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Returns of the Massachusetts Society tor Promoting Agricul 

 TURE, ........ 



Returns of the Essex Agricultural Society, 



Report on Blilch Cows, ..... 



Statements respecting particular Cows, . 

 " Heifers, ...... 



« Fat Cattle, ...... 



" Dairy, ...... 



Statements respecting particular Dairies, 

 " Bees and Honey, ..... 



Statement concerning Management of Hives and Bees 

 " Poultry, . . 



" Domestic Manufactures, 

 " Agricultural Implements, 

 " Horticulture, 

 " Fruit, 



" the Culture of the Cranberry, 

 " Fruit Trees, .... 



Statements respecting particular Orchards, 

 Supplemental Report on Fruit Trees, 

 Statements respecting decay of Fruit Trees by old age, 

 choice of treatment of Seedlings, 

 " " Farms, .... 



Statements respecting particular Farms, with the kind 

 and quality of Composts, 

 " '•' Reclaimed Meadows, 



Statements respecting Reclaimed Meadows, 

 " " Grain Crops, .... 



Statements respecting particular Grain Crops, 

 " " Root Crops, ..... 



Statement respecting particular Root Crops, 

 Letter concerning Potato Rot, 

 " " Essays, ..... 



Essay on Top-dressings for Mowing and Pasture Lands, 

 " " rearing Turkeys, .... 



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