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NEw York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
Silage, thick vs. thin planted corn for, 
8, 81. 
time of cutting corn for, 15, 646. 
variety of corn for, 15, 646. 
vs. corn fodder, feeding test, 7, 297. 
roots for cows, 9, 364. 
Silicon, action in plants, 14, 54. 
description, ete., 14, 45. 
relation to fertilizers, 14, 57. 
Silo, analysis of dry matter in bags, 
11, 167, 168; fresh material, 11, 
169, 170. 
changes taking place in, 14, 162. 
construction of, 7, 368, 15, 648. 
cost, 15, 653. 
filling, 15, 654. 
foundation and floor, 15, 651. 
frame work and walls, 15, 651. 
freezing, 15, 653. 
location, 15, 650. 
losses in, 11, 171, 172, 15, 645. 
outdoor, 7, 326. 
preservation, 15, 654. 
rectangular, 15, 649. 
roof, 15, 652. 
round, 15, 651. 
ventilation, 15, 6538. 
Silos and silage, notes on, 7, 324. 
Sirrine, F. Atwood, articles by, 15, 608, 
614, 620, 628, 20, 292; bulletins by, 
aaa ies eso, 218, 2515519) 69, “122, 
202,5e0, 200, 21, 77; 258, 22, 117; 
23, 206, 24, 89, 297, 325; change in 
position, 21, 9; Entomologist, 13, V; 
reports as Entomologist, 13, 735, 14, 
547; Special Agent, 21, VII. 
Size and specific gravity of seeds, rela- 
tion, 23, 352. 
of apples, effect of thinning, 22, 
311. 
beets for sugar production, 16, 
198. 
cheeses, effect on loss. of 
weight, 22, 227. 
Skim-milk, fat globules in, 10, 158. 
cheese, manufacture of whole-milk 
and, 10, 290, 11, 440. 
composition of, 15, 670, 16, 564. 
effect of adding to different milks 
in cheese-making, 15, 93, 95. 
fat lost in, 10, 306. 
fertilizing value of, 
for chicks, 10, 189. 
for feeding capons, 11, 237, 244, 
245, 259, 264, 270. 
monthly yield of, by dairy animals, 
10, 313. 
Slips, cabbage plants from, 5, 190. 
Sliters, potato spraying experiment at, 
24, 128. 
14, 76. 
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Slosson, Wm., reports as Treasurer, 4, 
5, 5;. 5. 
Slug, cherry, 14, 353. 
pear, 14, 362. 
Slug-shot, composition of, 18, 244. 
Hammond’s, as insecticide, 3, 322. 
Small fruits, 14, 251. 
Smith, George A., appointment, 16, 6, 
17, 4; bulletins by, 19, 29, 251, 
444, 21, 27, 22, 218, 25, 27; 
Dairy Expert, 17, V. 
Oliver, & Son, potato spraying ex- 
periment by, 25, 147. 
Smith’s electric vermin exterminator, 
composition of, 18, 244. 
Smut, oat. (See Oat smut.) 
onion. (See Onion smut.) 
Snapdragon anthracnose, 19, 61, 20, 
17) l4Seeedescription, ~19; 62); 
treatment, 19, 65. 
cultivated, anthracnose of, 19, 61. 
stem rot of, 19, 66. 
Soaking as a means of seed disinfection, 
23, 74. 
Soap added to bordeaux mixture, 11, 
5387, 558. 
and lime solution for oat smut, 5, 
129. 
commercial, used in spraying, com- 
position, 23, 18, 122. 
fish-oil, or whale-oil, home making, 
23, 128. 
home-made, 
isle 
spraying experiments, 23, 129. 
Soaps, analysis, terms used, 238, 125. 
function as insecticides, 28, 124. 
general composition, 23, 125. 
whale-oil, analyses, 23, 126. 
Sod and cultivated ground, moisture in, 
5, 178. 
Soda and plants, relation of, 14, 55. 
arsenite of, insecticidal value on 
potatoes, 25, 179. 
bordeaux, 22, 329. 
bordeaux, for gooseberry mildew, 
AS E327) Lormulastor 2s. 328 ¢ 
Irish experiments, 24, 178; prep- 
aration, 24, 180; formula and 
preparation, 24, 177, 179; vs. 
lime bordeaux for spraying po- 
tatoes, 25, 174. 
caustic, use in making lime-sulphur 
wash, 21, 339. 
lime bordeaux, 22, 329. 
nitrate of, 14, 63. 
vs. potash in plant growth, 19, 231. 
Sodium chloride and tannin method for 
peptone, 21, 202; for potato 
scab, 7, 225. 
oceurrence, etc., 14, 47. 
relation to fertilizers, 14, 51. 
cost of materials, 23, 
