VI TABLE OF COXTENTS. 



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Suppression of Hog Cholera and Swine Plague 55 



Remedies for the Horn-fly 57 



List of Disinfectants 58 



Rules for the Disinfection of Stables 59 



Regulations for the Government of Dairies and Dairy Farms in 



the District of Columbia 59 



IV. FIELD CROPS. 



Quantity of Seed Required per Acre 62 



Seed Mixtures for Hay and Permanent Pastures 63 



The Weight and Average Composition of Ordinary Crops, in 



Pounds per acre 66 



Soiling Crops Adapted to Northern New England States 67 



Time of Planting and Feeding Soiling Crops 68 



Replacing Winter-killed Clover 63 



Capacity of Cylindrical Silos 69 



Area of Feeding Surface in Silos Required for Different Herds.. 70 



Number of Plants or Hills for an Acre of Ground 70,71 



Yield of a Good Crop of Farm Products per Acre 71 



V. HORTICULTURE. 



Usual Distances for Planting Vegetables 72 



Quantity of Seed of Vegetables Required to Sovv^ an Acre 73 



Distances Apart for Fruit-trees, Time Required to Bear Fruit, 



and Longevity 74 



Average Yields per Acre of Various Crops 75 



Relation of Specific Gravity, Dry Matter, and Starch Content of 



Potatoes 76 



Specific Gravity, Sugar Content, and Boiling-point of Maple 



Sugar 77 



Weight of Sugar Obtained from 100 lbs. of Maple Syrup 78 



Temperatures to which Perishable Goods may be Subjected 



without Injury 79 



Temperatures Injurious to Plants 80 



Best Temperatures for Preserving Horticultural Products 81 



The Preservation of Soft Fruits for Exhibition Purposes 81 



VI. SEEDS. 



Seed-testing for the Farmer, by the late Gilbert H. Hicks, of 



U. S. Department of Agriculture 84 



Standards of Purity of Seeds 86 



Table of Germination Standards 89 



Number, Weight, Cost of Grass Seeds, and Amount to Sow per 



Acre 89 



Notes on the Adaptability and Uses of Grasses and Clovers 91 



Vitality of Seeds, if Properly Kept 93 



