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INDEX TO VOLUME IX. 
C. 
Cabbage Plants, Wintering,.402 
Calamus or Sweet Flag, to destroy, .... 83 
California, Corn in,.376 
Calceolaria, Culture of,. 256 
Canada Provincial Fair, ..381 
— Agricultural Resources of,.399 
Canker Worm, description of,.. 19L 
Can Money be Made by Farming,.363 
Carrots, Belgian, culture of,.218 
— and Oats, comparative value of,.. 370 
— for Horses,. 136 
— Value of, for Stock,. 286 
Carbon Engine,. 3S9 
Catalogue of the American Pom. Society, 401 
Catterpillars, destructive,. 279 
CATTLE: 
Ayrshire, properties of,. 116 
— sales of,.!. 59 
— hull “Dandy,”. 249 
Breeding,. 179, 290, 316 
Bulls, capacity of, . 192, 234, 405 
Cows, importance of good,. 31 
— chapped teats in,.376 
— great milkers,. 45, 370 
— Guenon’s mode of examining, 3S9 
— for the dairy,. 41 
— products of,......... 81, 143, 149 
— escutcheons on,.204 
— wonderful,... 220 
— garget hi, ', _ 256, 287, 323 
Calf, remarkable,.220 
Calves, disease in,. 57 
— management of,... 102 
— how to skin,. 136 
Choked, to relieve,. 11, 151 
Devons, sales of,. 121, 378 
— Bull, Mr. Wainright’s,... 144 
— — Mr. Colby’s,. 349, 406 
Early use of Males,. 192, 234, 405 
Feeding for market,. 104 
Grub and Garget in,. 256, 
Hereford, importation of,. 68 
Horns of, to raise,. 319 
Hazard of importing,. 225 
Heavy,. 259 
Hungarian,. 55 
Imported by Ohio Company,. 226 
In Texas,. 79 
Nagore Bull,.217 
Number and value of in New-York, 367 
Pennsylvania, . 50 
Premium at Smithfield,.. 154 
Quantity of food necessary for,.385 
Rearing on the Prairies,. 364 
Running at large, evils of,. 97 
Sales of,. 225 
— Mr. Morris’,. 194, 255, 259 
— Mr. Vail’s,.386 
— Mr. Allen’s,. 194, 321 
— of Ohio company,. 385 
Short-horns, Mr. Vail’s,. 89 
— Mr. Chapman’s Bull, “ Halton,” 216 
— Prize Heifers, . 405 
— Cow Azalia. 377 
— Bull, “Splendor,”. 247 
— — “ Lord Eryholme,”. 376 
— History of,.. 150, 211, 217, 253, 273 
Shropshire,. 104 
Singular disease in,. 51 
Stall Feeding,. 58 
Steers, large,...138 
— Training,. 394 
Unruly,. 252 
Vermin on,. 134 
Wens on,... 270, 323, 348 
Cauliflower, best,. 403 
Cayuga Co. Ag. Society, Fair of,.380 
Cellars, dry and rat proof,. 234 
Cedar, red, to grow from seeds,. 155 
Chickens vs. Insects,. 47 
Chimneys, high,. 68 
Cheese, amount per cow,. 81, 143 
— cream, how mad .. 30 
— factory, large in Ohio,.. 225 
— pine apple, how made,... 28 
— press, Dick’s,. 348 
Chains for drawing timber,,.. 211 
Chenango Co Ag. Society, Fair of, .... 379 
Cherry trees at midsummer,. 259 
— — insects on,.... 147 
— — peeling bark from,. 256 
— — splitting of,. 153 
—? — slug on,.... 13 
Chess controversy,... 87 
Chestnuts, how to raise,. 153 
Chicken Hatcher,. 405 
Churn, The Excelsior,. 243 
Clinton Co. Ag. Society,. 89 
Climbing plants, supports for........... 26 
Clover, prolific white,. 371 
— sowing with corn,. 387 
Connecticut Ag. Society,. 286 
Color of apples,. 372 
Cobs, value of as food,. 190 
Corn Shelter, Smith’s,. 6 
Corn Stalk Cutter, Wheeler’s,. 8 
Cortland Co. Ag. Society. 41, 119 
Cotton Mattrasses, how made,. 256 
County Fairs,. 379 
Crab Grass, valuable,. 329 
Crab, English, and the Apple,. 375 
Cranberries, culture of,. 352, 385 
— grown on upland,. 35, HO 
Cross cultivation, . 309 
Cucumber, rapid grow’lh of,. 385 
— analysis of,. 397 
Cultivation, general theory of,.307 
— successful,.181 
Cultivator, The—F or 1853,. 388 
Postage on,.. 119 
Premiums to agents of,. 119 
— Award of,. 194 
To Readers of,. 58 
Value of, 4, 15, 78, 111, 117, 138, 249, 307 
Cultivators, importance of,. 31 
Curculio catcher, plan for,. 146 
— description of,...223 
— destroyed by swine.. 221 
— in Michigan,..210 
— oil troughs for,. 182 
— protection against, .. 28, 310, 381 
— whitewash for,. 195 
Currant Wine, excellent,.'... 354 
— Bushes, how to train,..... 20 
— — insects on,. 257 
Cuttings, Fruit Trees from, ... 77, 79 
Cypress Vine, to vegetate seeds of,...... 311 
D. 
