Bales, size and weight 
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description of the plant 
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Wdrleties seen ner en eso n fe ioe Neen ene eS en an wae 6 
Broom factories in the United States 49 
Broom machines, hand 55 
power -=----_._+- 57 
Brooms, factory-made 49 
home made _-_---_--__----___ 49 
Brush, causes of crooked 37 
curing and bulking ------___-____ 39 
scraping or threshing_____________ 39 
SOnting ho lpeeeaeee een e eee 36 
By-products of broom-corn__------___ 47 
Center of production___---_-__--__-_- 1 
Chinch bug, enemy of broom-corn 28 
Choicesoisland posses ane ee eee 2 Se ee ee 14 
Climatic conditions, dependence upon 12 
Clipperwbroonnpecs se stones eee ren wee Pare 58 
Cultivation of broom-corn__-__------_------__---__--___ 18 
frequency and method 19 
Curing the brush 39 
Cutting the brush 33 
Daterotsplantinge sees see en Les 16 
Dump wagon for hauling broom-corn__------------_---- 36 
Dwarts broom=cormea=sses===sseae esa sana ene e esses 6 
CharacteriSticsme ses sae ee eter ee nee nee ae 9 
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Enemies of) broom=corms= 2-222 22S) Saat See 27 
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Od derma bLOOmM=CO hima res see ee eee eee 47 
Harvesting broom-corn apie pee eS on 29 
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COSTOO Lape en eee ae Sere eee woe eens eaas 31 
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aricutting tess nsec oe ee een ao eee Kee 58 
Insect enemies of broom-corn 28 
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