CONTENTS. 



Page 



XIV. Of the Feeding of Horses - - 941 



XV. Of the Stabling and Grooming of Horses 943 



XVI. Of the Management and Working of 

 Horses - - - - 94;>l 



1. Management and Working of Race Horses ib. 



2. Of the Management and Working of the 



Hunter . . . , 946 



3. Of the Working and Management of 



Riding Horses - - - 947 



4. Of Horses in Curricles and Coaches - 948 



5. Working of Cart, Waggon, and Farm 



Horses - - - ib. 



Chap. 



The Ass 



950 



Chap. III. 

 Of the Mule and Hinny, Hybrids of the Horse 

 and Ass - - - - 952 



Chap. IV. 

 Of Neat or Horned Cattle - - - 953 



I. Of the Ox ... - ib. 



1. Of the Varieties and Breeds of the Bull - ib. 



2. Criteria of Cattle for various Objects and . 



Purposes - - - -959 



3. Of the Breeding of Horned Cattle - 961 



4. Of rearing Horned Cattle - - 962 



5. Of fattening Calves by Suckling - - 963 



6. Of fattening Horned Cattle - - 965 



7. Of the Management of Cows kept for the 



Dairy - - - -966 



8. Of Working Horned Cattle - - 970 



9. Of the Anatomy and Physiology of the 



Bull and Cow - - - 972 



10. Of the Diseases of Horned Cattle - 973 



II. Of the Buffalo - - - - 977 



Chap. V. 



ib. 



Of the Dairy and its Management 



I. Of the Chemical Principles of Milk, and the 



Properties of the Blilk of different Ani- 

 mals - - - -978 



II. Of the Dairy House, its Furniture, and 



Utensils - - . .979 



III. Of Milking, and the general Management 



of Milk - . - .083 



IV. Of Making and Curing Butter . . 984 



V. Of the Process of Cheese-making . -986 



VI. Catalogue of the different Sorts of Cheeses 



and other Preparations made from Milk 989 



Chap. VI. 



The Sheep - - - 992 



I. Of the Varieties of Sheep - - . ib. 



II. Criteria of Properties in Sheep - -996 



III. Of Breeding Sheep - - .997 



IV. Of the rearing and general Management 



of Sheep 1000 



1. Of the rearing and Management of Sheep 



on rich Grass and arable Lands . 1001 



2. Of the rearing and general Management 



of Sheep on Hilly and Mountainous 



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 Districts, or what is generally termed 

 Store Sheep Husbandry . . 1003 



V. Of the Folding of Sheep . - - 1007 



VI. Of Fatting Sheep and Lambs - 1008 



VII. On the probable Improvement which 

 may be derived from Crosses of the 

 Merino Breed of Sheep - - 1010 



VI II. Of the Anatomy and Physiology of 

 Sheep .... 1012 



IX. The Diseases of Sheep . - . ib. 



Chap. VII. 



The Swine .... 1014 



I. Of the Varieties of the common Hog - 1016 



II. Of Breeding and Rearing of Swine . 1018 



III. Of Fattening Swine - - -1019 



IV. Of curing Pork and Bacon - -1020 



V. Of the Diseases of Swine - . ib. 



Chap. VIII. 

 Of the Goat, Rabbit, Hare, Dormouse, Deer, 

 and various other Animals, that are or may 

 *t)e subjected to British Agriculture - 1021 



Chap. IX. 



Of Animals of the Bird kind employed in 

 Agriculture .... 1034 



I. Of Poultry Houses, and their Furniture 



and Utensils .... ib. 



II. Of Gallinaceous Fowls, their Kinds, 



Breeding, Rearing, and Management . 1035 

 HI. Anserine, or .Aquatic Fowls . . 1043 



IV. Diseases of Poultry . - - 1048 



V. Of Birds of Luxury, which are or may be 



cultivated by Farmers - . . ib. 



Chap. X. 

 Of Fish and Amphibious Animals subjected 

 to Cultivation .... 1055 



Chap. XI. 



Of Insects and Worms which are or may be 

 subjected to Culture ... 1058 



Chap. XII. 

 Of Animals Noxious to Agriculture 



- 1063 



- ib. 

 . 1065 

 . 1066 



- ib. 



- 1068 



I. Of Noxious Mammalia 



II. Birds injurious to Agriculture 



III. Insects injurious to Agriculture 



1. Of the Physiology of the Insect Tribes 



2. Of Coleopterous Insects 



3. Of Hemipterous Insects . . 1069 



4. Of Lepidopterous Insects - . 1071 



5. Of Neuropterous, or Nerve-winged In- 



sects - - - . - 1072 



6. Of Hymenopterous Insects - - 1073 



7. Of Dipterous Insects - - - ib. 



8. Of Apterous Insects - - 1075 



9. Operations for subduing Insects - ib. 



IV. Of the Worm Tribes injurious in Agri. 



culture - - . - ib. 



PART IV. 



STATISTICS OF BRITISH AGRICULTURE. 



BOOK I. 



OP THE PRESENT STATE OF AGRICULTURE IN 

 THE BRITISH ISLES. 



Chap. I, Page 



Of the different Descriptions of Men engaged 

 in the Practice or Pursuit of Agriculture - 1076 



I. Of Operators or serving Agriculturists - 1077 



II. Commercial Agriculturists - . 1078 



III. Agricultural Counsellors, Artists, or Pro. 



fessors . ... 1079 



IV. Patrons of Agriculture . - 1080 



Chap. II. Page 



Of the different Kinds of Farms in Britain 

 relatively to the different Classes of Society 

 who are the Occupiers . - . 1081 



Chap. IH. 

 Topographical Survey of the British Isles in 

 respect to Agriculture - - - 1082 



I. Agricultural Survey of England . ib. 



II. Agricultural Survey of Wales -1130 



III. Agricultural Survey of Scotland - 1134 



IV. Agricultural Survey of Ireland - 1154 



