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Kafir corn, varieties of, 115*; a dry 



farming crop, 159. 

 Kerosene, recipe for emulsion, 196; 



to kill mosquitoes, 207. 

 Killdeer, food of, 221-222. 



Ladybird, Australian, 201-203*; de- 

 stroyers of plant lice, 202. 



Larva, definition, 192-193.* 



Lawn, grading for, 142 ; planting 

 and care, 144-145; bulletin, 155. 



Layering, 72-74.* 



Leaching, causing loss of soil fer- 

 tility, 40. 



Lead arsenate, spray for cabbage 

 worm, 128; use as insecticide, 198; 

 for cutworms, 208. 



Leaves, evaporation from, 6*, 8*, 

 156-157; make plant food, 7; 

 stomata of, 8, 156-157; coloring 

 matter, 9. 



Legumes, used as cover crop, 43*; 

 the home of bacteria, 45 ; in- 

 oculation of, 47 ; fertilizers needed, 

 130; in rotation, 241. 



Lettuce, 130-131. 



Lime, for alfalfa land, 114; to im- 

 prove clay soil, 120; benefits, 

 178-179*; kinds, 179-180; on 

 sour soil, 240-241 ; in Bordeaux 

 mixture, 246;* for hogs, 275. 



Lime sulfur, 248. 



Lister, 107. 



Livestock, for enriching the soil, 42, 

 272; corn fed to, 105; reasons for 

 and against keeping, 272. 



Loam, 28-29; good for root crops, 

 134. 



Manure, as food for bacteria, 48; 

 amount allowable, 120-121; meth- 

 ods of using, 180-181*; storing, 

 181-183*; flies breed in, 183-184; 

 value of, 184; effect of too much, 

 185-186; experiment with, 186; 

 changes to humus, 239. 



Metamorphosis, 191-195.* 



Mildew, on roses, 244; remedy for, 

 250. 



Milk, souring, 236, 250; value of, 

 251; differences in richness, 252; 

 production of, 258-259; certified, 

 261 ; keeping clean, 262-264* ; 

 cooling, 264-265*; straining, 266,* 

 268*; testing, 267-270*; separat- 

 ing, 270-271*; milk vein, 258- 

 259*; bucket, 267.* 



Milo, illustration, 115*; a dry- 

 farming crop, 159. 



Miner's inch, 167-169.* 



Mold, nature of, 242.* 



Mosquitoes, cause of disease, 206; 

 how to destroy, 207 ; eaten by 

 birds, 221-222. 



Moths, Cecropia and Sphinx, 194.* 



Motors, for pumping, 161-162.* 



Mulch, dirt, 50; illustration of, 

 51*; straw, for tomatoes, 127. 



Mushrooms, lacking in chlorophyll, 

 9; nature of, 242. 



Muskmelons, 131-133. 



Navel orange, introduction of, 98- 

 100.* 



Nests, for poultry, 310-311. 



Nighthawk, food of, 222; beak, 225.* 



Nitrogen, fixation of, by bacteria, 

 45-47, 239-240; as plant-food 

 material, 170-171*; in fertilizers, , 

 173-176; lost from soil in two 

 ways, 172; effect of lack of, 172; 

 in Chile saltpeter, 173; fixation 

 by machinery, 176-177; resulting 

 from decay, 239-240. 



Nodules, 46-47.* 



Oats, smut of, 244-245. 



Oil, in feeds, 292. See Fats. 



Onions, 138-140. 



Orange, introduction of navel, 98- 



100.* 



Oriole, 230. 

 Ornamental gardening, benefits of, 



142-143*; illustrations of, 143,* 



145,* 146.* 

 Osmosis, experiment in, 5-6*; action 



of, in plants, 6-7. 

 Ovule, 10.* 

 Owls, example of benefit, 221; 



varieties, 223*; gophers killed by, 



224.* 

 Oxygen, a plant-food material, 16-18; 



experiment, 20. 

 Oyster plant, 134. 



Parasites, on other insects, 202-204*; 



on animals, 204-206*; on human 



beings, 205-207.* 

 Paris green, 197-198. 

 Parsnips, 134. 

 Pasteurization, to kill disease germs, 



261. 

 Peach, pruning, 82-83*; blight, 



248-249 ; curl leaf, 248-249.* 

 Peach-tree borer, 211. 



