CONTENTS. 



CHAP. IV. 



Page 



Animal Physiology; the Digestive, Circulat- 

 ing, and Reproductive Functions of Animals 292 



I. Of the Digestive System ... 292 



II. Of the Circulating System . . 293 



III. Of the Reproductive System of Animals -293 



CHAP. V. 



Animal Pathology ; or the Duration, Diseases, 

 and Casualties of Animal Life - - 295 



CHAP. VI. 

 On the Distribution of Animals 



- 296 



CHAP. VII. 



Of the Economical Uses of Animals 



CHAP. VIII. 



Principles of Improving the Domestic Ani- 

 mals used in Agriculture - - 300 



I. Objects to be kept in View in the Improve- 



ment of Breeds - - - - 300 



II. Of the Means of Improving the Breed of 



Animals - - - - 300 



III. Of the General Principles of rearing, ma- 



naging, and feeding Domestic Animals - 306 



IV. Of Feeding for Extraordinary Purposes - 309 



V. Of the Modes of killing Animals - - 310 



BOOK III. 



OP THE STUDY OF THE MINERAL KINGDOM AND THE 

 ATMOSPHERE, WITH REFERENCE TO AGRICUL- 

 TURE. 



CHAP. I. 

 Of Earths and Soils - - - 312 



I. Of the Geological Structure of the Globe, 



and the Formation of Earths and Soils - 312 



II. Classification and Nomenclature of Soils -314 



III. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils - 315 



1. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils by 



means of the Plants which grow on them 315 



2. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils by 



Chemical Analysis ... 317 



3. Of discovering the Qualities of a Soil me- 



chanically and empirically . . 318 



IV. Of the Uses of the Soil to Vegetables - 318 



V. Of the Improvement of Soils - - 322 



1. Pulverisation . - - 322 



2. Of the Improvement of Soils by Com- 



pression .. - . 323 



3. Of the Improvement of Soils by Aeration 



or Fallowing . . 323 



4. Alteration of the constituent Parts of 



Soils .... 325 



5. Changing the Condition of Lands in re- 



spect to Water - 328 



6. Changing the Condition of Lands, in re- 



spect to Atmospherical Influence - 331 



7. Rotation of Crops ... 331 



CHAP. II. 



Of Manures - . .333 



I. Of Manures of Animal and Vegetable 



Origin - - - - 333 



1. The Theory of the Operation of Manures 



of Animal and Vegetable Origin . 333 



2. Of the different Species of Manures of 



Animal and Vegetable Origin - - 334 

 S. Of the Fermenting, Preserving, and Ap- 

 plying of Manures of Animal and Vege- 

 table Origin - . .341 



II. Of Manures of Mineral Origin - - 343 



1. Theory of the Operation of Mineral Ma- 



nures .... 343 



2. Of the different Species of Mineral Ma- 



nures - . - 344 



CHAP. III. 



Of the Agency of Heat, Light, Electricity, and 

 Water in Vegetable Culture - - 349 



I. Of Heat and Light 



II. Of Electricity 



III. Of Water 



- 349 



- 353 



- 353 



CHAP. IV. 



Of the Agency of the Atmosphere in Vegeta- 

 tion - . . . 354 

 I. Of the Elements of the Atmosphere - 354 



Page 



II. Of the Means of Prognosticating the Wea- 



ther - . 364 



III. Of the Climate of Britain , - -367 



BOOK IV. 



OF THE MECHANICAL AGENTS EMPLOYED IN AGRI 

 CULTURE. 



CHAP. I. 



Of the Implements of Manual Labour used in 

 Agriculture - 369 



I. Tools used in Agriculture - - 369 



II. Instruments - - - - 372 



1. Instruments of Labour . - 372 



2. Instruments of Science . - 375 



III. Utensils used in Agriculture - - 378 



IV. Hand Machines used in Agriculture - 379 



CHAP. II. 



Of Agricultural Implements and Machines 

 drawn by Beasts of Labour - . 389 



I. Tillage Implements and Machines - - 389 



1. Swing Ploughs, or such as are constructed 



without Wheels - - - 389 



2. Wheel Ploughs - - - 397 



3. Tillage Implements, known as Scarifiers, 



Scufflers, Cultivators, and Grubbers - 402 



4. Tillage Implements of the Hoe Kind - 405 



II. Machines for Sowing and Planting -408 



III. Harrows or Pronged Implements for 



Scratching the Surface Soil, for covering 

 the Seed, and for other Purposes - 413 



IV. Rollers - - - - 416 



V. Machines for laying Land even, and other 



occasional or anomalous Tillage Ma- 

 chines - - 419 



VI. Machines for reaping and gathering the 



Crop - 420 



1. Horse Rakes and Haymaking Machines 



2. Reaping Machines 



VII. Machines of Deportation 



1. Carts ... 



2. Wa f 

 VIII. 



preparing Corn for Market - - 435 



IX. Mechanical and other fixed Apparatus, 

 for the Preparation of Food for Cattle, 

 and for grinding Manure - - 440 



CHAP. III. 



Edifices in use in Agriculture - - 442 



I. Buildings for Live Stock - - 443 



II. Buildings as Repositories, and for perform- 



ing in-door Operations . - 449 



III. The Farmer's Dwelling-house - - 453 



IV. Cottages for Farm Servants - - 454 



V. Stack-yard, Dung-yard, and other Enclo- 



sures immediately connected with Farm 

 Buildings - - - 459 



VI. Union of the different Farm Buildings and 



Enclosures in a Farmery . 461 



421 



Vaggons - - - 433 



Machines for threshing and otherwise 



CHAP. IV. 



Fences used in Agriculture - . 473 



I. Situation or Jlmplacement of Fences . 473 



II. Different Kinds of Fences - - 474 



1. Ditch or Drain Fences - - 474 



2. Hedge Fences - . - 475 



3. Compound Hedge Fences . - 480 



4. Paling Fences - - .492 



5. Wall Fences - - - 496 



CHAP. V. 



Gates and Bridges appropriate to Agriculture - 498 



BOOK V. 



OF THE OPERATIONS OF AGRICULTURE. 



CHAP. I. Page 



Manual Labours and Operations - - 506 



I. Mechanical Operations common to all Arts 



of Manual Labour - 506 



II. Agricultural Labours of the simplest Kind 507 



III. Agricultural Operations with Plants - 510 



IV. Mixed Operations performed by Manual 



Labour - - 517 



