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spread over with rich soil."
The joint action of air, moisture, and frost was still another agent of soil-making. This action is called weathering. Whenever you have noticed the outside stones of a spring-house, you have noticed that tiny bits are crumbling from the face of the stones, and adding little by little to the soil. This is a slow way of making additions to the soil. It is estimated that it would take 728,000 years to wear away limestone rock to a depth of thirty-nine inches. But when you recall the countless years through which the weather has striven against the rocks, you can readily understand that its never-wearying activity has added immensely to the soil.
In the rock soil formed in these various ways, and indeed on the rocks themselves, tiny plants that live on food taken from the air began to grow. They grew just as you now see mosses and lichens grow on the surface of rocks. The decay of these plants added some fertility to the newly formed soil. The life and death of
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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,
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,
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