INDEX. 



Absorptive Powers of Soils 217 



Ammonia Absorbed by Soil from 



the Atmosphere 219 



Ammonia and Superphosphate 212 



andWeeds 254 



" Converted into Nitric 



Acid in the Soil 313 



forOats 253-254 



for Potatoes 261 



for Wheat 192-213 



" in Fresh Horse-dung % 

 " in Limed and Unlimed 



Soils 220 



" in the Soil Liberated by 



Lime 221 



" Locked Up in the Soil... 221 

 *' Loss of by Fermenting 



Manure 98 



" on C4rass Land 273 



Potential 31 



*' Quantity of to Produce 

 One Bushel of Wheat, 



211-212 

 " Required to Produce a 



Bushel of Barley.. 240-242 



" Retained by the Soil 213 



" Salts, Composition of... .312 

 " " How to Apply, 



286-312 



" " for Private Gar- 

 dens 297 



Aiderson, J. M. B., Letter from.. .345 

 Animals, Composition of Manure 



from Different 306 



" What They Remove from 



th^Food 391 



Apple Trees. Nitrate of Snda for... 314 

 Artificial Manures, Will They Pay..214 



Ash jss, Burnt Earth : . ... 72 



" Cjal 72 



" for Barley 241 



" for Indian Corn 279 



" for Oats 2:3 



" for Potatoes 239 



" of Manure for Wheat 173 



" on Long Island 346 



" Plaster and Hen-dung for 



Potatoes 255 



" Wood 104 



Barley After Ten Crops of Turnips. 250 



" a Larcp Yield of 242 



" and Clover after a heavily- 

 manured Root-crop 287 



" Best Soil for 227 



* Cost of Raising With and 



Without Manure. . . 246 



361 



, Barley,Lawcs' and Gilbert's Experi- 

 ments ou . 22*< 



" Potash Increases the Crop of 



at Itotiiarasted 3^9 



" Profits of Raising in Po.r 



Seasons 243 



" Quality and Price of 242 



" \ieldPerAcre 11 



Barn-yard Manure, Difference in 



Quality of 246 



I Bcitu-etraw for Manure . . 48 



Bouts, Sugar, Lawes' and Gilbert's 



Experiments on. . .288 



" " imdiiure fur 286 



Blood 3-3 



Jjouu-dust 314 



" Composition of Com- 

 pared with Stable Ma- 

 nure 316 



1 Fermented with Manure.31<i 

 li Made into Superphos- 

 phate 319 



** "on Dairy Farms 31 5 



Pones as Manure 1C2 



Bran 21 



for Manuro 102 



" Richer in Plant-food than 



Wheat 301 



Brewer, Prof. W. H., Letter from..3il 

 Cabbage and Barn-yard Manure, 



Composition of 292 



" Composition of 290-293 



" Hog and Cow Manure f or.3C2 



Lime for 2C2 



Manure for 275-590 



" llanure for Early and 



Late 291 



" Needs a Large Supply < f 

 Nitrogen In the Soil, 

 Though it Removes 

 but Little... ...^3 



Potash for i93 



' Special Manure for 323 



" Yield of per Acre 291 



Cattle vs. Sheep as Manure-makers. 803 



Ciicose, from a Ton of Hay Ill 



Plant-food in 101 



" versus Beef 110 



Clay Retains Ammonia 219 



Clover and Indian Corn 275 



** as a Renovating and Ex- 

 hausting Crop.. 277 



" as Manure 119-122 



" as Manure for Wheat 158 



M Does it Get Nitrogen from 

 the Atmosphere. .... .133-138 



