INDEX TO YEAKBOOKS, 1901-1905. 21 



BoUworm, cotton, lessoning of damage in 1904, 1904, 196. 



losses of cotton, saving by Department work, 1905, 82. 

 need of attention, note, 1903, lOG. 

 work for control, 1904, 80-81. 

 Bonds for roads, issue, effect of farmer's speech at Jackson, Tenn., 1904, 325-320. 

 Bone for carnations, use, 1902, 561. 



meal, supply of nitrogen for peach orchard, 1902, 624. 

 use in growing roses, 1902, 554. 

 Books, agricultural and scientific, accessions to library, notes, 1902, 121. 

 Department, reprinting and sale, remarks, 1904, 114. 

 on agriculture. State publication and distribution, 1904, 521-52G. 

 Boophilus annulatus. See Tick, cattle. 

 Boracic acid. See Borax. 

 Borax and boracic acid in food, Department experiments, 1903, 294. 



effect on digestion and health, 1903, 301-302. 

 experiments on use as food preservative, discussion, 1904, 63-65. 

 food preservative, effect of varying quantities, 1904, 64-65. 

 Bordeaux mixture, beneficial effects on plant growth, remarks, 1901, 174. 

 remedy for sugar-beet diseases, 1904, 29. 

 value against potato rot, etc., note, 1904, 126-127. 

 Bordewich, Henry, statement as to roads in Norway, 1901, 531. 

 Borers, apple, precaution in planting trees, 1901, 599. 



powder post, injuries to lumber, woodwork, and implements, 1904, 387-389. 

 round-headed and flat-headed, habits, appearance, etc., 1904, 386. 

 injuries to wood, lumber, bark, etc., 1904, 385-386. 

 species injurious to apple trees, remarks, 1901, 603. 

 Boric acid. See Borax. 

 Boston center, weather forecasting, States, 1903, 114. 



investigations of dietaries in public institutions, 1901, 402 

 prices of wool, range, 1902, 842-843; 1904, 712-713. 

 vicinity, water supply, analyses, 1902, 176. 

 Botanical investigations and experiments in Bureau of Plant Industry, 1901, 26-29. 



work, review, 1902, 21-25. 

 species, lack of information in timber testing, 1902, 537. 

 Botflies, parasitic larvse, 1905, 141-145. 

 Bottom lands, cultivators for corn, special forms, 1903, 192. 



use of common salt, note, 1901, 165. 

 Bottoms, creek and river valley, desirability for corn growing, 1903, 178. 

 Bounty legislation for destruction of noxious animals, 1905, review by D. E. Lantz, 



1905, 621-623. 

 Box package for apple, use, remarks, 1901, 606. 

 Boys' agricultural clubs, article by Dick J. Crosby, 1904, 489-49G. 

 Illinois, development, 1904, 491-493. 

 in States other than Illinois, 1904, 493^94. 

 farmers', assistance from farmers' institutes, 1903, 155-157. 

 Illinois, sentiment outgrowth of corn-growing contest, 1904, 490. 

 Bbackbtt, G. B., article on "Commercial apple .orcharding," 1901, 593-608. 



method of obtaining self-rooted fruit tree, 1902, 248. 

 Bradford, England, prices of mohair, 1901, 280. 

 Bran of flour, effect of removal upon food value, remarks, 1902, 399. 

 Brandies, food inspection, note, 1904, 159. 

 Brandy, grape, California production, etc., 1904, 374. 



manufacture, discussion, 1902, 416-419. 

 Branipf, Edward A., article on "Determination of timber values," 1904, 453-460. 



review of forestry in 1902, 1902, 722-725. 

 Brauneria angiistifolia, demand and growing, 1905, 535. 

 Brazil as competitor in cotton production, 1901, 204. 



source of cotton supply, 1901, 198. 

 Bread, aerated, remarks, 1903, 353. 



bakers', cost in various cities and towns, average price, note, 1902, 391. 



composition, discussion, 1903, 353. 



digestibility, discussion, 1903, 358-361. 



effect of high temperature of flour at mixing, 1903, 351. 



making, cereals, discussion, 1903, 348. 



losses of material, discussion, 1903, 352. 

 process, discussion, 1903, 349-352. 

 use of macaroni wheat, 1903, 335. 

 nutritive value, remarks, 1903, 361. 



