INDEX. 



Alfalfa Length of roots, 4; its distribu- 

 tion, 14, 15; origin and history, 30-41; il- 

 lustration of, 31; peculiarly a hay and 

 forage crop, 32; conditions under which 

 its cultivation is profitable, 32, 33; cul- 

 tnre under irrigation, 33; yield of hay 

 per acre, 33 34: number of cuttings per 

 annum, 33, 34. 42: amount of seed sown 

 per acre, 34, 38, 42; English method of 

 culture, 34; when possible in rotation, 

 35; where it can be substituted for red 

 clover, 35: Prof. Georgeson on its culture 

 without irrigation, 36, 40; as a pasture 

 grass, 37; seeding of on prairie grass, 37; 

 cannot be grown on certain soils, 37: 

 preparation of seed bed without irriga- 

 tion, 37. 38; method of curing, 38, 44: 

 best method of storing, 38; when seed 

 should be taken, 38; yield of seed per 

 acre, 38; price of seed per bushel, 38; nu- 

 tritive value compared with red clover, 

 39; its disadvantages, 39,40; Prof. Irger- 

 soll on, 41, 44; preparation of seed bed 

 with irrigation, 42; method of irrigation, 

 42, 43; chemical composition of, 43; 

 where valuable in Nebraska, 44; where a 

 substitute for other clovers, 76, 77; as a 

 balance in feeding rations, 106; for young 

 colts, 106; balances all grain rations, 155. 



Alsike Its distribution, 14; origin of, 49? 

 specially adapted to sloughs and othe r 

 wet lands, 49, 51, 77; illustration of, 50! 

 habit of growth as compared with red, 

 mammoth and white, 51, 52; method of 

 seeding on sloughs and wet lands in 

 grass, 52; climatic range of, 52, 53; value 

 as bee pasture, 53; in permanent pasture, 



Atwater, Prof. O. W. Investigations in 

 relation to the tubercles of the legumes, 

 140. 



Blue Grass In permanent pasture, 74; on 

 wild prairie, 75. 



Bumble Bees As pollinators of red clo- 

 ver, 122, 125; two varieties of, 123. 



Bur Clover Distribution of, 11; climatic 

 range of, 60; value as sheep pasture, 60; 

 peculiar relation to alfilaria, 60; a native 

 variety in Nebraska, 60. 



Carbohydrates Great excess of in West- 

 ern states, 100; proportion of proper for 

 various uses, 101; proportion found in 

 non-leguminous grains and fodders, 102; 

 proportion found in various legumes,102. 



Carbon, its place in animal economy, 9. 



Clover Culture Its importance to the in- 

 dividual farmer and to the nation, 144; 

 advantageous to farmers both East and 



West, 145, 150; its effect on succeeding 

 corn crops, 146; maintenance of indefi- 

 nite fertility possible with, 147, 148, 149; 

 may itself exhaust soil?, 148, 149; effect 

 of its westward extension, 153; effect on 

 politic" 1 ! discussions. 154; never willing- 

 ly abandoned when once introduced, 154. 



Clover Flower Anatomy of , 122, 124; illus- 

 tration of, 124. 



Clover Hay Analyses of, 79; moisture in, 

 79, 80: difference in curing, East and 

 West, 80, 81 ; differences in feeding value, 

 81 ; its capacity to absorb and evaporate 

 moisture, 81, 82; best practical method of 

 making, 83, 85; Average per cent, of dam- 

 age in stack, 85; spontaneous combus- 

 tion of, 85, 90. 



Clover rust, 116. 



Clovers Distinct in form from true grass- 

 es, 3; general habir of root growth, 3, 4; 

 their peculiar relation to soil fertility, 4, 

 5, 6; effect of their introduction into 

 England, 5; p helpmeet to the true grass- 

 es, 5, 6; distinct from true grasses in 

 function, 6; number of native species, 

 10; why they succeed on poor soils, 18; 

 seeding on prairie lands without cover- 

 ing, 20; circumstances under which red 

 or mammoth should be preferred, 24, 25, 

 26; red and mammoth, scientific classifi- 

 cation of, 25; selection of variety de- 

 pends upon object in view, 69, 70; mix- 

 tures to be sown, 70, 75; mixtures to be 

 avoided, 70,71; mixture for two years' 

 rotation, 72; how retained in permanent 

 pastures, 75; western liroit of, 76, 77; an- 

 alyses of at different stages of growth, 

 79; as a cleaning crop, 93; place in feed- 

 ing rations, 98, 106; how used to balance 

 rations. 103, 1C6; their use in connection 

 with corn stalks, 103, 104; use in combi- 

 nation with straw, 105, 106; use in com- 

 bination with ordinary farm fee3 stuffs, 



fertilizers, 144; necessary to correct the 

 evils of continued grain cropping, 151; 

 essent al to a correct system of agricul- 

 tu~e, 152; western range of, 154. 



Clover Seed Conditions of germination, 

 19; depth of covering required, 19, 22; 

 surface-sown on winter wheat, how cov- 

 ered, 20; different depths, Iowa Exper - 

 ment Station report, 22; sown on spring 

 grains, 22; yield per acre, 27; insect ene- 

 mies of, 121; management of crop, 125, 

 126. 



Clover-seed Caterpillar Life History of, 

 131, 132; remedies for, 132; parasites of, 

 132. 



