IV. 
CONTENTS OF VOL. VIII 
Gypsum, on wheat lands,. 119 
— remarks on,. 158 
H 
Hair, remarks on,. 158 
Hamilton’s pit saw and slitting machine,- 77 
Hams, cure and preservation of,. 66, 158 
— preparation of in Kentucky,. 114 
— to preserve from flies,. 81 
— to cook, 61—(see Bacon.) 
Harrows, different kinds of, described,- 61 
— remarks on,. 158 
Hatch’s Sowing Machine,. 195 
Hay, how to stack,.. - • 127 
— remarks on curing, . 158 
— rigging, ... 134, 148, 197 
Hay making, remarks on, . 106 
Heat, operation of,. 158 
Hedges, Buckthorn, and Furze for, •• 30, 87, 162 
— Hawthorn of England,. 99, 130 
— Mulberry and Yellow Locust,. 119 
— Plants used for,... 158 
Hemp, soil for,. 158 
— inquiries about culture of,. 156 
Hessian Fly, remarks on, by J. H. Cocke, 
179—by Holkham, 161—Miss Morris, 46, 
153—Garret Bergen, 133—R. K. Tuttle, 
71—Edward Tilghman, 82—John Mines, 
96—T. W. Wells,. 131 
-Spring Wheat injured by it,. 59 
Hops, expense and profit of culture of, •••• 84 
HOUSES—Arab, performance of, . 16 
— corn fodder for,.-. 156 
— different breeds of, remarks on, --- 34 
— Diseases —cures for Farcy, 15—Cholic, 
16—Botts, 29, 88, 117, 144, 183—Black 
Tongue, 88—Firing, 31—Scratches, 81, 
8S, 117, 142—Fistula, 31—Big Head, 46 
—Cough, 131—Founder, 47—Glanders, 
142—Diarrhoea, 110—Broken Wind, •••• 125 
— Importation of, . 120 
— In Ohio,--- - .. 66 
— Inquiry about,. 197 
— Morgan, origin of,. 162 
— Mules and oxen, comparative value of, 67, 88 
■—Premium at Syracuse,. 172 
— Treatment and management of,. 193 
— Worm ip the eye of,. 78 
Horse Rakes,. 30 
Hot Air Furnaces,. 39 
Hot Beds, description and preparation of, 30, 35 
Humanity to Brutes, . 103 
Humbugs, California Wheat,. 13 
Hydraulics for faimers,... 167 
I. 
Ice, to keep in summer,. 145 
Idleness, labors of,. 26 
Implements, to be repaired in winter, •••• 30 
Importation of Seeds and Implements, •••• 41 
— of Stock, remarks on, . 150, 198 
Improvement of lands, .. 64 
— of the Soil and the Mind,. 148 
India, facts relating to,. 177 
INDIAN CORN, Culture of 61, 58, 65, 70, 75, 76, 
83, 86, 108, 116, 150, 180 
-Brown, notice of, . 12, 68 
-Chinese Tree, . 36, 39, 59 
-Great crops of, 12,13, 14, 59,70, 92,130, 190 
-Amount raised in the U. S.. 75 
-Crop of 1841, . 154 
-Specimens of, wanted, 2S—from T. 
Cowles and H. M. Gaylord, 28—J. C. 
Robertson, 104—Mr. Bement, 43— 
Mr. Jewett, 104—Dr. Ackerly, 65— 
Dr. Goodsell,. 77 
-history of, by T. Pickering,. 128 
-for Fodder, six tons per acre,. 61 
-- new varieties, production of,. 49 
-- suckers, use of, . 90 
-hilling unnecessary, •••• . 94 
•-weeds in, to be destroyed,. 127 
- *- sugar and starch from,. 135, 177 
-harvesting, remarks on,. 159, 183 
-oil from,. 155, 168 
-saving seed, . 140 
-fodder for horses,.156 
-protection against drouth,. 134, 135 
-and Cob Crusher,... 56 
-Corn Shelter,.••• 56, 116 
-crushed cob and corn meal.. 120 
Influence of stock on cion, •••• . 127 
Inoculation, process of,. 105 
— may be done in August, . 127 
— remarks on,. 150 
Insects, curculio,... 90 
— Green Aphis or plant Louse,. 90 
— protection from, in gardens,... 117 
— Cut Worm,. •••••• . 119 
Irrigation and draining,. 96 
January, Work for,. 11 
Johnswort, to destroy,. 144 
Journey contemplated,—.. 100 
July, work for,. 106 
June, workfor,.-. 94 
K. 
