CATS, value of, 343.

CATTLE, remedy for the fouls in, by J. Speed, $5. Su-

perfine flour recommended as a cheap food for, 123.

Diseases of, in the south, 172. Mangel wurtzel supe-

rior to Swedish turnips for fattening, 236.

lour of as an indication of their quality, 348. Direc-

On the co-

tions for soiling, by James Mease, 403.

and Sheep, number of, at Smithfield, London, 20.

--SHOW at Baltimore, on the 1st and 2d of June,

1826, account of, 89. Remarks on, by the Editor, 102,

112. At Worcester, Mass. 260. At Providence, R. 1.

260. At Brighton, reports of the committees, 275.

-YARDS, remarks on the construction and manage-

ment of, by J. Buel, 122.

CATERPILLARS very destructive to apple trees, me-

thod of destroying them, 155, 157.

CAULIFLOWERS, how to preserve them in hot weather,

by J. B. Morris, 99

CECROPS on the art of breeding, 42. Reply to, by a Far-

mer, 114.

CHAPMAN, William, letter from, on the use of lime in

agriculture, 234.

CHARCOAL DUST prevents the depredations of the
grub, &c. 398.

CHEESE, on the making of, 238.

CONTENTS.

COTTON PRESSES, directions for building, by C. Wil-
liams, 11, 328.

COWS, description of the Suffolk, 3. The properties of
-SEED, employment of as a manure, by Uncas, 66.
the improved short horns, as deep and rich milkers, by
John F. Milnor, 113. Notice of a splendid house for,
erecting in Edinburg, 119. Account of one having a
COXE, Wm. of Burlington, N. J. on the cultivation of apple
twin bladder, 283. Notice of a very large udder, 64.

CRANBERRIES, mode of preserving, 9.

trees, 155. On the cultivation of orchards, 410.

CROOKSHANKS, N. remarks on the transmutation of

plants, 369.

CROPS, rotation of, 3, 60.

Account of a

An extraordinary

-Prospects of, in various states, 27, 36, 60, 77, 82,128,

CUCUMBERS, how to cultivate them, 85.
136, 147, 172, 180, 194, 218, 272.
large one grown in England, 236.
one raised by F. W. Hatch, in Virginia, 238.

CULTIVATOR, R. Sinclair's, recommended by Judge

Buel, 33.

CURRANT WINE, hints on the manufacture of, by Ed-
ward H. Bonsall, 211.

CURTIS, Wm. on the cultivation of the crambe maritima
for the use of the table, 43, 51.

-AND BUTTER, on the manufacture of, by S. De CURWEN in reply to Wm. J. Miller, 66. In reply to
Witt, Esq. of Albany. 41, 48.

CHEROKEE ROSE, cuttings distributed, 36.

CHERRY TREE, black, nutritious property of the gum

from, 9.

-TREES grow best in rich loam-subject to attacks

of an insect, directions how to guard against them, 13.
CHESTNUT TREE, Michaux's method of planting, 162.
Notice of some extraordinary ones, 368.

CHICORY, description of-quantity of seed required for an

acre-time and method of sowing and after-manage-

ment, 42, 43.

CHILBLAINS, cause of, and remedy for, 19.

CHIMNIES, plan for building to prevent their smok-

ing, 45.

CIDER, method of making it good, by B. Waldron, 220.
Another, 229. On the manufacture of, by Judge Buel,

409.

lens, 367.

BARRELS, cheap way to keep them sweet, 61.
CINCINNATUS, on ginning and packing cotton, 73, 74.
On the bill for increasing the duty on imported wool-
CLARKE, George J. F. Esq. communication from, on the
climate, soil and productions of Florida, 337.
CLIMATE of Alabama, remarks on by Col. Pickens, 98.
Of Massachusetts, by E. Holmes, 172. Of the Western
and Atlantic states, by W. 311.

CLOTH, new process of steeping adopted in England, 39.

CLOVER PLANT, red, destroyed by frequent mowings

and close pasturing, 57.

COAL ASHES, useful as a manure, 369.

-MINES, extract from a draft of the comparative al-
titudes and distances from the principal districts of
anthracite coal in Pennsylvania to market, 270.
-TRADE of the Lehigh, statement of, 128.

COFFEE, Arabian method of preparing, 78.

THEE, mode of planting and cultivating, 116.

COFFIN, Dr. on the medicinal properties of the black cur-

rant wine, 413.

COLD, on the danger from exposure to, 75.

COLTS, on the management of those intended for the

turt, 47.

COLUMELLA on yolk as an indication of the fineness of

wool, 210. On yolk in wool, 267.

COOPER, Joseph, on change of seed and naturalization of

plants, 50.

On distilling apple and peach brandy, 173,

On making grape wine without sugar or water, 403.
CORN, Indian, directions for planting, by a Talbot county
Farmer, 34. Do. by a Friend, 107. Mode practised
by Samuel Martin, 114. Notice of a large ear raised
by Mr. Cox, Georgetown, D. C. 244.
very productive kind, 261. Large product of in Talbot
Account of a
county, Md. 271. On the selection of, for seed, by
Cornucopia, 298. Do. by Whitemarsh B. Seabrook,
Method of keeping crows from corn lands, 344.

Remarks on Mr. Seabrook's tasks, Nos. 1 and 2, by a

Subscriber, 387.

299.

-stalks, on the utility of for manure, 9.
CORNUCOPIE, on the selection of seed corn, 298.
COTTON, on ginning and packing, by Cincinnatus, 75.
Statement of crop for 1826, 76. Prices of in Liver-
pool in 1822 and 1826, 88. On planting, by a Friend,
107. Cultivated in Africa, 179. Successfully culti
vated by Dr. Muse, in Maryland, 215. Cultivation of
in Alabama, 222.
ture of in 1805 and 1826-export of from Petersburg,
Comparative view of the manufac-
Va. 247. Description of Charles Williams's press,
with a cut, 328.
OTTON PLANTER, improvements in, by the inventor,
F. H. Smith, 313.

