CONTENTS OF VOL. IX 
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Gooseberry, cultivation of, . . 87 
Gophers, notice of, ..... 187 
Grafting a whole tree,..... 70 
— what fruits succeed best by,. 79 
— knife and chisel,.... 55 
Grafts, cutting and keeping,...31, 55, 79 
— may be cut in autumn,. 55 
Grain, cheap way of storing,.... 160 
—• kept in casks,..... 95 
-— directions for harvesting,.... 106 
— best time to cut,.... 113 
■— quantity of seed per acre,. 141 
-produced in the N. Western States, statistical 
tables,. 140 
■— market, prospects of, ... Ill 
■— trade with U. S., British remarks on,. 29 
Grammars, Dr. Bullion’s, .. 75 
Grape, culture of,. . 87, 166, 195 
-successful in the West, mode,.... 12 
■— bugs on, to destroy,. 166 
— rose bugs on,.... 134, 199 
Grass, mosquito, account of,... 11 
-seed wanted, .... 78 
—• perennial rye, seed of,. 18 
— Bermuda, ........ 23 
— Guinea, notice of,.. 194 
— South American evergreen,..... 164 
— seed, remarks on sowing.... 98 
-directions for sowing,.. 29, 59, 88 
— seeding after oats,... 59 
-without previous cropping,. 60 
— coarse, to exterminate, .. 123 
Grasses, cultivation of,.. 29 
Green manures,.... 92, 148 
Guano, great comparative power as manure,.109 
H. 
Hams, different modes of preparation,. 23, 199 
— to preserve from flies,. 52 
Hatch’s sowing machine, price of,. 41 
-favorably noticed in England,. 109 
Hay rigging, or “ patent shelves,” figure and des¬ 
cription of,..... 98 
•— best time to cut,.. 113 
making, directions for,. 107 
— making and harvesting, drinks for,.. 107 
-Scotch drink for,... 118 
Hedges in England, inferiority of,.. 25 
— difficulties of,..... 78 
Plemp, directions for raising, ... 60, 74, 86 
— pulling machine,... 117 
Hencoop, figure of,. 118 
Hens, managing about eggs,. 117, 142 
— hard to get full blood Poland,. 164 
— notice of Poland,... 195 
Herd book, account of,. 15 
--new edition of,..... 72 
-volumes of,. 158 
Hessian fly, to prevent,. 107 
Hide bound, cause and remedy for,. 15 
Hill side ditches, importance of, and mode of mak¬ 
ing, ... 61, 95 
Hoe, requisites in,... 15 
Hoffy’s Orchardist’s Companion, noticed,. 89 
Hog, mammoth,...... 99 
Hogs, very large,.... 17 
— large Berkshire, .. 21 
— Woburn,. 30 
-vs. Berkshires,...50, 130 
•— China, remarks,. 110 
Homeopathy recommended for domestic animals, .. 24 
Honey, remarks on,. 15 
— loses bad qualities by age,... 101 
Hoof-ail, remedies for,... 24, 86, 120 
Hoof-cutter for sheep, figure and description of,... 70 
Hop, remarks on, ..... 15 
Horn, nature of,. 15 
Horse, Morgan, origin of,.. 33, 99, 110 
— Clydesdale and Zetland pony, portraits of,. 108 
— Harris’s Norman Stallion,. 172, 193 
— Chestnut, experiments in raising,... 86 
— radish, good medicine for animals,............ 70 
— shoes, improvement in making,. 154 
— rake, uses of,. 15 
-— invented by a colored man,. 49 
— rakes, report at State fair on,. 174 
— flies, different kinds noticed,. 15 
Horses, working four together, ingenious. 10 
— portrait of Messenger,. 19 
-Norman, Diligence,... 193 
— picture of a group... 28 
— nicking, directions fox - ,.. 60 
-execrated,. 112 
— remarks on,. 115 
— and mules, comparative value of, .. 146 
— sore feet prevented in,.21, 116 
— doubted,. 81, 116 
— gi’avelled, management of,.. 38 
— disease in and treatment,.. 70 
— staggers in,..... 86 
— bone spavin cut ofi successfully, .... 95 
— cure for scratches in,.... 136 
— disease in the shoulder of,... 168 
— kept well on salt hay,... 85 
Hotbed, to make,.... 15, 55 
— houses of Nicholas Biddle,.... 50 
House, plan and description of,.. 61, 83, 144 
Houses in America, 
designs needed for,. 
