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INDEX TO VOLUME IV, 
CATTLE—Improvement in,.. 246 
Kerry,. 143 
Massachusetts,.20, 41, 362 
Most valued at Smithfield,. 80 
Oxen, to prevent drawing apart,... 351 
Ring for,. 379 
Sales of,. 66 , 257. 352, 383 
Scottish, at Falkirk,. 11 
Soiling, crops for,. 26 
Training,.. .. 122 
Three at one birth,.. 194 
Winter care of,. 19 
Cayuga Co. Ag. Society, .... 119, 151, 351 
Chalybeate Springs,. 273 
Change of Seed,. 369 
Characteristics of the past season,.372 
Charcoal as a fertiliser,. 91, 146, 290 
Chatauque Co. Ag. Society,. 96 
Chemjcal investigations, results of,. ... 45 
Cherry trees, remedy for slugs on. 283 
Cherries, select list of, described,. 280 
— Size of different varieties,. 256 
— Wendell’s Bigarreau,. 255 
Chess, not produced from wheat,.. 126, 385 
Chestnuts, to raise from seed,.. 382 
Chiccory, culture of,.• • • • 130 
Chittenden County Ag. Society,. 96, 
197, 350 
Churning, rationale of,. 30 
Churns, prices of,. 196 
Clinton Co. Ag. Society,. 119, 377 
Clover hulling machine,. 36 
— should be turned in when ripe,. 253 
■— seed, sowing,. 132 
-Insect in,. 154 
-Machine for sowing,. 214 
Coal Ashes for manure,.. 318 
■-Screen for,..... 93 
Cocklebur or Burweed,. 143 
Composts, to make, ... 69, 91, 161, 325. 329 
Compound for fattening cattle,. 228 
Cooking food for stock,. 254, 339 
Corn and Cob Mills,. 32 
Corn Shelters, . 161 
Cortland Co. Ag Society,. 215 
Cottages of England,. 188 
Cotton, Mastodon,. 302 
Couch grass, spread of,. 267 
Cranberries, culture of,. 34, 61, 87, 193 
Crops, rotation of,. 95, 144, 211, 381 
— State of the,. 199, 228 
— of the past season,... 372 
Crosses, two breeds at one birth,. 194 
Cultivator, The, to its Readers,.... 36, 376 
— To its Agents,. 352, 376 
— List of Agents for,. 355, 388 
— Notes on June number of,.. 301 
— Price of,. 65 
— taken by Ag. Societies,. 65, 383 
— value of,. 38, 66 , 67, 95, 213, 308 
Cultivator Almanac,... 259 
Cultivator, description of. 219, 258 
— Ide’s Wheel,. 2S5, 34S 
— Improved,. 309 
— Scotch,. 319 
Curculio, remedy for,. 283 
Currant bushes, insects on,. 147 
Cutting fodder, advantages of,. 254 
D. 
