Book I. 



BRITISH WORKS OX AGRICULTURE. 



1211 



1/96. Kirkpatrick, II. 



An Account of the M inner in which Potatoes are cultivated 

 am! preserved, and the Uses to which they are applied in the 

 Counties of Lancaster and Chester ; together with a Descrip- 

 tion of a new Variety of Potatoes, peculiarly convenient for 

 forcing in Hot-houses and Frames. Lond. 8vo. 



1796 Boys, John, farmer at Betshanger in Kent 



\ General View of the Agriculture of the County of Kent. 

 Lond. Svo. 



1796 Anstruther, Sir John, Bart. 

 Remarks on the Drill Husbandry. Lond. Svo. 



179a Wright, Sir James, Bart. 

 I Ibservations upon the important Object of preserving Wheat 



and other drain from Vermin Lond. 4to. 



1796. Kirwan, Richard, L.L.D., F.R.S.L. and E., 

 P R.I. A., an eminent philosopher and various au- 

 thor; died 1812. 



On the Manures most advantageously applicable to various 

 Sorts of Soil, and the Causes of their Beneficial Influence in 

 each p irticular Instance. Lond. Svo. 



1796. Lawrence, John, a veterinary surgeon. 



1. Philosophical and Practical Treatise on Homes. Lond. 

 8vo. 



2. The Sportsman, Farrier, and Shoeing Smith's new Guide ; 

 being the Substance of the Works of the late C. de St. Bel. 

 1796. Svo. 



3. Th; Modern Land Steward. Lond. 1S02. Svo. 



4. A General Trea'ise on Cattle. Lond. 1805. Svo. 

 5 The Farmer's Pocket Calendar. 1S0S. 

 G. The New Farmer's Calendar. 1809. 

 7. History and Delineation of the Horse in all its varieties, 



■with 1-5 engravings bv Scott. Lond. 1810. 



5. The Horse in all his Varieties and Uses, &c. Lond. small 

 Svo. 1829. 



1797—1819. Anon. 



Communications to the Board of Agriculture. Lond. 7 vols. 

 4to. New Series, 1 vol. Svo. 



1797 ilorley, Christopher. 

 Practical Observat ons on Agriculture, Draining, &c, in two 



Letters addressed to Sir John Sincliir. Lond. 4to. 



1797. Johnstone, John, land surveyor and drainer 

 at Edinburgh. 



An Account of the most approved Mode of Draining Land, 

 according to the System prac ised by the late Mr. Joseph Elk- 

 ington. Edin. 4to. Subsequent editions in Svo. 



1797. Law son, John. 



Essav on the Use of mixed and compressed Cattle Fodder, 

 j. rt ciilarly adapted for Horses and Cattle on Shipboard, in 

 Camps, or in Garrisons, with useful Tables, 6tc Lond. Svo. 

 1797. Dix, William Spier. 



R "marks on a newly invented Patent Machine, for clearing 

 Grain from the Straw, instead of threshing it with the Flail. 

 Lond. 4to. 



1797. Bailey, John, Esq., originally a schoolmaster, 

 afterwards steward to Lord Tankerville ; a man of 

 enlightened mind, various useful and elegant ac- 

 quirements, and sound practical agricultural know- 

 ledge. He was much respected by all who knew 

 him. 



1. A General View of the Agriculture of the County of 

 Northumberland, bv J. Bailev and J. Culley. Newcastle. Svo. 



2. A General View of the Agriculture of Durham, &c. Lond. 

 1S11. Svo. 



3. General View of the Agriculture of the County of Cum- 

 berland. Svo. 



179S. Smith, Rev. John, D.D., minister of Kil- 

 brandon, in Argyleshire, afterwards one of the mi- 

 nisters of Campbelton. 



A General View of the Agriculture of the County of Argvle. 

 Edin. Svo. 



1798. Douglas, Robert, D.D., minister of Gala- 

 shiels. 



A General View of the A gricultiuy of the Counties of Rox- 

 burgh and Selkirk. Edin. Svo. 

