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Colic in cattle 201.

Columella, his remarks on educating plough boys 170.
Combustion, spontaneous, instances of 53, 143, 168.
Composts, directions for making 321.

Consumption, caused by carelessness in clothing 283.
Cookery, country, general cautions respecting 369.
Cooking food for cattle 22, 30, 38.

Cooper Thomas, M. D. his axioms in husbandry 66.
Copperas, Vermont, Dr. Locke's description of 326.
Corn, sweet, notices of 3, 48. See Indian Corn.
Cosmetic, superior, for ladies 3.

Cotton, cultivation of in New York and New Jersey 62
-on Long Island 216.

Cow, marks of a good one 21-in her prime at five
years old 21.
Cows, warm water for in winter recommended 108-
when fed with cabbages the decayed leaves should
be taken off 148-should not be exhausted by too
much milking 157-those which give the greatest
quantity of thin milk most proper for suckling calves
157-difference of milk in ib.-on the management
of when near calving 233.

Coxe, Wm. his mode of managing a millet crop 299.
Cream, method of preserving 37.
Crickets, how destroyed 28.

Crops, of potatoes, mangel wurtzel, &c. much greater
now than thirty years ago 1-fallow, Mr. Pickering's
remarks on 36.

Croup, a remedy for 72.

Crowninshield Richard, Esq. his remarks on cultivating
Woad 387.

Cucumber, on cultivating 302, 362.
Currants, how propagated 310.

Curwen, his remarks on breeds of cattle 362.
Cutlery, American, in Pittsburgh, notice of 163.

D.

Dairy, a remarkable one, near Baltimore 251.
Dana, Professor J. F. his remarks on bleaching flax 62
-his account of a disease in neat cattle in Burton,
N. H. 105-notice of his lectures 254.

Dana Samuel, Esq. his communication respecting straw
for Leghorn hats 212.

Dandelions, medical uses of 331.

Davis Gideon, notice of his substratum plough 366.
Davis Lemuel, his statement relative to raising Indian
corn 8, 342.

Deane's edition of New England Farmer, notice of 8.
Dentifrice of alum and sage, from Markham's English
Housewife 148.

Diamonds obtained from charcoal 371.
Diarrhoea in cattle 209.

Ditching, may be begun in winter 171.
Divining rods, remarks on 67.

Dogs, distemper in, cure for 73-the labor they per-
form in Holland 320.

Dog-star and dog-days, origin of those terms 24.
Draining lands, Mr. Elkington's mode of 409.
Dress, or clothing, useful remarks on 250-females' on
fire, how managed 142, 282.
Drilling Match in Nova Scotia, account of 412.
Drought in the southern states, notice of 40.
Drowned persons, directions for recovering 163.
Dry rot in timber, cause of, and how prevented 340.
Dung too much rotted of no value 393. See Manure.

E.

Eaton Peter, D. D. his address to the Essex Agricultu-
ral Society 244.

Elder, virtues and uses of 3, 113.

juice, kills skippers in bacon, &c. 3, 46.

Embankments, dikes, &c. how constructed for reclaim- Harris, Rev. T. M. his remarks on destroying insects
ing land from the sea 241.
Experimental farms, utility of 154.

F.

F. his remarks on preparing wool for market 388.
Fall fevers, garlic said to preserve against 335.
Farmer, on the capital necessary for 13—signs of a good

one 133.

Farmer A, his communication recommending the New
England Farmer 47-on a worm that destroys grass
47, 77-on the best mode of constructing gates 129
-on destroying thistles 280-on securing potatoes in
autumn 354-on feeding swine with brakes 378.
a Pennsylvania, on farmers who do not work it
right 117.

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a Roxbury, his notice of the products of the season
2, 80, 343.

a young, &c. on early cutting grain, plaster of Pa-
ris, &c. 94.

Farming societies recommended 219.

by lights burning 379.

Haslam John, veterinary surgeon, his remarks respect-
ing bots in horses 388.

Hats, premium, notice of 103-made of spear grass 150.
Hay, should be cut or chaffed for feeding cattle 12-
should be salted 12, 399-taken off a cart or waggon
by hooks 378.

