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INDEX. 



Oxen, soiling and feeding of, on turnips, 

 i. 209. Observations on experiments, 

 to prove tlie comparative degree of 

 nourishment contained in different spe- 

 cies of food for, 211. On straw, turnips, 

 and mangel wiirzel, 212. Preparation of 

 the food for, 213 and w. Stall-feeding of, 

 ii. 380. Opinions on close stalls and 

 open sheds, ib. Choice of beasts to be 

 fatted, 381. Skill in the touch and 

 handling of, 382, 392. Position of the 

 flesh on the carcass, and disposition to 

 fat, ib. Produce of fat cattle in beef, 

 383. Management of, when stalled, 

 383. Proportion of food consumtd when 

 fatting, 385 and noles. Comparative ex- 

 periments on oil-cake, turnips, and hay, 

 386 ; and on giving food, raw and 

 steamed, 387, 389, 390. Size of, ifa. 

 Butchers' profit on, 391,396. Tallow 

 of, 391 and n. Weight of, 392. Rules 

 for ascertaining the weight bjr handling, 

 and by measurement, ib. 393, 394, and 

 }iof€s. Sale of, 395. — See Grazing and 

 Summer Soihng. 



, as beasts of labour, employment of, 



in ancient times, i. 178. Causes of 

 their disuse, 179. Work of, in teams, 

 as stated in several ploughing matches, 

 181. Expense of, comparatively with 

 horses, 183 and 191. Proportion of 

 land worked by, 188. Harness, modes 

 of yoking, and power of draught of, 192 

 to 198. Portuguese and French me- 

 thods of yoking, 195. Carts used for, 

 199. Breeds of, for the purpose ,of 

 working, 213. Training of, 215. Mode 

 of keeping up a succession of the work- 

 ing stock, 218. Shoeing of, 220. — See 

 Cattle Sheds. 



Ox-gang, a measure of land, i. 13, n. 



Paring and burning, i. 342. Implements 

 of, 343. Operation of paring, 349 ; of 

 burning, 350. Kentish practice, 351. 

 Beatsou's mode, 352, n. Portable fur- 

 nace for, 353. Expense of the opera- 

 tion of, 354. Reclamation of waste 

 land effected by, 355. Soils to which 

 it is appropriate, 356. Effects of, on 

 some laud, ib. Experiments of crop- 

 ping after, ib. «. Observations on the 

 indiscriminate practice of, 359 ; on 

 sainfoin-leys and chalky downs, 361; 

 on cold clay land, ib. ; and on fens. 

 Analysis of the ashes, 362. Summary 

 of the operation of, 363. 



mattocks, i. 344. 



ploughs, description of, i. 343, 



345, 346, 347, 350. 



Parmesan cheese, weight and value of, ii. 

 436. Manufacture of, ib. n. 



Parochial assessments, i. 82. Highway 

 duty, ib. Poor-rate, S3. — See Append. 

 No. I. 



Parsnips, description of, ii, 288. Soil and 

 preparation for,ib. Time of sowing, 289. 



Storage of, ib. Produce, value, and ap- 

 plication of, ib. and i. 125. Production 

 of the seed, and preparation of the land, 

 ii. 290. Modes of planting and gather- 

 ing, 291. Quantity and price of, ib. 



Pasture land, qualities and difference of, i. 

 478. Downs, 479. Improvement of 

 the poor kinds of, ib. Scarification of 

 the surface of, 480 ; and description of 

 the machine. 481. Size of enclosure, 

 and mode of stocking, 482. Observa- 

 tions on the hard and light stocking of, 

 484. Feeding of, 485.— &eGrass-iand. 



Pauper colonies, ii. 567. 



Peasantry of England, state of, at the 

 Norman Conquest, i. 16. Present state 

 of, 114. — See Agricultural Labourers. 



Peas, different qualities and habits of 

 ripening of, ii. 216. Operation of, 217. 

 Soil, and application of manure, ib. 

 boiling properties of, ib. n. Culture of 

 218. Seed, produce of the grain, 219. 

 Haulm of, ib., 463. Harvesting and 

 application of, 220. Analysis of, ib. 



Peat-moss, nature of, i. 414. Use of, as 

 manure, ib. Preparation of composts 

 with, 415. Experiments on different 

 sorts of; and mode of their application, 

 417. Calcination of, and conversion 

 into ashes, 334. 



Peppermint, expense and culture of, ii. 

 331. Harvesting, produce, and value 

 of, ib. 



Perennial grasses, i. 509. Soils adapted 

 to, ib. Season of flowering, ib. n. List 

 of, 510. Proportion of seeds to be sown 

 on laying down land to permanent pas- 

 ture, 515. 



Perry, quality of the pears requisite for 

 the manufacture of, ii. 365. Quantity 

 of juice which they produce, 366. Differ- 

 ence between cider and perry, ib. Mode 

 of making an imitation of grape-wine 

 with, 366, N.—See Orchards, and Cider. 



Phleum prafense, or Meadow cat's-tail 

 grass, i. 512. 



Physical and aromatic plants, ii. 330. 

 Proper soils, description and cultiva- 

 tion of chamomile, ib. ; liquorice, ib. ; 

 peppermint, 331 ; lavender, ib. ; rhu- 

 barb, 332. 



Pigeons, corn consumed by, ii. 550. — See 

 Wood-pigeons. 



Pig-stves, plans of, and management, ii. 

 526." 



Pilcorn and pilez, grain of, ii. 180. 



Pining, a disease peculiar to sheep." ii. 

 500. Supposed cause of, 501. Indica- 

 tions of it, ib. Progress of, and reme- 

 dies for, ib. 



Pknitago lanceolata, or Rib-grass, i. 511. 



Plough land, ameasure of ground, i. 13,«. 



Ploughs, description of the common, ii. 2, 

 The turnwrest, 4 : Hertfordshire wheel- 

 plough. 5 ; Rotherham, or Small's, 6 ; 

 and Wilkie's improvements on, 7, andw. 

 8, with observations, 9, and tempering 



