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general directions concerning hay-making, 414, 4.1$. 



importance oi attention to.la i'5 



Mr. Ducket's in-.-lhod of n v'inv; ill i ; i ^. 



a fine season, by causi; ius than a 



bad OIK* ; 4 



HfJgfs. See the articles t\ *><* ; ar.d ;' 

 //< <///> ; time of sowing, 240. 



important cautions to he attended to bv t 



determining on the cultivation 

 directions, if ho adopts it : soil winch it : . 294. 



tillage; manuring ; quantity of seed ; manner qf sowing, 295. 

 cottager's hemp, 296. 



weeding in June unnecessary, 386. 



time of pulling ; mode ; and cxpencc, 440. 



method of water-retting, 441. 



separating the male and female, or femble :'; np, 4|i. 



treatment of hemp left for seed; might be better if water- 



retted, 442. 



Hiring harvest men, 397. 



useful hints, on the various customary methods of agreement, 

 425 to 427. 



Hiring farms. See Farms. 



Hogs. See the articles S^vitie ; and Piggery. 



Hollw. draining ; begin in November ; importance of this im- 

 provement on wet lands, 517. 



Holly , its excellence for forming hedges ; directions for this work, 

 336. 



Hops ; important advice to the young farmer who thinks of intro- 

 ducing this article on his land, 184, 185. 



particular situation in which it may be prudent, 185. 

 best preparation for hops, 186. 



hop huibandry in March, 186. 

 business of poling, 222. 

 hop husbandry in May, 292. 



in June, 344. 



in September ; hop-picking, 467. 



in December ; manuring, 527. 



Horses ; the system of breeding horses, not advisable for the 



young farmer to adopt, 521. 

 See also Teams. 



Irrigation ; the union of this business with Draining is an objeft 



in extensive works, 37. 

 See also Watering. 



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Kitchen-garden ; importance of this object, to assist in house-keep, 

 ing, 522, 



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