CONTENTS OF VOL. VIII. 
A. 
Acknowledgments,**57, 104, 120, 168, 184, 200 
ADDRESSES, extracts from, and notices of: 
— Allan's, before Kentucky Ag. Society, 41 
— Baldwin's, at Syracuse,.• 171 
— Colman’s,. 28, 105 
— Emory's, at Ellicott’s Mills,. 184 
— Garnett's, at Fredericksburgh,. 14 
— Howland’s, at Auburn,. 191, 195 
— McDuffie’s, at Columbia,. 46 
— Nott’s, at Syracuse,.170, 181 
— Niles’, at LaPorte,... 124 
— Randall’s, at Ithaca,. 175 
— Robinson’s, to the Farmers of the U. S., 86 
— Sterling’s, at Syracuse,. 169 
“ Advancing Backwards,”. 200 
Advertisements, notice about, . 184 
Agents, hints to,. 90 
Agricultural Art, ••••••••••. 187 
— Books and Papers for Premiums,.. • 124 
— Capital, nature of,.* 141, 1S3 
— College, Log Cabin,.. • • • 14 
— Census of New-York,. 78 
— Fairs in October, 160—of 1841, . 190 
— Geology,*. ••• 100 
— Journals, increase and value of, 27—im¬ 
portance of to Farmers, 195—remarks 
on, 115—[See Periodicals.'] 
— Prospects,. 121 
— Schools, necessity for,.. * ... • ■ • 186 
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES, Fairs, Ac. no¬ 
tices of: 
-Albany, officers of, .. 192 
-Berkshire, Fair,.*. 190 
-Barnwell, Fair,. 13 
--Cayuga, officers of, 141, 192—Fair of, 176 
-Clinton, officers of,. 192 
-Cortland, reports and officers of, 61 
—Fair of 1841,. 174 
— — Columbia, officers, 141—Fair, •••••• 174 
-Cuyahoga, officers, Ac., 89—'report on 
silk, 106—Fair of 1841,.. • 191 
-Delaware, officers,.. 141 
-Durham, officers, &c.,-•-•••. 45 
-Dutchess, officers of,. 192 
— — Dutchess Young Men’s,. 29 
■-- Elizabeth City, officers, &c.,. 124 
-Erie, Fair j. 176 
— — Farmer’s,officers and proceedings of, 37 
—■ — Fredericksburgh, • ■ • 14 
-Genesee, officers, 13—Fair,. 192 
— — Gore, Fair,... 194 
-Greene, officers of, .. 192 
-Highland, show of 1840, 16—Show of 
1841,. 186 
-Henrico, Fair,... 107, 141, 192 
-Herkimer, officers of, • ■ • *. 192 
-Jefferson, officers, 124—Fair 176—Re¬ 
port of viewing committee,. 191 
— — LaPorte,... • • • 124 
— •— Lewis, officers of,. 192 
-Lee, Fair,. 176 
— Louisiana,. 163 
-Madison, officers of,. 192 
-Maryland, Fair, . 184 
■-Middlesex, Fair,. 190 
-Monroe, officers, 61—Fair,. 175 
-New-York State, notice of meetings, 
9, 41, 57—Proceedings of Annual 
Meeting, constitution, officers, Ac., 
45—Proceedings of Executive Com¬ 
mittee, 45, 60, 93, 109, 124, 160, 137, 
174—Suggestion to, 82—Premium 
list, 89, 93, 121 , 137—Committees to 
award premiums, 137—Rules and 
regulations of Fair, 137—Account 
of Fair at Syracuse, 169—Premiums 
awarded, 171—Premiums for But¬ 
ter, Cheese, and Field Crops, 174, 1S4 
-New-Haven, Transactions of, 28— 
Fair of,. 190 
-- New-England,. 190 
-Niagara, officers,.* .. 124 
-Oneida, officers, Ac., 93—Prepara¬ 
tions for Fair, 153—Account of Fair, 174 
