INDEX 



[A word-list with definitions is not considered necessary for this book. The 

 pronunciation and definition of unusual and technical words are given in the text 

 when first used ; when it is desired to refer to any of these, they may be found by 

 means of the index.] 



acid phosphate 305 



air in soil ... 23, 27, 70, 87, 93 



alcohol, commercial 141 



alfalfa 108, 120, 13 f, 138 



alkali lands 20, 85, 86 



alluvial soil 14, 16 



aluminium 30, 31 



ambrosia artemisiae folia . . . 194 



animals, domestic 235 



breeds of 237 



care of 236 



feeding 243 



annuals 44, 186, 194 



antennae 209 



anther 43 



apple . 167 



Arbor Day 286 



arid region . 90 



soil 92 



ashes 118, 133,305 



asparagus 180 



atmosphere 10 



Babcock milk -tester 250 



bacteria, 31, 41, 55, 83, 87, no, 200, 249, 



25 T 



balanced ration 242, 243 



Baltimore oriole 227 



barley ........ 151, 299 



beans 70, 138, 180 



bee 221, 274 



breeds 274 



hives 276 



beef breeds 247 



beekeeping 275 



beetle 214 



Colorado potato 214 



ground 222 



ladybird . 222 



tiger 222 



Bermuda grass 134, 135 



biennials 44, 47, 195, 196 



birds 224 



food of 224 



harmful 229 



useful 225 



blackberry 182 



blackbird, red- winged . . . . 228 



blight 199, 200, 205 



bluebird 227 



bluegrass 56, 134 



bluestone 206 



bobolink 228 



Bordeaux mixture .... 207, 307 



botanical names 194 



breeders, plant 74 



breeding wheat 150 



breeds 237 



of bees 274 



of cattle 245 



of goats 262 



of hens 268, 273 



of hogs 264, 267 



of horses 255, 256' 



of sheep ....... 260 



brooder 274 



budding 60, 169, 170 



bud reproduction 58 



bug, chinch ..... 216, 218, 219 

 bulb 50, 178, 187 



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