164 INDEX. 



Agriculture, observations on the importance of, 500 ; the prosperity 

 of a nation chiefly dependent upon, 500, 502 ; its flourishing state 

 during the late war, 502, 503 ; those dependent upon it are su- 

 perior in number and financial productiveness to the other classes, 

 504i ; means for promoting its prosperity merit peculiar attention, 

 506 ; what encouragement a wise government ought to bestow on 

 it, 507 ; how far its prosperity depends on the politician, 506 ; 

 how far he should let it alone, 507 ; removal of burdens peculiarly 

 affecting, 508 ; knowledge of, should be diffused, 509 ; advantages 

 that may be derived from the result of inquiries carried on by the 

 Board of, 510 ; public institutions for the improvement of, recom- 

 mended, ib. ; experimental farms. 511; professorships, 512; ne- 

 cessity of exertions for its protection, Add. 157; its advantages 

 explained by the Bishop of Llandaff, 520. 



uses of salt in, Add. 99. 



Agriculturists, the maxim of " Let us alone," not applicable to, 506. 



Air essential to vegetation, App. 8. 



Alder adapted for low tracts, 485. 



Alluvial soils, various, described, 29 ; crops usually raised on, 378. 



Alopecurus pratensis, its properties, Add. 87. 



Alternate or convertible husbandry, advantages of, 439. 



American bug, remedy for the, 465. 



pitch pine, peculiarly adapted for low tracts, 485. 



Analysis of the occupations in the population of Britain, Add. 157. 



Animals, domesticated, or live stock, 83 ; the most desirable proper- 

 ties of, 84 ; arguments in favour of small or large sized, 84, 85 ; 

 form of, 86 ; Mr Cline's doctrines respecting shape of, 87 ; ten- 

 dency to rapid growth, early maturity, vigour of constitution, im- 

 portant requisites, 88 ; prolific property, quality of flesh, 89 ; dis- 

 position to fatten, 90 ; lightness of offal, milking properties, 91 ; 

 principles of the improved systems of breeding, 92 ; proper manage- 

 ment of, 99. 



excrements of, an article of manure, 201 ; qualities of the 



dung of various, 201 ; dead, how converted into manure, 211. 



Annual and biennial weeds, means of destroying, 257. 



Anthoxanthum odoratum, or sweet-scented vernal grass, Add. 85. 



Apples, their importance as food, and for cider, 458, 459, 460. 



Apprentices, act of Elizabeth concerning, not generally enforced, 75. 



Apprenticeships, plan of, adopted in Scotland for educating farmers, 

 77 ; exemplified by Mr Walker, ib. 



Arabia, straw not used as litter for horses in, 371. 



Arable farms, capital required for stocking, 66 ; table of rent on, in 

 Scotland, 56. 



and grass farms, the most profitable, 439. 



Arable land, hedge-rows injurious to, 179; advantages of draining, 

 182 ; on its cultivation by the spade, 397 ; advantages of inclosures 

 to, 181 ; how cleared from weeds, 261 ; on laying down, into grass, 

 436 ; error committed in so laying down, 437 ; ridges proper for, 

 when laid down to grass, 438 ; advantage of bone manure to, Add. 

 144. 



Arbuthnot, Mr James, successful experiments in burning clay by 

 193. 



