CONTENTS. 



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I. THE PLOUGH 3 



II. THE SEED-LIP AND THE HARROW 31 



III. THE FOLD 61 



IV. THE DAIRY 103 



V. THE HAYFIELD 133 



VI. THE SICKLE 159 



VII. THE FLAIL 195 



VIII. THE POULTRY-YARD 223 



IX^-THE ORCHARD 259 



X.-THE FENCE 287 



XI. THE WATER-COURSE 315 



XII. APPENDIX. ENGLAND'S RESOURCES IN TIME 



OF DEARTH 341 



ADDENDUM. IMPORTS OF CORN, &c 365 



