. 131 - 173 IS - 159 - 191 • 197 Page Page IV. Of the Rise, Progress, and present State of 4. Of the present State of Agriculture on the Agriculture in Ireland Western Coast of Africa 177 5. Or the present State of Agriculture at the CHAP. VI. Cape of Good Hope of the present State of Agriculture in Ultra. 6. Of the present state of Agriculture on the European Countries 137 Eastern Coast of Africa, and in the Afri. 1. Or the present State of Agriculture in Asia 158 can Islands 193 1. Of the present State of Agriculture in V. Of the present State of Agriculture in North 138 194 2. of the present state of Agriculture in 1. Of the present state of Agriculture in the Persia 138 United States 3. Of the present State of Agriculture in In. 2. of the present state of Agriculture in dependent Tatary 142 Mexico 4 of the present State of Agriculture in S. of the present state of Agriculture in the Arabia 142 British Possessions of North America 5. of the present state of Agriculture in 4. Of the present State of Agriculture in the Hindustan 11+ West India Islands 6. Of the Agriculture of the Island of Ceylon 149 VI. of the present State of Agriculture in South 7. Of the present State of Agriculture in the America 150 BOOK II. 8. Of the present State of Agriculture in the Chinese Empire 155 AGRICULTTRE AS INFLUENCED BY GEOGRAPHICAL, 9. Of the present State of Agriculture in PHYSICAL, CIVIL, AND POLITICAL CIRCUXSTAXCES. Chinese Tatary, Thibet, and Bootan 162 CHAP. I. 10. Of the present State of Agriculture in the Asiatic Islands 163 Agriculture as influenced by Geographical II. of the present State of Agriculture in the Circumstances Australian Isles CHAP. II. 169 Agriculture as influenced by Physical Circumiv. of the present state of Agriculture in stances Africa 171 1. of the present state of Agriculture in CHAP. II. 171 2. Of the present state of Agriculture in Agriculture as affected by Civil, Political, and Egypt 172 Religious Circumstances CHAP. IV. 907 - 165 . 905 CRAP. III. 216 I. Compound Products 217 II. Simple Products - 226 CHAP. IV. Functions of Vegetables 926 I. Germination of the Seed 227 IL Food of the Vegetating Plant 228 111. Process of Vegetable Nutrition IV. Process of Vegetable Developement 241 V. Anomalies of Vegetable Developement .45 VI. Of the Sexuality of Vegetables 249 VII. Impregnation of the Seed 250 VUI. Changes consequent upon Impregnation 251 IX. The Propagation of the Species 252 X. Causes liiniting the Propagation of the Species 254 XI. Evidence and Character of Vegetable Vi. tality CHAP. V. Vegetable Pathology, or the Discases and Ca. sualties of Vegetable Life 259 I Wounds and Accidents 958 • 254 CHAP. III. enter into the Composition of the Bodies of CHAP. VIIT. 300 1. Objects to be kept in View in the Improve- 11. or the Means of Improving the Breed of III, Оf the General Principles of rearing, ma. maging, and feeding Domestic Animals IV. Of Feerling for Extraordinary Purposes Of Agricultural Implements and Machines I. Tillage in.plements and Machines 1. Swing Ploughs, or such as are constructed 3. Tillage Implements, known as Scarifiers, Scufflers, Cultivators, and Grubbers 402 4. Tillage Implements of the Hoe Kind -105 408 Scratching the Surface Soil, for covering the Seed, and for other Purposes occasional or anomalous Tillage Ma- 419 490 VUI. Machines for threshing and otherwise 435 for the Preparation of Food for Cattle, CHAP. III. Edifices in use in Agriculture II. Buildings as Repositories, and for perform- II. The Farmer's Dwelling-house IV. Cottages for Farm Servants V. Stack.yard, Dung-yard, and other Enclo- sures immediately connected with Farm 1. Of the Geological Structure of the Globe, and the Formation of Earths and Soils II. Classification and Nomenclature of Soils 314 III. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils 315 1. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils by means of the Plants which grow on them 315 2. