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INDEX. 



The common cliuii^ cart, and Lord So- 

 merville's contrivance, 199. 



Carters, observations on, i. 170. 



Cart-horses, breeds of, i. 172. — -See Horse- 

 teams. 



Cartwright, Dr., his experiments on crops 

 manured witli burnt clay, ashes, and 

 soot, i. 366. His kiln for burning clay, 

 mode of operation, and expense, 372. 

 His experiments upon potatoes manured 

 with salt and soot, 383. His thiee-fur- 

 row plough, ii. 16. His trials of feeding 

 sheep partly with sugar. 487 and n., 488. 



Cary's cattle gauge, ii. 393 and n. 



Cattle, penalty on the ill-usage of, Ap- 

 pendix, No. I. — Hee Oxen. 



sheds: difference of opinion on the 



preference to be given to open )-ards and 

 hummels, or to close ox-stalls for work- 

 ing cattle, i. 200, ii. 380. Modes of 

 fastening oxen in their stalls, i. 202. 

 Plans of different ox-houses, 204, 205, 

 and 206. Open sheds, 207, 208. Eco- 

 nomical mode of constructing, ib. 



Cauliflower, garden cultivation of the, ii. 

 574. 



Cavalry, allowanceof food to, horses,!. 141. 



Celery, cultivation of, ii. 575. 



Ceorls, i. 13. 



Chalk, properties of, i. 273. Quantity of 

 applied to land, and its effects on pas- 

 ture, 279, 434. Chalk-pits, 280. 



Chalky land, rotation of crops on, ii. 102, 

 116. 



Challis, Mr., of Panfield, in Essex, expe- 

 riment bv, of salt as a dressing to 

 wheat, i. 382. 



Chamomile, cultivation and produce of, ii, 

 330. 



Charta Forestce, i. 14, n. 307, 71. 



Chat-moss, account of the drainage of, 

 i. 474. 



Cheese, manufacture of. — See Dairy. 



• of Gloucester, 429. Of Cheddar 



and North Wiltshire, ii. 430. Of Stilton, 

 431. Dunlop, 432. Parmesan, 436. Po- 

 tatoe, 437. 



Cheshire cheese : preparation of the ren- 

 net, ii. 421. Management of the milk 

 and cream, 425. Coagulation and co- 

 louring of the curd, ib. and «. Press- 

 ing of the curd, 426. Extraction of the 

 whey, 427. Salting and drying of, 428. 

 Weight of, ib. Observations on, ib. and 

 434. 



Chiccor}^, description of, ii. 303. Uses, 

 soil, and cultivation of, ib. 



China, preparation of night soil in, i. 273. 



Chinese pig*-', size and qualities of, ii. 507. 

 Mixed breeds of, ib. Observations on 

 the pure breed of, 517. 



Churns, description of various sorts of, ii. 

 409. 



Cider, species of apples generally used for, 

 ii. 362. Colour and size of good fruit, 

 ib. Pommage, 363. Gathering of the 

 fruit, pressing, and management of the 

 pulp, ib. Quality and quantity of the 



juice, oG4. Fermentation of the must, 

 ib. Stumming of the lirpior, ib. State 

 for bottling it, fining, and period during 

 which it will remain in perfection, 305. 

 Produce of an acre planted in orchard, 

 366. Storage, cellars, and implements 

 of manufacture, 367. — See Orchards. 



Classification of soils and their respective 

 qualities, ii. 113. Courses of crops re- 

 commended on different sorts of land, 

 as specified in Nos. 1 to 9, at 115 to 

 119. Management of fun land, 120. 

 Efl'ects of cropping on different systems, 

 123. Theory of the triennial and alter- 

 nate plans, 124. Account of four dif- 

 ferent rotations actually carried into 

 effect, 125. Summary of the various 

 crops, in grain, fodder, and manure, 126. 

 Finidamental principles in following 

 them up, ib. See Rotation of Crops. 



Clay, properties of, i. 439. Quantity and 

 mode of application as an improvement 

 on sandy soils, 426. For the mode and 

 effects of burning it for manure, see 

 Burnt Clay. 



kilns, and modes of burning, i. 369. 



Description of those of General Beatsoa, 

 370; of Dr. Cartwright, 372: and of Mr. 

 Burroughs, 373. Cost of burning, 374. 



soils, efftjcts of lime on, i. 289. Ex- 

 periments of the application of lime to 

 strong land, 299. Eff'tcts of marl on, 

 319. Time and mode of ploughing the 

 land, 440 and /;. General character 

 and mode of improvement of, 441. Ro- 

 tations of crops on heavy clays, ii. 104, 

 115; and on thin clays, 104, 117. 



Cleveland Bays, size and qualities of as 

 cart-horses, i. 175. 



Cline, Mr., his principles of improving the 

 form of animals, ii. 492. 



Clod-burning, mode of operation and ex- 

 pense of, 1. 375. 



Clover, introduction of, i. 25. Weight of, 

 per acre, when cut green, 139, n. 

 Quantity and effects of farm-yard ma- 

 nure, laid on for its growth on different 

 soils, n. 260; of liquid manure, 277; 

 of gypsum, 295, 326 ; and of Dutch 

 ashes, 295, 326. Sowing of it with 

 barley, ii. 175. Qualities of the red 

 and white species of, 292. Cow grass, 

 293. Best soil for, 294. Quantity of 

 seed per acre, 294 and 119, ??. Time 

 of sowing and management of the crop, 

 295. When intended to stand for seed, 

 its appearance when ready to be cut 

 down, 297. Harvesting of, 297. Oper- 

 ation and expense of thrashing, 1^98. 

 Frauds practised by dealers in the '' doc- 

 toring" of seeds, ib. Produce of the 

 seeds of the white and red species, 299. 

 Of hay, ib. 



Clouted cream, mode of making, ii. 413 11. 



Clydesdale horse--, description, breeding, 

 and power for farm works of, i. 174. 



Cobhett's corn. — See Indian corn 



Cock's-foot grass, i. 513. 



