STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Hon. J. H. TreWin, Cedar Rapids.
Hon. A. B. Funk, Spirit Lake. Hon. George T. Baker, Davenport. Hon. Charles R. Brenton, Dallas Center. Hon. E. P. Schoentgen, Council Bluffs. Hon. Parker K. Holbrook, Onawa. Hon. D. D. Murphy, Elkader. Hon. Roger Leavitt, Cedar Falls. Hon. Henry M. Eicher, Washington.
OFFICERS
Hon. J. H. Trewin, Cedar Rapids. ...President Hon. D. A. Emery, Ottumwa . ... ... . ... Secretary
FINANCE COMMITTEE ■ Hon. W. R. Boyd, President,; Cedar Rapids.
Hon. Thos. Lambert, Sabula,
Hon. D. A. Emery, Secretary, Ottumwa.
AGRICULTURAL -EXPERIMENT STATION STAFF Raymond A. Pearson, M. S. A., LL. D., President.
C. F. Curtiss, M. S. A., D. S., Director.
J. B. Davidson, B.;S-> M. S .’A., Chief in Agricultural Engineering. W. H. Stevenson, A. B., B. S. A., Chief in Agronomy.
H, P. Hughes/ M. S., Chief in Farm Crops.
L. C. Burnett, M. S. A., Assistant Chief in Cereal Breeding.
P. E. Brown, B. S., A. M., Ph. P., Assistant Chief in Soil Bacteriology. John Buchanan, B. S., Superintendent of Co-operative Experiments. Charles R. Forest, Field Superintendent.
E. H. Kellogg, B. S., Assistant in Soil Chemistry. Robt. Snyder, B. S., Assistant in Soil Chemistry. W. H. Pew, B. S. A., Chief in Animal Husbandry. H. H. Kildee, B. S. A., Assistant Chief in Dairy Husbandry. J. M. Bvvard, M. S., Assistant Chief in Animal Husbandry. Geo. M. Turpin, B. S., Assistant Chief in Poultry Husbandry. E. J. Strausbaugh, Herdsman.
R. E. Buchanan, M. S., Ph. D., Chief in Bacteriology; Associate in Dairy and Soil Bacteriology.
L. H. Pammel, B. Agr., M. S., Ph. D., Chief in Botany. f Charlotte M. King, Assistant Chief in Botany.
Harriette Kellogg, Assistant in Botany.
A. W. Dox, B. S., A. M., Ph. D., Chief in Chemistry. R. E. Neidig, M. S., Assistant in Chemistry. W. G. Gaessler, B. ,S., Assistant in Chemistry. S. C. Guernsey, M. S., Assistant in Chemistry. W. Eugene Ruth, M. S., Assistant in Chemistry. J. C. Reese, B. S., Assistant in Chemistry. M. Mortensen, B. S. A., Chief in Dairying.
B. W. Hammer, B. S. A., Assistant Chief in Dairy Bacteriology. H. E. Summers, B. S., Chief in Entomology.
R. L. Webster, A. B., Assistant Chief in Entomology.
S. A. Beach, B. S. A., M. S., Chief in Horticulture and Forestry. Laurenz Greene, B. S. A., M. S. A., Assistant Chief in Horticulture. G. B. MacDonald, B. S. F., Assistant Chief in Forestry.
J. H. Allison, Assistant in Plant Introduction. T. J. Maney, Assistant in Horticulture. , C. H. Stange, D. Y. M., Chief in Veterinary Medicine. F. W. Beckman, Ph. B., Bulletin Editor.
Index for Bulletins Nos. 125-136 Volume 11.
A
Agitators for spraying... .. ... 73
Alfalfa as a forage crop for swine ... ... ... 389
Alfalfa rust (Uromyces striatus) ... - • ■ • • • 209
Origin ; . > ; ... ... • • • • • 209
Character of fungus. ... ... 212
Ammoniacal copper corbonate and soap for spraying... 76
Anthracnose of berries. ... ...
