204 ANALYTICAI, SUBJECT-INDEX. 



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— action of soil bacteria upon ic> 



— cost of furnishing, to soils ly^ ly^ 



— function of, in the growth of plants 32 



— in animals and vegetables 174 



— loss of, from soils and fertilizers 17, 19 



— sources of 17,180 



see also Clover. 



Nursery Stock, inspection of 261 



Oat and Pea Hay, amount of, necessary for cows, per day 86 



Oat and Pea Crop, management of 87 



Oat Feeds 37, 3p 



Oat Hay, value of 128 



Oats, analysis of 128 



— as a dairy food 171 



— cost of nutrients in 128 



Oats, Peas and Barley as a Dairy Food 93^ 



Oil Mill By-products 34 



Oleomargarine, legislation in reference to 197 



Orchard Inspection, summary of 282, Pom., 53 



Orchard Renovation 288 



Orchards, management of 288, 290 



— planting of 288, Pom., 70 



— proper situation for 290, Pom., 45 



— proper soil for 290, Pom., 7a 



— tillage in Pom., 72 



Orono Station Formula for Fertilizer. See Maine Agricultural 



Experiment Station, formula of. 

 Oyster-shell Bark Louse 301 



Parasites of Insects 215. 



— of the brown-tail moth 216 



— of the Cecropia moth 216 



— of the Polyphemus moth 215 



— of the red-humped caterpillar 215. 



Paris Green and Bordeaux Mixture, formula for combining.. 306 



Pasteurization of Milk and Cream 52, 143 



Pea Meal, analysis of . .• 129 



— cost of nutrients in 129 



Phosphoric Acid, cost of furnishing to soils 17, 175, 



— sources of 17 



Plants, diseases of Pom., 36 



Plaster, use of, in stables 178 



Plowing, methods of 14 



Polyphemus Moth, parasites of 215- 



Potash, cost of furnishing, to soils 17, I75 



— sources of 18'. 



Potato Crop in Maine 6 



Potato Plant, importance of water to the 15, 



