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INDEX TO VOL. II 
Candles, how to make, .. 62 
Carrots, culture of,. 154 
— premium and large crops,.50, 74 
— for horses,.. 202 
— to preserve through winter,. • 308 
Castor oil bean, culture of,. 29, 389 
Gaterpillers, to destroy, • *. 76 
CATTLE—Ayrshires, Mr. Prentice’s.• • 44 
-imported by Mass. Society,. 357 
— —dairies of in Scotland, ••• • 53, 236, 266 
- at the model farm, Dublin,. 300 
— breeds best adapted to New-York, • • 109 
- Bakewell or Long-horned,. 253 
- Calf from a heifer of 15 months,.262 
- Calves, on rearing,. 78,143, 162, 202 
-black leg in, cure for, • • • 185, 210, 292 
— — how reared in Jersey, .. 173 
-water for, necessary,. 326 
— Coius , of the Island of Jersey,. 173 
-Kerry,. 173 
-to prevent sucking themselves, 350 
-- feeding box for,.. 48 
-continuance of milk in,. 70 
•-spaying,. 71 
-care of in spring,. 78 
-average product of ? . 89, 173 
-management of dairy,.. 90 
-garget in, remedy for,.. 284, 371 
-productive,. 108, 117, 189, 248 
-to protect from flies,. 149 
-aid to, in parturition, . 140 
-warts on teats, cure for,.391 
-remarkable fecundity of,. 194 
--gestation of, ••••••••. 207 
*— Connecticut, notices of, *.. 320, 349 
-working oxen,. 117, 147 
— Cream-pots, CoL Jaque’s, &c.. 75 
— Devons, Mr. Patterson’s,. 205 
-imported by Mass. Society,. 357 
-Messrs. Hurlburt’s,. 321 
— Death of, from corn fodder,. 70 
— English, notices of,. 
<— fastenings for,... • 76 
— fat, . 112 
— grade, valuable,. 181, 215 
— German, and how fed.. 202 
— Herefords, sales of,. 16, 312 
-Corning & Sotham’s,. 133 
— how kept by Col. Jaques,. 75 
— horn successfully replaced,. 141 
— hoven or blown, cure for,. 195 
— improvement of, necessity for, • • 148, 162 
— marl; its of Liverpool,.33, 99 
-of Dublin,.- •*. 266 
— Mr. Yerrifield’s,..-*... *♦. 77 
— north side of a barn not the place 
for,. 96 
— propel form of,. 16 
— Relief for choked,. 195, 312 
— Scotch,. 106, 236 
— Short-horned—Mr. Lenox’s, •••• 11, 28S 
-Mr. Prentice’s, history of, 43— 
Esterville, 56—Pedigrees of, 166— 
Sale of,. 229 
-Col. Sherwood’s,. 133, 251 
--Mr. Donaldson’s,. 241 
-Mr. Gowen’s,. 290 
-in Connecticut,. 320, 349 
-Sales of, in England,. • •* 294 
— — Sales of in this State. 
— Soiling—see “ Soiling." 1 
— Different breeds of,.389 
— Vermin on. to kill,. 55 
— wintering, cest mode of,. 381 
Cattle Shows, times of holding,. 157 
Oeanothus, an ornamental shrub,. 47 
Cement, for earthen pipes,. 115 
— for cisterns,.-. 149 
•— for water pipes,. 240, 33S 
Cheese, to improve quality of,. 16 
— made in the United States,. 68 
— exportation in 1843-4,. 69 
— manufacture of in Herkimer,. 84 
— quantity per eow,.•■•••• 89 
— Shelves for drying.. 11.8 
— on making,. 225 
— dairies of Connecticut,. 233 
— fine old, from Connecticut,. 344 
Chess—see Transmutation. 
Chemical Association of Scotland, 121, 203 
Charcoal, preparation and use of,. 31 
_dust, experiment with,. . 195 
Churn, Crowell’s Thermometer,. 289 
— dash, Van Amberg’s, ..-. 332 
Chestnuts, 'how to plant,* * *». 324 
Cherry, the Mayduke. * • .. 319 
Chemical Science, value of,. 192 
Chili, agriculture of,****. 193. 
