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INDEX. 



Cereals — 



albuminoid-ratio in . . . 66 

 dry matter in . . . 218, 224 



Chlorophyll-formation in wheat 

 Clover— 



and barley after beans 



continuous cropping of . 



dry matter in rotation and con- 

 tinuous crops 



effects of nitrogenous manure 



175 



124 

 118 



218 



. 117 

 104, 125 

 . 102 



enriching soil in nitrogen 

 experiments with 

 following beans 

 grown at short intervals . 

 in garden soil .... 

 in rotations .... 

 lime in rotation and continuous 

 crops ..... 

 nitrogen in 



ii in rotation and 

 tinuous crops 

 phosphoric acid in rotation and 



continuous crops . 

 potash in rotation and continu- 

 ous crops .... 

 soil-source of nitrogen for 

 variations in crop of 

 Clover sickness 103, 117, 118, 121, 163 

 Composition of barley as influenced by — 

 manures and seasons . . 85 

 maturation .... 87 

 Composition of — 



live stock in process of fatten- 

 ing ... . 275, 352 

 white turnips . . . .22 

 Composition of the roots and leaves of— 



mangels 53 



sugar-beet .... 34 

 swedes and white turnips 23, 27, 30 

 Constituents of crops removed from 



and consumed on land . 255, 324 



Consumption of roots on land 203, 208, 

 211, 214, 228 



123 

 116 

 118 



208 



. 244 

 101, 128 

 con- 

 . 225 



231 



239 

 123 

 117 



Dry matter — 



in roots 66 



in rotation and continuous crops 218 



Dyer's analyses of Rothamsted soil 95 



Fat in food, and in increase of weight 



in pigs . . . . • . .288 

 Fat- 

 sources of 110, 284, 288, 301, 307, 

 310, 312, 314, 351 

 it conclusions regarding 314 

 ii views of other scien- 

 tists . 285, 294, 312 

 Fattening qualities of animals. See 



Feeding. 

 Feeding — 



and food-value of feeding-stuffs 257 

 and improvement in live stock . 256 

 and manure .... 324 

 constituents of crops retained 



on farms .... 324 



experiments at Woburn . . 332 



ii with cows . . 335 



ii with dogs . . 335 



n with sheep . . 330 



nitrogen, amount of, in food 



and manure . . 327 

 ii consumed and voided 328, 



352 

 it exhalation and ab- 



sorption of, by ani- 

 mals . . . 325 

 ti not accounted for . 328 



review of results as to loss of 



nitrogen .... 333 

 value of unexhausted manures . 336 

 Feeding and milk-production . . 314 

 constituents of food carried off 

 in milk and in the fattening 

 increase of oxen . . .315 

 constituents of milk . . 315, 320 

 ii as affected by food 323 

 ii as affected by season 321 

 demands upon food . . . 316 

 dependence on nitrogenous sub- 

 stances 319 



destination of excess food-supply 320 

 source of milk . . . . 318 

 substances consumed for susten- 

 ance and milk-production 317, 319 

 yields of milk . . . 316, 320 

 ii as affected by food . . 323 

 ii as affected by season . 321 

 Feeding and the exercise of force . 337 

 Continental experiments . . 344 

 exhalation of carbonic acid . 341 

 experiments with pigs . . 339 

 food constituents demanded for 



force .... 339, 352 



Frankland's views . . . 343 



Liebig's views .... 337 



rations for horses . . 347, 350 



review of results . . . 350 



voiding of urea .... 341 



Voit's views .... 341 



Feeding and the sources of fat 110, 284, 



288, 301, 307, 310, 312, 314, 351 



conclusions regarding . . 314 



views of Armsby . . . 313 



ii of Henneberg . . . 297 



„ ofSoxhlet . . .299 



„ of Voit . . 285, 294, 312 



„ of Weiske and Wildt . 295 



„ of Wolff . . 295,297,312 



