INDEX TO VOLUME IV 
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Horse bean, culture of,. 109 
— Powers, .. 56, 196, 3S0 
— Rake, revolving,. 217 
■— — Inventor of,. 243 
HORSES—Black Hawk and Sir 
Henry,. 211, 25S 
at Saratoga State Fair,. 320 
Diseases of— Heaves, cure for,. 95, 182 
— Big head in,. 244 
— Bruises, cure for,. 182 
— Cholera, cure for,.. 159 
— Latttpas, cure for,. 258 
— Poll evil, cure for,. 182 
— Slobbers, to cure. 343 
— Sweeny, cure for,. 158 
Eclipse,. 195, 289 
English Hunter,.. 305 
Gen. Burrough’s Lady Messenger, 57 
Morgan, ... 57, 129, 153, 157, 227, 258, 
320. 332 
Messenger,. 57 
Mr. Fordou’s,. 195, 266 
of England,. 140 
Phrenology of. . 34 
Remarks on Breeding, .. 169, 204, 233, 
271, 301, 304 
Singular birth,. 194 
Trotting,.195, 305 
To prevent biting cribs,. 352 
Hot air furnaces,. 75, 316 
Hot beds, how to make,. 85 
Hyacinths in winter,. 69 
Hydraulic ram,. 65, 94, 180, 243, 318 
I. 
Ice, exportation of,. 160 
Ice-houses, how to build,. 345 
Illinois, agricultural advantages of,.... 211 
Important trifle,. 160 
Improvement of sandv lands,. 362 
INDIAN CORN—Culture of, 124, 203, 209, 
308 
Curing for fodder,. 98, 123 
Crop of 1847,. 353 
Drawing olF,. 279 
Experiments with,. 91, 125 
Fine crops of, in Ohio,. 182 
Grown for fodder,. 26, 126, 193 
Good crops of,. 35, 66 
Grown in New York,. 188, 30L 
How much pork a bushel will make, 214 
Large stalk of,. 23, 234 
Mills for crushing,. 32 
New varieties of,. 354 
Oil from,. 6 ! 
Poudrette for. 54 
Premium crops,- 64, 87, 89, 96, 119 
Should not be topped,. 379 
To keep green for winter,. 323 
Industry, results of,. 208, 385 • 
In-and-in Breeding,. 364 
Insects, bottling,. 290 
■— Singular swarm of,. 210 
Inquiry about War and Agriculture,... 383 
Iron, sulphate of,. 91 
Irrigation in England,. 222 
— in Lombardy,. 222 
Italy, Agriculture of, .... 46, 107, 139, 222 
J. 
Jefferson County Ag. Society, . 64, 246, 350 
h. 
Laborers of Great Britain,. 251 
— Wages of, indifferent countries,... 2S6 
Lamoille County Ag. Society,. 197 
Land, to improve,.... 156 
Landmarks, importance of,. . 52 
Lawns, trees for,. 275 
Lectures on Agriculture at Yale College, 324 
Letters from Prof. Horsford, .. 45, 171, 201 
-- Prof. Norton, ... 11, 44. 79, 109, 187, 
221 , 279, 306 
-Caius,.... 12, 46, , 107, 183, 222, 269 
-Ik. Marvel,. 306, 337 
Lettuce, to have early,. 86 
Libel suit, termination of,....226 
Life, enjoyment of,... 69 
Lightning, not diminished by telegraphic 
wires....*. 333 
— rods, construction of, . 161, 242 
Lime as a manure,.. 35, 175, 176, 211, 239. 
249, 265, 343 
Litchfield County Ag. Society,. 350 
Lithospermum arvense, .. 17 
Livingston County Ag Society,. 351 
Locust seed, how to plant,. 161, 382 
Lombardy, Agriculture of,.222 
Louisiana State Ag. Society, .. 129 
Lucerne, culture of,. 196 
— failure of,... k 381 
Lusus naturae,. .... 194 
M. 
Madder, ppturs of.. 55 
Madison County Ag. Society.; 351 
Management in farming,. 27 
MAN (JRbIS—Action and ingredients of, 21 
Composts, rich,. 69,91,325 
Charcoal,. 91, 146, 290 
Durability of,. 215,250 
Fish for,. 240 
Guano, use of,. 160, 196, 226, 383 
Green crops for,. 164 
How to be applied,. 308 
Liebig’s system of,. 208 
Lime, use of,. 175, 176, 348 
Liquid,. 348 
Making and applying,. 329 
Management of,. 105 
Maimer of applying,. 106 
Marl in Delaware,. 95 
Muck.. 160, 211, 214, 297, 308, 329 
Plaster,. 65, 68 , 182, 289 
Poudrette, value of,. 126 
Tan-bark for,.. 308 
Value of.. 164 
Waste of, in cities,. 138 
What does this field need ?. 250 
Maple Sugar Manufactory,. 24 
Maples, Young, need protection, . 284 
Markets, 37, 69, 100, 132, 165, 198, 229, 259, 
292, 325, 354, 387 
Martha’s Vineyard, fruit culture on,.. . 28 
Maryland, season in,. 158 
— Value of land in,. 385 
Massachusetts farming, . 19,41,361 
Measuring land for premium crops,.... 284 
Mechanics applied to Agriculture,. 15 
Mental improvement of Farmers,. 386 
Michigan as an Agricultural State,_ 237, 
271, 300 
Middlesex Co. (Mass ,) Ag. Society,.. 76, 
119, 350 
Middlesex Co. (Conn.,) Ag. Society,.. 68 , 
323, 377 
Milk, difference in quality of,. 130 
— Pans, glass,. 247 
Milking clean,.89, 183 
Millet for horses .. 1 . 214 
Mississippi, Letter from. 301 
— Valley of, commerce and extent of, 373 
Monroe County Ag. Society,. 31 
Montgomery County Ag. Society,.351 
Moon, influence of,.. .. 88 
Mott’s Agricultural Furnaces,. 249 
Mowing Machine,. 67 
Muck, use of,.. 160, 211 , 214, 297, 308, 329 
Mutton, English,. 45 
— Best sheep for,... 381 
— Fat,. 384 
N. 