Apple spraying ... ... .. y 61-62 General treatment. . ••• • • • ... 61
Special spraying treatment... ‘ ... • • • 62
Apple diseases... ... . . . 49-53 Bitter ro t... 49 Black ro t... 50 Blight ... ... ... ... .•• ••• • ■ • 50 Blotch... 64 Brown rot... ... ... •*• • • 0 . K O Cedar rust... ... ... • Fly speck... ... ... Orange ru s t... .. ...
Pink rot... . . . i|| - • • • • •••••••• • • •• ... . . . . • • • , 52
R u st... ... . . . ... ... 53
S c a b ... ... .. . . . » ... .. ... 53
Sooty blotch... 63
Storage ro ts: ... 53
Apple insects ... o3-60 B o re rs... .. ... .. ... . . 53 Bud m oth... ... • • • ... • 54 Buffalo tree h o p p e r ... 54 Casebearer...' ... , 5 5 Codling m oth... .. ■ • • 55 Curculio ... ... . . . . . . . 56
Oyster shell scale. . ... 56
Plant lice ... ... ... ... . I . . . . , 57
San Jose scale... , - ... ... 59
Scurfy scale... 59
Tent caterpillar ... 60
W ooly aphis... 60
Q O
Arsenate of lead... OAI Arsenate of soda... .. • ... ... ... <->*
B
Bacteria and ice cream ... ... ...276-304
Bacterial standards for ice creams ... .. 280
Bacteria in dairy products and disease ou tbrea k s... ... 282
Bacterial count Ice creams in different citie s... 284-281 Des Moines ice creams... 2°2 Iowa State College ice cream ... 283
Experiments of Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station Methods employed by experimentalists... 4 . . . • . . . . 282
Sources of b a c te r ia ... .. 284
Securing low bacterial count... .. ... 288
Storage and bacterial content... ... 292
Pasteurization of cream and its influence... ... 285
Ptomaine poisoning and ice c r e a m .. ... ... .. 280
Securing low bacterial count Cleanliness and its influence, investigation of plants... 288
Method of keeping bacterial content low ... 290
Sources of bacteria in ice cream Cream ... 284
Flavors... i--. . . ^, 287
G elatin ... ... ... ... .. 285
Utensils ... ... .. • • 287
Storage and bacterial count Effect of freezing... ... ... 293
Influence of c o ld ... . . . 294
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station investigations... 295
Variations in packages... 298
Beach, S. A ., author, ' ‘Spraying Practice for Orchard and Garden” . . . . 49
Black leaf “ 40” ... .. . ' . ... 84-94-173 Blackberry, general treatment fo r ... ... ... *70
Blister canker of apple. ... 212
Blossoms, spray in ju r y ... '■... 62
Blue grass as a forage crop... ... ... 987
Bordeaux mixture... . ... 'P Bridge grafting... ...-... .. • 58
Broadcasting vs. drilling...121-269 Burnett, L C ., author, “ Data for Oat Growers” and “ W inter W heat in Iowa” . . . ... .. ... ... 93, 261
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Cabbage and cauliflower, general spray treatment fo r ... 72Canadian field peas as a forage crop ' ... .. • • 40o Canker blister of apple... .. ... 212
Cherry spray and treatm ent... 66
Cherry diseases. ... ... 65 Leaf spot... ... ... .. 65 Ripe rot... ... ...\ ... 65 Cherry Insects Curculio... ... ... ... . . . 65 S lu g ... ... ... 66 Chickens Trussing and boning for fancy trade... ... . . . ... 1
