INDEX TO VOLUME IX. 
Gr. 
Galen Ag. Society,..... 
Garden of Plants at Paris,..29, 
Gardening about London,... 
Gardens, Farmer’s,. 
— Laying out kitchen,.. 
— toa in,. 
Geraniums, skillful growing, .. 
Goose, Canadian or wild,. 
Gooseberries, how to train,.. 
— the best,... 
Gophers,. 
Grafting and Pruning shears, .. 
—■ Grapevines............. 
■— time for....... .. 
— tool for orchards,... 
Grafts from old trees,. ... 
Grain separator, Booth’s,. 
Granary, rat proof,.. 
Grapes, seedling,... 
— best for house culture,.. 
— to keep fresh,. 152, 
— fine samples of,. 
Grape vines, houses for,.. 
— — to graft,. 11, 
Grass, Crab, valuable,. 
— best for meadows,.... 
— Orchard, remarks on,... 
—- Quack, to destroy,.. 
— Seed, not enough sown,. 
— — for lawns,... 
— — time to sow,. 
Great West, Agricultural resources of,.. 
Green crops for manure,. 
Greenhouses, to destroy insects in,. 
— value of to invalids,. 
Guano and Lime, effects of,. 
■— and Lobos Islands,. 
— best mode of applying,.. 
— cost of in Great Britain,. 
— Fraud in,...v..... 
— how to apply,. 191, 
— on wheat,. 
— Premium for substitute for,. 
— value of,. 
Gypsum for painting,. 
119 
277 
59 
103 
11 
14 
24 
86 
20 
110 
155 
172 
II 
132 
11 
183 
315 
110 
47 
403 
301 
354 
18 
133 
339 
405 
287 
100 
22 
143 
192 
364 
226 
133 
203 
172 
377 
221 
133 
170 
284 
265 
355 
91 
320 
H. 
I-Iampden, Franklin and Hampshire Fair, 378 
Hams, prize, how cured,.. 30 
Hasty conclusions,. 121 
Hawks, how to catch,. 122 
Hay and Fodder, cutting and curing,.... 170 
— on western prairies, ...304 
— Presses, description of,. 180 
— Salt, value of,. 91 
— unloading by horse power,.___225 
Heating apparatus for houses,. 5 
Hedges, Osage Orange,.. 154, 195, 272, 315 
— Thorn,.335 
Hickory trees, to raise from seed,.402 
Highland and Ag. Society of Scotland,.. 354 
Hints, domestic and rural,.. 6 
— horticultural,... 279 
Hoe handles, long,. 303 
Hog, points of a good,.383 
Hollyhocks, fancy varieties of,.246 
Home embellishments,. 408 
Homer, village of,. 152 
Horse Rakes, importance of,. 31 
— Racket,.*...2S2 
HORSES.—Carrots for,........ 136 
C lydesdale draught,.. 49 
Crushing grain for,.. 56 
Colts, lice on, ... 256 
English draught,........._20, 195 
Floors for foundered,.. 215 
How to treat baulky,. 291 
Mr. Burnett’s “ Consternation,”.. 48 
Morgan, notices of,. 56 
Norman, notices of, 50, 139, 205, 282 
Pennsylvania,.. 50 
Shoulder slip in,.. 381 
Vermont, why good,........ 236, 333 
Housatonic Valley, farming in,....135 
House work, weekly routine of,. 8 
— Plants in winter, .. 372 
Husk beds, how made,... 256 
Hydraulic Ram, .. 9 
l. 
Ice Trade, history of... 141 
— Houses, cheap,. 351 
— — construction of,... 380 
Illinois State University, .. 153 
K 
c 
Implements, trial of, at Geneva, 220, 291, 
Indefinite Statements,. 
INDIAN CORN: 
Crop, value of,. 
Cost of growing,. 91, 134, 268, 
Culture of,... 
— on the Prairies, .. . 
Curing stalks of,... 
Early Mandan,... 
Experiments in harvesting,.52, 
— in growing,. 
— in manuring,. 
— needed with,... 
Grown with Potatoes,.. 
Growing for Fodder,... 
In California,.--...- ........ 
On Topping, ...... 
Premium Crops of, 
Saltpetre for seed, 
To improve,... 
Ink for marking labels,. 
Insects, attacks of on vegetation, 
312 
286 
4U7 
252 
347 
268 
350 
332 
174 
205 
247 
181 
338 
376 
69 
, 99 
371 
69 
81 
14 
J. 
Jefferson Co. Ag. Society', .... -119, 352 
— — Agriculture of,....384 
Joint Worm, description of,. 384 
K. 
Kind Words, reasons for using,. 31 
Knife Sharpener,... 99 
Knowledge, how to acquire,. 250 
Kossuth’s Vi-iit,. 260 
L, 
Labor, dignity and disgrace of, . 91 
— saving machines,. 31 
Lard oil for lamps,. 91 
Lamp, anew one,..389 
Lawns, grasses for,. 143 
Ladies’ Riding Match,.388 
Letters from Sandwich Islands,.... 208, 241 
Lightning rods,. 84 
Lima Beans, to raise early,. 3 
Lime Gas,. 222 
— Burning, kilns for,. 351 
— stone, weight of,... 227 
— Superphosphate of, • •. 385, 405 
— and Guano, effects of,. 172 
Live Stock, value of in New-York, .... 367 
Locust, seventeen year,. 121 
—- Red Legged, ravages of,.367 
Long Island lands, value of,. 54 
Lobos Islands and Guano,... 377 
Long pasture,. 97 
Looking glasses to frighten birds,. 311 
M. 