Dairies of Massachusetts,. 43 
— Statistics of,. 235 
Dairy of B. A. Hall. 235 
— Farm of Holland. 306 
— House, construction of,. 287, 353 
Death of Sir Charles Morgan,. 98 
— of Gov. Wright,. 314 
— of James Carnak,. 257 
— of Wm. Youatt. 98 
Delaware, Agriculture of.. 95 
Dibbling in fruit trees,... 86 
Digestion, Physiology of,. 373 
Dock, to extirpate.... 287 
Dog power, description of,. 344 
Dogs, Shepherd’s, ... 81 
— Cure for bite of mad,. 369 
— to prevent, killing sheep. 67 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY: 
Butler, to make and preserve,. 137, 284 
— Difficulty in producing,_ 30, 90 
— Rationale of churning,. 30 
Beds, husk, how made,... 30 
Buckwheat, Russian mode of cook¬ 
ing. 90 
Bread-kneading machine,_ 346, 3^0 
Coffee, preparation, of,. 1S3, 247 
Currants, to preserve green,. 183 
Cabbage, to keep in winter, .. 247, 347 
Eye, to remove dust from,. 90 
Eggs, to preserve,'. 183, 223, 382 
Fruit, to keep in winter,. 30 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY : 
Gloves, to remove spots from,. 183 
Hommouy, how prepared. 59 
Harris, to cure,.59, 223 
Indian corn, to preserve green,.... 323 
Ink, to make good black,. 369 
Meat, to boil tender,. 90 
Parsnips, to cook,. 90 
Peaches, to dry,. 318 
Soap, recipe for making,. 30 
-Correction of, ..90, 256 
Sour krout, how prepared,. 59 
Salsify, how to cook,... 90 
Strawberries, dried,. 225 
Tomatoes, failure to keep,. 59 
— To preserve,.183, 247 
Wine, receipe for making,.183 
Yeast, to make,. 59 
Donation of A. Lawrence,. 227 
Draining in England,. 222, 239 
— in Holland.. 44, 79, 277 
— in Scotland,. Ill 
— Haaerlem lake. 109 
- Remarks on,. . '.___ 43, 6 S, 92,119 
— Tiles for,. 130, 228 
— with Tiles. 35, 265 
Drill-barrow, Emery’s,.. 121, 254, 265,319 
Drilling machine,...... 129 
Dutchess Agricultural Institute,. 97 
-Society,... 351 
E. 
Economy, advantages of,. 123 
Egg hatching machine,. 289 
— Large,. 289 
Eggs, to preserve,. 183, 223, 382 
Egyptian corn,. 163 
Electro culture,.\. 234 
Emigration, remarks on,. 386 
English stock and grain markets,. 79 
Erie County Ag. Society,. 215 
Essex County (Mass.) Ag. Society,.... 349 
Evergreens, time for transplanting,.... 148 
Exhibitions of County Ag. Societies, 349,377 
Experiments, unsuccessful,. 93 
Eye, to remove dust from,. 90 
F. 
Fairy rings caused by fungi,. 352 
Falkirk Trist, account of,. 11 
Fanning Mills . 66,98,249 
Farmer’s Clubs, Constitution for,. 62 
— Association, West Stockbridge,. 98 
Farming, management in,. 27, 41 
— Experience in,.156, 308 
— Good,. 180 
— Profits of,. 205, 209, 253, 265 
FARMS—Notices of: 
A. Carlton’s,...;. 76 
A. Jaque’s. 42 
A. & S. Chapin’s,. 362 
B. B. Belcher’s. 362 
B. A. Hall’s,. 235 
C. Bate’s,. 363 
Col. Sherwood’s,. 267 
David Gee’s,. 42 
Enoch Marks’,. 268 
German Ebenezer Society’s,. 248 
G. V. Sacket’s,. 253 
George Geddes’,. 268 
H. Mattison’s,... 209 
Horatio Sargeant’s,. 362 
J. Hammond’s,. 42 
J. Gleason’s,. 43 
J. G. Clmdsey’s,...-. 180 
James Gowen’s,. 203 
John M’Glaflin’s,. 208 
Joint Delafield’s,. 254 
John Johnston’s,. 26p 
James M. Ellis’s,. 268 
Large,. A. 47, 176,290 
Lewis A. Morrell’s,. 252 
Mrs Hatvkins’,. 385 
T. FI. Austin’s,. 66 
William Fuller’s............. 267 
W. & P. Lathrop’sf..362 
Feeding boxes for cattle,. 382 
