INDEX. 



Page. 



Agriculture, classes of factors affecting 7 



Alfalfa, cultivation in the semiarid region 32, 33-34, 37 



Alkali, presence in the semiarid region 18 



Alway, F. J., on summer tillage in dry-land regions 31 



Ash, green, cultivation in the semiarid region 38 



Ball, F. M., on the effect of climate on peoples 7-8 



Barley, cultivation in the semiarid region 32, 33, 36 



Capital, requirement for starting a farm in the semiarid region 20, 39 



Changes in economic conditions in the semiarid region 9-10, 23-24 



Cherries, Early Richmond, cultivation in the semiarid region 38 



Climate, natural factor in agriculture 7, 8-11, 18-19 



Colorado, moisture conditions relative to native plant growth 13, 24, 27, 34 



Com, cultivation in the semiarid region 22, 32, 35, 36, 37 



Crops, diversity, advisable in the semiarid region 34 



drought resistant, in the semiarid region 21, 23-24, 31-34 



factors affecting moisture needs in the semiarid region 13-15 



failure in the semiarid region, explanation 14, 23, 39^0 



Culture, methods employed in the semiarid region 22-24, 25-31 



Currants, cultivation in the semiarid region 38 



Dairying in the semiarid region 35, 37 



Desertion of lands by early settlers in the semiarid region 20-21 



Drought, effect upon character of soil 19 



Economic conditions in the semiarid region. See Changes. 



Elm, white, cultivation in the semiarid region 38 



Emmer, cultivation in the semiarid region 24, 32, 33, 36 



Evaporation, relation to plant growth in the semiarid region 8, 11, 13-15 



Experiment stations. See Stations, experiment. 

 Farm practice. See Management, farm. 



Forecast, agricultural, of the semiarid region 24-39 



Forestry, methods adapted to the Great Plains region 38 



Fruits, small, cultivation in the semiarid region 1 38 



Grass, brome, cultivation in the semiarid region 32 



growth in relation to seasons on the Plains 9 



Growth, plant, permanency of natural factors in the semiarid region 8-9, 11 



Hail, occurrence in Great Plains region 11 



Interest, rate, factor in development of new lands 24 



Introduction to bulletin 7-8 



Johnson, C. T., on irrigation in Wyoming 18 



Kafir, cultivation in the semiarid region 24, 32, 33 



Kansas, moisture conditions relative to native plant growth 9, 11, 13, 15, 23-24, 34 



Land, area required for farm unit in the semiarid region 34-35 



Light, character in the semiarid region 11, 17 



Live stock. See Stock, live. 



Locust, kinds to cultivate in the semiarid region 38 



Machinery, relation to agriculture in the Great Plains region 10, 20, 22-23 



Management, farm, development in the semiarid region 10, 22-24, 34^0 



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