ANALYTICAL INDEX. 



229 



La-ws relating to Cattle Commission, 1860 



(Parti), 11, 20, 22; 1892,454. 

 drinking troughs and fountains, 1885, 



239. 



equestrians and pedestrians, 1885, 245. 



fertilizers, changes in, 1878 (Part 1), 



311; 1889 (Exp. Sta.), 237. 



guide posts, 1885, 237. 



highways, repairs on, 1S85, 235. 



omnibuses, stages and horse ears, 



1885, 248. 

 propagation, 1864 (Part 1), 130, 136; 



1872 (Part 1), 75, 79, 81, 102, 158. 



public and private ways (Burton W. 



Potter), 1885,232. 



public use of highways, 1885, 240. 



shade trees, parks and commons, 



1885, 238. 



— to prevent the spread of tuberculosis, 

 1892, 454. 



Lawson, Peter, observations by on feeding 

 stock, 1853 (Part 2), 343. 



reports by, on milch cows, 1S62 (Part 



2), 200; 1863 (Part 2), 191 



Lawsox, William, communistic experi- 

 ment of, 1875 (Part 1), 59. 



Leaf curls, concerning, 1889 (Exp. Sta.), 

 209. 



— exhalation by the, 1873 (Part 1), 181. 



— miner, the Brachys, characteristics of 

 the, 1872 (Part 1), 258. 



the tick trefoil, 1872 (Part 1), 259. 



— structure of the, 1873 (Part 1), 167; 

 1878 (Part 1), 245. 



Leather refuse, analysis of, 1882, 410. 

 Leaves as a manure, value of, 1868 (Part 

 2), 115. 



— of plants, structure and functions of, 

 1858 (Part 2), 74; 1869 (Part 2), 35; 



1873 (Part 1) , 167, 181 ; 1874 (Part 1 ) , 213. 



— of mangolds, feeding of, to stock, 1874 

 (Part 1), 118, 124. 



Lee, Dr. Daniel, address by, on the study 



of soils, 1853 (Part 2), 459. 

 Leghokx fowls, characteristics and value 



of, 1867 (Part 2), 184; 1868 (Part 2), 



209; 1869 (Part 2), 184; 1876 (Part 1), 



57, 70, 75, 83. 

 Legislation do for agriculture, what can 



(T. S. Gold), 1890, 202. 

 Leguminous crops as cattle food, 1892, 51. 



— plants have power of taking free nitro- 

 gen from the air, 1892, 390, 394. 



value of, for renovating worn-out 



lands, 1890 (Exp. Sta.), 139. 

 Leicester breed of cattle, characteristics 



of the, 1859 (Part 2), 206. 



— sheep, origin and characteristics of the, 



1857 (Part 1), 114; 1860 (Part 1), 103; 

 1862 (Part 2), 215; 1863 (Part 2), 40, 60 ; 



1864 (Part 2), 119; 1886, 152; 1891, 110. 

 Leiopus, apple, description and habits of 



the, 1870 (Part 1),362. 

 Leonard, N. T., report by, on milch cows, 



1865 (Part 2), 98. 



Lepidoptera, characteristics of the order, 



1862 (Part 1), 127. 

 LeporidjE, characteristics of the family, 



1861 (Parti), 187. 

 Lepus, characteristics and species of the 



genus, 1861 (Part 1), 187. 

 Lettuce, methods of culture of, in glass 



houses, 1874 (Part 1), 104, 108; 1877 



(Part 1), 27; 1890, 375. 



— mildew on, remedies for, 1890, 375. 



— observations concerning, 1891 (Exp. 

 Sta.), 195; 1892 (Exp. Sta.), 186. 



— rotting of, 1891 (Exp. Sta.), 219. 



— statistics of culture of, in Massachu- 

 setts, under glass, 1890, 375. 



Lewis, Harris, lecture by, on dairy hus- 

 bandry, 1872 (Part 1), 18. 



on milk, 1873 (Part 1), 65. 



Lewis, James S., report by, on the forest 

 trees and shrubs of Hingham, 1867 (Part 

 2), 109. 



Library in the office of the Secretary of 

 the Board of Agriculture, concerning the, 



1865 (Parti), 334; 1890, xxx. 



Lice on cattle in stables, destruction of, 

 1889, 161. 



— .on plants under glass, destruction of, 

 1889, 65. 



— on poultry, destruction of, 1889, 260. 



— varieties of, 1889, 163. 

 Lichtenhof, description of the agricult- 

 ural institute at, 1863 (Part 1), 216. 



Lierig's process of preserving meat, 1867 



(Part 1), 302. 

 Life, domestic, of the early settlers, 1856 



(Part 2), 1. 



— origin of, in the cell, 1870 (Part 1), 83; 

 1874 (Parti), 149, ISO. 



Like produces like, 1870 (Part 1), 91 ; 1871 



(Part 1), 191 ; 1872 (Part 1), 30, 103, 107, 



110; 1875 (Part 1), 72. 

 Lilac botys, description of the, 1869 (Part 



1),250. 

 Lime an important element in the wood 



and bark of fruit trees, 1853 (Part 2), 111. 



— as an element in cattle foods, necessary 

 in some form, 1864 (Part 1), 128, 165; 



1866 (Parti), 113. 



— as a fertilizer, value of, 1855 (Part 2), 

 303; 1'867 (Part 1), 200, 238; 1871 (Part 

 1), 153; 1885, 48; 1888, 18. 



