INDEX 



A list giving definitions of words is not needed in this book. As few unusual 

 words as possible have been employed, and these have been explained or defined 

 when first used. The index will enable the pupil to turn to the definition of tech- 

 nical words. 



Aberdeen-Angus breed, 293. 



Acid phosphate, 100. 



Acid soils, 112, 113. 



Adult insect, 251. 



Agriculture, definition of, 4; reasons for 

 studying, 4. 



Air, 24, 34, 54. 



Air-spaces in soil, 68. 



Alfalfa, 63, 114; composition of, 322; 

 culture, 176; dodder on, 177; in- 

 oculation, 172. 



American saddle horse, 288. 



American trotter, 288. 



Ammonia, 98. 



Andalusian fowls, 310. 



Andrews, Miss F. E., 192. 



Antennae of insects, 247. 



Anther, 13. 



Apples, 9, 17, 39, 215; diseases of, 

 230. 



Apple worm, 258. 



Ash, 314. 



Asparagus, 189. 



Available plant food, 56. 



Babcock milk-tester, 323. 

 "Bachelor's buttons," 195. 

 Bark, 42. 



Barley, 23, 137, 138. 

 Bean family, 10. 

 Beans, 24, 187. 

 "Bear's grass," 195. 

 Beef cattle, 290. 

 Bees, 15, 277. 

 Beets, 114, 187, i9- 



Berkshire hogs, 304. 



Bermuda grass, 82, 180, 183, 193. 



Biennials, 38. 



Bitterweed, 182. 



Blackberry, 10. 



Blue grass, 178. 



Bluestone, 227, iv. 



Boll weevil, 262, 264. 



Bordeaux mixture, 227, iv. 



Bracts, 9. 



Brahmas, 313. 



Breed, definition of, 281. 



Breeding corn, 46. 



Bridal wreath, 195. 



Budding, 39, 41, 43, 44. 



Buds, propagation by, 38. 



Bugs, true, 250. 



Bulbs, 197, 198. 



Bur clover, 77, 180. 



Butter flavor, 327. 



Butterfly, 251, 254. 



Butter making, 326. 



Cabbages, 114, 188. 

 Calculation of fertilizer formulas, 102. 

 California poppy, 199. 

 Canna, 199. 

 Capillary moisture, 65. 

 Carbon dioxid, 35. 

 Carbon in air, 33. 

 Castor bean, 20. 

 Catalpa tree, 212. 

 Caterpillars, 250, 251. 

 Cattle, beef, 290; dairy, 295; tick, 330; 

 tick fever of, 330. 



