THE

WISCONSIN FARMER,

AND

NORTH-WESTERN CULTIVATOR;

SHORETARY

DEVOTED TO

AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, THE MECHANIC ARTS, AND RURAL ECONOMY.

Embellished and Illustrated with Numerous Engravings.

VOLUME XIV.

EDITED BY J. W. HOYT,

WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

MADISON:

PUBLISHED BY HOYT & CAMPBELL.

1862.

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230 Dog law,

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Page.
Beer, diseases of, ... ...... 213 Cotton vs. dax,...

286
Abdálalva. (Egyptian melon.).... 216

culture of,...
.......... 256
a few words about,..........

453
Abuses of the Horse,.......8, 48, 94 Beef sleak, how to broil,........ 192 Country school house,........... 109
old Hurore, (ilustrated)....

0 Beer, good wholesome,.......... 192 Cows, care of before calving...... 53
Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel, 27 Betier late thao lever,........... 179 care of a ter caiving.

....... 130
Adobé as a building material,.... 263 age, (poetry,)............... 3.9

milk fever in,............... 379
African Imphe , Sugar from,... .. 164 Pirds, spare the,.... ......... 346

465

value of ....
Age, the belier.' (poetry,)........ 614 Blackberries, 60 bushels.......... 98 Crooked footpath (roetry,)...... 394
Agriculture in Nicaragua,.......

2 Blackberry, law100, (illustrated,) 139 Cranberries in swamp lanay,.
in France,....

48
talk, .....
142 Crops in Kentuc-y,.............

6
and the Agriculturist,.... 88

Black currants, how to keep,..

.... 225 Croup, treatment of ............. 614
in Massachust tus,.......
89 Blight on pears.....
383 (urious discovery,.............

22
in Envland,

245 Booes, easy way to dissolve, ..... 3
in 1900, (poetry,)...

243
Borer and sap sucker .......

16

D.
Agricultural scirtie., 74, 82, 197,

Bone spavin, how to cure,.......

10
278, 316, 372, 385,.

Bots in horses..........
393

202

64 Da'ries and dairy farming.....
Legislators,

79 Breeding from young x pin als.... 95 Dahlia tubers, to preserve,....... 39
Papers, mission of,. ... ....87, 160 Bretch loding Co nuon, (illus)... 114 Dec. and some of its duties....... 401
Capabilities of Ilinois,...
Brave boy,........

Decisive ballies of the world..... 73
117
232

112
and Blat stical Bureau,.. 122, 124 Break ng ihe ice.................. 485 Diptheria ....
Capital,
206 Broom corn, dwarf,..........484, 127 Disposition of soldiers on the eve

232
College Act,... .390, 470 Bull, North Dutch, (illustrated,).. 380

of battle,..
Alr, Sunshine and Health,..
273 Bulls, working,..

Disinfecting agents,............... 313
209

358

Divabling cannon,..
Amber Whert,.....
119 Bisruit, Grahm,.......

450

Listrict school clerk, experience of 66
American Pomological Society,... 296 Buroing straw agtin,....
Ensigo, (poetry.)....
312 Burnside, Gen., (illustrated,)...

..78, 279

Domestic economy, 28, 71, 150, 152,
Seedliog Goobberrr, (illus).. 340

C.

192, 225, 311, 352, .... 395
Steam Fire En. Ide in England 315

fish pond,..

301
musical instruments,....... 508

Joolittle or improved black cap
America the Granary of the World 378 Califorcia, the great orchards of,. 503

raspberi y,.......

100
and Am. &chools in England, 391 Calves, skim miligo.........129, 167

Dresg parade,....

357
Animals, curry them,............ 188 Cavadá, increase of farms in,.... 494
language of, ........

358 Dupont, Commodore, (illustrater,) 269
Cannon, disabling,...

174
for fattening,............331 381
Cannonade,...

Dwarf broom corn,..
315

...127, 484
Amusing ames, ........ :0 Capt. Er Coron,..

163

winter management of,
Ants, how to kep away from hives 18 Capture aod trial of master
Apiary, Jaouary,..

14 mousey. (poetry,)......226, 270
in September .......

336
Cattle vs. sheep,...

207
to November,

horse disiemper in,.

Economise, a new way to,........ 403

209
Apples, new use for,.........

ckoked fuod fur,........

Economy and economising ....... 327
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454
Editor's trip to Europe,..

234
varieties,...

58
Vermin OD,.........

128
travels in Europe,.......

.270, 319
uosuited to Wi.consin,...... 152 Cataract............

10
Education of the farmer,

471

274
herdy, (illustrated.)......... 341 Carpets, care of,.......

military,........

511
Apple tree biighc-cause and rem-

Children, punishment of,......... 473 Egg question, iemu ks on,....... 192
edy,....

18
play- for,.....

72
Egys, packing,

6i5
Arah to the palm, (poetry,)...... 28

to my, (poetry )........... 513
Elevator, new,.................

79
Arctic exp-dition in 1860,....14, 105 Chinche bug and deep plowing,... 6

Elm seed,....
Army consumption of wool....... 306 Chickens, summer,......

251
Association fr advancement of
Chicken pot pi ,.....

Emancipation in D, C.,.......... 199
192

English agriculture,...
social science,
319 Chickens, cure for gapes, .......

211

European travels, nutes of, 276, 319

190
Ashes, leach-d............ 123, 495 bild Liberty (poetry,)....
Atlantic telegraph, ....145, 488 Chicago trade, 186.,............. 63

Evergreens, rules for transplanting 217
Chowder....
Atmosphere, wooders of the,..... 50)

239
Cider apple, (illustrated,).......

Example, woriby fol owing,..

141
B.
Circums ances, making the best of 308

Exhibition, the Great Inu roation-
al, opening of,.....

..234, 236
Babie, (poetry,)....
474 City ve.etable garden,.... 214

the great,......317, 319, 363, 446
Banks, General, (illustrated,).... 397 Coal oil, origin of,...

24
Exports to Europe,

21
Bark ice,...
295, 133, 17, 4:9

to detect explosive,...... 220
Battle of Actumn, (poetry,)..

Eyes, tearless,..
396 Coffee,..

151
of Shiloh,..
.193, 194 Coftio, the little, (poetry,)........ 22?

F.
Bee keeping, profits of,..

.......... 111
important facts, Dr, Kirtland, 600 Cold, effect of op seeds,

.. 458

263

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483

225

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