General Index. 



481 



Seed, conditions favorable and unfavorable 

 to crop, 118, 268, 269 



cost of, for planting, 168 

 production, 169 



crop left for seed, 118, 268 



curing, 120, 270 



cutting the crop (Figs. 114, 115, 116), 



120, 269 



cutting left for seed, which one, 118, 268 



damage from rain, 270 



demand for, 267 



depth to plant, 53 



description of (Figs. 184, 188, 189, 



191), 205 



discolored, 270 



effect on stand of raising a crop, 119 



examining for adulterants and impuri- 



ties, 45, 210 



fanning (Figs. 118, 274), 47, 124, 271 



fertilization of blossoms (Figs. 167 to 



182, 350), 150, 193, 195, 203, 204, 



268, 401 



foreign-grown versus home-grown, 15, 



45, 180 



germination tests (Fig. 41), 45, 207, 



213, 214 



harvesting (Figs. 114, 115, 116), 120, 



269, 270 



hauling to stack or thresher, 122, 270 



holding, 208, 271 



imported, 124, 210, 330 



impure, 45, 210 



insects in relation to (Figs. 183, 350). 



150, 268, 401 



irrigated, 45 



longevity, 47, 208, 271 



loss from rain, 122, 270 



marketing (Fig. 119), 126, 271 



mowing (see "Seed, cutting") 



number in a pound, 206 



parts of, 206 



pods (Figs. 114, 184 to 187), 205 



pollinating blossoms {Figs. 167 to 182, 



350), 150, 193, 195, 203, 204, 268, 

 401 



pounds in bushel, 206 



price per bushel, average, 169 



production (see "Seed, yields") (Fig. 



113), 117, 267 



profit in production, 169 



rains on, effect, 122, 270 



recleaning (Figs. 118, 274), 47, 124, 



271 



rowed alfalfa for, 272 



samples to Agricultural College, 210, 214 



scarifier or scratcher (Fig. 42), 48 



shattering, 120, -122, 270 



shocking, 120, 270 



soil conditions influencing, 118, 268 



stacking, 122, 270 



stand, thickness of, influencing, 118, 267 



storing, 126, 270 



sweet clover (Figs. 185, 190) 



testing for germination (Fig. 41), 45, 



207, 213, 214 



threshing (Fig. 117), 123, 271 



time required to produce a crop, 119, 268 



time to cut, 120, 269 



time to stack or thresh, 123, 270 



transporting from field, 122, 270 



value, per bushel, average, 169 



weather, conditions influencing, 118, 



268, 269 

 'weed, in alfalfa, 45, 119, 210, 332 



weight per bushel, 206 



when to leave for, 269 



where grown (Fig. 113), 117, 267 



yellow trefoil, as adulterant (Fig. 187), 



212 



yie.Ws, average per acre, 124 



Seed, yields, total in Kansas and United 



States, 117, 124 

 Seed bed, disking (Figs. 32, 33), 40, 235 



fallowing, 35, 38, 40, 235 



firming (Fig. 34), 40, 235 



ideal (Figs. 26, 27, 31), 38, 234 

 'Plowing, 38, 234 



preparation (Figs. 26, 27, 31), 38, 230 



pulverizing, 40, 235 



rolling (Fig. 34), 40, 235 



sod land, plowing, 43 



Seeders (Figs. 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 235, 

 236), 52, 296 



regulating, 299 

 Seeding, 48, 235 



amount to sow per acre, 51, 206 

 -bare spots in field, 53 



broadcasting versus drilling, 50 

 'Cost, 168 - 



covering, 53 



dates, 49 



depth to plant, 53 



fall, plowing for, 40, 234 



fall versus spring, 48, 49, 235 



mixture, grasses with alfalfa, 50 



nurse crop with alfalfa, 49, 236 



-plants per square yard (Fig. 43), 51, 



206 

 sandy soils, 236 



sod land, 43 



spring, plowing for, 40, 235 



spring versus fall, 48, 49, 235 



succeeding where previously failed, 53 



thickening stand, 53 



thickness of stand (Fig. 43), 51, 206 

 when to sow, 48, 49, 235 

 Seedsmen buy seed, 126 



Selection, natural, of varieties, 183 

 Selling hay or seed (see "Marketing") 

 Selling versus feeding hay, 169, 366, 470 

 Separator, grain, for threshing seed (sep 



"Machinery, thresher") 

 Shattering seed, 120, 122, 270 

 Sheds, hay, adjustable roof (Fig. 100), 104 



combination hav and feed (Figs. 101, 



208, 209), 105, 251, 256 



construction (Figs. 96 to 101, 203 to 



207), 102, 251 

 'Cost, 102, 255 



curing hav in, 102, 258, 260 261 



filling {Figs. 96, 97, 98), 102 



interest, taxes and depreciation on, 168, 



169 



longevity. 251 



plans (Figs. 96 to 101, 203 to 207), 



102, 251 



versus stacks as place of storage, 77, 



245, 251 

 Sheep, "bloat" (see "Bloat") 



feeding hav (Figs. 121, 134, 135, 354), 



145, 149, 417 

 cutting preferred, 419 



maintenance on alfalfa alone, 139, 418 



pasturing (Fig. 127), 132, 417 



-rations including alfalfa hay (Fig. 135), 

 145, 419 



silage, 129, 424 



soilage for, 137, 415, 417 

 Sheep sorrel or sour dock, 334 

 Shelton, E. M., remarks about alfalfa, 4 

 Shipper's, hay-marketing from standpoint 



of, 457 



Shipping hay (see "Marketing") 

 Shocking seed, 122, 270 

 Shoots, indication of time to cut (Fig. 55), 



63, 242 



Shorts, wheat, composition, 408 

 Siberian alfalfa, 180, 186 



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