INDEX TO VOLUME III 
A. Pag*- 
Agriculture, obstacles which hinder its improve¬ 
ment, by X. Y. Z. 54 
its prosperity important to all classes,.... 89 
reasons for its receiving legislative patro¬ 
nage,. 185 
a trade, an art and a science,. 92, 171 
deserves legislative encouragement,.... 153 
of France, noticed,.109 
Agricultural education recommended,. 133 
Society of N. York, officers and proceed¬ 
ings of, . 17 
report of corresponding secretary,.. 39 
Royal and Central of France,. 155 
of Essex, Mass. 79 
convention of New-York,. 6 
its proceedings, . 22 
memorial to the legislature,. 16 
of Virginia,. 6 
address, of J. B. Yates,. 17 
knowledge importance of diffusing, by E. 
C. Delavan,. 96 
improvement in Scotland,. 9 
publications, their value,. 50 
school, act of incorporation,. 57 
premiums in Scotland,. 74 
of the farmers’ society,. C 2 
recommended byE. H. Smith,.... 181 
statistics of Great-Britain,. 75 
museums, their utility, &c... 107 
report for 1836,. 170 
Apples, sour ones eaten by pigs,. 61 
preserved in peat earth, by S. Hawes. 66 
their great value forfarm stock, byE. Cady, 53 
by G. Butler,. 53 
Apple orchards profitable to the farmer,.173 
American Institute, notice of its 9th anniversary, 173 
An appeal to the farmers of New-York,. 177 
Artesian wells,. 177 
Alternating crops, recommended by W. Chapin, 97 
one of the great principles of improved 
husbandry, . 137 
Artificial ponds, mode of constructing,. 124 
Autumn marrow, a valuable species of squash, 157 
Angora goat, figured and described,. 197 
B, 
Barns, their construction and winter manage¬ 
ment, by H. Whiting,. 51 
Barn door fastening, Burrall’s... 95 
Ball, L. C. memoranda of his farming,.. 178 
Bean and pea straw, good cattle food,. 11 
Boris in horses, how cured, by J. Foot,. 9 
do. by S. Haynes,. 38 
Bridgewater Treatises, notices of, and extracts 
from,. 26 
Bees, kept in cellar in winter, by C. C. Gray, 58 
Butter, rules for making and preserving,. 139 
how to be packed and branded,.142 
Beet sugar, its fabrication profilable,.. 77 
on its manufacture in France, by Le Ray de 
Chaumont, . 80 
its extent and importance in France,.. 90, 148 
interesting facts in relation to, .. . ..123 
remarks of H. Hawley upon,. 158 
facts in relation to,.168 
further remarks on,. 188 
Beef, how packed for exportation,. 141 
C. 
Cow, the products of a superior one noticed,.. 191 
Cultivator, address on commencing 3d volume, 1 
its circulation,. 9 
Bement’s,.179 
Conkling, Alfred, author of Young Citizen’s 
Manual,. 4 
Clover, mode of culture and curing,.. 12 
time of sowing in N. Carolina, by S. Wilbur, 144 
flattie, large flocks in Ohio,.. 32 
remarks on their winter feeding, by A. B. C. 200 J 
sale of Col. Powell’s short horns,. 60 
Page. 
Cattle, how managed, by L. C. Ball. 196 
thoughts on the feeding and fattening for 
market,... 86 
on the formation of, by Cline,. 131 
on the choice of, for breeding or feeding,.. 114 
Cattle show, in Berkshire, . 139 
Cattle husbandry, hints of eminent breeders, 
Caloric, its properties and agency in vegetation, 46 
Cato’s maxims for farmers, . 47 
Cucumbers and melons, mode of raising upon a 
clay soil, by H. N. Fargo,. 51 
Chinck bug, described by T. A. W. Pleasants,. 54 
Clay, beneficially given to cattle and sheep in 
winter, . 65 
Chemistry for farmers, by Prof. Renwick, .... 68 
Cashmere goat, imported by Mr. Kinnear, .... 92 
Crops, their deficiency noticed,. 105, 125 
Chess, remarks on,. 105 
on its transmutation, by P. S. P.. 142 
by E. T. Smith,. 143 
by J. J. Wilson,.143 
Corn sheller, Adriance’s, described,.Ill 
Maxwell’s self-feeding,.179 
Cut-worm and Hessian fly, remarks on, by W. 
P. Kinzer,. 128 
Corporate associations unnecessarily multiplied, 153 
Corn fodder, advantages of cutting, .. 155 
Chinese Indigo, seed of, introduced by Gen. 
Tallmadge,. 156 
Cotton, mode of its cultivation, by Agricola,... 158 
Composts, experiments with, by M. P.Crowell, 159 
remarks on the formation of,. 193 
Cheese, directions for making and preserving,. 166 
Condensed articles,. 176 
Corn planter, Robbins’. 39 
Cuttings, mode of propagating by,. 30 
Currant jelly, how to make,. 96 
Calcareous sand, its valuable properties,. 118 
Chinese husbandry, facts in relation to, .... . 190 
D. 
