II INDEX 



"Bear" 312 



Bill-bug 230 



Black headed grass maggot 224 



Blackhawk Reid's Yellow Dent 71 



Blight 220 



Bloody Butcher 438 



Boards of Trade ...304-331 



Chicago 304-306 



departments of 306-309 



hours for regular trading 311 



organization of 306-309 



objects of, analyzed : 309 



other exchanges 316 



sign language of the pit trader 314-315 



terms used in trading 288, 312-314 



"Boat load" 288 



Boone County White 428-430 



Botanical characteristics of corn 36-54 



classification 36-37 



drought resisting characters 47 



ear, development of 49 



flower 47 



pistillate 49 



staminate 48 



kernel, development of 53 



leaves , 45 



arrangement of 45 



drought resisting characters 47 



structure 45 



surface 46 



plant structure 37-38 



root growth 38 



conditions affecting 41 



primary roots 39 



secondary roots 39 



structure of roots 40 



stalk 42 



epidermis 42 



fibro-vascular bundles 43 



growth of 45 



pith 43 



woody wall 43 



Box board 343 



Brace roots 39 



Bran 339-363 



Breeding of corn 443-473 



for the breeder 454-465 



method of 454-462 



first year trial plot 455 



individual ear test 455-462 



second year, mating ears 458 



detasseling 459 



third year, increase bed 460 



care of 461 



location of 461 



planting of 461 



pure bred and high grade seed 463 



suggestions for breeder 465 



for the farmer 443-453 



selection bed 444 



barren stalks 446-448 



care of 445 