66 
Hoven in cattle, causes and remedies,.. 15, 110 
Humu% nature of,... 47, 127 
I. 
on plants, remedies for,, 
Iri’igation, importance of,... 127 
— nature and advantages of ... 47 
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Joint or sinew water, cure for, 
L. 
Laboring classes, condition of, 
Lamb, large, .. 
Landscape gardening; ornamental grouping, 
Lard oil, how made..... 
-criticism on,. 
-reply to, .... 
Locust, yellow, remarks on, 
-notice of new work or 
— black, for fence posts, ... 
M. 
Magazine of Horticulture, Hovey’s, notice of,. 
— management and mismanagement of, 
-practical remai’ks on,. 
— experiment in preserving,..... 
— from an acre, 
— poudrette an 
—• amended titles for making, 
— Bommer’s new, 
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various kinds. 
artificial, 
• 47, 
127 
47 
150, 
153 
200 
21 
30 
104 
44 
153 
127 
47 
75 
136 
63 
141 
160 
122 
69 
190 
140 
, 80, 
100 
78 
100 
79 
83, 
157 
117 
183 
123 
124 
122 
93 
157 
186 
29, 
140 
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57 
58 
59 
61 
65 
78 
86 
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93 
93 
109 
82 
79, 
186 
141 
, on 
178 
161, 
192 
91 
92, 
148 
123 
156 
157 
194, 
160 
164 
Maple sugar, report to State Society on,. 176 
Mare, period of gestation in,. 59 
Marl, fertilizing ingredient, in,. 32 
Marshes, advantages of dyking,. 14 
Massachusetts agriculture, Colman’s fourth report on, 27 
— Horticultui-al Society, exhibition of,... 183 
Meadows, innovating old,. 69 
— best soil, seed, and management,. 142 
— experiments in manuring,... 164 
Mechanic’s exhibition at Albany,... 177 
Melon, culture of,..... 87, 112 
— very large,........ 156 
— ice, value of,.... 23 
Michigan, salt and plaster in, .. 136 
Milk, rich,... 10 
-from feeding apples,. 17 
— for cities, history and mode of supplying, with 
engraving,. 77 
— house, requisites in,... 80 
Millet, success in raising,... 18 
Miscellaneous articles, interesting report at State 
fair on,. 175 
Mississippi, farming and ci-ops in,. 153 
Missouri, notice of South West,.. 186 
Moisture rising, shown,... 78 
Moles and mole-traps,. 143, 
Morus multicaulis, or Morus multidoloris,. 
Muck compost, how best made,... 46, 
— Manual, extracts from,.. 
— value of compared with dung,... 91 
— to manufacture into manure,. 91 
— for manure, confirmatory experiments needed,.. 
— successful experiments with,. 
Mules, comparative value of,. 146 
Musquito grass, account of,. 11 
Mustard, how cultivated,. 49 
N. 
Natural History of New-York, notice of, ......... 186 
New Genesee Farmer, notice of, .. 12, 189 
New-Jersey marl or green sand,. 16 
Newspapers, remarks on,. 160, 195 
Night soil, preparation of,. 200 
Niti-ate of soda, doubtful statement, . 136 
Normandy, agriculture in,. 10 
North Am. Review, notice of contents, 44, 75, 123, 186 
187 
98 
91 
90 
112 
130 
e£ Northern Light,” notice of,. 28 
Nursery for apples, best soil for,.. 60 
O. 
