182 INDEX. 



N. Page. 



New fruits, committee on 5 



New York, spraying in 30 



Nitrate of soda 17, 18, 20, 21, 88, 92 



Northern grown trees : 59 



Nortliern Spy, grafting to the .' 102 



Nourislnnent in fruit 8 



O. 



Oats as a cover crop 69 



Officers of State Society • 5 



Opportunities at home 49 



P. 



Peach, aphis 15, 92 



cost of production 147 



culture in Micliigan fr\iit belt 63 



danger in spraying 26 



factors affecting hardiness of 56 



little 65, 103 



orchard, location of 21, 148 



low lands not suited for 22 



soil for 148 



sprajang for brown spot of 107 



varieties most hardy in wood and bud 60, 61 



varieties of . 127, 149, 150 



white varieties of 63 



winter killing of 18, 19 



yellows of 15, 17, 64, 103 



Peaches for profit 146 



Pears, pollination of 36 



varieties of 126, 127 



Pecan in Michigan 22 



Pedigree strawberries 37, 40 



Perrj\ J. H., remarks by 137 



Phosphoric acid 20, 69, 90 



Plowing, depth of 20 



Plums, culture of 137 



for profit 67 



injured by freeze 22 



varieties of " 07, 68, 120, 127 



Pollination of Kieft'er and Bart left pears 36 



Potash 20, 47, 69, 90 



Potatoes, blight proof 38 



Prentiss, Judge William, address by 9 



Progress of the general farmer in fruit growing 134 



Pruning 139 



annual ■ 45 



excessive 141 



root 49 



summer 13, 49, 50 



Quality in fruit demanded 145 



Quinces, varieties of 127 



R. 



Raspberries, varieties of 120, 128 



Red Canada or Steele Red apple 54 



Renovating neglected apple orchards 141 



the soil 19 



