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1. The First and Fundamental Principle in Agriculture. 



By George Bruce, . . . . . .1 



2. Inoculation as a Prevention of Pleuro-Pneumonia. By 



R. Rutherford, . . . . . 14 



3. The History, Nature, Symptoms, and Treatment of Sheep- 



pox. Bv Hugh Kidd, . . . . . .32 



4. The Results of Different Modes of Feeding on the Quantity 



AND Quality of Butter and Cheese. By David W. Wemyss, 43 



5. The Pinus insignis, and its Value for Planting in Scotland. 



By Robert Hutchison, . . . . . .54 



6. The Effects of the Severe Frost of the Winter 1879-80 



upon Trees and Shrubs. By Robert Hutchison, . . 65 



7. The Tay Bridge Gale of 28th December 1879, and the 



Destruction caused thereby to Woods and Trees. By 

 Robert Hutchison, . . . . . .81 



8. Insects which prey upon Agricultural Plants. By Primrose 



M'Connell, . . . . . ... 87 



9. The Composition of Crops in Average Produce per Acre. 



By William Hay, . . . . . . .110 



10. The Breeding and Rearing of Horses for the Farm, Road, 



OR Field. By John W. J. Paterson, . . . .124 



11. The most economical Method of Threshing Grain combined 



WITH Efficiency. By William Sloan Hamilton, . . 133 



12. The Treatment of Border Leicester Ewes and Lambs. By 



A. Septimus Alexander, ...... 140 



13. Experiment on the Cultivation of Cabbage. By Peter 



Kilpatrick, ....... 170 



14. Tea and Silk Farming in New Zealand. Bv William 



vyOCHRA^j • • • • • • • -lifJ 



15. Account of the Show of the Highland and Agricultural 



Society held at Stirling in 1881, . . . . 249 



16. Implement Department of the Society, . . . 259 



Extract from Report by William Wallace, . . • 260 



Extract from Report by Joseph Parsloe, .... 262 

 Extract from Report by Alexander Leslie, . . . 262 



17. The Cultivation of Prickly Comfrey, and its use as a Fodder 



Plant. By David W. Wemyss, . . . . .264 



18. Exact Progressive Measurement of Trees. By Sir Robert 



Christison, Bart., ....... 267 



19. Experiment in Cattle Feeding. By John Milne, . . 273 



20. The Comparative Value of Manure made with and without 



Cover. By John Ainslie, Jun., ..... 278 



