INDEX TO VOLUME VII, 
5 
Industrial Exhibition at London, money 
raised for,. . 61 
—• — Building for,... 152 
— — Articles to be Exhibited,.... 214 
— — U. S. Committee for,. 250 
— — New-York Committee for,.. 314 
Indiana, Farming in,. 249, 369 
INDIAN CORN—Culture of, 133, 179, 181 
Cobs, Nutriment in,. 152 
Crops in Ohio,. 358 
Fields and Cribs of the West,. 185 
Good Crops of,... 58, 123, 152, 155, 184 
How to raise,. 62 
Height of, ... 245 
Mode of Planting in Ohio,. 85 
Premium Crops,.. 78, 115, 186 
— — how grown,. 115 
Preserved from Worms,. 311 
Shrinkage of,. 213 
Steeping Seed of,. 339 
Tarring Seed,. 185 
To prevent being pulled,. 121 
Illinois, Climate of,... 142 
— Fruits for, . 142,143 
Importation of Animals from Asia,. 150 
Improvement, means of Mental,. 357 
— of Old Lands.. 161, 399 
— of Sandy Lauds,. 193 
— of Wet Lands,. 134 
— on the Farm,. 257 
INSECTS—Aphis on Apple Trees. ... 46 
Curculio, . ...... 46,47,110, 269, 333 
Striped Bugs, ... . 301 
Wheat Midge,.. 315 
Insect Catchers, curious,. 171 
Insurance of Live Stock,. 120, ISO 
Irrigation of Gardens,.301 
— in England,... 388 
— Method and Advantages of, 201, 230 
— Water for,. 310 
Italy, Agriculture of,. 72 
J. 
Jefferson County Ag. Society,. 
Jellies and Preserves, to make,. 
Juries in Civil Causes,. 
K. 
Knowledge, Progress in,. 
Kew Palm House,.. 
248 
247 
147 
148 
395 
Manures —-Hog, Composition of,. 198 
Imported into Great Britain,.. 152 
Ivory Dust, Wool and Hair, ...... 167 
Lime for,. 79 
Liquid, Tanks, &c.,. 234 
Leaves for, .. 280 
Long and Rotten,. 381 
Marl,.. 116, 248, 279 
Muck, . 117, 161 
Mineral,. 152 
New kind of,.. 403 
Principles of,. 69 
Profit of, doubted!. 387 
Peat,. 153,258,279 
Slaughter-house,. 41 
Tan-bark for,. 121 
to Increase, . 162, 386 
Value of,. 389 
Waste of,. 280 
Marls of New Jersey, .. 284 
— of Maryland,. 279 
— and Muck,. 116, 117 
Maryland State Fair,. 280, 387 
— Agriculture of,. 279 
Massachusetts Farming, notes on,..... 40 
May-weed, to destroy,. 50 
Melons, Water, large crop of,. 141 
— — Test of ripeness,. 141 
Mental Culture, necessity for,. 213 
— Improvement, means for,.357 
Meteorology, study of, . 38 
— Remarks on,. 370 
Mice in Nurseries,. 239 
— to keep from Fruit Trees,. 366 
Michigan State Fair,. 280 
— Agricultural Statistics of,. 152 
Milk, richness of,... 152 
Mill for Grinding Feed,... 272 
Mill Tolls in Arkansas,. 347 
Millet, Culture of,. 215 
Minerals in Washington county,.... . 369 
Moles, to destroy,. 121, 152 
— Trap, .. 342 
Montgomery Co. (Pa.) Ag. Society, ... 314 
Motion of Sap in Plants,. 166 
Mott’s Agricultural Furnace,. 322 
Moors and Arabs, their habits and im¬ 
plements of till; ge,. 355 
Mules, raised.in Oiiio,.. ..... 259 
Mustard Seed, price of,. 250 
L. 
Labels for Fruit Trees,. 263 
Ladders, Brigham’s Extension,. 377 
— Fruit and Folding,. 43 
Lands, Cultivating Stiff’,. 310 
— Clayey, to Improve,. 183 
— Improvement of old,... 162, 375, 399 
— Management of Sandy,. 193 
— To prepare for Crops,. 277 
— Sandy, to reclaim,. 58, 153, 193 
— Wet, to reclaim,... 134 
Lard Oil, made at Cincinnati.. 152 
Lawrence Scientific School,.. 123 
Layers, Propagation by,. 239 
Leaves, Effect of Cutting off,..... 303 
Lectures by Prof. Johnston,. 62, 91 
Letters from Prof. Norton, 33, 69, 97, 151, 
167, 197, 234,. 260, 296, 323, 363, 390 
Lice, Black, described,. 247 
— on Plants, to destroy,. 238 
— on Poultry,.... 313 
“Lionizing,”. 249 
Lizards, Poisonous,. 184 
Locust, Seeds of, . 313 
— Trees, Transplanting,. 249 
Locusts and Grasshoppers,. 343 
Long Island, Lands of,. 251, 379 
M. 
Maine, Farming in,. 180 
Management, Good and Bad,.. 244 
Mantles, Cast Iron, . 377 
MANURES—Ashes for,. 183, 197 
Adulterated,. 197 
Analyses of,. 198,' 199. 403 
Action of Soils on,. 261 
Bones, Composition of,. 97 
— Value of,. 97 
— How to apply,. 98, 151 
— to Dissolve,. 121 , 151 
— Dissolved by Steam..167 
— Experiment in dissolving, un¬ 
successful, . 277 
Blood, Flesh, Animal Charcoal, ... 197 
Charcoal for,. 79 
Composts,. 117, 161 
Coal Ashes, .. 197 
Cow, Composition of,. 198 
Fish for, !. 79 
for Fruit Trees,. Ill, 143, 173 
Glue Refuse,. 40, 197 
N. 
