CONTENTS OF VOL. IX. 20. st A. B. on Maryland lands, No. 1. 81. No. 2. 91. ADOPTION, singular system of in France, 32. AGRICOLA, dissertation on lime, by, 369. AGRICULTURE, of modern Italy, 1. As influenced by geographical circumstances, 2. Science of, 2, 9, 17, 33, 65. On the establishment of schools teach- ing theoretically and practically, with letters from -OF BARNWELL DISTRICT, S. C. addressed by -OF DORCHESTER COUNTY, Md. list of pre- miums for the show in October, 1827, 227. Official -OF HARTFORD COUNTY, (Con.) extract from -OF LOUDON, FAUQUIER, PRINCE WILLIAM AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES, Va. addressed by -OF MARYLAND, list of premiums for the Show of 1827, with remarks on, by the editor, 41. Meet- ing of the Trustees at Col. Bosley's, June 7, 1827, 104. Address to the members of the Eastern Shore, by N. Hammond, 106. List of premiums offered by the society for the Eastern Shore, at the Show of November, 1827, 187. List of judges for the Western Shore, 240. Official account of the Cattle Show and Fair at Baltimore, Oct. 24th and 25th, 257. List of officers for the ensuing year, 259. Official account of the Cattle Show and Fair at -OF MASSACHUSETTS, addressed by the hon. John Lowell, their president, 265. -OF PAWTUCKET, R. I. premiums to be award- -OF PENNSYLVANIA, proceedings of, in rela- tion to the plan of the Fellenberg school-list of -OF SALEM, N. J. premiums selected from their -OF SOUTH CAROLINA, papers read at their meeting 18th September, 1827, 233. AGRICULTURAL Associations, benefits of, 283, 295. Axioms, 308. Fete, in China, 188. Implements used in Italy, 1. Improvement, importance of, 210. Institute and system of education of the Rev. E. De Fellenberg, brief sketch of, 50. Knowledge, read- ing necessary to, 74. Meeting in Lancaster, Pa. 203. Penance, advantages of, 59. Query, 188. Schools, proposition to establish one in Pennsyl- vania, by Mr. Morris, 267, 378. AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING Society, of Muskingum county, Ohio, elect J. S. Skinner an honorary member. Officers for 1827, 168. ALFALFA, seed of, sent to the editor by Com. Jones, AMPHICON on civil engineering, 205. On the Aus- ANIMAL KINGDOM, on the study of, with reference to agriculture 186, 194, 202, 209, 226, 235, 242, 249, ANIMALS, on the improvement of the breed of, 19. General principles of rearing, managing and feed- ing domestic, 33. On the study of the animal king- dom with reference to agriculture-on the lan- guage, nomenclature, description and classification of external anatomy of, 186, 194, 202, 209, 226, 235, 242, 249, 266, 273. ANTS, battle of the, by M. Hanhart, 264. APRICOT, notice of a large one, from Mr. J. Lafitte, ARRACACHA of South America, grows to perfection ASTRAPEA WALLICHI, notice of, by W. Prince, 316. ATHERSTONE, J. on the cultivation of woad, 193. AYRES, Dr. E. on the cultivation of Guinea grass, 73. BALSAM APPLE, of Florida, seed of, sent to the edi- BARLEY, on the cultivation of, by Judge Buel, 2. Ex- periments with, by Arthur Young, 370. BEDS AND BEDSTEADS, materials proper to be used BEEE, inquiry as to the best mode of pickling, 232. BEER, when and where first brewed, 210. BEES, how to preserve from the worm, &c. 53. Man- ner of raising in Livonia, 181. Method of remov- BEVAN, Mr. extract from his report on the agriculture BINGHAM, J. A. on the use of mules in the western BIRNIE, C. letter from, on the subject of fermented liquors, offered at the Cattle Show of 1827, 373. 