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Loss of manures, 123, 246 



Lucerne, failure of, 193 



Lye, mode of obtaining, .......... 62, 271 



Magnesia, proportion of in wheat, 64, 66 



Manganese in the ashes of plants, ........ 65 



Mangolds, soils adapted to, * . 182 



Mangolds, harvesting of, 182, 214 



Manures, application and effect of, . . . 107, 152, 159, 178, 181, 184, 246 

 Manures, animal and vegetable, .... 96, 99, 112, 114, 115, 118 



Manures, care of, . . . 119, 121 



Manures, mineral, . . . . . . . 100, 102, 104, 406, 108 



Marl, effects of, . . . 101 



Marsh mud, use of, . . . 88 



Meats, cooking of, . . . . . . 269, 270 



Mica found in granite, . .. ..... . . . 91 



Mica slate, structure of, , . . * ^ 76 



Michigan plough, operation of the, 144 



Mildew on plants, . . . ..&quot;... . .215,216,217 

 Milk, composition and treatment of, ..-.-. . . 115, 255, 256, 257 



Milk stand, form of the, . . \ . . . . 259 



Millet, varieties and culture of, 172 



Mineral elements taken up by plants, &quot;V--^. 66, 124 



Mineral manures, . . . . . ^v ..... 99 



Mist in the atmosphere, . . . . . % . . . . 37 



Mixed manures, . . 115 



Mixture of grasses for mowing and pasturage, .... 190, 191, 193 



Moisture in the air, 16,24,29,37,141 



Monocotyledonous plants, . 49, 54 



Mould, formation of, 15 



Mowing machine, economy of the, 209, 244 



Muck, value of as an absorbent, 125, 127, 246 



Natural families of plants, 50,51 



Natural formation of soils, 80, 81 



Neutral salts, form in which minerals enter plants, .... 63 



Night, growth of plants in the, 21 



Night shade family, 53 



Nitrates of potash and soda, 106 



Nitric acid, corrosive nature of, 11 



Nitrogen, properties of, 6, 8, 9 



Nitrogen in the soil, 144 



Nitrogenous compounds of plants, 70, 208 



Norfolk rotation, the famous, 206 



Nourishment of plants, 96 