“ Keep the door shut,”. •••• 30 
“ Knowledge is power,”.-. 164 
L. 
Laboring classes of Europe, state of,. 189 
Lady Agriculturist,. 61 
Land cannot be too fine,*.. 91 
— proper improvement of,. 154 
— remarks on clearing,.. 162 
Lard, preparation of, in Kentucky,. 165 
Law to promote agriculture, . 89 
Leather, to make water proof,. 61 
Letter from “ Kit Cornhill,” . 197 
Letters from an English correspondent, 125, 
185—remarks on,. 166 
— from the west,. 22, 66, 96, 113 
— from West Tennessee,.99, 115 
Lice on plants, to destroy,. 90 
Lightning, security against,. 92 
Lime, on the use of,- 20, 50, 147, 160, 183 
— experiments with,. 112 
— how made and used,.. 42 
Locust, yellow, to prepare seed for sowing, 150 
Log Cabin Agricultural College, . 14 
Lusus Naturas,.16, 48, 69 
M. 
MANURES—Brewers’ grains,. 173 
— Chemical or prepared,. 110 
— Composts of marsh mud, Ac.. 176 
— Cord of,. .-••••• . 77, 134 
— Comparative value of animal,. 87 
— Experiments in use of,. 79 
MANURES—Fish, remarks on,. 85 
— Guano or Peruvian,. 189 
— Management of,.. 73, 97 
— Manufacture of,. 156 
— On grass lands,. 144 
— Remarks on, •••• .94, 120 
— Saw-dust, use of, . 144 
— Slaughter-house, value of,.. a9 
— Stable, how to increase,. 23 
— Tanbark, use of, .. 155 
— Theory of,. 95 
-Vegetable nutrition, .- 102 
— To increase, . <54 
(See also, Bone-dust , Lime, Marl , Pou- 
drette, Salt, Salts Nitre, Urate, Urine.) 
Manuring, high,.. 2 00 
March, work for,. 42 
Many crop experiments,. 24,28, 161 
Maple Sugar, making. 42 
Marl, value of in Virginia,. 59 
Markets, review of, for Aug. 152—Sept. 168 
—Oct. 1S4—Nov.. 200 
— Notice of review of,.. 160 
Marshes, management of salt,.••• 40, 52 
Maxims for Young Farmers,. 79 
May, work for,. 75 
Meat, preservation of,. 120 
Meeting House, plan of, . 129 
Meadow lands, management of,-- 146, 155, 183 
Mechanics’Fair, at Rochester,. 157 
Melons, to destroy bugs on,. 9 
— Culture of,. 35, 75 
Meteorology, to promote knowledge of,••• • 196 
Michigan, Ag. Statistics of,. 61 
Milk House, remarks on,. 144 
Milk, extraordinary secretion of,. 56 
Mill Dams, inquiry about building,. 43 
-answered, . 103 
Millet, culture of,. 91, 130 
Mississippi Agriculture, . SS 
Moths, to destroy,. 135 
Mott’s Agriculturist’s Steamer,. 72, 165 
Mulberry, Circassian, . 24 
— Injured by insects,. 37 
— Hedges,. 119 
Mules, Horses and Oxen,. 67, 88 
Mush, made by steam, . 90 
Mustard seed, culture of, . 77 
N. 
Necessaries and luxuries,. 26 
New things, caution about,.. 75 
-objection to,... 119 
New-York, Ag. Census of,. 78 
N. N. D., reply to, by Holkham,. 38, 147 
— reply to Holkham,. 82 
Notes of a Traveller in Ohio,. 164 
O. 
Oats, the potato, ••. 16 
— Skinless, degenerate, . 156 
— Large crops,. 32, 59, 190, 192 
October, work for,. 159 
Ohio, farming in,... 22 
Oil from Indian Corn, . 166, 168 
Onondaga Salines, description of,. 138 
Orchard Grass in Tennessee,. 132 
Oyster Plant,. 114 
P. 
Parasitic Animals,. 78 
Pasturing on prairies, . 118 
Pasture lands, management of,. 146, 183 
Patent office Gallery, . 26, 57 
Peach Trees, cure for diseased,. 78 
-grafting with success, . 116 
-important experiment in culture of, 128 
Pear blight, . 94 
Peas, grown among com,. 3.2 
— Whittemore, notice of, . 34 
— Value of, Ac.. 58 
— Scalding seed for sowing,. 101, 130 
PERIODICALS—Papers, notices of, Ac. 
