510 INDEX 



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Seeds, soaking 134 



sowing with machines 137 



testing 100 



weight 496 



Seed sowing, broadcasting 134 



depth 133 



drilling 134 



firming soil 137 



moisture conditions 130 



quantity to sow 132 



seed selection 130 



soil preparation 130 



soil selection 130 



soil temperature 131 



when 131 



Selling to retailer 185 



Selling to wholesaler 186 



Shading 149 



Shallot 424 



Shipping facihties 14 



Shutters 154 



Skinner irrigation 1 14 



Soaps 89 



Sods for transplanting 160 



Soil adaptation 27 



Soil class 17 



Soil series 20 



Soil texture 25 



Soil type 17 



Soils, classification 17 



preparation 32 



Solanaceous crops 198, 199 



Soy Bean 57 



Spinach, companion crop 484, 487 



culture 426 



history 425 



importance 425 



seed required 495 



varieties 425, 426 



Spotting boards 145 



Spraying 86 



Spray pumps S6 



Squash, companion crop 483 



culture 428 



enemies 429 



history 427 



importance 427 



marketing 429 



seed required 495 



storage 429 



summer varieties 427 



winter varieties 428 



Stable manures 41 



Sticker 91 



Storage houses 194 



Storage of vegetables 193 



does storage pay 193 



Strawberry, companion crop. . . .483, 



484, 488 



Subirrigation 78 



Succession cropping 475 



Susquehanna series 21 



Sweet com, companion crop. . .483, 



484. 485. 486, 487 



cultivation 434 



early varieties 430 



fertilizing 432 



importance 430 



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Sweet com, late varieties 431 



marketing 434 



midseason varieties 431 



* planting 433 



returns 434 



seed 431 



seed required 495 



soil preparation 432 



starting early plants 432 



suckering 434 



Sweet herbs 199 



Sweet potatoes, botany 435 



climatic requirements 439 



cultivation 447 



diseases 449 



fertilizing 444 



harvesting 448 



history 435 



importance 435 



insects 449 



marketing 448 



planting 446 



propagation 441 



returns 449 



seed 440 



soil preparation 444 



soils 439 



storage 448 



varieties 436, 437, 438 



Swiss chard, companion crop. . . .,'. . 479 



Tenant houses 8 



Thinning 133 



Thyme 450 



Tillage 28 



Tillage, implements, value 29 



level 37 



objects 28 



tools 28 



Tobacco 89 



Tomato, classification 451 



climate 452 



companion crop 483, 484, 486 



composition 459 



cultivation 461 



diseases 465 



early varieties 454 



fertilizing 458 



harvesting 463 



history 450 



importance 451 



insects 465 



irrigation 75 



late varieties 455 



marketing 463 



planting 460 



returns 464 



seed 456 



seed required 495 



soil preparation 458 



soils 452 



starting early plants 456 



starting late plants 458 



training 461 



varieties 454, 455 



yields 464 



Tools, care. . , 40 



Transplanting 139 