Nelson County, (Va.,) advantages of,.. 174 
New Haven County Ag. Society, . 246, 350 
New-York, income of,.. 56 
New-York State Agricultin al Society: 
Annual meeting. 63 
Committees to award premiums at 
Winter meeting,. 31 
-at annual exhibition,...246 
Exhibition at Saratoga,. 288, 319 
Executive Committee, proceedings 
Notice of,. 129 
Officers of,. 63 
Prizes awarded at Winter meeting, 64 
--at State Fair at Saratoga,... 341 
Receipts of,. 352 
Resolutions on death of Governor 
Wright, . 322 
Sales at Fair of,.. 348 
Treasurer’s Report,. 63 
North Carolina, Agricultural capabili¬ 
ties of,.. ... 127 
-Improved farming in,. 213 
-Live stock of,. 286 
Norway Spruce. .. 375 
Norton, Prof. J. P , return of,. 288 
— Lectures by, at Yale College,. 324 
Notes of a Traveller in England,... 13, 44. 
79, 139, 187, 222, 251, 370 
Nutriment in grains and vegetables,... 173 
— in different substances,. 250 
Nuts, on raising,. 119 
O. 
Oaks, to raise from seed,. 382 
Oats, culture of,. 108 
— Premium crops,. 64,87,119 
Ohio, season in,. 384 
Oil, action of white lead with,.345 
— from Indian corn,. _G 1 
Olive in North Carolina,. 286 ' 
Oneida County Ag. Society,. 64,350 
Onions, Culture of,. 170, 287 
Onondaga County Ag. Society,. 215 
Ontario County Ag. Society,. 119, 377 
Orchards, productive,. 193 
— Planting,.143 
— Plowing in,.. 65 
—■ should be cultivated,. 191 
— to destroy caterpillars in,. 114 
Osage Orange, how to grow,. 163 
-for Hedges.. 241 
Oswego County Ag. Society,. 96, 351 
Oxen, to prevent drawing apart, ..351 
P. 
Painting, oil for should be boiled,. 98 
Parsnips for swine,. 13 
Partridge’s manure forks,... 9L 
Paulownia imperialis,. 120 
Pea bugs, to destroy,. 69 
Peaches, to dry,.. 318 
Peach trees, grubs in,.. 193 
-Longevity of,. 51 
— — Transplanting,. 115 
-Yellows in,. 29 
— Orchards of Delaware,. 132, 222 
Pears, grafted on the apple,. 28 
— Best varieties,. 115 ' 
— Good kinds,..... 116 
— Notices of,. 323, 340 
— Ripening winter,. 310 
Pear trees, Blight in,. 193, 255 
-flue old,. 386 
-Management of.. 147,224 
Peas, premium crops,. 64, 119 
— Ribbon-stalk,. 95 
Peppermint, culture and distillation of,. 335 
PERIODICALS—American Architect, 291 
American Farmer,. 325 
— Journal of Agriculture,.. 100 
-of Science and Arts,.... 132, 291 
-of Insanity,. 162 
District School Journal,. 291 
Eureka,. 100 
Farmer and Mechanic,. 99 
Farmer’s Cabinet,. 382 
Graham’s Magazine,. 162 
Indiana Fanner,. 384 
Iowa Farmer’s Advocate,... .. 384 
Medico-Chirurgical Review,. 100 
Prairie Farmer,.. 99 
Southern Cultivator,. .... 291 
The Horliculturist. 228, 325 
Transactions of Mass. Hort. Soci¬ 
ety,. 163 
Phrenology, applicable to the horse,.... 34 
Pigeon weed, to destroy,.. 17 
Pise houses,. 74 
Plank Roads,... 68 , 289 
Plants for the shade,. 116 
Plaster, use of,. 65, 68 , 289, 361, 363 
— for stable floors,. 182 
Plow, history of the cast iron,. 378 
Plowing, breast,. 211 
— Deep,. 91 
— Fall and Whiter,. 354 
— in England,. 44 
— in Holland,. 187 
— in Orchards.. 65 
— Match at State Fair,. 321 
— Principles of,. 81 
— Subsoil,. 83, 196, 236, 240, 344, 385 
Plows, Eagle self-sharpening,. 121 
— Delano’s,. 268 
— Subsoil, prices of,. 130 
Plums, new. 290, 352 
— the Cherry,.... 375 
Plum trees, black knobs on,. 148 
- : Salt for,. 255, 311, 375 
Poenias. best varieties,. 340 
POETRY—Rural Picture,.238 
Sonnet to a Fly,. 273 
The Tiller of the Soil,. 324 
Ponies at the State Fair,.. 320 
Perk, how much a bushel of corn will 
make,. 244 
— Making, experiment in,. 290 
POTATOES—Culture of,.234 
Early,. 225 
from seed,. 287 
Good crop of,. 309 
Not a native of Virginia,. 61 
Premium Crops,. ;. 96, 119 
Renovation of,. 21 
Rot, remarks on, 21, 48, 49, 92,112, 236, 
351, 372 
— Preventive of,. 22 
Sweet, how to store,. 382 
To keep,.... 60 
