INDEX. 2 i9 



TAflK 



Pearl millet, identical with so-called Mand's Wonder and Brazilian, 56 



Phosphates, different, compared on basis of equal phosphoric acid, . 



equal money's worth compared, 28 



for cabbages and turnips, yields and relative standing, .... 27 



for field crops, relative efficiency, .30 



for oats, yields and relative standing, 26 



for onions, yields on different, 29 



natural, good crops possible with, .24 



relative value of different, 24 



Phosphoric acid, etc., found in frnits, etc., 142 



Potash, fertilizers rich in, compared with special corn fertilizers, ... 43 



fertilizers rich in, for corn, 45 



highly essential for onions, 41 



largely increases rowen crops, 48 



muriate compared with sulfate, 17 



sulfate superior for early crops, 22 



sulfate v. muriate for garden crops, 23 



Potassium oxide, etc., found in fruits, etc 142 



Potatoes, relative yield ou muriate and sulfate of potash, 18 



Reports : 



chemist (fertilizers), 91-148 



chemist (foods and feeding) , 149-216 



entomologist, 86-88 



meteorologist, 89, 90 



treasurer, 9, 10 



Rowen, much better when potash fertilizers are used, 45 



nitrate of soda for, 47 



San Jose scale, 88 



Slag, phosphatic, a good fertilizer, 29 



Soil, effects of desiccation on, 62 



sterilization of, in greenhouses for fungous diseases, 74 



Soil tests, fertilizers used in, 34 



Soil test with onions, 39 



Sterilization of soil in greenhouses for fungous diseases, 74 



Summer forage crops, notes on, 169 



