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Nitric nitrogen in some German molasses. 116 
The nitric nitrogen in two fields on various dates during the season of 
1911 .... 117 
Green manuring. 118 
Caution needed in drawing conclusions in regard to effects of green manure 121 
Objects of our 1911 experiments.122, 126 
Nitric nitrogen in the land on which our 1911 experiments were made. 125 
Differences between the 1910 and 1911 experiments. 126 
Effects of defoliation as given by Andrlik and Urban. 135 
Effects of defoliation as given by Strohmer, Briem and Fallada. 136 
Object of studying effects of defoliation. 136 
Object of defoliation stated.137,147 
Effects of defoliation.137, 139-141 
Elimination of nitric nitrogen prevented by defoliation.145, 139, 142 
Nitric nitrogen absent from blades of leaves, 28 Sept. 142 
Beets grown in 1911 had an abundant supply of nitric nitrogen. 143 
Maturation delayed by nitrates... 143 
Effects of nitrates applied in August and September. 144 
Results of nitrate experiments, 1910 and 1911 compared. 145 
Effects of nitrates upon thick juices stated. 146 
Properties of Montana beets. 147 
Properties of poor beets grown on good land in Arkansas Valley. 148 
Beneficial and prejudicial effects of nitrates compared. 149 
Pure ash of beets grown on wet, alkali land. 150 
The properties of beets grown on bad land. 151 
Thick juice from beets grown on bad land. 151 
Loss of nitric nitrogen during treatment of juices. 152 
Properties of beets grown with green manure. 154 
Composition of Lauchstaedt beets. 156 
Analyses of pure ash of Austro-Hungarian beets. 156 
Colorado beets compared with European beets. 159 
Statement of the effects of nitrates on composition of beets. 159 
Summary. 162 
INDEX OF ANALYSES 
I-IV—Quoted from Andrlik. 35 
VII— Michigan Beets, 2 Nov. 1910... 37 
VIII— Fort Collins Beets, 3 Nov. 1910. 37 
IX— Ash of Michigan Beets, 2 Nov. 1910. 37 
X— Ash of Fort Collins Beets, 3 Nov. 1910. 37 
XI and XII—Holly, 23 Sept. 1910. 46 
XIII— College Experiment Farm Beets, W Z R, 12 Oct. 1910. 46 
XIV— College Experiment Farm Beets, W E R, 12 Oct. 1910. 46 
XV— Experiment Farm Field No. 38, 11 Oct. 1910.. 47 
XVI and XXVII—College Experiment Farm Feets, Oct. 11, 1910. 47 
XVIII—West Expt. Plot (Nitre) check F, 2nd samples, 3 Nov. 1910. 48 
XIX— West Expt. Plot (Nitre) 1st sample, 3 Nov. 1910... 48 
XX— Beets, 3 Nov. 1910. 48 
XXI— Ash of Beets No. XI, 23 Sept. 1910. 46 
XXII— Ash of W Z R, College, 12 Oct. 1911. 46 
XXIII—Ash of W E R, College, 12 Oct. 1911. 46 
XXIV— Ash of O. K. Field No. 38, Expt. Farm. 11 Oct. 1910. 47 
XXV— Ash of College Expt. Farm, 11 Oct. 1910.. 47 
XXVI— Ash of O. K. West Expt. (Nitre) check F, 2nd sample, 3 Nov. 1910.. 48 
XXVII—Ash of O. K. Beets, 3 Nov. 1910. 48 
XXVII-a—Soil Plot 19, 1st foot. 52 
XXVII-b—Soil Plot 19, 2nd foot. 52 
XXVII-c—Soil Plot 19, 3rd foot. 52 
XXVII-d—Soil Plot 38, 1st foot. 53 
XXVII-e—Soil Plot 38, 2nd foot. 53 
XXVII-f—Soil Plot 38, 3rd foot.:. 53 
