INDEX. 



397 



PACE. 



Crops, composition of fodder 252 

 grain 251 

 hay... 253 

 root.. 252 

 silage 253 

 straw 253 



fodder .'. 243 



grain 240 



leguminous ... 80, 243 

 ,, grain ... 241 



method of analysing .. 250 

 root, characteristics of 242 

 Ootonic acid, composition of 202 

 ,, ,, occurrence of 203 

 Crude fibre, determination of 



in crops and food stuffs ... 250 

 Crum-Frankland's method of 



determination of nitrates... 104 

 Curd, average composition of 336 

 ,, different causes affect- 

 ing the . . ... 336 

 Cyanogen, absorption of in 

 gas lime ... ... ... 171 



Dairy cows, rations for ... 297 



Dammar ... ... ... 211 



Deherain's experiments ... 74 



Denitrification, process of ... 69 



, , results of ... 69 



Deodorisers ... ... ... 369 



Dextran, occurrence of ... 189 

 ,, conversion into dex- 

 trose 189 



Dextrin, amvlo-, composition 



of 189 



,, malto-, composition 



of 189 



,, production and pro- 

 perties of ... 189 

 Dextrose, calorific power of... 5 

 , , formation from dex- 



tran 189 



,, see " Glucose" 



Dialysis, operation of ... 226 

 Diffusion of liquids in the soil 62, 63 



,, phenomenon of ... 226 

 ,, rates of for various 



compounds ... 226 



Digestion, process of... 267, 268 



,, action of bile during 272 

 ,, action of gastric 



juice during ... 268 

 ,, action in the intes- 

 tines during ... 271 

 ,, action of saliva du- 

 ring 268 



Digestible and fertilizing con- 

 stituents of foods 288, 289, 290 



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Digestible albuminous matter 



of foods 291 



Digestible nitrogenous matter 



of foods 291 



Dioses, composition, constitu- 

 tion, and properties of 194, 195 

 Di-saccharides, composition, 

 constitution, and properties 



of 194, 195 



Di-saccharoses, products 



formed by the hydrolysis of 192 

 Disinfectants ... ... ... 369 



,, definition of ... 369 



,, substances used 



as ... 369 to 375 

 Drainage water, chlorine in.. 74 

 ,, ,, composition 



of ... 77 



,, ,, Deherain's 



experiment 

 with 74, 75 

 ,, ,, loss of soil 



constituents 



in 76 



,, ,, through 5ft. 



of soil ... 73 



Dried grains as animal food... 282 

 Ducks, percentage composi- 

 tion of excreta of ... ... 131 



Dulcitol 200 



Dung, annual production of 



domestic birds' ... 132 

 ,, composition of domes- 

 tic birds' ... ... 131 



,, pigeon and fowl 131, 132 

 Dyer, determination of acid 

 in root-hairs by ... ... 208 



Dyer's method of soil analysis 101 



Earth, composition of the ... 18 

 ,, relative number of 

 atoms of elements 

 in crust of . . ... 19 

 Earth-nut, value as animal 



food 280 



Earth-worms as agents in soil 

 formation .. ... .. 47 



" Eau celeste" as a fungicide 368 



Elemi 211 



Elements, functions of the in- 

 organic, in plants 212 

 ,, relative abundance 



of 19 



Elastin, occurrence in muscle 265 

 ,, composition of ... 267 

 Ensilage, production of ... 248 

 Enzyme, action during germi- 

 nation .... .. 224 



