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STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Exhibition of 1569—continuecl. 
Appearance of Lieutenant Gen. Sheridan. 137 
Governor Fairchild’s Speech. 137 
Hon. Matt. H. Carpenter’s Speech on Railroad Monopolies 138 
Mr. Flint’s Speech. 150 
Dr. Warder’s Speech. 151 
Speech of Hon. Geo. B, Smith. 151 
Awards of Premiums... 163-170 
On Horses. 153 
On Cattle. 155 
On Sheep. 156 
On Swine. 157 
On Poultry. 157 
On Field Products. 157 
On Garden Vegetables. 158 
On Products of the Mill, Dairy and Apiary. 158 
On Household Products. 159 
On Fruits and Flowers. 159 
On W’ines. . 162 
On Implements and Machinery. 162 
On Manulaetures... 166 
‘ On Works of Art. 169 
On Miscellaneous Articles. 169 
On Personal Effort. 170 
YII.—PRACTICAL PAPERS. 171-390 
Wheat Gkowing in Wisconsin. By Eli Stilson. 171 
Restoration by Rotation of Crops. 172 
Land Plaster. 173 
Mode of Manuring. 174 
How to Prevent Smut. 175 
Mode of Sowing Wheat. 175 
Docility of Stock on the Farm. By D. S. Curtiss. 177 
Keeping and Feeding in Yards. . 178 
Vexation and Loss of Time. 180 
Cost of Fencing. 181 
Fattening of Sheep in Winter. By Jurian Winne... 185 
Breeds. 185 
Requisite Buildings. 186 
Feeding Boxes. 190 
How to Feed and What to Feed. 191 
Profft of Various Breeds. 196 
Suggestions to Dairymen. By X. A Willard. 197 
What the Past Season has Taught. 197 
One way to Increase Home Consumption of Cheese. 199 
Milk Farming—Condensed Milk. 200 
Curing Roorns. 201 
The Cheese Product of 1869. By John D. Webb, Esq. 203 
The Season in Ameiica. 203 
The Season in England. 205 
The Season in Other Countries. 208 
Cheese as an Article of Food. By L. B. Arnold. 211 
Making Butter. By J. B. Lyman. 219 
Food of Cows. 220 
Temperature. 220 
Tne Handling. 221 
The Sugar 9bet and Beet-Sugar. By F. Q. D. D’Aligny. 223 
History of Beet Culture. 223 
Present Condition of the Beet-Sugar Industry .. 228 
Production in France. 229 
Germany. 231 
Austria. 234 
Prussia and Holland. 336 
United States. 236 
New Processes and Machinery. 237 
Processes of Manufacture . 240 
Varieties of the Beet. 243 
Soils Adapted to its Culture. 245 
Method of Culture. 246 
Harvesting the Crop. 252 
Preservation of the Beet. 252 
Causes of Abortion in Cows. By Dr. W. H. Carmalt of New York., 259 
Discussion of its Causes. 259 
Affirmative Remits of Numerous Observations. 268 
Liebig’s Artificial Milk for Children. By Prof. W. E. Johnston. . 270 
County Roads. 273 
The Macadamized Road. 273 
The Gravel and other Road-Beds. 278 
Plankroads. 281 
The Proper Grade for a Road. 282 
Stones or Earth and Gravel Roads. 285 
Water Bars, etc. ^7 
Shell Roads. 288 
