426 
Physiological effect of 
compounds on milch cows, 25, 56. 
processes, activity of, 11, 162. 
Phytin, discovery of, 25, 60. 
use of, in experiment, 25, 64. 
Phytonomus punctatus, figure, 4, 286. 
‘See Clover leaf weevil.) 
Phytoptus pyri, notes on, 18, 446. 
Phytophthora infestans on potatoes, 15, 
497, 22, 158, 24, 97. 
‘See Potato blight.) 
Pickle industry in Long Island, 16, 13, 
Pickles, cucumber, profit in gro6wing, 17, 
86. 
yield, 16, 431. 
Pie plant, composition, 6, 427. 
Pieris .rapae (see Cabbage caterpillar 
and Cabbage worm). ; 
Pig feeding, 12, 219, 14, 475. 
bulletin, contents of, 10, 11. 
manure, 14, 75, 82. 
weed, composition of, 1, 17. 
Piggery, construction, 8, 25, 65.: 
Pigs, Berkshire, details of experiment 
with, 14, 482. 
breeds used in experiments, 11, 286, 
14, 475. 
corn and corn meal for, 12, 235. 
cost of food fed, 14, 475. 
gain in weight of, 14, 477. 
feeding different breeds, 12, 224. 
experiments with, 11, 2838-286. 
Poland China, details of experiment 
with, 14, 479, 484. 
proportionate cost of growth made 
by three breeds, 11, 287. 
silage for, 15, 648. 
Tamworth, details of experiment 
with, 14, 478, 485, 491. 
Duroc cross. details of experi- 
ment with, 14, 480, 488, 493. 
Poland China cross, details of 
experiment with, 14, 481, 
487. 
Yorkshire, details of experiment 
with, 14, 486, 492. 
Pimpla annulipes, enemy of tent-cater- 
jer b Recs 08 Pre Sere 
conquisitor, enemy of 
Dillan els 530 (. 
pedalis, enemy of tent-caterpillar, 
ri BW eth 
Pine, occurrence of currant rust fungus 
on, 25, 190. 
Pink rot, decay similar to, 22, 109. 
(See Apple rot, new.) 
Pistol-cease bearer, 15, 545; and cigar- 
case-bearer, resemblance, 15, 547; 
bibliography, 15, 556; distribution by 
nursery stock, 15, 553; food plants, 
15, 552; history, name and appear- 
tent-cater- 
phosphorus 
INDEX TO First TWENTY-FIVE REPORTS. 
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Pistol-case bearer — Continued. 
ance, 15, 546; life history, distribu- 
tion and natural enemies, 15, 548; 
notes on, 16, 461, 18, 409; on nursery 
stock, 16, 461; remedial measures, 15, 
558. 
Piston, packing, 22, 370. 
Plan of Station property, 8, 53. 
Plant culture, applicability of shading, 
23, 246, 
diseases, caused by Rhizoctonia, 19, 
97; nature, 16, 232; notes on, 
15, 26, 451, 18, 168; treatment 
of, 14, 345 
(‘See under particular diseases.) 
food, amount in soil, 14, 57; avail- 
ability of different forms, 14, 86; 
available, 14, 48; constituents in 
fruits, vegetables, ete., 24, 371; 
constituents per acre of fruit 
trees, 24, 368; constituents, pro- 
portions in parts of tree, 24, 
367; constituents used by fruit 
trees, 24, 355; cost in acid phos- 
phate, 22, 3897; cost 'n hone 
meal, 2%, 398; cost in different 
grades of fertilizer, 22, 895; cost 
in mixed feftilizers, 16, 34; cost 
to consumers, in different mate- 
rials, 15, 210; economy in pur- 
chasing different forms of, 14, 
89; elements, trade-values of, 16, 
85, 17, 97, 280, 18, 224,235, 21, 
410; for sugar beets, sourcés, 16, 
196; forms of, essential to fer- 
tillzers, 14, 59; forms to buy, 14; 
86; in fertilizers, cost, 17, 100, 
282; in soil, how determined, 14, 
91; loss from soil, 14, 57; pur- 
chase, 17, 100, 102, 22, 400; re- 
quired by alfalfa, 16, 556; re- 
quired by sugar beets, 16, 194; 
utilization by potatoes, 16, 616. 
growth, odors from, in milk, 19, 31. 
soda and potash in, 19, 231. 
lice, 14, 602; attacking currants, 
16, 485; classification, 16, 471; 
descriptions, enemies and _ treat- 
ment, 16, 470; descriptions of 
species, 16, 482, 485; dipping 
nursery stock infested with, 16, 
20, 463; experiments against, 16, 
476; insecticides used in combat- 
ing, 16, 473; investigations and 
experiments, 16, 21; life history, 
16, 472; natural enemies, 16, 
478; nature of injury by, 16, 472; 
on nursery stock, 16, 458; para- 
sitic insects affecting, 16, 480; 
predaceous insects attacking, 16, 
478; recommendations for repres- 