Columella on sheep, 2+1, 249, 297.

CUSTOM-HOUSE CHARGES, mode of calculating them,

with an example, by Veritas, 351. Answered by A.

B. 358.

CUTS, one of a cotton press, 33. Blanching pots, 44.

Bed for cultivating sea kale, 52. Of large asparagus,

84. Tube for planting seed, 97. Hetton rail road,

England, 100. The jumping plough, 130.

cart, 138. Fly trap, 150. Portrait of the terrier dog

Of an ox

Jack, 231. Of the Godolphin Arabian, 295. Of the

grates for burning anthracite, 305.. Williams's twin

lever cotton press, 328. Of the setter dog, 406.

D.

D. on the valuable properties of orchard grass, 179.
on the construction of ice houses, 323.

DARLINGTON, Dr. W. his address to the Chester co.

DEAFNESS, its causes, and directions for its removal, with

Cabinet of Natural Science, 165.

DE WITT, S. on the manufacture of butter and cheese,
an account of a remarkable cure, by Philos, 327.
D. G. S. description of a cast iron grist mill, 20.
DICKINSON, W. R. of Ohio, offers to exhibit a flock of
41, 48.
sheep, to be compared with the flock of
in the United States, 56. On the profit of Merino
any gentlemau
wool husbandry in Ohio, 412. In reply to a Connecti-
cut Farmer on sheep, 81. Letter from, to the editor

DISEASE, account of a singular and fatal one prevailing

respecting the prize ram, 208.

in Kentucky, 390.

DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS OF FARMERS, on the,

by Dr James Mease, 10, 18, 26, 54, 65, 75.

DISHLEY sheep, dead weight of four wethers raised by

Mr. Champion, 24.

DISTILLING, apple and peach brandy, observations on,

DITCHES, how best made, 193.

by Joseph Cooper, 173.

DOGS, cure for the distemper in, by R. Coke, 15-dis

eases of, with directions for their cure, 125, 133, 140,

151, 159, 191, 199, 207--how to know the age of one

until he is six years old, 191-notice of Jack, son of

the celebrated dog Billy with an engraving, 231-to

cure distemper in, 344-remarks on the different kinds

of, and the proper food for them, 373-cure for distem-

per in, 389-description of the Setter, with an engrav-

ing 406.

DRAINING, on the advantages of, 162.
DOLPHIN, the Jones Arabian, notice of, 319.
D. S. on the cultivation of potatoes, 60.
DUCKS, Chinese method of rearing, 6.
DUCK SHOOTING, by a sportsman, 334-further re-
marks on, by James Boyle, 358.
DUFOUR, J. F. reconmends wines, brandies, silk and
wool, as congenial and profitable productions in In-
diana 164

DUVALL, Charles, on training horses, 110.
DYE DRUGS, American, description of, 173.

EDITORIAL, remarks on the quality of wine made by

Mr. McCall, 16. On the organization of the Board of

Public Works, 23. On the culture of gooseberries, 27.

On the annual report of the New York Canal Commis

sioners, 29. On a new edition of Gen. Lee's memoirs,

40. Recommending Baltimore as a market to the

western graziers for their lean cattle, 40. Recom-

mending the Franklin Journal, 24. On rural sports,

54. On rearing horses, 63. On wool, 73. On the con-

struction of ice-houses, query, 87. On dividends in

public stocks, 87. On the late cattle show, 102, 112,

119. On training horses, &c. 110 On diseases of dogs,

125. On the death of Thomas Jefferson, 128. Ditto of

John Adams, 135. To correspondents, 144. In re-

ply to an "Old Man," 168. On domestic wine,.211.

On the sickliness of tide water courses, 214. On rear-

ing fine horses, 215. On rural taste, 220. On the

scheme of premiums for the cattle show, in 1827, ex-

planatory of the views of the committee and board of

trustees, 225. On Sir John Sinclair's "Hints to Farm-

ers," 226

On the prosperous condition of the Unit

ed States in comparison with Great Britain, 234.-

On the red mulberry tree, 245 On a taste and

fondness for the culture of flowers 245. On the agri-

culture of the U. S. military posts, ib. On the plan-

tation of trees, 272. On the height of race horses, 286.

Recommending the establishment of a yard for the sale

of stock, 288 On the sore tongue in horses, ib. On

the attention of Congress to the cultivation of silk, 289.

On Eclipse, 304. On the education of females, $11.

On the memorial of the woollen manufacturers of Bos-

ton, 331. On the new year, 335. To delinquent sub-

scribers, 335. On the cultivation of tobacco in Ohio,

336. On the Floridas, 337. On the improvement

of the internal resources of Maryland, 348. On

the estimate of the Board of Internal Improve-

ment, &c. 356. On the prospects of Maryland, 359,

375. On the report of the Board of Engineers of the

Ohio and Chesapeake canal, 361. On the estab-

lishment of agricultural schools in the U. States,

567. On new objects for the attention of Mary-

land and southern farmers, 377. On the banking

system, 382. On the direct tax on the farmers of

Maryland, 391 On the Baltimore and Ohio rail road,

400. On silk culture, 403.

EGG PLANT, account of a large one raised near Emmits-
burg, d. 227. Ditto by Mr. Coxe, of Georgetown,

ELLIOTT, Capt. J. D. of the U. S. navy, sends rare seeds

D. Č. 244.

to the Editor, 136.

