XXI 



CONTENTS. 



Ciiaf IV. Page 



Hants cu'tivatcd for their Hoots nr leaves in 



a mvnt State as Food In Man or tattle Ml 



I. Tin- 1'. ' - - -8*S 



II TbeTnrnip 



III. The Carrot 



iv. The Parsnep 



\ rhe Field Beel 



\ 1 ["he t abbage Trilio - - - 86/ 



\ 11. Other Planti which might bo rultivatcd 

 in the li'iii- lor their HJoota or Leavi -, aa 

 FoikI lor Man or Cattle, in i recent State 869 



Ciivp. v. 



Culture of Herbage Plants - - 871 



I. The (lover Family - - - 871 



I I. I.ueern - - - - 877 



III. Saintfoin - - - 880 



IV. Various Plant* which are or may be culti- 



vated ai Herbage and for Hay • 883 



Chap. VI. 



Cultivated Grasses - - - 886 



I. Tall-growing or Hav Grasses - - 887 

 1 rail or Hay Grasses of temporary Dura. 



tion - - - - 887 



2. Tall or Hav Grasses of permanent Dura- 

 tion " - - - - 8«9 



II. Grasses chiefly adapted for Pasturage 893 



III. Genera] View of the Produce, L'-es, Cha- 



racter, ami Value of the principal Bri- 

 tish Grasses, according to the Result of 

 John Duke of Bedford's Experiments at 

 Wobum - - - 895 



Chap. VII. 

 Management of Lands permanently under 



Grass - - -901 



I. Perennial Grass Lands fit for mowing, or 



Meadow Lands - - -901 



II. Permanent Pastures - -905 



1. Rich or feeding Pastures - - 905 



2. Hilly and Mountainous Pastures - 908 



III. Improvement of Grass Lands, by a tem- 



porary t onversion to Tillage - - 909 



1. Gra-s Lands that ought not to be broken 



up by the Plough - - 909 



2. Advantages and Disadvantages of break- 



ing up Grass Lands - - - 910 



3. Breaking up Grass Lands, and afterwards 



restoring them to Grass - -911 



Chap. VIII. 



Plants cultivated on a limited Scale for various 

 Arts and Manufactures - - -912 



I. Plants grown chiefly for the Clothing Arts - 912 



1. Flax - - - - 913 



2. Hemp - - - - 917 



3. The Fuller's Thistle, or Teasel - 918 

 4 Madder - - - 919 

 5. Woad - - - -930 

 & Weld, or Dyer's Weed - - !>-< 



7. Bastard Satl'ron - - - 922 



8. Various Plants which have been proposed 



as Substitutes for the Thread and dyeing 

 Plants grown in Britain - -923 



II. Plants cultivated lor the Brewery and Dis- 



tillei v - - - - 923 



1. The Hop - - - 924 



2. Culture of the Coriander and Caraway - 930 



3. Plants which may be substituted for 



Brewery and Distillery Plants - 930 



III. Oil Plants - - - 931 



IV. Plants used in Domestic Economy - 933 

 1. Mustard - - - 9 13 

 2 Buck-wheat - - - 934 



3. Tobacco 



4. Other Plants used in Domestic Economy, 



which are or may lie cultivated in the 

 Fields - - - 942 



V. Plants which are are or may be grown in 



the Fields for Medicinal Purposes - 943 



BOOK VII. 



Till. BCOROW OK UVB slotK AND THE DAIRY. 



Chap. i. rage 



The cultivate.l Horse - - -949 



I. Varieties of the Horse - - 950 



II. Organology or exterior Anatomy of the 



Horse - - 955 



III. The Bonv Anatomy or Osseous Structure 



of the Horse 

 1. Osseous Structure of the Head 



my Anatomy of the Trunk • -964 



3. Bonv Anatomy of the Extremities - Hrl 



4. General Functions of the Bon j skeleton . • 



IV. Anatomy and Physiology of the soft Parts 



1. Appendages to Bone, the Muscles, and 



Tendons 



2. Blood-vessels of the Horse - - 967 



3. Absorbents of the Horse 



4. Nerves and Glands of the Horse - 968 



5. Integuments of the Horse's Body - 968 



6. The Head generally - - - 9 !> 



7. The Bar 



8. The Eye and its Appendages - - 970 



9. The Nose and Sense of Smelling - 971 



10. The Cavity of the Mouth 



11. The Neck - - - 972 



12. The Thorax or Chest - - - 973 



13. The Abdomen ... 973 

 1 i. The Foetal Colt - - - 975 

 15. The Foot - - - 976 



V. Diseases of the Horse - - 977 



1. General Remarks on the Healthy and 



diseased State of the Horse - - 977 



2. Inflammatory Diseases of the Horse - 978 



3. Diseases of the Head - - 979 



4. Diseases of the Neck - - 980 



5. The Chest 



6. Diseases of the Skin - - - 984 



7. Glanders and Farcy ... 985 



8. Diseases of the Extremities - - 985 



9. Diseases of the Feet ... 9S7 



VI. Veterinary Operations - - 989 



1. Treatment of Wounds . - 989 



2. Balls and Drinks - - - 989 



3. Fomentations and Poultices - -989 



4. Setons and Rowels - - - 990 



5. Blistering and Firing - - 990 



6. Clvstering and Phvsicking - -990 



7. Castration, Nicking, Docking, &c. - 991 



8. Bleeding - - - 991 



VII. Veterinary Pharmacopoeia - -991 



VIII. Shoeing of Horses - -993 



IX. Criteria of the Qualities of Horses for 



various Purposes • - - 995 



X. Breeding of Horses - - - 997 

 XL Rearing of Horses - - - 999 



XII. Training of Horses - - 1000 



XIII. The Art of Horsemanship - .1003 



XIV. Feeding of Horses - - luu4 



XV. Stabling and Grooming of Horses - 1006 

 X V I. Management and Working of Horses - 1007 



1. Management and Working of Race 



Horses - - -1007 



2. Management and Working of the Hunter 1009 



3. Working and Management of Riding 



Horses - . - 1009 



4. Horses in Curricles and Coaches - 1010 



5. Working of Cart, Waggon, and Farm 



Horses - - - 1010 



945 



Chap. II. 



The Ass 



1012 



Chap. III. 

 The Mule and Hinny, Hybrids of the Horse 

 and Ass - - - - 



1013 



Chap. iX. 

 Marine Plants used in Agriculture 



Chap. X 



Weeds or Plants injurious to those cultivated 



in Agriculture - - 947 



Chap. IV. 



Neat or Horned Cattle - - -1014 



I. The Ox - - 1014 



1. Varieties and Breeds of the Bull - 1014 



2. Criteria of Cattle for various Objects and 



Purposes - - - 1019 



3. Breeding of Horned Cattle - - 1<>20 



4. Rearing of Homed Cattle - .1181 



5. Fattening Calves by Suckling - .1023 



6. Fattening Horned "Cattle - - 1024 



7. Management of Cows kept lor the 



Dairy .... 1025 