-Onondaga, Report on Farms, 14— 
Officers, 61—Fair,.. • ■. 176 
-Ontario, Premiums, Ac., 93—Fair, 
124, 176—Officers of, . 192 
-Orange, organization of,. 192 
--Oswego, officers, *. 109 
-Otsego, officers,. 141 
-Queens, officers of, * * - *. 192 
-Rensselaer, officers,. 124 
-Royal, Fair at Liverpool,. 141, 154 
-Saratoga, officers,.*. 124, 192 
•-Schenectady, officers of,. 192 
-Seneca, officers,. 141 
-Steuben, officers of, . 192 
-St. Lawrence, officers,. 141 
-South Carolina,. 141 
-Tompkins, Fair of 1840, 14—Premi¬ 
ums for 1841, 93—Fair of 1841,. 176 
-Washington, officers, . 141, 192 
— — Washtenaw, Fair,. 13 
-- Wayne, officers,. 13 
-Wellington, 133—Fair,. 194 
-Westchester, officers, .. 141 
— Soiree, . 29 
•— Statistics of the U. S., • .. 94 
Agriculture, Legislative aid to, advocated, 
18, 20, 29, 61—Report of Legislative 
Committee, 41— Law to promote, - 89 
— Census of,.152 
— Condition of, in the U. S.,. 29 
— Means for improvement of,. 28 
— Progress of, in Lancaster co., Pa., - 43 
Alpaca or Peruvian Sheep,. 178 
Almanac, Western Farmers’,... 159 
American Institute, Agricultural Depart¬ 
ment, 107—Premiums, 163—Fair of, 177, 
190—Award of Premiums, . 191 
American Society of Agriculture,objections 
to, 27—Formation of, urged by S. Rob¬ 
inson, 33, 65, 86 —by James M. Garnett, 
48, 79, 165—by F. H. Gordon, 52—by 
“ Near Boston,” 72—by W. P. Kinzer, 
136—by A Young Farmer, 136—by A. 
G. Aylsworth, 136—by N. Titus, 164- 
Objections to, by F. Burt, 118, 195—by 
“ Northern New-York,” 136—Prepara¬ 
tory Meeting, . 153 
Analysis of Grain, Roots, Ac., wanted, • • • • 132 
Animals, care of, in January, 11—Februa¬ 
ry, 30—Marcn, 42—April, 58—May,- 75 
— Best should not be sold,. 127 
— Rules for fattening,.139, 183 
Apples, put up for winter use, 11—Preser¬ 
vation of, 88, 100—Gathering, Ac.,- 159 
— Bitter rot in, . H 
— Trees, blown over,. 42 
Apple Tree Borer, to extirpate, . 90 
April, work for, . 68 
Artificial Watering Places,.. • • 112 
Ashes, valuable for land, 20—On meadow 
Ash House and Smokery,. 82 
Asiatic Fair, notice of,-. 15 
Asparagus Knife,. 101 
August, work for, . 127 
Axe, improvement in shape of,. 148 
B. 
Bacon, preparation of, 9,71, 77—(See Hams.) 
Barley, Peruvian, 120—Egyptian, 156 — 
Crop of 1841,. 154 
Beans, Garden culture of,. 75 
Beef, pickled, to preserve sweet, —.. 61 
Bees, preparation of Hives, 11—Wintered 
in the ground, . 32 
— Management of, by J. M. Weeks, 70, 97, 
116, 134, 151, 1S2—by Wm. M. Hall, 
37—by Mr. Quimby, ... 76 
— Taking Honey without killing, . 160 
— To have fine Honey,. 32 
— Cure for sting of,. 117 
Birds, the love of, • • * .. 151 
— Preservation of in Penn.,. 160 
Bone Dust, how applied, 12, 57—experi¬ 
ment with, 61—mode of action,. 188 
— Mill, . 91 
Bones, exportation of, . 61 
