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AGRICULTURE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



world, description of a, 1857 (Part 1), 

 205. 

 Machinery and implements, agricultural 

 (James S. Grinnell), 1882, 231. 



— use and value of, 1856 (Part 2), 289; 

 1863 (Part 2), 23, 92, 105; 1867 (Part 2), 

 16; 1868 (Parti), 294, 297 (Part 2), 158; 

 1869 (Part 2), 156; 1870 (Part 2), 156; 

 1872 (Part 1), 8,309. 



Machines, agricultural. (See Agricultural 

 and Farm.) 



— mowing, concerning, 1855 (Part 1) , 67 

 (Part 2), 125, 161 ; 1856 (Part 2), 292; 

 1868 (Part 2), 168; 1869 (Part 2), 158; 

 1872 (Part 1), 8; 1873 (Part 1), 33. 



Mackay breed of swine, history of the, 

 1853 (Part 2), 377; 1858 (Part 2), 288; 

 1868 (Part 2), 203. 



Macy, Alexander, Jr., report by, on fruits, 

 1877 (Part 2), 63. 



Magnesia, sulphate of, or Kieserite, analy- 

 ses of, 1873 ( Part 1 ) , 37 1 ; 1887, 709, 754 ; 

 1888, 604; 1889 (Exp. Sta.), 284; 1890 

 (Exp. Sta.) , 282 ; 1891 (Exp. Sta.) , 306 ; 

 1892 (Exp. Sta.), 302. 



of potash and, analyses of, 1887, 713, 



753; 1888, 580, 603; 1889 (Exp. Sta.), 

 284; 1890 (Exp. Sta.), 282; 1891 (Exp. 

 Sta.), 306; 1892 (Exp. Sta.), 302. 



Maine, logging in, 1854 (Part 1), 153. 



Maize. (See Corn.) 



— feed, analyses of, 1891 (Exp. Sta.) , 319 ; 

 1892 (Exp. Sta.), 47, 73, 89, 118, 128, 

 147, 316. 



Makepeace, A. D., report by, on the 

 breeding and managing of horses, 1870 

 (Part 2), 195. 



Male, influence of the, on offspring, 1855 

 (Part 2), 185, 191; 1856 (Part 1), 48 

 (Part 2), 271; 1857 (Part 1), 48; 1860 

 (Part 1), 241; 1861 (Part 1), 18; 1863 

 (Part 1), 57; 1866 (Part 1), 82; 1870 

 (Part 1), 87, 96, 102, 112, 117; 1872 (Part 

 1), 96, 112; 1874 (Part 1), 191; 1875 

 (Part 1), 76; 1876 (Part 1), 68; 1877 

 (Parti), 86, 93,97. 



Malformations, concerning, 1874 (Part 

 1), 191. 



Malt sprouts, analyses of, 1892 (Exp. 

 Sta.), 73, 90, 317. 



Mammalia, characteristics of the, 1861 

 (Parti), 137. 



— of Massachusetts, description and hab- 

 its of the, 1861 (Part 1), 137. 



Mammary gland, concerning the, 1890, 



82. 

 Mange or barn itch on cattle, remedies 



for, 1865 (Part 1), 76. 



Mangel wurzel or mangold, analyses of, 

 1858 (Part 2), 223, 230; 1865 (Part 2), 

 86 ; 1887, 743 ; 1888, 548, 630, 633 ; 1889 

 (Exp. Sta.), 295, 300; 1890 (Exp. Sta.), 

 293, 298; 1891 (Exp. Sta.), 317, 324; 

 1892 (Exp. Sta.), 128, 314, 321. 



— cultivation of the (John Tynan), 1858 

 (Part 2), 210. 



climate and soil best adapted to the, 



1858 (Part 2), 211; 1866 (Part 1), 192; 

 1870 (Part 1), 230. 



— harvesting and storing the, 1858 (Part 

 2), 224; 1865 (Part 2), 84. 



— manures for the, 1858 (Part 2), 215; 



1859 (Part 1), 108; 1870 (Part 1), 231. 



— natural history of the, 1S58 (Part 2), 

 210. 



— nutritive value of the, 185S (Part 2), 

 226; 1865 (Part 2), 85; 1866 (Part 1), 

 641; 1869 (Part 2), 3, 137; 1872 (Part 

 1), 27; 1874 (Parti), 118, 124. 



— seed of, time and mode of sowing the, 

 1858 (Part 2), 217; 1859 (Part 1), 108; 

 1865 (Part 2), 83. 



— soil for the, and its preparation, 1858 

 (Part 2), 213; 1859 (Part 1), 108 (Part 

 2), 183; 1865 (Part 2), 83; 1869 (Part 

 1), 165; 1870 (Parti), 192. 



— varieties of the, and their characteris- 

 tics, 1858 (Part 2), 212; 1865 (Part 2), 

 86; 1869 (Part 2), 137; 1870 (Part 1), 

 239; 1874 (Parti), 111. 



— yields and profits of, 1858 (Part 2), 220, 

 225; 1859 (Part 1), 108 (Part 2), 183, 

 188; 1860 (Part 2), 175, 180; 1862 (Part 

 2), 193; 1863 (Part 2), 172; 1865 (Part 

 2), 82; 1866 (Part 1), 193; 1869 (Part 

 1), 165 (Part 2), 133, 137; 1872 (Part 2), 

 139, 145; 1874 (Part 1), 111, 124 (Part 

 2), 82, 85; 1876 (Part 1), 206 (Part 2), 

 121, 125. 



Manna grass, characteristics of varieties 



of, 1856 (Part 1),42, 50. 

 Manning, Robert, essay by, on preserva- 

 tion of fruit and construction of fruit 



houses, 1866 (Part 2), 124. 

 Manning mowing machine, description of 



the, 1855 (Part 1), 67; 1856 (Part 1), 



183. 

 Manny mowing machine, peculiarities of 



the, 1855 (Part 2), 158; 1856 (Part 1), 



176, 183 (Part 2), 296; 1858 (Part 2), 



238. 

 Manufacturer and mechanic, the farmer, 



his relations to the (John G. Avery), 



1890, 304. 

 Manufactures, domestic, concerning, 



1855 (Part 2), 288. 