ENGLAND, embarrassment of trade in, 23. Extracts

ENGINEERS, report of the board of, for tortifications, 342.

from late English papers concerning the great distress

in, 234, 5, 6. Editorial remarks on the condition of

the United States in comparison with, 234. Foreign

trade of, 235. Estimate of the number of pages con-

tained in the statutes of, 236. Notice of a curious trial

at the Durham assizes, ib.

ETTWEIN, Bishop, his method of breeding the silk

worn, 68.

EXPERIMENTS with steep, in planting chestnuts for

EWES, North Border, account of, by Mr. Alvey, 6.

fencing timber, 162.

F.

F.

communication from, describing the botanic garden of
FALLOW CROPS, advantages of, over summer fallows, 3.
Wm. Prince, 227
A degree of merit justly due to a naked fallow execut-
ed in the usual way-disadvantages arising from that
practice considered-the usual mode of cultivating,
contrasted with recent practice, 57.

FARINA on fruit trees, on the effects of, by John Wil-

lis, 29.

FARMER, a, in reply to Cecrops on the art of breed-,

ing, 14.

FARMERS, hints to, on the means of alleviating the mis-

suggests a plan for promoting the prosperity of the

Maryland Agricultural Society, 160.

chiefs which are likely to result from the unfavourable

season, by Sir Jno. Sinclair, with remarks on, by the

Editor, 226.

FARMING, gentleman, observations on the causes which
have increased it-their expensive establishments con-
sidered, 345, 354, 365. Profitable system of, as pur-
sued by Richard Hildreth, of Sterling, 356.
FARMING Society of Inverness-shire, Scotland, addressed
by Sir John Sinclair, 2.

FARMS, experimental, several in operation, 139.

FERMENTATION, properly directed, the main spring

FECUNDITY, extraordinary, of four ewes, 39.

FENCES, live, on the cultivation of, 242,

of vegetation, 58.

FARM management among the Romans, on the general

maxims of, 401.

VOL. VIII.

FIELD, J. letter from, to the Editor, concerning Colonel
Ball's settlement, and the native grape, 318.
FISH, on the transportation of, from fresh to salt water, by
J. Macculloch, M. D. F. R. S. 325. Prospectus of a
plan for preserving and rearing them for the London
markets, by do. 326.

FISHING, lines on, from Gay's poems, 46.

FITCH, John, on the manufacture of silk, 69.

GRATES, on the construction of, by an amateur,
GRAZING, statement of the product of the grazing es-
tablishment of John Barney of Del. 20.
GREAT BRITAIN, convention with, 334.

of the brown horse Marsk, 851. Pedigree of Tucka-
hoe, 382. Sale of a stud of English, 399. Rinaldo
offered for the season-American Eclipse to stand at
Boydtown, Va. 407. Notice of Rinaldo, by Edw. N.
Hambleton, 415. Pedigree of Mark Anthony, ib.
HORTICULTURAL and Agricultural Society of Jamaica,
List of its officers, &c 215.
Items, from Loudon's Gardeners' Magazine, 367,
371, 388, 398, 404, 413.

FLAX, account of the newly invented machine for spin- GRIST Mill, description of a cast iron one, by D. G. S. 20. HOVEN in cattle and sheep, cure for, 2.

ning, 230.

FLEMISH HUSBANDRY, characteristics of, 378.

FLIES, effectual and easy mode of destroying them, with

an engraving, 150.

FLORIDA, remarks on the climate of, by a Subscriber,

185. On the soil, climate and productions of, by A. B.

244. Ditto, by Geo, G. F. Clarke, 337. On the cul-

tivation of the sugar cane in, 339.

Institute of agriculture, antiquities and science,

elect John S. Skinner an honorary member-list of

officers for 1826-J. S. Skinner's reply, accepting the

appointment, 256.

FODDER, corn, easy method of securing, by Saml. Hol-

lingsworth, 192.

FOREST TREES, on the plantation of, by J. Lowell, 387.

FOSTER, A. W. of Westmoreland county, Pa.-Sketches

on the different branches of agriculture, 321.

FOULS in cattle, remedy for 35.

man,

FOX HUNTING, extract to the Editor from an old sports-

55. Of the Baltimore and Potomac packs, 382.

FRANKLIN, on the state of the weather in North Caro-

lina, 79.

Institute of Philadelphia, proposals for the exhibi-

tion of October, 1826, with a list of premiums offer-

ed, 141.

FRIEND, on wheat, corn and cotton, 107.
FROGS, usefulness of, in destroying insects in gardens, 312.
FRUIT, on gathering, by X. 251.

FRUIT TREES, Dan'l J. Smith's catalogue of, 4, 11. Ob-
servations on their planting, management and culture,
by do. 5, 13. On the diseases of, by a Massachusetts
Horticulturist, 6. Season of planting-arrival at their
destination-mode of planting-to promote the growth
of, 5. How to render them impervious to frost, 102.
Infested with the May bug-directions for destroying
them, 115. Useful operation on, 124. On ringing,
371. On shortening the tap roots of, 388. Advantage
of pruning in summer, 367.
PRUITS, on the durability of, by T. Pickering, 95, 107.
Of a medium size considered best, 388.

FRUIT STONES, caution against swallowing them, 65,

G.

GARDENS, usefulness of frogs in, 312. Description of
the Oriental at Brighton, 405.

Fabulous of antiquity, notice of, 156.
GARDENING, science of, 163, 180, 188, 196, 203. Re-

flections on, 211.

GAS OIL, enquiry respecting its advantages, &c. by Thos.
Brown, 262.

GEESE, system of fattening, as pursued by the Jews in

Poland, 6. Mrs. Carroll's method, 6. Description of
the mongrel, and method of rearing them, communi-
cated by S. W. Pomeroy, 61.

GENET, E. C. letter from, on the growth and manu-

facture of silk in the United States, 67.

