Address by F. 8. McCabe, before the Miami county society.

620

Address by A. J. Neff, before the Blackford county society........
Address by James Collins, before the Vanderburg society..

629

634

Address by the Hon. W. H. English, before the Washington and Orange district society, 639
Agricultural products, premiums on...

216

Agricultural education-address by F. S. McCabe, 625-address by Jas. Collins........
Agricultural meteorology....

634

603

Agriculture, improvements in...

98, 174, 184

Agriculture, progress in, address by J. P. Glezen, before the Pike county society...... 616
Agriculture, progress in, address by Hon. A. J. Neff...

629

Agriculture, importance of, address by Rev. F. S. McCabe, before Miami county society 620
Agriculture, importance of, address by Hon. W. II. English..

644

Animals, domestic, statements and reports on, 534, 603-tables showing the value of
slaughtered animals, 593-premiums on...

673

*pples, essays on, 418, 456-1st of, exhibited at fair, 403-select lists of..
Apple trees, planting, pruning and selection cf, 449, cultivation of..
Appendix..

414

457

670

B

Bacon, cured, statement on 503-table showing amount cured in the State..

389

Barley and rye, 346-statement on 346-reports of societies on 350-tables on......... 347
Beef, cured, statement on ......

503

Boys, premiums awarded to...

703

Bread, wheat, statements on making of 474, 478-bread, corn, statements on making of, 476
Buckwheat..

Cattle, show of 548-tables on 549-premiums on 550-reports on 553, 554, 556, 559-
statements on 551-reports from societies on.

Chinese sugar cane 256, 280-reports of committees on 258, 276-statements on 259, 275
-reports of societies on 277-address on by W. H. English..

Corn, report of committee at fair 217-statements of exhibitors in lists for 218, 233-ta-
bles on 235, 244, 715-reports of county societies on..........

244

...... 189, 203

Counties of the State, history, statistics, and topography of the 184, 189-soil and tim-
ber of the......
County societies, officers of, for 1857 and 1858, 18, 22-condition of 24, 50-fairs of 112,
166-organization, date of fairs, and annual meeting of the.................... 116
Corn and cob mills, report of committee on.....
....................................... 529
Cows, milk, report on 559-statements on 560-premiums on......................... 677
Crops, rotation of 212-field, reports and statements on 217, 383-premiums on 687-
grass, reports and statements on 327, 345-premiums on 688-root, reports and
statements on 359, 383-premiums on..

... 685

D

Drainage................

Domestic manufactures, table showing value of 505-awards on 507-reports of commit-
tees on 508, 509, 512-Reports from societies on 510-premiums on....
Domestic animals-statements, reports and tables 534, 603-value of slaughtered, in
State 593-premiums on...........................................

Dairy products, statements on 496-reports of societies on 499-premiums on.......... 695
Devon cattle, statements and reports on 553-premiums on......

676

689

673

Drawing and painting, premiums on .........

694

E

R

Education, agricultural.

Engines and machinery, reports on 526, 533-premiums on.................................................
English, Hon. W. H., address of.....

Entries in different lists at State fair 78-number of in departments of county fairs.... 717

Essays, report of committee on 412-on apples...

Expenditures and receipts of county societies for 1857.......................................................

416, 458
713

F

Fabrics, linen, woolen and cotton, premiums on 690-reports on..........

508

............

Fat sheep and cattle, reports and statements on 556-premiums on................... 677
Fertilizers.......

Fairs, of the State society 50-of the county societies.............................................................. 112
Fair grounds, of State society 166-of county societies, reports on......
Farm implements, reports of committees on 521, 523, 524-premiums on 521, 680-state-
ments on...

168

525

687

Field crops, reports, statements and tables on 217, 283-premiums on............
Fine-wooled sheep, reports and statements on 574-premiums on...................... 678
Finances of State society 4-of county societies, tables on...

711

Flax and hemp 355, 356-tables on 355-reports of societies on 354--statement on...... 355
Flowers, premiums on....

Fruits, 389, 469-premiums on 692-use of 439, 457-essays on 416, 458-reports on by
committees 392, 412-cultivation of 457-select lists of 414-lists exhibited at
State fair 392, 403-value of in State in 1856-7, 390-gathering of 457-profes-
sional and amateur lists 402-reports from societies on.....
..... 458, 468

Fruit trees, selection of, transplanting, pruning, &c., 449, 453-cultivation of.......... 457
Fruit butters, statements on........
Fruits canned, statements on..........

Garden products, reports, statements and tables on 384-premiums on 685-tools, pre-
miums on............ ..........................................................
Geological survey, necessity for a........................................................................................................ 203
Girls, premiums awarded to...................................................................................................
........ 697
Glezen, J. P., address by.................................................................................................................................... 616
Grain and seeds, premiums on........................................................................................................................... 686
Grapes.....
Grass crops 327-tables on 328, 331, 338-report of committee on 331-statements of
exhibitors on 331-reports from societies on 339-premiums on 688-yield and
profit of in counties...

Hogs, reports, statements and tables on 584-premiums on......................................................... 679
Hops...
Horses, show of at fair 536-number and value of in the State 537-premiums on 538,
673-reports of committees on 539, 543-statements on 540, 542-reports from
societies on.......