Chenango county, soils of,. 242 
Chemistry of vegetation,. 260 
Chimnies, smokey, remedy for,.366 
Cisterns, water lime for,. 149 
Clinton Co. Ag. Society,. 102 
Clover seed from three acres,. 50 
— Sweet scented, not valuable,. 291 
— in Mississippi,. 70 
Clearing new land,.302 
Composts, how to make,. 13, 69, 115 
•— for corn, &c.,.*. 89 
— of lime, plaster, &c.,. 164 
— chemical, effects of,.• 194 
Cotton, too much produced,. 28 
— East India, in Alabama,. 87 
— culture in Alabama,. 87, 143 
-in South Carolina,... 157 
— beds,. 162 
— scraper described,. 304 
Corn stalk sugar in Mexico,. 32 
-made in Indiana,.. • • 39, 388 
-and molasses in Tennessee,. 45 
Corn mill, Sinclair’s patent,. 17 
Coal-pit dust for fruit trees,. 39 
-for manure,. 154 
Connecticut farming, • • .. 213 
— cattle,. 117, 147, 320, 349 
— sheep,. 117,213,310, 320 
Corn and cob cutter, Pitts’,. 248, 324 
-Crusher, Hussey’s,. 291, 311 
-meal, value of,... 389 
Colleges—studies not what they should 
be,.•* 191 
Cooking food for stock, . 330, 359 
Cortland Academy, Ag. Chemistry 
Class in,. 388 
Cream Hill School,. 1S4 
Crows, to frighten,. 262 
Crops, average product of,. 84, 99 
— estimate of, for 1844,.. 116 
— notices of, in Ohio,.217, 342 
-in Alabama,. 217, 252, 287 
-in New-York,. 251, 253, 287, 342 
-in Illinois and Indiana,. 252 
-in Virginia,. 253, 292 
-in South Carolina,. 253, 287 
-in Pennsylvania,. 253, 287 
-in Connecticut and Mass.,** 253, 325 
-in New-Hampshire,.. 287 
-in Canada,. 325 
-in Kentucky,. 342 
Cutting fodder, advantages of,* 13, 381, 3S2 
Cuba, encouragement of agriculture in, 42 
Currants, grafting recommended,. 47 
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Dairying, districts for,. 15 
Dairies, products of,. 68, 89, 189 
— in Chenango county,. 242 
Death of Lord Western,. 16 
— of Fellenberg,. 99 
— of Dr. Samuel Akerly,. 252 
— of Earl Spencer,. 246 
Delaware Ag. Society,. • 280 
Definiteness in writers necessary,* 213, 372 
Distilleries of Germany,. 203 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY—Apple jelly, 79 
-Asparagus, to cook,. 160 
-Ants, to destroy,. 39, 333 
-Buckwhe at c akes,. 79 
-Bacon, to cure,. 253 
-Bees, cure for sting of,. 62 
-Butter, not to be worked in water, 321 
-— Beef, salt-petre for curing,. 292 
-on curing,. 370 
-Corn Cake,. 79 
-Cotton beds,. 162, 292 
-Candles, to make,... 62 
-Eggs, to preserve,. 149, 252 
-for pickles,. 228, 375 
-Hams, to keep in summer,. 322 
-to cure,. 322, 353 
-Itch, Barber’s, cure for,. 278 
-Jerusalem Artichoke, to cook, • • • • 271 
-Meat, to cure,* 113, 309, 353, 339, 389 
-Soap making,. 305 
-Tomatoes, to cook,. 321 
-Yeast, to make,***.............. 79 
-- Flowers, cut, to preserve,.375 
Door-yards, plants for, &e.,. 197 
Dogs, the whiffet,.. •. 203 
— Shepherd’s, .. 208, 280 
Draining on farm of O. C. Rogers,**** 13 
— Blind ditches, how made,. 26 
— in Scotland,. 53, 203 
— in England, .. 353 
— machine for making tiles for, ••••••• 99 
—successful in Alabama,. 143 
—advantages of,. 228, 375 
— Side-hill,. 272,303 
— ponds and marshes,.305 
Drills, Seward’s,. 106 
Dublin markets,.266 
Ducks fed with celery,. 180 
Econom, German,*... 202 
Eggs, to preserve,.*. 149 r 252 
— how long will they retain life,. 96 
-Large,. 150*217 
— for pickles, ..228 
-consumed in the U. States,.* 262 
Electricity, effects of on vegetation, * * • 
. 286, 353, 384 
Ellsworth, H. L., resignation of,. 184 
English farming,. 
