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INDEX TO VOLUME IX, 
Per iodicals :— 
Little’s Living age, 118,132,224, 289, 3S7 
New England Cultivator,. 187 
New York Farmer,... 187 
Northern Farmer,. 187 
Ohio Farmer, .. 187 
The Horticulturist,..... 255, 3J1 
The New Era,. 260 
The New Englander,. 320 
The Plow,. 187 
The Wool Grower,. 260 
Philosopher’s Stone,. 16 
Phosphate of Lime,. 57 
Planets, rising and setting of,. 2 
— phenomena of for 1852,. 2 
Planting, successful progress in,.375 
Plants, eaten by different animals,. 26 
— diseases of,. 386 
— house, care of in winter,. 372 
— injured by winter,. 246 
— supports for climbing,.. 26 
Plaster on wheat. 389 
Platinus reviewed,.211, 217 
— headlands,. 122 
— importance of frequent,... 155 
— necessity for deep,. 33, 101 
— subsoil,. 59 
— straight,. 21 
Plow for draining,.355 
Plows, Gang,. 315 
— Fowler’s Draining, .382 
— Michigan sod and subsoil,. 9 
— Old and new,. 17 
— should pulverize the soil,.. 83 
Plums. Lombard, ...311 
—• at the South,. 373 
— remarks on different varieties,_106 
Plum trees, black rust on,. 189, 27S 
— — best for light soils, .......... 387 
— — knots on, remedy for,.12,386 
POETRY—A Domestic Picture. 59 
Forest Musings,. 320 
The Home of Taste,. 403 
The Old Mill,. 223 
The Plow. 339 
Pomologieal Congress at Philadelphia,.. 342 
— convention in Illinois,. 134 
— meetings in Utica,. 340 
Pork, salting for summer use,... 55 
Potash for manure,. 55 
POTATOES—culture of,.. 115, I 75 
Blight in,... 379 
Disease in, investigations relating to, 350 
355 
From seed,. 57 
Grown with corn,. 181 
Mulching,. 140 
Prospects of crop,. 298 
Rot in,. 153, 175, 350, 355 
Stone Hill,. 58 
Sweet, analysis of,. 132 
Grown in Illinois,. 133 
Varieties subject to rot,.. 194 
POULTRY: 
Care of in winter, . 12 
Confined to fatten,... 122 
Cross between common and Musk 
Ducks,. 321 
Dorkings,. 387 
Ducks, profits of raising,. 118 
Establishment, large,. 385 
Fancy and common,.210 
House,. 207 
Inquiries about,. 286 
Management of, ....: . 182 
Manner of feeding. 223 
Ornamental, Mr. Giles’,.. 53 
Profitable,. 154 
Sales of in Boston,... 370 
Show at Boston,... 54 
— at Cincinnati, • •. 122 
Should not roost in horse stables,... 213 
Turkeys, expense of raising,. 207 
To keep lice from,. 220 
Varieties and management of,.305 
Poverty and Procrastination',. 396 
Prairie Farming,. 67 
— dairy business on,.. 85 
Pruning Fruit Trees,. . . 402 
— and Grafting Shears,. 172 
— Autumn,. 251 
— Summer,..•.... 246 
Punctuality, importance of,..... J55 
Putnam County, crops in, . .. 99 
Q. 
Quack Grass, to destroy,. 100 
Quinces salt for,.;. 256 
R. 
Rabbits, Fancy Lop-eared, .... 24, 354 
— gnawing of,. 344, 402 
Ram, Hydraulic, ... 9 
— — improved,.. 27 
Raspberry culture, profit of,. 308 
Reapers, Atkin’s,.. 314 
— Burrall’s, . .. 313 
— Danford’s,... 314 
— Densmore’s,. 314 
— Denton’s,.323 
— Hussey’s,... 46, 254, 313 
— McCormick’s, 25, 46, 259,355, 407, 412 
— Manny’s, .. 314 
— notices of,. 31, 314 
— trial of in England,. .46 
■— — at Geneva, .. 313 
— Seymour Sc Morgan’s,.314 
— sales of in England,. 321 
Reaping machines, remarks on,... 380 
— in England,..389 
Rhubarb, leaves of poisonous,.319 
Riding match,. 388 
Roads, importance of dry,. 136 
Roofs, paint for,. 6 
Roots, length of,. 133, 311 
Rose bug, description of,. 100 
— Insects,.'.. 309 
Roses, best sorts,. 143 
— Hybrid perpetual,. 188, 403 
— Lists of,. 77 
— Moss,.403 
— select list of,.277 
— wintering tender,. 246 
Rural Axioms, .. 131 
Ruta Baga, culture of, •. 218 
— — heavy crop of,.... 285 
Dye, premium crops,.88, 99 
S. 
