368 
Bordeaux mixture — Continued. 
395; potassium ferrocyanide test 
for, 16, 228; precautions in use, 
16, 399; preparation, 11, 539, 
567, 579, 671, 14, 384, 16, 227, 
367, 22, 323; preparation and 
application, 22, 121, 24, 94; 
preparation of lime, 12, 692, 705, 
706, 16, 227; ‘‘ prepared,” com- 
position, 10, 399; prevention of 
cucumber downy mildew by, 16, 
356; prevention of late blight of 
potato by, 16, 878; soda, 22, 
329; lime, 22, 329; soda versus 
lime, for spraying potatoes, 25, 
174; soluble, soda and lime, com- 
parison for potato spraying, 24, 
177; spraying in rainy weather, 
12, 707; stock solution, 12, 691, 
706; stock solution of copper 
sulphate for, 16, 228; strength, 
22, 325; strength required for 
spraying potatoes, 16, 394; test, 
MOOD SUSCaL GC. 2G use 
against striped beetle, 18, 267; 
used fresh, 12, 706; yield of 
potatoes with different forms of, 
24, 181. 
Borer, apple-tree, 14, 347. 
peach tree. (See Peach-tree borer.) 
quince, 14, 367. 
squash, test of cultural measures 
for, 15, 610. 
Borers on nursery stock, 16, 460. 
Bosworth, Alfred W., appointment, 24 
9; Assistant Chemist, 24, VII. 
Botanical Department, notes from, 20 
142. 
monstrosities, 2, 40. 
work, summaries, 6, 363, 17, 34, 
18, 20, 19, 16, 20, 16, 21, 18, 22 
26, 24, 18, 25, 17. 
Botanist, appointment, 17, 7. 
report of, 3, 3538, 4, 268, 5, 259, 6, 
$43. 1.7, 65. 
Botany, Department of, report, 17, 65, 
ES nll LO, Do. les 21, yes cess ee 
85, 24, 87, 25, 117. 
Box fumigators, 20, 308. 
fumigator, modification, 20, 290. 
Boxes for lettuce fertilizer experiments, 
20, 331. 
Bradley, F. C. & L. B., potato spraying 
experiment, 24, 165. 
Brainerd & Beaumont, potato spraying 
experiment, 24, 107, 25, 133. 
Bramble-flea louse, 14, 619; description 
of, 14, 621; life history of, 14, 620; 
remedies for, 14, 622. 
Bran, analyses, 21, 425, 427. 
poisoned, for cut-worms, 15, 630, 
631. 
INDEX TO First TWENTY-FIVE REPORTS. 
Bran, wheat, analysis of, 10, 40. 
nature of phosphorus 
pound in, 23, 19, 114. 
Branch Office, abolition of, 20, 12. 
stations contemplated, 7, 36, 8, 29. 
Brands of feeding stuffs, classification, 
21, 423. 
fertilizers, unnecessary number, 16, 
13. 
‘Breaking down” of curd, relation to 
unsaturated casein lactate, 21, 189. 
Breed test, analyses of foods in, 9, 171; 
analyses of milk, 9, 173; animals se- 
cured, 8, 16; butter investigations of, 
9, 197; feed of cows, 10, 32-71; 
milk yields, 10, 57-77; notes on, 10, 
28; preparation for, 8, 14; relative 
cost of milk and fat in, 10, 110. 
Breeds, dairy, test of, 15, 31. 
fat globules in milk of, 10, 143. 
of cattle at Station, 10, 21; under 
investigation, 10, 29. 
Brewers’ grains, analyses, 21, 425; 
feeding experiments with, 3, 49; 
in ration, 16, 546. 
residues, analyses, 18, 48. 
Bridging girdles on injured trees, 21, 
403. 
Broadcast seeding of corn, 8, 260. 
Broadcasting, 14, 120. 
Broccoli, notes on, 2, 188, 3, 213, 4, 
156. 
Bromine-hydrochlorie acid method for 
peptones, 21, 208. 
Bromus schraderii. (See Rescue grass.) 
Brooders and incubators, home-made, 9, 
138. 
Brown bent grass, notes on, 2, 146. 
brown, George W., potato spraying ex- 
periment, 24, 166. 
rot of grape, notes on, 6, 342. 
spot of apricot, 19, 181. 
peach, 19, 192. 
Browning, internal, of potatoes, 15, 504. 
Brusseler Braun cherry, note on, 17, 
564, 
Buchanan, Jay T., potato spraying ex- 
periment, 24, 169. 
Bucket pumps, description, 16, 221. 
spraying outfits, 22, 361. 
Buckwheat and blue peas as a_ cover 
crop for orchards, 15, 442; 
Canada peas as a cover crop for 
‘orchards, 15, 441; cow peas as 
a cover crop for orchards, 15, 
442, 
composition of, 15, 670. 
fertilizers for, 14, 100. - 
fertilizing materials contained in, 
14, 93. 
products, analyses, 18, 49. 
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