442 INDEX TO First TWENTY-FIVE REPoRTs. 
Sodium salts of casein, hydrolosis of, 
25, 278. 
Soil, amount of plant-food in, 14, 57. 
Soil, temperatures — Continued. 
12, 734, 13, 780, 15, 7a2-t10 
16, 628-634, 17, 578, 579, 580, 
capillary action in, 6, 103, 7, 194. 
character of, used in potato experi- 
ments, 14, 27. 
composition and origin, 14, 55. 
condensation of water on, 7, 196. 
conditions for controlling aspara- 
gus rust, 19, 1381. 
derived elements, 14, 39. 
effect of shade on temperature of, 
23, 234. 
on distribution of apples, 25, 
352. 
experiments at Station, outline, 9, 
100. 
fertility removed by crops, 7, 244. 
fixation of phosphoric acid by, 4, 
351. 
food-constituents of, 14, 55. 
for alfalfa, 16, 556; for onions, 
compact vs. loose, 4, 144; pot- 
ting tomatoes, 16, 255; sugar 
beets, 16, 197; raspberries and 
blackberries, 25, 445; strawber- 
ries, 25, 411. 
hygrometer, notes on, 7, 198. 
improvement by alfalfa, 16, 556. 
influence on potato scab, 6, 308. 
loss of nitrogen from, 14, 57; 
phosphoric acid from, 14, 57; 
plant food from, 14, 57; potash 
from, 14, 57. 
mechanical constituents of, 14, 55. 
mixtures, for forcing head lettuce, 
comparison, 17, 461. 
moisture, effect of various treat- 
ments on, 7, 180; importance 
for crops, 6, 9; in cultivated 
ground and sod, 5, 178; instru- 
ment for determining, 5, 177, 6, 
110; methods of recording, 5, 
176; record of, 9, 391. 
movement of phosphoric acid in, 4, 
349. 
needs indicated by crops, 14, 85. 
nitrogen in, 14, 57. 
of New York, exhaustion, 7, 18. 
percolation of water through, 3, 
S47, 4) 321, Be 32e) 6.102. 395. 
phosphoric acid in, 14, 57. 
physics, investigation of, 7, 180. 
plats treated with chemicals, 12, 
238. 
potash in, 14, 57. 
preparation for planting potatoes, 
14, 27. 
temperatures, 3, 406, 4, 356, 5, 
358-364, 6, 472-878, 7, 390-403, 
8, 398, 9, 465, 10, 515, 11, 717, 
581, 582, 583, 584. 
thorough vs. slack preparation, 7, 
178. 
treatment and root distribution, 5, 
163. 
water, movement during percola- 
tion, 7, 191; percolation, 3, 347, 
- 4, 321, 5, 327, 6, 102, 395; study 
of movements, 6, 101. 
Soiling, 10, 492. 
Soils, analysis of, 14, 84. 
capillary action in, experiments, 7, 
194. 
chemical analysis of, 8, 55. 
dryness and rate of absorption, 6, 
PTZ. 
effect of compactness on wheat, 6, 
62. 
for lettuce fertilizer experiment, 
20, 331. 
for lettuce forcing, ingredients 
and composition, 17, 464, 467, 
475, 484, 487. 
mechanical analysis, 8, 53. 
moisture in, 4, 821. 
rate of capillary flow in, 6, 105. 
Station, sampling and analysis, 8, 
53. 
Solanum species. (See Potato, wild.) 
Soja bean, composition of, 1, 24, 4%, 
148; trial of, 1, 74. 
Solid manure, composition of, 14, 82. 
Solids, average percentage, in milk, 11, 
Tt, Los. 
in cheese, 11, 367, 12, 401; milk, 
10, 57, 11, 329, 12, 96; 101, 
346; milk, average by breeds 
monthly, 10, 1 9550 SrO0R nates 
average composition of, 10, 141, 
142; milk of different breeds, 10, 
105, 12, 118, 118; milk, per- 
centage changes during lacta- 
tion, 10, 106, 11, 110; variation 
in percentage, 16, 522; vinegar, 
methods of determination, 23, 
165; whey, 11, 359, 12, 387. 
not fat in milk, general average of, 
10, 141. 
Solubilities of casein and paracasein 
salts, 21, 185. 
Solutions, capillary rise, 6, 104. 
rate of capillary flow, 6, 106, 7, 
196. 
salt, of different 
23, 344. 
Sooty blotch of apple, occurrence, 18, 
192. 
specific gravity, 
