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May. The management of Mowings, by Prof. Wm. P. Brooks, 

 Amherst, Mass. 



June. How to supplement a short Hay Crop, by Prof. Chs. S. 

 Phelps, Sup 't. Grassland Farms, Chapinville, Conn. 



July. Bush Fruits, by Prof. Fred S. Card, Prof, of Horticuhure, 

 R. I. College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. 



August. Poultry Housing, by John H. Robinson, Editor of 

 Farm Poultry, Boston, Mass. 



September. Swine Growing, by A. A. Southwick, Farm Sup 't.. 

 State Insane Asylum, Taunton, Mass. 



October. Clean Milk, by P. M. Harwood, Gen'l. Agent, State 

 Dairy Bureau. 



There have also been issued the following Nature Leaflets, with 

 illustrations : 



Leaflet 28. The Garden Toad, by A. H. Kirkland. 

 " 29. School Gardens. 



" 30. Planting and care of the School Garden. 

 " 31. Crops for the School Garden. 

 " 32. Results of School Gardening. 



These, from 29 to 32 inclusive, were by H. D. Hemenway, Direc- 

 tor School of Horticulture, Hartford, Conn. 



The public winter meeting of the Board was held at Worcester, 

 December, 5, 6, 7, at Horticultural Hall. An excellent list of 

 lectures was furnished, as follows: 



Market Gardening, by Henry M. Howard, West Newton, was 

 admirable, giving in careful detail this important branch of horti- 

 cultural industry. He also emphasized the importance of strict 

 accounts, keeping exact memoranda of expenses and profits, to 

 determine what crops were most desirable to grow. 



The Soil; importance of its chai-acter for the culture of fruit, 

 by Geo. T. Powell, Pres't. of the Agricultural Experts Ass'n, New 

 York City, was an excellent paper, and if its recommendations 

 were followed, the apple crop would be greatly improved. The 

 keynote of the paper was fertilization, and good cultivation to pre- 

 vent off-years; the fertilization to keep up the high tone of the 

 orchard, and add color to the fruit. In the course of his lecture 

 he cited the case of an old orchard planted by his father, fifty-seven 

 years ago. These trees were planted in sod and bearing crops 



