182 INDEX. 



Landlords and tenants, what their former and present connection, 51. 



Larc^ benefit derived from its introduction, 480 ; its qualities and 

 uses, 481 ; diseases to which it is liable, ib. 



Large farms, arguments in favour of, 44. 



Lectures, public, on agriculture recommended, 512. 



Lease, properly a contract, 52 ; manner of settling a, 52. 



Leases, the most beneficial species of, 51 ; period of entry and regu- 

 lations connected with, App. 15, 16; should be adapted to the dif- 

 ferent kinds of farms, App. 16, 17 ; regulations of, connected with 

 the different changes of tenants, App. 1 7 ; duration of, ib. ; short, 

 better than none, 18 ; for about 20 years, why greatly preferable 

 to shorter terms, and when of 25 years sufficient, App. 18, 19 ; for 

 a single life why not favourable to improvement, App. 19 ; for three 

 lives when deservedly reprobated, 29 ; upon fines justly objected 

 to, App. 20 ; long, on wheat farms unnecessary, App. 20. 



the successful practice and experience of Mr Coke of Norfolk 



relative to, decisive, App. 21 ; not to be indiscriminately given, 21 ; 

 to be granted under covenants, App. 21 ; forms of, App. 23 ; co- 

 venants in, must necessarily vary, ib. ; preamble to, ib. ; reservations 

 in, in favour of the landlord, ib. ; obligations in, incumbent on the 

 tenant, ib. ; stipulations in, binding on both parties, ib. ; the best pe- 

 riods for the termination of, App. 16, 17. 



Let us alone, the maxim used by the French merchants to Colbert, 

 not applicable to agriculturists, 506. 



Light, how essential for the proper colour and flavour of plants, 10 ; 

 App. 10. 



Light and darkness, their opposite effects on plants, 11. 



Lightness of offal of great importance, 91. 



Lightning, its effects on crops, Add. 55 ; buildings, how to be pre- 

 served from, 147. 



Lime, advantages of, to peat soils, 213 ; principles on which it ope- 

 rates as a manure, 214; various lands astonishingly improved by, 

 214; disadvantages of, as a manure, ib. ; the proper season for 

 applying, 215; what quantity to be applied, 216; expense of ap- 

 plying, 217; effects of, 218; rules for the management of, ib. ; 

 difference between caustic and mild, 219. 



effectually improves upland pastures, 403. 



Lime-kilns, refuse of, as manure, 283. 



Limestone, burnt or calcined, 216; various sorts of, 215; mode of 

 preparing for use, 216. 



pounded, 220 ; with gravel an excellent manure, ib. ; bitu- 

 minous, 215; magnesian, ib. 



Liming, table of the expense of, 217. 



Litter, the use of straw for, 370 ; all sorts of straw answer the pur- 

 pose of, 371. 



Littering, none used in Arabia, 371 ; advantages of, ib. ; what ar- 

 ticles besides straw may be used for, 37 1 . 



straw how drawn in the London markets, 371. 



Live stock, extensive territory devoted to, 83 ; what comprehended 

 under the term, ib. ; the most desirable properties of, 84 ; size of, 



