334 



INDEX. 



Humus, colour extracted from, 161 

 effect of lime on, IGl 

 substances wliich represent it, 



160 

 the theory of, 160 

 ■where abundant, 160 

 Husbandry, effects of rain in the 



operations of, 276 

 Hutley (Mr.) opinions of, on man- 

 uring, 228 

 Hutton's (Mr.), method of feeding 



stock, 308 

 Huxtable's (Mr.) system of farm- 

 ing, 220 



Ichaboe guano ,experiment with, 213 

 Implements, chapter on, 61 

 Improved land, how to prepare for 



cropping, 231 

 Indian plantain will not grow with- 

 out lime, 153 

 Inorganic constituents the most 

 essential parts of manure, 164 

 Interest on outlay, how paid, 233 

 Iodine, whence procured, 200 

 Ireland, appeal to the owners of bog 

 land in, 199 



Karkeek (Mr.), experiments of, 212 

 Kelp, agricultural ingredients in, 201 

 composition, &c. of, 200 

 value of, to potatoes, 202 

 Kendall (Mr.), experiment of, 213 

 Ketton short-horns, excellence of, 3 

 Kind landlord, note of a, 226 



Labour, division of, 226 

 Labourers, bad effect of promis- 

 cuous employment of sexes, 

 234 

 Labour, table of the value of, 253 

 Lamb, cabbages the best food for, 54 

 Land, capacity of all kinds to pro- 

 duce, 149 

 Landlord and tenant, relationship 



between, 232 

 Lands that may be broken up, 267 

 how improved, 268 

 what may not be broken up, 



268 

 elevation of to be considered, 



269 

 change in after, 268 

 Land to be broken, on the choice of, 

 267 



Land to be examined before dramed, 

 125 

 unproductive for some plants 

 may be good for others, 134 

 Leas, how broken up, 305 

 Leigh's (Mr.) experiments on stall- 

 feeding, 18 

 Lias-formations, character of, 231 

 Liberal manuring, on, 228 

 Liebig's turnip - manure, experi- 

 ments with, 214, 216 

 Light land, how managed, 270 

 Lime, action of, on acids, 153 



antiquity of, as a productive 



agent, 150 

 effect of, on humus, 161 

 effect of, on waste lands, 154 

 how applied, 153 

 indispensable for agriculture, 



152 

 introduction of, into Scotland, 



150 

 its application to newly broken 



up land, 163 

 its qualities, 162 

 its use as a fertiUzer, 151, 163 

 must be in contact with air, 155 

 productive qualities of, 151 

 proverb regarding, 154 

 quantity of, and when applied, 



152 

 solvent power of, 159 

 theory and practical use of, 159 

 use of, not to be discontinued, 



151 

 uses of, 153 

 various kinds of, 151 

 what best for agricultural pur- 

 poses, 151 

 where discontinued, crops be- 

 come sickly, 153 

 "where not so much required, 



152 

 why repeated, 154 

 gypsum, &c. cannot supersede 

 animal manure, 142 

 Liming fields, difference of opinion 



respecting, 141 

 Liming, general use of, 152 



if too frequent, produces ex- 

 haustion, 153 

 Lineal measure, to v/hat applicable, 



244 

 Linseed, adaptation of down lands 

 for, 306 



