INDEX. 197 



Tenantry, frequent change of, attended with great mischief, 54 ; con- 

 sequences of capital in the hands of, 65. 



Tenure, advantages and disadvantages of, in property or on lease, 40, 

 47 



Tethering stock in Scotland and in Ireland, 430 ; plan of, in the lat- 

 ter country, ib. ; an assistant to the soiling system, 431. 



Thatching, danger and disadvantages of, 373 ; fortunate decline of, 

 ib. 



Thermometer, utility of the, 16. 



Thinning plantations, rules to be observed in, 493. 



Thistles, how destroyed, 259, 260 ; too frequently left in possession 

 of grass land, 262; instruments used in extripating, 265. 



Thorn hedges, rules recommended by the planters of, 176. 



Thorns, how they may be raised, 177. 



Thrashing, by the flail, objections to the old practice of, 357 ; advan- 

 tages of the new mode of, ib. 



machine, the most valuable implement of modern time*, 



118 ; owing to the ingenuity of a Scotch mechanic, 119. 



mills, driven by various powers, 119; specific advantages 



arising from the invention, ib. ; estimate by Mr Brown, of the pro- 

 fit that might be derived from the general use of, 120. 



generally supplied with a set of fanners, 358 ; some- 



times with a second pair, ib. 



Till, what meant by, 23. 



Tillage, implements of, 108, 109. 



Timber, value of, extremely distant, 476; how maybe raised advan- 

 tageously, 477. 



Timothy grass cultivated in America, 438. 



Tithes, no good reasons why they should not be commuted, 60 ; bur- 

 den of, may be still more severely felt, ib. 



Top-draining spade, 192. 



Top-dressing, mode of application of manure by, 198; the growing 

 crop, a useful practice in various parts of England, 347. 



Topping beans, account of the method of, as tried on Mr Lowther's 

 estate, 348. 



Towti-dung, an important article for manure, 209. 



Towns, inclosures in the vicinity of, 171 ; woods not to be encouraged 

 in the neighbourhood of, 470. 



Traces, trappings, yoking, and furniture of animals, articles of great 

 importance and utility, 124. 



Transplanting, the most effectual means of saving seed-corn, 343 ; 

 the Swedish turnips, an excellent practice, ib. ; tried for wheat- 

 crops, ib. 



turf, a new practice, 422. 



Treading, a practice strongly recommended, 345 ; how performed in 

 different places, ib. ; by sheep or other stock, ib. ; pip, why pre- 

 ferred for, ib. ; its advantages, particularly on light soils, ib. 



land, instances of preventing rust by, App. 67. 



Trees, sorts of, calculated for orchards, 458 ; how planted in orchards, 

 464; cautions necessary in planting, ib. ; stems of, how guarded, 

 ib. 



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