Hay-making, observations on 373.
Head aches and apoplexy attributed to wearing too
tight cravats 366.

Hemp, quantity of necessary to fit out a man of war 24.
Herdsman, his plan for a cow-house 379.
Hessian Fly, Professor Green's remarks on 113-feed-
ing wheat with sheep supposed to be remedy against
347, 351-remarks on 351, 355, 410.

H. H. D. a writer with that signature 125.
Hoeing corn and garden vegetables, remarks on 389.
Honey, description of a mode of taking 347.
Honor, modern, ridiculed 147.

Hoof-ail in cattle, remarks on and remedies for 225.

Farwell, Mr. A. his remarks on making manure from Hops, on the cultivation of 73, 395.
swine 282.

Fastening for doors and window shutters 358.
Fences should be attended too early in the spring 286.
Fessenden Thomas G. his address to the Middlesex
Society of Husbandmen and Manufacturers 89.
Fever, inflammatory, in cattle 169.
Fish, directions for curing 184.
Fish oil, or vegetable oil, purified by tan 142.
Fiske, Dr. his notice of an excellent breed of swine 107,
on attention to the selection of seed 222.

Flax, remarks on the preparation of, in a letter from
S. W. Pomeroy, Esq. to Gov. Wolcott 50-Professor
Dana's remarks on bleaching of 62-machine for
dressing 54, 322-dressed so as to resemble silk 330.
Food, plain & good, with little meat, how made 20, 21.
Forest trees, observations on 305, 329.
Founder in horses, cure for 19.

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Fruit, matured by painting walls black 108.

trees, a Norfolk Gardener's remarks on 84-mode
of engrafting 121-observations on, by Rev. Abiel
Abbot 141-by Mr. Abner Landrum 145-on pro-
moting the growth of 170-to prevent the premature
decay of 187-on pruning 278, 309-best time and
manner of planting 301-should be pruned in the
spring when the buds begin to swell 309-should be
secured against cattle 317-quere relative to cutting
off the fibres in planting 318-Marshall's directious
concerning planting 318-how protected from frost
322-how produced by planting cions 331.
Fuller's earth, discovered on North River 166-des-
cription and uses of 166.

G.

Gardiner Lyceum, a seminary for the education of me-
chanics, notice of 124.

Garlic, said to be an antidote to fall fevers 335.
Garnet, Mr. his address to the Fredericksburgh Agri-
cultural Society 164.

Gas, how obtained from oil 118.

Gate, on the best mode of constructing 129.

Horn distemper, in cattle, its symptoms & remedy 257.
Horse, on the points of 33-hoofs of described 33-cure
of a broken winded 35-diseases of 45-power of 148.
Horse-rake, description of 389, 398.
Horses, how saved from barns on fire 123—English turf,
not a useful breed in the United States 267.
Horse shoes, patent, made in two pieces 149.
Horse shoeing, new system of 199.
Hoven or blown, a disease in cattle, symptoms and
remedy 193.

Howe Timothy, notice of his threshing machine 363.
Hull, Gen. his mode of cultivating carrots and ruta
baga 265.

Husbandry, axioms in 66, 113.
Hydraulics, description of tools used in boring for wa-

ter 360.

Hydrophobia, fatal instances of 19, 151.

I.

Ice, how it may be kept in a common cellar 114.
Implements in agriculture, new and improved, remarks
on 198, 205.

Indian corn, Mr. Davis' mode of planting 8-Col. Pick-
ering's remarks on 36-a second crop of 88-boiling
it for hogs recommended 108-how raised by Thom-
as Shepherd, Esq. 116-great crops of raised by J. &
M. Pratt 117-Col. Valentine's cultivation of 178-
too costly food for fatting cattle on 234-new kind of
265-Gen. Hull's mode of cultivating 265-success-
ful culture of by John Lees 332-by Henry Little
332-how planted, &c. 341-remarks on its cultiva-
tion 341, 342, 365-on the various modes of prepar-
ing and using it 348-how raised for fodder 366-
quere whether best to take off the suckers 8, 390—
hilling of should not be delayed till haying 397.
Indicator, his observations relative to the time of put-
ting seeds into the ground, to be learned by the
growth of asparagus, &c. 21.
Indigo plant, wild, notice of 32.

