CONTENTS. 
IV 
ARTICLE  PAGE 
XU I. — The  late  Joseph  Slmttleworth  270 
XIV. — The  Natural  History  of  the  Liver-Fluke  and  the  Prevention 
of  Itot.  By  A.  P.  Thomas,  M.A.,  F.L.S.,  Balliol  College, 
Oxford;  Professor  of  Natural  Science  in  the  University 
College,  Auckland,  New  Zealand  270 
Additions  to  the  Library  in  1882  300 
XV. — New  Determinations  of  Ammonia,  Chlorine,  and  Sulphuric 
Acid,  in  the  Bain- Water  collected  at  Kothamsted.  By  Sir 
XVI. — The  Nitrogen  as  Nitric  Acid,  in  the  Soils  and  Subsoils  of 
some  of  the  Fields  at  Rotliamsted.  Bv  Sir  J.  B.  Lawes, 
Bart.,  LL.D.,  F.B.S.,  J.  H.  Gilbert,  Pli.D.,  LL.D.,  F.R.S., 
XVII. — The  Progress  of  Fruit  Farming.  By  Charles  Whitehead, 
F.L.S.,  F.G.S.,  of  Banning  House,  Maidstone 308 
XV11I. — On  River  Conservancy,  and  the  Cause  and  Prevention  of 
Floods.  By  W.  H.  Wheeler,  Mem.  Inst.  C.E.,  Boston, 
Lincolnshire 388 
XIX. — Recent  British  Weather.  By  G.  J.  Symons,  F.R.S 411 
XX. — Report  of  Feeding  Experiments  on  Sheep,  conducted  at 
Crawley -Mill  Farm,  Woburn,  with  Linseed -cake  and 
Barley-meal,  Linseed-cake  and  Malt,  Linseed-cake  and 
Pea-meal.  Bjr  Dr.  Augustus  Voelcker,  F.R.S.,  Consulting 
Chemist  to  the  Royal  Agricultural  Society  422 
XXI. — The  late  Lord  Vernon.  By  W.  Wells,  Holmewood,  Peter- 
borough, Ex-President  of  the  Society  .„  433 
XXII. — Report  on  the  Exhibition  of  Live-Stock  at  York.  By  S.  P. 
Foster,  of  Killhow,  Carlisle,  Senior  Steward  444 
XXIII. — Report  of  the  Live-Stock  exhibited  at  the  Society’s  Meeting, 
1883.  By  William  Macdonald,  Editor  of  the  * North 
British  Agriculturist,’  Edinburgh  449 
XXIV. — The  Yorkshire  Farm-Prize  Competition,  1883.  By  Thomas 
Bell,  of  Hedley  Hall,  Gateshead-on-Tyne 506 
XXV.  — Report  of  the  Senior  Steward  of  Implements.  By  J.  Bowen- 
J ones,  of  Ensdon  House,  Shrewsbury  581 
XXVI. — Report  on  Implements  at  York.  By  John  Coleman,  of 
Holly  croft,  York 582 
XXVII. — Report  on  Wheat-Mildew.  By  W.  C.  Little,  of  Stag’s  Holt, 
March,  Cambridgeshire  634 
XXVIII. — Report  of  the  Judges  of  Book-Keeping^ ..  693 
XXIX. — On  Sweet  Vernal  Grass  and  Golden  Oat  Grass,  and  their 
Adulteration.  By  William  Carruthers,  F.R.S. ..  ..  ..  702 