355. BORROWING AND LENDING, evils of, by A. P. 199. BREAD, how to make without yeast, 71. Kind of pro- per to be used by dyspeptic persons, 181. Expe- BREWERIES, notice of the extensive ones at Albany, BRODNAXE, W. E. on raising blooded horses, 359. BROOKE, Col. George M. on the climate and produc- BROWN, Samuel, on the manufacture of coarse cotton goods in the southern states, 249. BUCKWHEAT, experiments in the culture of, 387. munication from, on pear trees, 252. On the cul- By Transfer, Young's experiments in agriculture, with remarks, BURNING, directions to escape, 399. CABBAGES, culture of, injurious to the soil, 179. Large one raised in Aldie, Va. 215-do. in Northampton CAMPO MARTO, farm of, in Italy, account of its ma- CANALS, extracts from the report of the commission- ers of the New York, 77. Remarks by "Anne CARROTS, notice of a large one raised in Maryland, 16-do. in Pennsylvania, 177. Directions for cul- tivating, 179. Experiments in the culture of, 394. CARTS AND WAGONS, where best used, 284. CASTOR OIL, American, the manufacture of, profita- CATTLE, manner of feeding in Piedmont-Colour of in Tuscany, 1. Cheap fodder for, 105. Short- horned not a native breed of Britain-excellent food for, 179. Uses of salt to, when given freely, 179. Il effects of soiling, 193. Fodder for, 204. Cure for wens, 204. Notice of a disease in, called shoulder brake, 229. The importance of selecting good breeds, 243. Account of the large ox, Colum- bus, 312. Weight of some at Washington, Pa. 315. Bulls of the Devon and short-horn wanted, 380. Short-horned for sale by James Cox, 404. CATTLE SHOW, Hartford, remarks on, by the editor CHEAT, remarks on, by a Farmer, 116-do. by A. P. CHEESE, Parmesan, method of making, 1. American, 243. CHERRIES, very fine raised by J. Willis, 104. Re- CLARKE, George J. F. Esq. memoir by, on the culti- CLAY, on burning, information wanted, by a subscri CLOVER, treatment of the second crop, 179. -SEED, time and method of saving, getting out and cleaning, by Robert Sinclair,-do. by "Expe- COCHINEÁL., on the culture of, (with cuts,) 188. COCKROACHES, how to destroy, 13, 119, 143. COKE, Thomas William, Esq. of Norfolk, (Eng.) biogra- COMPOSTS, their application and cost, 201. CONGRESSIONAL ITEMS, of general interest, S03, CONSUMPTION, good effects of riding in, 327. Liver- -Joseph, his directions for making wine from -GUINEA, its cultivation, great product, and va- -LAWS, British, effect of, on the agricultural COTTON, estimates of the imports and consumption of in Great Britain, in seven years, 5. Quality of the Maryland, 7. On the qualities of the nankin, cul- tivated in North Carolina, 81. Consumption of, in France, Switzerland, and the United States, 116. Report on the causes which contribute to the pro- duction of fine Sea Island, by Whitemarsh B. Sea- brook, 129, 137, 145. Improper for wounds, 208. On the employment of in the manufacture of bag- COWS, observations on by T. Pickering, 13. Winter food for, 27, 315. Extraordinary one, belonging to J. H. Powel, Esq. 100. Further particulars concerning it, 105. Extraordinary one owned by Dr. Elmer, in New Jersey, 176. Good ones want- COX, James, offers short-horned cattle for sale, 404. CROPS, rotation of, 17. Essay on, by W. C. Nicholas, 49, 57. Do. by Sir H. Davy, 65. Prospect of, in Virginia, 83, 396. North Carolina, 100, 179, 252, 220. Maryland, 100, 149, 179, 404. In Alabama, 107. In New York, 133. In Pennsylvania, 139, 149, 179. In Georgia, 164. Inquiries as to the advantage of a certain rotation of, by a young Far- CREAM, method of preserving, 210. CUCUMBERS, on pickling with whiskey instead of vi- CULTURE, origin and principles of, as derived from the study of vegetables, 9. Influence of, on vege- CUTS, box for transplanting plants, 38. Mail stage for a rail road, 126. Rail road carriages, on Mr. Mill's plan, 142. Illustrative of the culture of cochineal, 189. Transplanting instruments and orange box, 212. Of the great ox Columbus, 312. Solution of a question, by V. 351. Shewing the mode of culti- DARBY, William, on suction, as the most certain means of extracting poison, 279. Notice of his Geogra- phical Dictionary, by Agathedemon, 135. DAVIS, Gideon, prices of his ploughs, 8. DEAFNESS, sure remedy for, 392. DENNY, William H. interesting letter from, on the Bal- timore and Ohio rail road, 389. DICKINSON, W. R. on sheep and wool, 284. DIET, influence of, on the intellectual faculties, 206. DOANE, Capt. (U. S. N ) presents a variety of beauti- DOCKS, proper time for pulling, 210. DOGS, distemper in, cured by laudanum, 6. Account of a faithful one, 80. Useless ones in the state of Virginia, 107. Singular instance of sagacity in one, 151. Inquiry as to cure for certain diseases in, 239. Cure for the mange, or itch, 263-4. Lines on the death of Piper, a celebrated fox hound, 287. