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INDEX TO VOLUME V, 
Cattle.—D urhams, Mr. Vail’s,.163 
— At State Fair,. 313 
— For Vermont,.>21 
Diseases o/, in udder of cow,. 19 
— Gypsum for,. 375 
— Hoof-ail in,. 113 
— Hoove in,. 346 
— Leprosy, cure for,. 146 
— Puerperal fever in Cows,- 19 
— Red-water in.. 257, 321 
— Tail-sickness,. 82 
— Winter-kill, remedy for,. 82 
Fat, weights of,. 126, 130, 350 
Fattened with mixed food,. 353 
For the dairy,.. • • • 163 
Imported by the Mass. State Society, 139 
Kerry breed of,. 302 
Lice on, to kill,. 144 
Medicines for,..■. 146,378 
Normandy,. 291 
Number in Vermont,. 144 
Oxen, Mr. Ayrault’s,. 35 
— of Connecticut, .. 331 
— at State Fair,.313 
Of Messrs. Wheeler and Kelly,-210 
On the Highways, .... 58, 159, 239, 319 
Phoenix stock of,. 36 
Sales of,. 36,146,194,226 
Soiling,. 243, 259, 289 
Sheltering and feeding,. 23 
Stall-feeding,. 122 
West Highland,. 280 
Wild of Chillingham,... 201 
Winter feeding,. 37 
Cattle Shows, the first,. 89 
— At Smithfield,. 99 
Cauliflower, Walcheren,. 258 
Celery, salt for,. .. 217 
Cherry trees, split by the sun,. 181 
Cherries for market,. 161 
— List of, approved at Buffalo,. 340 
— Neglect of,-. 21 
— Select lists of,. 55, 56 340 
Challenge of Mr. Bell,. 291 
Charcoal applied to potatoes,. 226 
— Machine for grinding & spreading, 219 
Change of seed, . 76, 140 
Charring rails,. 367 
Chemical names, explanation of,. 253 
Chimneys, to extinguish when on fire,. 11 
Chess in Wheat,. 37, 186, 228 
China, irrigation in,. 37 
Chittenden County Ag Society,.... 95, 336 
Cheese, exports of,. 290 
— Exhibited at Buffalo,.314 
— £hT.y made in Herkimer,. 153,171 
— Manufacture of,. 98 
— Nine years old,. j. 353 
— Stilton,. 130, 314 
— Tin Vats for making,. 96 
Churns at State Fair,. 330 
— Atmospheric,. 290 
— Baldwin’s, . 98 
Churning cream or milk,. 354 
— By water power,. 192 
Chemistry and agriculture.259 
Circulars, printed, hints about,. 380 
Climate of the South,. 380 
Clover seed, old and new,. 229 
-How long it will be good,. 162 
Clay, use of, on sandy soils,. Ill 
— Burning for manure,.211, 228, 321 
Clevis, new patent,. 237 
Clod-crusher,.256 
Climbing plants, supports for,. 275, 342 
Coal ashes for manure,. 59 
Coal grinder and soil presser,. 219 
Cobs for stove wood,. Ill 
Colleges not the place to educate farm¬ 
ers,. 145 
Cockroaches to destroy,... 195 
Colman Henry, in England,. 291 
-return of,. 378 
Columbia County Ag. Society,. 336 
Compost for Indian Corn,. 59 
— Muck and peat,. 106,156, 169, 297 
— Sheds for,. 302 
Connecticut Farms,.362 
— Sheep,. 331,362, 363 
Consumption, hints for preventing. 1 9 
Copperas, experiment with on sickly fo¬ 
liage,. 213 
Corn and Cob Cutter,. 96 
Corn Stalk Cutters,. 330 
Corn Shellers at State Fair,. 330 
-Smith’s,. 98 
Corn fodder, how to stack,... 345 
Cortland Co Ag. Society,. 57 
Cotton, weight of bale of,. 216 
Cranberries grown from seed,. 148 
— Culture of,. 2-96* 
Cranberries on Upland,. 119 
Crops, large,. 29 
— and season of 1848,. 376 
— Rotation of,. 228, 251 
— State of the,. 228 
— in New Hampshire,. 379 
— in East Tennessee,. •. 379 
Couch grass, to destroy,. 305 
Creosote,. 293 
Crockery Manufacture at East Benning¬ 
ton,. 234 
Cultivator, The, Agents for,. 356 
— for Ag. Societies,. 98 
— Premiums for subscribers to,.. 378, 384 
— Honorable testimony to. 290 
— Postage of,. 97 
— Prices of back vols.,. 128 
— Value of,.91, 159, 162 
— To its subscribers,. 361 
Cultivators exhibited at Buffalo,. 329 
— Improved,... 147 
— Rotary,. 32 
— Steel teeth for,.. CS5. 192 
Curculio, to destroy,.278, 322, 323 
D. 