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils by 3, of discovering the Qualities of a Soil me. IV. Of the Uses of the Soil to Vegetables 318 392 2. Of the Improvement of Soils by Com- 3. Of the Improvement of Soils by Aeration 4. Alteration of the constituent Parts of 5. Changing the Condition of Lands in re. 6. Changing the Condition of Lands, in re. I. Or Manures of Animal and Vegetable 1. The Theory of the Operation of Manures of Animal and Vegetable Origin 2. Of the different Species of Manures of s. Of the Fermenting, Preserving, and Ap. plying of Manures of Animal and Vege- 11. Of Manures of Mineral Origin 1. Theory of the Operation of Mineral Ma- nures CHAP. V. nures • 525 Page I. Scientific Operations required of the Agri culturist Agricultural Operations requiring the Aid of 1. Measuring relatively to Agriculture Labouring Cattle 1. Operations for the Care of Live Stock 2. Taking the Levels of Surfaces . 524 11. Labours with Cattle on the Soil 3. Division and laying out of Lands III. Labours and Operations with the Crop, 4. Estimating Weight, Power, and beast performed with the Aid of Cattie 5. Estimating the value of Agricultural Le bour and Materials, Rents and Tillpas. 509 CHAP. III. 6. Professional Routine of Land Surveyors, Appraisers and Valuators, in making up Scientific Operations, and Operations of Order their Plans and Reports and general Management • 533 | 11. Operations of Order and Management - 530 PART III. AGRICULTURE AS PRACTISED IN BRITAIN. . 553 - 559 BOOK I. CHAP. VII. Of Mines, Quarries, Pits, and Metalliferous Bodies CHAP. VIIL Establishment of Fisheries 551 I. Marine Fisheries 1. The Kinds of Landed Property, and its dif. ferent Tenures, in England 551 II. River, Lake, and other Inland Fisheries II. The Kinds and Tenures of Landed Pro 559 perty in Scotland CHAP. IX. 111. The kinds and Tenures of Landed Pro Plantations and Woodlands perty in Ireland 552 I. Soils and Situations which may be most pro fitably employed in Timber Plantationts. Os CHAP. II. II. Trees suitable for different Soils, Situations, and Climates . 645 Purchase or Transfer of Landed Property . 557 1. General Influence of Culture on Trees .615 2. Culture of the Soil among Trees BOOK II. 3. Filling up of Blanks or Failures in Plant ations OF THE LASING OUT, OR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT, 4. Pruning and Heading down Trees in Plantations 6+8 VI. Improvement of Neglected Plantations VII. Treatment of Injured and Diseased Trees 655 Consolidated detached Property VIII. Products of Trees, and their Preparation for Use or Sale CHAP. II. IX. Estimating the Value of Plantations and Appropriating Commonable Lands 500 their Products, and exposing them to 1 Origin and different kinds of Commonable Sale Lands 560 11. General Principles of Appropriating and Cuap. X. dividing Commonable Lands 562 Formation and Management of Orchards 1. Soils and Situations most suitable for Or. CHAP. III. chards Choice of the Demesne or Site for the Proprie II. Sorts of Trees and Manner of Planting tor's Residence 565 III, Cultivation of Farm Orchards IV. Gathering and Keeping of Orchard Fruit . 671 CHAP. IV. V. Manufacture of Cider and Perry Formation and Management of Roads . VI, Machinery and Utensils necessary for I. Different kinds of Roads 568 Cider-making 675 Il. Line of Direction, or laying out of Roads 570 III. Form and Materials of Roads 574 CHAP. XI, 1. Formation of Roads, and of their Wear Laying out of Farm and other Culturable or Injury 574 Lands 2. M'Adam's Theory and Practice of Road. 1. Extent or Size of Farm and Cottage Lands 077 making 576 II. Laying out Farms and Farmeries - 6,7 3. Road-making, as treated of and practised 1. Situation and Arrangement of the Farmery 677 by various eminent Engineers and Sur. 2. Laying out Cottages S5 veyors 579 3. Laying out the Farm Lands .687 IV. Paved Roads 597 V. Milestones, Guide-posts, and Toll gates VI. Preservation and Repair of Roads BOOK III. VI. Railroads - 619 OF IMPROVING THE CULTURABLE LANDS OF AN ESTATE 616 1. Utility and Rise of Navigable Canals 616 CHAP. I. II. Of discovering the most eligible Route for Draining Watery Lands 630 a Line of Canal 617 | 1. Natural Causes of Wetness in Lands, and III. Powers granted to Canal Cornpanies by the general Theory of Draining, . 