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES, advantages of, 191. DROVERS, excellent establishment for their accommo- DUNBAR, R. wants information respecting Guinea DWELLING HOUSES, situation and plan of, shading EDITORIAL REMARKS, on the selection of horses for breeding, 14. On the Baltimore and Ohio rail road, 23. On systematic farming, 36. On weaving in families, 40. On the cattle show for 1827, 41. On the town of Salem, and its vicinity, 56. On the good effects resulting from Agricultural Fairs, 80. On the Boston Medical Intelligencer, 93. On the season and the crops, 120. On the culture of silk, 128. On wool, 132. On American silk, 136. Occasioned by a toast given by the sheriff of Suf- folk, Mass. 144. On domestic manufactures-on the necessity of preserving pedigrees of celebrated horses, 192. On diet, 206. On the approaching fair, 208, 247. On the employment of cotton for cotton bagging, &c. 219. Suggesting the propri- ety of ladies attending the fair-on the fair to be held for the benefit of the Orphaline Charity School, 223. Acknowledging the receipt of fruits and wines, 232. On the advantages of encourag- ing the breed of horses in Maryland, 248. On the cattle show of 1827-on the utility of pub- lishing the accounts of races, and the pedigrees of valuable horses, 264. On the Dorchester coun- ty cattle show, 272. On the bad effects of simi- larity in the names of horses, 278. On Colonel Long's letter to the rail road company, 280. In reply to "A Subscriber," on the use of ardent spi- rits among labourers, 288. On the erection of monuments, 303. On farming in New England on economy in fodder, 321. On Fessenden's Far- mer's Almanac, 328. On the establishment of an agricultural society in Ohio, &c. 352. Noticing the Southern Agriculturist--on the proper time for sow- ing oats, 363. On rail roads, 367. On the native black mulberry, 380. On distribution of seeds, 392. On the proposed rail road from the Chesapeake to the Delaware, 400. On the use of Mules, 407. ELLIOT, Capt. J. D. sends carrier pigeons and hogs to ENGINEERING, civil, remarks on, by Amphicon, 205. ENGLAND, national debt, rise of, 32. FAMILY PHYSICIAN, American, by Dr. Ewell, notices FAMILY RECORD, plan of, 7. FAUNTLEROY, M. G. wishes a partner in a manufac- FECUNDITY, extraordinary, of a sow, 308. FELLENBERG, Rev. Emanuel de, sketch of his Agri- cultural Institute, and system of education, 50. Description of his school, at Hofwyl, by John Mur- -School, plan of one, for Pennsylvania, 378. FIELD SEEDS, inquiries as to the time and manner of FIGS, directions for drying, wanted, 53. FISH PONDS, management of, in France, 255. FODDER, cheap, 106. FOOD, Animal, remarks on the texture of and the dif- FORSYTH, William, his composition for the cure of FRUIT TREES, variety of, for sale in British nurse- ries, 10. On trimming, by Joseph Kersey, 29. On the management of various kinds, by John Willis, GARDENING, directions for 44. Remarks in favour GARNETT, James M. proposes to publish the husban- dry and horticulture of the middle, northern and GEESE, extraordinary longevity of a pair in the state GLUE, French method of making, from bones, 355. GOLD, Thomas, on the agriculture of New England, 161. On deep ploughing, 169. On grasses, 377. On agricultural societies, 394. GOLDSBOROUGH, R. H. on the Hessian fly and rare GORWOOD, his rules for choosing a race horse by ex- GOURDS, large, 109. GRAFTING, observations on, in answer to a "Young GRAIN, on the preservation of, from mice, 152. Pro- GRAPES, description of the "Scuppernong," 29. Ex- cellent quality of the "Alexander"-varieties cul- |