INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS. 
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V. 
Varieties and Species Explained,.. 22 
Vegetable Nutrition, ............. 27 
— Oyster, Culture of,......... 218 
Vegetables, Late Sown,.......... 250 
— Sown in the Fall,.......... 252 
— Thinning out,.............. 216 
Vermont, Farming in, ... Ill, 118,.158 
—- State Ag. Society,.. 32, 161, 260 
— State Fair, ................ 308 
Victoria Regia, History of,........ 56 
Vines, To protect from Bugs,..... 1S7 
Virginia State Ag. Society,....... 86 
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Washington Co. Ag. Society,..... 86 
Washing Machine, New,.. 97 
Washing by Steam,.............. 378 
Washes for Fruit Trees, ... ..... 154 
Water, Absorption of by Soils, ... 335 
— How to have plenty of,..... *298 
•— Influence of Large Bodies of, 123 
— Pipes, Cement, .... ....... 180 
— — Glass, ............ 277, 367 
— Ram.............. 148,149,227 
— Wheel, Improved, ......... 129 
Weeds, Extermination of,........ 174 
—• Investments in, ............ 206 
Wells, Cheap, ................... 272 
WHEAT—Advantages of Drilling, 335 
Black Sea, Culture of,........ 234 
‘ Crop in Virginia,............. 25S 
Culture of on the Prairies, .... 14 
Fine Specimen of. ........... 322 
Fly in,...................... 66 
Heavy................... 19 
Wheat —Protection of new varieties, 241 
Rust in Preven’d by Dra’ng,169,179 
To save from Wheat Worm,.. 301 
“To clean from Smut,......... 323 
To clean fox Seed,....... 194, 207 
Weight of Grain and Straw,; 225 
Zimmerman, ................ 50 
Wheel Cultivator, ............... 149 
Willow, Basket, Its Cultivation See , 77 
—A—• Preparation of for Mar¬ 
ket.................... 171, 244 
Wind Flower, Japanese,-..... 313 
Windsor Co. (Vt-) Ag. Society, ... 26 
Windham Co. (Ct.) Farming in,... 333 
Wisconsin State Ag. Society,..... 63 
Wool, Market for,........... 335, 356 
— Heavy Fleeces of, ......... 310 
Words to Men of Wealth,___ 183 
Working Farmer, Reply to, . ; 225, 307 
— — Remarks on, .......... 265 
INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS. 
: FRUITS 
: FRUITS 
Cherries—August Duke,.......... 248 
— Champaigiie,.. 248 
—■ Great Bigarreau, .......... 248 
— Roberts’s Red Heart,...... 249 
Pears, Howell, .. 344 
—• Nouveau Poiteau,..». . 344 
Plum, General Hand, ............ 315 
Strawberry, Goliath, ... 153 
FLOWERS. 
Agave Americana,............... 31.3 
Calceolaria, .. 284 
Chrysanthemuns, Dwarf, ......... 33 
Fuchsia Macrantha,.............. 185 
Japanese Wind Flower,.......... 313 
Lilium Lancifolium,.............. 121 
Victoria Regia,.................. 57 
BUILDINGS. 
Country Church,................. 212 
Crystal Palace, ....._......... 242 
Green-House,........ 345 
Mt. Fordham, . 304 
Toll-Gate House, ................ 237 
CATTLE. 
Aldeney Cow, 01d{............... 319 
— — Improved,............. 319 
Derby Cow, .. 157 
— Bull,. ..................... 377 
Escutcheons on Cows,......--- 124 
Hereford Bull, Trump,........... 24 
— Points of,.................. 191 
Spayed Heifer, .................. 62 
West Highland Bull,...-...... 222 
SHEEP 
Mr. Jewett’s Ten Thousand,...... 221 
Mr. Campbell’s Fre’h Merino Ram 254 
Spanish Merinos, ................ 288 
SWINE. 
Essex Boar, .................... 287 
Suffolk Boar Prince,..350 
Young Black Hawk,.. 94 
Fancy Lop-eared Rabbits,.... .... 235 
Original and Broadway Shanghais, 127 
TREES AND PLANTS. 
Black Birch,..._............. 283 
Cedar of Lebanon, .. 348 
Chili Pine, .. 374 
Deodar Cedar,................... 348 
Climbing Plants,................. 26 
IMPLEMENTS. 
Clod-Crusher, Crosskill’s,......... 54 
— — and Drag-rollers,....... 139 
Drill, Beebe’s,... 302 
— Bullock’s,................. 101 
Drills, Emery’s,.. 130 
— Seymour’s,................ 165 
Harrow, Geddes’s,..........._ 81 
— Norwegian, ............... 54 
Hay Press, Dederick’s,... 172 
— — Emeiy’s,............... 145 
Mowers, Emery’s,............... 82 
— Hallenbeck’s, ............. 379 
— Ketchum’s,................ 135 
Plow, Tiffany’s Draining, ........ 177 
Reapers, Atkin’s Self-raking, ..... 336 
— Bnrrall’s,...._.......... 114 
— Emery’s,.... ..._ 180 
Threshing Machine, Pitt’s......... 164 
— — Wheeler’s,............ 163 
Transplanter,.................... 187 
Thistle Digger, .................. 271 
MISCELLANEOUS*. A .. 
Box for Sanding Buildings,........ 238 
Cider Mill, Portable,......... 144, 240 
Drains, Illustrations of,........ 267, 268 
Flower Gardens, Plans of,., 89 
Feeding Troughs for Sheep, ...... 61 
Forge, Portable, ................. 81 
Fences, Cheap,_.............. 243 
Garden and Fire Engine,......... 219 
Grounds, Plan of, ................ 281 
Ox Yokes, ... 44 
Pigeon-hole Borer,............... 19 
Pig Trough,..................... 305 
Pit for Striking Plants,............ 314 
Sheep Tick,........._........ 352 
Tank for Liquid Manure,......... 299 
Turbine Water Wheel,........... 132 
