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XVII. — Accidents through Farm-Machinery. By Frederick Arthur 
Paget, C.E 352 
XVIII. — On Storing Turnips, Mangold, Potatoes, and Carrots. By 
George Jonas. Prize Essay 358 
XIX.— The Improved Construction of Stables. By P. H. Frere .. 364 
XX. — A Description of the Works for Eeclaiming and Marling parts 
of the late Forest of Delamere, in the County of Cheshire. 
By Richard B. Grantham, Civil Engineer and F.G.S 369 
XXI. — Statistics of Live Stock and Dead Meat for Consumption in 
the Metropolis. By Robert Herbert 382 
XXII. — Experiments with Salt upon Mangolds. By Dr. Augustus 
Voelcker 385 
XXIII. — General Report on the Newcastle Meeting. By J. Coleman 391 
XXIV. — Report to the Council on the Cattle exhibited at Newcastle. 
By J. Dent Dent, M.P. ; together with the supplementary 
Report of the Stewards of Stock 425 
XXV. — Report of Experiments on the Growth of Wheat for 20 Years 
in succession on the same Land. By J. B. Lawes, F.R.S., 
F.C.S., and J. H. Gilbert, Ph.D., F.R.S., F.C.S 449 
Miscellaneous Communications and Notices : 
1. Swedes, Mangold, and the Steam-Plough. By Charles Lawrence 248 
2. Method of converting old Barns into Cattle Boxes. By Joseph 
Blundell 250 
3. On Regulating the Sex of the Offspring of Animals 253 
4. Professor Ville's Experiments on the Growth of Wheat .. .. 255 
5. The Artificial Fecundation of Cereal and other Crops .. .. 258 
6. The Leporide 265 
7. Mr. J. B. Lawes and the Mineral Theory. By Baron Liebig .. 502 
8. Use of Green-podded Beans as Food for Stock. By J. Mechi 508 
9. On the Advantage of Inoculating Sheep for the Small Pox. 
By Josiah Deacon 509 
10. On Subsoiling Pastures, with a description of a new Implement. 
By H. Wood 510 
Abstract Report of Agricultural Discussions : 
The Action of Common Salt as Manure. By J. B. Lawes .. .. 512 
The Management of Clay Lands for Sheep-Feeding. By Alfred 
Hughes 521 
The-Atmospheric Nutrition of Plants. By Dr. Augustus Voelcker 531 
Agricultural Education. By E. Holland, M.P 539 
Small Pox in Sheep. By Professor Simonds 549 
The Chemical Qualities of Water for Economical Purposes. By 
Dr. Augustus Voelcker 562 
Agricultural Patents for 1863 570 
