Budded,. 214 
-Manuring in Winter,. 55 
-Mulching,.273 
--on Wet lands, how to plant,... 340 
-Planting,... 181 
-Raising from Seed,. 52 
-Special Manures for,. 86 
-Transplanting,...86, 150 
G. 
Gardeners, Hints to, for April,. 116 
Garlick, to eradicate,. 322 
Gate, Cheap Farm,..347 
Giessen, Letter from,. 347 
Gold-digging at home and abroad,..... 124 
Gooseberries, Best varieties of,. 52 
— Mildew on, Remedy for,. 181 
Grafts, how to preserve,.21, 55 
— how to send by mail,. 245 
Grain Dryer, Stafford’s, .. 222 
Granary, to build Rat-proof,. 32 
Grapes at Cincinnati,.. 311 
— Culture of, in Ohio,. 176 
— Layering, . 214 
— Mildew on,.. 196 
— Summer Pruning,. 213 
Grass Lands in Kentucky,. 314 
-Management of, 141, 204, 270, 334 
-Seed for,... 126 
-Seeding in autumn,. 366 
Grass Seeds, Sowing in autumn,. 324 
-fdr Parks,. 129 
Grass, Timothy, nutritive properties of, 236 
Grasses, Natural,. 374 
Green Crops for manure,. 155, 201 
Green-houses, on heating, ............ ISO 
Griddles, Soap-stone,.. 64 
Grumbling, when not to be indulged in, 35 
Gypsum, Remarks on,.. * • 227 
H. 
Harrcws and Harrowing,.. 108 
Harvard College, .. 
Hay, on Salting,. 228 
— Proper time to cut,.313, 354 
Hay-caps, of cotton cloth,. 260 
Hedges, Osage Orange for,. 181 
Herkimer County Ag. Society 258 
