606: 



INDEX. 



for j'arn, ib.; and if kept for seed, 325. 

 Chaij^jes, jiroduce, and average profit 

 iipuii the culture of, ib. and n. Obser- 

 vations on its growth in this country 

 and Ireland, ib. — See Flax. 



Herbert, Mr., of Mucruss, ox-house belong- 

 ing to, i. 205. 



Herefordshire oxen, i. 213. 



Hermaphrodite waggon, description of 

 the, i. 158. 



Hertfordshire wheel-plough, ii. 5. 



Hide, a measure of land, i. 13. 



Highland Society of Scotland, experiments 

 sanctioned by the : On bones, i. 395, 

 39f). On kelp, 420. On oats, ii. 179. 

 On the cradle and Hainault scythes, 

 190, 191. On feeding cattle witii pota- 

 toes, Swedish turnips, and mangel-wur- 

 zel, 253. On the steaming of roots for 

 oxen, 3S7; and for pigs. 521. 



Highway-rate, i, 82. 153, ii. 574. Act of 

 Scotlanil, 153, n. &e App., No. I. 



Hoe-plough, description of the, i. 347. 



Hogg, the Kttrick Shepherd, his account 

 of sheep-jiining, ii. 501. His objections 

 to the destruction of moles, ib., 552 ; 

 and of wood-pigeons, 549. 



Holcus avenaieus, or tall, oat-like, soft- 

 grass, i, 513. 



lanattis, or woolly soft-grass,i. 514. 



■ mollis, or common soft-grass, i. ib, 



Holkham property, leases of the, i. (JG, 



Holme-Lacey, in Herefordshire, pear-tree 

 at, ii. 306. 



Homestead, i. 99. — See Farm-buildings 

 and Yards. 



Honey-dew, a disease of beans, ii. 215; 

 and hops, 354. 



Hops, introduction of their use into Eng- 

 land, ii. 328. Species of, ib. Best soil 

 and situation fur the growth of, 3S9. 

 Preparation of the land for, 340. Tune 

 of planting, 341. Management of the 

 crop during the first, second, and third 

 years, 342. Quantity and species of 

 manure which may be applied, viz.: of 

 farm-yard, and dung and compost, 343 ; 

 of salt, i. 389 ; of woollen rags, furriers' 

 and sheep's clippings, 425, 426. Ar- 

 rangement and setting-out of the hop- 

 ground, ii. 343. Mode of poling, ib., 

 n. ; and number, class, and price of 

 poles, 344. Tying of the bine, and 

 further operations until the flowers be- 

 come ripe, ib. Process and cost of pick- 

 ing, 34G. and «. Operation ofoastage, 

 347. Bagging for market, 348. Pro- 

 duce, 349. Expenses of the growth of, 

 in the Canterbnrj' and Maidstone dis- 

 tricts, and in the counties of Hereford 

 and Worcester, ib. Dutj', 351. Pro- 

 pagatio;i of liops by seed, ib., and n. 

 352. Mode of training the bine liori- 

 zontallv, 353. Casualties and diseases 

 of, 354' 



Horned cattle. — See Oxen. 



Horses, breeds of the cartsptcies,. namely^ 



Lincoln blacks, i. 172; Cleveland bays, 

 173; Suffolk punches, ib. ; the Clydes- 

 dale, 174; and the Irish garron, ib. 

 Mode of training for farm-work, 175. — 

 See Farm-horses. 



Horse-hoes, description and operation of 

 the common, ii. 30. The expanding- 

 hoe,31. Wilson's machine, 32. Blaikie's, 

 89. Wilkie's, 90. 



Horticulture, the recreation, variety and 

 profit of the pursuit of, i. 4. 



Horticultural Society of Loudon, experi- 

 ments on planting the tubers and sets of 

 potatoes at different distances, made by 

 the, ii. 272 ; with observations thereon, 

 275. 



Hoving of oxen, ii. 374. Of sheep, ii. 503. 



Howard, i\Ir., of Melbourne, observations 

 by, on the formation of dunghills, i. 234. 

 Manner of harvesting corn adapted bv, 

 ii. IS 9. 



Howden, Mr. Andrew, of Lawhead, in East 

 Lothian, experiment on farm-yard ma- 

 nure and bone-dust made by, i. 395 ; 

 on the feeding of cattle comparatively 

 with potatoes, Swedi>h turnips, and 

 mangel wurzel, ii. 253 «. ; his trial of 

 the feeding of cattle with raw and 

 steamed food, 3S9. His experiments on 

 potatoes, 261. 



Humin, or Hi/tnus, i. n. 431. Nature 

 and composition of, ii. 91, h. 113. 



Hummelling of barley, and description of 

 the machine, ii. 204. 



Hunger-rot, a disease in sheep, ii. 503. 



Hunter, Mr., of Eskmount, plan of his ox- 

 house, i. 254, 



Hunting in ancient times, i. 14. Fox- 

 hounds of King Edward the First, 1 5. 



Hybrid animals, i. 176. 



Implements of tillage, ii. 1. — 5^fe Ploughs; 

 Harrows; Grubbers; Scarifiers; Scuf- 

 flers ; Horse-lioes and Rollers, 



Indian corn, description of, ii. 225. Soil 

 be>t suited to the growth of, 226. Modes 

 and time of sowing, ib. Transplanta- 

 tion of, 228. Culture of, ib. Topj)ing 

 of the plants, ib. Operation of husking, 

 229. Description of the corn-crib, ib. 

 Mode of shelling, 230. Produce of, ib. 

 Observations on the culture of, ib. 



Insects, ii. 547. 



Inverbrora, in Sutherlandshire, plan of the 

 homestead, i. 107. 



Ireland, agriculture of, 28, Plantation of 

 Ulster, 29, Mode of letting farms in, 

 30. Dublin Society, and improvement 

 in the agricultural state of, 31. Farm- 

 buildings in, ib. Mode of paring and 

 burning in, 353, Use of peat-moss, as 

 a manure, 414. Extent of boggy and 

 mountain land in, 471 ; and hints to 

 speculators in bringing it into cultiva- 

 tion. — See Bogs. General State of 

 Farming in, ii. 109; Husbandry of the 

 Baronies of Forth and Bai'gy, ib. n. 



