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INDEX. 



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Plants of the clover family — 

 Continued. 



mammoth 330 



alsike 330 



alfalfa 330 



millets 331 



the common cereals 332 



field roots 333 



rape 334 



sunflowers 335 



Dhourra 54 



Distribution of silos 266 



Ensilage or silage (definition) . . 246 

 Ensiling or siloing (definition) .248 

 Facts relating to silo construc- 

 tion 269 



Feeding silage 350 



when it may begin 350 



feed from top downward .... 350 

 feeding from a part of the 



surface 352 



conveying silage to the animals 353 

 carrying silage over to an- 

 other season 354 



adaptation to different classes 



of animals 354 



quantities of silage to feed . . .350 

 feeding grain or meal with 



silage 358 



feeding silage with field 



' roots 359 



when to feed silage 360 



Field Peas 



discussion of 102-110 



distribution of 104 



soils for T04 



place in the rotation for .... 105 



preparing the soil for 105 



fertilizers for 106 



sowing 106 



cultivation 108 



feeding, as soiling food 109 



for silage 327 



Field Roots 



discussion of 195-204 



rutabagas 196 



turnips 196 



mangels 197 



sugar beets 197 



carrots 197 



distribution of 196 



soils for 197 



place in the rotation for 198 



preparing the soil for 199 



fertilizers for 200 



sowing 200 



cultivation 203 



feeding, as soiling food .... 203 



for silage 333 



Filling the silo 336 



stage of harvesting crops for 



the silo 336 



cutting crops for the ?ilo .... 338 

 conveying cro]is to the silo . . . 339 



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Filling the silo — Continued. 



putting crops into the silo — 340 

 putting the food into the silo . 342 

 covering the silage 345 



P'lat pea ' 220 



Grouping states and provinces. . 234 



History of siloing 245 



Horse Bean 



for soiling 213 



for silage 329 



Japan clover 209 



Jerusalem corn . . 54 



KaflSr corn 51 



Kale 216 



Leguminous plants other than 



clover 102 



for soilirig 102 



for silage 327 



The common vetch 



for soiling no 



for silage 327 



The soy bean 



for soiling r26 



for silage 327 



The cowpea 



for soiling 1 36 



for silage 327 



Lupines 224 



Afammoth clover 



for soiling 84 



for silage 330 



^Mangels 197 



Medium red clover 



for soiling 84 



for silage 330 



Millets 



discussion and classification 



of 183-194 



distribution of 185 



soils for 187 



place in the rotation for .... 188 



preparing the soil for 189 



fertilizers for 190 



sowing 191 



cultivation 192 



feeding as soiling food 193 



for silage 331 



Milo maize 52 



Miscellaneous plants 205-231 



white clover 205 



sweet clover 207 



Japan clover 209 



sainfoin 210 



trefoil or yellow clover 212 



horse bean 213 



velvet bean . . '. 214 



kale 216 



sand vetch 217 



flat pea 220 



white mustard 222 



lupine 224 



spurry 225 



artichokes 226 



prickly comfrey 226 



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