PERIODICALS: 
American Farmer,. 258 
— Agriculturist, .. 355 
Blackwood’s Magazine,. 32 
Conn. Valley Farmer,....-255 
Farm and Garden,. 63 
Farmers’ Companion,. 63 
Graham’s Magazine,. 32 
Home Journal, .... 32 
Iowa Farmer,. 225 
Journal of Agriculture,. 63 
Kentucky Cultivator,. 225 
Moore’s N ew-Y orker,. 63 
Michigan Farmer,. 224 
Micellany and Review,. 193 
New-Y ork Agricultor,. 63 
— Teacher,.. 259 
New-England Farmer,. 63 
National Magazine,. 66 
Ohio Farmer,. 63 
People’s Journal, .. 380 
Prairie Farmer,. 63 
Southern Agriculturist,. 225 
The Horticulturist,. 66 
Western Ilort. Review,. 63 
Wool Grower. 258 
Pigeon Weed, To destroy,. 78 
Pie Plant, Varieties of, .. 154 
Pine, The Chili,.. • • • • 374 
Plants, Climbing,. 26, 92, 122 
— Crossing Varieties of,..374 
— Striking Cuttings of,. 314 
— Transmutation of,.243 
— Transplanting Garden,.314 
— Watering,.. 249 
Plaster —see Gypsum. 
Plowing and Manuring,. 192 
— Deep,. 276 
— in the Fall,. 48 
— subsoil. To get a team for,. 79 
— — in California,. 97 
Plows, Polishing,. 108 
— Steam,. 106 
— Subsoil,..310, 340 
— Tiffany’s Draining,. 177 
Plum Trees, Black Knot on, .. 219, 249 
250 
Plums, New Early. 313 
— Crop, Loss of,. 315 
— General Hand, . . 315 
— Large,.316,331 
Poetry—The Farmer’s Song,.259 
Unfading Beauty,.. 38 
Pomological Meetings,. 346 
Portable Forge,... 81 
— Cider Mill,. 144 
Posts, Timber for,... 337 
POTATOES—Culture of,_.... 25, 77 
Directions for Rais’g Seedlings, 174 
Experiments with,. 10, 173 
Ashes, tan and plaster for, .... 10 
Mulching,. 96,161 
Large Crop of,.. 37 
Large and Small for Plant’g, 43, 96 
Rot in, Notices of,. 37, 119 
— Cure for,...341 
— Michigan Cure ror, .160, 192 
— Compost to prevent,-143 
— in England,. 370 
Stone Hill, .. 160 
Should the seed be cut? ...... 171 
Yam,. 119,147,226 
Poudrette, Experiments with,. 273 
POULTRY—Best variety, .. 330 
Chittagongs,. 119 
Chinese Varieties,... 149 
Dorkings,. 17, 226 
Diseases and Remedies, .. 223 
Era of,. 129 
Mania,.-. 140 
Management of, .. 222 
Proposed Show of,.258 
Sales of, .. 160 
Society, New-York State, 321, 353 
Shanghais, Original and Broad¬ 
way, . 127 
Progress of Improvement,. 73 
Pumpkins, Large,... 355 
— with Corn,. 36, 149 
Plums, Large,.316, 381 
GENERAL INDEX. 
Q. 
Queens Co. Ag. Society, ... 86 
Quince Stocks, . 123 
Quackery in Agriculture,. 367 
R. 
Rabbits, Fancy Lop-eared,. 235 
Railroads, Value of to Farmers, .. 257 
Raspberries, Culture of,. 91 
Reaping Machines, Atkins’s Self- 
Raking, .. 240, 2S9, 336 
— — Burrall’s,. 114 
— — Trials of in Scotland.... 79 
— — — at Geneva, 29,69, 98,150 
195 
— — — in Kenssel’r Co. 195, 257 
Rennick, George Sr., ... 51 
Rensselaer Co. Fair, .. 323 
Rhode Island State Exhibition,.... 341 
Rhubarb, Culture of,. 136 
— Varieties of,. 154 
River Banks, To Protect,.. 16 
Roofings for Buildings... 146 
Rollers, Drag,... 139 
Root Crops, Culture of,. 270 
—• — Large,. 204 
Roots and Straw for Cattle,.. 244 
— Depth .of,.. . 323 
Rose Bugs, To Destroy,.. 219 
Roses, Manure for,. 21.1 
— Manetti,. 155 
— The Augusta, .. 123 
— The Four Best,. 23 
Rotation of Crops. 160, 233 
— and Good Management, .... 233 
Royal Ag. Society of England,.... 273 
RURAL ECONOMY : 
Cement Water Pipes, .. 180 
— for Brick Buildings,.... 151 
Glass Water Pipes,. 277, 367 
Paint for Brick Houses,. 127 
Preserving Shingles,. 127 
Remedy for Smoky Chimneys, 236 
Roofing'for Buildings,. 151 
Rosendale Cement, ..... 148 
Water-proof Paint,. 343 
Rutabaga, Cost of Raising,. 210 
— Large Crop,. 204 
S. 
