INDEX. 



GOd" 



Goats, internal structure of, ii. 505. Flesh 

 and milk of, ib. Flesh of the kid, ib. 

 Goat's whey, ib. 

 Grain and pulse, as horse-food — see Farm- 

 horses ; and as hinuan food — see 

 Bread-corn. 

 Granaries, constructiou of, i. 9-1. 

 Grass-land, as permanent pasture, and on 

 the breakiugnp of, i. G7. Quantity 

 of farm-yard manvu-e laid on, -00, n ; 

 eiTt'Cts of night-soil on, 268; dressings 

 of lime on, 291 ; and obseivations, 300. 

 Of salt, 385; and quaniity, time, and 

 effects of its ap])lication to, 38). Trials 

 of the apjilication of saltpetre to, 390, 

 391 . Stason for lay ing on top-dressings, 

 43G. Observations on the Scotch and 

 English systems resjiectingthe retention 

 and breaking up of, 176. Practice of 

 fogginiT, 484. Improvement of, 521. — 

 See Pasture and IMeadow Land. 

 Grasses, natural and artificial. — See the 

 former under Meadow; and the latter 

 luider their separate htails, as also that 

 of Permanent or Perennial Pasture. 

 Gravelly soils, effects of mail on, i. 319. 

 Culture and improvement of, 442. Ro- 

 tation of crops on, ii. 116. 

 Grazing, observations on, ii. 368. Prac- 

 tice of, on different sorts of land, ib. 

 Selection of beasts, 369 and n. Age, 

 and increase of weight, ib. Stocking of 

 the land, 370. 

 Green-cheese, ii. 431. 



manures, observations on the use 



of, i. 405. Crops which are geiieraliy 

 applied to the use of. 407. Experiment 

 on their application to the land, ib. : 

 with opinion and remark thereon, 408. 

 Greg, Mr., of Cole.Sj in Hertfordshire, sys- 

 tem of farming pursued by, ii. 66 ; his 

 objections to fallowing, and mode of 

 ploughing, 67. Average of his cro[ s, 

 C8 ; and course of, 69. Observations, 

 71. 

 Grubbers, variety of form of, ii. 26. De- 

 scription of those of Finlayson and 

 Kirkwood, 27, 29. 

 Gyps, i. 439. 



Gypsum, composition and use of, i. 322. 

 Experiments oir the application, as ma- 

 rrrue, of, 323. Calcination and cost of, 

 324. Soils to whicir it is most conge- 

 nial, 325 ; and crops to which it is most 

 appropriate, 32'1. Mode ot the applica- 

 tion of, ib. Etl'ccts of on clover and 

 artiricial grass, 327 ; on corn crops, ib. ; 

 on pulse and bulbous roots, 328. Ob- 

 servations on the practical application 

 of, 329. 435. 439. 



Halt., Mr. George Webb, moveable sheep- 

 cotes of, ii. 469, and n. 



Hampshire cart, description of the, i. 163. 



hog, descriptioir and value of 



the, ii. 508. 



Hand-weeding, ii. 149. 



Hard fescue grass, i. 511. 



Hardy fruits, ii. 576. 



Hare, Mr., of Beaconsfield, elTect of dress- 

 ings of salt on tmnips by, i. 383. 



IIar,ey, J\Ir., of Glasgow, description of 

 the cow-house erected by, n. 39'J. 



Harrows, construction of, ii. 22. Drags, 



23. Small harrows, ib. Seedhanows, 



24. Operation of harrowing, 25. Fin- 

 layson's drill harrow, 28. 



Harvesting of corn, ii. 186. Indications 

 of the r peness of the grain, ib. E.xpe- 

 riment respecting the reaping of barley 

 at different periods of its growth, 187. 

 Operation of reajiing with the sickle, 

 1&8 ; and nf mowing with the scythe, 

 189. Description of the cradle-scythe, 

 190; and the Hainault-scythe, 191. 

 Reaping machines, 192. Management 

 in reaping and stacking, ib. and 189. 

 Operatioir and expense of stacking, 

 193; and thatching, 196. Skeleton- 

 barns and stack-yards, ib. Thrashing, 

 197. Description of a portable thrasti- 

 ing-machine, 193. Mode of operation 

 with the thrashing-mill, 199. AVin- 

 nowing, 201. Marketing and measur- 

 ing of grain, 202. Expense of reaping, 

 thrashing, and marketing, 203. Har- 

 vest-home, ib. Barley -hummelling, 

 204. Kiln-drying. 205. Gleaning, 206. 



Haulm of beans and pease, and carraway- 

 seed, as horse food, i. 132, 133; and of 

 peas for sheep, ii. 219. 463. 



Hay, Comparative nutriment of, when made 

 from natural and different sorts of arti- 

 ficial grass, i. 136. 148. 



making, circumstances which influ- 

 ence the time of mowing, and general 

 observations on, i. 487. Mode of opera- 

 tion, 4S9 ; in Middlesex, 490, «. ; the 

 Northern Counties, 491 ; in Ireland, 488, 

 11. Roweir-hay, 492. Manner ofiuaking, 

 with artificial grasses, 493. Number 

 of work-people, 49 -J. Description of 

 the hay-spreading machiire, ib. Horse- 

 rakes and hav-sweeps, 405. Stacking, 

 496. Sweating in the stack, 497. Ap- 

 plicatioir of salt, 498. Hay-barns, ib. 

 AVeight of grass when dried into ha_v, 

 499. Sale of, ib. Tools and operation 

 of trussing, 500. Measurement of hay- 

 stacks, 501. Expenses, 502. Manner 

 of making water meadow ha\-, 531.' 



tea, mode of making, ii. 442, n. 



Hay ward, Mr., of Frocester Court, his 

 mode of making Gloucester cheese, ii. 

 429 ; his estimate of dairy produce, 450. 



, Mrs., of Frocester Court, her 



experiment on the comparative produc- 

 tion of butter and cheese, ii. 451. 



Hedge-hog, prejudice entertained against 

 the, ii. 553. 



Hemp, male and female, ii. 322. Soil 

 adapted to the production of, ib. Effects 

 of its growth upon the land, 323. Seed, 

 324. Harvesting of the crop, if intended 



