INDEX 



Numbers refer to paragraph numbers 



Alfalfa. 432. 433 

 Apple. 537, 541, 547. 

 Absorption by Root-Hairs, 22. 

 Absorption by Soils, 99. 

 Absorption of Water by Seeds, 24. 

 Absorption of Water by Soils, 24. 

 Animal Body, Nutrition of, 322. 

 Animals, Destroy Insects, 257. 

 Animal Husbandry, 258, 261. 

 Animals, Shelter for, 347. 



Babcock Test, 351. 



Balanced Rations, Economy of, 335. 



Barley 461. 



Beet Breeds, 268. 



Birds, 249. 



Birds, Beneficial, 251. 



Birds, Feeding Habits, 254, 255. 



Birds, Food of, 250. 



Blackberry, 177, 192, 524, 529. 



Bordeaux Mixture, Appendix B 



Broom Corn, 488. 



Butter, Judging, 366. 



Callus, Growth of, 59, 64. 

 Cambium, 58. 



Carbon Assimilation, 47, 48, 50. 

 Carbon Dioxid, 29. 

 Capillary Attraction, 71. 

 Capillary Water, 100. 

 Catch-Crops, 144. 

 Caterpillar, 226, 237. 

 Cells, 13. 



Cellular Structure, 13. 

 Cell- Wall, 8. 

 Chickens, Breeds, 314. 

 Chili Saltpeter, 121. 

 Churning, 365. 

 Clarification of Milk, 368. 

 Clay, 89. 



Climate and Crops, 415. 

 Clover, 431, 434. 

 Coldframes, 36. 

 Composition of Plants, 45. 

 Compost, 123. 



Compounds of Elements, 40. 

 Concentrated Foods, 339. 

 Corn, 439. 

 Corn Chapter, 462. 

 Cotton Chapter on, 491 

 Cover Crops, 107, 144, 431, 434. 

 Cowpeas. 436. 

 Creaming, 358. 

 Cross-Fertilization, 173. 

 Cultivation, Effect of, 214, 490, 498, 

 500. 



Cultivation of Soil. (See Tilth.) 

 Currant, 524, 531. 

 Cuttage, 195. 



Dairy Cows, How Valued, 352. 



Dairy Products, Sanitary, 359. 



Dairying, 348. 



Denitrification, 129. 



Dependent Plants, 12. 



Dewberry, 531. 



Digestible Nutrients, Ratio of, 333. 



Digestibility of Feeds, 331. 



Disease, Due to Fungi, 215. 



Disease, Due to Insects, 146. 



Domesticated Plants, 202. 



Drainage, 107. 



Drainage Waters, Plant Food in, 112. 



Drouth, 136. 



Drouth Limit, 102. 



Drouth-Resistant, 55, 481, 494. 



Dry-Land Farming, 97. 



Eggs, Preserving, 313. 



Elements, 39. 



Elements, Essential, 43, 109, 138. 



Elements, in Plants, 41. 



Elements, Non-Essential, 44. 



Environment, 6. 



Epidermis, 47. 



Farm Conditions, Changes in, 398. 



Farm Machinery, 391, 394. 



Farming, 419. 



Feed, Amount of, 338, 479. 



Feeding Rations, Standard, Appen- 

 dixes F and G. 



Feeding Stuffs, Composition of, Ap- 

 pendix C. 



Feeds, Digestibility of, 331, 487. 



Feeds, Nutrients in, 328. 



Feeds, Preparation of, 342. 



Fertilization of Flowers, 169. 



Fertilizer, Quantity of, 111. 



Fertilizer, 110. 



Fertilizers, Kinds of, 118. 



Fertilizing, 132, 430, 503. 



Fibro- Vascular Bundles, 57. 



Flower-Buds, 156. 



Flower-Buds, Formation of, 158, 159. 



Flower-Buds, To Distinguish, 157, 538. 



Flowers, Names of Parts, 165. 



Flowers, Use of Parts, 167. 



Forcing, 513. 



Forest, Conserving of, 381, 385. 



Frost Records, 522. 



Fungi, 9 



(388) 



