INDEX. 



609 



vants, ib. Average quantity and qua- 

 lity of milk, 403. Cramp's cow, and 

 experiments on the produce of difiFeient 

 breeds of, ib. and n. Tithes of milk, i. 

 li. S.-e Dairy. 



Mildew of corn, ii. 157; of beans, 215; of 

 hops, 354. 



Misiuuisser, i. 275. 



Mules, tlieir effects on meadow and pasture 

 land, i. 487, ii. 551. Opinions enter- 

 tained on the expediency of destroying 

 them, 552. Modes of poisoning, and of 

 driving them away, 553. 



Mole-ploughs, description and use of, i. 

 453, 454, 455, 460. 



Monks, early attention of, to agriculture, 

 IG. Character of, as landlords, ib. 

 Husbandry of the Monastic Orders, 

 ib. Consequence of their dissolution, ib. 



Moorish soils, effects of lime on, i. 2S0. 

 Experiments on its application to, Nos. 

 3 and 4, 299, and 300. Management 

 of, ii. 108. 



Morley, Mr., of Blickling, in Norfolk, his 

 mode of making composts of earth and 

 blubber, i. 422. 



Moul'Jebaert, a Flemish implement used in 

 drainage, description of the, i. 400. 



Mud, properties of, as a manure, i. 428. 

 Qualities of different sorts of, 429. Time 

 of mudding jionds, ib. Preparation and 

 application of, ib. 



Mules, their breed, power, freedom from 

 disease, and length of life, i. 170. 



Murrain, in pigs, and remedy for, ii. 530. 



Murray, General, sheep-cote belonging to 

 the late, ii. 467. 



Mustard-seed, species of, ii. 313. Effects 

 of each upon the land, ib. Soil and 

 cidture of, ib. Harvest of, 314. Aver- 

 age produce of, ib. Oil and cake when 

 expressed from the seed, ib. and n. 



Mutton, qualities of, ii. 485. Age and 

 breeds of sheep, 486, and n. Mode of 

 securing the best flavour of, 486. 



N.VRROW-I,EA.VEDPoa, i. 511. 



Neat-cattle. — See Oxen. 



Newbury peat ashes, qualities of, i. 334. 

 Manufacture of, ib. Application, effects, 

 and price of, 335. Analysis of, 336. 



New Forest, in Hampshire, establishment 

 of the, i. 15. 



Newstead, in Staffordshire, homestead of, 

 i. 105. 



Nitre, price of: effects, and quantity to 

 be used as manure, i. 239. Experiments 

 of its application in different sorts of 

 soils, 390 ; and on various crops, 391. 

 As a top-dressing on meadow land and 

 growing crops, ib. Its destruction of 

 slugs, 391, n. Quality of, 392. 



Night-soil, qualities of, i. 267. Effects of 

 its application on the growth of pota- 

 toes, ib. n. ; and on grass-land, 268. 

 Objections to the use of, 268. Cost of, 

 ib. n. Its comparative operation with 



VOIi. II. 



farm-yard dung, 269. Compost and 

 preparation of, 270. Quantity used, and 

 crops produced by, ib. — See Liquid Ma- 

 nure. 



Norfolk breed of pigs, ii. 509. 



system of husbandry, ii. 96. Ob- 

 servations on the, 97. 



and Suffolk waggons, i. 158. 



North Wiltshire cheese, ii. 431. 



Nutritive properties of grain, namely — 

 oats, rye, barley, beans, and peas, i. 144, 

 147, 11. Their comparative weight and 

 value. 145, w. In oats of different 

 ■weights, 146. In turnips, ii. 241, 242; 

 and mangel wiirzei, 254. In cabbages, 

 258. In poiatoes, 282. In carrots and 

 parsnips, 289. 



Oats, climate and soil most favourable to 

 the growth of, ii. 177. Diffiirent spicies 

 and qualities of, 178, 180. Compara- 

 tive trials between the Georgian and 

 the Potato-oat, 179; the Angus and 

 the Hopetown, ib. Culture of, 181. 

 Seed and sowing, 182. Produce and 

 analysis of, 183. Acreable quantity 

 and quality of the straw of, 184. Nu- 

 tritive properties of the grain, as horse- 

 food, i. 144. Value of, relatively to 

 other grain and pulse, 145. Compara- 

 tively to barley, 147. Table of the value 

 of oats per barrel in Ireland, and per 

 quarter in England, ii. 185. 



— — meal, quantity of, extracted from 

 different weights of the grain, i. 146. 

 Mealing process, ii. 184. 



grass, i. 513. 



Odd-man, usefulness of an, i. 123. 



Offices of the homestead See Farm- 

 buildings. 



Ogilvie.the Hon. Capt., experiments made 

 by, on bone-dust, as a manure, i.395. 



Oil-cake, composition and value of, as food 

 for cattle, i. 408, ii. 386. As manure. 

 — See Rape-dust. 



Onions, garden cultivation of, ii. 560. 



Orchards, introduction of, into this country, 

 ii. 355, Carelessness of their manage- 

 ment around farm-houses, ib. Soil and 

 situation for the plantation of, 356. 

 Preparation and planting of the ground, 

 357. Time of planting, 359. Age, ma- 

 nagement, and pruning of the plant, 

 360. Nursery plants raised from the 

 seed, 361. Grafting, 362. Choice of 

 apples, ib. Cropping, 303. Superior 

 qualities of pears, 36ti. Produce of an 

 acre of orchard in cider and perry, 

 il). Period at whicli pears and apples 

 respectively arrive at maturity, 366. 

 Produce of single trees, ib. The pear- 

 tree at Home Lacey, ib. Method of 

 jilanting orchards with mixed fruit, 4i)7. 

 Tithes of, i. 79. — See Cider and Perry. 



Orge celeste, a species of barley, ii. 172. 



Owls, food of, ami inexpediency of the de- 

 struction of, ii. 549 and n. 



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