German, a, his remarks on taking honey from bees in Inflammation in the stomach of cattle 185-of the liver
Germany 322.

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of do. ib.-of the kidneys of do. ib.
Insects, remedies against 46, 293, 294-those which
destroy fruit trees, remarks on 317-destroyed by
soap suds 333-cabbage plants should be guarded
against, and how 350-vines, &c. guarded against
by boxes, &c. 377-those which destroy Indian corn
in the field, antidotes against 371,377,378-destroyed
by flying at a light 376.

Instinct, animals, remarkable instance of 376.
Irrigating lands, remarks on 113, 317.

J.

Janes, Mr. his speech in New York legislature on the
bill for repealing the law for the improvement of ag-
riculture 298.

Jaques, Col. notice of his breed of cattle 302, 350.
Jaundice in cattle, symptoms and remedy 201.
Joint oil, loss of in cattle 257.

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Kenrick John Esq. his remarks on the best time for
felling timber 223, 229, 234.

Knight, Mr. A. Adams, report on his crop of onions 178.
Knight, Thomas Andrew, on mildew 414.

Lace-loom, notice of 203.

L.

Ladd William Esq. his address before the Agricultural
Society of Maine 236.

Land, worn out, how renovated by sowing with clover,
and ploughing in the crop 364, 366.
Landrum, Mr. Abner, his observations on fruit trees 145.
Larch tree, notices of 59.

Law, Mr. Thomas, his remarks on burning sod 316.
Lead colic, account of 270.

Leaden pipes, water which has stood in over night
should be emptied 40.

Lees, Mr. John, his communication respecting the cul-
ture of Indian corn 332.

Leghorn hats, on the manufacture of in Italy 192.

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straw, communication respecting, from the Hon.
Samuel Dana 212.

Lice on apple trees, description of, how destroyed 333.
Life-preserver, a dress for swimming so called, notice

of 40.

Lightning, wet clothes conductors of 3.
Lime, should not be mixed with fresh dung while hot,
or in its caustic state 12-how applied to soils, &c.
92, 218-increases the productions of the earth 139
-how to greserve horses feet from its effects 141-
method of ascertaining its qualities 277-on using it
with manure 306, 334.

Lime-stone, magnesian, remarks on 143.
Lincoln, Hon. Levi, extracts from his address to the
Worcester Agricultural Society 180-his remarks on
ruta baga 315.

Liquid manure, Mr. Young's and Col. Pickerings re-
marks on 219. See further Manure.

Little David, report on his crop of mangel wurtzel 178
-his statement respecting a crop of ruta baga 340
-of mangel wurtzel ib.

Little Wallis, on curing bacon 251-on raising English
turnips 258-on relieving cattle, when choked
with apples, roots, &c. 258, 259.

Little Henry, his statement relative to the culture of
Indian corn, &c. 332.

Little Silas and Joseph, their statement relative to the
cultivation of turnips 332.

Live stock, Col. Pickerings's remarks on 220.
Long life, rules for attaining 312-instances of 376.
Lowell John, Esq. his remarks on the manner of con-
ducting the Massachusetts Agricultural Journal 1-
on soiling 10-on horticulture, &c. 11-his directions
for cultivating and preserving the sweet potatoe
210, 370.

M.

Machine, for cutting furs from skins 144.
Magnet, chemical agency of 171.
Mangel Wurtzel, autumn ploughing and broad cast
manuring recommended for 28-David Little's culti-
vation of 178-Col. Powell's remarks on 276—Judge
Prescott's statement relating to its cultivation 338-
D. Little's crop of 340-on feeding sheep with 348.
Mange in cattle 163, 257.

Manure, does not sink in the soil 36-liquid, Mr. R.
Smith's observations on 44, [see also liquid manure]
on saving and making the most of 54, 62, 86, 110,
134, 150, 174, 190, 214, 281, 321-how best made
from swine 282.

Maple sugar, cultivation of recommended 305.
Married persons, address to from the clergyman at the
altar 384.

Massachusetts Agr. Repository, notices of 1, 390.
Mats, new method of weaving 115.
Meadow land, wet how reclaimed 246.

