INDEX. 



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tion and management of, when infended 

 forhay, ib. When meant for seed. 307. 

 Quantity and value of, ib. Breaking 

 of the ley of, ib. 



Salt, as a condiment for horses, i. 142. 

 For neat cattle, 213. Effects of, upon 

 slugs, and in currecting the fault of 

 spoded fodder, 378, 387, 4-16. Effects 

 of, and quantity to be applied generally 

 as a dressing, 379, 380, 446. Experi- 

 ments of, on various crops, 381 ; and on 

 pasture land and hay, 385. Observa- 

 tions on, and experiments in support of 

 opposite opinions regarding their suc- 

 cess, ib. and 386. Application of, in a 

 foul state, and in composts, 337. Spe- 

 cific quantities to he applied, when 

 pure, to various crops of corn, roots, 

 hops, and grass land, 388, 389, Salt- 

 petre. — See Nitre. 



marshes. — See Fens. 



Sand, employment of, as an alterative for 

 stifi'clay land, i. 427. Mode of its ap- 

 plication and effects, ib. 



Sandy soils, effects of the application of 

 lime upon, i. 289. Effects of marl on, 

 i. 31 9. Nature of the land of, 443. Ro- 

 tation of crops on, ii. 103, 117. Growth 

 of wheat upon, 140 



Saxon thanes, i. 13. Their mode of living, 

 16. 



Scab, a disease \n sheep, description and 

 occasion of, ii. 496. Cure of, ib. Mode 

 of its attack and cure of, in pigs, .'330. 



Scarrifyiiig machine, description and ef- 

 fects of, on pasture land, i, 481. 



Scarlet runners, ii. 559. 



Scotch and English farming, comparison 

 of, i. 33. 



Scotland, agriculture in former times, i. 31. 

 Abolition of tithes in, ib. System of 

 run-rig, 32. Present state of, 33. Farm 

 huildings of, 110. Management of 

 grass land in, 67, 477. Origin of fal- 

 lowing in, ii. 55. Improved implements 

 of husbandry used in, i. 161, ii.6, 7,8ii. 

 and 48. 



Scouring, disease of, in calves, ii. 448 ; in 

 sheep and lambs, 500. 



Scufffers, description of, ii. 26. 



Sea kale, garden, cultivation of, ii. 573. 

 Appropriate soil for, ib. 



ware, collection of, and use as ma- 



nvire, i. 418. Value of, in compost, 419. 

 Experiments on, and effiects of, 417,419. 

 — See Kelp. 



Seeds of garden vegetables, ii. 576. 



Sheep, synopsis of the chief British breeds 

 of, ii. 453. Age and names of. at different 

 periods of their growth, 45. Procreation 

 of, 455, and w. Number of ewes to a ram, 

 455. Blossoming of the ewe, 456. De- 

 scription of thetup,456 and «. Gestation 

 of the ewe, 457. Yeaning, ib. Early 

 management of the lambs, 458. Cas- 

 tration and docking, ib. House lamb, 

 time and mode of rearing, 460. Suck- 



ling house, 461. Grass lamb, ib. Time 

 and mode of weaning the breeding stock 

 of lambs, 462, Management on re- 

 moval from their dams, 463. Feeding 

 with turnips, ib. Folding and cotting, 

 464 to 470. Shearing, 471. Washing, 

 ib. Wash-dykes, ib. Operations of 

 washing & shearing, 472, 473. Salving, 

 475. Materials and operation of, 478. 

 Qualifications and remuneration of the 

 shejiherd, ib. The shepherd's dog, 479. 

 Wool, 480. Trade of ram-letting and 

 account of the tup-masters, 482. Weight 

 and value of the sheep's carcase, 485, 

 487. Age and flavour of the mutton of 

 different breeds, 485, 486, and tiotes. 

 Fatting on artificial food, soiling, and 

 experiment on sugar, 487, ti., 488. 

 Grazing of, 490. Practice and observa- 

 tions on the breeding of, 491. Method 

 of improving the form of, 492. Consti- 

 tution of, ib. Disposition to fatten, 493. 

 Diseases of, ib. Signs of health, [504. — 

 See Folding and Wool, 

 fescue grass, i. 51 1. 



Sheffield Park, plan of the homestead at, 

 i. 108. 



Shells of fish, when burnt, i. 282. Ef- 

 fects of, as manure, in a natural and 

 powdered state, ib. 



Shell sand, as manure, i. 283. 



Shoeing of horses, Flemish mode of, i. 171. 



of oxen, i. 219. Description of 



different brakes for the security of the 

 operation of, 220. 



Shropshire hogs, ii. 509, Average weight 

 of, 510. 



Sinclair, Sir John, president of the Board 

 of Agriculture, and director of the Agri- 

 cultural County Surveys of the United 

 Kingdom, i. 35. 



, Mr. George, author of the " Hor- 



tus Gramineiis Jt ubttrnensis,'' his expe- 

 riments on the use of salt in field hus- 

 bandrjN i. 381, 383. His analysis of 

 land manured with bones, and the 

 effects, 401. 



Single-horse carts, description and advan- 

 tages of, i. 161. 



Skeleton barns, ii. 197. 



Skim plough, ii. 18. 



milk cheese, ii. 435. 



Sledges, description of those used for agri- 

 cultural purposes, i. 167, 495. 



Sleech.— See Mud. 



Small's plough, description of, ii. fi ; with 

 Wilkie's improvements, 7 and 8 ; and 

 observations, 9. 



Smithfield Club, its object, i. 28. 



, sale of cattle at, ii. 



Smooth fescue grass, i. 511. 



Smut, in corn, opinions entertained of the 

 cause of, ii. 137. Description of, 159. 

 Examination of smutted wheat, 160; 

 and steeping of, 161. Experiments on, 

 163, 164. 



Soaper's waste, qualities of, i. 339. Quan- 



