INDEX 



4IS 



PAGB 



Maize, comrjercial fertilizers, 



use 213 



commercial fertilizers, use. 213 



commercial grades 273 



commercial grades, deter- 

 mination, practicum .... 279 



composition 158 



composition at different 



stages of maturity 262 



composition, influence of 



climate 206 



composition, influence of 



seeding rate 229 



conservation of moisture, 

 influence of soil stirring 240 



continuous cropping 209 



crop of the world 268 



crossing 190 



cultivation, amount 239 



cultivation, depth 237 



culms 141 



cultural methods 218 



current cross, influence... 185 

 deep and shallow culture, 



table of results 227 



dent, score card; practicum 278 



dent varieties 176 



description of plant, prac- 

 ticum 276 



detasseling 188 



detasseling, summary of 



results obtained 189 



distribution, method 232 



ear 147 



ear, characteristics 140 



ear, position ••_••; 148 



ear, terms descriptive .... 149 



effect of stirring soil 236 



embryo 153 



endosperm 153 



enemies 251 



export 271 



fat 162 



fertilizers, influence of sea- 

 son on efficiency 214 



fertilizers, method of ap- 

 plying 214 



field seed and breeding 

 plat seed compared.... 196 



field selection 196 



flint, yield 184 



fodder 138, 253 



fodder and stover 158 



fodder, loss by curing 259 



food for domestic animals 264 

 food for human consump- 

 tion 264 



fungous diseases 244 



germination T98 



grade uniformity 274 



grain iSi 



grain, shape at maturity.. 15^ 



growths, abnormal IS7 



habit of growth, influence 

 of climate 205 



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Maize, harvesting and prepara- 

 tion 252 



harvesting, effect of 



method 256 



harvesting, history 274 



harvesting, hull 156 



harvesting, time 259 



hilling and bedding 242 



improvement of varieties. 185 



in the U. S 269 



influence of maturity upon 



composition 261 



influence of maturity upon 



digestibility 262 



influence of maturity upon 



feeding values 263 



influence of maturity upon 



yield 260 



influence of organic matter 211 



influence of rainfall 207 



influence of temperature.. 204 



inflorescence 144 



injury due to weeds 235 



insect enemies 247 



introduction into Eastern 



continent 275 



irrigation 217 



leaves 142 



limited distribution 202 



listing 224 



losses in the silo 258 



manufactured products . . 265 



marketing 272 



name signification 138 



nativity 274 



need of lime, indications 215 



need of water 207 



planting at different dates, 



results 226 



planting, depth 223 



planting, in hills or drills 231 



planting, rate 227 



planting, time 226 



plowing, depth 219 



plowing, time 218 



pollination 185 



power of soil, maintaining 211 



practicums 276 



preparing ground after 



plowing 221 



production and marketing. 268 

 production, center ....... 270 



production, per population. 270 



production, protein 162 



production, pulling 256 



relationship of grain to 



stover 143 



relationships 138 



relative importance of fer- 

 tilizing constituents .... 213 



rows, distance apart 234 



root pruning 236 



roots 13; 



rotations 209 



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