GESTATION of animals, 118.

GOATS, query respecting them, 380. On the manage-

ment of, 412.

GODOLPHIN ARABIAN, remarks on, by Lawrence,215.
Memoir of, with a correct portrait, 295.
GOOSEBERRIES, concise and practical treatise on the
growth and culture of, by R. F. D. Levington, 28, 36.
Thrive best in the shade, 123. Notice of two large
vines in the garden of Sir J. Banks, 388.

GRACCHUS, description of, 22.

GRAFTING, remarks on, by Abner Landrum, 78. Ex-

periments in, 371.

GRAIN, shrinkage of, 2. Average annual importation of

in London, 3. Remarks on putting in small grain on

stubble ground, 57. On harrowing it in spring, by

James Ecroyd, 371.

GRAIN and Grass cutting machine, by horse power, 2.

GRAPES successfully cultivated by Thomas McCall of

Georgia, 16. On the culture of, by a subscriber, 189.

Communication on the culture of, by N. Herbemont,

195. Specimens of superb ones sent to the Editor by

John Willis, Oxford, Md. 227. Great product of Col.

Carr's vineyard near Philad. 227. Successfully culti-

vated by Wm. Shaw, in New York, 238. Description

of the native, by J. Field, 318. Inquiry respecting,

891. On the cultivation of, by N. iterbemont, 403.

Used as a medicine m Geneva, 414.

GRASS, Lotice of a new and valuable one from Missouri,

communicated by John Hardeman, 244. Further ac-

H.

HANCOCK, Dr. on the instinct of plants, 192.
HANNUM, Aaron, his discovery of a remedy for the ex-
pulsion of worms in children, 119.
HARDEMAN, John, communication from, on a new and
valuable grass, 244.

HARMONICON, Grand, description of, by the inventor,
F. H. Smith, 294.

HARROWING, recommended as a preventive against the

ravages of the fly,

HATCH, F. W. notice of a large cucumber raised by him,

238

283.

HAY, information wanted respecting a machine for pack-

ing, 114.

HEMP, of a fine quality raised in Kentucky, 397.
HEMPSTEAD, Stephen, jr. letter from, on the manufac-
ture of silk in Missouri, as practised by Dr. Seth Mil-
lington, 218.

HENDERSON, Thomas G. his method of destroying the

weevil, 146.

HERBEMONT, N. on the culture of the grape, 195,

403. On making wine, 202.

HESSIAN FLY, observations and experiments on the, by

eminent men, collected by Judge Buel, 169, 177. Har-

rowing recommended as a preventive against the de-

predations of, 283.

HILDRETH, Richd. of Sterling, profitable system of

farming, as pursued by him, 356.

HOGS, cheap food for fattening, 34 Weight of large

ones, 35. Proper age, season, and directions for spay

ing, 412.

HOLLINGSWORTH, Jacob, his method of securing corn
HOME MARKETS, memoir on the expediency and prac
ticability of improving or creating, by Geo. Tibbetts,
249, 258, 265, 273.

fodder, 192.

HOPS, demand for, 29. On the culture and curing of,
314. Ditto from Dickson's Farmer's Companion, with
remarks on, by the Ed. American Farmer, 377, 386.
An unprofitable article of cultivation, 402.
HOPSON, communication from, on steeping cloth, 39.

Theory on the qualities of wool, 58. On the cultiva-
tion of madder, 27. On the manufacture of indigo
from the plant, 127, 142, 159. On the manufacture of
alum, 246.

HORSFS, pedigree and performances of English Eclipse,

15, 22. Notices of Gracchus and Mark Anthony, 22.

Management of colts intended for the turf, 47.-

Obituary of one hundred and seven celebrated turf,

with the pedigree, and performances of some of

them, 38. Performances of Janus on the turf, 63.

Description of Rinaldo, by John Randolph, 64. Ex-

traordinary performance of the Editor's blooded horse

Champion, 64. Young Gracchus and dam for sale, 72,

Sale of Gen. Cole's blood horses in New York, 95. Ri-

naldo, will stand at Easton, 1816, 104. Instructions

for training, by C. Duvall, and Thomas Larkin, 110,

111. John Wall's recipe, ib. How to preserve them

against the botts, 114. On crossing, breeding and rear-

ing the turf horse, 150. The origin and progressive

improvement of the race horse, 158. List of the stal-

lions imported into Virginia and North Carolina, from

1795 to 1810, inclusive, with their pedigree, 175, 183.

Valuable ones should be kept in loose stables, 191,

Sale of blooded in Virginia,206. Account of a cub mare,

206, 214. Notice of the celebrated Arabian stallion

Further information concerning the

Bussorah, 215.

Cub mare, 214 Remarks on the Godolphin Arabian, by
Lawrence, 215. Information wanted as to the pedi-
gree of Tuckahoe, 215. Observations on the origin
and utility of, 223. Rearing of blooded ones in New
York-Pedigree of the imported bay colt Valentine,
231. On the lock jaw in, with directions for its treat-
ment, 253. Rules for ascertaining the age of, ib.—
Killed by eating new corn, 260. Observations on
training, by Mr. Sandivir, 271. Instance of the strength
Dreadful disease among,

and endurance of, 279,

in Worcester county, Md. 283. List of the height,

&c. of horses renowned on the British turf, 286. Ex-

tract from the committee at the Concord, N. H. cattle

show, on the management of, 287. Memoir of the

Godolphin Arabian, with a portrait-Cure for the sore

tongue in, 295. Notice of Dolphin, the Jones Arabian,

319. To prevent the sore tongue in, 324. Account

son, 127, 142, 159. Plant of the wild, recommended

as a substitute for woad, 181. Remarks on, by Dr. W.

Zollikoffer, 219.

