a considerable depth without dividing.

=Terrace=: a ridge of earth run on a level around a slope or hillside to
keep the land from washing.

=Thorax=: the middle part of the body of an insect. The thorax lies
between the abdomen and the head.

=Thermometer=: an instrument for measuring heat.

=Tillage=: the act of preparing land for seed, and keeping the ground in
a proper state for the growth of crops.

=Transplant=: a plant grown in a bed with a view to being removed to
other soil; a technical term used by gardeners.

=Tubercle=: a small, wart-like growth on the roots of legumes.

=Udder=: the milk vessel of a cow.

=Utensil=: a vessel used for household purposes.

=Variety=: a particular kind. For example, the Winesap, Bonum, AEsop,
etc., are different varieties of apples.

=Ventilate=: to open to the free passage of air.

=Virgin soil=: a soil which has never been cultivated.

=Vitality= (of seed): vitality is the ability to grow. Seed are of good
vitality if a large per cent of them will sprout.

=Weathering=: the action of moisture, air, frost, etc. upon rocks.

=Weed=: a plant out of place. A wheat plant in a rose bed or a rose in
the wheat field would be regarded as a weed, as would any plant growing
in a place in which it is not wanted.

=Wilt= (of cotton): a disease of cotton in which the whole plant droops
or wilts.

=Withers=: the ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base
of the neck.

=Yeast=: a preparation containing the yeast plant used to make bread
rise, etc.

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