638 INDEX 



Oxen fur Teams, 222, 286, 372, 530. See Teams. 



Paint, oil, a cheap substitute for, 633. 



Paring and Burning Land, erroneous prejudice against, detected, 

 297, 298 Best season of performing, 77, 393, 43 < Va- 

 riety of modes of operation in the several counties of Eng- 

 land, 177 to 190 General remarks on, 189. 



Parsnips, time for sowing, and soil proper for, 95, 142 Excel- 

 lent for preparing the ground for corn, ib. Excellent feeding 

 for hogs, 97. 



Pastures and Meadsnvs, old, to pare and burn, 188. 



Pears, season for gathering, 561. 



Pease, remarks on the culture of, 79 Soil most suitable for, ib. 

 Preparing and manuring the ground for, 83, 548 Time for 

 sowing the several kinds of, and the soils best adapted for the 

 varieties, 79, 129, 198, 567 Quantity of seed, 84 Courses 

 proper for the soil on which they are cultivated, 8r Should 

 not be too frequently sowed on the same soil, 82 Broad cast 

 unprofitable, ib. On drilling, 132 Rows of, 83 When 

 sowed on layers, 81, 133 Hoeing and weeding, 276 Crops, 



432, 447- 



Peat. ashes, and Peat-dust, qualities of as manure, examined, 172. 



Pigesus* Dung, used as manure, 176. 



Pigs, and Piggery, rules for the management of. See Swine. 



Pigs, weaning, 23. 



Planks and Bmrdiag, to preserve, 633. 



Ploughing, on, 559, 576, 585. 



Pond Mud, used as manure, 385. 



Potatoes, observations on the culture of, 33, 222 Tillage of the 

 land designed for, and time for setting, 95, 222, 224 Cut- 

 tings, 224 Sorts of, 226 Dibbled, 142 On grass, 143 

 On borders, 144 For horse-hoeing, ib. Manngeirent of, at 

 various periods of their growth, 230, 268, 352, 420, 454 

 To be ploughed up, 543 Seed, 227 Planting, 227, 268. 



Poultry, management of, 167, 612. See the article 



its' Dung, used as manure, 177. 

 Rfigs, woollen, used as a manure, 174. 

 Rail-road y recommended on farms, for the conveyance of clay 



from the pit, &c. 43. 

 Rape-dust, mixed with turnips, 345. 

 Rape-tied, season for sowing, 385, 449 Quantity of seed per 



acre, 386 Reaping, 448 Reserve for seed, 386. 

 Ray-grass, spring fod for sheep, 212. 

 X, *#.!, 439. 



Recipe, 



