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, how made to the greateft advantage, 335. 



Savary's account of the former and prefent fee of agricul- 

 ture in Egypt, 302. Of the methods made ufe of by 

 the inhabitants to diflribute the waters of the Nile equal- 

 ty 37- 



Schemes of fancied improvement in agriculture, a fign that 

 the fcience is not properly underftood in Britain, 3. 



Sea-more capable of being greatly improved by means of 

 water, 289, 306. 



Sheep-walks, when newly broken up and marled, produce 

 greater crops than they will do afterwards, 82. Moft 

 of the farms in Argylefhire converted into them, 247. 

 Bad confequences of this proceeding, 247. 



Sidori, its inhabitants not very numerous, 17. 



Soils, all kinds of them better for having a part in corn and 

 another in grafs, 4. Calculation of the produce of the 

 foil of Britain, 63. Two thirds of this fpent on the 

 brute creation, 64. Its produce diminifhed, 67. At- 

 tempts to improve new foil, and then giving them over, 

 a caufe of the dearnefs of provifions, 97. Difference of 

 foil is of lefs confequence with refped to the crop than 

 the mode of cultivation, 171. 



Soldiers and failors when unfit for military duty might be 

 employed in cultivation of lands, 351. 



Spade -culture originally employed by the Romans, 123. 

 May be executed on a doping bank for very little ex- 

 pence, 228. 



Spey, how the lands on each fide of that river might be 

 improved, 263. 



Stone, (James) a labourer at Deepham, introduces the 

 practice of dibbling wheat, 126. 



Straw, whether moft proper for manure when rotted by 

 itfelf, or when eaten by cattle and their dung preferred, 

 191. 



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