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Principles of Improving Domestic Animals 329 



Agricultural Discussion at the State Fair 333 



Theory apd Practice m Wheat Culture. 335 



The Winter. '337 



Starch 333 



The Grasses of Oregon 339 



Notes by S.W 340 



Ashes and Plaster in the Hill for Corn _ 341 



Ice Houses, Keeping Ice, &c _ 341 



Galloway Cattle - 343 



Lewis F. Allen's Premium Barn 344 



Horse Shoes and Shoeing. 319 



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Hints for November 350 



Dwarf Trees 350 



Pomological Convention at Burlington 353 



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Change not always Improvement 354 



EDiTUK'S TABLE. 



Editor's Table S55 



Notices of New Books, Periodicals, kc 357 



Iniuiries and Answers 357 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Skeleton of the Horse, Figf?. 2, 3 and 4 329, 330 



Grains of Potato Starch— Arrow Root Starch— Sago Starch- 

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Fat Galloway Ox 343 



Galloway Cow 3« 



Galloway Heifer 3iS 



Premium Ba'n— Front Prospective View 344 



« " Rear P.ospeclive View 343 



" " Front Elevai ion of Plan 34« 



" " Ground Plan 347 



Dwarf Trees, Figs. 1, 2 and 3 __ 351 



Flower Stands 35S 



Vinw from a Public Rnad which pa^ft^es through a Forest 354 



View after the Forest Wws'e had been enclo.sed, and the Ground 

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