INSTINCT AND REASON, difference between, 375.

IRELAND, account of the distresses in, and causes of, 234,

235, 236.

IRON CASTINGS for a grist mill, inquiry concerning

them, 45. Answered by John Travers, 79.

IRRIGATION, partial, effectual and internal, 201.

J.

JACK, a terrier dog, son of English Billy, notice of, with

an engraving, 231.

JACOBS, Cyrus, on the use of lime in agriculture, 233.

J. B. on the diseases of cattle in the south, 172.

JANUS, performances of on the turf, 63.

JEFFERSON, Thomas, notice of his death, 128.

JESUITS BARK, account of the discovery of, 263.

JEFFREYS, G. W. extracts from the unpublished agri-
cultural correspondence of, 402.
JOHNSON, Dr., his thoughts on agriculture, (from the
Visiter, 1756,) 121, 129,

R. G. valuable essay by, on reclaiming marsh land,
185, 193, 201.

preventing, 17.
JUICES, vegetable, occasion of the flux of, and means of
J. W's experiment with potatoes, 60.
J. W. R. on the habits of the American locusts, 175.

K.

KALE, (sea,) description of, with directions for cultivating,

by Samuel Miller, 370.

KITCHENS and laundries, information wanted respect-

ing the best mode of building, 2:21. Description of a

German one, 348.

、 L.

LADIES' DEPARTMENT. Whisper to a newly mar-
ried pair, 7, 13, 21, 31, 37, 45. 53, 61, 70. On love
and marriage, 46. Hints for mothers, 78, 85. On the
properties and uses of milk, 99, 109, 116, 124, 131, 139,
Mode of dressing a turtle, 124. Washing salads, 131.
Easy mode of destroying flies, 150. On clearing fea-
thers from their animal oil, 150. A mother to her
daughter, on marriage, 157. Picture of a wife-elegy
to the memory of a beautiful young lady, 157. To
Miss ―o her marriage, 165. Rewards and punish-
ments-praise and blame, 174. Elegant extract, 182.
Ode to folly, 191. Management of families, 198, 205.
Address to domestic happiness, 205. To young wives,
206. On extravagance and its consequences, by Old-
school, 212. The tomb of woman, 213. On industry,
perseverance and attention, 221. On the uses of but-
ter, sugar, salt, vinegar, mustard, tea, coffee, chocolate
and fruits-lines on flowers, 230. Lines by Irene, 238.
On temper-on flowers, from Maddock's Florists' Di-
rectory, 246, 255 Explanation of the botanical terms
used in describing the component parts of a flower-
Directions for planting and
poetry, on woman, 262.
raising hyacinths, 269, 277. The sleeping infant boy,
270. Manner of cultivating flowers in pots filled with
moss only, 278. Poetry, sad recollections, 278. The
mother, 285, 293, 302. Description of the grand har-
monicon, invented by F. H. Smith, 294. On dress-a
profitable wife-lines to the dissipated husband, 302.
On the education of women, 311. On planting tulips,
319, 324, 333. The mother, 325. Leather and pru-
nella, 353. History of Melissa, 341. On female gov-
ernment, 342. On female education-notice of Miss
Livermore, 349. Anecdote of Dr. Sheridan-faithless
Nelly Gray, 350. Advice from a father to his only

CONTENTS.

MEASE, Dr. James, on the diseases and accidents of farm-

ers, 10, 18, 26, 34, 65, 75. Remarks on Mr. Young's

essay on smut in wheat, with additional observations,

161. Letters from, to G. W. Jeffrys, on agricultural

MEECH. C. on the culture of wheat, 11.

books and soiling cattle, 403.

MEMORIAL, adopted at the meeting of the woollen ma-

MELONS, time for planting, &c. 85.

nufacturers held at Boston, 331. From sundry coun-

ties in New York, on the improvement of the Susque-

MERCER, John, description of his threshing machine and

hanna, 341.

horse mill, 181. Letter from to the Editor, with sam-

ples of corn and extraordinary wheat, 323.

METALS, wood, &c. table of the highest relative strength

of, 375.

MILK, boiling of, destroys the taste of garlick, &c. 13. Its

properties, uses, &c 99, 109, 116, 124, 131, 139. Quan-

MILL, notice of the newly invented perpendicular one, for

tity requisite to produce a pound of butter, 221.

grinding grain, and paints in oil, 230.

MILLER, Samuel, his description of the crambe maritima,

or sea kale, with directions for cultivating it, 370.

-Wm. J. on the management of merino sheep, and

their increase and great importance in husbandry,

&c 170.

MILLS, Robert, notice of his atlas of South Carolina, 231.

MORGAN, Jedediah, on keeping and wintering sheep, 178,

236.

MORRIS, J. B. his method of preserving cauliflowers in

hot weather, 99.

MULBERRY TREES, on the growth of, by Dr, A. Stout,

MOWING MATCH, account of, at Stratham, 139.

67.

-SILK and WINE, estimate of the advantages result-

ing from the culture and manufacture of, by Projector,
MULES, essay on the use of, for agricultural purposes, by

283.

MUSE, Dr. J. E. of Dorchester county, Md. raises a large

Mansfield Torrence, 185.

crop of cotton-asserts that the palma christi is attrac

tive of the mole, 215. Address to the Dorchester

County Agricultural Sciety, 294,

N.

NATIONAL ROAD, estimate of the probable cost of, 71.
NATURAL HISTORY of the otter and shrew mole, 296.
NATURAL SCIENCE, Chester county cabinet of, list

NAVY, synopsis of the bill for the improvement of the, 399,
of officers for 1826-address to by Dr. Wm. Darling-

NETTLE, extraordinary properties of the, 405.

ton, 165.