Oats, great crop, and management of,... 25, 48 
— premium crops of,.... 26 
— potato, caution against,... 64, 163 
-commended,.. 130 
— feeding in sheaf to sheep, objected to,. 81 
Oil from hemp seed, inquiry,. 155 
-- lard, how made,... 190 
“ Old Countryman,” noticed.. 140 
Olive, culture of, ...... 186 
Orchai’dists’ Companion, noticed,... 89 
Ornamental planting for a farm house, plan and des¬ 
cription of,.... 22, 144 
Orr’s Pictoral Guide, ...... . 140 
Ox yoke, figure and description of,.. 80 
Oxen, fine,..... 35 
— state premiums on,.. . .. 172 
P. 
Pages’ portable steam saw-mill, noticed,.......... 59 
Parsneps, varieties of.............. . 14, 116 
Pastures, innovating and manuring, . .. 59 
Peach, culture of,... 70, 79 
— protected by cedar, doubted,... 98 
— flourishes in poor soil... 112 
— worm, proposed remedy for, doubtful, 104, 133, 165 
— rot in,... 199 
Pears, best stocks fox*,. 133 
— tree, large, in Indiana,.. 199 
Peat, comparative value of for manure, . . 91 
— to manufacture into manure,.... . . 91 
—• as manuro, action and use of,. 125 
Pennsylvania, farming in,. 150 
Phenomena and order of the Solar System,. 186 
Phosphate of lime, mineral,. 108 
Piggei-y of B. A. Hall, plan and desci’iption of, . .. 96 
Pigs, good,. 31, 72 
— very fine,. 36 
— veiy laige,. 95 
Plants, new, for culture,. 164 
— action of humus on,. 47 
Plaster or gypsum, use of,. 41 
— causes rust in wheat,. 80 
— how to apply to clover in wheat,. 80 
— use of, recommended,. 98 
-discoui’aged, and reply,..... 46 
— satisfactory experiment with, . 71 
— directions for sowing, . 73, 94 
— interesting experiment,. 79 
Plow, Livingston county, figure and description of, 61 
-inquii-y,. 93 
— Ruggles & Co’s, x-ecommended, . 68, 95, 117 
— Wiskonsan,noticed,. 108 
— Barnaby & Mooer s, objected to,. .. . . 51 
— — recommended,. 95 
— -inquiry answered,. 60 
— steam,. 154 
— best one for turning clover,. 155, 194, 195 
Plowing in autumn does not kill worms,. 48 
-when to be done,. 59, 98, 101 
— subsoil, nature and object of,. 93 
— in Georgia,. 93 
— match in Normandy,. 10 
-at Syracuse, sugestions,. 21, 78 
— -Albany, report on,. 178 
Plows, Noi-man,. 10 
— trial of, remarks on, and comparison of English 
and American, . 12 
— trial, pi'oposed, at Washington, . 148 
-near Baltimore,. 156, 184 
— entered for premiums at State fair,. 173 
— to ascertain draft of,. 196 
Plum, new disease,... 165 
— weevil, remark on,. 44 
— trees, black rust on, . 104 
-remarks, and prevention, .... .. 133 
Poor in England, incomes of, . 83 
— lands, enriching,. 143 
Population of the state, division line,. 49 
Poi’k made fx-om apples, good,. 18 
-grain not profitable,. 33 
— raising, poor business, . 85 
— cutting and curing, . 128, 199 
— success and failure in curing,. 79 
Potash, value of to soils,... 16, 122 
— a constituent of limestone,. 122 
Potato, supposed new variety,. 110 
— the Chenango,. 112 
Potatoes, Bake well, .. 2l 
— Rohan recommended, . 46 
-value and management of,. 101 
— experiments on different varieties,. 67, 84 
-in cultivating.. 35, 132, 159, 84 
— cheap and good mode of raising,. 18 
— culture of, and time of laying down green-sward 48 
— loss from cutting off seed ends in winter,... 48, 98 
— hints on cultivating,.. . 57, 73 
— best soil for,. . .. 59 
— covered with straw, Woodward’s mode . 68 
— on a rock,. 88 
— remarks on manure for, . . 97 
— interesting experiments with guano, ... 109 
— cultivation in Scotland, . 157 
— pi’emium crop, . 27 
— curl in,. 157 
Poudrette manufacture of, . 93 
Poultry, winter care of, . .. ... 9, 13 
