INDEX. 



G 



Gypsum, said to cure heaves in horses, - - - 165 

 does not cause hoving, - - - 168 

 remains long inert in land until dunged, 174 

 preferable to lime, in dung or compost heaps, 283 

 whether it be found in the United States and 

 facts relating thereto, - - - -310 

 quantity" imported into the United States 

 in 1807, - . - - 312, 313 

 humble and unpromising commenceinent of 

 the use of this substance, contrasted with its 

 present flourishing and extensive situation, 313-14 

 several accounts and conjectures respecting 

 its existence within the boundaries of the 

 United States, - - - - 314-15 

 its success should encourage experiments with 

 other substances, and persistance in essays 

 to discover and apply them, - - 314- 

 operates after lying many years inert in the 

 ground, - _ _ _ 174^ 315. 

 how to discover its existence in the earth : 

 and its analysis. See selections, - - 32 

 does not operate on trenched ground till ani- 

 mal or vegetable putrefied substances are ap- 

 plied, 243 



H 

 Habit, influence of, as respects diet, - - - 233 

 Harrowing and rolling grain in the spring recommended, 88 

 Harrup, Mr. steeping and liming seed corn. Appendix, 2,3 

 Harvesting, times of, in a course of years, if noted and 



communicated, would be highly useful, 101 



Hay ladders, improved, - - - 131 



Haws, their growth forwarded by ashes and gypsum, 290 

 Heaves, in horses, generally incurable, but may be pal- 

 liated. Diet proper for horses with this disease, 167 



