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Foods, digestion coefficient of 283 

 ,, digestion coefficient for 



pigs 285 



, , digestion coefficient for 



ruminants ... ... 284 



,, digestible and fertili- 

 sing constituents of 



288, 289, 290 



,, digestibility, determi- 

 nation of ... ... 283 



,, digestible albuminous 



matter in certain ... 291 

 ,, digestible nitrogenous 



matter in certain ... 291 

 ,, heats of combustion of 



principal classes of 287 

 ,, manurial value, causes 



affecting the ... 302 



,, manurial value of the 



common ... ... 304 



,, proportion retained by 



animals ... ... 302 



,, useful constituents of 278 

 Food stuffs, analysis of ... 250 

 , , bye-products used 



as 281 



,, calorific value of 



292, 293, 294 

 ., fuel value of the 



commoner . . 293 

 ,, money value of 

 chief constitu- 

 ents of 300 



,, value of chief in- 



gredients of ... 301 



Formaldehyde 374 



,, as a fungicide 



343, 375 



,, as a milk pre- 



servative ... 



343, 357 



,, effect on the 



germination 

 of seeds ... 374 



Formalin 374 



Formic acid, constitution of... 206 

 ,, natural occur- 



rence of ... 202 

 Formosa, see " i-fructose" ... 194 

 Fowls, composition of dung 



of 131 



Fructose, calorific power of... 5 

 ,, composition and oc- 

 currence of ... 194 

 , , rotary power of ... 194 

 Fucose, composition and oc- 

 currence of ... ... ... 198 



Fumaric acid, constitution of 206 



Fungi, action on organic- 

 matter in soil ... ... 78 



Fungicides, substances used 



as 375 



Furfuraldehyde, production of 199 

 Furfuroids, constitution of ... 199 

 ,, fermentation of... 199 



Furfurol. production from 



arabinose ... 198 

 ,, methyl, produc- 



tion of ... 198 



Galactase, the enzyme . . . 338 



Galactose, calorific power of . . . 5 

 ,, constitution of ... 194 

 , , production from 



gums 191 



, , production from 



milk sugar ... 313 

 Gallic acid, production from 

 tannin ... ... ... 207 



Gamboge ... ... ... 212 



Garforth, analyses of soil at.. 100 

 Gas lime, as a manure ... 171 



,, ,, composition of fresh 172 

 ,, ,, effect of fresh on 



plants . ... 171 



,, ,, oxidation of fresh 



171, 172 



,, ,, production of ... 171 

 ,, liquor, composition of ... 145 

 Geese, percentage composition 

 of excreta of ... ... 131 



Gerber's process of fat deter- 

 mination in milk 350 



Germ meal ... ... ... 281 



Germination, process of ... 223 

 ,, cause of rise of 



temperature 

 during ... 224 

 ,, circumstances 



affecting ... 223 

 Globulin in milk ... ... 310 



Glucosans ... ... ... 191 



Glucose, action on copper so- 

 lutions ... ... 194 



,, commercial produc- 

 tion of ... ... 193 



,, compounds with lime 



and baryta ... 194 



,, occurrence and for- 

 mation of ... 193 

 , , production from milk 



sugar 313 



Glucosides ... ... ... 192 



,, products formed 

 by hydrolysis 

 of 192 



