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Index 



Chemical action, as a soil-forming 

 agency, 23. 



Chickens, breeds, 297-302*; im- 

 provement of, 302-303 ; housing, 

 309-310*; feeding, 311-316; in- 

 sects and diseases, 323-325.* 



Chicks, feeding, 315-317;* brooding, 

 319*; development of embryo, 

 320-321.* 



Chinch bug, 111-112.* 



Chlorophyll, 9; experiment, 13. 



Cholera, of hogs, 275-276.* 



Clarifier, 267. 



Clay, effect on soil, 28; weight of, 

 29; water-holding power, 33. 



Clover, nodules on, 45*; used in a 

 rotation, 102 ; pollinated by 

 bumblebee, 191. 



Coal, yields nitrogen, 175. 



Codling moth, 198-199.* 



Cold frame, 125.* 



Conservation of wild life, 227,* 232.* 



Corn, for seed, 63-66*; history of 

 improvement of, 91 ; importance 

 in United States, 104-105*; plant- 

 ing and care, 105-109*; kinds, 

 106*; sweet corn, 133; smut on, 

 243-244.* 



Corn-ear worm, 133-134. 



Corpuscles, destroy bacteria, 238. 



Cotton-boll weevil, 211-212.* 



Cover crop, how used, 42-43.* 



Cows, breeds of, 251; illustrations, 

 253-259*; in stanchions, 262*; 

 feeding, 292-294. 



Cream, 252. 



Creeper, 229-230.* 



Crops, relative importance of, 103- 

 105.* 



Cucumber beetle, 133.* 



Cucumbers, 131-133.* 



Cultivation, an aid to weathering, 

 43; several effects of, 50-53*; 

 of corn, 108-109.* 



Curl leaf, of currants, 195*; of 

 peaches, 248-249.* 



Cuttings, advantages of, 69; hard- 

 wood, 70*; soft wood, 71.* 



Cutworms, 208; eaten by birds, 228. 



Cyanide, bottle for killing insects, 

 190*; as an insecticide, 199.* 



Dairy, bacteria in, 241 ; inspection 

 of, 261; equipment of, 262-271.* 



Dairy cows, alfalfa for, 113-114"; 

 breeds of, 251; illustrations, 253- 

 259*; feeding, 292-293. 



Damping off, 250. 



Dams, use of, in irrigating, 162 ; Roose- 

 velt, 164*; Elephant Butte, Arrow 

 Rock, and Assuan, 165. 



Decay, caused by bacteria, 238, 240.* 



Dehorning, 260. 



Diseases, of potatoes, 137; caused 

 by bacteria, 236, 241 ; caused by 

 fungi, 244; of cows, 260. 



Dogs, value of, 280-281*; care of, 

 281-282; breeds, 280-283.* 



Drag, 54. 



Drainage, effects on soil, 58-60*; 

 of air, 82-86;* remedies sour soil, 

 240. 



Dry farming, 156-161 ; contrasted 

 with irrigation, 156; amount of 

 water and depth of soil necessary, 

 156-157; methods employed in, 

 157-161. 



Ducks, 305-306.* 



Durhams. See Shorthorn cattle. 



Dutch belted cow, 254.* 



Earthworms, 213. 



Eggs, composition of, 311*; number 

 produced on different diets, 313*; 

 a "finished product," 314*; in- 

 cubation of, 316-321*; fertile 

 and infertile, 320; testing, 321*; 

 preserving, 322-323.* 



Elements needed by plants, 14-15.* 



Evaporation, from leaves, 6*, 8*, 

 156-157; checked by cultivation, 

 50-52.* 



Fallowing, 160-161. 



Farmers' Bulletins, how to secure, 37. 



Farm management, 101. 



Fats, in milk, 267-271*; in feeds, 

 292; in eggs, 311.* 



Feeding, principles of, 290-294; 

 hogs, 273-275*; goats, 277; sheep, 

 278; dogs, 282; rabbits, 289-290; 

 horses and cows, 292-293 ; hens. 

 311-315; chicks, 315-316. 



Feeds, mineral matter, 290; protein, 

 291 ; carbohydrates and fats, 

 292; amount necessary, 292-293. 



Fertility, of wild land, 38-39 ; how to 

 preserve, 41-48*; effect of live- 

 stock, 42, 272; affected by bac- 

 teria, 236; increased by decay, 

 239-240.* 



Fertilizers, added to make up loss, 

 41; "complete," 121, 170; an 

 economical method of using, 131; 

 commercial, 170; from coke ovens, 

 174*; from packing houses, 176; 



