CONTENTS OF CHAPTERS. 



PACE 



Preface v ;; 



Contents x jj; 



List of Illustrations - xx j x 



List of Tables --........ xxxvii 



CHAPTER 



I. Importance and History i 



II. Climatic Requirements 25 



III. Geographical Distribution - - 46 



IV. Botanical Characters- 65 



V. Inheritance of Characters and Improvement by Breeding - 126 



VI. Judging and Selection for Exhibition 235 



VII. Varieties and Breeds 274 



VIII. Soils and Manures - v 346 



IX. Tillage, Planting,, and Cultivation ------ 374 



X. Diseases and Pests of the Maize Crop ----- 405 



XI. Harvesting and Storage, and Pests of Stored Grain - - 451 



XII. The Commerce in Maize Grain 498 



XIII. The Milling, Mill-Products, and Chemical Composition of 



Maize Grain 629 



XIV. Maize Grain as Food 673 



XV. The Preservation and Use of Maize Stover, Hay and 



Silage, for Stock Food - 732 



XVI. Construction of Modern Silos 770 



XVII. Uses of Maize Products in the Arts and Manufactures - 782 



Bibliography - - 803 



Index 821 