Meat, tainted, how cured 66-how preserved by char-
coal ib. See further receipts.

Mildew not remedied by salt 148-how prevented in
late sown peas 414.

Middlesex-husbandman, his remarks on the causes and
treatment of pauperism 187..
Milk, remarks on 324.

Millet, the cultivation of recommended 59-crop of
raised in Wilmington 83-Col. Powell's statement
concerning 277-Mr. Coxe's mode of gathering a
crop of 299.

Mineralogical, a series of essays, so entitled 124, 132,
140, 153, 161.

Mineral spring, in Bradford, E. Parish, notice of 351.
Mitchell, Dr. his address to the New York Agricultural
Society 137.

Mortar, theory of the formation of 44.
Mortification, balsam of Peru, a remedy for 342.
Moths, sweet flag a remedy against 227.
Mowing ground should be harrowed, rolled, and top
dressed after haying 413.
Mowing machine, notice of 398.
Mowing match, notice of 35.

N.

New England and Virginia, comparison between, as
respects expenses of house keeping, &c. 400.
Nichols Andrew, Esq. extracts from his address to the
Essex Agricultural Society 113, 114.
Nut-galls, native, notice of 38.

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Paint, fresh, the cause of sudden death 94.
Painting houses should be done in autumn or winter 314.
Panada, a delicate diet for a weak stomach, how made
227.

Paring and burning, new method of 20.
Parsnips, how cultivated 294, 326-raised to advantage
with peas 351.

Parsons Gorham, Esq. his note to the editor respecting
the breed of horses 267.

Pastures, observations on those which are permanent,
not to be ploughed up unless they can be enriched
297-cattle should not be turned into too early in
the spring 317.

Patented machines said to be charged too high 29.
Patent office, remarks on 208.

Peaches, mode of drying 227.

Peach trees, insects injurious to, destroyed by walnut
shells 107-Mr. Coulter's method of cultivating 186
-remedy for grubs in 317-how they may be forced
to bear 326.

the part taken by him in the celebration of the 4th
of July, at Salem 398.

Pies, more advantageous for food than roasting or boil
ing 20.

Plaster of Paris, new application of to clover, previous
to ploughing it down for a wheat crop 44-operated
beneficially three years after it was applied 94.
Pleurisy in cattle, description of and remedy 177.
Pliny's natural history, extract from 78.
Plough, Davis' substratum, notice of 366.
Plough-cleaner, description of 107.

Ploughing, deep, remarks on by several authors 60—
should generally be performed in the fall 278-dif-
ferent modes of on different soils 393.

Ploughing, horizontally, description of a machine for,

and remarks on 14.

Plumbago, or black lead, discovered in Bristol, New
Hampshire 127.

Plymotheus, his remarks on a worm that destroys corn
and grass 61.

Poetry-Agriculture 16---the milk maid and the bank-
er ib.---the lawyer and the chimney sweep ib.---fly
not yet 24---the evils of a mischievous tongue 32---
the rich man and poor boy 40---the scholar who lost
his key-hole ib.---home 48---the milk maid and her
lover 56---a man to my mind 64---a man not to my
mind ib.---the fox and the ant 72--on the necessity
for laborious work 80---rural life 88---husbandman's
holiday 96---love relishes the coarsest fare 112---an-
tidotes to ambition 120---rural felicity 128---scolding
wife 136-self puffing ib.---on a purse proud block-
head ib.---on the miseries endured by a post horse
144---rural scenery 152---on health 160--the fleece
168---on a man's enjoying the good of his labor 176
---on governing the passions 184---the pig and the
connoisseurs 192---song, on a farmer's life 200---to a
New England poet 208---ceremony, or more compli-
ments than courtesy 216---the wearisomeness of what
is called a life of pleasure 224---the sleep of the slug-
gard 232--a merry heart doeth good like a medicine
240---farmer's lot 248---a moral lesson 256---on the
laughter of fools 264---rural peace and independence
272--the farmer 280---on the vowels ib.---contented
farmer 288---an acre of corn 296---on the sensibility
of the brute creation to changes in the weather 304
---address to the hon. speaker B.....w, on peaches
presented by him 320---invocation to spring 328---on
the art of pruning wall trees 336---American sketches
344---ode to innocence 352---pot luck 360---odes for
the celebration of the centurial anniversary in New
Hampshire 368---rural scenes 376---the French peas-
ant 384---splendor of the setting sun 392---ode for
the 4th July 400---the happy man 408---sonnet 416.
Pomeroy, S. W. Esq. his essay on the advantages of
manuring with green crops 9-his letter on bleach-
ing 71-his letter to Gov. Wolcott on the prepara-

tion of flax 50.

