INDEX. 



Acids, action of lime on, 153 



soils containing, ]iJ3 

 Acre of land, expenses of, 227 



cost of cutting, 239 

 Agriculture, how better promoted, 



148 

 Agriculturist, duties of the, 140 

 Air-drains, uses of, 94 

 Air necessary for the flow of water 



through drains, 94 

 Air, utility of, to land, 100 

 AlkaUeS; consequences if omitted 

 from the soU, 154 

 Low produced, 153 

 how restored to the soU, 283 

 obtained from igneous rocks, 



154 

 sterility caused by the absence 

 of, 284 

 Ammonia, when useful, 139 

 Animal frame, substanceswhich com- 

 pose the, G 

 Animal manure, of what composed, 



142 

 Annual farm operations, how paid 



for, 257 

 Animals, state or condition of, 7 

 Arable land, how to obtain it, 259 

 how drained, 1 24 

 mode of tilling it, 265 

 quantity required to feed four 

 beasts for twelve months, 310 

 Artificial manuring, the principles 



of, 132 

 Artificial manures, analysis of, 147 

 Artificial manures do not alter the 

 mechanical condition of fields, 

 145 

 nature of, 14G 



necessary for extensive fai-ming, 

 228 



Ashes (surjjlus), how used, 266 

 Aspects, their indications, 320 

 Atmosphere, a boundless storehouse 

 of manure, 81 

 action of the, 77 



Barker's (Mr.) plan of feeding 

 horses, &c, 304 



Barley and peasmeal with milk the 

 best food, 57 



Barnes's (Mr.) pigs, uniqueness of, 

 59 

 mode of dressing his meadows, 

 59 



Barrenness and fertilitj^i natural in- 

 dications of, 319 



Barrow-pig best for the poor, 59 



Bath-bricks, where made. 93 



Beans, growth of, on chalk and clay 

 farms, 225 

 hoeing of, 240 



Beasts, mcrease in weight of, 17 



Beet, harvesting of, 241 



Birds, manure of, 192 



Board-feeding for cattle, &c. 221 



Bog-draining, method of, 109 



Boggy-soil, description of, 110 



Bog or peat land, appeal to the 

 owners of, 199 



Bone -manure, value of, how in- 

 creased, 189 



Bones and sulphuric acid, experi- 

 ments with, 212 

 properties of, 191 



Bones, analysis of, 108 



importance of, in agricultural 



economy, 138, 187 

 mode of mixing with acid, 171 

 quantity of phos])hate of lime 

 in four bushels of, 169 



