GENERAL INDEX 
Grafting, Best Wax for,. 157, 186 
— in Autumn,. 88 
— the Apple,..,. 88 
— the Peach,.. 56 
— the Pear on Quince,.... 156 
Grain, High Prices of,. 143 
— Mice in,. 150 
— National Consumption of,... 73 
— Standard Weights of,. 112 
Grape, Charter Oak,. 90 
— Concord, History of,.. . 123 
— — Description of,.345, 374 
— Northern Muscadine,. 340 
Grapes, Foreign,.49, 123 
— Hardy,. 122 
— Mildew on,...279 
Grape Vines, Culture of,.279 
— Frame, ....*..... 373 
— — Borders for, Ac-,. 88 
— — Pruning,. 60 
Grass, Couch, To Destroy,. 25S 
— Proper Time for Cutting,... 178 
— Tall,. 291 
— Timothy, Raising,. 49 
— Seeds, For Reclaimed 
Swamps,. 35 
— — Mixing,. 36 
— — Sowing in Midsummer, 279 
— — Sowing iu Autumn,-306 
Grasses, Culture of,. 179 
— Important Suggestions about, 77 
Grasshoppers Destructive,. 374 
Greene Co. Ag. Society,. 229 
Green House, A Cheap,. 61 
Grubs, Salt for,. 275 
Guano, Adulteration of,. 227 
— At the. South,..... . 68 
— Domestic,.. 144 
— Experiments with,. 114 
— For Indian Corn,.147 
— For Gardens and Fruit Trees 27 
— How to Apply,.337,345 
— How to Procure,. 110 
— Poison in.. 69 
— Premium for Substitute for,. 247 
— Substitute for,.... 300 
Gypsum as a Fixing Agent,.. .205, 344 
— on Peas,. 66 
— on Potatoes,.145, 207 
— on Wheat,.18, 145, 379 
— To Save Labor in Sowing,.. 180 
H. 
Harrowing in England,. 76 
Harrows, Geddes’ and Scotch,.... 1S1 
Hawthorn Seeds, To Vegetate,.... 98 
Hay, Best Mode of Curing,.. .208, 257 
269 
— Clover, How to Cure,. 247 
— Great Crop of,. 365 
— Ground.. 277 
— Press, Dederick’s.315 
— Proper Time to Cut,_178,208 
— To Estimate in Bulk,. 193 
Hedges, Apple Tree,. 49 
— Hemlock,. 319 
— Osage Orange, . 339 
— Wild Cherry,. 30 
HelderburghFarming,.. .21, 54 
Hickories, Transplanting,. 322 
Horse Power, Wheeler’s. 292 
HORSES: 
Breeding from Diseased Mares 246 
Cheap Feed For,. 193 
Colts, To Wean,. 67 
Galls on,. 246 
Health and Comfort of Horses 
Sacrificed,. 372 
Hints on Stabling,. 29 
Heaves in,. 305 
Imported into New Brunswick, 17 
Lice on,. 282 
Sale of Famous,. 261 
Sampson, Stock of,.98, 127 
Scratches, Cure for,. .190, 282, 304 
Sore Shoulders in,.228 
Show of at Providence,. 260 
— at Brattleboro,...._ 379 1 
Horses —Staggers in,. 282- 
Training Colts,.206, 211 
Terms Denoting External 
Parts of,..... 31 
Horticultural Humbugs,. 155 
Houses, Dampness in,. 366 
House Plants, Pots for,.312 
I. 
Ice House, Defective,. 195 
— — Cheap, ..316,347 
Ice in Cellars.. .. 290 
Illinois, Letter' from,. 98 
Implements, Manufacture of,. 129 
— Importance of Painting,.... 125 
Impostor Exposed,.. 98 
INDIAN CORN—Culture of,. .44, 63 
118 
Compost for, . .... 321 
For Fodder, Sown Broadcast,. 110 
— — Culture of..216,277 
— — How to Cure,. .110, 331 
Lime for,. 47 
Guano for,. 147 
Large Crops in Kentucky,.... 50 
Old Colony Sweet,.... 47 
Stowell’s Evergreen.227, 368 
Should not Succeed Buckwheat 142 
Time for Harvesting,. 28<f 
To Prevent Birds Pulling up,.. 47 
Tall,.. 291 
Way to Make Manure for,. ... 118 
Information Wanted, 45. 84. 12S, 189 
195, 220, 322 
Insects, Fight Against,,. 290 
— on the Elm.... .v*.225, 240 
Irrigation, Importance of,. 241 
J. 
Jefferson Co. Ag. Society,. 220 
X, 
Kentucky Blue Grass,. 79 
Kitchen Garden, Plan of,.343 
L. 
