IX. 
CONTENTS OF YOL. 
A. 
Absurdities,. 63 
— pronounced otherwise,........ . 110, 147 
Accounts, important to farmers,. 63 
Acknowledgments,. 9, 153 
Address of David Thomas at Auburn, extracts,.... 58 
— Samuel A. Law, Delaware, extract,. 58 
— J. B. Nott, noticed,. 75 
— J. M. Garnett before ag. soc. of United States,.. 102 
—- — at Essex and Henrico,. 122 
— E. Everett, at Bristol,. 138 
-- notice of,. 194 
—• G. W. Paschal, at Van Buren, Arkansas, notise 
and extract,. 140 
•— Gov. Seward before N. Y. Ag. Society,. 170 
Agricultural books recommended,. 79 
-how to get cheap, .. 142 
- “ Book of the Farm” noticed,.122 
Agricultural cheniistry, Johnston’s lectures on,. 75 
-some pi-inciples of,. 90 
— -increased attention to in England,. 183 
-Liebig’s cheap edition,. 184 
Agricultural education,. 155 
— fair of N. Y. State Ag. Society,. 169 
-N. Jersey, South Carolina,. 11 
-Rensselaer county,. 180 
-Jefferson, Onondaga, Oneida, Columbia, .... 181 
-Cayuga, Worcester, Berkshire,. 182 
-New Castle,... 183 
— fairs, information wanted,. 121 
— implements, report of committee of N. Y. State 
Ag. Society on,. 174 
— journals, British,. 121, 137 
— knowledge, best means of promoting,. Ill 
— papers, value of,. 48, 64, 101, 118, 189 
—. — worth a thousand dollars,. 68 
-notices of—New Genesee Farmer, Mass. 
Ploughman,. 12 
■-U. S. Farmer, Central N. Y. Farmer, East¬ 
ern Farmer, Maine Farmer,. 28 
-Agriculturist, British American Cultivator, 
N. Y. Mechanic, American Mechanic,. 29 
-Boon’s Lick Farmer,. 41 
-Dollar Farmer, Berkshire Farmer, Southern 
Planter, Farmers’ Cabinet, Western Farm¬ 
er, ... 140 
-- Farmers’ Magazine,. 158 
— premiums, Skinner’s remarks on, ..145, 194 
—• — of N. Y. State Society,. 171, 178 
-objections, ... 63 
— prospects in U. States,... 102, 129 
-in England,. 183 
— school, recommended,. 63 
-proposed,. 158 
-plan and details of,. 125 
— schools, remarks on,. 159, 162 
— society, Albany county, officers,. 29 
-premiums,. 44 
-Canton, fair of,. 188 
-- Clinton county officers,. 77 
-Cortland county experimental committees,.. 77 
— -Chautauque, Dutchess, Livingston, St. Law¬ 
rence, Essex, officers of,. 94 
-Chautauque, fair of,... 188 
-Dutchess, fair of,. 188 
-Erie, fair of,. 188 
-- Essex, fair of,.... 187 
—• — Genesee, fair and officers,... 188 
-Greene, fair of,. 188 
-of Hancock county, Ga., exhibition,. 72 
-Hartford county, report on farms,. 11 
-fair of,. 187 
-Housatonic, fair of,. 187 
-Irish, notice of,. 138 
--Kennebec, fair of,. 187 
-Lake county, Ohio, . 11, 189 
-Lewis, fair of,. 188 
-New-Haven, transactions of,. 92 
-fair of,. 187 
-New-Jersey, state fair,. 11 
—• — N. Y. State, notice of winter meeting,. 9 
-committees for do. 9 
— -winter meetings and premiums,. 25 
-reports of committees,. 26 
-officers, and report of treasurer, . 27 
— --premiums offered,...,. 43, 58 
-remarks on,. 57 
-remark on fair of,. 51 
-- — desultory remarks,. 62 
-meeting of Ex. Committee,. 73 
— --Transactions of, contents, .. 75 
-fair announced,. 105 
--committees of,. 105 
Agricultural Society, N. Y. State, sweepstakes, ... 121 
---objected to,. 162 
-prospects of fair,. 126, 137, 141 
-cattle show and fair, plan of the 
grounds and general account,. 169 
-reports of committees and awards of 
premiums,... 171, 178 
-public meetings and speeches,. 178 
-annual dinner and speeches,.. 178 
-expenses and receipts of fair,. 180 
-Niagara county, officers,. 29 
-Oneida county, officers and proceedings,.... 58 
-Onondaga, officers,. 11 
-Ontario, notice,. 58 
-fair of,..... 188 
-Orange, fair of, .. 188 
-Oswego, officers,. 77 
-Otsego, officers,. 77 
-Plymouth, fair of,. 187 
-Queens, fair of,. 188 
-Royal English, notice of meeting of,. 109 
-detailed account of,. 137 
-expenses and receipts,. 157 
-Saratoga, fair of,. 188 
-St. Lawrence, fair of,. 188 
-Seneca county, proceedings of,.. 58, 188 
-South Carolina, notice of fair,. 11 
-Tompkins county, officers of,. 29 
-Seneca county, Monroe county, Wayne coun¬ 
ty, Steuben county, and Rensselaer county, 
officers of,. 58 
— — Union, fair of,. 187 
-Union, Miss., notice of, . 189 
-United States, meeting of,. 13 
-Constitution of,. 31 
-objections answered,. 63 
-returns requested,. 72 
-delegates to,.. 73 
-— meeting at Washington,. 89 
-and officers of, . 94 
-Wayne, fair and officers,. 188 
-Winnebago, Ill. 11 
Agricultural societies in the western states,. 72 
-new feature p imposed in,. 78 
-what they ought to be,. 102 
