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CONTENTS. 



Returns of the Middlesex Agricultural Society, . 

 Report on Farms, ..... 

 Statements respecting particular Farms, . 

 " " Reclaimed Meadows, 



Statements respecting Reclaimed Meadows, 

 " " Fruit Trees, .... 



Statements respecting particular Orchards, 

 " " Cranberries, .... 



Statement respecting the cultivation of Cranberries 

 " of Premiums granted by the Society, . 

 " on Ploughing, .... 



" Milch Cows, .... 



" Butter, ..... 

 Statements respecting particular Dairies, . 

 " Agricultural Experiments, . 



Statement respecting a Carrot Crop, 

 " a Corn Crop, 



" preparing Manure, . 



" Inventions, .... 



" the State Society's Bull, 









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Returns of the Worcester County Agricultural Society, 

 Report on Ploughmg, 

 " " Fat Cattle, 

 " " Milch Cows, 



Statements respecting particular Cows, 

 « " Bulls, .... 



" Poultry, .... 

 " Butter, .... 

 " Root Crops, 



Statement respecting particular Crops, 

 " " Essays, .... 

 Essay on the " Means to be used to create a deeper interest in 

 the cause of Agriculture," by T. D. P. Stone, 



Returns of the Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Agri- 

 cultural Society, 

 Report on Domestic Manufactures, 

 " " Milch Cows and Steers, 

 " " Horses, .... 

 " Ploughing, 



" Ploughs, .... 

 Statements in regard to the manufacture and application of Com 



post Manure, .... 



Statements concerning turning in Green Crops, 

 Statement respecting a Reclaimed Meadow, 

 " " Poultry, 



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