— Agriculturist, Nashville,. 32 
— Boston Cultivator,. 160 
— Canadian Farmer,. 160 
— Colonial Farmer,. 160 
— District School Journal,. 122 
— English Farmer’s Journal,. 122 
— Farmer’s Monthly Visitor,.. 49 
-Cabinet,. 160 
-- Journal,. 160 
— Journal of the American Silk Society, •• 48 
— Missouri Farmer,.. 160 
—• Massachusetts Plowman,. 160 
— New-England Farmer,. 32, 122 
— Northern Light,. 61 
— Plowboy, . 160 
— Spirit of the Times,. 32 
— Union Agriculturist,. 32 
— Western Farmer,. 32 
— Western Farmer and Gardener,. 160 
— Yankee Farmer, . .. 160 
— Magazines, American Journal of Science 
and Arts,-. 41, 122, 178 
-British Farmer’s Magazine, . 57 
-Farmer’s Register,. «•••• 48 
-Journal of the R. Ag. Society, . 178 
•-Magazine of Horticulture,. 48 
-- North American Review,. 122 
-Quarterly Journal of Agriculture, •• 186 
-Southern Agriculturist,. 32 
-Turf Register, .. 32 
Planting in drills, -• -. 82 
— Machine,. 60, 179 
Plants, watering,.. 125 
— Mixing varieties of,. 132 
Plaster of Paris, (see Gypsum.) 
Plows, at Syracuse Fair,. 170,172 
— American abroad,. 32 
— Barnaby and Mooer’s,. 176 
— Hart’s and Howard’s,. 87, 91 
— Heavy draft of, -. 63 
— Prices of Premium, . 13 
— Prouty and Mear’s, . 120 
— Trial at Worcester and in England, •• 10, 25 
Plowing, remarks on,. 58 
— by steam,. 178 
— Sub-soil in Massachusetts,. 95 
—■ to be done in October,. 129 
Plum blight,.-. 94, 139, 186 
Plums, black rust on, . 119 
— Curculio,. 90 
Poison, of plants, cure for,... 144 
— of snakes,.136, 166 
Poetry—The Farmer’s Song,. 86 
— Hymn to the Flowers,. Ill 
Pork, packed in Cincinnati, . 32 
— pickled, to preserve sweet,. 61 
POTATOES, Crop of 1841,. 154 
— Culture of, 21, 49, 59, 75, 86, 118, 125, 164 
— Curl in,. 91 
— Early English,. 152, 156 
— Freezing of,. 131 
— From Seed,... 33 
— Harvesting,. 159 
— Large crops of,.v. 37, 59, 190 
— Preservation of,. 100 
— Rohans, remarks on, by H. D. Grove, 35 
—by J. C. Mather, 103—J. M. Garnett, 
36—S. Guthrie, 148—valuable,-55, 71, 87 
— Silver Lakes,. 71 
— Sommeilier,. 34 
— Sweet, culture of,. 59 
Poudrette, manufacture of,. 12, 91 
— Use and value of,. 20, 24, 61 
— Experiment with,. 72 
Poultry, breeding and management of, 69, 143 
— House, plans of, . 69,151 
— Should be seen to in winter,. 11 
— Hatching chickens by steam,.- • • ■ 42 
— Gapes in chickens,.59, 101 
— To make hens lay constantly,... 92 
— Prolific hens,. 120 
Prairie farming,. 51 
— Fencing, expenses of,---. 118 
Premium crops of 1841,•••*<• •. 190 
Press for Hay, Cotton, or Tobacco,.. • 56 
Pruning, remarks on,. 75 
Pump, Warren’s, Troy,. 77 
Pumpkins, preservation of,. 155 
R. 
Rake, plan of an improved, .. 101 
Rattlesnake bite, cure for,. 13 
Reaping Machine, Hussey's,. 81 
Receipts, medicinal,. 16 
Reports of viewing committees, valuable, 190 
Rhubarb, the giant, . 34 
Roads, on making,.. 124 
Root crops, harvesting and preservation 
of,...•.36, 56, 159 
— Steamers, .72, 87 
Rose Bug, . i4i 
Rotation of crops, &c., . 58, 90 
Ruta Baga, culture of,. 94, 104 
Rye Crop of 1841,. 154 
— Large root of,. 162 
S. 