Female Farmer,. 385 
Fences, different, kinds, ... 51 
— Cultivation without,. 361 
— for flooded grounds,. 110 
— Good posts for,... 238 
Field crops, time for maturing,. 122 
Fish for manure, .. 240 
Flour, to know good,. 56 
Flower beds, position of.. 86 
— Seeds, how to be sown,. 115 
Flowers in England,... 18.8 
Fodder racks for sheep,. 88 
— Advantages of cutting,... 254 
Food,vegetable,value of different kinds, 171 
Foot paths should be raised,. 143 
-along side highways,.309 
Fountain, large, in England,. ... 128 
France, Agriculture of,.269 
— Agricultural implements of,. 12 
— Village of, described,. 306 
— Veterinary School in,. 12 
— Wines and vineyards of,. 337, 371 
Franklin County (Vt) Ag. Society,_ 96 
Frederickton Ag. Society,. 384 
Fruit culture on Martha’s Vineyard,... 28 
— and vegetable Preserver,. 212 
— Failure, cause of,. no 
— Fine samples of,. 323 
— grower’s convention,. 192 
— on the borders of Cayuga lake,. 253 
— Profits of,. 375 • 
— To preserve in winter. 30 
— To protect from thieves,. 256 
Fruit Trees, bearing alternate years, 309, 386 
-Budding, .. 29, 60, 85, 192, 224, 225, 
339, 340 
— — Best sites for,. 87 
-Budded, to be headed down,_ 114 
-Dibbling in,,. 86 
-Peculiar growth of varieties, 94, 148, 
224 
-should be cultivated,....... 116, 148 
-Soil for,.\. 339 
-Transplanting,. 85, 148 
-To protect from rabbits,. 87 
-To he stimulated by dressing,... 114 
-Wash for,. 148 
Fruits, nomenclature of,. 340 
Fuel, green wood vs. dry,. IS, 124, 274 
Furnaces for warming houses,. 75, 316 
G. 
Gardening operations for March,. 85 
Gas tar,. 227 
Geese,'Bremen,.. 65 
Georgia, agricultural capabilities of,... 156’ 
Germination of Seeds,. 193 
German Ebenezer Society,. 248 
Gestation, protracted,. 285 
Gin for loading logs and stone,. 154 
Goats, age of,.. 279 
Gooseberries, insects on,. 147 
— Mildew on,. 161 
— Two good kinds,.>.. . 2M 
Grafting grape vines,. 29, 61 
— large trees,. 161 
Grain moth. Tinea granelli,. 13 
— Dryer, Howard’s. 152 
— Increase of, by boiling,. 89 
— Machine to prepare for grinding. .93 
Grains in cold climates,. "246 
— Relative value of different kinds of,. 172 
Granary, rat proof,. 196 
Grapes, ripening. 86 
Grape vine, enormous,... 225 
-Manure for,. 86 
-To keep bugs from,. ... 311 
Grass, winter-killing,. 290 
— Lands, seeding in August. 285 
— To seed,. 109 
Grasses for the South,.. 38L 
Green crops for manure,. 164 
— Wood vs. dry,. . . 18, 124, 274 
Guano, analysis of,.. . 11 
— Use of, .. 160, 196, 226 
— prepared for use,. 383 
Gypsum —(See Plaster.) 
H. 
Hampden County Ag. Society,.... ... 349 
Hampshire County Ag. Society,....... 349 
Hartford County Ag. Society,.. 96, 350, 383 
— Repository of Arts... 384 
Harvesting Machine, Hussey’s, ....... 254 
Hay caps, how made,. 196 
— Proper time to cut,. 219 
— Presses,. 99 
— Pressing,. 213 
— Timothy, value of.. 97 
— To measure in bulk,. 214, 242 
— To save a load of,. 290 
Hedges, Buckthorn for,. 130 
— Hawthorn. 257 
— Os tge Orange for,.. 163 
— Red Cedar for,...164 
Hemlock, offensive to vermin,.239 
Hessian fly in Ohio,. 83 
High Cultivation,. 363 
Hickory wood, to protect from worms, 384 
Hoeing or cultivating crops,. 182. 189 
Holland, farming in, . .44, 79, 109, 187, 221, 
276, 306 
Hops, culture of,. 82 
Horsford, Prof. E. N.,. 97 