Dairy farms, management of,. 254 
— Large,. 379 
— Products at State Fair,. 314 
— Profitable,..... 68 
Daisy, White ox-eye,. 128 
Dandelion, virtues and uses of,. 25 
Death of Henry Watson,. 97 
December, hints for,.... 377 
Deerfield, Historical notice of,. 47 
De Ruyter Farmers’ and Mechanics’ 
Association.. 99 
Dogs, to prevent killing sheep,. 66 
Draining and reclaiming swamp iands,. 137 
— Clay pipes for,. 128, 227 
— Prof. Norton’s Address on,. 15 
— Profits of,. 228 
— Remarks on,.Ill, 194, 321 
— Stones for,. 220 
— To ascertain necessity for,. 160 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.—Apples,^to 
keep,. 113 
Beef, to cure..11, 374 
— To keep fresh,. 45 
— Tea, . 289 
Bed-bugs, to destroy,... 305 
Beer, small,. 289 
Bread, Yankee brown,. 289 
— Making machine,. 123 
Butter. Pumpkin, how made,. 113 
— Making,.207, 271, 283,299 
— Worker,.161 
Cabbage, to pickle,.113, 374 
Catsup, to make,. 317 
Cementj frost proof,. 45 
Cheese-making,. 98, 153, 171 
— To toast,. 113 
Coffee. French mode of making, .. 163 
Corn Meal Pudding, to make,. 225 
Currant Jelly, to make,. 260 
Eggs, how to keep,. 160 
Fruit, to keep dried,. .. 160, 177 
— How to dry,. 341 
Grapes, to preserve in winter,. 11 
Glue, to render water proof,. 11 
Hams, to preserve,. 113 
— Curing,. 374 
— and Beef, salting & smoking... 225 
Harvest Drink,. 
Ice, artificial,. 
Ink, indelible to make,.. 
— Spots, to remove,. 
Maccaroni, how made,. 
Meat, to preserve fresh,. 
Peach leaves to flavor cakes, &c-,. 222 
Pork, Salting,. 374 
Pudding, Minute,. 289 
Raisins, how cured,. 45 
Raspberry syrup, to make,.... 160, 177 
Sausages, how to make,........... 374 
Souse, how to prepare,............ 374 
Sweet Apple Pudding,. 113 
Tomatoes, to preserve,. 177 
Tripe, to cure,. 374 
White wash, incombustible,. 45 
— For fences, .. 113 
Yeast, to make in summer,,26(1 
Doves, management and varieties of,.. 22# 
— Cotes for,. 241 
Drills e> hibiteJ at Buffalo,.... 325 
— En ery’s,..... 329 
— Se} mour’s, .. 190 
— Sherman’s,....,... 329, 345 
— Smith’s patent lever,. 158 
— White’s, for seeds and manures, ... 184 
Drivers^ Maxims for,.. 127 
Dutchess Co. Ag. Society. 336 
E, 
East Bennington, visit to,.23 4 
Education of young farmers,. 363 
Egg trade of Cincinnati,. 227 
Eggs, long and short,. 186 
Ellsworth’s Syphon pump... 43 
Emigrants, Hints:.to,. 311 
Enclosures, law of,.58, 159, 239, 319 
English farming, profits of,. 68 
Errata,. 215, 279, 310 
Erysipelas and the Potato rot,.319 
Essex Co. (Mass.) Ag. Society,.336 
Evergreens, transplanting,. 195 
Ether, use of in animal surgery. 194 
Experiments tested,. 370 
Exports of the United States,. 227 
F. 
