INDEX. 



R 



Rag weed, eaten by sheep, - - •' - - 1 



Reeve, Josiah, on new manure for clover, - - 93 

 Ribbing, or backing up furrows, for winter exposure of 

 surface, highly useful for trenched (or any 



other) soil, - - - - - - 245 



Ripper, described, - - - - 88 



Robeits, Algernon, on dairy, - - - - 95 



on produce of wheat and rye for 

 sixteen years, - - - 99 

 Robinia, pseudo-acacia, used for hedges, - - 92 

 Rolling and harrowing winter grain in the spring re- 

 commended, - - - - 88 



Rot, heart, in timber, to prevent, - - - 29 

 Rotation of forest trees, - . - 41, 296, 301 

 Rotting flax, on, _ _ _ . _ « 9 



Rough casting, remarks on, - _ _ 206 



Rush, Dr. lecture on the diseases of animals, - xlix 



S 

 Saccharometer, recommended for trying strength of 



must for cyder, - - - - 113 



Salt, common, its being a manure doubtful, - - 171 

 recommended for destroying worms, &c. 172 

 Salt and water, recommended to destroy insects infest- 

 ing fruit, _ - _ - 322 

 also for the destruction of worms, 

 snails, grubs, &c. - - - 172 

 marine, injures cement, - - - - 197 



Salts, sundry others than the vitriolic useful to vegetation, 1 71 



Sand, river, best for cement, _ > _ - 203 

 sea, to be avoided on account of 



saline mixture, _-->•__ 202 



Sayre, Dr. cures yellow water in horses, - - 154 



Seed, change of, recommended, - - - 32 



always liable to degenerate, - - - 215 



