414 
Marshall, C. E., co-operating with Sta- 
tion, 24, 65; report from, 24, 80. 
Martin, J. S., cheeses furnished by, 22, | 
lag 
T. E., co-operation in potato spray- 
ing experiment, 22, 146, 24, 156. 
Materials used as fertilizers, description 
of, 14, 59. 
Mattituck, potato spraying experiment 
at, 24, 134. 
Maximum and minimum thermometers, 
readings of, 11, 716, 15, 708, 16, 626, 
627, 17, 574, 18, 476, 477, 19, 468, 
477, 20, 417, 418; 21, 448, 449, 456, 
22, 459, 460, 461, 23, 4385, 436, 440, 
24, 389, 390, 391, 25, 462, 463, 464. 
Mazzard cherry attacked by leaf blight, 
i Opos wSlOCks tel Gols 
McCann, James, on Board of Control, 
1, 4. 
McGowen nozzle, 16, 226. 
Meadow fescue, notes, 1, 76, 2, 147. 
foxtail, notes on, 1, 76, 2, 146, 5, 
TO. 
grass, fowl, notes on, 2, 148. 
rough stalked, notes on, 2, 147. 
oat grass, notes on, 5, 1387. 
Meadows, fertilizers for, 14, 107. 
Mealiness of apples in storage, 23, 273. 
Meals, composition, 5, 342, 6, 426, 461, 
8, 94. 
digestibility, 5, 346. 
digestible matter in, 8, 101. 
fertilizer constituents in, 10, 422. 
Mealy bug, kerosene for, 7, 148. 
Meat meal, composition, 23, 34, 24, 29, 
36. 
scraps, 
fertilizing value of, 14, 76; nitro- 
gen in, 14, 64. 
Mechanical analysis of soils, 8, 53. 
Medicago sativa. (See Alfalfa.) 
Megilla maculata attacking plant lice, 
16, 479. 
natural enemy of cottonwood 
leaf beetle, 17, 332. 
Mekeel, A. V., on Board of Control, 1, 4. 
Melanoplus atlanis, notes on, 15, 525. 
femoratus, notes on, 15, 525. 
femur-rubrum, notes on, 15, 525. 
Melilotus alba. (See Sweet clover.) 
Melittia ceto, test of cultural measures 
for, 15, 610. 
cucur bitae. (See Squash vine 
borer. ) 
Melon house, damage to cucumbers, 16, 
347. 
seeds, germination of, 2, 60. 
vines, pinching back, 3, 204. 
Melons, 12, 571. 
foreign, test of varieties, 17, 32. 
notes on varieties, 6, 321, 7, 124, 
128, 12, 571. 
availability of, 14, 87; | 
Inpex to Firsr Twenty-rive Reports. 
Melons, variety tests, 1, 127, 2, 185, 3, 
202, 4, 144, 5, 237, 7, 123. 
Menard, Geo. A., stenographer, 25, VII. 
Melting point of butter, 6, 379. 
Merchants’ Refrigerating Co., assist- 
ance in cheese-curing experiment, 22, 
224. 
Mesotenus sp. enemy of tent-caterpillar, 
a he Puss eee 
Metabolism, animal, problems, 16, 492. 
in milch cows, effects of phosphor- 
ous compounds, 25, 56. 
Meteorological records, 2, 23, 33, 3, 404, 
4, 7, 8, 9, 334, 356, 5, 9,°356, 653, - 
470, 7, 370, 8, 377, 9, 445, 10.8498; 
11, 701, 12, 718, 15, 695; 16-617, 27, 
567, 18, 467, 19, 468, 20, 410, 21, 
448, 22, 456, 23, 485, 24, 385, 25, 
460. 
Meteorologigt, acting, report of, 8, 374. 
Meteorology, relation to agriculture, 5, 
kis 
Methane, loss of energy in, 20, 59. 
Methods for the estimation of proteoiy- 
tic compounds in milk and cheese, 
21, 1945213. 
of applying fertilizers, 14, 120; 
combating forest tent-caterpillar, 
19, 267; combating onion smut, 
19, 71; combating San Jose 
scale, 19, 828; controlling aspar- 
agus rust, 19, 129; creaming 
milk, comparison, 10, 391; deter- 
mining solids in cider vinegar, 23, 
165; determining specific gravity 
of seeds, 23, 340; fodder analy- 
ses, 5, 351. 
used in chemical analysis of cheese, 
20: 4172; 
Mice or rabbits, injury to trees, 241, 401. 
Micrococcus amylovorus. (See Pear 
blight. ) 
Microscopic examination of milk, 190, 
143. 
Middleton, John S., potato spraying ex- 
periment, 24, 128. 
Middlings, analyses, 21, 425. 
Midge, pear. (See Pear midge.) 
Milch cows, constituents in milk from, 
12, 35, 45, 54, 68, 79; constituents 
of foods, 12, 31; feeding experiments, 
7, 270, 9, 8; feeding of, 14, 391; 
rations fed, 9, 9. 
Mildew, downy (see Downy mildew) ; on 
cucumbers (see Cucumber downy 
mildew). 
gooseberry. (See Gooseberry mil- 
dew.) 
powdery. (See Powdery mildew.) 
of peas, mulching preventive, 4, 
215. 
strawberry, notes on, 5, 275. 
