INDEX TO YEAEBOOKS, 1901-1905. 99 



Massachusetts, improvement in plan of maintaining rural schools, 1901, 139. 

 Institute of Technology, timber tests, 1902, 535. 

 laws on contagious diseases of animals, changes, 1902, 714. 

 moth suppression, appropriation, 1905, 131. 

 reports on agriculture, origin and character, 1904, 523. 

 roads, legislation and improvement, 1905, 625. 

 soils, areas surveyed, 1905, 618. 

 Mathbwson, E. H., and George T. McNess, article on "Dark fire-cured tobacco of 



Virginia and the possibilities for its improvement," 1905, 219-230. 

 Matting industry, development, 1904, 27. 



steps for introduction, 1903, 27. 

 Maturing, cotton season, imjportance in breeding new kinds, remarks, 1902, 381. 



of plants, effect of potassium, note, 1901, 163. 

 Mauritius fiber, or hemp, propagation, discussion, 1903, 397. 

 May beetle, relation to spread of thorn-headed worm, 1905, 55. 

 McAdie, Alexander G., article on "Wet and dry seasons in California," 1902 187- 



204. 

 McClure, D. E., work in cooperation for schools of farmers and teachers, 1901, 153. 

 Mcintosh apple, description, 1901, 384. 



history and feature recommending for wider planting, 1901, 383. 

 McKenney, R. E. B., and A. F. Woods, article on "Fertilizers for special crops " 



1902, 553-572. 

 McKerrow, George, action for uniformity in farmers' institutes, note, 1903, 149. 

 McMurtrie, Dr. William, remarks on mohair fiber, 1901, 272, 273. 



work on sugar-beet composition, note, 1901, 301. 

 McNess, George T. and E. H. Mathewson, article on "Dark fire-cured tobacco of 



Virginia and the possibilities for its improvement," 1905, 219-230. 

 ME.4.D, Elwood, article on "Some typical reservoirs in the Rocky Mountain States " 



1901, 415^30. 

 "The relation of irrigation to dry farming," 1905,423-438. 

 review of irrigation, 1901, 680-682; 1902, 735-737; 1903, 572-576. 



and drainage investigations, 1904, 1904, 612-618. 

 public control of irrigation, 1901, 680-682. 

 Meadow mice. See Mice. 

 Meadowlark, usefulness on farm, 1904, 514. 

 Meadows, damages by meadow mice, 1905, 368. 



of United States, need of improvement, note, 1902, 228. 

 Meal, com, color of cob in manufacture, 1902, 547. 



cotton-seed, popularity in Europe as animal food, remarks, 1901, 297. 

 flaxseed, uses, 1902, 433, 434. 

 worms, note, 1904, 83.- 

 Mealy bugs, parasite enemy, introduction, note, 1902, 82. 



Means, Thomas H., and Thomas H. Kearney, article on "Crops used in the recla- 

 mation of alkali lands in Egypt," 1902, 573-588. 

 Mease, Dr. James, early list of apples, remarks, 1902, 470. 

 Meat animals, imports into leadmg European countries, 1905, 740. 

 remarks, 1905, 516. 

 exports, 1901, 800-801; 1902, 863-864; 1903, 692-693; 1904, 733-734; 1905, 774-775. 

 destination, 1903, 484-485. 

 value, note, 1903, 481, 482. 

 frozen, trade, from Argentina, 1904, 276-277. 

 imports, 1901, 794; 1902, 855; 1903, 682; 1904, 723. 



inspection, remarks of Secretary, 1901, 20; 1903, 21; 1904, 20-21; 1905, 29-30. 

 nutritive value, investigations, 1905, 117. 

 producers' association, com belt, officers, 1905, 575. 

 products, exports, 1904, 733. 



destination, 1903, 484^85. 

 prices, 1902, 855, 863, 871, 873. 

 value, note, 1903, 481, 482. 

 imports, prices, 1902, 855, 863, 871, 873. 

 sales in United Kingdom, competitors, 1903, 486. 

 sales in United Kingdom, competitors, 1903, 486. 

 value and use as food, discussion, 1902, 392. 

 Meats, consumers' fancies and discriminations, 1904, 422^25. 



dressed and packed, freights, Chicago and Cinncinati to New York, 1903, 677. 

 freight rates, Chicago to New York, 1901, 789; 1902. 849; 1903, 677; 

 1904, 718; 1905, 756. 



