INDEX. 



Abwirptivo Power? of Soils "^l? 



Ammoni.i Abwirbi'd by Soil from 



till- Alnl<)^*phl■rc ".r.^ 



Auiiiinuia and Siiperpbospliatc 2)2 



and \Vc<ds '^54 



'• Converted Into Nitric 



Aci<l in tbe Soil 313 



" f"irl>at8 -jsa-aoi 



" fur Potaioea — 2(il 



for Wb>at 19J--.'13 



" in Fresh llorse-dung: 'M 



'• in Limed and I'nlimed 



Soiln -220 



" in the Soil Liberated bj- 



Limp 2-21 



" Locked I p in the Soil... 221 

 *• Loss of by FcrinentinE; 



Manure ..08 



" on (Jni-s Lund 273 



" Potential 31 



" (Quantity of to Produce 

 One Bushel of Wheat, 



211-212 

 '* Required to Produce a 



Bushel of Bail.-r.. 240-2 12 



" Retained by the Soil 218 



*' Salts, Composition of....3ri 

 " " IIow to Applv, 



a*-312 

 " " for Private Gar- 

 dens 207 



Anderson. J. M. B.. Letter from. . . U'l 

 Animals, Compositiim of Manure 



from Diflorent 306 



*' What They Kemove from 



thi' Food .301 



Apple Trees. Nitrate of Soda for... 314 

 Artificial Manures, Will They Pay..214 



Ashes, Burnt Earth 72 



Coal 72 



*' for Barley 241 



" for Indian Corn 279 



*' for Oats 2.")3 



" for Potjuoes 2.")9 



" of Manure for Wheat 173 



" on Long Island 346 



" Plaster and lien-dung for 



Potatoes 255 



" Wood 1(H 



Barley After Ten Crops of Turnips. i^O 



*' a Lar^e Yield of 5M2 



" and Clover after a heavily- 

 manured Root-crop 1.287 



" Best Soil for 227 



" Cost of Raising With and 



Without Manure 245 



361 



Barley,La\ves' and Gilbert's E.Tperi- 



ments on 227 



" Potash Incp-ases the Crop of 



at Kothiiinsted 329 



" Proflts of Raising in Poi-r 



Seasons 243 



" Quality and Price of 212 



" \ ield Per Acre 11 



Barn-yard Manure, Difference in 



l^uality of 246 



Bi'an-straw for Manure 48 



Beets, Sugar, Lawes' and (iilberfs 



Kxperiments on... 288 



" Manure for 28(j 



Blood .32 



B<»ne-du8t 314 



" Composition of Com- 

 pared with Stable Ma- 

 nure 316 



" Firinented with Manurc.316 

 Made into SuperpUos- 



I'hate 319 



" " on Dairy Farm.s 315 



Bones as Manure 102 



Bran 26 



for Manure 102 



" Richer in Plant-food than 



Wheat .301 



Brewer, Prof. W. II., Letter from.. 341 

 Cabbage and Barn-yaid Manure, 



Composition of 292 



" Composition of 290-292 



" Hog and Cow Manure for.302 



" Lime for 292 



" !Manure for 275-290 



" Manure for Early and 



Late 291 



" Needs a Large Supply ( f 

 Nitrogen in the Soil, 

 Though it Removes 



butLi'.tlc 293 



" Potash for 292 



Special Manun- for 323 



" Yield of per Acre 291 



Cattle vs. Sheep as Manure-makers. .303 



Cheese, from a Ton of Hay Ill 



Plant-food in 101 



" versus Beef 110 



Clay Retains Ammonia 219 



Clover and Indian Corn 275 



" as a R(movating and Ex- 



hansti ng Crop 277 



" as Manure 11^122 



" as Manure for Wheat 158 



" Does it Get Nitrogen from 



the Atmosphere 133-138 



