CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1555 



In Memoriam 1559 



Statistics 1562 



Xoimal Institute 1583 



Regular Institutes 1611 



Round-up Meetings 1619 



Farm Extension Work 1625 



Cow Testing Associations 1639 



Some Results of Cow Testing Work, A. J. Nicoll 1642 



Addresses 



The Gospel of the Farmers' Institute Work, Jared Van W^agenen, Jr.. 1651 



Land Drainage in New York, Elmer 0. Fippin 1657 



Lime, Its Value and Importance, John H, Barron 1672 



The Value and Use of Farm Manure, Dr. T. G. Lipman 1684 



Value of Organic flatter in Soils, Forest Henry 1688 



Commercial Fertilizers, D. P. Witter 1691 



A Short Treatise on Alfalfa, James A. D. S. Findlay 1698 



Potato Growing, George H. Hyde 1704 



Corn, Jared Van Wagenen, Jr 1707 



Specifications for Successful Fruit Growing, U. P. Hedrick 1713 



The Growing of Peaches, Charles D. Barton 1727 



Some Insects of the Apple and Their Control, P. J. Parrott 1732 



Weeds, J. L. Stone 1749 



Concrete on the Farm, Dr. Ellis M. Santee 1756 



The Three Leading Breeds of Beef Cattle, W. D. Zinn 1764 



Dairy Breeds of Cattle, Jared Van Wagenen, Jr 1770 



Horses, Jay Gelder 1786 



Sheep in New York State, Edward van Alstyne 1797 



Swine, H. B. Harpending 1819 



Farm Poultry, Dr. Ellis M. Santee 1828 



Home Topics 



Introduction 1838 



Bovine Tuberculosis and Its Relation to Infant Mortality, Dr. Lucia E. 



Heaton 1839 



Home Economies, Miss Etta E. Montgomery 1843 



System in the Home, Mrs. Delia A. Jones 1848 



Canning and Preserving, Mrs. George C. Monroe 1853 



^lodern Appliances in the Home, Mrs. Ida S. Harrington 1858 



Index 1867 



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