CONTENTS. 



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I. Of the Rotations of Crops suitable to dif- 



ferent Descriptions of Soils - - 737 



II. Of the Working of Fallows - - 740 



III. Of the general Management of Manures 742 



1. On the Management of Farm-yard Dung ib. 



2. Of Lime and its Management as a Manure 744 



IV. Of Composts of Earth, Lime, and Dung - 745 



Chap. II. 

 Of the Culture of the Cereal Grasses - - 746 



I. Wheat - - - - ib. 



II. Rye - - - - - - 756 



III. Barley - - - - ib. 



IV. The Oat 760 



V. Cereal Grasses cultivated in Europe, some 



of which might be tried in Britain - 763 



Chap. III. 

 Of the Culture of leguminous Field Plants - 765 



I. The Pea - . . . - ih. 



II. The Bean - - - - 769 



III. The Tare - - . . . 773 



IV. Of other Leguminous Grains which might 



be cultivated in British Farming - 775 



Chap. IV. 

 Of Plants cultivated for their Roots or Leaves 776 



I. The Potatoe - - - - 777 



II. The Turnip 785 



III. The Carrot - - - - 793 



IV. The Parsnep - - - - 797 



V. The Field-Beet . _ - 798 



VI. The Cabbage Tribe - - - 799 



VII. Of some other Plants which might be 

 cultivated in the Fields for their Roots or 

 Leaves - - - - 800 



Chap. V. 

 Of the Culture of Herbage Plants 



I. The Clover Family 



II. Lucern ... 



III. Saintfoin 



- ib. 

 -801 



- 806 

 -809 



IV. Of various Plants which are or may be 



cultivated as Herbage and for Hay - 812 



Chap. VL 



Of the cultivated Grasses ... 817 



I. Of the tall growing or Hay Grasses - ib. 



1. Of tall or Hay Grasses of temporary Du- 



ration - - - - 818 



2. Of tall or Hav Grasses of permanent Du- 



ration -" - - - - 820 



II. Grasses chiefly adapted for Pasturage - 824 



III. General View of the Produce, Uses, Cha- 



racter, and Value of the principal British 

 Grasses, according to the result of John 

 Dake of Bedford's Experiments at Wo- 

 burn - - - - 826 



Chap. VII. 

 Of the Management of Lands permanently 



under Grass - . . . 832 



I. Perennial Grass Lands fit for mowing, or 



Meadow Lands ... ib. 



II. Of permanent Pastures - . 838 



1. Of rich or feeding pastures - . lb. 



2. Of hilly and mountainous Pastures - 841 



III. Of the Improvement of Grass Lands, by a 



temporary Conversion to Tillage - 842 



1. Of Grass Lands that ought not to be bro- 



ken up by the Plough - . 843 



2. Of the Advantages and Disadvantages of 



breaking up Grass Lands - . . 844 



3. Of breaking up Grass Lands, and after- 



wards restoring them to Grass _ ib. 



Chap. VIII. 

 Of Plants cultivated on a limited Scale for 



various Arts and Manufactures - . 846 



I. Of Plants grown chiefly for the Clothing 



Arts .... ijj 



1. The Flax .... n, 



2. Hemp .... 851 



3. The Fuller's Thistle, or Teazle . - 852 



4. Madder . . - - -854 



5. Woad _ . . . S55 

 i. Weld or Dyer's Weed - - . aoe 

 7. The Bastard Saffron - - . 837 



Page 

 8. Of various Pkints which have been pro- 

 posc<l as Substitutes for the Thread, and 

 dyeing Plants grown in Britain . 857 



IL Plants cultivated for the Brewery and Dis- 

 tillery . . . .858 



1. The Hop ib 



2. Of the Culture of the Coriander and Ca- 



raway . . - - 866 



0. Of Plants which may be substituted for 



Brewery and Distillery Plants . - il>. 

 in. Of Oil Plants . . . .867 



IV. Plants used in Domestic Economy - 869 



1. Mustard . . . . 870 



2. The Canary Grass . . - - ib. 



3. Buck- Wheat - . .871 



4. Of other Plants used in Domestic Eco- 



nomy ; which are or may be cultivated 

 the Fields . . . .872 



V. Of Plants which are or may be grown in the 



Fields for Medicinal I'urposes . -874 



Chap. IX. 

 Of Marine Plants used in Agriculture - 876 



Chap. X. 

 Of Weeds or Plants which are injurious to 

 those cultivated in Agriculture . . 877 



BOOK VIT. 



THE ECONOMY OF LIVE STOCK AND THE 

 DAIRY. 



Chap. I. 



Of the Horse '- . . . 880 



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



II. Organology or exterior Anatomy of the 



Horse - - . .885 



III. The Anatomy or Osseous Structure of the 



Horse . . . - -892 



1. Anatomy of the Head . . ib. 



2. The Anatomy of the Trunk . . 894 



3. The Anatomy of the Extremities - 895 



IV. Of the Physiology or Functions of the 



Horse . . .896 



1. General Functions of the Bony Skeleton - ib. 



2. The Blood Vessels of the Horse - 898 



3. The Absorbents of the Horse - - ib. 



4. Nerves and Glands of the Horse - 899 



5. Integuments of the Horse's Body . ib. 



6. The Head generally - - - 900 



7. The Ear if,. 



8. The Eye and its Appendages . . ib. 



9. The Nose and Sense of Smelling . 902 



10. The Cavity of the Mouth . . ib. 



11. The Neck - . . . 903 



12. The Thorax or Chest . . .904 



13. The Abdomen - . . ib. 



14. The Organs of Generation - .907 



15. The Foot - . . . ib. 



V. Of the Diseases of the Horse - 908 



1. General Remarks on the healthy and dis. 



eased State of the Horse - - ib. 



2. Inflammatory Diseases of the Horse - 909 



3. Diseases of the Head - - 911 



4. Diseases of the Neck . - - 912 



5. The Chest - . . . ib. 



6. Diseases of the Skin - . .916 



7. Glanders and Farcy - ... ib. 



8. Diseases of the Extremities . . 917 



9. Diseases of the Feet - . . 919 



VI. Veterinary Operations . . 920 



1. Treatment of Wounds ... ib, 



2. Balls and Drinks - - - 921 



3. Fomentations and Poultices . - ib. 



4. Setons and Rowels ... ib. 



5. Blistering and Firing . - - 922 



6. Clystering and Physicking - - ib. 



7. Castration, Nicking, Docking, &c. - ib. 



8. Bleeding - . . - 923 



VII. The Veterinary Pharmacopeia . ib. 



VIII. The Shoeing of Horses - - .926 



IX. Criteria of the Qualities of Horses for 



various purposes - . . 929 



X. Of Breeding Horses - . . - 9'52 

 XI Of Rearing Horses . . 935 



XII. Of Training Horses - ,. .937 



XIII. Of the Art of Horsemanship - - 940 