Pomona, an essay on cider, written by 76.

Pear, weighing 34 ounces, notice of 103.
Peas, on the cultivation of 11, 279-late, saved from Ponds, for watering cattle, how made 226.
mildew by frequent watering 414.
Perfumes prevent mouldiness 315.
Perkins' steam engine, notice of 392.
Peters Lovett, his receipt for diarrhoea in calves 234.
Peters, Hon. Richard, his account of Tunisian sheep
34, 202.

Petrifaction, notice of a dead body petrified 24.
Petrified animals, curious discoveries of 208.
Pickering, Hon. Timothy, his remarks on raising peas.
free from bugs 11-on the folly of regarding the moon
in agriculture 11-on the best time for felling trees
for timber 17, 250-his observations respecting ma-
nure's not being liable to sink in what is called riddle
land 36-on live stock, thinks premiums should be
given for the most valuabie breeds of cattle instead
of those which are biggest and fattest 36, 220-on
Indian corn sowed for fodder 36-on fallow crops ib.
-on deep ploughing 60-on cattle stalls 108-his
address to the Massachusetts Agricultural Society
217-on the food of plants ib.-on lime, and the
earths which constitute a fruitful soil ib.-on burn-
ing clay for manure 218-on the slow progress of
knowledge in husbandry 218, 219-on materials for
manure 219-on liquid manure 219, 220-on cider
220-on turning in green crops 221, 289-on trench
ploughing 221-on premiums for new objects of ag-
ricultural improvement, and on new principles 221,
289, 290, 291-on dairy soiling 289-his description
of a brush for destroying caterpillars 308-notice of

Population of the United States, remarks on 184.
Porcelain clay, American, discovered 247.
Potatoes, greater crops of raised now than thirty years
since 1-best economy to plant large, or at least
middle sized 1, 2, 286-may be spoiled by bad man-
agement in harvest 5-should be boiled, steamed or
baked for feeding stock ib.-not proper for milch
cows b.-raw, good for working oxen in the spring
ib.-tops of may make a good fodder 20-pudding
made of ib.-bread made of ib.-how preserved by
peeling, rasping and pressing ib.-experiments by
J. W. on the best mode of planting 53-mode of
preserving in fine sand 108-when spoiled, how to
be managed ib.-when given raw inferior to boiled
or steamed 45 per cent 117-503 bushels of to an
acre, raised by Joseph Watson Jr. 259-on the culti-
vation of 286, 325-best planted whole 286, 330-a
farmer's remarks on securing them in autumn 354.
Potatoes, sweet, best mode of cultivating 210, 307, 370.
Poultry, how kept by Mr. Wakefield 5-molasses mix-
ed with their food profitable ib.-corn given to should
be soaked ib.-should have access to slacked lime
or some calcareous substance ib.-should not be
scalded 294.
Poor, Mr. Benjamin, his communication respecting the

construction of bee hives 331.

Powell, Col. John Hare, notice of his improvements in
the breeds of cattle 135-his communications on

mangel wurtzel and millet 276, 277.

Prairy Dog, sketches of 303.

Prescott, J. Esq. his remarks on the culture of mangel

wurtzel 338.

Preston, Samuel, his remarks on guaging 85-on graft-
ing fruit trees 121-on clearing land 172-on the best
mode of manufacturing maple sugar 182—on mill ma-
chinery, and the measure of water in mill-races 259-
his communication respecting the workshop of Archim-
edes 306-on the strength and durability of timber
306, 354-best time of cutting do. 306—on the moon's
influence on vegetation 370.
Prince, John, Esq. his remarks on bad winter keeping
of cows 84-his statement respecting agricultural
productions 116-notice of his communication respect-
ing insects in peach trees and other fruit trees 333.
Proctor, J. W. Esq. his notice of agricultural experi-
ments in Essex county 144.

