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, 26. 



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; brooracorn, 

 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. 



Nurse crops, 169, 204, 228, 284, 362, 

 381. 



Oats, 175; acre value, 199; acre 

 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, 203; importance, 181; im- 

 ports, 198; improvement, 208; in- 

 sect pests, 201; irrigation, 192; 

 judging, 210; legal weight of 

 bushel, 198; market grades, 198; 

 marketing, 196; as nurse crop, 

 204; origin, 175; as pasture, 208; 

 preparation for planting, 186; 

 prices, 199; production, 181; ro- 

 tations, 204; rust, 201; shocking, 

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

 189, 205; stacking, 194; storing, 

 196; straw, 207; thrashing, 195; 

 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. 



Rape, 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; 

 uses, 258; varieties, 255. 



Root crops, 18, 412, 422. 



Roots, 30. 



Rotation of crops, 503; advantages, 

 504; 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, 

 165. 



Rutabaga, 418. 



Rye, 234; culture, 236; description, 

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

 portance, 234; insect enemies, 237; 

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