Land, Clearing and Cultivating 
New, .93, 206 
— New Method of Fertilizing, 240 
— Restoring Old,. 147 
— Reclaiming Wet,. 300 
Lead Pipes for Water,. 172 
Ledyard Town Ag. Society,. 150 
Letters from S. W. Johnson,. .169, 212 
..233, 369 
— Prof. Nash,.12, 75, 105 
Letter from California,. . 292 
— — Illinois,. 98 
— — Oregon,. 84 
— — Minnesota, . 227 
Light Wanted,. 380 
Lightning Rods, Construction of,.. 182 
Lime as a Fertilizer,. 2S5 
— for Sorrel Lands,. 308 
— on Meadows. 339 
Liveforever, To Kill,.317, 322, 371 
Locust Trees,To Destroy Borers in, 166 
M. 
Madison Co. Ag. Society,. 220 
Magnolia, Splendid Specimen, of,.. 254 
MANURES—Application of,..79, 290 
Advertised.. 147 
Adulteration of Concentrated,. 276 
371 
Bommer’s Patent, .. 78 
Bones, See Bones. 
Corn Stalks for,. 148 
Clover for,.;. 194 
Covered and Uncovered,. 209 
Cellars for,. 225 
Compost for Indian Corn,. ... 321 
Depth for Burying,. 22 
Drawing in Winter,. 52 
Manures —“ Economical,.. 239 
Experiment with Proposed,... 300 
Economy of,.. 331 
For Fruit Trees,. 219 
Guano, See Guano. 
— and Stable,. 337 
Gypsum, See Gypsum. 
Home-made,.371 
Hen,.144, 148 
How to Increase,.241, 311 
Liquid, ..116, 148 
Manuring, Does it Pay?. 364 
Muck for,.150, 218 
— How to Use,. 303 
— Time for Digging,.298 
— Lime and Ashes,. 256 
Mechanical Conveyance of,.. 283 
Nitrate of Soda,.183, 204, 207 
Oyster Shells for,. 42 
Permanent and Impermanent,. 93 
Pond Mud, Value of,... 144 
Plowing in Green Crops,. 174 
Poudrette, Home Manufacture 
of,. 176 
Preservation of in Summer,.. 255 
Refuse of Blacksmiths’ Shops. 195 
Special,. 148 
Shade as a Fertilizer,. 240 
Soapstone as a Fertilizer,.261 
Treatment, Value, and Appli¬ 
cation of,.....308, 349 
vs. Grain Selling,.. 37 
Maple Sugar, Manufacture of,.... 64 
— — Great Yield of,. 144 
Marl, Shell, as a Fertilizer,. 48 
— in Albany County,. 355 
— in Saratoga County,. 355 
Massachusetts Hon. Society,.376 
Meat for New-York,.207 
— Market Supplies,. 242 
Melons, Culture of,.187, 250 
Method, Importance of,. 10 
Mice in unlhreshed Grain,. 150 
Milking, Importance of Clean,_174 
Milk, Is the First Poisonous.. 254 
Middlesex (Ct.) Ag. Society,.220 
Millet, Culture of,.. . ...147, 339 
Minnesota as a Fruit Country,.... 271 
— Letter from,.... 227 
— Products of,. 242 
Montgomery (Ohio) Ag. Society,.. 67 
Mountain Ash. To Raise from Seed 317 
Monument to Mr Downing,. 176 
Moore’s (D. D. T.) Farm. 171 
Mowing Machines, Russell’s,.260 
— — Ketchum’s, .68, 93, 267, 287 
Mulching, Error in,. 314 
— in Winter,. 57 
N. 
Nash, Prof., Return of,. 37 
— — Letters from,_12, 75, 105 
National Consumption of Crops,... 73 
— Cattle Show at Springfield O 207 
261 
New Hampshire State Fair,. 355 
New York State Ag. Society: 
Annual Meeting,. 85 
— Fair of,. 346 
Notices of,. 22 
Premiums Awarded.. 87 
Receipts and Officers,. 85 
New-York State Poultry Society,. 
First Exhibition of,. 96 
Exhibition at Utica,. . 355 
Nitrate of Soda as a Fertilizer, 183, 204 
' 207 
Nitrogen in Vegetation,. 212 
North Western Pomotogical Con¬ 
vention, .98, 274 
North Carolina University,. 207 
Norway Fir,. 121 
Notes for the Month, 36, 67, 98, 129 
161, 194, 226, 260, 291, 322, 355, 379 
Nurseries and Nursery Agents, 92. 218 
0 . 
Ohio State Ag. Society. 69, 379 
— Poinological Society,. 34g 
Onondaga Co. Ag. Society, ... .99, 25q 