NEW ORLEANS, exports of tobacco and cotton from, for
NUTRITION, process of, 196.
the last five years, 293.

0.

OATS, quantity sown to, and produce of, an acrc, 2.

OBITUARY of 107 celebrated turf horses, with the pedi-

OLD MAN, letter from, to the Editor, on the selection of

gree and performances of some of them, 38.

subjects for the Farmer, 168.

OLIVE TREE, grows in various parts of S. Carolina, 189,
OLDSCHOOL, on the consequences of extravagance, 212.
ONION SEED, Mexican, some of an extraordinary kind,
received from George C. Sibley, 66.

OPIUM, abstract of the various attempts at making in the

United States, 147.

ORCHARDS, remarks on their management, &c. 154. On

ORCHARD GRASS, rapid growth of, 179.

OVERSEERS or managers, suggestion for offering a premi-

the cultivation of, by Wm. Coxe, 410.

um for the best essay on the duties of, 60.

OX, notice of a very large one, 114. Account of one found
swimming near New York, 279.

-Cart, description of one, 37.

OXEN, essay on the value and use of in comparison with
horses, by Richard K. Meade, 137.
several extraordinary, 387.
Comparison of

P.

P. on the construction of ice houses, 284. In reply to cer-

PALMA CHRISTI, singularly attractive of the mole, 215.

tain inquiries by J. B. 412.

PARKY, Capt. proposes another expedition to the north

pole, 319.

PEA, Angola, notice of, by Amphicon, 84.

PARSNIPS, on the culture of, by R. Sinclair, 26.
PEACH TREES, soil best calculated for-subject to the
worm and the yellows-directions for planting, 13.

PEARS, decayed ones dangerous, 236. New kind of, 405.

Method of raising by twigs, 380.

diseases of, by Gilbert T. Pell, 413.

Observations on the

PEAR TREES, treatment of—remedy for the brulure in, 6.

VOL. VIII.

Q.

Q. on the construction of ice houses, 310.

CONTENTS.

SCIENTIFIC memoranda, applicable to rural economy,

1, 9, 17.

SCYTHE, Hairhault, remarks on, by Judge Buel, 133.
QUARTERLY (American) Review, notice of proposals to SEABROOK, Whitemarsh B. on the selection of seed corn,
publish, 303.

QUOIT-CLUB of Philadelphia, rules of, 54.

R.

RADISH, notice of a large one, 332. Approved method of

raising good ones,389. Directions for saving the seed,50.

RAIL ROAD, Hetton, description of, by Wm. Strickland,

Esq. with an engraving, 100.

RAIL ROADS, extract of a letter from Edinburgh, against

their use, 349. Proposed one from Baltimore to the

Ohio, 408.

Company, Baltimore and Ohio, confirmation of their

charter by the legislature of Virginia, 415.

RECIPES, for the cure of distemper in dogs, 15. For the

tetter worm, 32. For the polypus in the nose, 49. Frost

bitten limbs, ib. Asthma, ib. For sore lips, 18. To

make cider barrels sweet, 61. Cure for a sprain, 65.

For the whooping cough, ib. For spitting of blood, ib.

For the cholera morbus, ib. For catarrh or cold, ib.

For the bite of a snake, 76. To clean black silks-To

preserve clothes, 79. To cure water founder, 80. To

make vinegar-To escape the effects of lightning, 87.

To render trees impervious to frost, 102. For worms

To

in children, 119. For St. Anthony's fire, 120.

prevent corns from growing on the feet-To remove

warts-To make court plaster-Eor the cramp-For

the sting of gnats, wasps and bees, 135, To remove

ink from linen-To destroy fleas, 144. To prevent

wounds from mortifying, ib. To clean feathers from

their animal oil-To remove warts, 151. To stop

bleeding at the nose, 152. To make toast and water,

ib. To clean black lace veils-To clean white satins,

168. Method of cleaning musty casks, 181. To pre-

vent sea sickness-For a cough-To prevent ink from

moulding-To remove corns and warts-For burus

and scalds for chapped or sore lips, 184. To clean

orange colour on silk, cotton, and woollen-To clean

black silk-To clean chintz bed and window furniture,

207. For scouring thick cotton, ib. To keep apples

for winter use-For cleaning thin cottons-To revive

the colour of black cloth, 214 To make beer, 232.

To prevent danger from wet clothes-to clean boots

and shoes in winter, so as to prevent spoiling the

clothes or the house-To prevent shoes from taking in

water, 248. New method of cleaning silks, woollens

and cottons, 255. To make durable ink-For sulphur-

ing wool, silks, straw bonnets, &c.-For taking out

spots of paint, &e, from cloths, silks, &c 263. For

brewing on a small scale, 279. For dipping black

silks when rusty-To take stains from silks-To dry

clean clothes of any colour-Remarks on scouring

woollens, 280. For cleaning silks of all kinds, and

supposing the article to be a shawl, 287. For the cure

of the sore tongue in horses, 296. For the ague in

the breast, 503. To pickle beef and pork, &c. and to

keep meat good in hot climates-To expet cockroaches

319. To prevent the sore tongue in horses, 324 Com-

position for restoring scorched lineu-lo prevent snow

water, or rain from penetrating the soles of shoes or

boots, 328. Pouring of spirits into shoes or boots to

prevent cold, injurious, ib. For curing beef, 335. To

keep crows from corn lands-To cure distemper in

dogs Washing cottons and linens-To cure dropsy-

To make jelly, 344. Several, for cooking tomatoes,

371. For preserving potatoes in a dried state, ib. For

making various kinds of cakes, 375. To make excel-

lent candy, 389. For scouring woollens, dyed and un-

For the bite of a snake, 399.

dyed, 590

REPORT of the board of engineers for fortifications, 342.

