446 
Station staff, changes in, 18, 6, 19, 9, 
21, 9, 22, 9, 24, 7, 25, 7. 
Farmers’ Institute, work of, 17, 
23. 
status of, 15, 7. 
support of, 22, 12. 
water supply, 7, 36, 364. 
work, address of Dr. Peter Collier 
on, 11, 12; interpretation of re- 
sults, 2, 16; principal topics in 
five years, 6, 53; with grasses, 
S261, 
Stations, branch, contemplated, 7, 36, 8, 
29. 
experiment, work of, 7, 8. 
Statistics, crop, of New York and Mid- 
dle States compared, 11, 16. 
of New York and New England 
compared, 10, 18. 
Steam power outfits, description, 22, 
373: 
sprayers, 16, 223, 22, 369. 
spraying apparatus, care of, 22, 
370. 
Steers, fattening, cost of gain, 9, 22, 
fattening experiments, 9, 20. 
feeding experiment with, 8, 186. 
food consumed by, 9, 21. 
nitrogenous vs. carbonaceous ration 
LOPS et Ae 
Stellwaag, Dr. August, on 
{ACLS eLOT 125: 
Stem rot of snapdragon, 19, 66. 
Stenographer, work of, 10, 7. 
Sterility of grapes, cause, 18, 390. 
Sterilization of cider, effect on loss of 
malice acid, 23, 160. 
Stewart, Fred C., articles by, 15, 451, 
461, 496, 518, 20, 123, 142; assist- 
ance on bulletin, 22, 321; Botanist, 
17, V; bulletins by, 16, 345, 376, 401, 
417, 17, 67, 18, 153, 168, 184, 398, 
19/261,.628. 507, Oi eek. D7, «1. bon, 
22, 85, 117, 23, 62, 24, 89, 195, 25, 
119, 188; Mycologist, 14, V; reports 
as Mycologist, 14, 519, 15, 449. 
Stimulant fertilizers, 14, 59; danger in 
using, 14, 60. 
Stirred-curd and cheddar _ processes, 
amount of casein and albumen 
lost by, 10, 274, 11, 448; amount 
of fat lost by, 10, 372, 11, 448; 
composition of cheese as  in- 
fluenced by, 10, 275, 11, 448; of 
cheese manufacture compared, 
LO 21 G. 
cheese, how made, 10, 227. 
Stirring soil, effect on moisture, 7, 181. 
Stock, scrub, loss in raising, 9, 359. 
Stone fruits, 14, 251. 
ether ex- 
INDEX TO First TWENTY-FIVE REPORTS. 
Storage, behavior of varieties of apples, 
23, 277-334 (varieties alpha- 
betically arranged). 
efficiency of different kinds for 
apples, 23, 262, 
experiments with apples, 23, 21, 
250. 
house, fruit, of Station, description, 
23, 253. 
life of apples, temperature, 23, 265. 
Stover, maize. (See Corn stover.) 
Strainers, description, 22, 360. 
Straining cider, effect on acetic fer- 
mentation, 23, 154. 
Straw and grain, ash in, 11, 206. 
chaff, etc., composition and value 
of, 14, 146. 
manurial value of, 10, 421, 14, 
146. 
mineral constituents in, 10, 174. 
oat, composition, 20, 32. 
oat, heat value of, 20, 54. 
wheat, fertilizing value of, 14, 76. 
Strawberries, comparative yield, 14, 317, 
318, 319. 
cost of shading, 28, 231. 
crossing, 8, 307, 9, 274. 
descriptions of varieties, 8, 300, 9, 
258, 271, 10, 460, 11, 684-686, 
21, 357, 25, 401-411. 
desirable, 23, 400. 
discussion of, 10, 457, 11, 681. 
early varieties, 16, 279, 281, 17, 
502, 21, 356, 25, 399. 
effect of shading on earliness, 23, 
242; general quality, 23, 243; 
pollination, 23, 240; size, 23, 
2438. 
fertilizers for, 14, 113, 25, 411. 
figures of seedlings, 9, 272. 
irrigation tests, 3, 325. 
late varieties, 16, 279, 281, 17, 502, 
21, 356, 25, 399. 
long-season varieties, 21, 356. 
notes on culture, 17, 493. 
on size of fruit, 25, 400. 
on varieties, 2, 226, 12, 657— 
676, 14, 311-314, 15, 358-— 
375, 16, 273-278, 17, 494~— 
500, 25, 398, 399. 
plant food constituents in, 24, 373. 
plant-making capacity, 25, 401. 
preparation of ground for, 25, 411. 
productive varieties, 10, 467, 11, 
689. 
productiveness, 19, 268, 25, 401. 
ranked according to yield, 14, 318. 
season of ripening, 25, 399. 
selection of plants, 25, 413. 
varieties, 25, 412. 2 
shading, 23, 23, 229. 
