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Harvesting corn, method of, 37 



Haverhill, history and growth of, 9, 10 



Haverliill, public meeting of the Board at 6, 69, 137 



Hickory -trees, and their value 144, 156, 268, 269 



Hills should be covered with trees, 148, 149 



Horse-breeding, uncertainties of, 74, 75 



Horses, breeding and management of, 70, 80, 86, 9U, 92 



How to set out an orchard 179 



Horns and hoofs, refuse of, as a fertilizer, 327, 328 



Humus, and its properties, 18, 19 



Hybridizing strawberries 199 



Indian corn, cultivation of, 25, 29, 33, 34 



Indian corn, experiments with commercial fertilizers on, . . 25, 28, 29, 30, 33, 38, 45, 50, 53 



Indian corn, yield of to the acre 30,34,38,50,53 



Influence of forests on the rainfall 146,147,166 



Influence of the seasons on plant-growth, 23, 51 



Insects injurious to vegetation 121, 131, 180, 181, 186, 191, 200, 203 



Intelligence of the cow 288,289 



Intelligence of the dog, 290, 291 



Larch-trees, value of, 276, 277, 278, 279 



Lawson, "Wm., communistic experiment of, 59, 60 



Like breeds like 72 



Loring, George B., address by, 6, 7, 13, 17 



Lumber-trade, extent of the, 264, 265, 266 



Manufacturing towns of Massachusetts, and their prosperity 14, 15 



Maple-trees, and their value, 142, 163, 270 



Market-gardening, importance of, 14, 15 



Market-price of commercial manures, 32,33,342 



Massachusetts, importance of fruit-culture in, 177 



Mental faculties of domestic animals, essay upon, 283, 288, 293 



Methods for the improvement of fruits, 234, 237 



Meteorites, description of, 99, 100 



Method of harvesting corn 37 



Milch cow, the best and most profitable, 13, 14, 171, 172 



Morgan horses, and their value 82, 83 



Mormons, success of the, in agriculture 60, 65, 66 



Muriate of potash, analysis of, 295 



Murray, Rev. W. H. H., lecture by, 70, 80, 86 



Nichols, Dr. J. R., lecture by 96, 100, 113 



Nitrate of soda, analysis of, 325 



Nitrogen, supply and value of, to plant-growth . 20,21,24,27 



Nutrition of plants 17,20,24,30,33,38,45,50,53,311,329 



Oakes cow, history and record of the, 10,11,175 



Oats, experiments with chemical fertilizers with, 26 



Orchards, and their management, 177, 179, 188, 189, 197, 198 



Overfeeding the horse to be avoided 79 



Pasturing orchards to be recommended, 192 



Peaches, can they be grown in New England? 188, 202 



Pears, and their cultivation 199, 200 



Peruvian guano, facts relating to, 303, 305, 307, 309, 310 



Pines valuable for a variety of uses 144,149,158,168,260,262,264,265,275 



Plant-nutrition, importance of a knowledge of, 17,18,19,38,45,50,53 



Plants, lecture on experiments in feeding 17, 24, 30, SS 



Plants on reclaimed salt marshes, 241, 246 