Book Farming, remarks on, . 156 
BOOKS, Agricultural, list of, . 155 
— American Housewife,. 145 
— Audubon’s North American Birds,-157 
— Blacklock’s Treatise on Sheep,.--• 178, 194 
— Colmaa’s Reports,.*. 57 
— Downing’s Landscape Gardening;. 145 
— Hitchcock’s Elementary Treatise on 
Geology,... 186 
— Kollar on Insects injurious to Farmers 
and Gardeners, . 145 
— Liebig’s Organic Chemistry, notices of, 
44, 57, 141—Review of, • • • • • . 73 
— Lindley’s Theory of Horticulture,. 145 
— Letter from a “ Conservative Bee Keep¬ 
er,” .. 186 
— Low’s Illustrations of British Animals, 41 
— North American Sylvia, .. 92 
— New American Orchardist, •••••. 186 
— Orchard and Fruit Grower,. 122 
— Practical Essay on Milking,. 178 
— Sander’s School-Books,. 145 
— Steam Plowing,.*. 178 
Breeding, Principles of, Ac..59, 61 
— Remarks on,. 181 
Broom Corn Seed, for feed, . 91 
Budding, in August, . 127 
— Farmers’ Cottage, plans of,--.23, 64 
— Plans of cheap Houses, . 55. 197 
— Barns and Sheds, . 81 
— Large Barn in Ohio, . 16* 
— Ash-House and Smokery, . 82 
— Church and School-House. 112 
— Farm Houses, remarks on location and 
building, . 157 
“ Bulleting,” not successful,. 79 
Bushes, proper time for cutting, .. • ■ • 87 
Buckwheat and Ryo on the same land, -• • • 28 
— Rye and Clover, on the same land,. 161 
Burns, cure for,. 163 
Butter making, necessity of improve¬ 
ment in,. 1S7 
— Manufacture of, 105—Washing, . 114 
— American, abroad,. 93 
— Dairies of Holland . 124 
— How made in Vermont, . 27 
— To make in Winter, . 70 
C. 
Cabbages, culture of, .•••• 76, 94 
Canada Thistles, to destroy, 43, 79, 101, 106, 
107, 109, 116, 180 
Canker Worm, remedy for, . 128 
— ontheElm, .t. 189 
Carrots, large crops of, . 24, 37, 59, 123 
— the white, . 61 
Carts, utility of Horse,. 35 
Caterpillars, to be destroyed, . 75 
CATTLE, Ayrshire Cows—Mr. Randall’s, 
68, 181—History of,. 18S 
— Breeding, remarks on,.59, 61, 181 
— Bulleting, unsuccessful, . 79 
— Care of in January, 11—February, 30 
—March, 42—April, 58—May,. 75 
— Calf from a Yearling, . 24 
— Calves and Yearlings, large, 24, 32, 54, 
59, 91, 120, 156, 175—remarks on rear¬ 
ing, 60—wintering,. 71 
— Choked, to relieve,.167, 197 
— Cows, worth having, 32, 92—best food 
for, 12—remarks on feeding, 76, 133— 
a good milker, 174—remedy for kicking 63 
— Diseases of—Hoof ail, cure for, 16, 176— 
Swelled Head, 90—Bloat, cure for, 29, 
88, 117, 144—Garget, cure for, 126- 
Murrain, cures for, 117, 133, 143, 160, 1S7 
— Free Martins, described,. 47 
— Herd Book, *.143 
CATTLE—Herefords, notice of, by Wm. 
Kingham, 116—by Wm. Cother, 132—by 
Sanford Howard, 19—by L. F. A. 166— 
Mr. M’Intyre’s Cow, 21—Bull, Sir 
George, 49—Prize Cow,.. 57 
— Herefords vs. Short Horns—Letters of 
Messrs. Bates and Price, 16—byW.H. 
