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Jason Reed's Statement, - - - Page 442 



Report on Clearing and Enclosing Unimproved Lands, - - 443 



A. D. Weld's Statement, - - - - 445 



Suggestions written at the request of the Trustees, 



by Hon. B. V. French, - - - 449 



«« " Essays, ....-- 452 



Essay on Soiling Cattle, by Hon. Josiah Quincy, Sen., - - 453 



" " The Principles of Ploughing, by Sanford Howard, Esq., 462 



" " The Basket Willow, by John Fleming, Jr., Esq., - 474 



Returns of the Plymouth Agricultural Society, 



Report on Improvements, _ _ _ _ 



« » Produce, ----- 



Forest Trees — Daniel Allen's Statement, - 

 Compost Manures — Seth Sprague's " 

 " " J. L. Bassett's " 



" « A. Fobes's " 



Indian Corn — C. Leavitt's " 



G. W. Wood's " 



" " R. Sampson's « 



" " M. Leonard's " 



" " J. Copeland's " 



" " S. Leonard, Jr.'s, " 



Subsoiling — H. and V. Ames's " 



" B. Hobart's " 



Small Grains — S. Leonard, Jr.'s, " 

 Root Crops— B. Hobart's " 



" « S. Sprague's " 



" " Jona. Copeland's " 



Onions and Squashes — A. Bassett's " 

 " " A.J.Roberts's" 



" " N.Whitman's" 



« " Dairy, . - . . . 



" " Horses and Colts, . . - - 



" " Stock, ----- 



" " Swine, ^ - 



" " Ploughing, - - - - ^ - 



« " Steers, - - - - ^ - 



" " Working Oxen, . - - . 



" « Beef Cattle, 



Essay on Compost Manures, by J. E. Howard, - 



Returns of the Bristol County Agricultural Society, 



Report on Farm Improvements, - - - - 



H. Copeland's Statement, - - - 



« « Crops, 



Statements respecting Crops, 

 " " Butter, Ciieese, Bread and Honey, 



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