802 



INDEX. 



Corn — Continued. 



Yield of — 85, 140, 179, 190, 218, 



Crops. 



First — 304. 



Reasons for never losing — 285. 

 Rotation of — 30, 48, 65, 75, 84, 118, 

 178, 201, 222, 313, 357, 472, 492, 

 499. 517. 519. 651, 688, 710, 714, 

 724, 744, 767. 

 Cribs. 



(See Corn.) 

 Corrals, stock — 381. 

 Sod— 371. 



Cold Frames — 205. 

 Cattle— 264, 454, 503, 489, 536. 

 Breeds, best for snaall farms — 521. 

 Devons — 742. 

 Devons crossed with natives 135, 



152. 

 Herefords — 6, 280, 441. 

 'Jerseys — 76, 153, 21 r, 550. 

 Short-Ho?ns — 24, 28, 31, 36, 43, 

 46. 861 120, 147, 154, 180, 251, 

 270, 283, 326, 404, 420, 444, 

 477. 533. 556, 620. 711, 725, 

 756, 791- 

 Breeding — 6. 

 Breeding heifers — 9. 

 Branding — 382. 

 Black leg — 131. 

 Blooded stock — 434. 

 Calves, raising of — 197, 271, 316, 35S, 



441. 569- 

 Weaning — 8. 

 Cows, Sold on warranty — 28. 

 Best for milk — 61. 

 Care and feeding — 194, 196, 211, 

 211, 212, 243, 271, 292, 315, 543, 

 576, 701, 720. 

 Graded — 369. 

 Points of good — 577. 

 Profit of — 133. 

 Stanchions for — 163. 

 Fattening — 503,518. 

 Feeding— 429, 495 503. 



Cattle — Continued. 



Management of — 48, 51, 64, 80, 131, 

 201, 219, 263, 265, 270, 276, 330, 

 390, 392, 407, 409, 412, 429, 485, 

 560, 573, 584, 601, 606, 611, 718, 

 722, 756. 

 Racks for — 52, 328. 

 Self Feeder for — 525. 

 Sheds for — 51. 

 Stockers — 93, 283. 

 Cucumbers — 203. 

 Currants— 468, 547, 



Dairy — 17, 414, 564, 686. ' 



Barn — 196. 

 Butter— 148, 214, 234, 315, 358. 363, 



543- 

 Cellar — 369, 

 Churn — 214, 238. 

 Churning — 214. 

 Creamery, plans of — 322. 

 Marketing — 198. 

 Milk and Butter, yield of — 36, 577. 



720. 

 Milk Room — 214. 

 Pans and Vats — 212. 

 Skimming — 214. 

 Dirt Floors — 239. 

 Drainage — 37, 40, 181, 216, 220, 2;6 



463, 498, 516, 533, 629, 677, 723. 



732, 766. 

 Benefits of — 227. 

 Board Draining — 216. 

 Cheap Way to Dig For — 141. 

 Cost of in Iowa — 463. 

 Cost of per Acre — 740. 

 Covering Tile — 70. 

 Cut-off For Drains — 735. 

 Deep Drains — 733. 

 Depth of— 33, 733, 737. 

 Distance Apart of — 732. 

 Expense of Laying — 32, 182. 

 Flat Lands, benefit to — 150. 

 Grade, How to in Laying Tile — 734, 



736. 

 Lateral Drains — 735. 

 Laying Tile, Manner of — 69, 129, 735. 