Pumpkins, recommended as food for horses 134-re-
marks on their cultivation 365.

Putnam, Col. Jesse, description of his premium farm 324.

cider royal 227, 254---for drying peaches 227---for pre-

serving peaches 227---for preserving bacon ib.---to pre-

serve woollen clothes &c. from moths ib.---for making

Panada ib.---to increase the strength of vinegar 230

---to revive old writings 230---to prevent wine from

tasting of the cask 230--to clarify new wine ib.---to

restore turned wine ib.---for the relief of cancer by

iodine ib.---infallible for the cure of diarrhoea in calves

234---to prevent polished hard ware and castings from

taking rust 235---to clear iron from rust 235---for

making sausages 243---to make size from potatoes 248

---to make cider royal and barley coffee 254---for mak-

ing maple sugar 255---to make glue from leather 256

---to cure sore eyes ib.---for saving cattle, sheep or

hogs, choked with roots 258---a cement for cracks in

stoves 270---preventives against fleas in hogs, lice in

cattle, and ticks in sheep 270---to preserve bacon at

all seasons, and in all places 275---to prevent smut

in spring wheat 275---for seasoning glass 275---to stop

cracks in glass vessels 282---a cement for preserving

wood and brick ib.---cement for wood or paper ib.

for preserving vines from bugs 294-to obtain oil es-

sential from flowers 299-to obtain oil or balsam of

Gilead 299-to remove vermin from cattle 307-to

mix mustard 309-to raise turkies ib.-for swolen

legs, or grease in horses 310-for making sage cheese

323-for restoring and rendering legible damaged

parchment deeds, &c. ib.-for making good yellow

butter 330-to dress flax so as to resembe silk ib.-

to whiten straw ib.-for preserving strawberries ib.-

for making hop beer ib.-for washing plaid stuffs, so

that they may not shrink or loose their lustre 331

-to prevent mortification 342-to prevent worms

from breeding in the heads of sheep 342-against

weevils 354-for the destruction of flies 355-for

making sirup of sugar ib.-for making broth without

meat ib.-for making a polishing powder from char-

coal 356-for making yeast ib.-for preserving grain

from mice ib.-for destroying caterpillars 362-to pre-

vent fishing lines from rotting 363-for curing the gra-

vel 368-for destroying caterpillars 371, 372-for

making potatoe yeast 371-for preventing rust in

wheat 379---for the whooping cough 390---to keep in-

sects fruit from and vegetables 395---for the asthma ib.

---composition to preserve wood 396---to preserve the

roof of a house ib.---to sweeten meat and fish that is

tainted 411---to purify fly blown meat 411---for sweet-Stones useful in some soils 393---on digging and draw-

ening the breath, &c. ib.

Sepulture, remarks on the dangers and duties of, a pam-

phlet reviewed by the editor 394.

Sheep, long-woolled and broad-tailed, from Africa, no

tice of 8, 34, 202---scab in, remedy for 123-fish food

for ib.-Saxon, imported by Col. James Shepherd 131

---number of in England and Wales ib.---diseases of

205---worms in head of 205, 342---for consumption in

205---foot rot in ib.-on the attention they require in

the spring 301---long-woolled,imported by Capt. Low,

notice of 351---remarkable increase of 390.

Shepherd, Thomas, Esq. his mode of raising corn and

ruta baga 116.

Sherwood, Aaron, sheared 18 lbs. wool from a single

sheep 375.

Remembrancer, farmer's and gardener's 278, 206, 293,
301, 309, 317, 325, 333, 341, 349, 357, 365, 373, 381,
389, 397, 405, 413.

Repository, Mass. Agricultural, notices of 1, 390.
Rice, Asa jun. his observations on raising and feeding
cattle &c. 228---on raising corn ib.---notice of his
large cattle 251.

Rising early, recommended 320.

170.

Roots, how preserved 196---more profitable food for cat-

Rats and Mice, how extirpated 37.

Rattle Snake, bite of, how cured 29.

