INDEX. 



337 



Plants, the growth of which indicates 

 a barren soil, 319 

 which indicate a fertile soil, 320 



Playfair (Dr.) on the food of ani- 

 mals, 19 



Ploughing, how paid for, 243 

 facts connected with, 259 



Plutonic rocks, character of, 322 



Potash, affinity of, for water, 278 

 weight of, in 1000 lb. of wheat, 

 cScc, 277 



Potatoes, average produce of, in the 

 north of Ireland, 202 

 value of kelp to, 202 



Porter's (Mr.) experiments, 121 

 results of, 122 



Portman's (Lord) note on task-work, 

 254 



Postle's (Mr.) feeding, results of, 25 



Potter's artificial guano, 214 



Prepared and pasture food, resem- 

 blance between, 53 



Prepared food, feeding stock with, 

 47 



Prepared food for cattle, on the use 

 of, 39 



Preparing grain for market, cost of, 

 258 



Primary formation, character of, 322 



Principles of farming, 218 



Productive qualities of lime, 151 



Pulverizing, effect of, on land, 152 



Quarter-pork, strong food improper 



for, 58 

 Quick -limp, effect of, vi'ith pounded 



granite, 152, 159 



Rain, benefit of, to vegetation, 99 

 effect of, 80 



how it should penetrate the 

 soil, 77 

 Rape-dust as manure, 147 

 Rape, immense produce of, 31 



profit arising from feeding on, 

 32 

 Reaping, how done and paid, 238 

 Red clover, all varieties of, are bi- 

 ennial, 282 

 causes of the failure of, 275, 



280, 285 

 depth at which the seed should 



be placed, 279 

 experiments with, 279, 281 

 gypsum valuable for, 278 



Red clover, improvement in land 

 for growing of, 283 

 injury to, by insects, 280 

 mowing grain-crops injurious 

 to the young grass of, 281, 

 286 

 number of seeds which germi- 

 nated in a given quantity, 280 

 on the cultivation of, 275 

 proportions of inorganic matter 



in 1000 lb. of, 277 

 state in which the soil should 



be when sown, 280, 286 

 young grass of, good for sheep, 

 281 

 Regularity and cleanliness, impor- 

 tance of, 48 

 Resemblance between prepared and 



pasture food, 53 

 Richmond's crushing -machine, 4G 

 Ridges and furrows, inutility of, 77" 

 Riving wood, price for, and how 



done, 252 

 Rocks of all kinds, alkalies in, 284 

 Root crops, cost of growing an acre 

 of, 227 

 harvesting of, 240 

 how best harvested, 293 

 superiority of English, 22G 

 value of, per acre, 227 

 Roots, dislike of, to stagnant water, 



106 

 Roots of trees injurious to drains, 



101 

 Ross's (Mr.) experiments on the 



land of, 193 

 Rump-bone of cattle, place of, 1 

 Running sands, best method of 

 draining, 125 

 bottom spit, how taken out. 127 

 outlet of, when attended to, 126 

 pipe-tiles, difficulty of fitting', 



129 

 rapid falls in, to be avoided, 127 

 rate of payment for, 128 

 sides of, to jirevent them from. 



falling, 128 

 tiles, where to be placed, 12G ; 



how secured, 127 

 tools recjuired for, 128 

 when filled in, 128 

 Russian bean, article on, 292 



Sainfoin, where best used, 265 

 Saline and peat manures, 191 

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