No. 216.] 809 



John Clowes, on explosions of steam boilers, 228 



M. E. Thompson, street paving, 234 



Charles Henry Hall, roads and streets, 238 



S. T. Armstrong, Gutta Percha, 242 



S. W. Jewett's merino sheep, 246 



Mr, Ancram, merino sheep, 250 



" on the kind of sheep that are the most profitable, 



&c., 256 



J. Dutcher, improvements on the plow, 265 



Junius Smith, esq., on the cultivation of the tea plant in the 



United States, r 271 



" tea statistics, 310 



Hon. Allen Ayrault's twin steers, 311 



D. J. Browne, on construction of farm cottages, 315 



James Angers, on culture of the potatoe, 325 



Coe, Curtis, on seedling cherry, 1 69 



Clowes, John, visit to Le Roy's lead pipe factor}^ 213 



" explosion of steam boilers, 228 



Coons, M. P., plan of farming, 147 



Cows, spaying, ISO 



Convention, National, of Farmers, Gardeners, and 

 Silk Culturists : 



Proceedings of, 329 



Representatives in, 334 



Questions for discussion in, 341 



Committees appointed in, 347 



Communication through Mr. Van Epps relative to silk, 351 



Dickerson, Hon. Mahlon, opening address, 488 



Dutcher, J., improvements on the plow, 265 



" his prairie plow, 199 



Dixon, Joseph, improved manufacture of iron, 222 



Dairy, 59,618,619,633, 639,650 



Expenditures and receipts of Institute, 8 12 



Extra premiums awarded by Institute, 65 



Exchanges, international, . , , 337 349 



" rates of, different years, 572 



Exhibitors, extracts from statements of,. . 137, l38, 141, 142, 144, 



145, 146, 147 



