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Devens, Charles J., report by, on the 



horse, 1853 (Pt. 2), 351. 

 Devons, points of excellence of the, 



1853 (Pt. 1), lOG. 



— value of the, for general ntility, 



1854 (Pt. 2), 262; 1855 (Pt. 2), 19G; 

 1857 (Pt. 1), 22; 1875 (Pt. 1), 219, 225, 

 228. 



— history of importations of the, 1854 

 (Pt. 2), 2G1, 342. 



— characteristics and management of 

 the, 1854 (Pt. 2), 409; 1857 (Pt. 1), 21; 

 1859 (Pt. 1), 32 (Pt. 2), 231; 1861 

 (Pt. 1), 59, 60; 1870 (Pt. 2), 27, 28; 

 1875 (Pt. 1), 219, 224, 228. 



— a good breed for jioor farms, 1855 

 (Pt. 2), 189. 



— history of the, 1875 (Pt. 1), 220. 



— color of the, 1875 (Pt. 1), 221. 

 Devon beef, superior qtiality of, 1866 



(Pt. 1), 107; 1875 (Pt. 1), 224, 226. 

 Devonshire method of extracting 

 cream from milk, 1853 (Pt. 2), 400. 



— of rearing calves, 1861 (Pt. 1), 32. 

 Dewey, Orville, address by, on the 



vocation of farming, 1874 (Pt. 2), 



31, 38. 

 Dew-Grass, characteristics of, 1856 



(Pt. 1), 26, 28. 

 Dew penetrates mellow soil, 1854 



(Pt. 1), 73. 

 Dickinson, George, statement of, on 



Indian corn, 1853 (Pt. 2), 158. 



on rye, 1853 (Pt. 2), 198. 



on growing grass-seed, 1853(Pt.2), 



206. 



— - on bulls, 1853 (Pt. 2), 292, 

 Dickinson, Oran, statement of, on 



management of orchards, 1853 



(Pt. 2), 99. 

 Diffuseness in farming should be 



avoided, 1867 (Pt. 2), 8. 

 Dignity of labor, 1859 (Pt. 2), 59. 

 Dillon, John C, report by, on the 



management of stock, 1871 (Pt. 2), 



262, 266. 



— statement of, on management of 

 milch cows, 1864 (Pt. 2), 98, 103. 



DiPODiN^, characteristics of the, 1861 



(Pt. 1), 177. 

 DiPTERA, characteristics of the, 1862 



(Pt. 1), 127, 180. 

 Disease, definition of, 1859 (Pt. 1), 



52. 



— and accident, influence of, inbreed- 

 ing, 1870 (Pt. 1), 102. 



Disease, epizootic among horses, de- 

 scribed, 1872 (Pt. 1), 145, 151, 165. 



— inherited, 1872 (Pt. 1), 94, 95. 

 Diseases of fruit-bearing trees, 1877 



(Pt. 1), 218, 226, 231. 

 Diseases of the potato, 1853 (Pt. 1), 

 33 (Pt. 2), 217; 1854 (Pt. 1), 56; 1857 

 (Pt. 1), 228 (Pt. 2), 349; 1858 (Pt. 1), 

 33; 1859 (Pt. 1), 54 (Pt. 2), 280; 1860 

 (Pt. ]), 136; 1869 (Pt. 2), 11; 1875 

 (Pt. 1), 120, 121, 123, 135. 



— of the hop- plant, 1854 (Pt. 1), 115. 

 Dissemination of seeds, natural 



methods of, 1860 (Pt. 2), 14, 17, 19, 21. 



Ditching, cost aud utility of, 1853 

 (Pt. 2), 56, 72. 



Dodge, A. "W., prize essay by, on 

 fairs, 1858 (Pt. 2), 327. 



Dodge, Francis, report by, on cultiva- 

 tion of Indian corn, 1853 (Pt. 2), 148. 



Dodge, Harvey, statement of, on 

 crops of carrots, 1853 (Pt. 2), 229. 



on farm imi^rovements, 1854 



(Pt. 2), 20. 



on root crops, 1854 (Pt. 2), 299. 



Dogs, general statutes in relation to, 



1859 (Pt. 2), 318; 1862 (Pt. 1), 109. 



— statistics of those licensed, and 

 amount of licenses paid, 1861 (Pt. 1), 

 66; 1862 (Pt. 1), 110; 1874 (Pt. 2), 121. 



— injurious to sheeji-husbandry, 1861 

 (Pt. 1), 100; 1862 (Pt. 1), 109; 1874 

 (Pt. 2), 120, 121. 



— facts in relation to the breeding of, 



1860 (Pt. 1), 79, 84, 124; 1867 (Pt. 1), 

 49, 50. 



— intelligence of, 1875 (Pt. 1), 290, 

 291. 



Domestic life of the early settlers, 

 1856 (Pt. 2), 1, 7. 



— wines, methods of making, 1868 

 (Pt. 2), 149, 154, 158. 



— animals, necessity of salt for, 1869 

 (Pt. 1), 31, 32. 



structure and growth of, 1873 



(Pt, 1), 222, 228, 234. 

 Dominique fowl, characteristics of 



the, 1876 (Pt. 1), 59. 

 Dorking fowl, characteristics and 



value of the, 1857 (Pt. 1), 135; 1864 



(Pt. 2), 131; 1867 (Pt. 2), 184, 186, 191; 



1868 (Pt. 2), 208, 222; 1876 (Pt. 1), 85. 

 Dow, J. E., statement of, on Indian 



corn, 1853 (Pt. 2), 170. 

 Downy oat-grass, characteristics of, 



1856 (Pt. 1), 73, 74, 119. 



