General Index. 



475 



Cutting hay, cost, 168, 169 



day's work in, 248 



diseases controlled by, 339 



height to set sickle bar, 55, 56, 67, 



241, 242 



insects controlled by, 159, 367 



killing alfalfa by wrong methods, 55, 



56, 67, 241, 242, 366 



late, effect of (Fig. 58), 67, 366 



pastures, to refreshen stand, 130 



rain at time of, 68 



stage of growth to do it, 63, 242 



time to do it (Figs. 54, 55), 25, 63, 



242 



time of day to do it, 70 



young alfalfa, especial care, 55, 56, 



67, 241, 332 



seed (Figs. 114, 115, 116), 120, 269, 



270 



weeds in alfalfa, 55, 56, 67, 241, 332 

 Cuttings, dates of (Figs. 11 to 15), 25, 26, 



left for seed, which ones, 118, 268 



number in year (Fig. 10), 15, 19, 20, 26 



yield of each, 16, 19, 20 

 Cutworms (Fig. 331), 161, 384 

 Dairy cattle (see "Cattle, dairy") 

 Day's work in haying, 247 

 Dean, Geo. A., article, 367 



Decay of crown caused by disking (Fig. 



49), 57 to 62 

 Demand for hay, 6, 447, 454, 457, 470 



seed, 267 



Depreciation on equipment, 168, 169 

 Depth, covering seed, 53 

 Dew, bloat in relation to, 135 



effect of cutting hay with it on, 70, 244 

 Discolored hay (see "Brown hay") 



seed. 270 



Diseases, bacterial stem blight, 348 



brown root rot, 352 



crown wart (Fig. 299), 350 



disking as cause of (Fig. 49), 57 to 62 



downy mildew (Figs. 290 to 292), 344 



eelworm or root knot (Fig. 300), 352 



leaf-spot (Figs. 284 to 289), 341, 343 



red or violet root rot (Figs 293 to 297), 



344 



resistance, breeding for, 198 



root knot or eelworm (Fig. 300), 352 



root rot, brown, 352 



root rot, red or violet (Figs. 293 to 297), 



344 



rust (Figs. 282, 283), 339 



stem cracking (Fig. 298), 349 

 -yellow top, 349 



Disk (Figs. 32, 33, 49, 227, 228), 40, 57, 



235, 293, 300 

 Disking, cost, 168 



cultivation by, splits crowns (Fig. 49), 



57 to 62 



seed-bed preparation (Figs. 32, 33), 40, 



235 



weeds in alfalfa, 55, 56, 57 

 Distribution, acreage, in Kansas (Fig. 4), 



18 

 Distribution, production, in United States 



(Fig. 3), 17 

 Ditches, drainage, 29, 223 



irrigation (Figs. 143, 220, 222), 165 

 Dock, curled (Fig. 278), 333 



sour, or sheep sorrel, 334 



Dodder (Figs. 192, 280), 161, 210, 336 



Doughnuts, alfalfa, 438 



Downy mildew (Figs. 290 to 292), 344 



Doyle, H. W., 7, 11 



Dozer, hopper (Fig. 325), 158, 378 



Drag, brush (Fig. 338), 391 



Dragging, and drags (Fig. 230), 40, 168, 



235 . 

 Drainage, soil -(Figs. 17, 194 to 198), 29, 



216 



Drilling, distance apart of rows, 50 

 Drilling vs. broadcasting seed, 50 

 Drills (Fig. 234), 298 



hoe, for cultivating, 59, 61 

 ' regulating, 299 



Drought-resistance, breeding for, 189 

 Dusty hay, 70, 107 



Dykstra, R. R., article, 419 



Economy of raising alfalfa (Figs. 145, 147, 

 373), 469 



Eelworm or root knot (Fig. 300), 352 



Enemies of alfalfa, 156 



English blue grass, mixture with alfalfa, 50 



Enriches soil, alfalfa, 215, 465 



Erf, Oscar, article, 259 



Europe, history in, 172 to 179 



Examining seed for adulterants and im- 

 purities, 45, 210 



Expense, growing an acre of alfalfa, 168, 

 169 



Experience, years of, with alfalfa, 11 



Fallowing, for seed bed, 35, 38, 40, 235 



Fanning mill (Fig. 274), 327 



Fanning seed (Fig. 118), 47, 124, 271 



Farmogerm, 216 



Farm management, alfalfa's place in (Figs. 



145, 147, 373), 469 



Feeding cattle, beef (Fig. 130) (see "Cattle, 

 beef"), 139, 140, 410 



dairy (Fig. 131) (see "Cattle, 



dairy"), 143, 262, 266, 415 



constituents of alfalfa, 403, 415, 429 



economy of, versus selling, 169, 366, 470 



hay, 128 to 150, 403 to 438 

 alone, 138 



brown, 149 



horses and mules (Figs. 133, 361, 362, 



363) (see "Horses and Mules"), 139, 

 143, 428 



meal (Fig. 121), 128, 414, 415, 423, 



432, 437, 442 



mules (see "Horses and Mules") 



poultry, 148, 436 



racks (Figs. 352, 353, 354, 355, 359, 



360, 361), 140 



rations, 140, 414, 416, 419, 427, 432, 



437 



- sheds, combination hay and (Figs. 101 

 208, 209), 105, 251, 256 



sheep (Figs. 121, 134, 135, 354) (see 



"Sheep"), 129, 137, 139, 145, 149, 

 415, 417, 419, 424 



straw, alfalfa, 126 



swine (Figs. 132, 357, 358, 359) (see 



"Swine"), 129, 139, 143, 149 287 

 423 



value of alfalfa, 128 to 150, 403 to 438, 



469 



brown hay, 149 



' leaves and stems, comparative, 242 



403, 406, 415, 429 

 losses in, and a scheme to prevent 



them (Fig. 210), 259 



affected by size of stack and plat- 

 form, 89, 245 



stacking as a cause, 77, 245 251 



meal, alfalfa, 128, 442 



silage, alfalfa, 129, 262, 266 



straw, alfalfa (Fig. 120), 126 



versus selling off the farm, 169, 366, 470 

 Fermented hay, from own juices (brown 



hay), 149 



Fertility, economy demands feeding of hay, 

 366 



increased by alfalfa, 150, 275, 466 



removed from soil by alfalfa, 462 



