INDEX. 



Page. 

 Stem of the plant, 45, 49 



Stock, object of keeping, 232,233,235,247 



Stock, breeds of, 232,233 



Stock, loss in slaughtering, 238 



Stooking of corn, . . . x i. ^ ( * 103, 104 



Stones, removal of, . , &quot;- 136, 145, 248 



Stone drains, mode of laying, . . . . . .138,139 

 Strawberry, culture of the, ..&amp;lt; 252 

 Streams, origin of, .....*... 39 



StriK-ture of the earth, ...... 74 



Stumps, n-inoval of, .. 135,136 



Subsoil ploughing, . . ... -* - &quot;* - .133,143,144 



Subsoil, influence of, on vegetation, 92, 93, 143 



Substitutes for stable manure, . - 124,125 



Sulphate of potash and soda, . ., .. . . . . 102 



Sugar, characteristics of, . 69 



Sulphuretted hydrogen, offensive odor of, . ..&quot;. . . 12, 113, 127 

 Sulphur, common, in vegetables, . . . . . . 8, 61, 102 



Sulphuric acid in plants, . . . . ... . . 8, 63, 65, 102 



Sun, light of the, . . . . . .&quot; * . . 17,20,22 



Super-phosphate of lime, . . * *&quot; ! . 106 

 Swamps, soil of, . . .-.-., &amp;gt; i,&quot; . . 86, 88 

 Swede s, preparation of land for. . &quot; .* . . . 180 

 Swine, food for, . . ... . ... . . 241 



Tannin, where found, . . . - . ... . 72 



Temperature of the air, . . , . . . - .. 24,25,30 

 Temperature of cream, . . . . . . . . 260 



Temperature of stables, ........ . . 239 



Temperature of the dairy room, 257, 258, 260 



Temperature of the soil, 141, 153, 154 



Thermometer, construction of the, . _ ... . . 24, 25 

 Thunder storms, cause of, . * . . . . . . 38 



Tile drains, % . . .&quot; . . . .138,139 



Tillage, effect of, , . . . . .132,133 



Tobacco, cultivation of, . . . &quot;. .. . . 199 



Tool-room, importance of a, 245 



Trap rock, composition of, 76 



Transplanting, advantages of, 156, 157, 253 



Trees, organs of, 49 



Trees, pruning of, 221, 251, 252 



Trees, transplanting of, 156, 157, 253 



Trees, trunks of, 49 



Tubi-rs. planting of, 147,177,213 



Turnip, climate and soil adapted to the, 179, 180 