Dutton corn, commended by G. H. McCarter,. 9 
described,. 54 
Dairy zone, defined,... 41 
Dutchess agriculture, well managed,. 41 
Draining, its advantages illustrated,... 49, S3, 137 
Delavan, Edward C. his liberality exemplified, 89 
Development of vegetables, . .113 
Drill barrow, Merchant’s, described,.125 
Division of labor, its advantages,. 177 
E. 
Economy, public and private, by T. Sedgwick, 5 
Education, female habits, by F,. 97 
its importance to farmers and mechanics, 121 
Evergreens, proper time to transplant,. 93 
Everett, Gov. extracts from his address, ...... 160 
Economical method of keeping horses,. 147 
Exhausting and enriching tillage contrasted,... 146 
Experiments, with ashes, gypsum, lime, &c... 156 
Economy recommended in fodder, &c.125 
F. 
Flemish husbandry, notes upon, . I, 32 
maxims in husbandry,. 40 
Farmers, urged to respect themselves,. 7 
Facts in Astronomy,. 8 
in Chemistry,. 90 
F. on sheep husbandry, No. 4,. 14 
Flax culture, directions for,. 30 
rotting, directions for,. 192 
Fodder, advantages of cutting,. 79 
Farmers, agricultural society, list of premiums 
offered by,. 82 
Farmer’s School book noticed,. 156 
Farm accounts, products, &c. by Asa Carter,.. 199 
their importance,. ..... 192 
Female education commented on,. 91 
Fruits, new mode of preserving,.. 92, 194 
Page. 
Fences of stone & earth, directions for building, 106 
Filtering cisterns, mode of constructing,. .. . 124 
Fine arts at Geneva. 176 
Fence posts, how to preserve, by G. Butler,.. 53 
Foreign provisions, remarks on the repeal of the 
duty on,.J87 
G. 
Gypsum, a specific food for some plants,. 
its beneficial effects, by J. F. Lindsley,.... 
experiments with, by Colonus,. 
beds of, in west New-York, by S. J. B.... 
discovered in Arcadia and Wheatland, 
on the advantages of applying it to dunged 
meadows, by A. Johnston,. 
Grasses, an essay upon,. ll, 
of the cultivated kinds,. 
of the tall hay growing kinds,... 
for pasture,. 
table of,.. 
Grass seed, C. H.Tomlinson’s mode of sowing, 
lands, hints in regard to top dressing,. 
Grape culture, hints in regard to the,. 
vines, mode of treating in Sicily,. 
Gardens, their utility in domestic economy. 
Geological surveys, their value to agriculture,. 
Grain worm, described by H. Greene,. 
its depredations in 1836,. 
a kind described, by T. A. W. Plesants, 
mischief done by it in G. Britain,. 
Grain, standard weight of,. 
mode of stacking,. 
and hay, cheap structure for the security of, 
Gordon’s Gazetteer of New-York,. 
Grub worm, its changes, by aWatervliet farmer, 
Gate fastening, a new one described,. 
Grafting and budding, by S. Philips,. 
Garnet, J. M. his experiments in husbandry,.. 
extracts from his address,. 
7 
112 
128 
36 
123 
194 
33 
47 
47 
2 
63 
81 
125 
29 
79 
45 
61 
63 
91 
55 
118 
79 
94 
127 
139 
145 
31 
98 
19(1 
190 
H. 
Hot-beds, when to be constructed,. 6 
Household affairs, for housewives,. 31, 45 
Hay, rule for determining weight, by its bulk, 40 
pressed, to be marked with seller’s name, 142 
advantages ofcuringincock.by S. Johnson, 19 
Hoven in cattle, cured by pearlash, by G. H. 
McCarty,. 54 
Harvest prospect in 1836,. 73 
Haymaking remarks on,.. .... 78 
by Prof. Low, . 91 
Hints to ploughmen. 79 
Hops, picking, oasting and bagging,.101 
Hop culture, its profits in Great Britain,. 92 
Horticulture, an outline of its first principles,. 155 
Hints on grafting,. 59 
Hints on feeding horses,. 191 
I. & J. 
Improved harrow, by G. Geddes,. 10 
Irrigation, not adapted to our condition,. £5 
Indian corn, P. Raybold's large crop,. S4 
cribs, G. Butler's mode of constructing, 53 
remarks upon its culture, &c. 44 
D. Tomlinson’s experiments with,.... 51 
G. Butler’s crop. 53 
errors in managing seed,. 47 
advantage in cuttingover topping,.... 176 
Indian cakes, directions for making,.. 53 
Improvement in tanning, . 194 
Jerusalem artichoke,. 193 
E. 
Lime, M. Puvis on the use of, ns a manure, 11, 
54, 84, 100, 116, 149 
no preventive of the turnip fly, by Colonus, 11 
Layering, the process of described,. 29 
Large crops down east,.... 30 
Lucern, its culture and mode of consumption,. 33 
Loading hay, directions for, by W. Gould,.. . 113 
Live stock, hints for selecting.. 
