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Annual inoeting. proceedings of 1 



Albuminoids, feeding of 5C 



Alvord, Maj Ilonry E., lecture of 197 



Agricultural societies, officers of 1883 270 



fnianciul sttiteinent of 277 



Agricultural society, state 272 



Apples, varieties profitable for cultivation 330, 3(14 



discussion of varieties 3C7 



hardy winter 333 



keeping qualities, how affected 335, 349 



Russian, remarks of Z. A. Gilbert on 342 



report on, by Charles Qibb 345 



packing and shipment of 380 



from Maine shipped as Canadian 381 



uses, ways of preparing, &c 402 



Apple maggot, the 409 



Buck, Frank, paper of 74 



Balentine, Prof. Walter, paper of 114 



Butter making, discussion on 155 



paper on 252 



Barnes, Francis, lecture of 172 



Butter factories and factory butter 197 



Butter factory, cost of 205 



Barb wire for fencing 236 



amount in use 24C 



Board of agriculture 1883 269 



Bran, e.xperiments in feeding 301 



Bennoch, J B., paper of 358 



Briggs, D. J., letter of 414 



Cheever, A. W., lecture of 11 



Cows for sale a specialty 22 



Cost of keeping 154, 48 



Cobb, C. H , discussion by, on feeding hay 46 



Clover hay, food value of 59 



Cobb. C. II., discussion by, on stock feeding 66 



Cotton seed meal for cows 66 



Cost of hay per ton 99 



Cattle for general purposes 167 



Cheese, curing of 181 



Cotton seed meal, experiments in feeding 301 



analysis of 303 



Corn meal, experiments in feeding 301 



Climate, as affecting fruit culture 346 



Dairy farming and dairy cows 11 



Dairying, profits of 258, 161 



examples of 258, 142, 102 



outlook of 150 



requisites of success 152 



adaptation to Knox county 156 



Dairy interests of Waldo county 162 



