INDEX. 



PAGE PACE 



Acid in soil 96 Bacteria in milk 164 



test for 97 in soil 31, 78, 98, 102 



Acid measure 179 nitrogen fixing . . 110, 117, 120 



Albumen 169 tubercle forming 112 



Alfalfa 115, 1 20 Baltimore oriole 327 



as a food 122 Barnyards, Covered . 102, 103, 147 



conditions for growing . . 120 Beavers 36 



curing 122 Beech 373 



Alkaline soil 98 Bitter rot 339 



Alkali wash 335 Blackbird 310 



Ammonia 87, 99 Black rot 338 



Ammonia, Sulphate of ... 88 Bone-black 90 



Ammoniacal copper carbonate . 338 Bordeaux mixture . . . 338, 340 



340, 342 nozzle . . . 305 



Analysis of feeding stuffs . . 136 test 342 



Animals 33 Borers 322, 332 



accumulations of 35 round-headed apple-tree . . 332 



disintegration by 34 Boulder clay 44 



characteristics of .... 403 Breeding-jar 253 



domestic 394 Brown rot 336 



early history 393 Budding 229 



improvement in . . . . 394, 400 spring 230 



use of 393 Buds, Removal of 276 



Ants 34 Butter 190, 198 



Apple scab 340 churning 192 



Arabians 406 coloring 190 



Argilaceous soils. Sec Clay. composition 195 



Arsenate of lead 301 estimating yield 196 



Ash in milk 170 grain of 194, 195 



Ashes as fertilizers . . . 91, 98 keeping quality 194 



Atavism 396 marketing 196 



Atmosphere 5, i i molding and wrapping . . . 197 



chemical action 7 mottling 195 



composition 11 overrun 196 



movements 6 packing 196 



work of i i, 25 salting 194 



washing 194 



Babcock test 175 worker 195 



Bacteria 112 working 195 



conditions necessary for growth 114 Butter fat 167. 181, 183 



cultures of 113 Butterfly 297 



