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Acetyl number of fats, determination of, . . . . . . .69 



Earlier methods of determining, ....... 70 



Gravimetric process for determining, ....... 75 



Proposed method of determining, ....... 71 



Reagents used in determining, ........ 72 



Results by different methods of determining, ..... 77 



R6sum6 methods for determining, results, etc., ..... 77 



Synopsis of reaction, . . . . . . . . .73 



Acetyl number of insoluble fatty acids, ....... 77 



Acid phosphate, effect on asparagus, ....... 26o 



Administration, station, .......... 3"a 



Advanced registry, testing of pure-bred cows for, ..... 51a 



Agglutination test for Bacterium pullorum, making the, . . . .13 



For infection with Bacterium pullorum, ...... 9 



Agglutination tests, results of, . . . . . . . . .14 



Agglutinins obtained by immunization of rabbits against Bacterium pullorum., 18 



Agricultural department, investigation in the, ...... 32a 



Alfalfa, 147 



Acid in soil unfavorable to, ....... . 150 



Basic slag meal well adapted for, ....... 152 



Characteristics and value of ........ . 147 



Compared with clovers, ......... 148 



Comparison of potash salts for, ........ 157 



Co-operative experiments with, ........ 163 



Grasses and clover tend to drive out, ...... 154 



Grimm compared with common, ....... 156 



Growth for winter protection essential, ...... 168 



Hardpan near surface unfavorable to, ...... 150 



Harvesting of, .......... 168 



Inoculation for, results of experiments in, . . . . . . 160 



Largely dependent upon potash, ....... 152 



Length of life as compared with clovers, ...... 148 



Lime favorable to, ......... . 151 



Manures and fertilizers for, compared, ...... 151 



Nutritive value as compared with clovers, ...... 148 



Obstacles to success in growing, ....... 153 



Recent experimental work with, ....... 155 



Relation of soil nitrogen to, ....... . 152 



Seeding in corn, .......... 166 



Seeding, most successful practice, ....... 167 



Soil adaptation of, ......... . 150 



Soil improvement resulting from cultivation of , . . . . . 149 



Spring and summer seeding compared, ...... 159 



Spring sowing of, ......... . 166 



Stagnant water in subsoil injurious to, ..... . 150 



Summary of conclusions on experiments with, ..... 169 



Summer seeding, . . . . . . . . . . 167 



