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Milk of cows affected by their food, 71, 80 



Montgomery fork, 297 



Morgan's, Dr., process of preserving meats, 301 



Mowers, 290 



Muck, its value and uses, 180, 181, 234, 235 



Muck on sandy soils, 195 



Mulching peach-trees, 131 



Museum of comparative anatomy, 40, 41 



National fodder-cutter, 298 



Natural history, a knowledge of necessary, 42 



Natural laws should be known 27, 28, 48, 49 



Night soil and its value, 182, 183, 269 



Night soil, essay on, 269 



Old orchards, 252, 254, 255 



Oleaginous foods for cattle, 73, 74 



Peach culture, 125, 130, 134 



Peaches in pots, 127 



Pears affected by seasons, 93 



Pear culture, 92, 93 



Pears, diseases in, 94, 95 



Peat muck, 187, 191 



Plaster of Paris a manure, • . 237 



Plough, Doe, 286 



Ploughing, best time for, 136, 137 



Ploughing, deep and shallow, 138, 139, 143, 164, 165, 173 



Ploughing, discussion on, 134, 163, 165, 175, 178 



Ploughing in autumn and spring, 136, 137, 141, 267 



Ploughing in manure, 165, 190 



Ploughs, kinds of for different uses, 142, 286 



Plumer's adjustable hoe, 288 



Potash and soda, 15 



Preserving meats, 301 



Product of dairy cows in Massachusetts, 282 



Roots for stock, 83, 84 



Salting meats, 301 



Salt as manure, 237 



Science and practice, 39, 43 



Seaweed for manure, 203 



Seedling grapes, 113 



Sheep manure, 189 



Sheep in pastures, 53 



Specialties in farming, report on, 248, 249 



Soap and old orchards, 253 



Soils, distinction of, 163 



Steaming food, 31,32,33,45,75,82 



Steamer, simple and cheap, 38 



Stockbridge, Levi, address by, 55 



Student labor on the college farm, 58,59 



