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Pruning, general principles of 271 Sheep 42: 



hardy shrubs 285 Cheviot 425 



large limbs 274 Cotswold 426 



root 284 Dorset 425 



to induce fruitfulness . . . .-84 English Down 425 



to prevent overbearing . . .-85 Leicester 426 



shade-trees 282 Lincoln 426 



spring 278 Merino ... .... 4.24 



when to prune 277 Rambouillet 424 



why to prune 279 Tunis , 425 



Shrubs 349, 375 , 378 



Quail 3i5 Silage 147 



Quality 402 Skim-milk . . 181 



Snowslides 20 



Relation between root-system Soiling id.6 



and leaf-system ..... 272 crops [ ] ' ' ' ' ] ] ' J59 



Rivers J S Soils, acidity 97 



KoUing ?i alkaline 98 



Rose-slug 324 alluvial 44 



Rotation of crops 153 chemical analysis .... 85 



courses 111 157 classification and properties . 42 



effect upon insects . . 157,299 clayey 46,49 



effect upon soil 153 collecting 47 



effect upon weeds . . . . 156 fertility 84 



Roughage 145 foothold for plants .... 77 



furnishes plant-food ... 77 



Sand 7, 8, 46 inoculation of 110 



Scale insects 299, 319 moisture and preparation of . 57 



Scheele's green 300 physical properties .... 49 



School grounds 349 pores of 54 



Scion 233 sandy 46, 49 



Seed-bed, preparation of ... 6 7 sedentary 43 



Seedlings, peach 231 storehouse for water ... 77 



isolation of 249 subsoil 43 



variation of 253 temperature of 50 



Seeds 201 transported 44 



age of 206 Soy-bean i u, 125, 126 



germination of ..... 207 Stable compost 99 



preservation of ..... 207 Starch in wood 84 



purity 204 Stock 233 



seed coat 201 Sparrow 310, 312, 315 



selection of 246 Spider 307 



stratification 202 Sugar maple 373 



testing 202 Sycamore 373 



treatment of fine seeds . . 211 



vitality 204 Temperament 403 



Selection 245 Temperature, curve .... 50 



artificial 398 regulated by soil .... 7 8 



diagram of 267 regulated by rains .... 62 



natural 297 Tent-caterpillar, American . . 324 