Salsify or vegetable oyster,. 114 
Salt as a manure,. 12 
— Nitre, as a manure,. 12 
— Springs of New-York,. 138 
Saw dust, useful to litter stables,.43, 144 
Season, notice of, . 94 
Seeds, remarks on saving, . 127 
School Books, remarks on,. 114 
Sciota Valley, farming in,. 22 
September, workfor,. 140 
Settlement of accounts urged,.. 30 
Shade trees, should be set out,. 151 
SHEEP, African.-------- . 61 
— African or Peruvian, . 178 
— Best for small farmers,. 12 
— Care of in Jan., 11—Feb., 30—after 
shearing,. 94 
— Castration of Lambs,. 103 
— Cotswolds, weight of •••. '132 
— — and Lincolns,. -•-••52, 115 
— Destruction of Ticks,. 103 
— Diseases —Cure for blind staggers, 16— 
foul noses, 133—poisoned lambs, 29, S8, 
144—foot rot, 47, 156, 181—worms in 
head, 91—diseases of, 42—disease of 
lambs,. ^ . 91 
— Feeding hay to,. ic4 
— in Ohio, 67—in Buenos Ayres,-. 87 
— Lamb’s tails,..167, 194 
— Leicester Ram, portrait of, . 169 
— Remarks on shearing,. 80 
— Shearing lambs not profitable,. 114 
— South Downs, prices of, 48,135—notices 
of, 19, 76—imported, 176, 181,—inquiry 
about, 183—answer to,. 194 
— Tagging and washing,. 66 
— Weight of,-'-. 84 
— Wintering on oats and straw,. 97 
— Wool markets, remarks on,. 91 
Shingling, improvement in,. ]3l 
Siberian Kale,. 34 
Signs of better times,. 123, 166 
Silk business of 1841, — •■•••• . 189 
— Culture, 90,106, 151,167—importance of, 13 
-light on,.-. 86 
-reasons for engaging in,. 188 
-for persevering in,. 18 
-advancement of, . 28 
-act to promote,. 120 
— made by J. H. Leonard,. 13 
-in South Carolina,. 32 
-at Auburn,. 139 
— a Judge clothed in American, .. 32 
— Reel, Clarke’s, . 131 
— premiums on at Syracuse,. 173 
— market for cocoons,. 110 
— worms, method of feeding,. 65, 161 
-diseases of, . 94 
Skinning system,. 136,166 
Smithfield market, stock in, . 16 
Smut, how to prevent, .. 11 
— Machine, Grime’s,••••••. 173 
Snakes, poison of,. 136, 166 
Snow storm in Scotland,. 48 
Soap making, secret of,. 151 
Soils, change of,. •••• 43 
— capabilities of,. 61 
— application of clay to,. 186 
Sowing Machine, Hatch’s, . 195 
Spinach, culture of,. 76 
Squashes, culture of,. 76 
Spring grains, culture of,. 58 
Stables without floors, 23—Sweedish,. 120 
Stacking hay and grain,. 127 
Steaming apparatus, failure of,. 37 
-Mott’s,. 72, 165 
Stock, how fed in Ohio,. 67 
Stomach, capacity of,... 47 
Stone walls, how to build,. •••• 146 
Straw, use and value of,. 43 
Strawberries, culture of, •• 76, 94, 117, 123, 164 
Subscribers, a word to,.*. 185 
Sugar beet, culture of, Ac.. 39, 51 
-value of,. 40 60. 71, 119, 148 
Sugar Beet, cow fattened on,. 48 
-large crop of,. 59 
-sugar made from,. *3 
— from Indian Corn,. .'77 
— refined vs. common, vs. pork,. 114 
— Maple vj. Cane,. 114 
Sun Dials,... 101, 104, 140, 165, 181 
— Spots on the,. 109 
Swallows, migration of, . .94 
SWINE—Berkshires,value of, in cutting up, 
29—description of, by Professor Low, 
41—history of in this country, 134, 149 
—prices of, 135—Pig from A. A G. Brent- 
nall, 141—English, 77—weight of 84, 85 
■—sales of, S9, 120,176—in Michigan, 156 
—us. Woburns, . 106, 198 
— Byefields, weight of, . 133 
— Diseases of, 42, 28—cure for mange, 104 
—kidney worm, 16—the “thumps,” 32— 
cracked ears, 136—infected kidneys, 68 
—blind staggers,. 72 
— Dr. Martin’s Bernice, . •••• 123 
— Experiments in feeding, ■ • 28, 50, 92, 123, 179 
— Good medicine for,. 129 
— Importation of, . 149, 160, 184 
— improved Yorkshire, . 53 
— in Ohio, • ••.. 67, 113 
— large,-••• 39, 46,48, 61, 117, 149, 156, 199 
— Leicesters, .-... 120 
— Natives of Kentucky,. 13 
— Neapolitans presented to State Society, 171 
— Norfolk thin rinds,. 42 
— Profitable Sow, •••....16, 48 
— Prolific sow, . 77 
— Slaughtered in Cincinnati, . 82 
— Sows, care of after littering, . 136 
— Suggestions about,. 77 
— to prevent their rooting,. 30 
— visit to Mr. Allen’s Piggery,. 54 
— wintering on sugar beets,. 117 
— Woburn,. 117, 148, 150, 167, 177, 179 
Syracuse, excursion to, — -. 149 
T. 
