INDEX. 315 



Horse-fly, habits of the, 256 



Hot-house thrips, 263 



Hybridization as a means of procuring new varieties of fruit, , . . . 107 



Hyde, Alexander, essay by, 11, 219-229 



Insects injurious to agriculture, report on, 235, 250, 263 



Insects injurious to the apple, 235 



Insects injurious to the cherry, 238 



Insects injurious to the cranberrj' vine, 239 



Insects injurious to the currant, 243 



Insects injurious to garden vegetables, 251 



Insects injurious to the oak 245 



Insects injurious to ornamental shrubs, 249 



Insects injurious to the pine, 245 



Insects injurious to the raspberry, 244 



Jerseys, value of for butter making, 91,92 



Loring, Dr. George B., lecture by, 175, 180, 190 



Mangolds, cultivation of, 165 



Manures, special for special crops, 147, 150, 198 



Manures, treatment of, 213, 214, 215 



Mares for breeding should possess certain qualities, 203 



Meat packing, use of salt in, 24, 25 



Methods for producing new varieties of native fruits, 104, 105, 111 



Methods of rearing calves, 81, 82 



Mineral manures, discussion on, 40, 50, 58 



Moore, John B., essay by, 195, 198, 202 



Mowing lands, fall feeding of, 85, 86, 89, 90, 93 



Muck, essay upon, 211-218 



Oak, insects injuring the, 245 



Obstacles to the progress of scientific agriculture, 61, 67, 75 



Onions grow best for successive years on the same land, 168 



Orange bark louse, 259 



Packard, Dr. A. S., report on insects by, 235, 250, 263 



Peaches in New England, 123, 125 



Pear, gradual decline of varieties of the, 104 



Pears, list of varieties preferable for culture, 233, 234 



Pears, methods and importance of producing new varieties, . . . 104, 106, 107 



Peat compost, method of making, 215 



Pine, insects injuring the, 245 



Plant food, 42, 43, 44 



Plant-house insects, 257, 261 



Ploughing should be done carefully, 195, 196 



Porter, H. S., essay by, 202, 205 



Preparation of soil for pear-trees, 115 



Preservation and ripening of fruits, . , 108 



Raspberry, insects injurious to the, 244 



Report of commissioners on contagious diseases among cattle, .... 6 



Rotation of crops, discussion on, ....... . 154, 157, 158, 167 



Rotation of crops, lecture on, 142, 154 



Root crops, importance of, 163, 168 



Roots, length of, 115, 125, 126, 160 



