ANALYTICAL INDEX. 



185 



Diseases, contagious, in dwelling-houses, 



sources of, 1870 (Part 2), 50. 



non-recurrence of, 1883, 15. 



protection against, 1887, 275. 



Dodge, A. W., prize essay by, on market 



days, 1858 (Part 2), 327. 

 Dodge, Francis, report by, on cultivation 



of Indian corn, 1853 (Part 2), 148. 

 Dog, intelligence of the, 1875 ( Part 1), 290. 



— owners, liability of, 1878 (Part 1), 167. 

 Dogs, breeding of, 1866 (Part 1), 79, 124; 



1867 (Parti), 49. 



— how to kill, 1S73 (Part 1), 242. 



— in Massachusetts, number of, 1861 

 (Part 1), 66; 1862 (Part 1), 109; 1874 

 (Part 2), 121; 1878 (Part 1), 295; 1888, xi. 



— injurious to sheep husbandry, 1861 

 (Part 1), 100; 1862 (Part 1), 109; 1874 

 (Part 2), 120; 1878 (Part 1), 294; 1886, 

 166; 1888,57,67; 1891, 119. 



— laws relating to, 1859 (Part 2), 318; 

 1862 (Part 1), 109; 1878 (Part 1), 168, 

 295 ; 1888, 57. 



— rabies among, concerning, 1890, 406, 

 410. 



Dogtail grass, crested, characteristics of 

 the, 1856 (Parti), 58, 154. 



Dominique fowl, characteristics of the, 

 1867 (Part 2), 187; 1876 (Part 1), 59. 



Dor worm, the, 1866 (Part 1), 216. 



Dorkixg fowl, characteristics and value 

 of the, 1857 (Part 1), 135; 1858 (Part 2), 

 294; 1864 (Part 2), 131; 1867 (Part 2), 

 184, 191; 1868- (Part 2), 208, 222; 1876 

 (Part 1), 85. 



Dorset sheep, concerning, 1891, 110. 



Douglas, F. D., lecture by, on grading up 

 dairy stock, 1889, 135. 



Downy woodpecker, characteristics and 

 habits of the, 1871 (Part 2), 111. 



Drag, use of the, for smoothing the sur- 

 face of the soil in tilling land, 1866 (Part 



1), 178. 



Dragox-flies, or devil's darning-needles, 

 characteristics and habits of, 1862 (Part 

 I), 147; 1870 (Part 1), 378. 



Drainage (Porter, Henry S.), 1867 (Part 

 1),260. 



— (Saltonstall, Leverett), 1865 (Part 1), 

 211. 



— and irrigation of pastures, 1884, 152. 



— effect of, on the hay crop, 1856 (Part 

 1), 212, 234; 1860 (Part 2), 107; 1868 

 (Part 1), 217, 261 ; 1890 (Exp. Sta.), 192. 



— theory of, 1867 (Part 1), 215, 220,260 

 (Part 2), 140; 1868 (Part 1), 217 (Part 

 2), 108. 



— water rights and, 1878 (Part 1), 167. 



Drained lands warmer than those un- 

 drained, 1856 (Part 2), 42, 93; 1861 

 (Part 1), 96; 1867 (Part 1), 210, 219; 



1868 (Part 1), 217; 1869 (Part 1), 225. 

 Draining lands, methods and utility of, 



1853 (Part 1 ) , 67 (Part 2) , 10, 45, 428, 464 ; 



1854 (Part 1), 65, 82 (Part 2), 22, 77, 

 116, 505; 1855 (Part 2), 405; 1856 (Part 

 1), 212, 234 (Part 2), 43, 92 ; 1857 (Part 

 2), 153, 181; 1858 (Part 2), 148; 1859 

 (Part 1), 28, 72 (Part 2), 78, 82, 109, 

 117; 1860 (Part 2), 105; 1861 (Part 1), 

 96; 1862 (Part 2), 70, 251; 1S63 (Part 

 1), 75 (Part 2), 62, 109; 1864 (Part 2), 

 22, 31; 1865 (Part 1), 211; 1867 (Part 

 1), 176, 209, 240, 261 (Part 2), 140; 1868 

 (Part 1), 150, 217, 261 (Part 2), 104, 

 142; 1869 (Part 1),225; 1870 (Part 2), 

 106; 1871 (Part 1), 31, 44, 122, 275 (Part 

 2), 176, 221 ; 1872 (Part 1), 24, 216 (Part 

 2), 65, 72, 115; 1873 (Part 2), 96; 1874 

 (Parti), 404; 1875 (Part 2), 108; 1884, 

 17, 24. 



— of an acre, cost of, 1871 (Part 1), 

 32. 



Drains and culverts in roads, utility of, 



1869 (Part 2), 217, 273, 285. 



— and water-closets, care of, 1870 (Part 

 2), 51. 



— constructing, methods of, 1854 (Part 2), 

 15, 22, 42, 77, 98, 507; 1859 (Part 1), 28 

 (Part 2), 112, 120; 1860 (Part 2), 107; 

 1865 (Part 1), 212; 1867 (Part 1), 212, 

 262; 1871 (Part 1), 31. 



— depth to lay, 1867 (Part 1), 214; 1872 

 (Parti), 217. 



— digging and direction of, 1867 (Part 1), 

 213; 1871 (Part 1), 33; 1872 (Part 1), 

 217. 



— distance apart of, 1859 (Part 2), 122; 

 1871 (Part 1), 38; 1872 (Part 1), 217- 



— how water enters, 1871 (Part 1), 37. 



— made of stones, unprofitable, 1859 (Tart 

 2), 120; I860 (Part 2), 107; 1867 (Part 

 1), 212, 263; 1871 (Part 1),39, 43; 1884, 

 24. 



tiles, economy and value of, 1859 (Part 



2), 112, 120; 1860 (Part 2), 107; 1867 

 (Part 1), 212, 222, 263; 1871 (Part 1), 

 32, 43, 122; 1875 (Part 2), 109. 



Draper, James, remarks by, on the 

 Grange, 1888, 263. 



Droughts, cause of, 1854 (Part 1), 58. 



— expedients for preventing or alleviating 

 the effects of, 1853 (Part 1), 160, 163; 



1854 (Part 1), 61, 67, 71 (Part 2), 112; 



1855 (Part 2), 406; 1856 (Pari 2), 46, 

 102; 1875 (Part 1), 146, 151, 250. 



