INDEX TO VOLUME V. 
(new series.) 
[Explanation. —-In making out the annexed Index, we have placed every thing relating 
to Cattle, under that head— so with Houses, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Domestic Economy, 
Books, Periodicals, &c. Every article referring in any way to these subjects, will be found 
arranged under these several heads.} 
A. 
Acknowledgments, 35, 67, 97,129,162, 194, 
226, 258, 290, 321, 353 
Address of Prof Norton,. 15, 193 
— of David Thomas at Buffalo,. 342 
Addresses at State Fair,. 315 
Agricultural Associations, advantages of, 65 
— Discussions at the Capitol,. 94 
— Implements, manufacture of,...... 227 
—__— Exhibited at Buffalo,.. 329 
— —Exhibited at Fredericton,. 378 
— — at Cobourg,...... 380 
— Institute at Mount Airy,. 216 
— Papers, influence of, 31, 91, 146, 159, 
171, 292 
— — Writers for,.254 
— Products of the United States and 
France,. 186 
— Schools, necessity for,. 220, 250 
— — of Germany,.364 
— — Reports and Remarks on,. 145 
— Statistics of Vermont,. 144 
Agriculture, a discourse on,. 239 
— The Spirit of,. 188 
Air-tight Stoves, . 51 
Alabama, Crops in,. 318 
Albany and Rensselaer Hort. Society,. 97, 
182, 215, 321 
American Institute, Fair of,. 287 
An Acrostic,. 380 
Animal Physiology,. 223 
— Substances, how to preserve, .... 252 
Animals, killed in the night,. 236 
— Saline food for,. 258 
Ants as food,. 292 
Apples, American Pippin,. 192 
— Autumn, list of, described,. 248 
— At the South,. 119 
— Crop of,... 36 
— Change of a late to an early variety 151 
— Discussion on at Buffalo,.. 341 
— Early Winter, list of described,... 306 
■— In Alabama, .. 09 
— List approved at N. Y. Pomological 
Convention,.. 340 
— Machine for paring... 37 
— Raule’s Jannet, or Neverfail. 119 
— Samples of,.35, 67,129, 324 , 376 
— Select list of,. 55 
— Summer, list of, described,. 212 
— Sent to China. 37 
Apple Trees, Cultivation of,.... 85 
-Changing bearing year of,. 278 
— — Productive... 183, 225, 293 
Apricots, Moorpark and Breda,. 55 
— Culture and varieties of,. 119 
Architecture, Rural, Hope Cottage,.... 8 
Artesian Wells,... 229 
Ash, Mountain, failure to raise f’m seed, 149 
Ashes, effect of on Indian corn,... 65 
-on Potatoes,. 98 
-on young trees,.... 253 
— Leached, value of.. ... 243 
Asparagus bed, experiment with,. 343 
Associated efforts, power of,........... 239 
B. 
Ball Seminary, notice of,... 129 
Balsams from old seeds. 87 
Barley, Emir or Skinless,. 96 
vi-rown in the United States in 1847, 225 
Barley. Premium crops of,. 194 
— Product of one kernel,. 69 
Barrel, size of, in different States,. 227 
Barry, P., sails for Eur >pe ? ... 378 
Bayonets converted into hoes,. 194 
Beans grown in the United States,. 225 
— Culture of,. 96 
Bed-bugs, to destroy,. 305 
Bees, Fecundity of,. 99 
— Management of,..272 
— Protection for... 187 
— Wild, in^the United States,. 325 
— Without stings,. 379 
Beets and Carrots, mixture of,. 181 
— Bassano, valuable,. 183 
— Large,. 70 
B rkshire Agricultural Society,.336 
Birch, oil of, use of,. 147 
Birds, excrements of,. 227 
— Usefulness of,. 195 
Blackberry, Culture of,. 151 
— White.. 55, 128, 180 
Blight on Pear Trees,. 20, 86, 87, 370 
Bones, comparative effects of,. 267 
— Essay on, by Prof. Johnston,. 265 
— How to dissolve for manure.... 32, 267 
— Loss by burning,. 161, 2 6 
— Preparation of, for manure,. 266 
— Ought other substances to be mixed 
with them?. 268 
— Their composition, mode of action, 
&c.,.265 
Book Farming, Remarks on,. 159, 379 
BOOKS—Chemical technology, Knapp’s 224 
Domestic Animals, History, Descrip¬ 
tion, &e.,. 33 
Ewbank’s Hydraulics and Mecha¬ 
nics, . 131, 193 
Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, 33, 
52, 128 
Fifteenth Report of the Worcester 
Asylum,.. 131 
Family Kitchen Gardener,. 163 
Guenon’s Treatise on Milch Cows. 238 
Hints to Emigrants,. 311 
Letters on Agriculture, by Gen. 