RINALDO, notice of, by E. N. Hambleton, 415.

ROOTS, on the depth of, by Mr. Thurtell, 2.

ROTATION of crops, 4. Hint for, in the south, 60.

RCFFIN, E. on the use of lime as a manure, 105.

RURAL TASTE, with remarks on by the Editor, 220.

RYE BREAD, eaten in Germany and Poland, in prefer-

ence to wheat, 135.

S.

SALADS, easy method of washing, 132.

SALT, as a manure, letter on, from Judge Peters, 340.

Its quality as a manure disputed, 367.

SALTED Straw, eagerly eaten by sheep, 6.

SAVANNAH, exports of, 263.

SAXONY Sheep, great sale of, in New York, 20. Ditto

in Albany, 43.

SCHOOLS, public, extracts from the report of the secre-

tary of state of New York, shewing their number and

progress, 375

SCHUYLKILL navigation company, extracts from the

anuual report of, 349.

299.

SEA KALE, directions for its culture, by Wm. Curtis,

with engravings, 43, 51.

SEED, change of, not necessary to prevent degeneracy, by

Joseph Cooper, 50.

countries, 367. Germination of, ib. On packing and

SEEDS and plants, directions for packing them in foreign

preserving them, 388.

SEED WHEAT, on liming, by Jas. McCall, 154.

SHEEP, weight of four Dishley wethers raised by Mr.

SHAW, Wm. notice of his fruit garden and vineyard, 238.

Champion, 24. J. McDowell's account of his flock of

merino in Ohio, and the origin of "Columbus," 34.--

Query to Curwen, on fine wool, &c. by W. J Miller,

58. Sale of Saxony, at Brighton, 64. Notice of thes

camblet woolled, 76. Remarkable increase of, 79.

Importation of Saxony, ib. Reply of W. R. Dickin-

son to a Connecticut Farmer on the origin of Mr Mc-

Dowell's flock, 81. Letter from Jas. Caldwell, on the

same subject, 82. Explanation of the terms Bake-

well and Dishley, by Albion, 107. Tar given in small

Wood ashes

quantities prevents the rot, &c. 114.

given with salt, preserves their health, ib. Shearing

festival in Nantucket, account of, 122. Notice of Mr.

Henry Watson's sheep shearing at E. Windsor, Conn.

123. On the management of merinoes-Their increase

and great importance in the best mode of husbandry as

proved by the product of his farm, by Wm. J. Miller,

170. On wintering, by Jedediah Morgan, 178.-

On a proper selection of, by R. K. Meade, with an

Hints on, by John Bar-

account of his shearing, 179

Facts and observations in relation

ney, of Del. 194.

to keeping, by Jedediah Morgan, 236. Curwen in re-

ply to Columella, No. 1, 241, No. 2, 249. On the art

Note on ditto from

of breeding, by J. H. Powel, 257.

On the manage-

Sinclair's ode of Agriculture, 257.

ment of, by Benjamin Sutton, 347. Inquiry respect-

ing, by a Plain Farmer, 380. On the foot rot in,

386.

SHIPPING, British, loss of, in ten years, 351.

seed of an extraordinary kind, 66.

SIBLEY, Geo. C. sends some Mexican wheat, and onion

committee on agriculture in Congress, on the subject;

SILK, on the culture and manufacture of-Report of the

Remarks on the report by the editor of the Albany Ar-

gus, 66. Notes on the growth and manufacture of, in

the U. States, by Mr. Genet, 67. On the manufacture of,

by J. Fitch, 69. Do. in Missouri, by Dr. Millington, 281.

On the production of, in the U. States, 219. Circular to

governors of states and territories, from the secretary

of the treasury, soliciting information on the culture,

&c. of, 237. Of an excellent quality from the Ameri-

can black mulberry, by B. S. Young, 245. Remarks

on the cultivation of, by Gideon B. Smith, 251. Pro-

duce in Connecticut, 263. Large quantity manufac

tured in the family of J. Ingraham, Seekonk, N. Y.

270 Advantages resulting from the manufacture of,

by Projector, 283. Observations on the culture of,

and the mulberry tree, by the late Archibald Steven-

son, Esq. of Mongreenar, in Ayrshire, 289, 299, 308,

314. Culture of, in Sweden, $71. Correspondence

between the hon. Richard Rush and hon. C. Miner,

on the subject of, 404.

Worms, Bishop Ettwein's method of breeding, 68.

Eggs of, to be had of Mr. J. Randall, Anuapolis, 102.

Oak leaves of great service in raising, 220. Diseases

of. 252.

method of cleaning, 375.

SILVER, proper

SINCLAIR, Sir John, addresses the Inverness Farming

Society, 2. His Code of Agriculture, extract from, on

the principles of improved breeding, 229, 257. Hints

to farmers, on the means of alleviating the mischief

which are likely to result from the unfavourable sea-

son, 336.

Robert, on the cultivation of mangel wurtzel, beets,

parsnips and carrots, 26. On the cultivation of tur-

nips, 138.

& Moore, their prices of grass seeds, 120. Estab-

lish a nursery near Baltimore, 264.
SMITH, Chas. sends an extraordinary squash or cymblin,
to the Editor, 184.

Daniel J. catalogue of trees and plants, 4. Obser-

vations on their planting, management and culture, 5.

F. H. description of his grand harmonicon, 294.

Makes improvements in the cotton planter, 313

Gideon B. on the cultivation of silk, and the man-
agement of silk worms, 251.

SMUT in wheat, easily prevented by salt and lime, 1.

Propagated by seed, 2. Essay on, by Wm. Young,

153. Remarks on do. with additional observations, by

Dr. Jas. Mease, 161.

SNAKES, bite of, cured by hartshorn, 76.

SOILS, classification of, 17.