Nectarines, select list of,. 45 
— Stan wick,. 333 
New Hampshire State Fair,. 280,374 
— — Season in,. 372 
New-York State Agricultural Society: 
Annual Meeting,. 77 
Commitiees for Winter Meeting,.. 59 
Correspondence with Genl. Taylor, 274 
Fair at Albany,. 337 
Honorary Members of, . 313 
Letter from President Fillmore,... 313 
Officers for 18-50,. 77 
Premiums at Winter Meeting,.... 78 
— at Albany Fair,. 334 
Remarks of Mr. Ferguson about... 399 
Treasurer’s Report,.'.. 77 
Trial of Plows,. 150, 241, 324 
Notes of a Tour in Central 1ST. Y., 363, 390 
Nutritive properties of the Apple, 290, 365 
o. 
Oat Hay, value of,. 260 
Oats, Premium Crops,. 78,116, 186 
Ohio, Remarks on Southern,. 146 
— Notes on Farming in, ..... 308, 358 
—■ Stale of Agriculture in,. 258 
— State Fair,. 2S0, 3S0 
Oneida County Ag. Society,. 250 
Onion, Culture of,. 401 
Oratorio of the Seasons,.. 314 
Orchards, Culture of,... 236 
— Cultivating Young,. 110 
— Large,..'.333 
Osage Orange Seed, why it fails,. 366 
— — — to start,. 46 
— — Hedges,. 47,68,366 
Oswego County Ag. Society,... 121 
P. 
Paint, Ohio Mineral,. 79 
— Wheeler’s Durable,.238 
Parsneps for Pigs,. 166 
Patents, Infringement of,. 283 
PEACHES—Crop of,. 205 
and the Curculio,. 206 
Select lists of,. 45 
Raising Seedling,. 205 
for the South,... 238 
Securing Crop of,. 366 
Peach Trees, Culture of,.367 
■— — New mode of propagating, 373 
— — Pruning,... 107, 171 
— — Transplanting,. 140 
— — Worms in, . 207 
— — Yellows in,. 367 
PEARS—Best for Wisconsin,.Ill 
Cracking of the Doyenne,. 367 
Kirtland,. 109 
Louise Bonne de Jersey,. Ill 
Rejected list of,. 45 
Raising new,. 237 
St. Ghislain,. 271 
Seedling, . 380 
Select lists of,. 45, 107, 366 
Two best,. 333 
Winter,.. 88, 143 
Pear Trees, blight in,. 87, 111, 204 
— — Dwarf, cultivating,.... 108, 153 
Peas, Culture of,. 165 
— and Beans, value of,. 121 
— Early Varieties,. 141 
— Premium Crops, .78, 186 
— -Varieties of,. 172 
Peat, Constituents of,. 153 
— see Manures . 
PERIODICALS—Notices of. 
Am. Jour, of Science and Arts, 122, 183 
Family Visitor,. 122 
Genesee Farmer,... 122 
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, 404 
Plow, Loom and Anvil,. 249 
The Horticulturist,... 237 
The Country Gentleman,. 122 
Working Farmer,. 183 
Pipes, Glass, for water,... 124 
— Water Lime.. 311 
Plank Roads, Timber for,. 159 
Plant Uce, to destroy,. 238 
Plants, Acclimation of,. 231, 314 
— Food of, ... 90, 309 
— Materials for Potting,. 331 
— Motion of Sap in,. 166 
— Protecting tender,.367 
Plaster Paris,. 79 
Plowing, Benefit of deep,. 152 
— Fall, Advantages of. 362 
— — and Winter,. 34 
— in Clover, Weeds, See., . 246 
— Match in Canada,. 217 
— Remarks on,. 98, 297 
— Sub-soli, Advantages of,. 248 
— — How to perform,. 61 
— — Utility of doubted,. 50 
Plows, Bartlett’s Double,. 83 
— Form of,. 61 
— Michigan Sod and Sub-soil, £29, 336, 
397 
— Moorish,. 355 
— Premium,. 330, 336, 368 
— Prouty’s Centre Draft, 79, 324, 336, 
368 
— Premiums offered for,. 150 
— Ruggles, Nourse & Mason’s, 98, 297 
— Trial of,. 150, 217, 241, 324 
PLUMS—Best for Wisconsin,. Ill 
Notes on,. HO 
Splppt lists <1 f /i^ ina 
Plum Trees, Black-knot in,. 333 
— — Killed by Fresh Manure,_ 110 
— — Leaf-blight in,. Ill, 207 
POETRY—Arabian Song,. 356 
Song of the Plowman,. 216 
The Farmer’s Song,. 143 
The Cottage in the Glen,.. 284 
Pomological Convention, North Ameri¬ 
can, . 107 
Poor Man’s Plaster,. 182 
Porcelain Ware, made in Vermont, .. 217 
Pork, American and English,. 57 
— to Preserve,. 403 
Posts, Durability of,. 153 
— Red Cedar,. 250 
POTATOES—Experiment with,. 118 
Grown from Seed,.116, 11S 
Sweet,.... 153 
Small, for Planting,. 372 
To raise Early,. 141 
To raise cheaply,. 175 
Wild, from South America,. 380 
Yam,. 155 
Potting Plants,. 331 
POULTRY—At New-York State Fair, 339 
Bantams,. 283 
Best Food for,. 79 
Caponizing, .. 401 
Cochin China. 124, 377 
