362 



INDEX. 



^^over, Dr. Voelcker's Experiments 



on 135 



" for Wheat 12(j 



" Gathers Up Manure from tlie 



Sub-soil 287 



" Hay, Composition of 129-137 



" Hay, English and German, 



for Manure 47 



" How to Make a Farm Rich 



by (irowing 133-1&3 



" Letting it Hot on the Sur- 

 face as Manure 134 



" Nitrogen as a Manure for. ..141 

 " Pasturing by Sheep versus 



Mowing for Uay 137 



" Plowing I'nder versus Feed- 

 ing Out 123 



" Roots, Amount of per Acre, 



143-144-1.55 

 " Roots, Composition of..l4.")-147 

 " Seed, Amount of Roots i)er 



Acre 162 



" Water Evaporated bv 132 



" Why it Enriches Laiid 131 



Coal-a'^hes to Mix with Artificial 



Manures 312 



Composting Cow-manure with 



Muck. Leaves, etc 302* 



Compost of Stable-manure and 



Earth 342 



Corn, as a Renovating Crop 27.5 



" Aslies for ... 2T'.l 



" Barn->-'ard Manure for 2H4 



" Cost of Raising 9 



" Crop, Composition of 25 



" E.xperiments on 279 



" Guano for 279---2S4 



" Manure for 275 



" Meal for Manure 185 



" Superpliosphate for 279-281 



'* Fodder 273 



" " vs. Mangel- wurzels. ..2S8 



" " Plasterer 277 



" " vs. Wheat, Yield per 



acre -... 276 



Crops Best to Ap|)ly Manure to 2i;5 



'• Flow to Get Larger 28-36 



" Raised and Sold from tlie 



Farm 27 



" Rotation of 116-108 



" We Must Raise Larger per 



Acre 266 



" Why so Poor 28 



Cotton-se<'d Cjke 4;^339 



Cow-manure 8()-100 



" " and How to Use it. . . .302 



" " Compositiou of 3 '6 



Cows, Feeding Grain to 110-113 



'• Feeding in Winter for Ma- 

 nure 256 



Dairy Farms, Bone-dust on 315 



Drainage from Barn-vard 3116 



Dry Earth for Pig Pens 304 



Earth-closet Manure 310 



" " " on Grass 225 



Fallow.Fall 12 



" for Wheat, How to — Mr. 



Luwes' Experiments 35 



" Summer, for Wheat 15-34 



Farm Dairy, Receipts and Expenses 



of 109 



" Hon. George Geddes' 119 



" Hon. Joseph Shull's 109 



" John Johnston's 76-81-120 



" Mr. Dewey's 39 



" Mr. Joseph O. Sheldon's 15 



" to Restore a Worn Out 37 



Farming, a Poor Business 9 



'• Diflerence Between High 



and Good 11 



" Faith in Good 14 



'* Good Does Not Lead to 



Overproduction 14 



" Slow Work 17 



Fermenting Manure to Kill Weed- 

 Seeds . 97 



Fish as Manure 347 



Food, Nothing Added to it by the 



Animal 42 



Gardens, IManure for Private 296 



Geddes, Hon. George 17-117 



Grains, Malt. English and German. 47 



Grass a Saving's Bank 41 



" Importance of Rich 113 



" Manure for 120 



Guano as a Top-dressing 'or Wheat. 270 



for Barley 240 



" forOats 253 



" for Peas 17 



" for Potatoes 255-258 



" on Wheat 120-180-184 



" Peruvian, Composition of.. 311 



" *' for Oniuns 2;M 



'^ " Price and Compo 

 sition of Now 

 and:M)Y"rsAgo.327 

 " " Rectified for Tur- 

 nips 286 



What it is 311 



Gypsum 104-116-126 



forOats 254 



" for Peas 17 



" for Potatoes 255-2.59 



ITnrison, T. L., Letter from 115 



Uay, Best Manure for 2;4 



" Plant-food in 101 



Hi-acock, Joseph. Letter from 348 



Henderson. Peter, Letter from 344 



Hen Manure 43-104-301 



" " for Potatoes 255 



nigh Farming 12 



" ■' versus Good Farming 11 



Fops, Manure for 274 



Horse-manure, Compositiou of. . . .306 



Hot-beds. Manure for 297 



Human E.xcrements, Composition 



of 308 



Indian Corn. See Corn 



Irrigation on Market Gardens 295 



Jessup, Edward, Letter from 342 



Johnsim, Prof. S. W., on the Value 



of Fertilizers 324 



Lawes' and Gilbert's Experiments 



on Barley 22"? 



Lawes' and Gilbert's Experiments 



on Oats 252 



Lawes" and Ciilbert's Experiments 

 on Permanent Meadows 271 



