382 



Pears, 219. 

 Peas, 93. 

 Peat, 129, 285. 

 Pecans, 230. 

 Pentose, 293. 

 Pepper, 200, 216. 

 Percheron horses, 311. 

 Percolation, 46. 

 Perennials, 237. 

 Persimmons, 227. 

 Petals, 142. 

 Petroleum, 288. 

 Phosphates, 133. 

 Phosphorus, 41. 

 Pineapples, 227. 

 Pistil, 143. 

 Plank roads, 270. 

 Plant, 63. 

 Plantain, 177. 

 Plow, 59. 

 Plowing, 61. 

 Plums, 220. 



Poland China hogs, 323. 

 Polled Durhams, 315. 

 Pollen, 143. 

 Pollination, 143. 

 Pony breeds, 312. 

 Postal savings banks, 346. 

 Potash, 132. 

 Potassium, 39. 

 Potato beetle, 182. 

 Potato blight, 173. 

 Potatoes, 108. 

 Sweet, 110. 

 Potato scab, 173. 

 Poultry, 331. 

 Prairie dogs, 188. 

 Propagation, 148. 

 Proteids, 291. 

 Protein, 292. 

 Pruning, 161. 

 Pumpkins, 199. 

 Purity of seed, 148. 



Quince, 222. 



Rabbits, 187, 336. 

 Radish, 105. 

 Ragweed, 176. 

 Rainfall, 21. 

 Ramie, 118. 

 Rape, 106. 

 Raspberry, 207. 

 Rations, 295. 

 Rats, 188. 



Red-polled cattle, 315. 

 Rhizome, 237. 



INDEX 





Rhubarb, 197. 

 Rice, 87. 

 Roads, 266. 

 Root crops, 104. 

 Root stocks, 108. 

 Rotation, 124. 

 Rural mail, 344. 

 Rust, 171. 

 Rye, 87. 



Salsify, 107. 



Salt, 129. 



Sand, 30, 35. 



Sand clay roads, 270. 



San Jose scale, 185. 



School gardens, 242. 



School grounds, 245. 



Schoolhouses, 245. 



Schools, rural, 342. 



Sedentary soils, 25. 



Seed, 148. 



Sepals, 142. 



Sheep, breeds of, 325. 



Shell-rock roads, 270. 



Shetland ponies, 312. 



Shorthorn attle, 315. 



Shropshire sheep, 327. 



Shrubs, 235. 



Silicon, 40. 



Silk, 120. 



Silo, 92. 



Sirup, 90. 



Sisal, 118. 



Smut, 171. 



Sodium, 39. 



Soil moisture, 43. 



Soils, classes of, 25, 34. 



Soil temperature, 38, 45. 



Sorghum, 89. 



Southdown sheep, 324. 



Soy beans, 100. 



Spinach, 194. 



Squash, 199. 



Squirrels, 335. 



Stable manure, 130. 



Stamen, 143. 



Starch, 64, 292. 



Stigma, 143. 



Strawberry, 208. 



Style, 143. 



Subsoil, 24. 



Suffolk hogs, 322. 



Sugar, 293. 



Sugar cane, 89. 



Sulphur, 41. 



Sunlight, 16. 



