INDEX Continued 



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 FARM GARDEN ;U)2 



FLAX 144 



FOREWORD 3 



GRASSES 20:l 



Kss( iiii:il Feat'jres to Be Observed in Grow- 



iiiK' Classes 203 



Adaptation to Soil and Climate 20;! 



Character of the Seed-Bed 203 



Varieties 203 



Timothy Z03 



Kentucky Blue Grass 204 



Redtop 205 



Orchard Grass 205 



Brome Grass 205 



Johnson Grass 206 



Rye Grass 206 



Bermuda Grass 206 



Quack Grass 206 



Effect of Grasses on Soil 207 



Sudan Grass 208 



GOOD ROADS 309 



HAY, Making 210 



How to Cure Hay 210 



Baling Hay 212 



HORSES (Feeds) 293 



HOW CAN THE FARM BE MADE MORE 



ATTRACTIVE? 304 



IRRIGATION 51 



Important Things to Be Observed in Irri- 

 gating 53 



Benefits of Using the Two-Way Plow 53 



KAFFIR CORN 142 



LIME 91 



LIVE-STOCK 224 



Value of Live-Stock to the Farmer 224 



Relation of Stock to Prices of Products ... 224 



Relation of Stock to Fertility 225 



Stock-Raising Profitable 226 



Breeds 226 



Herefords 227 



Shorthorns 227 



Galloways 228 



Aberdeen-Angus 229 



Sussex 229 



Other Breeds 229 



Dairy Cattle 229 



The Ideal Dairy Type 230 



Holsleins 233 



Jerseys 233 



Guernseys 233 



Ayrshires 233 



Other Breeds 233 



Feeding 238 



Rations 238 



The Nutrients in Feeds 239 



How to Determine a Balanced Ration 253 



Water 254 



Air 255 



MANURES 60 



Dffinition of 60 



Kinds 60 



Plant Food in Stock Feeds 61 



Plant Food in a Ton of Fresh Dung 61 



Plant Food in Urine 62 



Composition of Farm Manures 62 



Composition of Litter 62 



Plant Food Removed by Crops 64 



Humus 66 



Value f)f Humus 66 



Dairy Cow in Wisconsin 68 



Preserving Manures 72 



Value of Manure 72 



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Composting 74 



Loss from Leaching. Evaporation. Etc 74 



How to Spread 76 



•Cost of Spreading Manure 79 



Rcnofits of Manure 81 



Results of Various Tests 81 



Results from Spreading with a Spreader and 



by Hand 83 



Top-Dressing Growing Crops 85 



CJreen Manures 86 



Kni'ct of Green-Manuring 87 



Commercial Fertilizers 88 



I>ime 91 



(Quantity of Lime to Apply 94 



Kind of liime to Apply 95 



When to .\pplv Lime 95 



How to Apply Lime 9S 



Salt 96 



Peat, Muck, Leaf Mould 97 



Poultry Manure 98 



MILLETS 212 



Varieties 212 



Uses 214 



Seedmg 214 



Harvpsting 214 



MILO MAIZE 143 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION 311 



(Juantity of Seed to Sow Per Acre 311 



Number of Pounds to the Bushel in Different 



States 312 



Capacity of Corn Cribs 312 



Population of the United States 313 



Land Area of United States in Acres 313 



Land in Farms, Acres in the United States. . 313 

 Improved Lands in Farms, Acres in the 



United States 313 



Acres of Improved Farm Land in the States. 313 

 Average Acreage Per Farm in the United 



States 314 



Average Improved Acres Per Farm in the 



United States 314 



Total Value of Farm Property in the United 



States 314 



Average Value of All Farm Property, Per 



Farm, in the United States 314 



Value of All Farm Products in 1912 in the 



United States 311 



The Size of the Seas 314 



Area of Oceans in Square Miles 314 



Size of the Great Lakes 314 



MODERN FARMING METHODS 18 



Essential Features to Be Observed 18 



Stock-Raising 18 



Crop-Raising 19 



The Seed-Bed 19 



Water 21-23 



Humus 25 



Fertility 25 



Rotation 27 



How Plants Feed 27 



Seed 28 



Cultivation of Plants 28 



OATS 124 



Soil 124 



Fertility 124 



Rotation 124 



Varieties 124 



Seed 124 



Diseases, and How to Prevent 125 



Oats for Forage 125 



Digestive Nutrients 126 



PEAT, MUCK AND LEAF MOULD 97 



PLOWING 30 



Whv W<- Plow 30 



When to Plow 30 



How to Plow 30 



Depth to Plow 81 



