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AGRICULTURE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



Perkins, C. 0., report by, on farm ac- 

 counts, 1865 (Part I), 239. 

 on farm buildings, 1864 (Part 1), 



213. 

 Pjbiiry, A. L., address by, on the farmer's 



advantage, 1870 (Part 2), 85. 

 Peruvian guano. (See Guano.) 

 Petals of flowers, purpose of, 1866 (Part 



1), 62. 

 Peters, Dr. Austin, lecture by, on the 



value of veterinary science to the State, 



1887, 200. 

 report by, on the national cattle 



growers' convention at Chicago, 1886, 9. 

 Petrifaction, process of, 1874 (Part 1), 



62. 

 Philbrick, William D., lecture by, on 



market gardening and vegetable culture, 



1877 (Parti), 23. 

 Phinney, S. B., report by, on the.eultiva- 



tion of the pitch pine on the sea coast, 



1864 (Part 1), 208. 

 on the culture of the cranberry, 



1863 (Parti), 95. 

 statement by, on improving farm 



lands, 1855 (Part 2), 29. 

 Phippen, George D., report by, on flowers, 



1858 (Part 2), 319. 

 Phosphate, acid, analyses of, 1888,587; 



1890 (Exp. Sta.), 267; 1891 (Exp. Sta.), 



308; 1892 (Exp. Sta.), 304. 



— beds of the Charleston basin, the 

 (Charles L. Flint), 1874 (Part 1), 47. 



— South Carolina (R. N. Oakman), 1872 

 (Part 2), 97. 



analyses of, 1868 (Part 1), 111,114; 



1871 (Part 1), 106; 1872 (Part 2), 101; 



1874 (Part 1), 56; 1880 (Part 1), 228; 



1887, 720, 767; 1888, 587, 617; 1889 



(Exp. Sta.), 285; 1890 (Exp. Sta.), 188 > 



283; 1891 (Exp. Sta.), 201, 308; 1892 



(Exp. Sta.), 198,304. 

 deposits of, description of, 1868 (Part 



1), 109, 116; 1872 (Part 2), 99; 1874 



(Part 1), 49. 

 value of the, 1868 (Part 1), 109; 



1871 (Part 1), 98, 106; 1874 (Part 1), 55, 



64, 376. 

 discovery of, 1872 (Part 2) , 97. 



— - discussion on, 1874 (Part 1), 64. 



mining, manufacturing and market- 

 ing of, 1872 (Part 2), 103; 1874 (Part 

 1),54, 67. 



nodules of, formation of, 1874 (Part 



1),53, 61,63. 

 origin of the deposit of, 1868 (Part 



1), 112, 116; 1872 (Part 2), 100; 1874 



(Part 1), 57, 63. 



Phosphate, South Carolina, use of, as a 

 fertilizer, 1874 (Part 1), 65. 



— Brockville, analyses of, 1887, 768 ; 1888, 

 618; 1889 (Exp. Sta.), 285; 1890 (Exp. 

 Sta.), 284; 1891 (Exp. Sta.), 308; 1892 

 (Exp. Sta.), 304. 



— Florida rock, analyses of, 1890 (Exp. 

 Sta), 267, 283; 1891 (Exp. Sta.), 

 287, 308; 1892 (Exp. Sta.), 198, 287, 

 304. 



— natural, analysis of, 1887, 720. 



— Navassa, analyses of, 1874 (Part 1), 

 373; 1887, 768; 1888, 618; 1889 (Exp. 

 Sta.), 285; 1890 (Exp. Sta.), 284; 1891 

 (Exp. Sta.), 308; 1892 (Exp. Sta.), 

 304. 



— rock, ground, analysis of, 1887, 720. 

 Phosphates, necessity and value of, in 



fertilizers, 1853 (Part 2), 145 ; 1868 (Part 

 1), 96; 1874 (Part 1), 66, 72, 196, 376; 

 1885, 61. 



— on potatoes, effect of, 1890 (Exp. Sta.), 

 189. 



— super. (See Superphosphates.) 

 Phosphatic slag, analyses of, 1887, 768; 



1888, 590, 618; 1889 (Exp. Sta.), 285; 



1890 (Exp. Sta.), 188, 284; 1891 (Exp. 

 Sta.), 201, 308; 1892 (Exp. Sta), 198, 

 304. 



Phosphoric acid, field experiments with, 

 different forms of, 1890 (Exp. Sta.) , 187 ; 



1891 (Exp. Sta.), 200. 



— in plant growth, 1871 (Parti), 88; 1886, 

 195; 1892,401. 



— method for determining, 1S90 (Exp. 

 Sta.), 272. 



— sources of, 1888, 28. 

 Phosphorus, characteristics of, 1865 (Part 



1), 132; 1871 (Parti), 88. 

 Phylloxera, grape, concerning the, 1871 



(Parti), 332; 1892,289. 

 Physiology, human and animal, 1872 



(Parti), 83. 



— vegetable, 1872 (Part 1), 100. 



report of department of, 1S89 (Exp. 



Sta.), 195; 1890 (Exp. Sta.), 200; 1891 

 (Exp. Sta.), 218; 1892 (Exp. Sta.), 211. 



Pierce, John W., lecture by, on experi- 

 ments with fertilizers, 1883, 63. 



on water and its supply for our 



crops, 1884, 12. 



Pierce, Mrs. J., report by, on needle-work, 

 1880 (Part 2), 42. 



Pierce, S. H., report by, on Dutch cattle, 

 1873 (Part 2), 117. 



Pieris, characteristics of species of, 1870 

 (Part 1), 367. 



Pig, modern, origin of the, 1886, 242. 



