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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



ContJitts of tf)i3 Numttr. 



The 'Wool-growing Interest, ^°= 



Transactions of tlie Rhode Island Societj', .......----.------ K" 



Transactions of the Essex County (Mass.) Agricultural Society 



for 1S5.3, --- "!i 



The Breeding and Rearing of Horses, - :Ji- 



The Hygroscopic Power of Soils, - ^i^ 



Hotv NhShCharcoar^riirOne'Hundred Pounds of Wood Make? 176 



Fire-fanged Manure, - - ^i. 



Operations for June, |i,' 



Rockv Mountain Klax, - - |i" 



Fhxx-culture in Ohio, - - j'^ 



How to Caponize Fowls, - - -- t^ 



Denwood, ,'0., 



Farming in Illinois, - - :f'^ 



Highland and Agricultural Society,; :J°]J 



Prize Essay on Butter Making, - ^** 



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Pruning, - Vi"-" 



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New York State Fair, .- ^°^ 



Japan Cedar, - - -- i:^^ 



The Plumbago Lai-penta, :}^^ 



The Nemophila, i^ 



Hints for June, -- - !:Ti 



Culture of Fruit Trees,... ^^^ 



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Why Don't the Ladies Learn to Cook? 



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