400 Government 619 II. The Methods of Draining Boggy Land IV. Execution of the Works - 619 III. Draining Hilly Lands IV. Methods of draining Mixed Soils V. Methods of draining of Retentive Soils • 701 Improvement of Estates by the Establishment of VI. Methods of draining Mines, Quarties. Pits, Mills, Manufactories, Villages, Markets, &c. 629 Ponds, and Lakes . 705 . O . 615 - 771 - 771 - 773 ments - 779 - 730 • 731 .782 Page BOOK V. 706 CHAP. I. Page Circumstances of a Farm necessary to be confrom the Overflowing or Encroachment of sidered by a proposed Tenant • 713 I. Climate, in respect to farming Lands Ill. Subsoil relatively to the choice of a Farm 774 714 IV. Elevation of Lands relatively to Farming - 775 2. Different Descriptions of Banks in general V. Character of Surface in regard to farming 715 775 11, Guarding the Banks and otherwise improv. VI. Aspect in regard to farming Lands . 776 ing the Courses of Rivers and Streams .719 VII. Situation of Farm Lands in regard to 1. Guarding River Banks 719 776 2. Changing the Courses of Rivers, deepening VIII. Extent of Land suitable for a Farm 777 their Beds, or raising their Waters to a IX. Tenure on which Lands are held for Farmhigher Level 721 . 777 X. Rent . 777 CHAP. TIL XI. Taxes and other Burdens which affect the Farmer Lands and Farmeries by the means of Water 722 Attention, with a view to the Renting 779 of Lands for the profitable Application of Water 723 CHAP. II. Lands; and the Terins of Art peculiar to Farmer ought to keep in view in selecting 780 professional Farmer 780 muddy Water 11. Capital required by the Farmer . 781 CHAP. III. Choice of Stock for a Farm 782 1. Live Stock for the purposes of Labour 782 2. Choice of Live Stock ior the Purposes of Improvement of Lands lying Waste, so as to fit breeding or feeding 783 them for Farm-Culture 789 11. Choice of Agricultural Implements, Seeds, 1. Mountainous and billy Grounds and their and Plants 785 Improvement 740 11. Choice of Servants 788 II. Rocky or Stony Surfaces 740 CHAP. IV. General Management of a Farm 789 795 VIL Downs and other Shore Lands III. Arrangement of Farm Labour 796 IV. Domestic Management and personal ExCHAP. V. penses 797 Improvement of Lands already in a State of Culture BOOK VI. CULTURE OF FARM LANDS. improved 750 CHAP. I. 750 General Processes common to Farm Lands 798 CMAP. VI. 1. Rotation of Crops suitable to different De. Execution of Improvements scriptions of Soils 756 1. Different Moules of procuring the Execution II. The working of Fallows .800 NII, General Management of Manures • 801 11. General Cautions on the Subject of Execut. 1. Management of Farm-yard Dung 2. Lime, and its Management as a Manure 805 ing Improvements 757 IV. Composts and other Manures CHAP. II. 808 811 CHAP. I. II. Rye . 82) Superintendents, or Executive Establishment of III. Barley .822 an Estate 759 826 1. Steward or Manager of an Estate, and his V. Cereal Grasses cultivated in Europe, some Assistants 759 828 II. Land Steward's Place of Business, and what i. Maize, or Indian Com 761 2. Canary Corn . 8:32 CHAP. II. 4. Rice, and some other Cereal Gramina • 834 Duties of Managers of Estates 762 743 . 748 - 749 . 803 . 807 - 829 .832 CHAP. III. 1. General Principles of Business considered Relatively to Land Stewardship . 763 Culture of Leguminous Field-Plants, the Seeds II. Management of Tenants of which are used as Food for Man or 1. Proper Treatment of Tenants Cattle 834 2. Business of letting Farms 764 J. The Pea .895 3. Different Species of Tenancy 764 II. The Bean .838 4. Rent and Covenants of a Lease 766 III. The Tare 5. Receiving Rents - 769 IV. Various Legumes which might be cultiIII. Keeping and Auditing Accounts vated in British Farming - 763 - 705 • 841 . 769 . 