Dressed for general market ... 3
Removing tendons... ... 4
Removing the neck... ... ... .. 7
Removing the s h a n k ... . . . . t ... 6
Classification of oat varieties... ... 94
Classification of oats at Chicago m arket.. . ... 124
Clover, red, as a forage crop... ... 391
Clover, sweet, as a forage crop... ... 396
Corn, testing of seed, see Germination test of seed corn ... .. 305
Codling m o t h ... 51, 61, 63 Corrosive sublimate, disinfectant for blight... ... . 50
Cucumbers, general spray treatment fo r... 71
Currants, general spray treatment fo r ... . 70
Cut worms, poisoned bait fo r ... ... 98
D Davidson, J. B ., joint author, “ Farm Poultry Houses” ... .. 227
Author “ Planning the Farm” . . ... ... 39
Depth of seeding wheat ... ... 270
Dewberry, general spray treatm en t... 70
Dilution table for lime sulfur... ... 79
Drilling vs. broadcasting o a ts ... ... 121
Drilling vs. broadcasting w h e a t... ... 269
Drives, farm stead ... ... ... . . . 29
E Eau celeste and soap for spraying... ... 76
Erwin, A. T ., author, “ Planning and Adorning the Farmstead” . ... 23
F Farm, planning in relation to farmstead... ... 39
Farmstead, planning and ad o rn in g ... 23
Buildings, grouping and arrangement... 25
Drives, walks and gateways... ... ... 29
Lawn, making and caring fo r...; ... ... ... 35-36 Plan, importance o f ... ... 23
Illustration of good planting plan... ... 30
Good and bad farmstead plans... ... 38, 40 Planning, in relation to the farm ... .. 39
Shrubs, locating and planting...
Planting lists . . . ...
Site, selecting site for buildings...
Trees, locating and planting...
Planting lists...
T rim m in g ... ... ...
Farm Poultry Houses (see Poultry H ouses)...
Ferrocyanide of potassium for spraying...
Forage crops for sw in e .. . ... ...
Cost of growing... ...
Chemical composition of different green crops Essentials of a good crop ...
Gains in pork and profits on different forages. Value of pork production...
Forage crops for swine, experiments with Plan and purpose o f ... ... . . . .
Results of tests with different crops Alfalfa ...- ...
Blue grass and timothy .. ... ...
Clover, r e d ... ..
Clover, sweet . . . . ' • ... .. . ■ ■ . . . . .
Oats . . . . ' . ... - ... .... . • •
Oats, Canadian peas and rape...
Oats, clover and rape... ..
Rape ...
R y e ... ... . . 0
Timothy and blue grass — ...
Results of tests with different aged swine Spring p ig s ... ... • •••
Fall pigs, previous year...
Yearling sows, not bred... .
Summary of all experiments. . . |...
Formalin for potato scab...
Frost injuries to trees ...
Fungicides Ammonical copper carbonate...
Bordeaux mixture... . . . . •••••
Eau celeste and soap... ..
Lime sulfur ... ...
Self boiled lime sulfur . . . ...
Fungous diseases in Iowa, four new ... ...
Timothy rust (Puccinia phlei pratensis) Character of fungus ... . . .
Aecidium stage... ..
Germination of rust spores...
Inoculation experiment...
Relation to other host plants ...
