INDEX 



543 



Japan clover. 408. 

 Johnson grass, 329. 

 Judging, barley, 231; corn, 129; 

 oats, 210; wheat, 172. 



Kafir, 260. 



Kale, 420. 



Kentucky blue grass, 316. 



Kohlrabi, 419. 



Leaves, functions of, 2C. 



Legumes, 348; importance, 349; in- 

 oculation, 352; nitrifying bacteria 

 on, 352; nitrogen gathering, 351. 



Lespedeza, 408. 



Lime, use of by plants, 36. 



Malt sprouts, 230. 



Mammoth clover, 355. 



Manure, 36, 59; application of, 516. 

 (See also under the various 

 crops.) 



Mangel, 412; culture, 413; harvest- 

 ing, 416; seeding, 415; storing, 

 416; uses, 416. 



Meadow, 279; care of, 286, 314; es- 

 sentials of, 279; formation of, 

 279; improvement, 289; perma- 

 nent, 289; preparation of land, 

 281; seeding, 284; selection of 

 seed, 282; soils for, 280; use of 

 mixtures in, 280. 



Millet, barnyard, 345; broomcorn, 

 268, 345; common, 344; foxtail, 

 268, 341; German, 344; Hungarian, 

 344; pearl, 345. 



Milo, 260. 



Nitrifying bacteria, 352. 



Nitrogen, sources of, 36; stage of 

 growth when used, 38; use by 

 plants, 33. 



Xursc crops, 169, 204, 228, 284, 362. 

 381. 



Oats, 175; acre value, 199; aero 

 yield, 183; by-products, 207; class- 

 ification, 178; cleaning the seed, 

 188; cost of production, 199; de- 

 scription, 176; diseases, 201; ex- 

 ports, 198; feeding to stock, 205; 

 fertilizers, 185; harrowing, 191: 

 harvesting, 192; hay, 208; human 

 food, 206; importance, 181; im- 

 ports, 198; improvement, 2Q8; in- 

 sect pests, 201; irrigation, 192: 

 iudering, 210; legal weight of 

 bushel, 198; market grades, 198; 

 marketing, 196; as nurse crop, 

 204; origin, 175; as pasture, 208: 

 preparation for planting, 186; 

 nrlces, 199; production, 181; ro- 

 tations, 204: rust, 201; shocking, 

 193; smut, 202: soils, 184; sowing, 

 T89, 205; stacking. 194; storing. 

 196: straw. 207: thrashing, 19. r >; 

 varieties, 178. 



Orchard grass, 324. 



Pastures, 301; essentials of, 301; 



disking, 303; formation of, 301; 



importance, 301; improving, 303; 



management, 304; range, 306; 



renovation, 304. 

 Pea, field, 403. 

 Peanut, 400; adaptation, 400; cul- 



ture, 401; description, 400; har- 



vesting, 402; uses, 402. 

 Pearl millet, 345. 

 Pedigreed varieties, 125. 

 Perennial rye grass, 334. 

 Phosphorus, 35; use of, 39. 

 Plant food, 33; sources, of, 36. 

 Pollination, 41. 

 Pop corn, 53. 

 Potash, 35; sources of, 36. 

 Potassium, use by plants, 35. 

 Potato, 422; acre yield, 426; beetle, 



441; blight, 439; brown rot, 440; 



cost of production, 437; crossing, 



443; cultivation, 433; description, 



423; diseases, 439; exports, 438; 



fertilizers, 427; harvesting, 433; 



imports, 438; improvement, 443; 



insect pests, 441; irrigation, 433; 



manures, 427; marketing, 437; 



origin, 422; planters, 431; plant- 



ing, 431; preparing the land, 427; 



preparing the seed, 430; prices, 



438; production, 424; relation- 



ships, 423; rotations, 442; scab, 



441; seed, 428; selection, 443; 



soils, 426; sorting, 435; storing, 



436; spraying, 474; varieties, 424. 



Quack grass. 334, 524, 535. 



, 87, 420. 



Red clover, 355. 



Redtop, 321. 



Reproduction, 41. 



Rescue grass, 333. 



Respiration, 28. 



Rice. 254: conditions for growth. 

 257; culture, 257; description, 254; 

 importance, 256; production, 256; 

 nf-Ts. 258; varieties, 255. 



Root crops, 18, 412, 422. 



Poots. 30. 



Rotation of crops, 503; advantages, 

 fiO-1: classes of crops in, 511; es- 

 sentials of, 513; for Central 

 states. 519; for Far West. 520; for 

 New England, 518; for North At- 

 lantic states, 518; for South- 

 eastern states, 518; length of, 517. 



Rust, barley, 226; oats, 201; wheat, 

 161. 



"ntJibiCMi. 41S. 



Rye. 234; culture. 236: description, 

 234; diseases. 237: ergot, 237; im- 

 portance, 234: insect enemies, 237; 

 seeding, 237; straw, 240; uses, 238. 