...... 544

Improvements in agriculture....

I

Implements, farm, 521, 524-premiums on......

..... 680

Irish potatoes, 359, 373-disease of 359-report of committee on 360-statements of ex-
hibitors on 361-tables on 364-reports of societies on.......

J

.... 366

Jellies, report of committee and statements on 486, 489-premiums on........... 696, 701
Judges, selection of awarding, 93-notice of appointment......................................................

75, 664

L

Land speculation, address by L. S. Nash.......................................

Lard, packed in State.......

610

Leather manufacturers, premiums on........................................................................................................ 691
Live stock, at State fair 534-premiums on........
Long-wooled sheep, reports and statements on 577-premiums on................................................

Machinery, report of committees on 512, 521, 527, 530-premiums on...
Manures...

684

214

Manufactures, domestic, table showing value of 505-premiums on 507, 689-report of
committee on 508-report of miscellaneous committee on 509, 512-reports from
societies on.......
Maple sugar, tables on 481-statements on 482-molasses, statement on............... 482
McCabe, Rev. F. S., address by.....

Mechanical and chemical products, premiums on...................................................................................................
.. 683
Meats, premiums on at January session............................................................................................................................. 671
Members of State board for 1857....

Meteorology agricultural, address on by L. S. Nash..
Meteorological observations.....

Middle-wooled sheep, reports and statements on 575-premiums on....
Mills, presses, &c., report of committee on 526-premiums on 681-corn and cob, re-
port of committee on.....
Miscellaneous articles, premiums on 705-report of committee on.... 276, 388. 472, 509, 512
520, 524, 530, 533
682
Mowers, &c., report on 523-premiums on.......................

N

Nash, L. 8., address of, before Cass county society.............
Native wine, table showing production of..............
Needlework, premiums on....................................
Neff, Hon. A. J., address by..

Number and value of premiums offered at State fair 1857...........................................................................
Number and value of premiums offered at State fair 1856.........................................................................
Number and value of premiums awarded at State fair 1857........................

Oats, 316, 327-report of committee on 316-statements of exhibitors on 317, 320-tables
on 320-reports of societies on 322-yield and profit of in counties.............
Observations, meteorological....
Officers of State board for 1857......
Officers of county societies, for 1857 and 1858..
Orchard products 389, 469-tables on 390-reports of committees on 392, 412-reports
of societies on 458, 469-report of committee on fruit essays 412-essays on apples
Organization of the county societies............................................................................................................
Oxen, report on 553, 554-statements on...................................................................................................... 555

Pears....
Pickles, statements on...................
489, 490, 492, 493
Platform scales, report of committee on.... ....................................................... 526
Pork, table showing the production of in the State................................................................................................. 587

Potatoes, Irish, 359, 373-disease of 359-report of committee on 360-statements of
exhibitors of 361-tables on 364-reports of societies on 366-yield and profit of
in counties...
Potatoes, sweet, reports and statements on 373, 381-sprouting 374-planting 375-keep-
ing in winter 378-cost of culture...

Poultry, table on 601-show at fair 601-report on 520-premiums on....
Premiums, contract for silver-ware....
Premiums offered at the State fair of 1856....
Premiums offered at the State fair of 1857.

Premiums awarded.......

Premiums offered, awarded, and paid at the county fairs for 1857..
Presses, report of committee on.

715

379

688

76

59

52, 84

Preserves, statements on.....

Proceedings of the State board.........

.....

Proceedings of the executive committee.

Products of the dairy, statements on 496-reports from societies on...

488, 490, 491, 492

Separators, see threshers.

Sheep, show of 570-table of 570-premiums on 573, 678--reports on 574, 575, 577——
statements on 574, 576, 577, 579-reports of societies on.........

Sugar cane (sorghum,) 256, 280--reports of committees on 258, 276- statements of ex-
hibitors on 259, 275--reports of societies on 277-address by the Hon. W. H. En.
glish on....

Sweet potatoes 373, 381-report of committee and statements on.....

........ 95, 109
677
534, 603

639

..... 373, 381

Swine, show of 584-tables on 585-premiums on 594, 679--reports on from societies... 595

T

Table showing entries in depar ments of county fairs for 1857..

717

Tables showing the amount of premiums, offered, awarded and paid, at the county fairs
for 1857.....

718

Tables of premiums offered and awarded at State fairs................... 52, 65, 84, 86, 92
Table of entries at State fair of 1857.
78, 82

Tables from county reports.....

18, 23, 113, 119, 711, 720

Table showing yield, value and profit of certain products in the counties.
Table articles 469-premiums on 469, 695-report of committees on 469, 472--statements
of exhibitors on....

715

Threshers and separators, report of committee on 523-premiums on..........
Timber and soils of the State..

474, 480, 482, 499
682

Timothy, see grass crops.

Tobacco 357--table on.....

189, 203
358

V

Vegetables and root crops 381, 389-statements on 382--tables on 384--reports of socie-
ties on 386-report of miscellaneous committee at fair on 388-premiums on..... 685