THE CULTIVATOR, A MONTHLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE. FLORICULTURE, AND TO DOMESTIC AND RURAL ECONOMY. ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRVINGS OF FARM HOUSES AND FARM BUILDINGS, IMPROVED BREEDS OF NEW SERIES---VOL. VIII. ALBANY, NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY LUTHER TUCKER, 407 BROADWAY. 1968 OFFICE IN NEW-YORK CITY, AT M. H. NEWMAN & Co.'s BOOKSTORE, No. 199 BROADWAY, WHERE SINGLE NUMBERS, OR COMPLETE SETS OF THE BACK VOLUMES CAN ALWAYS BE OBTAINED. FROM THE STEAM PRESS OF C. VAN BENTHUYSEN. 1851. INDEX TO VOLUME VIII. (NEW SERIES. ) [EXPLANATION.-In making out the annexed Index, we have placed every thing relating to A. 103 | Cattle-Notice of Sherwood's,. Barley, loss by malting,. 279 Bees, to prevent robbing,. 373 Hereford,... 305, 376 47 BIOGRAPHY-Memoir of Col. Picker- Blackberry, cultivation of,... Bignonia, large flowered,.. 269 Short-horn, notice of,.. 315 In Ohio,.... 325 - ing,. 100, 131, 249 Premium cows in Mass.,...................... 361 260 Sale of at State Fair,. 376 367 Of W. W. Wadsworth, notice,. 379 Education, importance of,........ 38 Bureau, National,....... 51 BOOKS-Western Horticultural Review, 110 Notice of good cows,.. 879 A prolific free-martin,.. 380 395 Alderney, 25 Papers, importance of......... 83, 30 Rural Homes,. 395 Cows, superior,. 25 Suggestion for improving,. 304 The Horticulturist, 395 cabbage and turneps for,. 394 School, Gov. Hunt on, 86 Prof. Johnston's Notes,.. 213 Relieving choked... 25 report of Mass. Commission- Youatt and Martin on Cattle, 225 To promote health of,.. 25 ers on,.... 161 Stephens' Farmers' Guide,.. 233 library, list,.... 120 Blake's Lessons in Farming,.. 239 reading, benefits of, 146, 165, 206, 279 Dixon on Poultry,.. 239, 291, 377 Cayuga Lake, depth of and remarks on,. 147 27 Convention at Boston,.. 184 American Pomologist,. 301 Chemistry, connection with agriculture,. 56 Schools, remarks on,... 353, 385 Butter making,.. Exhibition of Addison co., Vt.,. 374 in Pennsylvania,... 401 as applied to farming, advantages 69, 134 Bucks co., Pa.,............. Philadelphia co.,..... Washington co., N. Y.,.. Berkshire, Mass.... Agriculture, blundering legislation in,.. of Ohio,.. 374 Bridge, Severson's Iron,.. 208 Cherries, best sorts,. 267, 302 374 Buds for inoculating, how long will they - rotting of,... 302 375 keep? 77 Chess, rapid increase by seed,.. 151 375 Buckwheat, value of,.. 250 Chestnut, Spanish, curious experiment, 47, 116 BUILDINGS-Plan of a barn,.. 178 112 257, 289 Plan of a Dairy House,.. animals,.. 324 Carriage house and stable... 241 Cider mill, Chapin's portable,.. 279 of Illinois and Iowa,. 355, 386 Country school house,... 18 Alders, killing,.. 89 Bracketed farm house,.. 28 City and country, change respecting,.... 205 385 Almanac for 1851,.. 1 Analysis of soils, price of,. 60 Country house in the pointed style,.. 29 Clover, Chilian, 89 22 Cooking meats, time required for,. 24 -of White Sugar beet,.. 354 Bull, strength of,.. 376 Correction-Prof. Mapes, 405 -of soils, comparative,... 332, 362 Butter, mode of making, 85 Corn, best kinds of,. 57 American Institute Fair, 405 - large yield,. 91 Stalk cutter,. . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Animal heat,.. 73 Animals, domestic, how best fed,. 80 making and milk houses,. .115, 88, 122 171 Sheller for horse power, 119 skill in breeding,.. 81 from 16 cows,....... 172 Sheller, Clinton,. 14 improvement in,.. 102 large yields,.. ......... fed on red-root seed,.. 148 flavor of, remark on,.... 172, 207 Large crop of,.. 185 cross-breeding, . 377 Cooking food for,... 13 - Feeding in winter,.. APPLES-Early Joe,....... Rough and Ready, so called,. List of trees bearing young,. In Kentucky,.. For stock,... large and small,. 148 13 77 79 Cabbage Grub, to destroy,..... Crops in Nova Scotia,.. 44 18 - 109 Canada Thistle, how to manage it,. New-Jersey,. 91 360 110 of New-England, remarks on,.... 118 to destroy,... 23 120 Carrots, culture of,... Croup, remedy for, 27 119 For stewing, 138 and parsnips, comparative value of, 339 Cucumbers, culture of,.. 18 Late Strawberry,. 138 CATTLE-Devon breed,. to raise early, 18 50 Northern Spy,... 210 Premium Cows,.. 85, 122 Cultivation by steam, ......... 306 Williams' Favorite,.. 238 Long keeping,. ....... 267, 270, 303 Show at Smithfield club,........... 87 Cultivator, improvement in,. 72 Depot in Albany,... 152 Falling from trees,... 313 Poisoned by lead,. 152 Fattening swine on,... 314 Fat, notice of,.. 153, 184, 218 D. Discussion on at Rochester,......... 365 Cure of wens in,.... 172 Ashes, experiment with,. 21 In Novia Scotia, improved,. 181 - mixing with manure,.. 207 Steamer,. 11 Asparagus, culture of,... 18 Devon, smart workers,.. 218 Dairying, profits of,.. 114, 207 Astronomical Observatory in Albany,... 346 Southern, prices of... 219 December, seasonable hints for, 15 History of Short-horns,... 225 Delafield, John, portrait of,.. 368 Fattening in Dutchess county,.. 235 Delaware county, farming in, 387 B. Ayrshire,... 246 Fat in Kentucky, 249 Deodar, great durability of its timber,... 143 8 Babirussa, figure and description of,..... 144 Short-horn bull, Seaham,... 272 DOMESTIC ECONOMY-Buckwheat 92 L G. Morris' and G. Vail's sales,.... 275 and corn cakes, 24 |