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Education in Dairy Farming, and Dairying in Europe and 

 America. By Professor James Long, .... 1 



Fish Fodder for Cattle. By Dr Andrew P. Aitken, . 106 



The Value of Fish Meal as Fodder for Cattle in compari- 

 son WITH OTHER KINDS OF CONCENTRATED FoDDER. By JOHN 



Speir, . . . . . . . .112 



Quarter-Ill, and its Prevention by Inoculation. By 

 Principal Williams, . . . . . .128 



West Coast Fisheries. By W. Anderson Smith, . . 132 



The Best Means op Developing the Crab Fishery of 

 Scotland. By W. Anderson Smith, .... 140 



Anthrax and Anthracoid Diseases. By Principal Williams, 145 



General Show of the Society held at Perth in 1887, . 161 



Sheep Diseases : their Causes, Nature, and Prevention. 

 By Principal Walley, • . . . . . . 168 



Chemical Department. Reports by Dr Andrew P. Aitken, 

 Chemist to the Society: — 



Analytical Associations, . . ; . . 108 



Deficient Manures in 1887, . . . . ,198 



Feeding Stufls, . . ^ i . .200 



Valuation of Feeding Stuffs, . ; . . . 2'02 



Experimental Clubs, ....;. 205 



Composition of Feeding Stuffs analysed in 1887, . . 206 



Stack Silage made from Brackens, .... 209 



♦ Experimental Stations — 



Punipherston, Barley Crop 1887. Unexhausted Fertility 



derived from the application of Light Manures^ . 213 



Harelaw, Barley Crop 1887, .... 220 



Thomas-Slag or Basic Cinder, ..... 234 



Epitome op Evidence taken before a Committee of the 

 Highland and Agricultural Society, 1887, on Pleuro- 

 Pneumo^nia, . ; . .• . . .241 



Summary of Evidence on Pleuro-PneumOnia. By Dr A. P^ 

 Aitken, ........ 287 



Report by Deputation to Privy Council on Pleuro-Pneu- 

 monia, ........ 293 



The Cereal and other Crops of Scotland for 1887, and 

 Meteorology of the Year relative thereto — 



The Crops, . . . . . . .299 



The Meteorology of 1887, . . . , .319 



Agricultural Statistics, extracted from the Government 

 Returns, ........ 326 



Average Prices of Homb-Grown Wheat, Barley, and Oats 

 IN Edinburgh Market, ..... 333 





