CONTENTS OF VOLUME III. 
A. Page. 
Agriculture, obstacles which hinder its im¬ 
provement, by X. Y. Z... 42 
its prosperity important to all classes,.. 72 
reasons for its receiving legislative patro¬ 
nage, .. ...159 
a trade, an aft and a science,.... 75 
deserves legislative encouragement, ... 131 
of France, noticed,... 91 
Agricultural education recommended.113 
Society, Royal and Central of France,. 133 
of Essex, Mass* .. 49 
convention of New-York....... ....... 7 
of Virginia,. 7 
knowledge, importance of diffusing, by 
E. C. Delavan,. 79 
improvement in Scotland,. 10 
publications, their value,. 37 
school, act of incorporation,. 45 
premiums in Scotland, .. 61 
recommended by E. H. Smith, .... 156 
statistics of Great Britain,. 61 
museums, their utility, &c. 89 
report for 1836,. 145 
Apples, sour ones eaten by pigs,. 50 
preserved in peat earth, by S. Hawes,... .54 
theirgreat value for farm stock, by E. Cady, 40 
by G. Butler, ... 41 
Apple orchards profitable to the farmer,.148 
American Institute, notice of its 9 th anniversary, 148 
An appeal to the farmers of New-York, ....... 152 
Artesian wells.... '151 
Alternating crops, recommendedby W. Chapin, 80 
one of the great principles of improved 
husbandry, .116 
Artificial ponds, mode of constructing. 104 
Autumn marrow, a valuable species of squash, 135 
Angora goat, figured and described...... .... 169 
B. 
Barns, their construction and winter manage¬ 
ment, by H. Whiting,. .. 38 
Barn door fastenings, Burrall’s,.. 78 
Ball, L. C, memoranda of his farming.153 
Bean and pea straw, good cattle food,. 11 
Botts in horses, how cured, by J. Foot,. 10 
do. by S. Haynes,. 29 
Bridgewater Treatises, notices of, and extracts 
from. 18 
Bees, kept in cellar in winter, by C. C. Gray, 37 
Butter, rules for making and preserving,.118 
how to lie packed and branded,. 120 
Beet sugar, its fabrication profitable. 63 
on its manufacture in France, byLeRay de 
Chaumont,. 65 
its extent and importance in France, .. 73, 127 
interesting facts in relation to,. 103 
remarks of H. Hawley upon.. 135 
facts in relation to,... 141 
further remarks on,... 162 
Beef, how packed for exportation,. 119 
C. 
Cow, the product of a superior one noticed,.. 164 
Cultivator, address on commencing 3d volume, 3 
its circulation,. 10 
Bement’s,.154 
Conkling, Alfred, author of Young Citizen’s 
Manual............. 5 
Clover, mode of culture and curing,. ........ ] 3 
time of sowing in N. Carolina, by S. Weller, 122 
Cattle, large flocks in Ohio. 22 
remarks on their winter feeding, by A.B.C. 172 
sale of Col. Powell’s short horns,. 48 
how managed, by L. C. Ball,. 169 
Page. 
thoughts on the feeding and fattening for 
market,.... 69 
on the formation of, by Cline,...Ill 
on the choice of, for breeding or feeding,.. 96 
Cattle show, in Berkshire.. 118 
Cattle husbandry, hints of eminent breeders, 
&c... 149, 168 
Caloric, its properties and agency in vegetation, 33 
Cucumbers and melons, mode of raising upon a 
clay sod, by H. IN. Fargo,.. . 39 
Chinck bug, described, by T. A. W. Pleasants, 41 
Clay, beneficially given to cattle and sheep in 
winter,....... 53 
Chemistry for farmers, by Prof. Renwick,.... 55 
Cashmere goat, imported by Mr. Kinnear,.... 76 
Crops, their deficiency noticed,.87, 105 
Chess, remarks on,...... 88 
on its transmutation, by P. S. P. 120 
byE. T. Smith,. 121 
by J. J. Wilson,. 121 
Corn sheller, Adriance’s described,. 93 
Maxwell’s self feeding,. 154 
Cut-worm and Hessian fly, by W. P. Kinzer, 109 
Corporate associations unnecessarily multi¬ 
plied, . 132 
Corn fodder, advantages of cutting,. 133 
Chinese indigo, seed of, introduced by Gen. 
Tallmadge,. 134 
Cotton, mode of its cultivation, by Agricola,.. 136 
Composts, experiments with, by M. P. Crowell, 137 
remarks on the formation of,.166 
Cheese, directions for making and preserving, 143 
Condensed articles,. 151 
Corn planter, Robbins’,. 29 
Cuttings, mode of propagating by,. 21 
Currant jelly, how to make,. 79 
Calcareous sand, its valuable properties,.100 
Chinese husbandry, facts in relation to,. 163 
D. 
