Science-in-Farming Part 4
by See Title Page
part of the Farming Series


Table of Contents


Managing Surface Runoff
Grass in Farm Waterways
The Control of Salinity
Alkali Soil
Use of Soil Amendments
Plant-Water Relations in Saline Soils
Phosphate Fertilizers
Soil Requirements and Efficient Use
Residual Value of Phosphate Fertilizers
Needs and Potential Use
Use of Nitrogen Fertilizers
The Liming of Soils
Liming and the Availability of Plant Nutrients
Loss of Lime by Leaching and Cropping
The Cost of Maintaining the Lime Supply
And Finally
The Use of Minor Elements
Boron
Magnesium
Copper and Zinc
Manganese Iron and Sulfur
Tests of Plants and Soils
Plant-Tissue Tests
Deficiency Symptoms
Nutrient-Element Balance
Irrigation in the West
Making More of Irrigation
The Tax We Pay to Insects
The Chemistry of DDT
DDT Formulations
Aerosols for Insects
New Insect Repellents
Pests That Attack Man
Benzene Hexachloride
Benzyl Benzoate and Other Mite Killers
Other Promising Insecticides
DDT in the Home
Precautions
Crops That Resist Insects
Control of Forage Pests
Insecticides for Cotton
Orchard Insecticides
Insecticides for Vegetables
Pyrethrum and Rotenone
Cryolite
Sabadilla and Soil Fumigants
Controlling Pests of Stock
Benzene Hexachloride
News About Bee Diseases
More Honey From Bees
The Colony as a Productive Unit
The Importance of Good Stock
Two-Queen Colonies
Hive Equipment
A Bonus From Foulbrood
New Uses for Farm Crops
Northern Regional Research Laboratory
Southern Regional Research Laboratory
Eastern Regional Research Laboratory
Western Regional Research Laboratory
Penicillin
The Lactose-Corn Steep Liquor Medium
Types of Penicillin and Assay
Recovery
Chemistry and Production
Uses of Penicillin
Rutin for the Capillaries
Dairy Byproducts
Casein
Buttermilk and Whey
Lactose and Lactic Acid