272 



agriculture of Massachusetts. 



Silo, covering and weighting the, 1883, 

 286; 18871 136. 



— ensilage in the, fermentation of, 1882, 

 384; 1883, 289; 1887, 137. 



— ensilage in the, temperature of, 1883, 

 287. 



— ensilage for the, cutting of, 1887, 289. 



— ensilage from the, removing, and feed- 

 ing it, 1887, 140. 



— discussion on the, 1880 (Part 1), 170; 

 1881, 189, 251 ; 1887, 192, 289. 



— earthen, the, 1887, 126. 



— rilling the, 1887, 132; 1892, 33. 



— history of the, 1882, 382 ; 1887, 121. 



— location and construction of the, 1881, 

 189; 1882, 388; 18S3, 285; 1887, 124. 



— may lie made available by any farmer, 

 how the (Dr. W. L. Faxon), 1881, 

 182. 



— the wooden, 1887, 127. 



Silos, cost of, 1881, 196, 241; 1S87, 124. 



— green food in, the system of preserving 

 (Dr. C. A. Goessmann), 1880 (Part 1), 

 156. 



Simmenthal, characteristics of cattle in, 



1863 (Part 1), 114. 

 Siues, importance of pure-bred, 1879 



(Part 1), 100; 1892, 168, 172. 

 Skim-milk. (See Milk.) 

 Skunk, description, habits and methods 



of destroying the common, 1861 (Part 



1), 161; 1868 (Part 2), 88. 

 Slade, Avery P., lecture by, on forest 



tree planting, 1884, 130. 



on fruit growing, 1881, 62. 



on markets for the farmer, 1870 



(Part 1), 141. 

 on my farming experience and 



some of the lessons it has taught me, 



1879 (Part 1), 43. 

 on specialties in farming, 1886, 86. 



— - remarks by, on the cultivation of 

 fruits, 1875 (Part 1), 176. 



report by, on agriculture of Bristol 



County, 1866 (Part 1), 304. 

 on hedges and farm fences, 1867 



(Part 1), 229. 

 on small fruit culture, 1868 (Part 



1), 276. 

 resolutions by the Board of Agricult- 

 ure on the death of, 1889, 272. 

 Slade, Dr.D. D., essay by, on the humane 



destruction of animals, 1873 (Part 1), 



234. 

 lecture by, on the catarrhal epidemic, 



1872 (Part 1), 145. 

 Sleeping rooms, proper ventilation of, 



1879 (Part 1), 87. 



Small, James, description of plough in- 

 vented by, 1859 (Part 2), 147. 



Smith, Arthur A., lecture by, on sheep 

 and lambs, 1879 (Part 1), 202. 



Smith, A. H., lecture by, on market 

 gardening, 188S, 158. 



Smith, Rev. Benton, address by, before 

 the Board of Agriculture at Waltham, 

 1877 (Part 1), 16. 



Smith, Edmund, report by, on bee cult- 

 ure, 1S63 (Part 2), 221. 



Smith, Henry M., lecture by, on barb 

 wire and the fence question, 1882, 

 196. 



Smith, J. M., essay by, on the manage- 

 ment of agricultural fairs, 1866 (Part 

 1), 255. 



lecture by, on the husbandry and 



commerce of neat stock and its prod- 

 ucts, 1879 (Part 1), 16. 



on tobacco and its culture in the 



Connecticut River valley, 1882, 136. 



report by, on agriculture of Franklin 



County, 1865 (Part 1), 306. 



on manure and its application, 1867 



(Part 1),232. 



Smith, J. Warren, address by, on the 

 work of the weather bureau, 1891, 183. 



Smith, Milo J., essay by, on green crops 

 as manure, 1877 (Part 1), 298. 



Smith, Newton, lecture by, on milk farm- 

 ing, 1S87, 281. 



Smlt on corn, cause, development and 

 treatment for, 1880 (Part 1), 99; 1882, 

 79; 1891 (Exp. Sta.),246. 



— on the onion. (See Onion.) 



Smuts, concerning, 1889 (Exp.Sta.), 206; 

 1891 (Exp. Sta.), 244. 



— of oats and barley, concerning, 1889 

 (Exp. Sta.), 223. 



Snails injurious to the strawberry plant, 

 1872 (Part 1),249. 



Snell, Prof. E. S , summary by, of me- 

 teorological observations at Amherst for 

 1870, 1870 (Part 2, Supplement), 9. 



Soap works, analysis of refuse material 

 from, 18S8, 585 



Soap-grease refuse, analyses of, 1887, 

 718, 763; 1888, 613; 1889 (Exp. Sta.), 

 287; 1890 (Exp. Sta.), 285; 1891 (Exp. 

 Sta.), 309; 1892 (Exp. Sta.), 305. 



SoAPsrns upon apple trees, value of a 

 wash of, 1867 (Part 1), 253. 



Societies, agricultural. (See Agricult- 

 ural Societies ) 



Society owes to science, what modern 

 (Dr. George B. Loring), 1871 (Part 1), 

 228. 



