184 ANALYTICAL SUBJECT-INDEX. 



PAGB 

 Orchards, management of, where tillage is impossible Pom., 42 



— of Europe Pom., 141 



— of New York State Pom., 89 



— pasturing of. See Swine: — Sheep: — Cattle. 



— planting of 30, Pom., 30, 81, 83, 123 



effect of distance apart in Pom., 92, 98 



— preparation of ground for Pom., 2,^, 37, 81 



— proper situation for 30 



— proper soil for 30, Pom., 78 



— secondary care of, after planting 31 



— spraying of. See Spraying. 



— thinning of Pom., 87 



Owen, Robert, work of, as apostle of modern cooperation. .. .Pom., 105 



Oyster Shells, beds of, on coast of Maine 222 



Packing Table for Apples. See Apple Packing Table. 



Pasteurization, effect of, upon infant mortality 270 



— not a sufficient protection against tuberculous germs 270 



Phenolphtelein 120 



Phosphoric Acid, amount of, carried to the soil by cover crops Pom., 40 



removed from soil by apple crop Pom., 39 



by wheat crop Pom., 39 



— function of, in the growth of plants Pom., 42 



Pink Rot Pom., 73 



Plant Breeding in France Pom., 142 



Planting Board Pom., 82 



Plow used in Italy Pom., 138 



Plum Weevil infesting Apples Pom., 161 



Pod Corn 103 



Pop Corn 103 



Potash, amount of, carried to the soil by cover crops Pom., 40 



removed from soil by apple crop Pom., 39 



by wheat crop Pom., 39 



— function of, in the growth of plants Pom., 42 



Potato Crop, increase of, by seed selection 107 



— in Maine 7 



value of Pom., 35 



— in United States 102 



Potatoes for Feeding to Cows 26 



— in orchards Pom., 86 



Premiums for Corn Culture 73, 167, 191 



Prepotency 77, 80 



Prices of Farm Products 86 



Profit-sharing System of X. O. Nelson of St. Louis Pom., 104, 107 



Protein Foods, purchase of 91 



Pruning of Cherry Trees Pom., 56 



— of fruit trees 29, 31, 33, Pom., 94 



essentials in ; 33 



Railroad Worm. See Apple Maggot. 



