CONTENTS. 



Chap. IV. Page 



Animal Physiology .... 291 



I. Ot' the Digestive System - - - ib. 



I I. Of the Circulating System - - ib. 



III. Of the reproductive System of Animals - 292 



Chap. V. 



Animal Pathology ; or the Duration, Diseases, 

 and Casualties of Animal Life - - 293 



Chap. VI. 

 Of the Distribution of Animals 



Chap. VII. 

 Of the Economical Uses of Animals 



- 295 



298 



pHAP. VIII. 



Principles of improving the Domestic Animals 

 used in Agriculture . - . . 299 



I. Of improving the Breed of Animals - ib. 



II. Of the general Principles of rearing, ma- 



naging, and feeding Domestic Animals 302 



III. Of Feeding for Extraordinary Purposes 305 



IV. Of the Modes of killing Animals . 307 



BOOK III. 



OF THE STUDY OF THE MINERAL KINGDOM 

 AND THE ATMOSPHERE, WITH REFERENCE 

 TO AGRICULTURE. 



Chap. I. 



Of Earths and Soils . . . . 



I. Of the Geological Structure of the Globe 



and the Formation of Earths and Soils - 



II. Classification and Noemnclature of Soils - 



III. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils 



1. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils by 



means of the Plants which grow on them 



2. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils by 



Chemical Analysis 



3. Of discovering the Qualities of a Soil me- 



chanically and empirically 



IV. Of the Uses of the Soil to Vegetables 



V. Of the Improvement of Soils 



1. Pulverisation - . _ _ 



2. Of the Improvement of Soils by Compres- 



3. Of the Improvement of Soils by Aeration 



or Fallowing - - , . 



4. Alteration of the constituent Parts of Soils 



5. Changing the Condition of Lands, in res- 



pect to Water - _ . 



6. Changing the Condition of Lands, in res- 



pect to Atmospherical Influence 



7. Rotation of Crops - - . 



Chap. II. 

 Of Manures - . . . 



I. Of Manures of Animal and Vegetable Origin 



1. The Theory of the Operation of Manures 



of Animal and Vegetable Origin 



2. Of the different Species of Manures of 



Animal and Vegetable Origin 



3. Of the fermenting, preserving, and apply- 



ing of Manures of Animal and Vegetable 

 Origin - - _ . 



II. Of Manures of Mineral Origin 



1. Theory of the Operation of Mineral Ma- 



nures - - - . . 



2. Of the different Species of Mineral Manures 



337 



Chap. III. 

 Of the Agency of Heat, Light, Electricity, and 



Water, in Vegetable Culture 



I. Of Heat and Light 



II. Of Electricity 



III. Of Water 



- 342 



- ib. 

 346 



Chap. IV. 

 Of the Agency of the Atmosphere in Vegeta- 

 tion - - . > . .347 



I. Of the Elements of the Atmosphere - ib. 



II. Of the Means of prognosticating the Wea- 



ther - - . . . s^t'j 



III. Of the Climate of Britain - .360 



BOOK IV. 



OF THE MECHANICAL AGENTS 

 IN AGRICULTURE. 



EMPLOYED 



Chap. I. Page 



Of the Implements of Manual Labor used in 



- 2CA 



- ib. 



- Si'A 



- ib. 



- 365 



Agriculture - - . 



I. Tools used in Agriculture 



II. Instruments 



1. Instruments of Labor 



2. Instruments of Science 



III. Utensils used in Agriculture 



IV. Hand Machines used in Agriculture 



Chap. IL 

 Of Agricultural Implements and Machines 

 drawn by Beasts of Labor 



I. Of Tillage Implements and Machines 



1. Of Swing Ploughs, or such as are con- 

 structed without Wheels 

 - 2. Wheel Ploughs - - - . 



3. Of the Tillage Implements, known as 



Scarifiers, Scufflers, Cultivators, and 

 Grubbers - 



4. Of Tillage Implements of the Hoe Kind 



II. Of Machines for Sowing and Planting 



III. Of Harrows - . . . 



IV. Of Rollers 



V. Of Machines for laying Land even, and 



other occasional or anomalous Tillage 

 Machines - - - . 



VI. Of Machines for reaping and gathering the 



Crop - _ . . 



1. Of Horse Rakes and Haymaking Ma- 



chines - - . . 



2. Reaping Machines - . . 



VII. Machines of Deportation 



1. Carts - . - . 



2. Waggons - - . _ 



VIII. Machines for threshing and otherwise 

 preparing Corn for Market 



IX. Mechanical and other fixed Apparatus, for 



the Preparation of Food for Cattle, and 

 grinding Manure - . . 



ib. 



372 

 373 



402 



Chap. IIL 



Edifices in use in Agriculture . . 408 



I. Buildings for Live Stock . . ^-^ 



II. Buildings as Repositories, and for perform- 



ing in-door Operations . . 414 



III. Of the Farmer's Dwelling- House . 417 



IV. Of Cottages for Farm Servants . _ 419 



V. Of the Stack-yard, Dung-yard, and other 



Enclosures immediately connected with 

 Farm Buildings - - . 422 



VL Of the Union of the different Farm Build- 

 ings and Enclosures in a Farmery . 425 



Chap. IV. 

 Of the Fences used in Agriculture - _ 430 



I. Of the Situation or Emplacement of Fences 431 



II. Of the different Kinds of Fences . 430 



1. Ditch or Drain Fences . . ih 



2. Of Hedge Fences 



3. Of Compound Hedge Fences 



4. Paling Fences 



5. Wall Fences 



-433 



- 438 



- 439 



- 443 



Chap. V. 

 Of Gates appropriate to Agriculture 



BOOK V. 



or THE OPERATIONS OF AGRICULTURE. 



Chap. I, 

 Manual Labors and Operations - - 450 



I. Mechanical Operations common to all Arts 



of Manual Labor ... jfy 



I I. Agricultural Labors of the Simplest Kind 451 



III. Agricultural Operations with Plants . 453 



IV. Mixed Operations performed by Manual 



Labor - . . . 4^0 



Chap. II. 

 Agricultural Operations requiring the Aid of 



Laboring Cattle 



