iv CONTENTS. 



PAGK 



Essfty : Harvesting and Marketing- Apples. By Prof. F. A. 



Waugh, .......... 386 



Essay : Breeds for the Farm, and Farmers as Poultry Breeders. 



By Mr. John H. Robinson, 396 



Essay : Bee Keeping : how to meet its Dangers and Difficulties. 



By Mr. Burton N. Gates, 411 



Special Repoit on the Decrease of Certain Birds, and its Causes, 



with Suggestions for Bird Protection. By ]\Ir. Edward Howe 



Forbush, 429 



Returns of the Agricultural Societies, ..... 546 



Agricultural Directory, ........ 557 



Index, ........... 577 



