INDEX. 



R 



Rag weed, eaten by sheep, ----- i 



Reeve, Josiah, on new manure for clover, - - 93 

 Ribbing, or backing up furrows, for winter exposure of 

 surface, highly useful for trenched (or any 



other) soil, ------ 245 



Ripper, described, - - - - 88 



Roberts, Algernon, on dairy, - - - - 95 



on produce of wheat and rye for 

 sixteen years, - - r 99 

 Robinia, pseudo-acacia, used for hedges, - - 92 

 Rolling and harrowing winter grain in the spring re- 

 commended, - - - - 88 



Rot, heart, in timber, to prevent, - - - 29 



Rotation of forest trees, - - 41, 296, 301 

 Rotting flax, on, - - _ - - . 9 



Rough casting, remarks on, _ - _ 2O6 



Rush, Dr. lecture on the diseases of animals, - xlix 



S 

 Saccharometer, recommended for trying strength of 



must for cyder, - - - - 113 



Salt, common, its being a manure doubtful, - -171 

 recommended for destroying worms, &c. 172 

 Salt and water, recommended to destroy insects infest- 

 ing fruit, - - - - 322 



also for the destruction of worms, 



snails, grubs, &c. - - - 1T2 



marine, injures cement, - - - - 197 



Salts, sundry others than the vitriolic useful to vegetation, 171 



Sand, river, best for cement, - - - - 203 



sea, to be avoided on account of 



saline mixture, ------ 202 



Sayre, Dr. cures yellow water in horses, - - 154 



Seed, change of, recommended, - - - 32 



always liable to degenerate, - - - 215 