Receipts, Indian meal the best cosmetic for ladies com-

plexions 3-infusion of elder leaves preserves against

insects ib.-several different mode sof making bread 4.

for making yeast 5-substitute for yeast ib.-to pre-

vent the bite of musquitoes ib.-for making currant

wine 6-to take the rancid taste from butter 12-to

make butter from scalded cream ib.-for curing but-

ter ib.-to fine and clarify beer ib.-several for mak-

ing Ruta Baga puddings 12—for founder in horses 19

-potatoe pudding 20-potatoe bread ib.-for cud

lost by an ox or cow 21-for American Tokay 21-

for destroying ants and spiders 28-for destroying

crickets ib.-against vermin that infest swine ib.-

for the bite of the rattle snake, or other venomous

animal 29-for the cholera morbus ib.-for destroy-

ing white weed ib.-for destroying the Canada this-

tle 30-for the ague ib.-for a broken winded horse

35-severla for preserving meats 37-for preserving

cream 37-to prevent bottled cider from bursting 37-

to prevent skippers in bacon 37-to extirpate rats

and mice 37-for making cider ib.-for dysentery and

bilious disorders 37-to make salt butter fresh 66-

to cure tainted meat ib.-to preserve meat ib.-to de-

stroy bed bugs ib.—to destroy the bee miller 67-to

cure the croup 72—for making green grape wine 34-Roller, an implement in agriculture, advantages of 78,

to make Champagne from grapes equal to foreign wine

94-for fattening hogs 113-to prevent bees being de-

sroyed by the worm 108-to prevent cattle from dis-

ease in winter ib.-to render washing easy ib.-to

preserve potatoes and fruit ib.-to prepare a pickle or

brine for beef 110-to preserve eggs ib.-for preserv-

ing iron and steel from rust 115-for weaving mats ib.

-for making jelly for calves 122-to make hay-tea

for calves ib.-to make good butter from the milk of

cows fed on turnips 123-for the scab in sheep 123-Rye, should be sown between the middle of August

to preserve potatoes which are frozen 123-for pick-

ling beef 130-my grand-mother's pickle 130-for a

cement designed as paint for the roofs of houses 131-

for breaking glass in any required direction 131-for S. his remarks on destroying caterpillars 362.

making rice glue 139-to remove fruit stains or iron Sail cloths, manfacured at Stoneham, near Boston 30.

mould from linen or cotton cloths or other substances Salsafy, or oyster plant, on the culture of 42, 43,

141-antidote against contagion 141-substitute for Salt said not to be a remedy in mildew 148---various

yeast ib.-for preserving lemon juice, or lime ib.-for modes of using it for neat cattle and other stock 414.

purifying putrid water ib.-for purifying glass vessels Scrapings of roads, useful for manure 28,

ib.-for freeing wells from fixed air ib.-the best Sea-kale, remarks on the culture of 42.

mode of administering opium ib.-for preserving hors-Sea-water, watering plants with, in certain cases recom-

es feet when ploughing among lime ib.-for the puri-

fication of fish-oil and vegetable oils 142-for salting

mea ib.-for distinguishing a steel instrument from

an iron one ib.-for damp in walls 148-for a denti-

frice 148-for making Pomona wine ib.-of a varnish

for iron or steel 149---for poison by the oxide of lead

or copper 157---wine tests, or methods for ascertain-

ing if there be lead or copper in wine or cider 157---

for rice jelly 171.--a cure for the gravel 224---for

making soap by steam 226.---for making cider oil, or

Shoeing horses, new system of 142, 199.

Short horned cattle, breed of recommended 173.

Sick persons, notice of a machine for moving 360.

Silk manufactured by Mr. Jos. Reed, notice of 19.
Silliman, professor, notice of his experiments for obtain-
ing diamond from charcoal 371.
Silver mines discovered in Missouri 383.
Sinclair, Sir John, his remarks on deep ploughing 60—
letter to conferring a diploma 331.
Slavery, effects of in Missouri 314.
Smoke, antidote against contagion 176.
Smut in wheat, remedies for 103.
Soap, on the making of by steam 226.
Soap suds, as a manure, and an antitode against in-
sects 333, 395.

Soil, the nature and constitution of 217.

