OF THE

WISCONSIN

STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

INCLUDING PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION,

Held in February, 1880.

A SUMMARY OF LOCAL CONVENTIONS AND PRACTICAL
AND USEFUL PAPERS.

VIII. REPORTS OF SUPERINTENDENTS.......

Report of Hon. W. D. Bacon, Superintendent of Depart

ment of Poultry...

18-23

24-48

49-63

49

......

Report of Dr. C. L. Martin, Superintendent of Depart-

ment of Agriculture

50

Report of Hon. W. W. Field, Superintendent of Depart-

ment of Fine Arts....

51

Report of Hon. H. A. Tenney, Acting Superintendent of

Discussion of a paper read by J. M. Smith, President of

State Horticultural Society, upon "Elements of Suc-

CFss in Gardening”. ...

99-110

Abuse of natural and mistakes of artificial land drainage,

and the effect on the growth of vegetation, by W. J.

IX. AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION— continued.

Clearing off Timber Land, by Prof. J. W. Wood, Baraboo 136-143

Sugar from Amber Cane, by A. Davis, of Galesville.... 153–158

Discussion of above Paper..

159-169

Errors in Farm Dairying-Their Remedy, by F. Curtis,

The Fallacy of Farmers Traveling in Old Ruts, by Hon.

Hiram Smith, Sheboygan Falls.....

195-197

Stables, and how to build them

198-201

Short-Horned Cattle, by Col. J. W. Judy, Tallula, Illinois 202–217

How we Farmed in Wisconsin Fifty Years ago, by Hon.

After the Seed Time the Harvest, by Mrs. A. A. Arnold,

Galesville...

224-229

Culture on the Farm, by Miss Kate Rhodes, Galesville .. 230-237

Taxation, by Rev. Geo. E. Gordon, of Milwaukee..

Discussion of Mr. Gordon's paper.