INDEX

Acid phosphate, 23, 214, 225 Alfalfa, 28, 179, 187, 242, 244, 245, 246-248 Alfalfa root, 28 Animals, domestic, 261-292 why we feed, 290 Annual, 69, 112, 118, 260 Ant, 144, 150 Anther, 43 Apple, 42, 59, 76, 78, 83-85, 123 fire-blight of, 130 Apple-tree tent caterpillar, 161, 162 Arsenate of lead, 156, 157 Ashes, 207 Asparagus, 98 Babcock milk-tester, 304 Bacteria, 24, 127, 128, 129, 131, 133 Balanced ration, 294-295 Barley, 215-217 Beans, 95, 98 Bee, 286-290 Beehive, anti-robbing entrance of, 289 Beet, 95, 96 sugar-, 218-221 Beet sugar, 218 Beetle, 146, 148 cucumber, 102 potato, 170 Biennials, 70 Bird homes, 322 Birds, 318-323 Black knot, 140 Blackberry, 59 Blight, 106 eggplant, 103 pear and apple, 130 potato, 138, 209 tomato, 106 Bordeaux mixture, 127, 141, 142, 156, 209 Borer, peach, 163, 164 Breeding-cage, insect, 152 Buckwheat, 229-230 Bud variation, 58 Budding, 55, 81-82 Buds, 51, 59 Bug, 147 Bulbs, 109, 110, 111 Burbank, Luther, 80 Butter, 297, 300 Butterfly, 146, 148, 149 Cabbage, 93, 95, 96, 99 Cabbage worm, 165, 166 Caladium, 111 Cambium, 79, 131 Cankerworm, 159, 160 Canna, 116 Cantaloupes, 101 Cape jasmine, 110 Capillarity, 10 Carbohydrates, 291, 292, 295 Carbon, 39, 40, 291 Carbon disulphide, 169 Carbonic acid gas, 6, 317 Caterpillar, 147, 149, 161 Cattle, 270-275 beef type of, 272 dairy type of, 273 improving of, 274 Cauliflower, 91, 140 Celery, 100, 101 Cherries, 59, 81, 164 Chinch bug, 165, 167 Churn, the, 297, 299, 300 Churning, 299 Cleft grafting, 80 Clover, 187, 249-251 Club root, 140 Cocoon, 147, 148, 150, 151 Codling moth, 154, 156, 164 Cold-frame, 93-97, 101 Colostrum, 297 Consumption, germ of, 129 Corms, 111 Corn, 197-202 blossom of, 45 freezing of seed, 75 roots of, 27, 28 selection of seed, 66, 67, 68 Cotton, 180-188 resistant variety of, 132 Sea Island, 132, 182 short-stapled, 182 Cotton wilt, 142 Cotton-boll weevil, 173 Cotton-seed meal, 24, 225, 295 Cow Aberdeen Angus, 272 Galloway, 274 Holstein, 275 Jersey, 273 care of, 296 the dairy, 293-296 Cowpeas, 251-254 Cream, 297, 298 Crop-rotation, 33-37 Crops, 178-237 rotation of, 20, 33, 189, 211, 217, 219, 228 value of, per acre, 179 Cross section, 26 Crosses, 49 Cross-pollination, 48 Cucumber, 73, 101 Cucumber beetle, 102 Curculio, plum, 156 Currant, 59 Cuttings, 52, 53, 54, 55, 109 Cyclamen, 115 Dahlia, 111, 112, 116 Dairy rules, 301 Dairying, 297-301 Dendrolene, 160 Diphtheria, germ of, 129 Diseases of plants, 122-143 Domestic animals, 261-292 Drainage, benefits of, 15 Dry farming, 323-326 Ducks, 282 Eggplants, 102, 103 Ensilage, 295 Farm crops, 178-237 Farm garden, 235-237 Farm tools, 313-315 Farming on dry lands, 323-330 Fats, 291, 292, 295 Feed stuffs, 238-260 digestible nutrients in, 290-292 growing, on the farm, 309-313 Feeding animals, 290 reasons for, 290, 292 Fertilization, 45 Fertilizers, 22-24 Field insects, 144-177 Figs, 51, 59 Fire-blight, 130 Flax, 226-229 Flea-beetle, 169, 172, 209 Floriculture, 89, 108 Flower, the, 42, 43 Flower box, 112 Flower gardening, 108-121 Fly, 146, 150 Formalin, 135, 136, 138 Fowls, 282-286 Fruit