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GENERAL INDEX TO EOYAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



to be executed and distribution of steam 

 power, ib. ; cost per diem, ib. ; saving 

 in horse keep, 433 ; steam cultiu'c com- 

 paratively independent of weatlaer, ih. 



Steam cultiu-e, Mr. J. Smji^h's experience 

 in Hertfordshire, xxv. 298. 



, results of r. E. (\V. J. IMoscrop) ; 



experience on a clay farm, xxiv. 320 ; 

 geological Ibrmution and average re- 

 sistance, 321 ; cost of horse j)loughing, 

 322 ; use of Fowler's tackle, ih. ; expe- 

 rience of 1S60 and attendant diiliculties, 

 323; that of 18G1 more favourable, 

 324 ; cause and cost of breakages and 

 stoppages, 325 ; breakage anil wear of 

 shares, skj'fes, rope joints, rope j)orters, 

 and wire rope, 327 ; time lost in read- 

 justing anchors, ih. ; annual outgoings 

 an<l repairs, 328 ; jK-rcentflge for depre- 

 ciation, 321) ; Avorking cost per day and 

 jKjr acre, ih. ; percolation of water faci- 

 litated by steam culture, 330 ; ellects of 

 poaching avoided, ih. ; cultivation of a 

 trapezoidal-shaped field by steam and 

 horses, 331 ; cf)mparison of subsequent 

 results, 332 ; imj)roved texture of soil 

 cultivated by steam, 333 ; Cotgreave's 

 subsoiling tines, Smith's scarifier, and 

 Fowler's digger, ib. ; selection of imple- 

 ments, for special work, ib. ; increase of 

 piTKluce, 334 ; a case in point, ib. ; im- 

 proved root and com crops, 335. 



, five years' i)rogi'ess of (J. A. 



Clarke), xxiv. 3G2 ; points already at- 

 tained, 3G4 ; exhibitors of machinery- 

 at "Worcester meeting, 3(55 ; Beard's 

 plough, ih. ; Stcevens, of Hammer- 

 smith, 3GG ; J. A. Williams, of Bavdon, 

 ih. ; C. Clay, of "Wakelield, 367 ; Ager's 

 digging machine, ib. ; Underhill's spring 

 hook, ih. ; Fisken's system, 3GS ; Smith's 

 "Woolston apparatus, ib. ; Hayes's sta- 

 tionaiy engine and windlass, 369 ; How- 

 ard's improved implements and tackle, 

 ih. ; Fowler's engines, implements, and 

 tackle, 373 ; Savory and Sods' double 

 engine system, 375; diagrams, 37G; 

 CoUinson Hall's link chain, 378 ; cost 

 of removals and laying down to work of 

 different tackle, 380 ; depth of cultiva- 

 tion at various trials, 381 ; experience 

 derived from farm practice, 382 ; cost 

 of wages, rope, and repairs, 383 ; sy- 

 nopsis of performances of 8 of Fowler's 

 ploughs, 384 ; 5 of Howard's, 385 ; 12 

 of Smith's, 386 ; interest and de]irecia- 

 tion, 387 ; cost of rope and repairs 

 affected by management, ib. ; examples 

 of expedition, and cheapness with 

 Fowler's plough, 388; with How- 

 ard's cultivator, 390; with Smith's, 



391 ; comparison of performances of 

 different inventions, 392 ; relative eco- 

 nomy of steam and animal power, 393 ; 

 estimated cost of horse and ox labour, 

 ib. ; examples of annual saving from 

 displacement of teams by Fowler's 

 plough, 394 ; by Howard's cultivator, 

 39G ; l)y Smith's, 397 ; profit of steam 

 culture- affected by other considerations 

 than cheap work, 398; economy of 

 time and independence of weather, 

 399 ; testimonies to the value of steam 

 tillage, with Fowler's ajjparatus, ih. ; 

 with Howard's, 400 ; witli Smith's, 

 401 ; evidence as to increased imxlucc 

 and enlarged value of land, with Fow- 

 ler's a))paratus, 403; with Howard's, 

 404 ; with Smith's, ib. ; exceptional 

 cases of superiority of horses to steam 

 jx)wer, 406; advantages of stationary 

 and moveable engines, lb. ; expedition 

 and economy in working the direct as 

 compared with the round-about sys- 

 tem, 407 ; size and sliaix; of fields, 

 408; inconvenienct^ of small fields and 

 largt' hedgerows, 410; expedients for 

 supplying water to stationary engines, 

 411 ; sliiftings of tackle avoided by 

 moveable engines, iJt. ; exiK>dients for 

 supplementing the anchor grip, ib. ; 

 stones and roots not insurmountable 

 obstacles, 412 ; lull farms and stationary 

 engines, ili. ; farms of IVIessrs. Gill and 

 Majoribaidis, 413; comparative merits 

 of tiu-n-over ploughing and smashing- 

 up, ib. ; considerations affecting the 

 choice of tackle, 414; Mr. Smith's 

 "WViolstoTi exjierience, Ri. ; saving on a 

 small farm, by displacement of teams 

 and increased produce, 415; original 

 cost f)f tackle speedily defi-ayed by su- 

 perior economy of working, 416; 

 quality of land improved, ih. ; other 

 instances of small farms under steam 

 cidture, 417 ; partnersliips in steam 

 tackle, ih. ; privato lettings and ])ro- 

 posed companies, 418 ; the 10-horse 

 engine, 419 ; labour and piece work, 

 ib. 

 Steaji culture, a practical farmer's experi- 

 ence of, P. D. (E. Ruck), xxiv. 610 ; ox 

 teams, ib. ; size of farms to which .steam 

 culture is applicable, 611; the landlord's 

 obligation, ih. ; inconvenience and cost 

 of trees on arable land, ib. ; experience 

 with Fowlers 14-horse engine and 

 tackle, G12 ; daily outlay, il). ; cost of 

 horse keep equal to man's lalxiur, ih. ; 

 cost per acre and per day of .steam cul- 

 tivation, 613 ; increased value of land, 

 ib. ; drainage facilitated, ib. ; the steam 



