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[Title page] Transactions of the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural and Mechanical Association, including the full report of the industrial convention held at Oshkosh, Wis., March, 1877: with other practical papers, pp. [1]-[2]

Table of contents, pp. [3]-[8]

Officers for 1877, p. [9]

Life members, p. [10]

Constitution of the society, pp. [11]-12

Executive meetings, pp. [13]-17

Eighth annual meeting, pp. 18-20

Secretary's warrant account, pp. 20-24

List of premiums awarded at the seventh annual fair, pp. [25]-46

Fair of 1876--introductory remarks, pp. [47]-48

Facts for farmers and their sons, Oglesby, R. J. pp. 48-61

Senator T. O. Howe's address, Howe, T. O. pp. 61-66

Gov. Ludington's remarks, p. 66

Weights of various articles, pp. 67-72

Dates of important inventions and improvements, pp. 72-78

Fourth annual industrial convention, p. [79]

Farming in Germany compared with farming in America, Weyerhorst, F. pp. [79]-83

How shall we make beautiful homes cheap?, Root, C. H. pp. 83-85

The dairy, Smith, Hiram pp. 85-89

[Northeastern compared to northwestern Wisconsin], pp. 89-90

Hard times and how to meet them, Hicks, John pp. 90-97

Remarkable plants, Lewis, H. M. pp. 98-104

The farmer as a citizen, Hoard, W. D. pp. 104-112

Mental hygiene, Kempster, Walter pp. 112-130

Central Wisconsin, Harney, R. J. pp. 130-133

What the natural sciences do for the farmer, Wood pp. 133-138

Drainage, Cook, O. pp. 138-142

Better and happier homes for our farmers, Smith, J. M. pp. 142-152

Fruit-growing in Fox River Valley, Plumb, J. C. pp. 152-159

Farmers' boys and girls, Huntley, D. pp. 159-167

Notes on the geology of northern Wisconsin, Hutchinson, K. M. pp. 167-173

Short-horn cattle, Stilson, Eli pp. 173-180

Some families of insects, Kellerman, W. A. pp. 180-194

The dairy, Hazen, C. pp. 195-202

Notes on fairs, Hutchinson, K. M. pp. 202-207

Principles of stock feeding, Daniels, W. W. pp. 207-216

Dairy statistics of cheese factories, creameries and private dairies in the state, as far as could be ascertained, for the year ending December 31, 1876, pp. 217-229 ff.

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