INDEX. 



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Barker, B.T. P. : Cider orchards ... ... XIV., 577 



National Fruit and Cider Institute and its work XTI., 321 



New market for English cider XII., 577 



Barley : Breeding experiments ... ... ... ... ... XV., 460 



Brewing barle}', cultivation of... ... ... ... ... XIV., 534 



Continuous growth on same land, experiments ... XV., 459 ; XVI., 



150 ; XVII., 59, 63, 489 



Manuring XI., 39, 104, 211 ; XVI., 407 ; XVII., 62, 491 



Pig-feeding ... XVI., 726 



English and foreign barley for ... ... ...XVII., 1014 



Selling, method in the east of England ... ... ... XIV., 311 



Sowing, experiments in... ... ... ... ... ... XI., 38, 150 



Straw for ensilage XVI., 298 



Summary of experiments ...XV., 459 ; XVI., 67, 150, 490 ; XVII., 



59, 489 



Threshing XII., 215 



Variety trials ... XI., 39 ; XV., 459, 460 ; XVI., 67, 490 ; XVII., 



61, 489 



Oah/ormci, barley growing ... ... ... ... ... XVI., 328 



i^rance : Importation from Tunis ... ... ... ... XI., 148 



Improvement of barley ... ... ... ... ... XII., 733 



Turkey: Prohibition of export from ... ... ... ... XIV., 632 



Basic slag. See Manures. 



Bavaria. See Germany. 



Beans : Cattle poisoning by Java beans XII., 742 ; XIII., 52 ; XIV., 722 

 Change of seed, experiment ... ... ... ... ... XV., 705 



Cultivation of field beans XVII,, 631 



Disease of XVI., 474 



Inoculation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XV., 705 



Manuring XI. , 104 ; XV. , 705 



Phaseolus hmatus (Java bean), poisonous properties of ... XIV., 722 

 Soy beans ... XVI., 128, 229, 735, 860 ; XVII., 67, 410, 502, 688 



Feeding trials ... ... XVI., 735, 940 ; XVII., 752, 927 



Summary of experiments ... ... ... ... ... XV., 705 



Bear, W. E. : Birds and fruit growers XIII., 665 



Competition in apple growing XV. , 487 



Habits of growth in apple-trees XVI., 198 



Planting fruit trees and bushes ... ... ... ... XI., 449 



Problems in potato growing ... ... ... ... ... XIV., 65 



Spraying fruit trees and bushes ... ... ... ... XI., 641 



Spraying machines ... ... ... ... ... ... XII., 8 



Spraying mixtures ... ... ... ... ... ... XII., 660 



Training and pruning fruit trees and bushes ... ... XI., 522 



Bedford Agricultural Institute, Ridgmont, education at ... XIII., 653 



Beef (see also Cattle) : Cost of producing in winter XV., 253 



Production and consumption XI., 233 



Bees: Action in pollination .. . ... ... ... ... ... XVII., 974 



Advice to beginners in bee-keeping ... ... ... ... XII,, 78 



Bee Pest Prevention (Ireland) ict ... ... XV., 456 ; XVI., 321 



British bee-keepers' insurance scheme ... ... ... XVI., 485 



Diseased honeycombs ... ... ... ... ... ... XIV,, 622 



Honey, preparation for market ... ... ... ... XI., 721 



Humble bee and pollination of red clover ... ... ... XV., 753 



^' Isle of Wight " disease XIV., 115, 129 ; XV., 809 



,, ,, 5 5 ill Herts ... ... ... ... XV,, 62 



,, in Bucks XVI., 323 



Mec^acMe (Solitary bee) XIV., 118 



United States, laws as to foul brood ... ... ... . . XV. , 456 



Beet. See Sugar Beet. 