mold, 126, 142 Fruit rot, 122 Fruit tree, how to raise a, 76-87 Fultz, Abraham, 65 Fungi, 125, 126, 127 Garden, 235-237 Garden insects, 165-177 Gardening, market-, 89-90 Geese, 284 Geranium, 52, 54, 109, 110 Germs, 24, 127, 129, 131, 135; see also Bacteria Girdler, 162 Girdling, 41 Glacier, 3, 4, 5 Gladiolus, 92, 111 Gooseberries, 59 Grafting, 55, 78-81 cleft, 80 root, 79 time for, 79 tongue, 79, 80 Grafting wax, 79 Grape, 51, 53, 58, 59 Grape cutting, 54 Grape phylloxera, 157, 158 Grape pollination, 52, 53 Grasses, 238-244 Grasshopper, 148, 151 Greenhouse, 91-94 Heading back, 83 Hemp, 226-229 Hens, 282-286 Heredity, 67 Hessian fly, 170 Homes, country, 330-337 Honey dew, 167 Horse, 262-270 diagrams by which to judge, 265-269 Percheron, 264 proportions of, 270 roadster, 267 Horticulture, 89-121 Host, 126 Hotbed, 91-97 How to raise a fruit tree, 76-87 Humus, 5, 20, 21, 22, 193, 207 Husker and shredder, 201 Hybrids, 49, 50, 51, 183 Insects, cage for breeding, 152 classes of, 146 eggs of, 150 eyes of, 145 field, 144, 165 garden, 144-177 general, 144 how they feed, 146, 147 orchard, 144 parts of, 145 Irish, or white, potato, 206-209 propagation of, 56, 57 Irrigation, 326-330 method of, 330 Kafir corn, 325, 326 Kainite, 214 Kerosene emulsion, 168 Land, improvement of, 17, 21, 31, 34, 244 Landscape-gardening, 89 Larva, 147, 148 Layering, 55, 57 Legumes, 31, 207, 244-260 Lettuce, 91, 93, 95 Life in the country, 330-337 Lime, 140 Lime-sulphur wash, 141, 142, 153, 154, 156 Liming land, 315-318 Louse, plant, 150, 151, 152, 167 Machines, farm, 313-315 Maize, 197 Manures, 20, 21-24 Maple sugar, 217 Market-gardening, 89, 90 Meadows, 240, 242 Melons, 101, 106 Mildew, 124 how to prevent, 126 Milk, 297 sours, how, 302 Milk-tester, Babcock, 304 Mineral matter, 291, 292 Moisture, 9 Mold, 123, 124, 125 Moonflower, 115 Morning-glory, 115 Moth, 148 codling, 154, 156, 164 mosquito, 150 Mulch, 12 Narcissus, 114 Nectar, 46, 47 Nitrate of soda, 24, 99, 211, 214 Nitrogen, 15, 23, 24, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 188, 246 Nitrogen-gathering crops, 15, 18, 244-260 Nodules, 36 Oats, 209-215 Oat smut, 134 Onion, 103, 104 Orchard insects, 143 Osmosis, 30 Ovary, 44 Ovipositor, 157 Paris green, 165, 209 Parsnips, 94 Pasture grasses, 238-244 Peach, 42, 59, 81, 84, 85, 87, 141, 142 Peach curl, 141, 143 Peach mold, 142 Peach mummies, 142 Peach tree, how made, 86-87 Peach-tree borer, 163, 164 Peanuts, 202-203 Pear, 44, 49, 59, 81, 130 Pear fire-blight, 130 Peas, 95, 104, 251-254 Perennials, 71, 112, 116, 118, 260 Petal, 43 Phosphoric acid, 23, 24, 186, 188, 196, 216, 244, 254 Phylloxera, 157, 158 Pipette, 305 Pistil, 43, 44 Plant, the, 25, 39 Plant disease, cause of, 122 nature of, 122 prevention of, 122, 129 Plant food, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 from air, 39 from soil, 29 kinds of, 33 Plant louse, 150, 152, 167, 168 Plant seeding, 59, 109 Planting a tree, 76-87 Plant-propagation, 51-59 by buds, 51 Plants grown from seed, 109 from bulbs, 109 Plow, right way to, 11 Plum curculio, 156, 157 Plums, 43, 59, 81, 