Salsify,. Culture of,. 218 
Salt for Gardens,. 354 
Saratoga Co. Ag. Society,. 86 
Science, False and Genuine Teach¬ 
ings of,. 265, 307 
— Contributions of to Agric’re, 175 
Scotch Kale, or Borecole, ........ 186 
Scythe Snaths, Iron. 129 
Sea Kale, Culture of,. 154, 186 
Seneca Co. Ag. Society,. 63 
— — Fair,... 366 
Seasons, State of,. 67 
Shaping Trees and Shrubs,... 184 
SHEEP: 
at Vermont State Fair,. 309 
Best,. 159 
Charcoal for,. 285,222 
Cheap,... 238 
: Charcoal and Salt for,. . . 222 
Colic in,... f ....... 353 
Rattening,. 286 
Feeding "Troughs for,. 61 
Fine, for Ohio, .. 3S0 
Food for,. 258 
For Pennsylvania,. 322 
French Merino, Mr. Jewett’s, 221 
322 
— — Mr. Campbell’s, 254,288 
High Prices for Fat,. 128 
Kentucky,... 286 
Killed by Dogs,. 142 
Lambs, To raise,. 158 
— Docking,. 222, 320 
Merino, Varieties of,. 61 
Merits of Different Breeds,.... 156 
Sheep —Management of,. 189 
Oxfordshire,. 95 
Protection for in Winter,. 156 
Profits of Stall Feeding,.. 1S8, 192 
Shearing Festival in Vermont. 161 
209, 224 
South Down, Mr. Webb’s....' 2S5 
— — Mr. Thorn’s,.. 288, 354 
— — Mr. Morris’s,.. 304, 354 
Spanish Me’o, Mr. Campbell's, 288 
Tick, To destroy, &c.,_, 352 
Wool, Heavy Fleeces of,.310 
Shingles, To preserve,. 127 
Soils, Clay, To improve,. 323 
— Hungry,. 143 
— Improvement of,. 266 
— Making the most of,. 238 
— Treatment of Sandy,. 116 
Species and Varieties Explained,.. 22 
Stall Feeding, Profits of,. 188 
Starch Factory at Oswego, ... 32 
Starving in the midst of Plenty,... 266 
Steam Apparatus for Cooking Food, 290 
— Dryer, New,.*225 
Steuben Co. Ag. Society,. 261 
Stocks, Manetti,. 155 
Stone Drains,. 227 
Stump Machine, .. 127 
Strawberries and their Culture,.... 282 
— Culture of,. 2S2 
— Goliath,.... 153 
— New-Ohio,. 280 
— Transplanting,. 316 
— Tannic acid for,. 2S9 
Strawberry Baskets, Cost of,.310 
Subsoiling and Trenching,. 242 
Sugar, Maple, Fine,. 3S0 
Sullivan Co. Ag. Society,. 63 
Sulphate of Ammonia,. 180 
Superphosphate of Lime,..... 148, 323 
Swamps, Peat, Treatment of,.203 
SWINE: 
Berkshire, Mr. Morris’s,...... 304 
Fattening,. 352 
Heavy,. 147 
Improved Essex,. 2S7, 304 
Pigs, How to Rear,. 353 
Suffolk Boar Prince,. 350 
Staggers in,. 255 
Suffolk, Mr. Morris’s. 304 
Trough for,. 305 
T. 
Tanks for Liquid Manure,. 299 
Tan bark, Experiments with,. 178 
Tannic Acid for Strawberries, .... 289 
Taxidermy, How to perform,. 180 
Terra Culture, Comstock’s,.. 121,143 
192, 226, 289 
Thistle Digger, Boughton’s, ...... 271 
Tomato, Introduction of,... 343 
Transplanting, Fall and Spring,.... 347 
— Reasons for Autumn,. 373 
— Garden Plants,. 314 
Transplanter,. 1S7 
Transmutation of Plants,. 243 
Trees and Plants,.... 249 
— American Forest,. 321 
— and Shrubs, How to Shape,. 184 
— Destroying, . 250 
— for Cemeteries,. 1.22 
—• Large and Small,. 155 
— Rapid Growing, !. 23 
— Second Growth of,......... 298 
Trenching and Subsoiling,. 242 
Tucker, Luther, Testimonial to,... 128 
Tull’s System of Culture,. 42 
Turueps, Culture of,. 274 
— Crop, Value of,. 302 
— Large Crops of,. 204, 274 
— To Prevent Taste of in Milk, 119 
380 
IT. 
United States Ag. Society,.. 67 
— —, — Annual Meeting of, 84 
— — —• Remarks on,. I61 
■— ■— Agricultural College,. 
