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INDEX 



Clover, sweet, 256 



valuable for soil improve- 

 ment, 257 

 Clover, white, 256 

 Clover huller, 254 

 Clover mite, 971 

 ( 'lover root borer, 971 

 Clovers, 247-258 

 characteristics, 247 

 crop rotation with corn, 



181 

 feeding value, 247 

 harvesting methods, 248 

 for hay, 248 

 seed examined for dodder 



before sown, 361 

 soils inoculated for. 247 

 uses, 247 

 Club root, 955 

 Clubs, boys', 1055 

 Clubs, farmers', 1052 

 Clubs, girls', 1055 

 Coal oil, as inseetide, 1009 



for lighting, 758 

 Coal tar. as inseetide, 1010 

 Cochel, W. A., Beef cattle, 



584-592 

 Cocklebur, 367 

 Coeoanut, 499 

 ( i) Uing moth, 995 

 ( 'oH-frames, 413 

 College training, for farmers, 



1055 

 Colleges, agricultural, 1049; 



list of, 1085 

 Colleges, land grant, 1049 

 Color, index to soil fertilitv, 



64 

 Colorado potato beetle, 984 

 Commercial fertilizers, 72-93 

 add plant food only, 69 

 availability of ingredients 



as plant food, 77 

 composition, 77 

 efficiency, 81 

 first use in U. S., 72 

 should be guaranteed, 77 

 high grade vs. low grade, 78 

 mechanical condition, 78 

 relative value of ingredi- 

 ents, 76 

 source of ingredients affects 



value, 74 

 supply available plant food, 



80 

 use, 78 



for vegetables, 378 

 where secured. 73 

 Commission business, legisla- 

 tive regulations, 912 

 Concentrates, feeding stuffs 



566 

 Concrete, mixing, 710 



use, 709 

 Consumer, protecting, 911 



selling direct to, 914 

 Conveniences, 733 

 Cook, M. T., Diseases of farm 

 crops and their reme- 

 dies, 938-966 



Coolers, milk, 075 

 Co-operation, importance of 

 able management, 

 '.121 



in labor, 918 



in marketing, 916 



in what possible, 917 

 Co-operative associations, 

 879, 916 



in Denmark, 916 



state supervision, 924 



successful associations, 923 

 Co-operative credit system, 



876 

 Co-operative stores. 911 

 Copper sulphate, 1014 

 Copperas. 1015 

 Corbett, L. C, Small fruits, 



438-455 

 Coriander, 425 

 Corn. 177-196 



acreage by states, 1915, 

 illustration, 179 



cheaper than root crops for 

 forage, 305 



checking recommended, 186 



classification, 177 



composition of, 191 



crop rotation for, 180 



crop rotation tests, 181 . 



deficiencies as food for 

 swine, 601 



diseases, 962 



ear row planting, 160 



feeding value, 191 



fertilizers, 182 



grades, 190 



harvesting, 188. 189 



"hogging down," 189, 604 



importance of phosphorus 

 in production. 182 



in regions of low rainfall, 

 186 



planted in hills or drills, 186 



depth of planting, 186 



rate of planting, 185 



time of planting, 183 



plowing, 182 



preparation of seed for 

 planting, 186 



ideals in selection, 161 



shocking, 188 



shrinkage, 190 



made into silage, 188, 702 



silage as base for ration, 842 



smut disease. 962 



soil, 44, 46, 47, 48, 180 



soil erosion prevented, 173 



storing, 188. 189 



tillage, 187 



varieties, 177 



variety tests, 160 



variety tests, results, 178 



where produced, 179 



yield, 191 



yield affected bv climate, 

 180 



yield per acre. 186 

 Corn, sweet. 398 

 Corn belt, 177 



Corn breeding, 192, 195 

 Corn cribs, 189 



construction, 704 

 Corn ear worm, 971 

 Corn harvester, 728 

 Corn improvement, 192 



by selection, 160, 195 

 Corn planters, 723 



check rowers, 725 

 Corn root aphis, 972 

 Corn root worm, Southern, 

 977 



Western. 979 

 Corn shellers, 730 

 Corn stover, 189 

 Cost of living on farms, 787 

 Cost of production, 800-808 

 Cotton, 329-340 



characteristics, 329 



commercial fertilizers prof- 

 itable, 335 



diseases, 965 



fertilizers. 86, 334, 335 



ginning, 337 



grades, 339 



land preparation, 335 



marketing, 339 



picking, 337 



plant food removed by, 334 



planting, 336 



seed. 330 



seed, commercial value, 338 



seed-bed, 336 



soil, 47, 48, 332 



species, 329 



storing, 339 



three-year rotation, 335 



tillage, 337 



varieties grouped, 330 



desired qualities of a vari- 

 ety, 332 



field selection to improve a 

 variety, 332 

 Cotton boll weevil, 977 

 Cotton boll worm (corn ear), 



971 

 Cotton red spider, 974 

 Cotton worm, 972 

 Cottonseed meal, 72, 74, 338 

 Cottonseed oil, 338 

 Coulters, 144 



Country, healthfulness, 786 

 County fairs, 1051 

 Countv farm adviser, 50, 1052 

 Cover crops, 68, 291 



in vegetable gardening, 378 

 Cow, abuse, 654 



amount of silage required, 

 703 



care, 651, 676 



care at calving time, 651 



care when dry, 652 



dairy type, 658 



developing the young an- 

 imal, 650 



exercise, 653 



gestation period, 651 



points in judging, 



illustration, 645 



marking, 655 



