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Farmeks' Institutes: 



Traverse City Institute, 199 



Opening Address b}^ Judge Kamsdell. 199 



Horticultural Experiments, Prof. W. J. iif^al. 200 



Illuminating Oil, Prof. K. C. Kedzie, 216 



Helps to Improvement, H. W. Curtis, 219 



Discussion, 22.'> 



Keeping Poultry, by Mrs. A. B. Dunlap, 224 



Seeds, Their Formation and Development, liy Prof. \\. W. Tracy, . . 230 



Ypsilanti Institute, 



Opening Address, by Hon. . J, Webster Childs, 235 



The Application of Knowledge, by Burke Spencer, 238 



The Preservation of an Oreliard, by Geo. W. Gill, 241 



Discussion, . • 243 



Dairying and Its Profits, by W. E. H. Sober, 244 



Farm Fencing, by John P. Finley, 247 



Farmer's Homes, by Miss Chatterton, 253 



Sheep Husbandry, by Jessup Wood, 255 



Corn: Its Eelative Value for Soiling aud Fodder, bv L. K. Browu, . . 261 



The Eeal and Ideal, Mrs. E.Kandalf, ..." 263 



Kesolutions, and Closing Remarks, 266 



Hillsdale Institute, 



Opening Address, by Col. F. M. Holloway, 266 



Culture of Small Fruits, W. H. Reynolds 26S 



The Alden Process of Fruit Drying, S. B. Mann, 270 



Book-Keeping on the Farm, . . . . , 272 



Sheep Husbandry, by A. Ilewett, 274 



The Best Cow for the Farmer, C. R. Coryell, 279 



Road-Making, by Sidney Green 286 



The Horse's Foot, and How to keep it Sound, by Ira Carpenter, . . 288 



Fence Posts, by John T. Blois, 292 



Oioosso Institute, . ' 295 



Trichina Spiralis, by Prof. A. J. Cook, 296 



Culture of Small Fruits, Dr. J. B. Barnes, ....... 304 



Water for Animals, by Abel Beers, 308 



Sheep, by Mr. Burlingame, 309 



Rotation of Crops, Rev. G. M. Reynolds, 311 



A.H.Owens, 314 



Discussion Regarding, . . . , 316 



Agriculture in our Literature, Prof. Geo. T. Faircliild, .... 318 



Lansing Institute, 



Opening Address, by R. E. Trowbridge, "... 326 



Wheat Culture, by Lieut. Gov. Sessions, 328 



Discussion on, 329 



GallowayCattle, J.M.Smith, 330 



Discussion on, 332 



How to Make Stock Pay, Rev. L. B. Potter, 333 



Discussion, 336 



Farm Life, by Miss Miller, 337 



Sheep Ilusbaudry, W. A. Dryer, 342 



Pedigrees in Sheep Breeding, C. A. Miller, 344 



Discussion, 344 



The Form of Animals, an Index of Internal Qualities, Dr. M. JSIiles, . 346 



Short-Horns, A. F. Wood 347 



Lectures and Addresses (jiven at more than one Institute, 



Green Manuring, Prof. R. C. Kedzie, 350 



Electrical Conduction, Prof. R. C. Kedzie, 358 



The Apple Orchard, Prof. W.J. Baal, 366 



Farmer's Homes, Sec'y R. G. Baird, 375 



Relation of Live Stock to the Farm, Prof. C. L. Ingersoll, .... 382 



Wheat Culture, Prof. C. L. Ingersoll, ..." 389 



Breeding and Feeding Hogs, Frank Gully, 395 



Miscellaneous Papers, 



Turnpiking and Underdraining Common Roads, R. C Carpenter, C. E. . 399 



Hon, A. B. Maynard, Address by, 412 



The Rose, by James Cassidy, College Gardener, 420 



