306 INDEX. 



Page. 



Turnip, cultivation of the, 180, 181 



Turnip, varieties of the, . 180, 181 



Underdrains, construction of, 138 



Undershrubs, what they are, 55 



Unleached ashes, value of as a manure, . ..... . . 104 



Vapor in the air, . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7, 36 



Varieties, obtaining new, ... .. 150, 151 



Variations in temperature, . . . . . ... . . 30 



Vegetable jelly, . . ... . . . . . . 67,68 



Vegetable life, ...... 20 



Vegetable manures, . . 108, 110, 111 



Vegetable oils, peculiarity of, ......... 69 



Ventilation, necessity of, . * . . . 12, 13 



Vetch sown with oats, . -. .... . 177 



Vinous fermentation, . . . . . . . . . 117 



Warm soils, dryness of, . . . ... . . 89 



Water, absorptive power of, 39 



Water, effect of on soil, &quot;... 137, 141 



Water, removal of, . , . : . ... . . .... . 117, 139, 141 



Water, three forms of, . .. . . . : -. . . . . 35,36 



Wastes of the farm, . . .. .. . . .. . .245,246,248,253 



Watering the manure heap, . . . . . . . . 116, 119 



Wax on plants, . . .-....,.. 69 



Weather, changes of the, . . . 24, 28, 29 



Weathering, process of, . . , . 81 



Weight of the air, ..... . ... . * . . . 8, 26 



Weeds, use of as a manure, . .. .. ... . . . . 204 



Wet lands, coldness of, . ....... . . .* . . 89 



Wheat, composition of, .. ... .. .. ... . . 71,264,267 



Wheat, cultivation of, . .. .. .. .. .. .165,166,212,216,253 



Wheat, soils for, . - t ; . . . . . . . . . ... 164,216 



Wheat sown in drills, . ..,...,... . . .155,165,166 



Wheat, varieties of, . . 164, 216 



Wheat midge, injury by the, 227 



Willows and their culture, 54, 196, 197 



Wind, indications of the, 6, 28, 30 



Yeast, effect of, 266 



Young stock, management ot, 234, 235, 247 



