INDEX 



Agronomy, n 

 Alfalfa, 141 



acreage to sow, 154 



artificial cultures for inoculation, 156 



beneficial effect on soil, 142 



curing, 150 



danger of bloat, 152 



depth to sow, 146 



enemies, 159 



exercises, 159 



fall plowing, 143 



feeding value, 157 



growth, habits of, 141 



hard seeds, 145 



home projects, 160 



inoculation methods, 155 



loss of feeding value, 151 



nitrogen gatherer, 141 



rate of seeding, 146 



root system, 141, 142 



rotation, 156 



seed bed, 142 



seed production, 152 



seed testing, 144 



seeding methods, 148 



soil acidity, 158 



soil inoculation, 154 



soiling and pasture crop, 152 



sowing with nurse crop, 147 



sowing without nurse crop, 145 



spring plowing, 143 



stacking alfalfa, 153 



sweet clover soil for inoculation, 

 154 



tester, simple plate, 144 



varieties, 141 

 Alsike clover, 125 



adaptation, 126 



description, 125 



uses, 126 

 Annuals, 408 

 Aphis, 272 



Apples, 301 



care of trees, 249 



cultivation, 304 



planting, 302 



propagation, 302 



varieties, 244, 304 

 Arbor vitae, 402 

 Arsenate of lead, 286 

 Artificial cultures for inoculation, 156 



Bacterial diseases, 278 

 Barberry, Japanese, 403 

 Barley, 79 



classification, 80 



diseases, 85 



habits of growth, 81 



harvesting, 82 



history, 79 



home projects, 89 



hot- water treatment for smut, 86 



insect enemies, 85 



judging, 60 



marketing, 84 



rotation, 84 



score card, 87 



scoring, 88 



shocking, 83 



smut, 85, 86 



soil, 81 



sowing seed, 82 



straw, objections to, 82 



testing the seed, 82 



threshing, 84 



treatment for smut, 85 



trueness to type, 60 



variety differences, 84 

 Beech, 400 



Bees in white clover regions, 126 

 Bitter rot, 276 

 Blackberries, 333 



culture, 333 



propagation, 333 



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