Dutton corn, commended by G. H. McCarter, 10 
described,. 42 
Dairy zone, defined, . 29 
Dutchess agriculture, Weirmanaged,. 30 
Draining, its advantages illustrated,... 36, 67, 116 
Delavan, Edward C. his liberality exemplified, 72 
Developments of vegetables,. 95 
Drill barrow, Merchant’s described, .. 105 
Division of labor, its advantages,. 151 
E. 
Economy, public and private, by T. Sedgwick, 6 
Education, female habits, by F. 80 
its importance to farmers and mechanics, 101 
Evergreens, proper time to transplant. 77 
Everett, Gov. extracts from his address,.137 
Economical method of keeping horses,. 126 
Exhausting and enriching tillage contrasted,.. 124 
Experiments with ashes, gypsum, lime, &c... 134 
Economy recommended in fodder, &c. 105 
F. 
Flemish husbandry, notes upon,. 3, 22 
maxims in husbandry,. 17: 
Farmers, urged to respect themselves,... I 
Facts in astronomy, . 9 
in chemistry,. 76 
F. on sheep husbandry, No. 4. 11 
Flax culture, directions for,.. 21 
rotting, directions for, .. 165 
Farmers’ School Book noticed, .. 134 
Farm accounts, products, &c. by Asa Carter,.. 172 
their importance,. 165 
Female education commented on,. 74 
Fruits, new mode of preserving,. ... .... 75, 166 
Fences of stone and earth, directions for building, 88 
Paget 
Filtering cisterns, mode of constructing,. 104 
Fine arts at Geneva, . .... 151 
Fence posts, how to preserve, by G. Butler,.. 41 
Foreign'provisions, remarks on the repeal of the 
duty on,... 161 
G. 
Gypsum, a specific food for some plants,. 8 
its beneficial effects, by J. F. Lindsley.... 94 
experiments with, by Colonus,.. 108 
beds of, in west New-York, by S. J. B... 26 
discovered in Arcadia and Wheatland, 103 
on the advantages of applying it to dunged 
meadows, by A. Johnston,. 167 
, an essay upon t ...12, 23, 34 
of the cultivated kinds... 34 
of the tall hay growing kinds,.. 35 
for pasture,. 4 
table of,. 51 
Grass seed, C. H. Tomlinson’s mode of sowing, 39 
lands, hints in regard to top-dressing,.... 105 
Grape culture, hints in regard to the. 20 
vines, mode of treating in Sicily,.. 65 
Gardens, their utility in domestic economy,... 32 
Geological surveys, their value to agriculture, 48 
Grain worm, described by H. Greene,. 53 
its depredations in 1836,. 74 
a kind described by T. A. W. Pleasants, 42 
mischief done by it in Great Britain,. 99 
Grain, standard weight of,. 65 
mode of stacking,.. 78 
and hay, cheap structure for the security of, 108 
Grubworm, itschanges, byaWatervlietfarmer, 123 
Gate fastenings, a new one described,.107 
Grafting and budding, by S. Philips. 81 
Garnet, J. M. his experiments in husbandry,.. 163 
extracts from his address,. 164 
H. 
Hot beds, when to be constructed,. 8 
Household affairs, for housewives,.22, 23 
Hay, pressed, to be marked with seller’s name, 120 
advantages of curing in cock, by S. John¬ 
son,. 10 
Hoven in cattle, cured by pearlash, by G. H. 
McCarty, . 42 
Harvest prospect in 1836,. 59 
Hay making, remarks on,. 64 
by Prof. Low,. 74 
Hints to ploughmen,. 64 
Hops, picking, oasting and bagging,. 84 
Hop culture, its profits in Great Britain,. 75 
Horticulture, an outline of its first principles,. 133 
Hintsongrafting, . 29 
Hints on feeding horses,. 164 
I. & J. 
Improved harrow, by G. Geddes,.108 
Irrigation, not adapted to our condition. 17 
Indian corn, P. Raybold’s large crop, ........ 25 
cribs, G. Butler’s mode of constructing, 41 
remarks upon its culture, &c. 32 
D. Tomlinson’s experiments with. 39 
G. Butler’s crop. 41 
errors in managing seed, . 34 
advantage in cutting over topping,.151 
Indian cakes, directions for making,. 41 
Improvement in training, . 166 
Jerusalem artichoke, . 166 
I. . 
Lime, M. Puvis on the use of, as a manure, 13, 
43, 83, 97, 128 
no preventive of the turnip fly, by Co- 
' .. 11 
.. 21 
lonus, 
Layering, the process of, described, 
