160 



AGRICULTURE OF MASSACHUSETTS.' 



Bowkku, William H., lecture by, on homce- 



opathy in agriculture, 1886, 191. 

 on the harvest of the sea, or the 



relation of the fisheries to agriculture, 



1892, 120. 

 Bowlder rocks, their probable origin and 



history, and their use in the construction 



of dwellings (Dr. James It. Nichols), 



1875 (Part 1),96. 

 Bowlders, clearing a farm of (James J. 



H. Gregory), 1878 (Part 2), 37. 

 Box system of transplanting trees, the, 



1885, 482. 

 Boys, the farm for, 1873 (Part 1), 406. 

 Brachyb leaf miner, description of the, 



1872 (Part 1), 258. 

 Brackett, J. Q. A., address by, before the 



Board of Agriculture, at Springfield, 

 1887,110. 



at Worcester, 1890, 64. 



Bradford, Alden S., reports by, on cran- 

 berry culture, 1863 (Part 2), 155; 1867 



(Part 2), 103. 

 on farming in New England, 1873 



(Part 2), 79. 

 on improvement of pastures, 1866 



(Part 2), 16. 

 on application of manures, 1864 



(Part 2), 68. 

 on management of farms, 1865 



(Part 2), 25. 



on neat stock, 1871 (Part 2), 274. 



on reclaimed meadows, 1874 (Part 



2), 63. 

 Bradford, Lewis H., tribute by, to James 



Thompson, 1870 (Part 1), 346. 

 Bradley, Alonzo, remarks by, before the 



Board of Agriculture, at Easthampton, 



1888, 297. 

 Brahma-Pootra or Chittagong fowls, 



characteristics and value of, 1853 (Part 



2), 385; 1857 (Part 1), 133; 1858 (Part 



2), 296; 1868 (Part 2), 208, 222; 1869 



(Part 2), 185, 189; 1876 (Part 1), 57. 



— origin of, 1853 (Part 2), 385. 



— points of excellence in, 1869 (Part 2), 189. 

 Brazil, agricultural resources of, 1867 



(Part 1), 145. 



Brazilian nut tree, characteristics of the, 

 1867 (Parti), 157. 



Bread and bread making, 1855 (Part 2) , 

 294; 1856 (Part 2), 32, 430; 1861 (Part 

 2), 227; 1864 (Part 2), 155; 1866 (Part 

 2), 119; 1876 (Part 2), 161; 1887,370. 



— (Dr. James R. Nichols), 1866 (Part 2), 

 119. 



— unfermented, unhealthy, 1866 (Part 2), 

 122. 



Breed, adaptation of, to localities, 1859 

 (Part 1), 31; 1861 (Part 1), 13, 56; 1863 

 (Part 2), 194; 1867 (Part 1), 21; 1868 

 (Part 2), 63; 1870 (Part 1), 93, 122; 

 1873 (Part 2), 113. 



— differences in animals, 1867 (Part 1), 

 21; 1873 (Parti), 251. 



— purity of, 1870 (Part 1), 119; 1875 (Part 

 1), 345. 



— what constitutes a, 1855 (Part 2), 184, 

 187; 1857 (Part 1),43. 



Breeding and feeding, cattle (Dr. George 



B. Loring), 1861 (Part 1), 12. 

 of swine (Theodore Louis), 1891, 192. 



— and management of horses, on the (Rev. 

 W. H. H. Murray), 1875 (Part 1), 70. 



— animals, importance of character and 

 temperament of, 1870 (Part 2), 193. 



of young, 1878 (Part 1), 201; 1889, 



154. 



— Arab rule in, the, 1875 (Part 1), 76. 



— cattle (Prof. Louis Agassiz), 1863 (Part 

 1),56; 1866 (Part 1), 82. 



— chance, practical effect of, 1889, 140. 



— cross, 1857 (Part 1) , 28, 46, 51, 57 ; 1865 

 (Part 1), 31; 1870 (Part 1), 123; 1872 

 (Part 1), 89; 1873 (Part 2), 114; 1874 

 (Part 1), 189; 1878 (Part 1), 200. 



of sheep, 1860 (Part 1), 115. 



— discussion on, 1870 (Part 1), 112; 1871 

 (Part 1), 183; 1874 (Part 1), 192. 



— for special objects, 1857 (Part 1), 47; 

 1858 (Part 2), 249; 1861 (Part 1), 54; 

 1867 (Part 1), 50; 1872 (Part 1), 108, 

 117; 1878 (Part 1), 191, 197. 



— habits of the Salmonidas, 1869 (Part 1), 

 132. 



— impregnation, influence of first, in, 1866 

 (Part 1), 103; 1867 (Part 1), 47; 1870 

 (Part 1), 97; 1874 (Part 1), 191. 



— in and in, 1863 (Part 1), 58 ; 1864 (Part 

 1), 137 ; 1867 (Parti), 76; 1870 (Parti), 

 100, ill; 1872 (Part 1), 88; 1874 (Part 

 1), 189, 198; 1878 (Parti), 199; 1891,50. 



in poultry, 1876 (Part 1), 72; 1882, 



174. 

 in swine, 1874 (Part 1), 198. 



— in New England, review of, 1872 (Part 



1). 77. 



— male in, importance of the, 1878 (Part 

 1), 190; 1879 (Part 1), 19. 



— of horses, 1875 (Part 1), 70. 



and training (H. S. Porter), 1869 



(Part 1), 202. 

 _ of swine, 1855 (Part 2), 235; 1891, 192. 



— philosophy of, the law of inheritance; 

 or the (Dr. E. Lewis Sturtevant), 1874 

 (Part I), 14.=>. 



