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(■l.NKUAI. INDF.X. 



Sp.nl- in, Paolo, his works on agriculture, page 1222. 



a. i> i8ia 



Spun, agriculture of, in the middle of the I8th cen. 

 tury, 711; during the 19th century. 115; climate 

 of, 716; surface of, 717; soil of, 718; landed pro- 

 perty of, 719; bad feature in the old government 

 of 780; agricultural products of, 721 ; rotationa 

 of common crops m, 7 ; ; ; live stock of the agri- 

 culturist in, 7 j 1 ; sheep of, 735: implements of 

 agriculture in, 744: operations "i agriculture in, 

 forests in, 7i7 ; improvement of agriculture 

 in, 748 : cause ol the decline of agriculture in, 71- 



Spaniels, 740L 



Speed, Adam, his works on agriculture, page 1207. 

 A. D. 1659, 



itors of Midlothian, 7833. 



Spermaceti, 1948. 



Splitting the roots of trees, 31. 



Sponge*, as a manure, - 



Sponge, a good hygrometer, 2120. 



Spottiswoode, the estate of, an example of successful 

 drainage, 1255. 



Spray of tree-, u-cs of the, 1039. 



Springs, artificial, 4503. 



Springs on lands, injury done by, 2201. 



Spring latch for gates, 



Spring, temperature of, influence of, on plants, 1727. 



Spur of rye, .'it.' 1 .'. 



Spurry, 5632 ; culture of, in the Netherlands, 482. 



Spur* of animals, 1866. 



Stable, the, 



Stacey, Rev. Henry Peter, LI..B., F.L.S., his work 

 on agriculture, page 1211. A. D. 1800. 



Stack-borer, the, 



Stack-cover, the, 2912. 



Stack-funnel, the, 2911. 



Stick-guard, the, 



Stack-yard, the, 2906 j Mitchell's, 2907. 



Stacking, 3276 



Stacking stage, 3289. 



Stacking wood for fuel, &c, 3207, 3208. 



Staffordshire, statistics of, 7796. 



Stag, the, 7370. 



Staircases to cottages, economical mode of forming, 

 2895. 



Stake and rice, protecting hedges by, 3017. 



St Hiding, in animals, 1899. 



Stanley, Robert A., Esq , his work on agriculture, 

 page 1213. A. D. 1824. 



Starch, 1400; plants producing, 1102; uses of, 1KJ3. 



Steam-engines, employment of, in draining, 4277. 



Steaming house, the, 2863. 



Steaming machine, on a simple and economical 

 plan, 



Steaming and washing machine, economical, 2801. 



Steilman, Captain, his residence in Surinam, 1243. 



Steele, Andrew, his work on agriculture, page 1213. 

 A. D. 18S& 



\.inl, Kuthven's fanner's, 2570. 



Steeping flax, 5905. 



Slaii'h-I, A. 11. von, his work on agriculture, page 

 1220. A. D. 1800. 



Steining wells, 417!'. 



Stein of herbaceous plants, structure of the, 1377. 



Stem of plants, anomalies in the, 1597. 



Stephens, George, his work on agriculture, page 

 1211. A. U. 1 



Sin hetu'B mode of forming and planting the single 

 hedge and ditch, 2997. 



Steuart, Sir Henry, his system of removing large 

 trees, S955: his conclusions respecting the influ- 

 ence of culture on timber trees, 3973. 



Steven* and l.uhault, their work on agriculture, 

 page 1207. A. D. 1(116. 



Steveruon'i opinion on the direction of road- 

 opinion on the drainage of roads, 36u7 ; base of 

 roads, .3627. 



Stevenson,Vi., Esq., M. A., his work on agriculture, 

 page 1212. A. D. 1809. 



Steward, under, "721 ; demesne, 7722. 



St, Helena, nil 



Stickleback fishery, 3881. 



Slile of railing bars, 311 9. 



Stiles, 



Stillingfteet, Benjamin, his works on agriculture, 

 page 1205, A. 1) 17;>9. 



Stimulants, artificial, to the vital principle of 

 plants, liiilii. 



Stipulator plants, 1316. 



Stirlingshire, statistics of, 7814. 



Stock farmers, 77 i 



stocking a farm, 4s26. 



