168 INDEX. 



Page. 

 Jerseys, herds of, . . . . ' 104, 106, 109 



Leonard, Spencer, Jr., statement of, . . ' 76 



Manuring, means of, 22, 23, 59, 65 



Manures, management of, 35, 48, 58, 65, 68, 76 



Manures, experiments with, 59, 61, 65, 67, 09, 71, 77 



Massachusetts Society's report, 58, 60 



Milch cows, 92,95,98,104,105,106,108 



" Natives," origin of the, 96 



Ox, education of the, 38 



Oxford Downs, introduction of, . . . . . . . . • . 119, 121 



Pasture lands, renovation of, 125, 126 



Pears, report on, 143 



Plymouth, experiments on manures, 68, 71 



Poultry, essay on, ■ . 128 



Poultry house, 134 



Poultry, statement of I. K. Felch, 137 



Poultry, statement of S. B. Bird, 139 



Roots and vegetables, 90 



Roup in fowls, 137 



Rye, 89 



Samuels, E. A., essay on poultry, . 128 



Seed beds, how formed, '49 



Sewerage of towns, utilizing the, 16,17 



Soil of New England, essay on, 29, 31 



Sowing seed, time of, 49 



Stock, improvement of, 96, 124 



Stock, feeding of, 98, 99, 101, 103 



Sheep husbandry, 117 



Sheep, cost of keeping, 122, 123 



Tobacco, culture of, 56 



Thurston, C, report on vineyards, 78, 81 



Vineyards, planting of, 78, 81, 82, 84 



Vegetables, 90 



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Ware, B. P., statement of, 65, 67 



Ware, Darwin E., address by, 1 



Wheat, winter, 88 



Whip, best for use, 43 



Works, George F., essay by, 29 



