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Dairymen, an act for the protection of 70 



Decoctions, influence of soil, on seed germination, 129 



Digestibility, coefficients of, 224 



Calves, experiments with, 247 



Horses, experiments with, 24(i 



Poultry, experiments with, 246 



Rimiinants, experiments with, 225 



Swine, expei'imeuts with, 245 



Digestion coefficients, publications consulted in comi)ilatiou of, . . . 248 



Director, report of, 5 



Downy mildew of tomato, 115 



Dried blood as a source of nitrogen, lit 



Relative value as compared with nitrate of soda and sulfate of ammonia, 39 



Eai-ly crops, nitrogen fertilizers for, 40 



Egg production, feeding experiments with poultry for, 43 



Entomologists, report of, 149 



Eureka silage corn, its value for Massachusetts farmers, 80 



Feed control, 68 



Fertilizer elements, average pounds per ton in chemical fertilizers, . . 170 



Ingredients of fodder articles, 218 



Manufacturers, list of, 5() 



Relative value of mixtures relatively rich and poor in potash, . . 10 



" Special " w. fertilizer richer in jiotash, 29 



Fertilizers and manures furnishing nitrogen compared, 19 



Average analysis of, 54 



Commercial, abstract of results of analyses of, 51 



Inspection of, 50 



For garden crops, 37 



Special crop brands, compilation of analyses of, 55 



Fertilizing ingredients, trade values of, 52 



Substances analyzed, miscellaneous, 02 



Fodder articles, composition and digestibility of, 201 



Fertilizer ingredients of, 218 



Fodders, dry coarse, composition and digestibility of, 207 



Fertilizer ingredients of, 220 



Green, composition and digestibility of, 201 



Fertilizer ingredients of, 218 



Foods and feeding, division of, changes in staff, " . . 78 



Correspondence, CO 



Laboratory work, number and variety of samples 0(> 



Special chemical work, 08 



Work completed, 73 



In progress, 77 



Forage crops 75 



Fruits, analyses of, 185 



Composition and digestibility of, 210 



Fertilizer ingredients of, 220 



Phosphoric acid, potassium oxide and nitrogen in, 194 



Garden crops, analyses of, 187 



Fertilizers for, 37 



Phosphoric acid, potassium oxide and nitrogen in ' 194 



Relative value for, of dried blood, nitrate of soda and sulfate of ammonia, 18 



Of high grade sulfate; and muriate of ]>otash, 18 



Gennination, influence of soil decoctions on s(h d, 129 



Influence of soil sterilization on seed, 120 