 1798. Tatham, William. 



1. Rem-irks on Inland Canals, the System of Interior Navi- 

 gation, and various Uses of the Inclined Plane. Lond. 4:o. 



2. The Political Economv of Inland Navigation, Irrigation, 

 and Drainage ; with Thoughts on the Multiplication of Com- 

 mercial Resources, and on the Means of lettering the Condition 

 of Mankind by Construction of Canals. 11 Plates. Lond. 1799. 

 4to. 



3. Communication concerning the Agriculture and Com- 

 merce of America ; containing observations on the Commerce 

 of Spain with her American Colonies in the Time of War. 

 Written bv a Spanish Gent eman, and now edited with sundry 

 other Papers relating to the Spanish Interest. Lond. 1800. 

 Svo. 



4. An Historical and Practical Essay on the Culture and 

 Commerce of Tobacco. Lond. 1800. Svo. 



o. National Irrigation; or the various Methods of V. 'tering 

 Meadows; affording Means to increase the Population^ ealth, 

 and Revenue of the Kingdom, bv an Agricultural, Commer- 

 cial, and general Economv in the Use of Water. Lond. 1801. 

 Svo. , , 



6. Auxiliarv Remarks on an Essay on the comparative Ad- 

 vantages of Oxen for Tillage in competition withllorscs. Lond. 



!S01- „, t 



7. Two Reports on the Navigation of the River Thames. 

 Lond. 1803. Svo. 



1798. Middleton, John, Esq., land surveyor, Lon- 

 don. 



1. A View of the Agriculture of Middlesex. Lond. Svo. 



2. Observations on the various Kinds of Manure. {Nichol- 

 son's Journal, iii. 510.) 1799. 



1799--1815. Anon, and W. Dickson, the author of 

 Practical Agriculture. 



The '"ommerciai and Agricultural Magazine. 13 vols. Svo. 

 to 1S08. Continued tv Dr. W. Dickson, London, from 1808 to 



1S1-2. 11 vols. 8vo. New Series, from 1S13 to 1815. 6 vols. 

 8vo. 



1799— 18"0. Anon. 



Prize Essays, and Transactions of the Highland Society of 

 Scotland. Edin. to 1820. 6 vols. Svo. New Serl s, pal i&hed 

 in The Quarterly Journal of Agriculture, commencing 1828, to 

 1831. 2 vols, forming the 7lh and Sth. 



1799. Wright, Thomas. 



The Art of Floating Land, as it is practised in the County of 

 Gloucester. Lond. Svo. 5 Plates. 



1799. Parkinson, Richard, of Doncaster, a farmer, 

 traveller in America, and afterwards steward to Sir 

 Joseph Banks, in Lincolnshire. 



1. The Experienced Farmer. Lond. 2 vols. Svo. 



2. A Tour in America, in 179S, 1799, and 1800; exhibiting 

 a particular Account of the American Svstem of Agriculture, 

 with it. recent Improvements. Lond. 1805. 2 vols. Svo. 



3. The English Practice of Farming, exemplified in the Ma- 

 nagement of a Farm in Ireland. Lond. 1806. Svo. 



i. Treatise on the Breeding and .Management of Live Stock. 

 Lond. 1809. 2 vols. Svo. 



5. General View of the Agriculture of Huntingdonshire. 

 Lond. 181 1. Svo. 



1799. Broun, Robert, Esq., formerly farmer at 

 Markle, near Haddington, one of the projectors, 

 and for many years editor, of the Farmer's Mara. 

 zine (see 1800.) ; a man of vigorous intellect, sound 

 knowledge in political economy, energetic language, 

 and an excellent bean and wheat farmer. 



1. General View of the Agriculture of tie West Riding of 

 Yorkshire, surveyed by Messrs. Rennie, Brown, and SbinetT, 

 in 1793. Lond. Svo. 



2. Treatise on Rural Affairs ; originally published in the 

 Edinburgh Encvclopa?dia. Lond. 1811. 2 vo's. Svo. 