Washington,. 163 
Observations on the Cereal Grains, 376 
Report of Ohio Board of Agricul¬ 
ture,. 130 
— of Commissioner of Patents, 224, 289 
Seif Education, Hosmer’s,.. 224 
Self-supporting system of education, 376 
Sheep, their breeds, management, 
&c.,.375 
The Rose—its History, Cultivation, 
&c .. 33 
Text Book on Agriculture,.... 66 
The Architect, vol. I.,. 130 
Transactions of Ag. Societies of 
Massachusetts,. 163 
— Essex Agricultural Society,_ 66 
— N. Y. State Ag. Socie y,. 260 
—■ Pomological Convention at Co¬ 
lumbus, .. ........ 83 
— Worcester Hort. Society,. 66 
Universal History,.... .. 163 
Vegetable Physiology, new system 
of,.... 224 
Velerinary Tablet. Copeman’s,.... 66 
Webster’s Large Dictionary,. 193 
Bread-making Machine,. 123 
Breeding, Principles of, . 288, 300 
Briars, to eradicate.... 69 
Buckwheat, blue,. 290 
— Raised in United States in 1847,_ 325 
— sown with wheat,. 128 
Budding fruits of different kinds,. 180 
— In the spring,. 87 
— Pears on Hawthorns,. 343’ 
— Remarks on,. 183 
— Time for,. 228 
Buds, how to keep, .. 247 
— Killed by frost,. 150, 181, 244 
Buel, Judge, memoir and Portrait of,.. 24 
BUILDINGS—Cheap Plaster for,. 160 
Essential requisites for,.. 62 
Farm-houses, plans of,. 29, 59, 248 
Fire-proof wash for,. 160,229 
Hope Cotiage, plans of,. 9 
Ice-houses, construction of,. 27 
Made of gravel,. 283 
Made of Unburnt Brick,. 161. 217 
School Houses,.. 372 
Warmed by furnaces and Air-tight 
Stoves,. 51 
Bulbous Plants, culture of,. 342 
Burning soils for manure,. 211, 228, 321 
Bushel, cubic feet in,. 127 
Butter for the United States Navy, 206, 271, 
283 
— Great Yield of,. 67, 258 
— Irish Rose,. 206 
— Making in Holland,. 299 
— — in various counties of N. York, 207, 
271, 283 
— Worker,. 161 
C. 
34 
343 
Cabbages, to keep in winter,. 
— Heading out in Winter,. 
— Turning to turneps, ... 192 
Caledonia County Agricultural Society, 161 
Canker worm, to destroy,. 289 
Carrot Seed necessary for an acre, .... 128 
-How to sow,. 96 
Carrots, as food for cattle,. 141, 157 
— Culture of,... 155 
— Not so good for Swine,. 34 
— vs. Oats, for horses,. 255 
( ’arts, improvement in,. 380 
Caterpillars, to destroy,. 84 
CATTLE—Ayrshires, Mr. Prentice’s,. 41 
— At State Fair,. 313 
Age of, by teeth and horns,. 60 
At the N. Y. State Fair,.. 313 
Best way to Winter,.. 98 
Boiled up in New South Wales,.... 128 
Breeding, principles of,. 288, 300 
Connecticut,. 331 
Calves , on rearing,. 320 
— Black leg in,.257 
Cows , Account current with,.. 158 
— Care of when fresh,. 66 
— Disease in udder of, ........ 19 
— Good,... 92, 238, 331 
— Guenon’s Treatise on, ...... 238 
— How dairy, should be fed,... 254 
— Proper points for Milch,.... 274 
— Puerperal fever in. 19 
— Should be well milked,. 353 
— Whey for,. 69 
Devons, Mr. Cowles’,. 162 
— At State Fair,. 313 
— In Litchfield,.... ( , 331 
