CONTENTS. 



COUNTY OF FRANKLIN. 



I. General Description, - - - - - page 1 



II. Aspect, ..__.-- 2 



m. Soils, - 3 



IV. Condition of the Inhabitants, . _ _ . 5 



V. Agricultural Pursuits, . . . - . 5 



VI. Crops, - 5 



I. Grasses, p. 5 ; ii. Indian Corn, p. 9 ; iii. Oats, p. 23 ; 



IV. Pease and Oats, or Meslin, p. 24; v. Rye, p. 25; 

 VI. Wheat, p. '-^8 ; vn. Broom Corn, p. 30 ; viii. Hops, 

 p 34 ; IX. Barley, p. 37 ; x. Buck Wheat, p. 38 ; xi. Tea- 

 sles, p. 38 ; xii. Peppermint, p. 38 ; xiii. Potatoes, p. 40. 



VII. The Dairy, 41 



VIII Maple rSugar, --...- 44 



IX. Live Stock Neat Cattle, ----- 51 



I. Character and VVeiglit, p.51 ; it Cows, p. 52; iii Stall- 

 fed Cattle, p. 54 ; iv. Management of Stall-fed Animals, 

 p 55; v. Expenses and Profits of Stall feeding, p. 64 — 

 exan)ple 1, p 05 ; example 2, p. 0(5 ; example 3, p. 68 ; 

 example 4, ]). 69 ; example 5, p. 70 ; example 0, p. 71. 

 VI. Gain of Stallied Cattle, p. 74 — exaniplc 1, p. 74; ex- 

 ample 2, p. 74; example 3, p. 75 ; example 4, p. 75; ex- 

 ample 5, p. 75; example 6, p. 75. vii. Loss of Weight 

 in Driving, p. 75 ; vm. Live and Dead Weight of Cattle, 

 p. 76 — examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, p. 76; examples 8, 9, 

 10, p. 77. IX. Pasturage, p. 78. 

 X. Sheep, - - ^ . . - - 98 



1. Experiment in Stall-feeding Sheep, - - p. 106 



2. do. do. do. - - do. 



3. do. do. do. - - 107 

 I. Weight of Sheep, p. Ill ; ii. Early Lamb.«, p. Ill ; iii. 

 Housing Sheej), p. 112; iv. Care of the Enes, p. 113; 



V. Manger for Sheep, p. 114; vi. Diseases of do. and 

 Remedies, p. 115; vii. General Management, p. 118; 

 VIII. Yield of Wool, p. 120. 



XL Swine, 121 



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