Dairy Products of New-York,. 81 
— business on the Prairies,. 85, 306 
Dairies, construction of,. 378 
Dandelions, culture of,.279 
Death of S. W. Cole.... 59 
— A. J. Downing,. 297 
— Prof. Norton,. 329 
Diseases of Plants,...386 
Distance for Standard Pear Trees,. 110 
Dogs, Expense of,. 252 
— Shepherds,. 50 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY: 
Cheese, Cream, how made,. 30 
— Pineapple, to make,. 28 
Cotton Mattrasses. how made,. 256 
Grapes, to keep fresh,.. 152, 301 
Fruit, preserving in a fresh state,... 374 
Hams, to cure,.. 30, 352 
House-work, weekly routine of,.... 8 
Hints, Domestic and Rural,... 6 
Husk Beds, how made,... 256 
Maple Molasses, how made,. 203 
Plums, to pickle,... 301 
Potatoes, how to fry,.. 8 
Pork, salting for summer use,. 56 
‘Peach Leather’ and ‘Pumpkin Pap,’ 56 
Soap, Crane’s Patent,. 74 
Smoking Meat,. 103 
Starch, how to make corn,.289 
Tomatoes, how to dry,. 259, 348 
— to pickle,.320 
Whitewash, how to make,. 3 
Washing fluid, how made and used, 28 
— drying and ironing clothes,. 73 
Don’t Fret,. 31 
Door-yards, village, on planting,. 25 
Draining, advantages of,....... 24, 153, 224 
— cheap,. 131 
— effects of,. 355 
— in Indiana,. 122 
— on heavy and light soils,. 362 
— tile for,. 110 
— Plow, Fowler’s,..382 
— ten reasons for,. 283 
Drills, Bickford and Huffman’s,. 10 
— Emery’s. .. 57 
— Notices of,. 31 
— trial of, at Geneva,.353 
Drouth in Vermont,... 291 
Ducks, profits of raising, .. 118 
E. 
Eclipses in 1852,. 2 
Education, Agricultural,.,. 34, 92, 117, 267 
— Female,. 397 
— of Animals, .. 394 
— in Agricultural science,.. 107 
Education necessary to the Farmer, ... 87 
Egg Physiology,... 38i 
Electricity, laws of,. 84 
Embellishments of home,. 408 
English crab and the apple,. 375 
Errors in Practice,. 215 
Engine, Carbon-, . 389 
Evergreens, Economy of,. 130 
— rare, severe winter for,. 255 
— transplanting,. 256 
— Irees and shrubs,. 195 
Excellent advice,. 130 
E. 
Fair Dealing,. 22 
Fairs, Agricultural, remarks on,. 362 
Farm, a fine one,... . 209 
— A little one well tilled,...186 
— Mr. Ayrault’s,. 82 
of Mr. Slickney,.375 
— Products of an English,. 7 
— Power, economy of,. 171 
— Subdivison of,. 65, 153 
— Tools, value of in New-York,_367 
Farms, value of in New-York,. 367 
— Good and Bad,. 396 
Farmer, the good,. 352 
— Daniel Webster a,.400 
Farmers, Education necessary for,. 67 
*— Families, contrast between,. 83 
— Health of,. 235 
— Present Position of,..265 
— Talk,. 271 
— Wives,. 206 
— What every one may have,. 300 
Farming, inacuracy in,. 129 
— can money be made by it,.. 363 
— in Pennsylvania,. 48 
— importance of doing it well,. Ill 
— in the Housatonic Valley,. 135 
— Mechi’s, .... 201 
— on the Prairies, .. 67 
— profits of,. 299 
— remarks on,. 265 
— superficial, . 68 
— theory and practice of,.... . 395 
Female Education and Influence,. 397 
Fences, Coon’s Patent,. 322 
— in Pennsylvania,. 50 
— law decision about,. 98 
— new mode of building,. 140 
— wire, how made,. 213 
Fertility of Ohio Bottoms,. 406 
Figs, American. 381 
Flax, culture of,. 178 
— cotton,.... 152 
Fleeces, heavy,. 120, 363 
Flies, how to calch,. 234 
Flower Seeds from Oregon,. 354 
Flowers, beautiful,. 133 
— cultivation of,. 22 
— succession of,.403 
Forces of the Farm,. ;. 169 
Foreigners, what they thiak of us,.... 44, 70 
Formidable Losses,... 233 
France, notes of a tour in,.... 139, 204, 275 
Franklin Co. (Vt.) Ag. Society,. 119 
FRUIT—Blighted by wet weather, .... '43 
— Catalogue Am. Pom. Society,.... 401 
— at State Fairs,. 402 
— Crop, value of,. 77 
— Culture at Washington,. 811 
— Dried, for foreign markets,. 212 
— Keeping fresh,. 222 
— House for drying,. 259 
— Market not overstocked,. 133 
— New and old in Western New- 
York. 308 
— New, tested at Boston,. 342 
— Packed in ice,. 77 
— Profits of,. 143 
— Preserving in a fresh state,. 374 
— Stealing,.. 133, 221, 246 
— Transatlantic exchanges of,. 210 
— White, not attacked by birds, .... 133 
Fruit Trees, cultivation about,.. 234 
— — from cuttings,. 77 , 79 
— — liquid manure for,. 221 
— — manuring,. 403 
— — moss on.. 77 
— — overstock of,. 77 
— — pruning,. 402 
— — surfeit of,. 177 
— — summer pruning,. 246 
— — to prevent injury from mice 
and rabbits. 402 
— — tobacco for,. 109 
— — transplanting, . 311, 402 
Fumigator for destroying insects,... 278 
Furrower, a double,. 116 
