CONTENTS. 



I. SOILS. 



1. Remarks on the Different Classes and Character of the Soils, 

 2. Means of Increasing the Productive Power of Soils, 



II. MANURES. 



1. Animal and Vegetable Manures, - 



2. Mineral Manures, - 



3. Marl, 



4. Mixed Manures, - - 



III. SIMPLE OPERATIONS OF TILLAGE. 



1. Ploughing, - 



2. Harrowing, - .... 



3. Rolling, ...... 



4. Digging, .------ 



IV. PREPARATION OF LAND FOR TILLAGE. 



1. Fallowing, - 



2. Levelling Ground and Removing Obstructions to Tillage, 

 :*. Paring and Burning, ... 



V. ON THE ROTATION OF CROPS. 



VI. CULTIVATION OF PLANTS. 



I. Plants Cultivated for their Seeds, 



I. Cereal Grasses, 



1. Wheat, 



2. Rye, 



3. Barley, 



4. Oats, 



5. Millet, 



6. Maize, or Indian Corn Zea Mais, 



7. Rice, .... 



8. The Canary Grass, &c. 



9. Broom Corn Sugar Sorgum, 



II. Leguminous Plants, - 



1. The Bean, .... 



2. The Pea, - 



3. Buckwheat, 



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VII. PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR ROOTS, TUBERS 

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1. The Potato, 



2. The Sweet Potato, - 



3. The Turnip, 



4. The Onion, 



5. The Carrot, 



6. The Parsnep, 



7. The Cabbage, 



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