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Corn, crops on manure alone v. crops on manure and potash, . . . . 42. 43 

 ensilage, food value of different varieties, products of equal areas, . . 34 



ensilage variety test 32-34 



Corn, potash-rich fertilizers for, 43 



relative yields, manure spread in winter or in spring, 48 



Dairy legislation, 156 



Desiccation, effects of, on soil, 62 



Elm-leaf beetle, 87 



Feed, effect of, on composition of milk, 162-168 



on consistency of body of butter, 162-168 



Fertilizer ingredients of fodder articles, 188-192 



Fertilizers : 



effect of, on proportion of clover in mowings, 38 



for garden crops, 20 



special, affected by experiment station results, 43-46 



Florida phosphate, a slow-acting fertilizer, 29 



Fungi : 



affecting elm, 58 



linden, 58 



maple, 58 



oak, 57 



sterilization of soil in greenhouses for, 74-85 



Garden crops, fertilizers for, 20 



sulfate v. muriate of potash for, 23 



Grass, soil test with, 35 



yields on different fertilizers, . 35, 36 



Gypsy moth, 87 



Hay and rowen, yields on fertilizers rich in potash, 36 



Hay, yield on manure alone compared with yield on manure and potash, . 46 



Insecticides, analysis of 147 



Kainite for wheat and corn, 30,31 



Lime, effects on yields of onions in soil test, 39 



most useful with muriate of potash and nitrate of soda 41 



yields of alfalfa with and without, 53, 54 



Mand's Wonder forage crop, the same as pearl millet, 56 



Manufacturers and dealers taking out certificates, 99 



Manure alone v. manure and potash, 42 



and potash, more profitable than manure alone, 43 



application of, previous history of plots, 48 



time of application, 50 



time of application of, yields of corn and millet, 51 



use in soil test, 35 



Melon diseases : 



anthracnose, 63-66 



blight, 63-66 



downy mildew, 63-66 



Millet, pearl, false names of, 56 



relative yields, manure spread in winter or in spring 51 



Nitrate of soda as nitrogen fertilizer, superior value of, 20 



effect on grass crop 37 



for rowen, 47 



sulfate of ammonia and dried blood for garden crops, .... 20 



Nursery inspection, 87 



Onions, ripening favored by dissolved bone-black, 41 



soil test with, 39 



yields with and without lime, . ' 41 



