INDEX. 



361 



Swedes— continued 



superiority of . . . .27 



Thaers, experiments on stock-feeding 257 

 Trustees of the Rothamsted Trust . 7 

 Turnips — 



abnormal root-development in . 19 

 advantages of, in a rotation . 21 

 and mangels compared . . 49 

 and nitrogen .... 19 

 composition of, with and with- 

 out manures .... 22 

 conditions of growth of . .19 

 continuous growth of . . 21 

 culture of . . . .20 



effects of different manures on . 21 

 ii soil-exhaustion on . 21 

 experiments with ... 19 

 importance of . . . .19 

 introduction of . . .196 

 produce of white ... 20 

 proportion of leaf and root in . 23 



reverting 20 



why different varieties are grown 27 

 with dung .... 20 



without manure ... 20 



Urea voided by animals under dif- 

 ferent conditions as to food and 

 exercise 341 



Vetches — 



and nitrogen in soil . . . 131 

 experiments with . . 127, 147 



Vines' views on the use of nitro- 

 genous manures . . .109 



Voit's views as to sources of fat 285, 294, 



312, 341 



Weiske andWildt on food and feeding 295 



Wheat- 

 application of nitrogen for . 174 

 carbohydrates in 106 



carbon in 106 



compared with barley . 68, 99 



Wheat — continued. 



connection between nitrogen ac- 

 cumulation, chlorophyll -for- 

 mation, and carbon assimila- 

 tion 175 



continuous cropping with 166, 188 

 dependence on available nitro- 

 gen 174 



dry matter in rotation and con- 

 tinuous crops . . . 218 

 effect of artificial manures 172, 188 

 ii bad seasons . . 186 



.. dung . . .170, 188 

 ii soil and locality . .187 

 ii thorough tillage . .170 

 experiments with . . .166 

 general conclusions . . . 188 

 habits of growth of . . .99 

 in rotations . . . .212 

 loss of nitrogen in drainage 169, 172, 



178 

 manures requisite for 99, 100, 168 

 nitrogen in crop-residue . . 179 

 ii in rotation and con- 

 tinuous crops . . 225 

 ii in soil . . . 170 



phosphoric acid in . . 183 



ii in rotation and 



continuous crops . . . 231 

 potash in rotation and continu- 

 ous crops .... 239 

 potash, soda, and phosphoric 



acid in grain and straw . 183 



produce of, without manure 167, 188 

 soils for . . . . 100, 187 

 yield of, and nitrogen and carbon 



in soil . . . .189 



n of, from heavy manuring . 177 



n of nitrogen in crop . . 169 



M of, on prairie-land . . 192 



White turnip — 



and swedes compared . . 25 



experiments with ... 20 



Wolff on food and feeding 269, 273, 295, 



297, 312 



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