Sotham, 49, 83—by H. S. Randall,. 68 
— Importation of, by Mr. Letton, 120 —by 
Mr. Prentice,.- - 176 
— Improved, in Kentucky, 13—in Ohio 67, 
113—in vicinity of Auburn, 139—in Sy¬ 
racuse, . 149 
— In the highway, bad effects of,. 135 
— Improvement of, in the last century, 184 
— Large, 120—Rust’s fat oxen, . 149 
— Lice on, to destroy,. 30, 88 , 101 
— Manner of working, . 77 
— Premium at Syracuse,.171 
— Oxen, Horses and Mules, comparative 
value of,. 67 
— Qualities and management of,. 129 
— Remarks on Importation of,. 198 
— Sales of, in England, 16—of Mr,Neff’s, 136 
— Short Horns—Mr. Prentice’s, notices of, 
by J. Pasco, 87—by L. F. A. 166—Cow 
Daisy, 21—Matilda, 36—Bull, Leopard, 
60—Northumberland, 85—Nero,. 133 
-Mr. Sherwood’s and Mr. Dill's,. 121 
-Mr. Mahard’sPrince Frederick,...... 113 
-Messrs. Sullivant’s,. 22 
-Mr. Bement’s Bull Astoria,. 196 
-Cows as milkers, by Mr.Colman, 98— 
by L. F. Allen, 98—by S. W. Bartlett, 
117—by Wells Latnrop, 162—by a 
“ Young Farmer,”. 180 
— Short Horns vs. Herefords by J. H. Hep¬ 
burn, 38—a challenge, . 72 
— Tinicum, notice of,. 61 
— Transportation of,. 40, 80 
— West Highland, description of, . 16 
Charcoal, growing plants in,. 122 
Charlock, or Wild Mustard,. 77 
Cheese, new mode of making,. 168 
— Colored, injurious, .92 
— Curing and pressing,. 114 
Chemical manures, . 110 
Cherry, the Morello, -. 78 
Chess controversy, 58, 76, 114, 135, 136, 143, 
150, 155, 176, 181, 198 
Chestnut timber, inquiries about raising, 86 
Chimneys, hints about building,. 90, 144 
Chinch bug, . 21 
Churning in Mexico,. 39 
Cisterns, made of cement,. 143 
— Filtering, how built,. 149 
Clearing new land, 30—remarks on, . 162 
Clover, on corn land,. 130 
Clover Seed, on saving,.-.164 
-covered with' pine leaves,. 24 
Coal, notice of Blossburg,. 55 
Cockroaches, to destroy,. 135 
Columbia Floral and Hort. Society,. 176 
Comments on Cultivator for June, 130— 
July, 150—August, 166—September, 183 
—October,. 193 
Compliment, merited, . 144 
Cooking Stove ovens, to regulate,. 83 
Corn crusher and sheller,. 56 
Corn Planter,.60, 179 
Corn Laws of Great Britain, . 107 
Corns, cure for, . 88 
Cotton, new variety, 44—press,. 66 
-- Culture of, in West Tennessee,. 100 
“> ariation in prices of,. 46 
Cow Parsnep, . 34 
■'JoTespondeuts, hints to, 40—notices to 24, 
32,56, 72, 88, 104,120, 136, 152, 168, 184,200 
— of j. F. Osborne,. 59 
— From 5 acres,. 61 
— Large,. 174, 177, 190 
— Premium,. 190 
Cucumbers, culture of,. 75, 117 
— To protect from bugs,. 88 
— To destroy bugs on,. 9 
Cureulio, to destroy,. 90 
“ Cure all,” remedy for wounds, Ac.. 16 
Cultivator, circulation of, . 24 
— Notice of next vol. of,. 1S5 
Currant bushes, worms on,. 123 
CutWorm,. 119 
D. 
Dahlias, preservation of roots of, Ac.. 107 
Dairies of Western Reserve,. 33 
Daisies, the white, valuable,. 104, 181 
— Not valuable,. 131 
Dictionary of Agricultural terms, 15, 31, 47, 
63, 126, 142, 158 
Diet, change of,. 114 
Dogs, sagacity of,. 187 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY: 
— To make candles,. 26 
— To color Madder Red,. 29 
— To cook Hams,. 61 
— To make Sweetmeats, -. 117 
Draining, experiments with wood,. 46 
— Essay on, by H. Stephens,. 131 
— in October, . 159 
— and Irrigation,. 96 
Drills and drill culture described,. 43 
— Planting in,. 82 
Drouth, protection against, •• 134, 135, 163, 166 
E. 
Earl Warwick’s letter,.. 60 
Eggs, large ones,. 61 
— To have constant supply of,. 92 
Eighteen hundred forty-one, . 17 
Emigrants, advice to western,. 19, 53, 97 
English correspondent, letter from,--• 125, 185 
-remarks on,. 166 
Ergot, description of,. 15 
Errata, .*■. 104, 200 
Erratic Rocks,. 15 
European Agrisulture, notes on,. 26 
Evergreens, transplanting,... 16 
Excretory power of plants,. 15 
Experiments‘in Maryland,--. 84 
Extract, vegetable,. 15 
F. 
