iv CONTENTS. 
AltTICLE PAGE 
XI. — Eeport of the Judges of Foreign Draught Horses at Kilburn 170 
XII. — Our Climate and our Wheat-Crops. By J. B. Lawes, LL.D., 
F.R.S., F.C.S., and J. H. Gilbert, Ph.D., F.R.S., F.C.S. .. 173 
XIII. — The Past Agricultural Year. By J. C. Morton 210 
XIV. — Observations on the Disease of the Cow, commonly known 
as Dropping after Calving. By James Beart Simonds, 
Principal of the Royal Veterinary College 250 
XV. — Eeport on Experiments on Anthrax conducted at the Brown 
Institution, February 18 to June 30, 1878. By Dr. Burdon- 
Sanderson, F.R.S., formerly Superintendent of the Brown 
Institution 267 
XVI. — Report on an Inquirj' into the Nature, Causes, and Preven- 
tion of Splenic Fever, Quarter-Evil, and Allied Diseases, 
made at the Brown Institution. By W. S. Greenfield, 
M.D., F.R.C.P., Professor-Superintendent of the Brown 
Institution 273 
XVII. — Annual Report of the Consulting Chemist for 1879. By Dr. 
Augustus Voelcker, F.R.S 311 
XVIII. — Annual Report of the Consulting Botanist for 1879. By W. 
Carruthers, F.R.S 321 
XIX. — Quarterly Reports of the Chemical Committee 322 
Additions to the Library in 1879 333 
XX. — On the Home Produce, Imports, Consumption, and Price of 
Wheat, over 28 (or 27) Harvest-Years, 1852-3 to 1879-80. 
By J. B. Lawes, LL.D., F.R.S., F.C.S., and J. H. Gilbert, 
Ph.D., F.R.S., F.C.S 337 
• XXI. — LTtilisation of Waste Substances and Economical Manage- 
ment of Materials, Machines, and Appliances on the Farm. 
By Robert Scott Burn, Consulting Farm Architect and 
Engineer 354 
XXII. — The Management of a Shorthorn Herd. By William Housman 381 
XXIII. — Laying down Land to Grass. By James Howard, M.P., of 
Clapham Park, Bedfordshire 435 
XXIV. — Report on the Studs and Breeds of Horses in Hungary. Bj^ 
J. Collins, Principal Veterinary Surgeon to the Forces .. 441 
XXV. — Report on the Cattle Disease in the Island of Cyprus. By 
F. Charles Heidenstam, M.D , District Medical OfiScer for 
Larnaca, Chief Inspector of Cattle Disease 457 
XXA^I. — The Sources of Supply of the Manchester Fruit and Vegetable 
Markets. By John Page 475 
XXVII. — The Cumberland and Westmoreland Farm-Prize Competition, 
1880. By Herbert J. Little, of Coldham Hall, Wisbech 486 
XXVIII.— On a New Method of Testing Milk. By Dr. Augustus 
Voelcker, F.R.S 583 
XXIX. — On the Composition of Ewes' Milk. By Dr. Augustus 
Voelcker, F.R.S 592 
XXX. — On the Composition of Goats' Milk. By Dr. Augustus 
Voelcker, F.R.S 594 
