INDEX. 



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Miscellaneous plants — Contiu itcd. 



sunflower 230 



sacaline 230 



Mustard, white 222 



Non-saccharine sorghums 



discussion of 51-67 



kaflir corn 51 



milo maize 52 



dhourra 54 



Jerusalem corn 54 



teosinte 56 



distribution of 58 



soils for 6i 



place in the rotation for 62 



preparing" the soil for 63 



fertilizers for 64 



sowing 64 



cultivation 66 



feeding, as soiling food 67 



for silage 327 



Objections to soiling 15 



Peas, field 102-110 



Preserving green crops without 



the silo 347 



prickly comfrey 226 



Rape 



discussion of 139-154 



distribution of 142 



soils for 143 



place in the rotation for 144 



preparing the soil for 145 



fertilizers for 146 



sowing 147 



cultivation 149 



feeding, as soiling food 150 



for silage 334 



Rectangular silo 310 



introductory remarks 310 



foundation 310 



sills 311 



floor 311 



studs 312 



inner lining 313 



outer lining 314 



partitions 315 



corners 315 



doors 315 



roof 316 



Red clover, medium 68 



Roots, field 195-204 



Round wooden silo 292 



Rutabagas 196 



Sacaline 230 



Sainfoin 210 



Sand vetch 217 



Scarlet or crimson clover 69 



Silage or ensilage (definition) . . 246 

 Silo 



early 250 



modern 251 



not always a necessity 265 



distribution of 266 



division No. i — distribution in 267 



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Silo — Continued. 



division No. 2 — distribution in 267 

 division No. 3 — distribution in 267 

 construction, facts relating to.. 269 



locating the silo 269 



forms of construction 272 



size 274 



materials used in 277 



metals 278 



concrete or grout 278 



brick 279 



stone 279 



v/ood 280 



foundations 280 



floors 281 



linings 282 



boards 282 



cement 283 



water Hme 283 



plaster 284 



shingles 284 



bricks 284 



metals 284 



tarred paper 285 



preservatives for lining 285 



partitions in silos 286 



doors in silos 288 



roofing silos 288 



decav in silos 289 



builcling the silo 292 



round wooden silo 292 



round frame 293 



stave silo 295 



rectangular silo 310 



stone silo 317 



crops suitable for the silo. .. . 322 



filling the silo 336 



feeding silage 350 



Siloing or ensiling (definition) . .248 



Siloing crops, benefits from , . , 258 

 wholesale harvesting of crops 258 

 cured in showery weather. . . . 259 



green food all the year 259 



food more palatable 261 



economy in storage place .... 262 

 economy in labor when feed- 

 ing 262 



practical considerations 263 



benefits do not apply equally. .263 

 silos not always a necessity . . 265 



Siloing, history of 245 



plan of the discussion 245 



definition of terms 246 



ensilage or silage 246 



siloing or ensiling 248 



siloist 248 



antiquity of siloing 248 



iitilization of the idea 249 



the earlier silos 250 



the modern silo 251 



American progress in siloing.. 253 

 mistakes made by early siloists 253 

 literature on the silo 254 



Siloist (definition) 248 



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