326 INDEX. 



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Merritt, C. B., statement of, 228 



Milch cows, statements on, 257, 259, 260, 261 



Milk, chemistry of, 305, 311 



Milk husbandry, 27, 305 



Morneburg, J. S., statement of, 182 



Needs of New England agriculture, address on, 65, 76 



Night Hawk, 112 



Nothing new, address on, 91, 99 



Noyes, S. B., address by, 91, 99 



Oats, statements on, 216, 226 



Occupation of farming, 100, 106 



Oliver, Henry K., address by, . . . 47, 53 



Onions, reports on, 247, 249 



Orchards, reports of committees on, 185, 189, 193 



Orchards, statements on, 182 



Our soil, climate and crops, address on, 37, 40, 47 



Page, Luther, statements of, 225, 226 



Palmer, Frank H., essay by, 107, 120 



Peabody, Chas. J., essay by, 100, 106 



Pewee, 113 



Poore, Ben. Perley, report by, 159, 165 



Population in Massachusetts, increase of, 84 



Potatoes, reports on, 245, 250, 253 



Poultry, statements on, 290, 291, 298, 302 



Premiums, times for awarding, 122 



Progress in agriculture, address on, 1, 10, 18 



Progressive farming, address on, 19, 24, 36 



Prosperity and power of Massachusetts, address on, 77, 90 



Putnam, J. P., statement of, 226 



Red Start, 116 



Red-tailed Hawk, 110 



Reed, Harmon, statement of, 260 



Root crops, reports on, 245, 246 



Ryder, Daniel, statement of, 184 



Rye, statements on, 210, 226, 230, 231, 237 



Sharp-shinned Hawk, 109 



Sheep, reports on, 283 



Slade, A. P. report by, 174, 175 



Soil of New England, 40, 58, 61 



Sparrow, Chipping, 117 



Sparrow, Song, 117 



Stockbridge, Levi, address by, 37, 40, 46 



Stock, reports on, • 255, 262, 268, 272, 274 



Swine, reports on, 284, 286 



Sturtevant Bros., statement of, 290 



Sturtevant, Joseph N, essay by, 129, 138, 148 



Thomas, Joseph, statement of, 235 



Thomas, S. M., statement of, 215 



Thomas, Albert, statement of, 252 



