544 INDEX. 



Page. 



jRochester Institute, 178 



Opening Address. By Hon. J, Webster Childs, 178 



Home Culture. By Miss Annie Hall, 181 



Feeding Stock. By John Lessiter 183 



Social Culture for Farmers. By Mrs. Keeler, . . . . . . 183 



Obstacles to the Advancement of xVgriculture. By W. L. Carpenter, . 185 



Adrian Institute, 189 



Opening Address. By Hon. Thomas F. Moore, 189 



Division of Farm Labor. By Prof. Geo. T. Fairchild, .... 189 



Farm Drainage. By C. L. IngersoU, 194 



Agricultural College — remarks on. By Hon. Chas. E. Mickley, . . 200 



Leached Ashes for Wheat Crops. By 3Ir. Seigler, .... 201 



Cokhoater Institute^ 202 



The Farmer's Dutv to Himself, to His Familj^, and to Society. By A. 



J. Aldrich, . ' 203 



Addresses Given at more than one Institute, and Discussions on the 



Same, 212-314 



The Prejudice Against Industrial Schools. By Pres. T. C. Abbot, . 212 



Address on Swamp Muck. By Prof. K. C. Kedzie, 224 



Lightning Kods. By Prof. K. C. Kedzie 23G 



Newspaper Discussion on Lightning Eods, between Prof. R. C. Kedzie 



and Mr. Lanphere, 245-255 



Lecture on Plaster. By Prof. E. C. Kedzie, ...... 256 



Education,— Who Needs It, Who can Aflbrd It ? By Prof. Geo. T. Fairchild, 2GG 

 The Three Insect Enemies most to be Dreaded by the Farmer. By 



Prof. A. J. Cook, ' 276 



Grasses and Forage Plants. By Prof. W. J. Beal, 287 



What Stock shall We keep? JBy C. L. IngersoU 300 



The Prospective Benefits of the CentenniarExhibition. By R. G. Baird, 306 

 Essays and Addresses other than those Given at the Institutes, . 315-376 

 The Apiary. By Prof. A. J. Cook: 



Chap. 1. Introductory, 315 



Chap. 2. The Bee's Place in the Animal Kingdom, .... 317 



Cliap. 3. Natural History of the Honey Bee, 319 



Chap. 4. Swarming, 325 



Chap. 5. The Products of the Hive, 326 



Chap. 6. The Races of Bees, 329 



Chap. 7. Conditions Requisite to Successful Bee-keeping, . . . 331 



Pruning Apple Trees. By Prof. W. J. Beal, 360 



Common Roads of Michigan. By R. C. Carpenter 364 



Practical Hints in Floral Adornment. By C. W. Garfield, ... 369 



Carnivorous Plants. By W. J. Beal, 375 



Forest Products of Michigan at the Centennial Exhibition, . . 377 



Donations to Agricultural College during the Year 1875, . .^_ 391 



State Agricultural Society — Proceedings and Reports for the year 1875, 396 



Proceedings of the Executive Committee at Poutiac, Jan. 13, . . 396 



List of Premiums adopted, 417 



Proceedings of Executive Committee on Fair Grounds, Sept. 13, . 454 



State Fair Premiums, 458 



Material and Financial Exhibit, 486 



Tabular Exhibit of Premiums offered and awarded, 487 



Reports from County Societies: 



Barrv, 496 



Benzie, 497 



Hillsdale, 498 



Ionia, 500 



Kalamazoo, 503 



Kent, 508 



Macomb, 508 



Oakland, 509 



Shiawassee, 511 



Agricultural Convention of Societies of Western Micpiigan, . . 512 



Register of Meteorological Observations for the year 1875, .... 517 



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