Fairs of Wales,. 75 
Famine, effects of,. 34 
Fanning Mills exhibited at Buffalo, .... 330 
Farmers, suggeslions to,... 91, 187, 221, 250 
Farmers’ Clubs, notice of,.... 48, 59, 62, 98 
— Clinton,. 59, 178 
— Rules for,. 178 
Farming on a large scale,. 30 
— At the North,. 371 
— Details of operations in,". 142 
— Enormous profits of,. 98 
— On Long Island,. 187 
— On 37 acres,. 192 
— Science and practice in,. 36 
— Sound views about,. 30 
FARMS—Notices of: 
Adam Anthony’s, Rhode Island, .. 243 
B. & J. Lynde’s, Vermont,. 297 
Clark Rice’s, Vermont,. 169 
Chauncey Beckwith’s, New-York,. 254 
E. Phinney’s,. 105, 137 
J. G. Chadsey’s, Rhode Island,.... 192 
J. W. Wheeler’s, New-York,. 210 
J. N. Blakeslee,. 363 
J. H. Nettleton,. 362 
Kings county almshouse,. 259 
L- C. Ball, Rensselaer county,- 2 fJ 3 
McCulloch & Kirtiand’s, Rens. co , 346 
Prices of, in Westchester, Pa., .... Ill 
Productive small,. 31 
R. R. Bollings, Virginia,. 30 
Stephen Atwood,. 363 
Thomas Andrews’, Rhode Island,. 251 
Wm. Kelly’s, Duchess county,.210 
Wm Polk’s, Arkansas,. 157 
Female Industry,. 96 
Fence laws of Massachusetts,. 58 
— Should be altered,. 159,235, 319 
Fences, cost of,. 259 
— Construction of,.. 32 
— Economical, .. 96, 125 
Fessenden, Thomas G , Memoir of,.... 207 
Field cultivation, by Mr. Phinney,. 106 
— by Messrs. Lynde,. 298 
Figs, the growth of,. 293 
Fire-proof wash for buildings,. 160 
Firkins, best wood for,. 161 
Fish for manure, on the use of,. 345 
Fitzgerald’s portable mill,. 290 
Floriculture, profits of,. 151 
Florida, Everglades of,. 352 
Flower garden and shrubbery,. 114 
Flowering Plants, lists of,... 114 
Flowers exhibited at Buffalo,...... 314 
— Cultureof,. 342 
— Taste for and colors of,. 342 
Fodder, green and dry,... 37 
Forest trees, cultivation of,. 252 
Forests, advantages of,. 283 
— On planting,. 170 
Food, on the preservation of,... 347 
Foxes, how to trap, .. 64 
France, Agricultural products of,.186 
— Vineyards of,.. 23 
Fruit, growing in Georgia & Mississippi 22 
— Buds destroyed by frost,.. 150, 181, 244 
— Grown in Orange County,. 371 
— Indications of disease iu,.. 305 
— Killed by frost,. 194 
— Preserved fresh,........ ..195 
— Reasons fbr raising a variety,. 342 
— To save, from thieves, ............ 183 
— Trade in,., 302 
Fruit Trees, application of copperas to, 213 
-of blacksmith’s cinders to.. 148 
-Diseases of.. 182 
-Effects of ashes on,............ 253 
-Facts about planting seeds of,,.. 143 
-In clusters,. 181 
— — Influence of brickyards on*,... 229 
