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Lemons, 325. 



Lettuce, 296; fertilizer constitu- 

 ents in, 16. 



Lime : lime and calcium com- 

 pounds, 135-152 ; occurrence, 

 136; forms on market, 136; 

 action in soil, 140; mechanical 

 effects, 141 ; chemical effects, 

 142 ; upon organic matter, 143 ; 

 upon potash, 143 ; upon phos- 

 phates, 143 ; biological effects, 

 145. 



Lime analyses, 152. 



Lime: forms on market, caustic, 

 136; calcium magnesium, 138; 

 ground burned lime, 139; hy- 

 drated, 139; air-slaked, 139; 

 oyster shell, 139 ; shell marl, 140. 

 Use of lime, 146 ; application, 

 148 ; form to use, 149 ; its cost, 

 150; legumes, 274; fruit trees, 

 310. 



Limestone, ground, 137. 



Linseed meal, 44. 



Lobster shells, 109. 



Low-grade mixtures, 169. 



Lucerne, alfalfa, 273. 



Maize, 261. 



"Makeweight," 172. 



Manufactured brands, uniformity, 

 188. 



Manures, natural vs. artificial, 21 ; 

 direct and indirect effects, 20-22 ; 

 inadequacy of farm manure, 32. 



Farm yard, 119-127; advan- 

 tages, 119; variation, 120; 

 sources of loss, 121 ; proper care, 

 122; preservatives, 122; im- 

 provement of, 123 ; application, 

 124; poultry and chicken, 125; 

 composts, 127. 



Green : 128-134 ; 'nitrogen 

 gatherers and nitrogen con- 

 sumers, 128; most useful crops, 

 130; mixtures, 132; precau- 

 tions, 133. 



Marble lime, 138. 



Market-garden crops: conditions 



of growth, 202, 283; basic 



fertilizer, 287; root crops, 289; 



bulb crops, 291 ; cole crops, 293 ; 



pot herbs, 294; salad, 295; 



pulse crops, 296; solanaceous 



crops, 297; vine crops, 299; 



miscellaneous, 300. 

 Marl, green sand, 114; shell, 140. 

 Meadows, 234. 

 Meal: horn, 42; leather, 42; 



cottonseed, 43 ; linseed, 44. 

 Menhaden, 105. 



Methods of use of fertilizers, 191. 

 Millet, 267. 



Mineral phosphates, 68. 

 Mixed fertilizers : agricultural 



value, 178; commercial value, 



179; calculation of values, 187; 



vs. raw materials, 165. 

 Muck, 107. 

 Muriate of potash, 96 ; on potatoes, 



242. 



Muskmelons, 299. 

 Mussels, 109. 



Natural fertility, 1-19; see Fer- 

 tility. 



Nitrate : of soda, 51 ; ammonium, 

 53 ; calcium, 52 ; potassium, 53. 



Nitrate nitrogen, 50; see Nitrog- 

 enous fertilizers. 



Nitrification, 50. 



Nitrogenous fertilizers, 36-59; defn. 

 of "form of nitrogen," 36; 

 dried blood, 37 ; dried meat, etc., 

 39 ; dried fish, 39 ; ground fish, 

 39 ; fish guano, 39 ; tankage, 40 ; 

 low-grade products, 42; vege- 

 table nitrogenous products, 43; 

 cottonseed meal, 43 ; linseed 

 meal, 44 ; castor pomace, 44 ; 

 vegetable pomaces, 44; natural 

 guanos, 44 ; ammonia com- 

 pounds, 47 ; sulfate of ammonia, 

 48 ; calcium cyanamid, 49 ; ni- 

 trate nitrogen, 50; nitrate of 

 soda, 51 ; calcium nitrate, 52 ; 

 potassium, 53 ; ammonium, 53 ; 

 relative availability of different 