SOIL and CLIMATE of the western and the Atlantic

states, remarks on, 282.

SOPHORIA TINCTORIA, or wild indigo, remarks on,
by Dr Wm. Zollikoffer, 219.
SPAIN, expense of living, and manner of cooking in, 374.
the horses in Worcester county, Md. 283.
SPENCE, J. S. letter from, describing a disease among
summer fallows, 3.

SPICES, kinds best for use, 248.

SPENNY, James, on the advantage of fallow crops over

SPORTING OLIO, pedigree and performances of Eclipse,

15, 22. Notice of Mark Anthony and Gracchus, 22.

Obituary of 107 turf horses, 38. On fishing, 46.

On the management of colts intended for the turf, 47.

Rules of the Philadelphia quoit club, 54. On fox hunt-
ing, 55. New Market races-Performances of Janus
on the turf, 63. Baltimore, North Carolina and Vir-
New York trotting club, 71, 79. New

ginia races, 71.

York union races, 86. Sale of horses at ditto, 87. De-

scription of a good horse-Boat race at Charleston, 87.

Sale of General Cole's blooded horses in N. York, 95.

Annals of the turf, 102, 117, 125, 132, 140, 150, 158,

175, 183. Instructions for training, 110, 111. Pigeon

shooting in Pennsylvania, 118. On the diseases of

dogs, with directions for their cure, 125, 133, 140, 151,

159, 191, 199, 207. On the great benefits of loose

stables, 191. How to know the age of a dog until he

is six years old, ib. Sale of blooded horses in Vir-

ginia, 206. The Cub mare, ib. Importation of dogs

from Liverpool-Performances of the dog Billy, in

London, 207. Trotting match at New York, 213. Ex-

traordinary leap-Pedestrianism-More of the Cub

mare--Huntsman's call, 214. Remarks on the origin

Leaping match, 224.

and utility of the horse, 223

Pedigree of the imported bay colt Valentine, 231.

Account of the races, and trotting matches at Long

Island, October 3d, 239. Notice of the American

Eclipse, 240. Canton races--New Market fall ditto,

247. Tree hill ditto, 254. Norfolk fall ditto, 255.

Washington, D. C. ditto, 263. Observations on train-
ing, by Mr. Sandivir, of New Market-Game shoot-
ing in England--Hunting song, 271. Betting at Tat-
tersall's, 278. Trotting matches in England--Char-
rioteering-Race against a coach-Pedestrianism-In-
stance of the strength and endurance of the horse-
Irish warranty-Hunting song, 279. List of the height
of horses renowned on the British turf, 286. Extract
from the report of the committee at the Concord, N.
H. cattle show, on the management of horses-Sport-
ing character of C. J. Fox--Hunting song, 287. Me-
moir of the Godolphin Arabian, with an engraving.
Cure for the sore tongue in horses, 295. Squirrel hunt
Lines on

in New Hampshire-Hunting song, 303.

betting--Stag hunt in England, 311. Ditto, 319. Ac-

count of Dolphin, the Jones Arabian, and his perform-

ances, with a comparison between him and the Go-

dolphin Arabian, ib. Race at Norfolk between Sally

Hope and Eagle, 325. Spring, the champion, six to

one, ib. Duck shooting, by a sportsman, 334. Play

or pay; Pedestrianism; Trotting match, &c. 343. Ac

count of the brown horse Marsk; Remarks on duck

shooting, by the editor of the Manufacturers and Farm-

ers' Journal, 351. On toleing ducks, by Jas. Boyle,

358 A match against time, performed at Charleston,

S. C. ib. Fox hunting; Skaiting, 368. Remarks on

the different breeds of dogs, and their food, 373. List

of sporting books for sale by W. A. Colman, 374. Ac-

count of the meeting of the Baltimore hunt, and

Bridge (Potomac) pack, 382. Hunting song, ib. Pedi-

gree of Tuckahoe; Extraordinary riding; singular cir-

His-

cumstance; Cure for distemper in dogs, 389. Sale of
a stud of English horses; Death of the stag, 399.
tory of the Setter dog, with an engraving, 406. Ride
and drive match, 415.
A very large one sent
SQUASHES, how to cultivate, 85.
to the Editor by Charles Smith, 184.

STAG hunt, a remarkable, 32.

STAMMERING, directions for the cure of, 271.
STEAM, queries respecting, 390. *

boat Pioneer, notice of the, 71,
carriage, by Mr Stevens, 79,
packet, united kingdom, 236.

STEEP, experiments with, 162.

STEPHENSON, Archibald, of Ayrshire, observations by,

on the culture of silk, and the mulberry tree, 289, 299,

308, 314.

STORM, Thomas, on the culture of lucerne, 388.

STOUT, Dr. A on raising mulberry trees, 68.

STRAWBERRIES, medical properties oi, 9. Large ones

On the cultivation of, 405.

raised in England, 388

STRAW CUTTER, Hotchkiss's, account of the savings

made by the use of, employed to cut hay and straw as

fodder for horses, 356.

TURNIPS, cultivation of, 2. Good crops obtained by
ploughing after sowing the seed, 114. On the cultiva-
tion of, by Robert Sinclair, 138. Directions for raising
as practised in Massachusetts, 156.

TURTLE, mode of dressing, 124.

maple, made in considerable quantity in Tioga co. TWIN CALVES, raised by George Renick, Chillicothe,

Pa, 95.

UNCAS, on the employment of cotton seed as a manure, 66. WINE, notice of Mr. McCall's, 36. On the making of,

UNIVERSITY of Virginia, 232.

TOMATO, or love apple, mode of preserving the perfume WEEVIL FLY, very destructive to grain, 82. How to des- YANCEY, Charles, disapproves of the white flint wheat,