3. Letters on the Distressed State of Agriculturists. 1816. 

 1799. Banister, John, Gent , of Horton Kirby, in 



Kent. 

 A Svnopsis of Husbandry. Lord. Svo. 

 1799. SomervUle, Right Hon. Jv.hn, Lord. He died 

 at Vevav in Switzerland, on his way to Italy, about 

 1815, was buried in the churchyard there, and after- 

 wards disinterred and brought to England. 



1. Address to the Board of Agriculture on the Subject of 

 Sheep and Wool. Lond. Svo. 



2. The Svstem followed during the Two last Years by the 

 Board of Agriculture, &c. 1SO0. 4to. 



3. Facts and Observations relative to Sheep, Wool, Ploughs, 

 and Oxen, &c. Lond. 1803. Svo. 



1799. Robertson, James, D.D., minister at Calen- 

 dar, Perthshire. 



1 . General View of the Agriculture of ;he County of rerth. 

 Perth. Svo. 



2. General View of the Agriculture of Inverness-shin 



3. General View of the Agriculture of Kincarriineshire. 

 1811. Svo. , ,, ., 



1800—1825. Anon. (R. Brown of Markle, near 

 Haddington, farmer, and afterwards J. Cleghorn of 

 Edinburgh, accountant.) 

 Farmer's Magazine. Edin. 26 vols. Svo. Plates. 



1800 Washington, Gen. George, first president of 

 the United States of America, and commander in 

 chief of the armies, was born in the county of Vir- 

 ginia, 1732; died 1799. The most illustrious charac- 

 ter of the age in which he lived ; his mantle seems 

 to have fallen on General Lafayette. 



1. Letters from him to Sir John Sinclair, on .Agricultural 

 and other interesting Topics ; engraved from the original 

 Letters, so as to be an exact Fac -simile of the Hanuwrmng of 

 that celebrated Character. Loud. 4to. 



2. letters to Arthur Young, Esq., containing an Account or 

 his Husbandrv, with a Map of his Farm; bis Opinions on 

 various put stions in Agriculture, and many Particulars of the 

 Rural Econnmv ..f the United States. Lond. 1801. 



1800. Thomson, Rev. John, D.D. 

 General View of the Agriculture of the County of Fife. Lain. 



1800. Staceu, Rev. Henry Peter, LL.B^, F.L S. 



( lb ervations on the Failure of Tumip Crops. Ismi. Svo. 



1800 Parry, Caleb IIiH/rr,M.D., P.R.S., physi- 

 cian Bath. He cultivated his own estate, and 

 greatly improved the Merino ryland breed of sheep 



Forts' a"d Observ itions, tending to show the Practicability, 

 and Adv mage to the Individual and the Nation, of producing 

 in the British Isles Clothing-wool equal to that ot Spain ; toge- 

 ther with some Hints towards the Management of fine-woolltd 

 Sheep. Lond. Svo. 



1800. Dahymple, William, Esq. 



Treatise on the Culture of Wheat Lond. 8vo. 



1800. Darwin, Erasmus, M.D., 1 R.S., an emu 



born 



nent phvsician, philosopher, and poet, was born 

 near Newark, in Nottinghamshire, 1731 ; died ISO.'. 

 Phytologia ; or the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening. 



^m^Alderson, John, M D , physician at .HulL 



On the Improvement of Poor Soil : ""°»: 



ins Question: _" What is the best Method ol nilbvatingard 

 impriving Poor Soils, where Lime and .Manure cannot be 



^liw^BmUey', Kehemiah, Esq , secretary to the 

 Bath Agricultural Society. 



Some ctirsorv Observatin -.vers,..,, of 



Lands into Tillage, andyaftcra c rt - ' ourseofl roj 



ing the same into Pasture, ->v.c. !-ond. Svo. 



1X02. Tiehe, William, Esq. 



PtatistiraU nervations relalivt 

 Dub. Svo. 