. 54, 120,138, 265, 297, 300, 341 
— Markets,. 53,99, 202, 341 
Entomology, killing worms,. 222 
Experimental farm, necessity for,* *• 35, 46 
Experiments in planting corn and po¬ 
tatoes, . 86 
Europe, crops in,. 390 
F. 
Fairs of Germany,. 268 
— of Great Britain,. 118, 341 
— Benefits of, * * * *. 325 
Fallows, management of,. 19 
Farm School, donation for,. 69 
Farms, improvement of worn out, •••• 
. 13, 25, 69, 88, 94, 195, 204, 251, 292 
— Productive one,. 129 
150 
225 
160 
11 
62 
69 
387 
— Accounts, importance of, 
-form for, wanted. 
— Buildings, plans, position, &o., 
Farmers’ troubles,. 
— interesting suggestions to,. 
— children, how to be trained, **■ 
— conference meeting,. 
— duties to their children,. 103 
— intellectual improvement of,.. * 369 
Farming, statistics of good and bad, * * * * 84 
— experience wanted,. 96 
— successful,. 112, 129 
— Vermont, notices of,. 162 
— German,.*. 202, 235 
— in Scotland,. 203,236 
— in Maryland,. 204 
FARMS—notices of. 
— Oheever Newhall’s,. 22 
— E. P. Prentice’s,. 43 
— Col. Jaques’,. 75 
— in Ayrshire, Scotland,. 53 
— Mr. M'errifield’s,. 77 
— Wm. Davis’ Prairie,. 92 
— Gershom Flagg’s,***. 125 
— Geo. Patterson’s,. 204 
— Mr. Calhoun’s, . 217 
— Robert Donaldson’s, ***** .249 
— Col. Sherwood’s,.'. 250 
— Henry S. Morse’s,. 257 
— Mr. Hardiman’s,. 271 
— J. T. Leigh’s,. 272 
— James Lenox’,. 288 
— James Gowen’s,.. • 289 
— Capt. Eggleston’s,. 303 
— Dudley Chase’s,. 307 
— J. F. Sheafe’s,. 348 
Farms, experimental needed,. 35 
— model and experimental,. 46, 109 
-of Dublin,. 300 
Fanning mills, Grant’s,. 91,276 
Facts in farming,. 77 
Fastenings for cattle,. 76 
— for barn doors,. 123 
Fattening animals, remarks on, •• 330, 350 
Feeding boxes for cows,. 48 
Fence, rail, laid straight,. 92 
— machine for making picket,. 93 
— rules for building,. 107 
— remarks on building,. 209, 213 
— durable,.* • • • 214 
Verfhont,. 220 
Filberts, culture of,.*. 278 
Fish for manure,. 157 
— ponds, fish for,. 339 
Flax, culture of,. 127 
Flour, quantity in bushel of wheat,. ... 185 
Flouring mills of Giessen,.*. 236 
Flowers, preservation of cut,.. • • • 375 
Flower Cases, Ward’s,.382 
Fodder should be cut,. 381,382 
Food of animals, remarks on,. 16, 33 
— of plants and animals,. 35 
— of plants,. 53 
— of laborers in England,. 139 
— amount of in different plants,. 334 
Forest trees, culture of,. Ill 
-‘-in Germany,.* *. 235 
Foreign Correspondents, notice of, * • • • 280 
— Intelligence, 16, 99, 159, 185, 228, 253, 
294, 325, 346, 390 
