398 
First Assistant, report of, 6, 58, «, 59, 
nip tds, Aer aki ss al cye ea bi bh 
235, 12, 212, 18, 180, 14, 
391, 15, 639. 
work of, 10, 4. 
Fish, ground, availability of, 14, 87. 
oil soap, analyses, 23, 126; formula 
for making, 28, 128; home manu- 
facture, 23, 128. 
scrap, nitrogen in, 14, 63, 64, 
Fishy flavor in milk, 19, 36. 
Flavor and texture of cheese, 10, 251. 
bitter, in neufchatel cheese, 19, 88. 
fishy, in milk, 19, 36. 
in cheese, 19, 33; relation of con- 
ditions of ripening to, 22, 267; 
yeast causing, 19, 84; in milk, 
discussion of, 19, 30. 
sweet, in cheddar cheese, 19, 40. 
. Flax, fertilizers for, 14, 105. 
growing at Station, 9, 358. 
Ilaxseed, composition of, 15, 670, 20, 
ie 
meal, heat value of, 20, 54. 
Ilea-beetle, cucumber, as the cause of 
pimply potatoes, 15, 518. 
grapevine. (See Grapevine 
beetle. ) 
injuries checked by bordeaux mix- 
ture, 15, 500, 517. 
spraying nursery stock for, 16, 465. 
lect, W. A., potato spraying experi- 
ment, 24, 174. 
Flesh of farm animals, fertilizer con- 
stituents in, 10, 423. 
Floats, as fertilizer for beans, 4, 3538. 
Florida rock, phosphoric acid in, 14, 71. 
soft phosphate, phosphoric acid in, 
14, 71. 
Flour and meal, fertilizing value of, 10, 
422. 
composition, 6, 438. 
Flower garden, kinds grown in, 1, 147. 
Flower, Gov. Roswell P., on Board of 
Control, 10, V. 
Fodder, analyses, 4, 328, 6, 423. 
methods, 5, 351. 
dry, analyses of, 5, 331, 
green, analyses, 4, 329. 
plants, analyses, 2, 150. 
Yodders, average composition, 6, 456. 
coarse, digestibility, 4, 342, 343, 
345. 
digestibility, 5, 346. 
dry, fertilizer constituents in, 10, 
420. 
green, composition, 3, 830, 5, 842, 
6, 425, 458, 7, 2387, 242, 8, 74; 
composition, value and fertilizer 
value, 9, 57; digestible matter in, 
flea- 
4, 331. 
INDEX TO First TWENTY-FIVE REPORTS. 
Fodders, green — Continued. 
8S, 99; fertilizer constituents in, 
10, 421; fertilizing value of; 190, 
421. 
nitrogen-free-extract of, 7, 267. 
Foliage, apple, unusual troubles of, 21, 
ST. 
Food, albuminoids in, consumed by milch 
cows, 12, 90, 107. 
amount required by fowls, 7, 60. 
and drink, water consumed by ani- 
mals in 14, 141. 
fertilizing constituents of cattle 
foods, bulletin, 10, 12; gain 
of poultry on animal meal, 
a7, 00; 9b456.7 6 Oe erie 
average composition of, 12, 
150; milk, constituents, per- 
centage variation in, 12, 
142; water drunk, compari- 
son of water in, 11, 142. 
animal, for ducklings, investiga- 
tion, 238; 31; 
for poultry, 17, 36, 45. 
ash in, consumed by breeds of 
cattle, 12, 111. 
average, fed to milch 
three years, 12, 140. 
carbohydrates in, consumed by dif- 
ferent breeds, 12, 108. 
constituents, amounts, 10, 43; and 
milk yield, relation, 10, 116; as 
related to milk, 10, 114. 
consumed by milch cows, ash in, 
12, 94; fiber in, 12, 98; sugar 
and starch in, 12, 92. 
consumption and butter production, 
10, 302. 
cost of, 15, 670; daily for each 
animal, 10, 109; each month and 
day of lactation, 10, 108; for 
dairy animals, 10, 302. 
crude fats in, consumed by breeds 
of cattle, 12, 106. 
digestibility of, and 
value, 14, 77. 
exhibit at State Fair, 8, 40. 
fats and protein, relation to milk 
fat, 20, 48. 
cows for 
manurial 
in, consumed by mileh cows, 
12, 89. 
fed cattle, quality and quantity, 12, 
138. 
cows in breed test, 11, 42, 50, 
53, 86, 87, 88, 89; tabulated 
results, 12, 14; laying hens, 
composition of, 15, 670; 
dairy cattle during test at 
Columbian Exposition, 12, 
168. 
fiber in, consumed by breeds of 
cattle, 12, 110, 
