ANALYTICAL INDEX 



TO THE 



AGEICULTUEE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



REPORTS I. TO XXV. 



[The abbreviation (Pt. 1) shows that the topic referred to occurs in the First Part, or 

 Secretary's Report proper. The abbreviation (Pt. 2) indicates that the topic referred to 

 occurs in the Second Part, or the Abstract. The numerals following these indicate the pages 

 on which the topic treated of may be found.] 



ABATTOIR 



ADULTERATION 



Abattoir fertilizers, character and 

 value of, 1873 (Pt. 1), 108, IM, 145, 

 154, 358, 3G0; 1874 (Pt. 1), 380; 1875 

 (Pt. 1), 323; 187G (Pt. 1), 255, 256; 1877 

 (Pt. 1), 321, 323. 



Abbott, Alfred A., address by, on 

 the education of farmers' sons, 18G1 

 (Pt. 2), 1. 



Abortion, causes of, 1870 (Pt. 1), 90, 

 91, 131, 134; 1871 (Pt. 1), 291, 302. 



Acclimatization of animals essential 

 to good results, 1854 (Pt. 1), 81. 



Accounts, farm, importance of keep- 

 ing, 1853 (Pt 2), 465; 1854 (Pt. 2), 13, 

 50, 158; 1857 (Pt. 2), 174; 1850 (Pt 2), 

 74, 77, 103; 1801 (Pt. 1), 74 (Pt. 2), 6, 

 7,95; 1863 (Pt. 2), 229; 1864 (Pt. 2), 

 51; 1865 (Pt. 1), 239 (Pt. 2), 3, 6, 15; 

 1866 (Pt. 2), 8, 9; 1867 (Pt. 2), 22, 24, 

 27, 71; 1870 (Pt. 1), 322, 3i;G; 1872 

 (Pt. 2), 35. 



— farm, systems of keeping, 1857 

 (Pt. 2), 174; 1863 (Pt. 2), 229; 1864 

 (Pt. 2), 51 ; 1865 (Pt. 1), 239, 241 (Pt. 2), 

 3, 6, 15; 1866 (Pt. 2), 8, 9; 1867 (Pt. 2), 

 22,24,27,71; 1868 (Pt. 1), 148. 



Acid process in cheese-making, de- 

 scription of, 1868 (Pt. 1), 186, 193. 



Action of coal-ashes on soils, 1869 

 (Pt. 1),46,49, 51, 52; 1871 (Pt. 1), 110. 

 112, 114; 1873 (Pt. 1), 140, 142. 



— of frost on trees, 1874 (Pt. 1), 239. 



Adams, Ahel F., report by, on the 

 agriculture of Worcester County, 

 North, 1865 (Pt. 1), 293. 



— statement of, on farm management, 

 1855 (Pt. 2), 20. 



Adams, John Q., address by, on the 

 coming farmer, 1874 (Pt. 2), 50, 5!). 



Ada3is, Luther, statement of, on man- 

 agement of orchards, 1853 (Pt. 2), 81. 



Adams, Otis, report by, on ploughiug, 

 1853 (Pt. 2), 121. 



Adaptation of soils to special crops, 

 lS53(Pt. 2), 481,485. 



— of i)lants to soil, climate, &c., 1865 

 (Pt. 1), 131, 139, 145; 1870 (Pt. 2), 60- 

 62. 



— of the animal to the vegetable 

 kingdom, 1865 (Pt. 1), 142, 143. 



— of lu'eeds of cattle to special locali- 

 ties, 185S) (Pt. 1), 31, 33; 1860 (Pt. 2), 

 36; 18(il (Pt. 1), 13, 20, 56; 186.! 

 (Pt. 2), 1<)4; 1864 (Pt. 2), 95, 102, 110; 



1867 (Pt. 1), 21, 279; 18G8 (Pt. 2), 62- 

 64; 1869 (Pt. 1). 90, 92. 



Adipocere, characteristics of, 18W 



(Pt. 1), 228. 

 AD3IIXTURE of soils, Utility of the, 



1868 (Pt. l;, 95, 259, 2G5; 1871 (Pt. 1), 

 127. 



Adulteration in chemical fertilizers 

 common and %\ide-spreail, 1868 

 (Pt. 1), 104, 120, 282, 284, 288; 1870 



