1870 



Index 



Lime, as plant food, 1591, 1592, 1093. 

 care in use of, 1 08 1—1083. 

 coinparativo value of vaiicties of, 



ir)!)2, 1070. 1077. 

 dillort'iit forms of, 1072-107;"). 

 functions of, 1080, 1093. 

 " Its Vahu' and Ini])ortan(i'," 



John II. Barron, 1072- 10S3. 

 mode of application of, 107S, 



1079. 

 necessary for clover, 1079, lOKO. 

 Lime-sulpliur as a spray, 1004, lOdO. 



1748. 

 Liming, expense of, 1075-l(i77. 

 Lincoln Agricultural School, foUow- 



up work at, 1030-1033. 

 Lipman, Dr. Jacob G., " Value and 

 Use of Farmyard Manure," 10S4- 

 10S7. 

 Litmus test for soil aciditv, liow 



made, 1588, 1589. 

 Low-heading, advisabilitv of, I.IHS, 

 1717, 1718. 



M. 



Maggot, control of apple, 1603. 



Manure, as a source of nitrogen, 1084. 



" Manure, Value and Use of Farm- 

 yard," Dr. Jacob G. Lipman, 1084- 

 1087. 



Memoriam to Conductor Fred E. Golt, 

 1559-1501. 



Mice and rats, protection from, in 

 orcliards, 1720. 



Milk, diseased, as cause of tubercu- 

 losis, 1839-1842. 



Milking machine, economical use of. 

 1594. 



Miscelhuieous institutes, list of, 1573, 

 1574. 



" Modern Appliances in the Home," 

 Mrs. Ida S. Harrington, 1858— 

 1800. 



Monroe, Mrs. Geo. E., " Canning and 

 Preserving," 1853-1857. 



^iontgomery, Miss Etta E., " Home 

 Economies," 1843-1847. 



Xicoll, A. J., " Some Ttesults of Cow 



Testing Work." 1042-1047. 

 Nitrate of soda, bad effects of ex- 

 cessive use of. 1588, 1093. 

 w^hen advised, 1090, 1097. 

 Nitrogen, manure as a source of, l{i90. 

 use of, for growth and leafage. 

 1093. 

 Normal Institute, program of, 1583. 

 1584. 

 results of, 1585-1010. 



0. 



Onion smut, treatment for. 1608, 



1009. 

 Orchards, cover crops in, 1597. 



insect pests in, 1720, 1732-1745. 

 plan of, 1710. 

 pruning. 1719-1722. 

 results of spraying, 1028-1030. 

 '■ Organic Matter in Soils, Value of," 



Forest Henry. 1088-1690. 

 Outlet, drainage, construction of, 



lOO't. 

 Oyster-shell scale, injury from, 1736. 

 remedy for, 1737. 



P. 



Paper, litmus, test for aciditv, 1588, 



1589. 

 Parrott, P. J., " Some Insects of the 

 Apple and Their Control." 1732- 

 1745. 

 Peaches, cultural methods for, 1729, 

 1730. 

 diseases of, 1731. 

 fertilizers for, 1730. 

 form of tree, 1727-1729. 

 pruning. 1729. 

 selection of trees. 1727. 

 " The Growing of," Chas. D. Bar- 

 ton, 1727-1731. 

 varieties of, 1001. 

 Pear psylla, control of, 1002. 

 Pear thrips, where most prevalent, 



1002. 

 Plant diseases, 1604-1009. 

 food, ammonia as, 1589. 



calcium nitrate as, 1589. 

 cvanamide as, 1590. 

 lime a.s. 1591, 1592, 1093. 

 various forms of, 1589-1592, 

 1093. 

 Potato, blight, 1605. 



treatment for. 10(15, lOOO. 

 fertilizer for, 1704, 1705. 

 "Growing," George II. Hyde, 



1704, 1705. 

 result of experiment with selected 



seed, 1025-1028. 

 scab, 1005. 



selection of seed. 1704. 

 spraying, 1705. 

 wart, disease of, 1608. 

 •• Poultrv. Farm," Dr. E. INI. Santee, 

 1S28-1835. 

 breeding of. 1828, 1829. 

 characteristics of various breeds 



of, 1829, 1830. 

 feeding of, 1S33-1S35. 

 housing, 1832. 1833. 

 husbandry. 1009. 1010. 