Machines, Labor-saving,. 31 
Magnolia, hardiness of,.. 143 
Maine, season in,. 311 
Mangle, description of,. Ill 
MANURES—Bone—see Bones. 
Guano —see Guano. 
How to manufacture,. 47, 368, 369 
How to apply,. 154 
How to make cheaply,. 183 
How to preserve, . 257 
Inquiries about,.... 276 
Keeping and application of,..... 48 
Liberal application of,. 91 
Liquid and solid,. 91 
Liquid,... 221,226,255 
Mineral, theory of,. 90 
Management of,. 195, 304 
Potash,. 55 
Retained by the soil,. 282 
Special and general,. 98, 243 
The best,. 17 
Marls of New-Jersey,. 269 
Maryland Ag. Society,... 171 
Massachusetts Hort. Society, .. 143 
— board of agriculture,........ 120, 322 
Meat, smoking, . 103 
Meadow, improved,. 154 
— best grasses for,.405 
Mechi-s high farming,.201 
Melons, successful culture of,. 68 
— to raise early,. 3 
— the Christiana, . 43 
Michigan, wool growing in,. 270 
— State Fair,.381 
Mildew on plants,... 221 
Milk, per cow, ... 226 
Milk, difference in richness of,.. 202 
Milking, instrument for,.. 287 
Mill for grinding feed,.. 92 
Moisture of untilled grounds, ...... _323 
Molasses, maple, how made,.. .. 203 
Mowers, Ketchum’s,... 109, 130, 312 
— Manny’s, . 312 
— notices of,. 31 
— Rngg’s,. 313 
Mules, advantages of over horses,. 144 
— number of in New-York,_ .... 367 
— on raising for market, . 370 
Muskingham (O.) Ag. Society,... 57 
N. 
New Brunswick Ag. Society,. 354 
— Letter from,. 300 
New Hampshire State Fair,. 3S1 
New Jersey, agriculture, and marls, .. 269 
New-York State Ag. Society: 
Annual meeting,. 88 
Fair of,. 331, 354 
Notices of,... 57 
Officers of, ... 88 
Premiums awarded at Utica,...336 
Proceedings of Ex. Committee, .... 254 
Suggestions to, .. 187 
Winter Premiums,. 88 
Niagara Co. Ag. Society,. 57 
Notes of a Tour in France, ... 139, 204, 275 
Northampton Cattle Show,.378 
0. 
Oats, Black Tartarian,.. 12‘ 
— and Carrots, comparative value of, 37f 
— culture of,. 252 
— premium crops,. 88, 99 
Ohio State Fair,. 381 
— Bottoms, fertility of,.406 
Oil Cake, analysis of,. 245 
— for fattening animals,. 104 
Onion Fly, ravages of,.... 334 
Onions, culture of,. 52, 108, 334 
Orchard Grass, remarks on,. 288 
Orchards, cultivating,. 56 
— caterpillar destructive in,. 192 
— their management,. 19 
Osage Orange, hardiness of,. •.... 405 
Otsego Co. Ag. Society,. 119 
Oxen, breaking,. 132 
Ox Yoke, Chase’s Patent,. 354 
P. 
Patent Office, report from,. 57 
Peaches destroyed by Frost,. 153 
Peach Trees, curl on, . 309 
— — to destroy worm in,.. 133 
Pears and Pear Trees, notes on,.. 36 
— best for market,... 371 
— Dwarf, for marketing,...341 
— high price for Winter,.330 
— large,... 72 
— notices of new,. 36, 43, 77 
— Rostiezer,. 374 
— Seedlings, blight in,.188 
— tested at Boston,. 43 
Pear Trees, blight in,. 255 
— — best for quince stocks,.374 
— — double working,_ ........ 110 
— — forms of,... 41 
— — notes on, .. 36 
— — on Quince stocks,... 109 
— — productive,. 133 
— — profitable,. 373 
— — pyramidal, how trained,. 19 
— — results of manure on,. 341 
— — transplanting in summer, .... 77 
Peas, to raise early,. 21 
— and beans, fattening qualities of,.. 195 
Pennsylvania, farming in,. 48 
Penobscot Hort. Society,. 59 
PERIODICALS:— 
American Veterinary Journal,.. 57, 224 
Boston Cultivator,. 122 
Country Gentleman,. 388, 392, 393 
Farmers’ Monthly Visitor,. 197 
— Journal,. 226 
Farmer and Artisan,.226 
Graham’s Magazine, 76,193,258, 320,387 
Green Mountain Farmer,. 187 
Harper’s Magazine, 57, 76, 118, 132, 193 
289, 320, 387 
International Magazine, 57, 76, 119, 132 
Jefferson Farmer, .. 226 
Journal of U. S. Ag. Society,...... 322 
Kentucky Cultivator,. . 226 
