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INDEX. 



Report on Bulls under one year old 

 " " Heifers, . 

 " " Steers, 

 " " Poultry, . 

 •' " Cheese, . 

 " " Carrot Crops, 



Statements respecting particular Carrot Crop; 



Returns of the Essex Agricultural Society, .... 75 



Report on Farms, .,....., 79 



Statements respecting particular Farms, ... 81 



" " Meadow and Swamp Lands, ..... 83 



Statements respecting Reclaimed Meadows, ... 86 



" " Milch Cows, ....... 92 



" " the Dairy, ....... 95 



Statements respecting particular Dairies, ... 96 



" " Fattening Cattle and Swine, ..... 98 



Francis Dodge's statement concerning the Fattening of Swine, 101 



" " the Comparative value of Crops as Food for Cattle, . . 102 



English Hay, ..... 103 



Carrots and Beets, .... 105 



Ruta Baga, English Turnips, Parsnips, and 



Potatoes, . . . . .106 



Indian Corn, ..... 107 



" " Grain Crops, ....... 108 



John Hathaway's statement concerning a crop of Winter Rye, 109 



" " Root Crops, ....... 110 



Statements respecting Onion Crops, . . . 110,111 



" " Forest Trees, ....... 113 



Essay on Destroying Weeds, by Andrew Nichols, .... 120 



" " the improvement of Wet Meadows and Swamp Lands, by 



Temple Cutler, ...... 126 



" " the establishment of Agricultural Libraries, by Allen W. Dodge, 131 



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Returns of the Plymouth County Agricultural Society, 

 Supervisor's Report, .... 



Statements respecting Compost Manure, 

 " " crops of Oats, 



" " " " Indian Corn, 



" •'' a crop of Turnips, 



" Beets, 

 " Wheat, 

 Report on Ploughing, .... 



Statements respecting particular Dairies, 



Returns of the Bristol County Agricultural Society, 

 Report on Ploughing, . . 





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 156 



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