Stocking pastures, 58S 



Stuiu-, Thomas, bis works on agriculture, page 1210. 



A I). 1785. 

 Stone tracks in roads, advantages of, 37 VI 



breaking, 3121. 

 Stone-breaking machine impelled by steam, S 



Edgeworth'S mode of breaking, for roads, 



Stone-hewing machine, 2809. 



Stones on lands, to get rid of, 1518. 



Stones, large, Low's machine for raising, 2810. 



Stones, machine for breaking, for roads, i659. 



stones, proper size of, for roads, 3662. 



Stop-drag for carriages going down hill, Rapson's, 



Storax, 1485. 



Store farmers, 7736. 



Streams, artificial, 4161. 



Strobile of plants, scales of the, 1356. 



Stubble, as a thatch for ricks, Jlb7. 



Stubble or dew rake, 2453. 



Stubble-rake, the, 2725. 



Stumming cider-casks, 4132. 



Stumpf, G., his work on agriculture, page 1220. 

 A. D. 1794. 



Straw of barley, use of, 5118. 



Straw of corn, uses of the, 4990. 



Straw of rye, manufacture of, into plaits, 5077. 



Straw of Wheat, uses of, 50.51. 



Straw, dry, as a manure, 2238. 



Straw-house, the, 



Straw-rope making, 3184. 



Straw-rope twister, 2469. 



Straw-yard, the, 2913. 



Strickland, (i , Esq , his work on agriculture, pajfe 

 1214. A. D. 1829. 



Structures, agricultural, of the Mexicans, 1185. 



Styrax, 14S& 



Subsoil, relatively to the choice of a farm, 4760. 



Succession, natural, of trees, 391S. 



Suckow, G. Ad?., his work on agriculture, page 

 1219. A. D. 1775. 



Suction, mode of adhesion by, in someanimals, 1896. 



Suffocation of plants, 1707. 



Suffolk punch, the, 6242. 



Suflblk, statistics of, 7787. 



Sugar, 1398 ; utility of, 1.399; culture of, among the 

 Moors, 711 ; in animals, 1946 ; from the beet 

 root, manufacture of, in the Netherlands, 476. 



Sugar-cane, culture of, in Jamaica, 1212; in Ma- 

 laga, 729 ; management of, in Egypt, 1082 ; the, 

 in Hindustan, 895. 



Sugar plantation, buildings required for a, 1204; 

 live stock of a, 1209. 



Sulphate of iron, as a manure, 2300. 



Sulphate of potassa, as a manure, 2307. 



Sulphur in animals, 1923. 



Sumatra, description of, 1021 ; live stock of, 1027. 



Summer. fallowing in Scotland, when first practised, 

 794. 



Summer, temperature of ; influence of, on plants, 

 1728. 



Sunflower, the, as an oil plant, 6100. 



Sutherland, statistics of, 7856. 



Surface, character of, in regard to farming lands, 

 4769. 



Surface, general, of land estates, to portray, 3351. 



Surfaces, grassy, formation of, 5711. 



Surface-gu Iters made by cart wheels, 4301. 



Surfaces, primitive, affecting plants, 1741. 



Surgeon, veterinary, 7755. 



Surinam, climate, surface, and soil of, 1212 ; pro- 

 ducts of, 1243. 



Surrey, statistics of, 7778. 



Sussex, statistics of, 7779. 



Swan, the mute or tame, 7.518 ; other species, 7519; 

 rearing, 7520; feathers and down, 7521. 



Swayne, G., A. M., his work on agriculture, page 

 1210. A. D. 1790. 



Sweat of animals, 1877. 



Sweden, state of agriculture in, 6^6 ; climate of, 

 687; surface of, 6S8; soil of the valleys of, 690 ; 

 landed property of, 691; cottages of, 692; the 

 fence in general use, 691 ; agricultural products 

 of, 695; livestock of the farmer in, 702; imple- 

 ments and operations of agriculture ill, 703; fo- 

 rests of, 705; the chase in, 706; improvement of 

 the agriculture of, 708. 



Sweeping, 3134. 



Sweeping roads, 3750. 



Sweepings of houses, as a manure, 2267 



Swimming, the action of, 1908. 



Swinbourne, 1$., his work on agriculture, page 1213. 

 A. D. 1819 