Soils, improvement of 37—analysis of 91.

Sorrel destroyed by lime 12.

Spencer Washington, recommends wild carrot for the

gravel 368.

Spider, foretels the state of the weather 224.
Squashes, notice of very large ones raised by George
Olney, Esq. 95-summer, 180 in number raised from
one seed 131.

Stables for horses, should not be too close 12-on the

construction of 27.

Staples, Mr. Daniel, his observations respecting the in-
fluence of the moon on vegetation 339.
Steam machine for conveying coal, notice of 139.
Steel instrument,how distinguished from an iron one 142.
Stevens, Henry, his remarks on the cultivation of oats

258.

Straw cutter, Safford's, notice of 279.

Strains and bruises in cattle 249.

Stubble, burning of, remarks on 6, 413.

Stubble fields, on the management of 413.

Subscriber, a, his query on the use of lime with ma-

nure 306---on painting houses 314.

Sugar maple, how made 254.

Sunflower seed, and oil, notice of 148.
System in business, on the advantages of 300.
Swartwout, Samuel, his remarks on a flax dressing ma-
chine 322.

Swellings in the joints and bones of cattle 249.
Swine, should not be kept too warm 12-nor in filthy
pens 12---should not be full fed when first shut up for
fatting 12---should be supplied with dry rotten wood,
as an absorbent 12---remedies against the vermin
which infest them 28---weight of, how ascertained 28
---substitute for ringing of 61---breeding stock of said
to be most profitable 61---notice of an excelleet breed
of 107---best fattened with acid food 113, 206---coals
recommended in fattening 144---pasture for recom-
mended 278---profitably fed on swamp brakes 378.

T.

T. his remarks on the fattening of cattle 234.
Tail sickness in cattle 257.

Tan or tanner's waste, may be usful as a manure 28.
Taniger, scarlet, a beautiful bird, remarks on 153.
Tea, hyson, cultivated in South Carolina 368, 403.
Teasels, on the cultivation and uses of 272.
Teeth, an essay on the preservation of 188.
Thistles, mode of destroying 398---see likewise Canada
thistles

Threshing machine, Pope's, notice of 302---Howe's, no-
tice of 363---one used by the religious Society in Can-
terbury, N. H. called Shakers 378.

Thorn, Virginia, not so valuable for making hedge
fences as the English hawthorn, or the N. England
cockspur thorn 2.

Timber, on the best time of felling trees for 17, 18, 223,
234, 250, 306-method of trying the goodness of 340.

Timothy seed, how saved by Mr. Winchell 364.

Tokay, American, receipt for making 21.

Top-dressing, remarks on 278.

Tread mill, remarks on 155.

Trees in young plantations, how secured against rab-
bits, mice, &c. 123.

Tugwell Lewis, his observations on constructing ovens
so as to save fuel, &c. 374.

Tunisian Sheep, Judge Peters' account of 34. See fur-

ther, Sheep.

Turnips, on the culture of, by Mr. Buel 106, 131-Welles, Hon. John, his remarks on a communication
very large 144-Messrs. Little's crops of 178, 179,
332, 333-remarks on their culture 397.

Ulcers in cattle, remedy for 257.

of a member of the Berkshire Agricultural Society
166 his account of the weight and evaporation of
grasses 235-his essay on forest trees 329-his com-
munication respecting the draining of land, &c. 347-
-his remarks on orchards 372.

Upton Mr. notice of his plans for improving Salem alms Wells Mrs. received a premium for a bonnet 3.

Wells with buckets preferred to pumps 120-how pu-

rified from fixed air 141.

Wheat, average crop of in England, in France, and in
Pennsylvania 29-how prepared to prevent smut 103]
-on the cultivation of 132-by Payson Williams,
Esq. 178-rust in, prevented by sowing a border
with rye 379-weeding of recommended 365-har-
vesting of 405.

White weed, how destroyed 29.

Wife, prayer of a young gentleman for 11-on the

Yeast, a receipt for making 5—a substitute for ib.
Yellow fever imputed to animalculæ 53.
Young Arthur, his observations on ploughing 60.
Young John, Esq. his report delivered before the Nova
Scotia Provincial Society 337, 345.

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