COKTENTS. 



Page. 



Record table 6 



State Industrial Associations (directory, 1885) 7 



Weather record 8-12 



Introductory 13 



Organization of Board 17 



Proceedings March, Executive and State Fair meetings 18 



Proceedings annual meeting of delegates, 1885 . . . • • 43 



Awards of State Fair premiums 99 



Reports of committees on special merits . 135 



Report of State Chemist on commercial fertilizers 200 



Lectures — " The Farmer and Higher Education," by Prof. C. H. Hall, of 



Franklin College 206 



"Farmers' Recreations and Amusements," by Miss Lulu A. 



Davidson, of Montgomery county 210 



" French Agriculture and Breeding of Norman Horses," by Col. 



J, A. Bridgeland, of Wayne county 215 



" The Adulteration of Foods and Medicines," by Dr. John N. 



Hurty, of Indianapolis »....« 219 



" The Fish Interests of Indiana," by Enos B. Reed, Fish Com- 

 missioner 224 



'' Fish Culture, Profits of," by I. N. Cotton, of Marion county. . 229 

 " The Proper Application of Fertilizers," by F. G. Wiselogel, of 



Indianapolis. . . , 235 



• " Destruction of Crops by Insects," by J. G. Kingsbury, of Indi- 

 ana Farmer 239 



" The Value of Birds as Insect Destroyers," by F. M. Noe, of 



Marion county 243 



" Road Paving Material," by Prof. John T. Campbell, of Craw- 



fordsville, Ind 245 



Reports from County and District Agricultural Societies 249 



Tables of officers, premiums, entries, receipts, etc., of Agricultural Societies. 326 



Proceedings Indiana Shorthorn Breeders' Association 339 



Proceedings Indiana Jersey Cattle Breeders' Association 358 



Proceedings Indiana Wool Growers' Association 379 



Proceedings Indiana Swine Breeders' Association 403 



Proceedings Indiana Bee Keepere' Association 423 



Proceedings Indiana Cane Growers' Association 458 



Memoirs of ex-President Dr. A. C. Stevenson . 484 



