INDEX 



xi 



not mixing well, in ; problems, 107; 

 requirements, of soils, no. 



Fertilizing by feeding, 93. 



Figs, propagation of, 40. 



Fire, 83. 



Flag, 195. 



Floats, 100. 



Florida phosphate, 100. 



Flower garden, planning the, 192. 



Flower, parts of, 7. 



Food, stored in seed, 21, 24; uses made 

 of, 316. 



Forests, 86, 203; fires, 204; trees, 203. 



Formalin, 233, iv. 



Four o' clocks, 195. 



Foxtail, 182. 



Fruit growing, essentials for, 216. 



Fruits, orchard, 39, 215. 



Fruit trees, fertilizers for, 216; prun- 

 ing, 221. 



Fungi, 225. 



Germ enemies in the soil, 245 

 Germs in milk, 326. 

 Germs, nitrogen -fixing, 89. 

 Germination of seeds, 23, 24, 26. 

 Grade, definition of, 281. 

 Grafting, 41, 42; wax, 45. 

 Grain header, 333. 

 Grapes, 18, 40, 215, 224. 

 Grasses for hay and pasture, 176. 

 Grass family, n. 

 Grass hay, 322. 

 Grit for poultry, 308. 

 Grubs, 250. 

 Guard cells, 35. 

 Guernsey breed, 297. 

 Gum, 208, 210. 



Hackberry, 209. 



Hamburgs, 310. 



Hay carrier, 334. 



Hay loaders, 334. 



Hay-making machinery, 334. 



Hay stacker, 334. 



Hemp, 20. 



Hereford breed, 293. 



Hessian fly, 257. 



Hilly land, 63. 



Hinds, Dr. W. E., 246. 



Hog cholera, 303. 

 Hogs, 303; judging, 305. 

 Hollyhocks, 201. 

 Holstein-Friesian breed, 298. 

 Honeybee, 277. 

 Honey-producing plants, 280. 

 Horses, 284. 

 Host plant, 90. 

 Hotbed, 187. 

 Humus, 56, 86. 

 Hyacinths, 195. 

 Hydrometer, Baume, 160 



Improvement of plants, 46, 48. 

 Inoculation of legumes, 169, 171. 

 Insects, 1 1 8, 246. 

 Insects and health, 272; beneficial, 



254; biting, 253; changes in, 250; 



definition of, 246; feeding habits of, 



253; growth in, 249; parts of, 247; 



stages of, 249; sucking, 254. 

 Iris, 195. 



Irish potatoes, 187. 

 Iodine test for starch, 37. 



Japan clover, 178, 180. 



Japan quince, 195. 



Jersey breed, 296. 



Johnson grass, 63, 178, 182, 184. 



Kafir, 181; composition of, 322 ; stover, 



322. 

 Kainit, 101, 106. 



Ladybirds, 254. 



Langshan, 313. 



Larkspurs, 195. 



Larva, 250. 



Leaching, 82. 



Leaves, 31, 35. 



Leghorn breed, 310. 



Legumes, 87, 91, 92, 169. 



Lettuce, 189. 



Level, drainage, 77, 8x. 



Level lands, 63. 



Lichens, 55. 



Light for plants, 36. 



Lilies, 195. 



Lime, 32, 112, 245. 