Fallows, described, 15—remarks on,. 94 
Farcy, description and cure of,... 15 
Farming, how to succeed in, . 15 
— Compared with the professions,. 17 
— System essential in,.- - - - 42 
— On the Prairies,. 51 
— withoutRum, .. 110 
— in North Carolina,. 151 
— profits of,. 1S9 
Farmers, good doctrine for,. 32 
—• should “pay as they go,”. 46 
Farm Reports, B. G. Avery’s,.*. 14 
-Enoch Marks’,. 83 
— productive,. 143 
— houses, location and building,. 157 
Farms, profit of large and small,. 27 
— price of in Massachusetts, . 48 
—■ advice to purchasers of,. 155 
Fat, composition of,... 31 
Fattening animals, rules for,. 139 
February, work for,. 30 
Fecundation, process of, . 31 
Feeding, preparation of food for,. 31 
Feet, to protect from frost,. 82 
Feldspar, composition of,. 31 
Fences, notices of,. 31 
— of board and stone,. 39 
— live trees for posts of,. 61 
— expenses of, on Prairies,. 180 
— stone wall, how to build, . 146 
— post and rail and sod,. 151 
— should be repaired in spring,. 58 
Fermentation, process of,. 31 
Filberts, culture of, . 107 
Filtration, soil subject to,... 31 
Fire places; to prevent smoking, . 144 
Flail described, . 31 
Flax, culture of, . 58 
Florida fruits,. 121 
Flour trade on the Erie Canal,. 28 
— machinery sent to Austria,. 32 
Flowers, remarks on, Ac,. Ill 
— the love of, . 151 
Fly wheel, description of,. 31 
Fodder should be cut, . 167 
Food, remarks on vegetables, meats, Ac. - • 47 
Foliage, influence of,. 47 
Forest trees, culture of,. 166 
Freezing, effects of on plants, &c.. 47 
Friable soil, described, . 63 
Friction, loss of power by,. 63 
Fruits and Flowers, premium, at Syracuse, 173 
Fruit Trees, effects of subsoil on,.. 109 
— should be looked to,. 75 
— pruning,. 75 
— to make unfruitful, bear,. 77 
— diseases of, . 144 
— remedy for girdled,. 162 
Fuel, various kinds of,.. 63 
— comparative value of,. 200 
Fungi, or dry rot,. 63 
Furrow slice,. 63 
G. 
Galvanism, influence of,. 63 
Gangrene, on plants,. 63 
Gapes in chickens, . 59, 101 
Gardening, remarks on ornamental, 33, S5, 133 
— remarks on,. 5S 
Garden, plan of,.. 33 
— work for May, 75—for June, 94, 130— 
August, . 107 
— for farmers, . 104 
— plants, protection of from insects,. 117 
— description of,. 126 
Gas, composition of,. 126 
Gates, ornamental and farm,. 53 
— farm,. 97, 126, 198 
Gelatine, described,.-. 126 
Gemiparous, term explained,. 126 
Geological survey of New-Hampshire,. 13 
Geology, Agricultural,.100, 126 
Georgia, Agriculture in, . 155 
— improved stock in,.- 145 
Germination, process of,. 126 
Gestation, time of,. 126 
Girdling, remarks on,. 142 
Gluten, described,.. 142 
Grafting, described,. 142 
— cions when to be collected, . 30, 42 
— preparation of cions,. 61 
Grains, remarks on,. 142 
Granaries described,. 142 
Grasses, loss of weight in drying, . 60 
— Lucerne, culture of,. 135 
— Orchard in Tennessee, . 132 
— Illinois swamp, ...... 137 
— Dr. Darlington’s discourse on,. 106 
— proper time for cutting,. 106 
— June, injured by insect,... 133 
— new, in Georgia,. 155 
Grass lands, manure on,. 144 
— management of,. 146 
Grasshoppers in January,. 61 
Grass seeds, not enough sown,. 42, 58 
— remarks on sowing,... 142 
— Kentucky blue, . 121 
Gravel, remarks on, . 142 
Great yield on five acres,.. 61, 120 
— on three acres,. 70 
— on half an acre,. 13 
— on five-eighths of an acre,.61, 154 
Grubs described,.. 142 
Guano, the Peruvian manure,. 189 
Gullibility,. 120 
Gum, described, . 15S 
Gypsum, action of,.44, 74 
— time of sowing,. 58, 75 
— effects of, . 76 
— use of calcined,... 97 s 130 