— -— in sevei'al parts of Great Britain, notices, 138, 157 
—. — in various parts of the United States, notices 
of fairs,. 141, 156 
Agricultural statistics of U. S., Ellsworth’s tables,.. 76 
-- error in,. 88 
-remarks on,... 99 
-deficiency in,. 112 
Agricultural thermometei-, liteiary productions test¬ 
ed by,. 20 
-remarks on,. 42, 114 
-laziness tested by,.. 82 
Agricultural tour through U. S. by Barclay, with 
his sundry flattering remarks,. 109 
-illibei-ality of, exposed,. 142 
Agricultural warehouses noticed,. 141 
Agriculture, elevation in,. 21 
— in Georgia,... 95 
— Gray’s new work on,. 109 
— in Illinois,. 150, 153 
— in Mississippi,. 153 
— Missouri, . 153 
— Normandy,.. 10 
— Pennsylvania,. 150 
— Quarterly Joui-nal of, noticed,. 28 
— i-eport of American Institute on,. 123 
— in Vermont,. 34 
— Virginia,. 61 
— western states,. .. 154 
— altering male quadrupeds,. 200 
American Antiquities, new work on,. 27 
— Botanical and Horticultural Magazine, noticed,. 41 
— Eclectic, noticed,. 122 
— Institute, . 121 
-fair of, . 137, 200 
— Magazine, noticed,. 41 
— morals about stealing, deficiency, .. 133 
— Turf Register, noticed,. 72 
Analysis of cow dung, &c... 91 
— plants, remarks on,. 159 
Animals, diseases in feet of,... 86 
— pei-iod of gestation in, . 59 
— pei-manence of blood in,. 60 
— winter management of,. 13, 41 
Ants, to destx'oy,. 23 
Aphis or plant louse, notices of,. 45 
Apple worms, account of,. 45 
— nui-sery, soil fox-,. 60 
Apples, valuable for stock,. 17 
Apples valuable for hogs, satisfactory experiment,. 42 
Ashes for manure, how best used, . 46, 57 
— soap, comparative qualities of different kinds,.. 59 
— on cotton,. 95 
— leached, chemical composition of, .... 91 
Asparagus, how manured,. 112 
Attention necessary, anecdote,. 80 
Authenticated communications, importance of, .... 133 
B. 
Bacon, to prepare,. 23 
— preserve from flies,.. 52 
Barley, Flemish, great crop,. 10 
— cultivation of,. 14 
— premium crop of, ... 26 
— after potatoes,. 154 
Barn, self-foddering, figure and description,. 147 
— Pennsylvanian, description of,. 32 
Beech tree recommended,. 164 
-not what it is recommended,. 200 
Bee, queen, existence of doubted,. 110 
-proved, ... 132, 150, 155 
-observations on,. 147 
— moth, to destroy,. 45 
— hive, Pitts’ improved, description,. 68 
Bees, swarming, directions,. 142 
— new mode of managing,. 101 
— diseases of,. 59 
— wintering,. 189 
Beef, cutting and curing,. 128, 199 
Beet, very lai-ge,.. 21 
— sugai-, manufacture of in Europe,. 10 
Berkshires, fine half blood,. 36 
— of large size,. 46 
— notice of Bement’s,. 62 
— engraving and description of Bement’s “Rip Van 
Winkle,”. 83 
Birds, the farmer’s friend,.. 57 
— blessings of, ... 133 
— curses of,. 150 
Black leg in calves, simple remedy for,. 54 
— tongue,. 86 
Blood stopped,. 
-with white vitriol,. 30 
-with cobwebs,. 70 
--with gunpowder,. 85 
Bloody murrain, cure for,. 104, 120 
-observations on,. 168 
Book-keeping for fanners, plan of,.... 160 
Board fence, improved,. 66, 81 
-blown flat, .. 95 
Bokhara, or giant clover,. 10,153, 184 
Bones, fei-tilizing qualities of,. 32 
— for manure, failure of,. 45 
— gone to England,... 162 
Bonnet, Amazon, from Manilla grass,. 27 
Boring rocks, inquiry,. 131 
Boston market, produce sold at,.. 42 
Bot fly, noticed,. ig 
Brande’s Dictionary, noticed,. 123 
Breeding, in and in, ... 47, 127 
— remarks on,. 80, 84, 115 
— permanence of blood,.... 60 
Briars not easily killed,. 112 
Bullions’ Grammars,. 75 
Burning turf successfully performed,. 17 
Butter and cheese, superiority of Eng. and Dutch, 25, 65 
— modes of making, by the successful competitors 
for the state premiums,.... 26 
— made in a big churn,... 35 
— in winter, experiments and directions,. 52 
— causes of English superiority,. 65 
— English mode of making,. 118 
— table for working,. J.99 
— in Ox-ange county, mode of making,. 71 
— mode by the help of fx-ost,. 71 
— important requisites in making,. 103 
— temperature and salting,. m 
— to restore rancid,. 136 
-a better method,. 163 
— report to N. Y. State Ag. Society on, and state¬ 
ments of competitors,. 175 
C. 
Calf fed successfully from a bottle,. 40 
— two headed,. 159 
Calves, inquiry respecting,. 21 
— simple remedy for black leg in,. 54 
— modes of rearing,.. 64, 73, 82, 113, 124 
— nature of black leg in,... 84 
Canada thistle should be destroyed,... l;| 
-how destroyed,. 48, 95, 107, 118 
-spreads by seed,... 123 
