INDEX 



TO THE ABSTRACT. 



Agricultural Societies, duties of, 1, 8, 10 



" Education, 3, 5, 25, 33, 94 



Agriculture and American industry 3,9,61,83 



Apples, culture of, 165, 167, 169 



Allen's Mower, statement on 237, 238 



Ayrshire Stock, pedigrees of, 241, 243 



Barley, statement on, 205 



Beans, statement on, 209 



Broomcorn, statement on, 207 



Breeding, principles of, 249, 250 



Butter, statements on, 308, 311 



Cabbages, culture of, 233 



Carrots, crops of 6, 129 



Cattle, cost of keeping, 40, 41 



Cheese, statement on, 307 



Compost Manures, 187, 189, 192, 194 



Cranberries, statement on, . 208 



Dairies, reports on, 251, 256, 308 



Danforth's Mower, statement on, 239, 240 



Drainage, statements on 148, 151, 154, 156, 163 



Example, power of, 5, 7, 30 



Farmer, position of the, 11, 13, 16, 18, 35, 81 



" character of the, 12, 13, 18, 20, 22, 24 



Farmers' Clubs, importance of, 8 



Farming, taste in, 27,29,140 



" profits of, 38, 40, 108, 102 



" in New England 35, 44, 46, 48, 51, 56 



Farms, reports on, 100, 104, 124, 126, 132, 139 



Farm Management, Essay on, 112 



" Stock, character of, 31, 32 



" Implements, reports on, 236, 238 



" Horses, reports on, 282, 284 



Fat Cattle, reporst on, 267 



Flowers, report on, 319 



Fruits, repor&t on, 313,324,325 



Grapes, culture of, 314, 317 



Horses, exhibition of, 99, 281 



