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Soils (continued) — page. 



Classification of soils .. 02 



Fertility, Factors which deter- 

 mine . . • • • . . . 66 

 Flood deposits . . . . . . 50 



Formation of soils .. ..63 



Injurious substances in soils 47, 53 

 Saline waters in soils .. ..47 



Soils from the semi-arid region. . 42 

 Soils of Black-soil Plains . . 40 



County Camden . . . . 3S 



County Cumberland .. 35 



New South Wales . . . . :!4 



Richmond River . . 39 



— suitable for various crops . . 4S 

 Texture of soil . . . . OS 



Weathering of soils . . 52 



Soldering . . . . . . . . 883 



Sorghum .. .. 443,926,954 



Fungus diseases . . . . . . 467 



Grain sorghums .. .. .. 456 



Manuring . . . . . . . . 114 



Sorghum poisoning . . . . 456 



Sweet or saccharine sorghums . . 443 

 Soybeans . . . . 565, 926, 954 



Spear thistle 814 



Squashes .. .. 708,920,954 



Diseases . . . . . . . . 715 



Insect pests . . . . . . 716 



Stack-building 292 



Stinkwort 816 



St. John's wort 819 



Sudan grass . . . . 623. 926. 954 



Manuring . . . . . . . . 114 



Under irrigation . . . . . . 628 



Sugar beets .. .. 510.920,954 



Sugarcane .. .. 003.920,954 



Diseases . . . . . . . . 014 



Manuring .. .. .. ..110 



Varieties . . . . . . . . 012 



Swedes .. .. 511.926,954 



Sweet corn . . . . 422. 926. 954 



Sweet potatoes . . 520, 926. 954 



Diseases and pests . . . . 520 



Varieties . . . . . . . . 526 



Tanks and dams . . . . . . 186 



Rule for measuring . . . . 187 



Tank sinking . . . . . . 188 



Temperature table .. .. ..31 



Thorn apple . . . . . . . . S22 



Tobacco .. .. 639,920.954 



Curing . . . . . . . . 045 



Fungus diseases . . . . . . 049 



Soils suitable for . . . . . . 49 



Tomatoes .. .. 692,926,954 



Diseases . . . . . . . . 700 



Early tomatoes at Hawkesbury 



Agricultural College . . 090 



Vegetable crops 

 Manuring . . 

 Velvet beans . . 

 Vetches and tares 

 Vitamines 

 Viticulture, Soils suitable for 



660,926,954 



..115 



568,926,954 



577. H20.954 



..773 



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Weeds S05 



Poisoning . . . . . . . . 825 



Weeds in pastures. . .. .. 739 



Wheat 22S, 920. 954 



Analyses of fodders .. .. 790 



Clearing for wheat-growing . . 230 



Cost as a factor 202 



Cultivation methods . . . . 231 



Does fallowing pay? .. .. 242 

 Fallowing and its results. . . . 232 



Feeding-off growing wheat . . 269 

 Formalin and germination of 



wheat 336 



Fungus diseases . . . . . . 332 



Growing in New England . . 272 



Harvesting for grain . . . . 287 



Harvesting for hay or chaff . . 281 

 Insect pests.. .. .. .. 359 



Manuring . . . . . . 112. 244 



Milling values of . . . . 305 



Rotation on the wheat farm . . 246 



Seed . . . . 259 



Seed bed 241 



Share-farming . . . . . . 277 



Sheep on the wheat farm. . . . 264 



Soil requirements .. .. ... 83 



Soils suitable for wheat . . . . 48 



Sowing 260 



Stack-building 292 



Varieties described . . . . 311 



recommended . . . . 252 



Wild oats 248 



Whip-stick 746 



Wild oats 24S 



tobacco 824 



Wood ashes for potash .. .. 102 



[Frontispiece and 16 Diagrams.] 



iydney: John Spence, Acting Government .■'rinttr — lH'i'i, 



