INDEX 



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ALFALFA 181 



Requirements 183 



Inoculation Sometimes Necessary 18.3 



Qualities of Alfalfa 183 



When to Sow 184 



Amount of Seed to Sow 184 



Bacteria 184 



Cultivation 186 



Digestible Nutrients and Fertilizing Con- 

 stituents 187 



ALKALI 15 



What is Alkali:? 15 



How to Remedy Alkali Soils 15 



Crops Adapted to Alkali Soils 15 



Seeding Alkali Soils 17 



BARLEY 



Varieties 



Soils 



Rotation 



Seeding 



Composition of Barley . 



136 

 136 

 137 

 137 

 137 



BEEF CATTLE— Feeding and Care of ... 285 



Open Shed vs. Confinement 285 



Box-Fed vs. Stall-Fed 285 



Feeding Corn in Various Forms to Steers. 286 



Good Rations 287 



Sugar-Beet Pulp 288 



BEGGAR WEED 202 



Digestible Nutrients and Fertilizing Con- 

 stituents 202 



BOOKKEEPING ON THE FARM 315 



BUCKWHEAT 142 



CALVES— Feeding and Care of. 

 How to Care for the Dairy Calf. 



Feeding the Calf 



Byer's Rations for Calves 



Pens 



Scours 



272 

 272 

 272 

 275 

 275 

 275 



CLOVER 187 



Winter-Killing 190 



Seeding 190 



Varieties 191 



Rotation 193 



Harvesting 193 



Digestible Nutrients and Fertilizing Con- 

 stituents 193 



CORN 



History 



Source of Food 



Utilization of Various Elements Existing in 



the Soil 



Advantage of Feeding Corn to Live-Stock . 



Climate 



Soil 



Water 



Air 



Fertility 



Carbon 



Nitrogen 



Potash 



Phosphorus 



Humus 



Lime 



Other Elements 



Farm Manure 



Seed 



Testing Seed 



How Much to Plant 



Loss from Inaccurate Planting 



Storing Seed 



Wisconsin Experiments 



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Barren Stalks 116 



Cultivation 118 



Length and Depth of Roots 120 



Kind of Cultivator to Use 120 



When to Use the Mulch Harrow 120 



When to Use a Shovel Cultivator 122 



COTTON 160 



The Seed-Bed 161 



Fertility 161 



Rotation 163 



Seed 163 



Diseases and Pests 163 



Remedies 166 



The Boll-Weevil 1.66 



COW PEAS 194 



Digestible Nutrients and Fertilizing Con- 

 stituents 196 



DAIRY COWS— Rations for 262 



Goo(] and Poor Rations 263 



Ear Corn Compared with Corn-and-Cob 



Meal 264 



Corn and Mixed Grains 266 



Ground Oata and Bran 266 



Kaffir Meal 266 



Gluten Feed Compared with Wheat Bran 



and Corn Meal 267 



Cotton Seed Meal Compared with Various 



Feeds 267 



Driod Brewers' Grains Compared with 



Wheat Bran 267 



Corn Silage Compared with Corn Fodder. . 26.S 

 Corn Silage Compared with Sugar Beets . . . 268 



Soilage vs. Pasture 269 



Grinding Grain for Cows 269 



Corn Silage vs. Corn Fodder 270 



A Weil-Balanced Ration 270 



A Good Ration for an Average Herd 271 



Various Rations for Dairy Cows 271 



A Safe Guide 271 



DAIRYING 256 



Testing a Cow 258 



Selecting a Herd 260 



Care of the Cow and Dairy Buildings 260 



Contagious Abortion in Cows and How to 

 Prevent It 262 



DRAINAGE 46 



Why Lands Are Made More Productive by 



Drainage 47 



Drain Tile Improve the Soil Physically 47 



Drainage Prevents Surface Washing 49 



Water-Holding Capacity of Soil 49 



Power of Soil to Absorb Moisture from the 



Air 50 



Size of Drain Tile to Use 50 



Amount of Drain Tile Required Per Acre. . . 51 



Depth of Drains 51 



How to Lay Pipe 51 



DRY-LAND FARMING 170 



The Seed-Bed 170 



Plowing 171 



Use of Harrow, Disc and Packer 171 



Kind of Implements to Use 171 



Storing Water 173 



Subsoiling 174 



Conserving Water 175 



Soils Adapted to Dry-Land Farming 175 



Capillary Attraction 176 



Summer Fallowing 177 



Surface Mulch 178 



Fertility 178 



Rotation 178 



Planting 179 



Seed 179 



Drouth-Resisting Crops 180 



