Index 



Peas, 128-130. 



Pebbles, how made, 25-26.* 



Phosphorus, a plant-food material, 

 170. 



Pigeons, passenger, 232*; domestic, 

 308. 



Plant, parts of, 2. 



Plant-food materials, how absorbed 

 by roots, 3; manufactured in 

 leaves, 7; elements necessary, 

 14-15,* 171*; from air and soil, 

 16*; made available by weather- 

 ing, 43; in fertilizers, 170; re- 

 moved by crop, 171. 



Plant lice, eaten by ladybird beetles, 

 202; eaten by birds, 222. 



Plow, of Egyptians, 52, 55*; work 

 of modern, 53; disk, 53.* 



Plowing, when soil is wet, 54. 



Plow sole, 53. 



Poisoning, from sorghums, 116; 

 caused by sprays, 128. 



Pollen, 10.* 



Pollination, the process, n, 12*; 

 results, 93 ; illustrated, 94.* 



Pond lilies, 151-153.* 



Potassium, a plant-food material, 

 170; in fertilizers, 178. 



Potatoes, from seed, 95, 99*; culture, 

 I 3S~i37*; diseases of, 249. 



Poultry, value of, 296; housing, 

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

 sects and diseases, 323-325.* 



Propagation, methods of, 62, 74. 



Protein, amount in some feeds, 

 291 ; varying proportions necessary, 

 293- 



Pruning, at time of transplanting, 

 81*; at end of first and second 

 years, 83*; tools, 84*; tomatoes, 

 127-128; trees, 147*, 149.* 



Pumpkins, 131-133. . 



Pupa, definition, 194. 



Rabbits, utility of, 287; breeds, 



287-288; housing, 288; feeding 



and care, 289-290.* 

 Rainfall, meaning, 30; amount 



necessary for dry farming, 157; 



greatest in highlands, 163.* 

 Rats, carriers of disease, 206-207.* 

 Reaper, 112.* 

 Robin, food of, 226, 228. 

 Roller, 54. 



Roosts, for poultry, 310-^311. 

 Root hairs, 3-4*; experiment, 12. 

 Roots, kinds of, 2*; uses of, 3; help 



form soil, 25 ; prevent erosion, 



39*; developed by layering, 73*; 



of alfalfa, 114*; used as food, 134, 



I37-I39-* 



Roses, culture, 150151.* 

 Rotation of crops, advantages, 101- 



102*; examples of, 102-103 ; holds 



insects in check, 112. 

 Rust, of iron, 23 ; of grain, 244. 



Salsify, 134. 



Saltpeter, 173-174.* 



Sand, effect of, on soil, 29; action 

 toward water, 30-31,* 33. 



Sap, flow of, in tree trunk, 7*; ex- 

 periments, 1 2-13 ; flow in plant, 

 16.* 



Scale insects, spray for, 196; fumi- 

 gation for, 199*; cottony cushion, 

 201-203*; eaten by birds, 222. 



School garden, sale of vegetables, 

 120.* 



Screw worms, 205. 



Seed, its use in propagation, 10; 

 parts of, ii ; germination, 11-12; 

 storing, 64; depth to plant, 67-68; 

 selection, 136. 



Seed bed, 65-67. 



Seedling, potatoes, 95, 99*; fruit, 97. 



Seed testing, 62-66.* 



Selection, of seed, 89-93*; of po- 

 tatoes, 136. 



Separator, 270271.* 



Sheep, dipping for scab, 205*; rais- 

 ing, 278-280.* 



Shorthorn cattle, origin, 256; color, 

 257- 



Shrubbery, arrangement of, 145- 

 147*; need for pruning, 147. 



Silage, 293-294.* 



Slugs, 212-213.* 



Smut, bulletin on, 118; nature of, 

 243-245*; disinfecting for, 249*; 

 prevention of, 250. 



Snails, 212-213. 



Snakes, 233. 



Soap, used in sprays, 196-197. 



Sodium nitrate, in Chile, 173-174.* 



Soil, uses of, to plant, 22 ; how formed, 

 22-27; sizes of grains, 27; a 

 magnified view of, 28; texture, 

 28; weight, 29; sourness of, 34, 

 240; color of, 34; worn-out, 38; 

 removal by erosion, 39*; enriched 

 by humus, 239-240*; conditions 

 favorable to bacteria, 239-240.* 



Sorghums, varieties of, 115*; uses, 

 115-116; bulletins on, 118; dry- 

 farming crops, 159. 