843 - 883 СпAP. у. Culture of Herbage Plants 1. The Clover Family 871 11. Lucern 877 111. Saintfuin 850 IV. Various Plants which are or may be cultivated as llerbage and for Hay CHAP. VI, Cultivated Grasses 886 1. Tall-growing or Hay Grasses 887 1. Tall or Hay Grasses of temporary Dura2. Tall or Hay Grasses of permanent Dura tion racter, and Value of the principal Bri. - 887 . 899 893 - 895 - 901 . 35 - 909 • 911 - 912 - 913 CHAP. VII, 901 1. Peresial Grass Lands fit for mowing, or Meadow Lands II. Permanent Pastures 1 Rich or feeding Pastures 905 2. Hilly and Mountainous Pastures 908 111. Improvement of Grass Lands, by a temporary ( onversion to Tillage 909 1. Gra's Lands that ought not to be broken up by the Plough 2. Advantages and Disadvantages of break. ing up Grass Lands 910 3. Breaking up Grass Lands, and afterwards restoring them to Grass Cuap. VIII. Arts and Manufactures 1. Plants grown chietly for the Clothing Arts - 912 1. Tlax 2. Hemp 917 3. The Fuller's Thistle, or Teasel 4. Madder 919 5. Woad 920 6. Weld, or Dyer's Weed . 921 7. Bastara Saffron . 922 8. Various Plants which have been proposed as Substitutes for the Thread and dyeing 923 II. Plants cultivated for the Erewery and Dis. tillery 1. The Hop . 9.1 2. Culture of the Coriander and Caraway . 930 3. Plants which may be substituted for Brewery and Distillery Plants III. Oil Plants - 981 IV. Plants used in Domestic Economy 933 1. Mustard 933 2 Buck-wheat 9:8 3. Tobacco • 986 4. Other Plants used in Domestic Economy, which are or may be cultivated in the Fields V. Plants which are are or may be grown in the Fields for Medicinal Purposes 913 Chap. IX. Marine Plants used in Agriculture 945 . 918 - 923 - 930 Chap. X. Weeds or Plants injurious to those cultivated in Agriculture 947 BOOK VII. THE ECONOMY OF LIVE STOCK AND THE DAIRL . 973 CHAP. I. Pag The cultivated Horse 1. Varieties of the Horse II. Organology or exterior Anatomy of the Horse 935 III. The Bony Anatomy or Osseous Structure of the Horse 1. Osseous Structure of the Head 2. Bony Anatomy of the Trunk 3. Bony Anatomy of the Extremities 4. General Functions of the Bony Skeleton IV. Anatomy and Physiology of the soft Parts 900 1. Appendages to Bone, the Muscles, and Tendons 2 Blood vessels of the Horse S. Absorbents of the Horse 4. Nerves and Glands of the Horse 5. Integuments of the Horse's Body 6. The Head generally . 99 7. The Ear 8. The Eye and its Appendages 9. The Nose and Sense of Smelling - 971 10. The Cavity of the Mouth . 972 11. The Neck 972 12. The Thorax or Chest 13. The Abdomen 14. The Fatal Colt .975 15. The Foot V. Diseases of the Horse 977 1. General Remarks on the Healthy and diseased State of the Horse 2. Inflain mnatory Diseases of the Horse 3. Diseases of the Head .99 4. Diseases of the Neck 5. The Chest CS) 6. Diseases of the Skin 7. Glanders and Farcy 8. Diseases of the Extremities 9. Diseases of the Feet VI. Veterinary Operations 1. Treatment of Wounds CEL) 6 Clystering and Physicking 7. Castration, Nicking, Docking, &c. 8. Bleeding VU. Veterinary Pharmacopeia VIII Shoeing of Horses 43 IX. Criteria of the Qualities of Horses for various Purposes 095 X, Breeding of Horses XI. Rearing of Horses XII. Training of Horses 100 XIII. The Art of Horsemanship . ] XIV. Feeding of Horses XV. Stabling and Grooming of Horses . 10 XVI. Manageinent and Working of Horses - 2017 1. Management and Working of Race Horses 1007 2. Management and Working of the Hunter lw9 3. Working and Management of Riding Horses 1009 4. Horses in Curricles and Coaches 1010 5. Working of Cart, Waggon, and Farm Horses 1010 CHAP, II. The Ass - 1012 CHAP. III. The Mule and Hinny, Hybrids of the Horse and Asg - 1013 CHAP. IV. Neat or Horned Cattle . 1014 1. The Ox . 1014 1. Varieties and Breeds of the Bull 101 2. Criteria of Cattle for various Objects and Purposes 1019 S. Breeding of Hornci Cattle 1000 4. Rearing of Horned Cattle 5. Fattening Calves by Suckling . 1093 6. Fattening Horned Cattle . 1024 7. Management of Cows kept for the Dairy · 1021 - 103 |
