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Manure alone v. manure and potash for corn, ....... 116 



Marguerite fly, 87 



Meteorologist, report of, 89 



Milk, examination of, 11 



Millet, as a grain crop, .43 



As a hay crop, 42 



Character of, . . .34 



Digestibility of 38 



Feeding value of, „ 33 



For silage, 43 



Green, composition of, 34 



Practical utility of, 41 



Muriate and high-grade sulphate of potash, relative value of, . . . .96 



Nematode worms, 72 



Nitrate of soda as a source of nitrogen, 98 



Nitrate of soda for rowen, 120 



Nitrogen gatherers, legumes as, 94 



Nitrogen, relative value of manures furnishing, 93 



Onions, fertilizers for, 113 



Soil test with, 108 



Panicum crus-galli, feeding value of, 33 



Parsons' " Six-dollar feed," 63 



Pea-vine louse, 87 



Pepsin solutions, influence upon germination of seeds, 80 



Phosphates, comparison of, 105 



Relative value of different, 101 



Phosphatic slag, analysis of, 68 



Notes on, 68 



Plasmopara cubensis, • 72 



Plot experiments, o o 91 



Portulaca oleracea (purslane) , composition of, 52 



Poultry experiments 123 



Protein, effect of, on composition of milk, . 16 



Purslane, composition of 52 



Russian thistle, 73 



San Jos6 scale, . 85 



Seventeen-year locust, o 86 



Sheep, digestion experiments with, 50 



Sludge, analysis of, 67 



Notes on, 67 



Soil tests, 106 



Soy beans and cow peas compared for green manuring, ..... 119 



Sulfate and muriate of potash for garden crops, relative value of, . . . 100 



Sulfate of ammonia as a source of nitrogen, 98 



Thomas phosphatic slag, analyses of, 70 



Trade values of fertilizing ingredients 57 



How to use table of trade values, 58 



Treasurer, report of, 8 



Water, examination of, 11 



