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Trade values of Fertilizing^ Incfredients 2 



The Fertilizer Inspection of 1900 3 



Composition of Commercial Fertilizers 4 



Composition of Fertilizers Sampled but not Analyzed 8 



The Insect Record for 1900 11 



Forest Tent Caterpillur 11 



Spiny Elm Caterpillar 12 



American Tent Caterpillar 13 



Tarnished Plant Bug 14 



Imported Currant Borer 15 



Atlanis Locust 16 



Choke Cherry Tent-Maker 17 



Birch Leaf Skeletonizer 18 



Hunter's Butterfly ° 18 



Apple Aphis 20 



Walking Stick or Stick Insect 21 



Feeding Farm Horses 27 



Introduction 27 



Experiments in Feeding Horses 28 



Comparing rations as to value and cost 29 



Effect of ration on weight 30 



Linseed oil meal rations 35 



Kations following linseed meal ration 37 



Comparing corn stover and timothy hay in horse feeding.. 39 



Comparing corn and oats with corn and bran 44 



Water consumed by horses . 46 



Water drunk as influenced by feed 47 



Water and individuality of horses 48 



Water and work 49 



Cost of feeding horses 50 



Cost of feed and work 51 



Summary 52 



The Value of Meadow Muck 53 



Amount of fertility in barnyard manure 53 



Average composition of wet meadow muck. . 54 



Forcing Dwarf Tomatoes Under Glass 59 



The house used 60 



Soil and fertilizers 60 



