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Adams, H. Dale, remarks" by. . ^43, 344. 3.51 



AgricQltnral College, exhibits at annual fair 139 



Bulletins of 141-241 



society's relation to 69 



Agriculture, department of, need of better work 



in... 68 



Allis. E. W. remarks by... 19, 24 



Allegan county, ferns of 32-35 



Allegan Gazette, extract from 128 



American Agriculturist, extract from 352 [ 



American Association of Nurserymen, proceed- 

 ings of . .... 283-317 



Ammonia, sulphate of, as a fertilizer... 11 



Annual fair, report of 131-140 



remarks upon by president 67 j 



secretary 71 j 



Annual meeting, proceedings of 66 | 



Annual report of secretary 70 j 



treasurer... 72 I 



librarian 73 



election by society. 104 



Anthracnose of currants 264 



Apricots, Kussian, quality of 327 



Apples, crop of in Washtenaw county .362 



gatherer 18 



Apple jeiiy, making of 18 



Apple orchard, how to plow 327 



to whatextent to crop 327 



in sod, treatment of 327 



notes upon varieties in 362 



Apple orchards of Southern Michigan 50. 53 



Apple scab, notes on the fungus of 167 



cause of 168 



treatment of at Agricultural Col- 

 lege..... 169-181 



Apple tree tent caterpillar 266 



web-worm 267 



Apple, the. best root stocks for grafting of 309 



preferred varieties of 148-152 



notes on at sub-station 260 



varieties of in Southern Michigan 50. 52 



Apple, winter, preferretl varieties of 3.57 



Apples, fresh, no overplus of 18 



in too great supply 27 



bad packing of Michigan. 339 



gatherer for 324 



marketing of, remarks upon 324 



packing of for shipment 339 



use of refuse 17 



Kussian. value of in this country .328-329, 339 

 qualities of certain varieties... 329 



too many of low quality 19, 52 



use of for stock 28 



Ashes, wood, use of as fertilizer for fruits 11 



Asparagus, culture of .53 



origin of .54 



variations of 54, .59 



propagation of .54 



culture in gardens 54, .59 



fertilizers for 55, .57 



culture of for market 57, 60 



picking and packing .57-58 



insect enemies of .59 



ornamental use of .59 



Auction, system of bsIps by . 118 



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Bailey, Prof. L. H., paper by 107 



remarks by 341, 343, 34.5, 348 



Baur, Emil, remarks by 18, 31 



Beal, Prof. Wm. J., biographical sketch of...374-37B 



paper by 143 



remarks by 19, 26 



Beal, Porter, remarks by 43, 48. 51, 52 



Beebe. O.. remarks by 343, 347 



Beecher, N. A., remarks by . .. 17 



Bark lice, method of kilting 326 



Barnett. Geo. W., paper by 119 



Beets, tests of at experiment station 231 



Berrien county, fruit prospects of 27 



Bidwell strawberry, origin of 343 



Black-knot of plum, cause of 91 



appearance i~<f 91 



remedies for 92, 100, 154 



in Oceana county 103 



Black rot of grapes 326 



Blackberry, varieties of grown in Michigan 164 



tests of at sub-station 2.56 



notes on varieties of 256, 258 



hardier varieties of 333 



Borer of the peach, prevention of .. 826 



Bradish. H. C. remarks by 62, 64 



Braman. Thos., remarks by 78 



Brassington, Jas., remarks by 79 



Brown rot of plum and other fruits 93 



app«aranceof 94 



remedies for 94 



Brown. W. A., letter from "28 



Budd, Prof. .J. L.. remarks by 290, 291, 294, 309 



Burnett. R. A., remarks by 11.5, 126, 127 



By-laws of the society 3 



Cabbages, tests of at experiment station 231-2S4 



influence of soil upon heading of 270 



Campbell. Geo. W. paper by... 310-312 



Canning, industry of in western New York 327 



sorts of fruit preferred for "327 



Carbolic acid, for curcnlio 38-39 



Carpenter. C. J. paper by 299, 353 



Cartage, objections to charges for. 118 



Caterpillar, tent, of apple tree 266 



Cauliflower, tests of at experiment station 2.35 



Chadwick. Dr. H. .T. adtb-ess by 79 



Cherry, preferred varieties of ' 158 



Clematis, disea.se of roots of.. 332 



Codlin moth, arsenical- spraying for.. 104-111, 340-341 



trappi ng of 114 



College, Michigan Agricultural .. 36 



Commission merchants, relation of to frnit 



growers 117-128 



Comstock. .John Henry. buUetiuby 266-269 



Constitution of the society; 1 



Cook. Prof. A. J. biographical sketch by .S74-376 



remarks by 18, 39, 325, 326 



paper by . 37 



Corn, tests of at experiment station 235 



Cordley. Prof. A. B paper by 80, 104 



remarks by.. 87, 110, 111, 115, 116 



Cornell University, bulletins from 262-280 



Cottonwood tree. the. value of for planting 800 