Spread of fungus... .. 31-32 34 25 31 33-34 34 225 . in 381-420 . 385 I 418 .416, 417 ... 419 ..382-383 389 387 391 396 401 405 403 393 402 387 407 416 413 382 71 52 76 73 76 76 80 199 199 202 204 203 204 204 207 4
Alfalfa rust (Uromyces striatus)... ... 209 Origin of rust. . . ... 212 Character of fungus... 212 Blister canker of a p p le .. . . . . . . > ... ... 212 Illinois canker... 212 Onion smut ... 216 Character of fungus... •... 217 Spread of disease... 218 Treatment ... ... i ... 219 Vitality of s p o r e s ,... " 219 G Germination test of seed corn, experiments with... 379
Individual ear test and its value in better stands, yields and profits.328-330 Average of all tests in 191 0 ... ... 331
Average of 1st series of 1911... ... 334
Averageof 2nd series of 191 1 ... ... 334
Kernel, characteristics of, related to early growth... 365
W eak kernel... . . ... 353
Vitality indications... ... 359
Characteristics of as related to stand and yield... 366
Methods and principles of testers used Different principles involved... .. . 315
Efficiency of different methods... ... 334
Relative value of “ Blotter” , “ Sand” and “ W ater” m ethods.. . . 344
Relative speed, expense and convenience of te s te r s ... 341
Plan and purpose of tests ... 313-317 Corn used for the work... ... 314
Duration and scope of tests. ... ... ... ... 313
List of testers used... ... ... . . . 315
Method of testing ... 315
Planting the corn ... ... ... .. 316
Reading the germination tests... 316
Tabulating results... 317
Reading tests early, compared with delayed r e a d in g ... 377
Testers, description of those used A m es... ... . . . 323 Chatham... 324 Eclectic. . ... 327 Ideal (n e w )... 325 Holden’s I d e a l ... 319 Mandy L e e ... 325 Rag D o l l ... •... ... 320 Sawdust B o x ... 318 Standard... 323
Testers, home made vs. manufactured, value o f ... ... 336
Stand and yield, relation of per cent stand to yield ... 368
Relation of kernel characteristics t o . . . . ... 366
Rapidity of early gfowth and yield ... ... 362
Kernel characteristics and relation thereto... . . . . 365
Vitality, indications of comparative ... ... 359
Variations in single ear tests... . ... ... 350
W eak kernel... ... ... .. 353
Summary of results of experiments... | ... 399
Gooseberries, general spray treatment for ... ... 70
Grafting, bridge... ... ... .... ..., - 53
Grafting w ax... . . . ... . . 59
Greene, Laurenz, author “ Orchard Heating” ... 141
Grape diseases and spray treatment... ... . . 69
Grape insects and spray treatment... ... 69
H Hammer, B. W ., author, “ Bacteria and Ice Cream” . ... . 279
Heating orchards, (see orchard heating)... 146
. H ellebore... ... _ 96 Holden Ideal seed corn tester... .. . 319
Hogging down ripe ry e... ... . _ 493 Oats, clover and rape... ... ... 493
Canadian field peas and ra p e... ... . . . :. 405
Homemade arsenate ... ... ... ... 779
Hughes, H . D ., author, “ The Germination Test of Seed Corn” ... 311
I Ice Cream and bacteria, (see Bacteria and ice cream) Ice cream and ptomaine poisioning ... 200
Illinois canker... 212 Insecticides... .... ... ... ... . 82-86 Arsenate of lead ... 82 Arsenate of soda. . . . . ... . . . ... . ... . . . 84 Blackleaf “ 40” . . . . . \ 35 H e l l e b o r e ... . . . 86 Insect powder ... . . . . - ' 86 Kerosene emulsion ... ... ' 85 Lead arsenate... ... 83 L im e ... ... ... .. . . . 85 Lime sulfur ... ... .... 85 Nicotine su lfa te ... 85 Paris green... ... . . . ... . . p 34 Poison bait... ... 86 Pyrethrum... ... ... . . . 86
Resin lime mixture... .. . ... . . . . . . . 85
S o a p . . . ... ... .. . . . . . 85
Tobacco dust ... .. . . . . . . ' 85 Insect powder... ... ... . i 86
K
Kerosene emulsion... g5
Disinfectant.../ . , ____ . . . . ... 50
Kennedy, W . J., joint author, ‘ ‘Forage Crops for Swine” ... 381
Kernel, corn, characteristics and relationship to earliness of growth... 365
King, Charlotte M ., joint author of “ Four New Fungous Diseases in Iowa. .199 Kildee, H . H ., joint author “ Forage Crops for Swine” ... 381
L Lead arsenate for spraying...J . . . .
Lime for sp ra yin g... '... ... ... ...
Lippincott, W illiam , author “ Trussing and Boning Poultry for Fancy Joint author, “ Farm Poultry Houses” ... ...
Lime sulfur m ixture...
Lime sulfur, self boiled...
Lime sulfur vs. bordeaux... .. . ... . . . . . . . .
. . . 82 74, 77, 85 Trade” 3 . . . 227 . . . 76-80 . . . 59 m 63 M Mandy Lee seed corn tester...