164 Pollen, 43, 47, 48 Pollination, 45-48 by hand, 49 cross-, 49, 50 grape, 52, 53 Potash, 23, 24, 186, 188, 196, 207, 216, 244, 246, 254 Potato, sweet, 204, 205 white, or Irish, 56, 57, 206-209 Potato beetle, 170, 209 Potato blight, 138, 209 Potato scab, 136, 205, 209 Potato seed, 56, 57 Poultry, 282-286 Prevention of plant diseases, 129, 130 Propagation of plants by buds, 58 by cuttings, 52 Protein, 212, 291, 294, 295, 297 Pruning, 83, 84-87 root, 85, 86 Pupa, 147, 150, 151 Purity of seed, 72-75 Pyrethrum powder, 165 Quince, 59 Radish, 95 Raspberry, 59 Ration, balanced, 294, 295 Ratoon, 225 Red raspberry, 59 Rice, 231-232 Roads, 332, 337 Root-hairs, 24, 25, 27, 29, 32 Root-pruning, 86 Roots, 25, 26, 27, 28 Root-tubercles, 30, 37 Rose, 109, 121, 124 Rot of fruit, 122 Rotation of crops, 8, 20, 21, 33-37, 189, 211, 217, 219, 258 Rye, 213-215 San Jose scale, 152, 153 Sap current, the, 40 Scab, 136, 209 Schoolhouses, 334 Scion, 79, 81, 82 Seed, 42 Seed purity, 72-75 Seed vitality, 72-75 Seed-germination, 74 Seed-germinator, 74 Seeding, 60, 114 Seed-selection, 56, 62, 64, 66 in the field, 56, 62, 68 of corn, 66 of cotton, 60, 61 of potatoes, 56, 57 of wheat, 64, 65 Seed-selection plat, 63, 64 Selection of seed. See Seed-selection Sepal, 43 Sheep, 276-279 Silo, 295 Smuts, 134, 135 Soil, 1 bacteria in, 24 deepening of, 8 definition of, 1 drainage of, 14 Soil, how formed, 2, 3 how water rises in, 13 improving, 17 manuring of, 21 moisture of, 9 origin of, 1 particles of, magnified, 10 and plant, 25 retention of water by, 12 tillage of, 6 virgin, 17, 18 Sowing seed, 94 Soy beans, 256-260 Spiders, red, 121 Spiracles, 145 Spores, 123, 124, 125, 130, 135 prevention of, 130 Spraying, 137, 138, 139, 155, 156, 157, 209 Spraying outfit, 138, 155, 168, 171 Squanto, 21 Squash, 45, 95 Squash bug, 168 Stamen, 43-48 Starch, 40 Starchy food, 291 Stigma, 44-45 Stock, 79, 82 Strawberry, 45, 55, 59, 90 Style, 43 Subsoil, 1 Subsoiling, 10 Sugar, 40 Sugar plants, 217 Sugar-beet, 218-221 Sugar-cane, 221 Sugar-maple, 217 Sulphate of ammonia, 211 Sun-scald, 84 Sweet pea, 114, 115 Sweet potato, 56, 57, 111, 204-205 Swine, 279-282 Tent caterpillar, 162 Tile drain, 15, 16 benefits of, 14 Tillage, 6-9, 19, 28, 200 Timber, 232-235 enemies of, 233 Tobacco, 189-192 Tobacco worm, 170, 172 Tomato, 40, 105 Tongue grafting, 79, 80 Tools, 313 Topping tobacco, 191 Trap plant, 168 Tree, manuring of, 26 Truck crops, 98-107 Tubercle, 30, 32 Tull, Jethro, 6 Turkeys, 282 Turnip, 95 Twig girdler, 162 Typhoid fever, germ of, 129 Vetches, 255-257 Vitality of seed, 72-75 Vitamines, 298 Wasp, 146 Water, 10 absorption of, by plants, 10 retention of, by soil, 9 rise of, in soil, 13 saved by plants, 10 saved by soils, 12 Watermelons, 106 Wax, 79 Weathering, 4, 7 Weeds, 69, 74 annual, 69 biennial, 70 perennial, 71 Weevil, 169 cotton-boll, 173-177 plum, 156 Wheat, 192-197 selection of seed, 63 yield of, 64 Why feed animals, 290 Wilt cotton, 142 watermelon, 107 Window box, 118 Window-garden, 119-121 Window-gardening, 119 Worn-out land, reclaiming of, 19, 244 Yeast, 127, 128