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INDEX. 



Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange, Success 



of, 481. 

 Santa Clara Valley, fruit marketing societies 



of, 476, 480. 

 Sauerbeck, A., index table of, 641. 

 Science, rests upon verified facts, 20. 



— What it has done for the farmer, 34. 

 Science in Agriculture ; incident showing feel- 

 ing of some farmers in regard to it, 29. 



— Incident showing its progress, 34. 



— Until lately neglected in America, 30. 



— What it is and is not, 30. 



— What It has effected, 31. 



— Work of the different professions, 33, 34. 

 Scientific knowledge expensive, 31. 

 Scientific Men ; the only really practical men, 



20. 



— Their patience in the study of detail, 20. 

 Senators, United States; effects of contest 



for that office, 116. 

 Service, civil, 192-194. 



— Civil ; not an aristocracy, 194. 



— Public; abuses in connection with, 190, 191. 



— Public; how to reform it, 192-194. 



— Public ; responsibility for abuses in, 192. 

 Settlers, early; entitled to advance in land 



created by their enterprise, 107. 

 Shiftless boys; probably defectives, 92. 

 Short Courses in Agriculture, 51. 



— Individual guidance given, 51. 



— Lead to no degree, 51. 



— No special preparation required, 51. 



— Students at least learn how much they do 



not know, 52. 



— Students must be mature, 51. 

 Silver, a commodity, 368, 632. 

 Silver, coinage cf, 624. 



— Changes of legal ratio in U. S., 357, 621. 



— Demonetization of, 622. 



— Free coinage of, 363. 



— Free coinage of; argument for, 376-382. 



— Free coinage of ; as law stands U. S. would 



have to maintain ratio of 16 to i, 365. 



— Free coinage of ; proper method of study- 



ing the question, 382. 



— Justice of free coinage of, 376. 



— Legal tender for U. S. bonds and private 



debts, 364. 



— London price of, 624, 633. 



— Purchases of, 623. 



— Questions concerning not fairly discussed 



by political writers or speakers, 3S2. 



— Ratio of to gold, 618-622. 



— Relation of to commodities, 369. 



— Results of free coinage of uncertain, 382. 



— See ratio and coinage. 



— Standard, effect on lAie Insurance, 375. 



— U. S. unable to sustain price of, 362. 



— Value as compared with gold, 356. 



— Value of ; must be restored by inspiring 



confidence in it, 380. 



— World's production of, 617. 



— World's stock of, 616. 



Single Tax, as a means of social reform, 329. 



— As advocated by Henry George, 340. 



— As a fiscal measure, 335. 



— As it would work on the basis of Califor- 



nia assessments, 336-340. 



— Claims of its advocates, 324-326. 



— Definition of, 324. 



— If just should be adopted, 329. 



— Lack of data for estimating result of, 327. 



— Not a new doctrine, 340. 



— Reply to arguments for, 325. 



— Result of, to farmers, 327. 



— Similar to one of the doctrines of Social- 



ism, 325. 

 Socialism, attitude of the farmer towards, 

 432. 



Socialism; cooperation differs from, 203. 



— Demands of, 424. 



— Fallacy of, 429. 



— Good it has accomplished, 425. 



— Grandeur of conception of, 425. 



— If established must be based on rural and 



not urban life, 427. 



— Not reconcilable with rural life, 433. 



— Not to be lightly reckoned with, 424. 



— Propositions on which it rests, 423. 

 — ■ Ranks of include good men, 424. 



— Relations of to organized labor, 427. 



— Relation of to cooperation, 428. 



— Reply to claims of, 426-427. 



— Some of its aims favored by non-Socialists, 



425. 



— Ultimate aims of, 423. 



— What it necessarily implies, 424. 

 Socialistic Labor Party, demands of not 



Socialism, 394-395- 

 Social Reform, discussion has centered about 

 urban interests, 42. 



— Discussion of not unprofitable, 422. 



— Farmers ignored in plans for, 423. 



— Must begin with rural life, 423. 



— Probability of, 432. 



Social Reforms, many proposed overlook in- 

 firmities of human nature, 25S. 



Social Intercourse, an important economic 

 factor, 99. 



— Difficulties attending it in rural districts, 



96. 



— Essential to a happy life, 96. 



— How best promoted in rural districts, 98. 



— If left unregulated tends to deterioration, 



99. 



— Lacking in farm life, 96. 



— Should be enjoyed by young and old to- 



gether, 97. 



— The labor falls mostly on women, 98. 



— The lack of it one cause of the farmer's 



discontent, 97. 



— The young must and will have it, 97. 

 Society, an uncompleted evolution, 37. 

 Soetbeer, A., index tables of, 643. 

 Southern Calilornia, orange industry of, 505. 

 Southern California Deciduous Fruit Ex- 

 changes, expenses of organization of, 486. 



— Organization of, 485. 



Southern California Fruit Exchanges (Cit- 

 rus), 505. 

 —Beginning of business of, 512. 



— Character of, 509. 



— Conditions leading to organization of, 



566-508. 



— Difficulties of, 513-514- 



— Methods of, 513. 



— Organization of, 510. 



— Success of, 514. 



Soil, analysis of; its use and value in agri- 

 culture, 69. 



— Drainage of, 87. 



— Importance of physical condition of, 87. 



— Result of leaving it naked, 86. 



— Should be kept constantly covered with 



growing plants, 86. 

 Special Agricultural Schools, 51. 

 Speculators, conflict of bulls and bears, 177. 

 Speculation, effects of reaction from on land 



values, loS. 



— How conducted on Exchanges, 178. 



— In farm products; results to farmers, 



179-180. * 



— Its effects on American farmers, 107. 



— Meaning of, 176. 



— Most effective method of suppressing, 181. 

 Speculators, different classes of, 176. 

 Standard of Life,the farm the farmer's stand- 

 point, 124. 