Market grades of o a t s ...
Melons, general spray treatment fo r ...
Mice injury to trees. . . ... ...
Mildews of grape...;
Nicotine su lfa te.. . ? ..
(Nummularia discreta)' Oats as a forage crop for swine ... ...
Oats, data on experiments with different varieties at Ames Scope of experiments and general results. 1...
Buying seed oats away from h o m e ...
Imported seed t e s t s ...
Acclimation trials of 77 different lots...
Acclimation and imported seed... ;...
Results of imported seed tests...
.Practices which increase yield... ...
Uniform land and tillage... ...
Uniform seed... ... ...
Treating seed for sm ut... ...
Drilling vs. broadcasting...
Increasing rate of seeding... .'.
Harvesting and threshing. . . . ... .. ...
Uniform distribution of seed... ...
325 124 71 57 69 95 21 2 . 401 ,.89-127 93 . 110 111-117 111-113 . 115 117 118-123 . 118 119 119 . 121 122 123 . 120 7
Quality in seed oats, what it means and how secured... .. .104-
Improvement by importation...
Improvement by fanning and grad ing...
Heavy vs. light seed test... .. • • • • • •
Types and varieties... ... .. • • •
Classification of varieties... ... .. • • ...
Classification for show ...
Comparison of 7 common Iowa varieties... ...
Test of value of varieties... ...
Three-year performance of 48 commercial varieties...
Oats, classification of premium lists ... ...
Oats, how graded on Chicago market ...
Orange rust, raspberry... ... ...
Orchard heating. . . . ... ... -9,
Commercial orchard tests ...
Cost for 10 acre orchard... ... . . . .
Experiences of Iowa grow ers... ...
Filling the heaters... ...; ...
Frost jiferiods in Iow a... ... .. ...
Heating the small orchard...
Lighting the pots... .. ... ... .. ■ ...
Methods of handling the oil ...
Rise in temperature by. the use of heat...
Storing of o il... .. • • • • ... - Thermometers. . . . : C . . •*.» * ... •••• ••• Pear slug ».V-' • • ■ • • • -J ’ ", ” ’ ' ’ ' Appea¥an,ceiof'iiirili1!^ • • v • ..4 --v Classificatiod .«•..% a. 7 . . . >• ••••*• • • • Control... .. ■ • • • • • • Cultivation... Destructiveness... D istrib u tio n ...,... . . . ... History, life.:... ... Adult sta g e ... ...
Cocoon and pupal stage... ...
Generations at Ames ... ... Generations in I o w a ... Injury... ; ... ... Methods of control ... Dry applications... Liquid applications... ... Blackleaf “ 40” ...• • Homemade arsenate... ... Ivory, soa p ... •109 104 107 104 ■103 95 96 102 97 98 125 124 70 131 131 159 150 135 162 146 136 134 148 158 158 144 167 167 176 173 173 175 175 177 187 186 177 178 167 169 169 169 173 170 172
Kerosene emulsion...
Paris green...
Prepared arsenate ...
W hite hellebore...
W hite laundry soap... '
W'hale oil soap...
W ashing off sl ugs. . . ...
Peach diseases... ...
Brown r o t ...
Fruit r o t . . . ...
Leaf curl... . . . . . .
Scab ...
Peach, spray treatment fo r...
Peach insects... . . . . .
Borer... ...
Curculio... ...
Pear, spray treatment fo r...
Planning the farmstead (see farmstead). Plum d ise a se s... ...
Fruit rot ...
Leaf spot... ..
Plums, general spray treatment...
Plum insects... ...
Curculio...
Plant lice... . . . .
Poisoned bait for cut w orm s...
Potato diseases. ...
B light...
S cab. i ... .... ... ..
Potatoes, general spray treatment f o r . . . . . . .
Potato insects... . . . ' . ...
Blister beetle... ..
Colorado potato beetle . Flea beetle . . . ...
Poultry houses... ...
