INDEX. 



Decay, first product of, . 



" hastened by potash and lime, 



" " alumina, 



** general products of, . 

 Decomposition, as effecting value of manure, 

 Deodorizing vaults, how done, 

 Drought, its effects on manure, 

 Dung, horse, how treated, 

 " " fermentation of. 



Eggshells, lime in, . 



Elements defined, .... 



" number of, . . . 



" atomic, .... 



** earthy and metallic, 



" volatile and combustible, 



" division of, .... 



" *' adopted, . . * 



** unequal affinity of, . . < 



" combination of, . . . 



" proportion of combination, 



" of soil, metallic and unmetallic, 



" " action of, . 



« « defined, 



" " two classes of, . 



*• " first class of, . 



" " second class of, . 



" metallic, change to unmetallic, 



" mineral, cause of decomposition of, 



" number selected by plants, . 



" "wherein plants do not obey chemical laws of, 



" susceptibility of change, 



" number of, in organic parts of soil, 



" " inorganic parts of soil, 



" organic, complex combination o^ 



" inorganic, simple " 



" organic, character of, . 



'* " products of decomposition of, 



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291 



ccnoN. 

 110 

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 136 

 101 



215 

 35 

 40 



55 



40 



40 



41 



61 



54,55 



65 



56 



40 



130 



131 



101 



102 



103 



64 



137 



87 



87 



90 



89 



89 



99 



99 



99 



100 



