304 INDEX. 



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Seed, fertility of the, 47 



Seed, depth of covering, .......... 192 



Seed, quantity of, 152,166,167,170,181 



Seed, selection of, . . . . . . .147, 149, 150, 151, 163, 190 



Seed sower, use of the, . . . .&amp;gt; i . . 154,155,165,169,197 



Seeds, change of, . . . * . &quot;. . . . . .149,150 



Seeds, choice of, . . . . ... 147, 149, 150, 151, 163, 190 



Seeds, germination of, ........ 145, 147, 148, 153 



Seeds, steeping of, ....... . 153, 161, 182, 184. 218 



Seeds, vitality of, 149, 184 



Seven fold rotation, ........... 201, 202 



Sheep, breeds of, ....... m . . , . 239, 240, 241 



Sheep, feeding and management of, . . . . * .18, 240, 241 



Sheep, feeding of turnips to, . 181 



Shell lime from the oyster, *. . . 101 



Short-horn cattle, characteristics of, ........ 233 



Shrubs, characteristics of, . . . . . * . . ... 55 



Sienite, composition of, . . . . . . . . . . 70 



Signs of rain, . . , . . 28, 29 



Silex in the straw of grains, ......... 62 



Silica plants, why so called, . . . . . * . . 66 



Silicious soils and rocks, . . . . ... . . 75 



Simplest plant, power of the, . . . . J* . . . . . 57 



Smut in plants, cure for, . 217, 218 



Snow, protection afforded by, . .. . . . .. . 38 



Soap, manufacture and cleansing properties of, .... 62, 271, 272 



Soda found in ashes of sea plants, ........ 63 



Soil, absorptive power of the, . . . ... .. . 41 



Soil, fertility of the, . . . . .. . . 90,91,152 



Soil, best quality of, . . . . . ... . . - . ^ . 84 



Soil, mechanical condition of the, . . . . 134,140, 141, 143, 145, 164 



Soil, moisture in the, . , 137, 141, 153 



Soil, nitrogen in the, ... . 144 



Soil, temperature of the, .. 141,144 



Soot as a manure, ............ 105 



Sowing, early and late, 153, 157, 171, 176 



Solving, modes of, 154, 165, 169 



Sowing, thin and thick, 152, 156, 166, 172 



Spade, use of the, 142 



Species, division of genera into, ........ 51 



Springs, sources of, ! 



Sprout, bursting of the, .......... 48 



S |u:i^li Im^, destruction of, 220 



Starch, peculiarities of, .......... 07, us 



Stable, cleanliness of the, 13, 117, 118 