Essentials of a successful poultry house. Location... ... Disinfection . ... D ry n e ss... E con om y... .. Portability... ... Sunlight ... Ventilation... Plans ... “ A ” shaped portable... .. Construction o f . ... N ests...
Roosts and dropping boards . . .
171 170 171 , . . . 170 171 . . . . 172 . . . . 178 66 , . . . 66 ... 66 66 66 . . . 66 66 66 66 . . . . 66 ... 21-41 68 M 68 68 68 67 . . . . 67 67 86 71 , . . . '71 71 71 71 71 ... 71 71 . . . . 225 227 227 . . . . 230 . . . . 227 . . . . 231 230 229 228 ...231-251 232 ...234-239 .. S 236 . . . . 236 9
Frame h ou ses... 245-250 Construction 245
Roosts and nests... ... 249
Iowa colony house... 239
C onstruction... .•... ... ... . . . 243
Bill of m a te r ia ls... i:. , ...243-244 Masonry construction ... 250
Bill of materials... ... ... 257
Pohltry, “ Trussing and Boning Chickens for Fancy Trade” ... . . . 1
Pyrethrum ... 97
R Rabbits, injury to trees... ... .. ... ... ... .. 57
Raspberries, general spray treatment fo r... ... 70
Resin-lime mixture... 85
Robbins, E. T ., joint author “ Forage Crops for Swine” . . . ... L 883 Rust, alfalfa, (Uromyces striatus) ... ... .. • • • • 209
Rust, timothy, (Puccinia phlei pratensis) ... ... 199
Rape, as a forage crop for swine... ... ... .. ... ... 893
Does not make good hay... 896
Rye, as a forage crop for swine... ... .. 402
Hogging down... 403
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Seeding oats... 1^^Seeding wheat...|... ... .. . . . . . . . 2 / 0 Self boiled lime sulfur... ... 59
Shocking oats... ... 1^4 Shrubs, planting l i s t ... ... 83, 34 Smut, treatment o f . . . ... . . . . ... ..
Snowy tree cricket ... ; ... ...- ■ • 59
Soap, as an insecticide... • • • • 86
Swine, feeding on forage crops ...: . ... 881
Spraying for Codling moth... .. ... ... ... .. 03 General directions ... . ... TO Injury to blossoms... 02 Lime sulfur... , • • ... Spraying... ... 02-86 A pples... • ...; ... .. ... .. ... • 52
Cabbage and cauliflower... *72
Cherry... 52 Cucumbers... ... .. 71 Currants... TO Dewberries ... • ... '•••••'... Gooseberries... .. . . • • • • ... • • TO Grape... ... .. • • 59 10
M elon ... ... ... ... 71 Peach... ... ... 66 P ears... ... ...| ____ 66 P lu m s .; ...•. j ... . . . . 68 P otato... ... ... . ... ... 71 Squash... ... ... ... ... 71 Strawberry... 69
Spray injury (see bordeaux and lime sulfur mixtures)... 62
Squash, general spray treatment of ... ... 71
Strawberry rust or leaf spot... ... ... 69
Sweet clover as a forage crop for swine... 896
Sweet clover, its value... 397
T Timothy rust (Puccinia phlei pratensis)... ... 199
Tobacco dust for spraying... ... ... ... 85
Trees, planting l i s t ... ... ... 33, 34 U Uromyces striatus... 209
V Variety performance test O ats... 103
W h e a t... 367
Variety test of wheat at the station ... 366
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Winter wheat growing in Iow a... 359Average yield in comparison to other cereals... ... 359
Average yield per acre of spring and winter wheat in six Iowa counties... 364
Average yield at the Iowa station ... 368
Drilling vs. broadcasting ... 369
History in Iow a... 360
Introduction of Turkish red ... ,... 361
Northward movement of wheat belt... 363
Rotation for winter wheat ... 371
T illage... ... .. . . . . . . . .270-271 Depth of planting... 370
Preparation of bed ... 270
Seeding. ... 270
Spring cultivation... 271
Webster, R. L , author “ The Pear Slug” ... ... 167 11