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INDEX. 



Ransome'spafcnt ploughs, descriptions of, 

 ii. 11, 12. Portable thrashing machine, 

 198. Turnip slicing cart, and turnip 

 barrow, 247, 248, 



Eansom, Mr., of Sproiighton, in Suffolk, 

 experiment by, of a dressing of salt to 

 barley, i. 382. 



Bantinculiis acris, or Butter-cup, i. 515. 



Kape, as food for sheep, cultivation of, and 

 soils to which it is adapted, ii. 249. — 

 See Cole Seed. 



dust, as manure, i. 408. Mode of 



application, quantity employed, and 

 crops to which it is most generally ap- 

 plied, 409. Experiments of its etfects 

 on light soils, 410 ; and on heavy land, 

 412. Observations on, 435. 



Rats and Mice, ii. 550. Prevention of the 

 entrance of, into firm buildings, ib. Suf- 

 focation of, by sulphur, 551. Destruc- 

 tion of, by traps and poison,' ib.; and 

 by cats, ib. Manner of keeping them 

 out of stacks, 552. Mode of catching 

 field mice, ib. 



Raven, description and habits of the, ii. 

 549. 



Reaping. — See Hai-vest of Corn. 



Red water, a disease of sheep, ii. 499. 

 Description and causes of, ib. Reme- 

 dies for, ib. 



Refuse fish, as manure, i. 421. Quantity 

 usually employed, ib. Application and 

 effects of, ib. 



Rennie, Mr., of Phantassie, crops of tur- 

 nips grown on the farm of, ii. 240. 



Rent, considerations on, i. 56 ; in money, 

 57; in corn, 58 ; and in dues of differ- 

 ent kinds, 57, 71. 



Renfon's table of cattle measurement, ii. 

 393 and n. 



Rhubarb, soil, planting, and treatment of, 

 as a culinary vegetable, ii. 332, 562. 



Ribbing plough, ii. IG. 



Rib grass, i. 511. 



Rivers, embankment of. — See Embank- 

 ment. 



Roads, and travelling in former times, 

 i. 26. Present state and suggestions for 

 the improvement of, ] 53 ; and Scotch 

 Highway Act, ib.,«. — See Append. No.I. 



Rohan potatoe, ii. 261, n. 



Rollers, construction of the common, ii. 

 io; and observations on, 34. Hollow, 

 iron, and wooden, ib. Double rollers, 

 3d. Convex and concave rollers, 36. 

 Spiky rollers, 37. Drill rollers, 38, 82, 

 239. Size and weight of the imple- 

 ments, 38. Pressing and drilling ma- 

 chines, 142, 143. 



Romney sheep, ii. 453, 466, 490. 



Roofs and floors of farm buildings, ob- 

 servations on, i. 87, 89. Of dairies, ii. 

 406 and n. 



Rooks, poisoning of, ii. 548. Food of, ib. 

 Rookeries, ib. 



Root crops, comparative fattening qualitiea 

 of the diflerent species of, ii. 292. 



Rot, in sheep, destructive nature of, ii. 501. 

 Description and supposed origin of, 502. 

 Flukes, and opinions on the cause of, ib. 

 Use of salt as a preventive, ib. 

 Rotation of crops, observations on the, i. 

 66., ii. 90. Exhaustion of land, 91 and 

 n. Systems of culture, 92. Princi- 

 ples on which each separate course 

 should be conducted, 94. Triennial 

 S3stem, ib. Kentish round tilth, 95. 

 Alternate rotations, 96, Norfolk sys- 

 tem, and observations thereon, ib. En- 

 try to a farm, and arrangement of the 

 courses of crops to bring it into regular 

 cultivation, 98. Double crops, 100. 

 Flemish mode of cropping, 101 and n. 

 District rotations : on chalky land, 102 

 and 7;.; on dry and sandy soils, 103; 

 on heavy clays of a cold nature, 104; 

 on thin clays, ib. ; on strong land of a 

 dry and not too tenacious qnalitj', 105 

 and notes; on rich alluvial soils, 107; in 

 the fens, ib. ; on peaty soils, moorlands, 

 heath, and flow moss, or bog, 109. Sum- 

 mary, 1 1 0. — See Classificatiou of Soils. 

 Rotherham plough, ii. 6. 

 Rough-stalked poa, i. 512. 

 Rowen. — See Hay. 



Ruck, Mr., plan of his ox-house, i. 205. 

 Rudgewick hogs, breed and weight of, ii. 



508. 

 Rumex aceioia, or Sorrel, i. 515. 

 Run-rig, system of, in Scotland, i. 32. 

 Rural economy : arrangement of labour, 

 i. 1 12 ; rotation of crops, ib.; detailsof bu- 

 siness and accounts, 113; farm servants, 

 114; their wages and stipends, 116. — 

 See Manual and Animal Labour. 

 Russell, of Kenilwortli, rotations of crops 

 on rich clay loams and light calcareous 

 soils recommended by Mr., ii. 116, 117. 

 His account of the expenses and profit 

 of working wheat and bean soils, 121; 

 and turnip and barley land, 122. 

 Rust, a disease of corn, ii. 157. 

 Rye, as horse-food, i. 146. As bread- 

 corn and bread, ii. 166 and «. Quali- 

 ties of, 167. Soils which are appro- 

 priated to the growth of, ib. Cultine 

 of, 168 ; and of meslin, ib. Application 

 of lime to, ib. Time of sowing and 

 quality of seed, 170. Period of flower- 

 ing and ripening of the grain, ib. Dis- 

 ease and etfects of ergot, ib. Product 

 and analysis of the grain, ib. Value of 

 the straw, ib. and n. Use of green rye 

 as sheep food, 171. 



grass, ancient cultivation, growth, 



and advantages of, i. 514. Italian 

 species of, ii. 299. Value and effect of, 

 upon the soil, 300. Growth of, ib. 

 Produce of hay and seed, ib. 



Saccharomktek, i. 438, n. 



Sainfoin, soils best suited to, ii. 305. Ma- 

 nure, ib. and i. 260, n. Sowing and 

 duration of, 305. Seed, 306. Applica- 