TanbaTk, as a manure,••••... 155 
TABLES—of the weather,. 94 
— Agricultural Statistics of the U. S.---- 94 
— of grasses,. 106 
— of night soil and urine,. 110 
Tea and Coffee,.- 114 
Tennessee, farming in, . 135, 155 
“ Things not to be done,”.. 95, 130 
Timber, preservation of,. 30, 95 
— change of on the same lands, .- 43 
Thrashing Machine and Separator, Pitt’s, 85, 91 
Toads, use of,.. 125, 176 
Tobacco, duties on, in foreign countries, 45, 76 
— culture of in Md. 84, 115—in Conn.. 100 
— drying on scaffolds,. 151 
— in Upper Canada,. 61 
— press, .. 56 
Tomatoes, culture of,. 76 
— figs, how made,.».149 
“Too much truth,”. 120 
Transmutation, notions about,. 76 
Transplanting evergreens, 16—nut oak, - - 144 
Tree fence,. 61 
Trees, growth of annually, - - - * • .. 187 
— planting, . 123 
Turnep seed, raised in Scotland,.. • 200 
— fly, ...101, 147 
Tumeps, culture of, ... 109 
— proper time for sowing,. •■••• 107 
— large crop, • • *.-.. • • 37 
U. 
Urate, manufacture of,. 143, 156, 181 
United States, Ag. Statistics of,.94, 154 
Urine, how applied,. 12 
V. 
Vegetable extract, •••••.•••• 15 
— nutrition, theory of,. 102 
Vegetables, large, -••••• . 188,200 
Vermont farms and farming, . 146 
Vines, culture of in North Carolina,. 151 
— to protect in winter,. 192 
Virginia Board of Ag..- 140 
Visit to Chilicothe, Circleville, Ac... 113 
— to Mr. Mahard’s farm,..113 
— to Mr. Neff’s, . 113 
— to England,.- • • • 105, 180 
Vote of Thanks,. 173 
W. 
Water fountains,••• ..••• 101 
Watering places, artificial,. 112 
— plants, . -125 
Water works, for farmers,. 167 
Weeds, destroyed by spring crops,. 35 
— war against,... 94 
— a chapter on,. Ill 
— in pastures,. 127 
Wells, carbonic gas in,. 136 
WHEAT—Culture of,.39, 51, 112,'140, 198 
— California or Egyptian,.13, 145, 183 
— blight or mildew in,. 50, 108, 147 
— crop of 1841,.. 125, 164, 193 
— effect of plaster on,.-. 76 
— fields to be examined in Feb.. 30 
—■ in Connecticut,. 61 
— Italian, spring, good crop,. 136 
— late sown, successful,. 21 
— machine'for reaping,... 81 
— old lime plaster for,. 120 
— plaster for,. 119 
— premium crop in Tompkins,. 14 
— preparation of seed,. 127 
— proper time for harvesting, •••• 127, 165, 185 
— remarks on weeding,.92, 94 
— remedy for the wheat worm,. 60 
— spring, great yield of,. 160 
— smut in,. 130, 166 
— statistics of,. 18a 
— to clean wheat seed of chess,. 119 
— time for sowing inVa.. 183 
— to prevent weevel in,. 189 
— transported oh the Erie Canal,. 28 
Wine making,. 187 
WiskonsanTer. notice of,- --*. 69 
Wool growing in Buenos Ayres, 87—in Aus¬ 
tralia, —.. 200 
— market, remarks on,. 91 
— retention of by the Merino,.139, 183 
— samples of, . 106 
Y. 
Yards ior animals,••••■.. 64, 81 
