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INDEX 



Cattle — Continued 



Hereford, 229; Holstein-Fries- 

 ian, 237; Jersey, 234; Kerry, 

 239; Longhorn, 233; Polled 

 Durham, 229, 240; Red 

 Polled, 241; Shorthorn, 228, 

 240; Sussex, 233; West High- 

 land, 232; classes of, 227; 

 dairy type, 233; dual-purpose 

 type, 240; history, 227 



Celeriac, 180 



Celery, 179 



Cereals, 64 



Cheese, cheddar, 320, 321, 322; 

 composition of, 319; cottage, 

 319; kinds of, 322 323; lim- 

 burger, 323 



Cherry, the, 158 



Chickens, classes of — 



American, 341; Asiatic, 341 

 English, 342; French, 343 

 Games, 343; Hamburg, 343 

 Mediterranean, 342; miscel 

 laneous, 344; ornamental, 

 344; Polish, 343; feeding, 351- 

 353; chicken mite, 351; moult- 

 ing, 353; standard variety, 

 explained, 339 



Chinch bug, 198 



Churning, effect of, 314 



Churns, 315 



Clover, alsike, 108; crimson, 108; 

 mammoth, 107; red, 106 



Codling moth, 192 



Cold-frame, construction of, 171 



Colostrum, 297 



Commercial fertilizer, classes, 55; 

 complete, 55; definition, 55; 

 effect on soil, 63; how ap- 

 plied, 62 



Compost heap, 168 



Condensed milk, 323 



Copper sulphate, 212 



Corn, average yield, 79; cultiva- 

 tion, 71, 72; for forage, 115; 



for silage, 115; for soiling, 119; 

 harvesting, 73; history, 67 

 kinds — 



dent, 68; flint, 68; pod, 69; 

 pop, 69; soft, 69; sweet, 68, 

 178 

 planting, 71; preparing for 

 planter, 79; preparation of 

 seed-bed, 70; saving seed, 74; 

 selecting seed ears, 77; smut, 

 208; soil for, 70; testing, 74, 

 76, 77; variations in, 69 



Corn-belt states, 67 



Correlation, 273 



Cotton, 126-128 



Cotton-seed meal, 57 



Cow-peas, 95, 111 



Cream, definition, 304; methods of 

 separation, 304-307; methods 

 of souring, 312; pasteuriza- 

 tion, 313; preparing for the 

 churn, 310-314; reasons for 

 souring, 311; ripening, 311, 

 312, 314; temperature at 

 churning, 316 



Crocus, 186 



Cross-breeding, 260 



Crude fibre, 277 



Cucumbers, 177 



Cultivation, defined, 44; depth of, 

 46; for corn, 71, 72; for con- 

 trolling insects, 202; for pota- 

 toes, 101; number of cultiva- 

 tions, 46; objects of, 44; 

 moisture saved by, 45 



Cultivators, kinds, 47 



Culture, defined, 67 



Currant, the, 161 



Cut worm, 191 



Dahlia, 187 



Dairying, adaptable breeds for, 

 293; cleanliness in 292, 299- 

 303; definition of, 290 



