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Poultry, records of, in egg production, ....... 29 



texture of comb, importance of, ...... 21 



time of moulting, . . ' . . . . . . .22 



Public Winter Meeting, of State Board of Agriculture, .... 7 



Quail, food plants attractive to, ....... . 203 



Raccoon, as enemy to birds, ......... 229 



Rat, as enemy to birds, ......... 225 



Rice, James E., address by, on Breeding and selecting Fowls for Egg Pro- 

 duction, ............ 8 



Richardson, L. L., address by, on Raising Farm Horses, mentioned, . . 187 



Richmond Farmers' Co-operative Association, method of organization, . 158 



Vermont, result of dairy survey of, . . . . . . 158 



Rotation of crops, .......... 38 



Shrikes, as enemies to other birds, ........ 238 



Skunks, as enemies to birds, ......... 229 



Slaughter of farm animals, law relating to, ..... . 277 



Snakes, as enemies to birds, ......... 245 



black, food items of, . . . . . . . . . 248 



milk, food items of, ........ . 249 



pilot, food items of 246, 247 



Sparrow, English, as enemy of other birds, ...... 242 



Sparrows, native, food plants for, ........ 202 



Squirrels, as enemies of birds, ........ 230 



Starling, as enemy of other birds, ........ 243 



Storage, community, necessity for, ........ 148 



Summer Field Meeting of State Board of Agriculture, . . . .185 



Taylor, O. M., address by, before Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion, 140 



Texas, marketing activities in, . . . . . . . .114 



Thorne, Charles E., address by, on The Maintenance of Soil Fertility, . 33 



Timothy, effect of lime on, ......... 43 



Tomatoes, method of raising, ........ 68 



varieties of, . . . . . . . . . .68 



Truck crops, fertilizing, . . . . . . . . .41 



Turner Center Dairying Association, functions of, . . . . . 163 



Turtles, as enemies of birds, ......... 244 



Urann, Marcus L., address by, on Business Organization as related to 



Agriculture, ........... 141 



Vegetables, sales of, by auction, . . . . . . . .119 



Vermont, marketing activities in, . . . . . . . .118 



Virginia, marketing activities in, . . . . . . . .118 



type of marketing work in, . . . . . . .117 



Weasel, as enemy to birds, ......... 227 



Wheat, effect of lime on, ......... 43 



experiments in fertilizing, ........ 35 



Wheeler, Wilfrid, as presiding officer, ....... 140 



Wilder, Edward B., as presiding officer, ....... 140 



