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CONTENTS. 



Essay: The Agricultural Sofictics of Massachusetts. By Q. L 



Reed, .......... 



Essay: Roadside Improvemeut. By "\V. C. Jewett, . 



First Annual Report of the State Nursery Inspector, . 



Twelfth Annual Report of the Stale Dairy Bureau, 



Second Semiannual Report of the Cliief of tlie Cattle liureau, 



Essa}'^: Greenhouse Construction and INIauaii-cnicnt. By Prof. S 



T. Maynard, 



Essay : Some Inexpensive Ways of makiuii; Farm Poultry more 



rrotitabhi. By John II. Robinson, ..... 

 Essay: Cucunil)er Growiup; in Massachusetts. By Dr. (ieo. E 



Stone, .......... 



Essa}' : Improvement of Pastures. By Prof. J. W. Sanl)oi-n, 

 Special Report on Tn^e Suroery. By Edward 11. Forlnish, 

 Special Report of the lioard on Production of Vaccine Lym])li, 

 Returns of the Agricultural Societies, .... 



Agricultural Director}-, ....... 



Index, .......... 



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