TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Advertisement, ....... Page ix. 



Returns of the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, 

 Report of the Examining Committee on Imported Cattle, 

 " on the Anatomy and Diseases of Animals, 

 " " the introduction of a New Grass, .... 

 " of Mr. Phinney on Imported Cattle, .... 



Returns of the Essex Agricultural Society, 



Report on Ploughing, double teams, ..... 



" " Milch Cows and Heifers, ..... 



Statements respecting particular cows and heifers, 

 " " Swine, ....... 



" " Meadow and Swamp Lands, .... 



Statements of the process of reclaiming meadows and their 

 yield, ....... 



" " Turning in Crops as a Manure, .... 



" " the Uses of Salt in Cultivation, .... 



" " Grain Crops, ...... 



Statement of a bean crop, .... 



" " Fruit Trees, ...... 



" " Fruits, ....... 



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Returns of the Society of Middlesex Husbandmen and Manufacturers, 45 

 Account of Cattle Show and Fair, ...... 45 



Report on Farms, iScc, ....... 45 



Statements of the process of reclaiming meadows and their 



yield, ........ 51 



" " Orchards, and statements concerning the management and 



produce of particular Orchards, . . . .57 



" " Milch Cows, ....... 60 



Statements respecting particular cows. . . .60 



" " Agricultural Experiments, . . .61 



Statements concerning certain experiments, . .62 