Salt, as food for plants,. 15 
— as a manure,. 189 
Sandwhich Islands, agriculture of,. 208, 24 1 
Saw, cross-cut, worked by horse power, 21 
Saw Mill, Page’s portable,. 73 
St. Lawrence Ag. Society,. I 19 
School House, design for,. 75 
Science, its effects on agriculture,. 113 
— of Agriculture, .. 137 
Scientific Agriculture,.. 365 
Seed, advantages of change of,... 339 
Seeds, Frozen, .. 132 
— number of in a given weight,- 13 
— to preserve pure,. 122 
Shade trees, remarks on,. 373 
Serpents, nature of, •. 59 
Sewing Machines, ..363 
SHEEP—Average product of wool,.... 283 
Black-faced Scotch. 17 
French Merinos. Mr. Rotch’s,. 90 
— — foundation of,. 240 
— — Mr. Jewett’s,.. . 184, 194, 316 
— __ Mr. Campbell’s,. .. 251,283 
— — Rambouillet, .. 275 
— — notice of,. 2S9 
Foot Rot in. 15l 
Heavy and Light wooled,. 80 
Husbandry,.377 
— in Michigan,.270 
— on the Prairies,. 214 
In Pennsylvania,. 50 
Improvement of our common,.367 
Jackets for,. 186 
Large fleeces of,. 363 
Leicester,. 145 
Mr. Avery’s. 185, 226 
Number in United Slates,. 283 
— in New-York,.. 367 
Poisoned by peach leaves,. 12 
Remarks on, ... 185 
South Down,... 80 
Silesian Merino,. 281 
Shearing, Mr. Bingham’s,.274 
Smearing,. 376 
Shepherd’s dog,. 50 
Silk, domestic,.389 
Slugs, Cherry... 13 
Soap, Crane’s patent,. 74 
Soils, Analysis of,. 345 
— pulverization of,.13, 345 
Solar System, table of,. 3 
Starch, to make Corn,.•*.... 289 
State and County Fairs,..379 
Steam, cultivation by,...••. 83 
— Engine for farm work,.. 209 
Stock, food for sick.. . 151 
— hard mouth for,..*•. 72 
— regular feeding,.••_ 20 
— shelter for fattening,.56 
Stock, stall feeding,.. 58 
Stone, machine for picking,...318 
Stoves, Franklin Coal,. 5 
Srtaining after large statements,. 122 
Strawberries at Rophester,... 277 
— analysis of,.I . 183 
— — correction of,. 258 
— culture of,. 205 
— English,... 341 
— five best sorts,. 143 
— notes on,.308 
— raising seedlings,. 375 
— profits of,. 345 
— productiveness of,. 246, 401 
— Rival Hudson,. 311 
— transplanting,.. 77 
— treatment of in blossom,.:... 174 
— wintering,... 375 
Stump Puller, Stewart’s Patent,. 27 
Striped Bugs, to destroy,.381 
Style, new, when adopted,. 3 
Superphosphate of Lime.... 385 
Sugar, Beet, in France,. 174 
— boiling,. 110 
— Maple, how to make,...203 
Sullivan County, Agriculture of,.*398 
Swamps, reclaiming,. 195 
Sweet Flag, to destroy,. 176 
Sweet Potatoes, analysis of, • •. 132 
— — grown in Illinois,. 133 
SWINE: 
Apples for fattening,. 14 
Best food for,. 194 
Chinese,. 81 
Good,. 154 
Heavy litter of pigs,. 90 
In Pennsylvania,. 50 
Live and dead weights,... 194 
Number of, in New-York,. 367 
Styes for,... 1S2 
Points of a good,. 383 
The Babirussa,. 20 
Texas, Live Stock in,. 79 
Theory and Practice,. 183 
— — — of farming,... 395 
Thermometers, Cream,. 2S7, 351 
Things I have seen,.. 271, 349 
Thoughts and Experience, ............ 249 
Threshing Machine and Winnower, 
Wheeler’s,. 30 
— Machines, Trial of, at Geneva,... 314 
Tide Table for 1852. 3 
Timber, splitting frozen,.210 
Time, Equation of,. 3 
Tin Roofs, painting,. 288 
Toads hi Gardens,. 14 
Tobacco for Trees and Plants,. 109 
— grown in the Uuited States,. 389 
Tomatoes, culture of.. 205, 256 
— how to dry,. 259, 348 
— long use of,. 381 
Transmutation,. 87 
Transplanting, remarks on,,....... 311, 402 
Trees, for fencing,. 176 
•— for protection from winds,. 7 
— never too late to plant,. 154 
Trial of Implements at Geneva,.... 220, 271 
— — report of,. 312 
Turkeys. expense of raising,. 207 
Turnep Fly, guano for,. 108 
— — ravages prevented by fish oil, 286 
— — to destroy,. 118 
Turneps on heavy soil, . ..259 
u. 
United States Ag. Society, constitution 
and officers of, .... 284 
— — Journal of,....... .322 
— — growth of,... 70 
University of Albany,... 35, 90, 152 
Unscientific and scientific agriculture, .. 365 
V. 
Varieties from a single species,.279 
— limited duration of,. 227 
Vermont State Ag. Society, organization 
of,. 39 
— — Fair of,.:.. -333 
— — notices of,... 121,285 
Ventilation, necessity for,.... 212 
Victoria Regia Lilly,. 23 
Village door yards, on planting,. 25 
Vineries,. Is 
Vines for decorating houses,. 14g 
