INDEX. 319 



Page. 



Kelley, E. G., report of, 93-96 



J. S., report by, 161-163 



Labor question, discussion of the, is widely spread, 18, 19 



Lane, Augustus, report by, 174-176 



Laying out a road, 211, 217, 265 



Legislative aids to agriculture, address on, 17, 25, 33 



Leghorns, value of, 184, 185 



Lincoln, A., report by, 198. 199 



Loring, Dr. Geo. B., address by, 76-82 



Macadamizing roads, 221, 222, 227, 235 



Macy, Alex. Jr., report by, 143-146 



Management of roads, proposed system of, 305, 307 



Mangolds, cultivation of, 137 



Mangolds, feeding qualities of, 3, 137, 138 



Mangolds, statement on, 133 



Manures, judgment should be exercised in their application, .... 103 



Manures, report on, 108 



Manures, statements on, 108-113 



Meadow and swamp lands, improvement of, statement on, 106, 107 



Milch cows and their management, 13, 18, 182, 194, 195 



Milch cows are profitable only when good ones are kept, . . .13, 18, 182, 194 



Milk, product of, in the country, 181, 182 



Modern farmer, requisites of, 7 



Moore, J. B., statements of, 116 



Moore, J. H., statement of, • 184-186 



Onions, best varieties of, 139 



Onion blight and smut, 10 



Onion crop, importance and value of, 2, 14, 15 



Onion maggot, habits of, 9 



Opportunities of the New England farmer, address on, ... . 63, 70, 75 

 Orchards and vineyards, reports on, 113, 116, 119, 121, 123 



Parsnips, their culture and uses, 136 



Pavements and trackways, 240 



Pears, reports on, 148, 149 



Perkins, C. 0., report by, . . 173, 174 



Persistence in cultivating special crops usually succeeds, 15, 16 



Plant life, address on, 34, 40, 44 



Ploughing, proper methods of, 157, 158 



Porter, J., report by, 149, 150 



Pototo rot, cause of, ... 11 



Potatoes, statements on, 131, 132 



Poultry, feeding and management of, 184, 185, 187 



Poultry keeping, profit in, 192, 193 



Poultry, reports on, 186, 188 



Poultry, statements on, 184, 193 



Poultr}^, value of different breeds of, . . . 184, 185 



Power required to move a load on different roads, 243, 245, 269 



Propagation of plants effected in various ways, 35, 36 



Proper time for cutting grass, 37, 38 



Purposes of agricultural fairs, 55-62 



Putnam, Wm. R., statement of, . . • 110, 111 



