CONTENTS. XV 



Section XV. — On the Culture of Barley Wheat — Produce, per Acre — 

 The tenth Part nf an Acre, dibbled, yielded 405 for 1 — Deductions 

 which prove that from 5\ Ounces of Seed, 900 Bushels of Corn might be 

 'produced in nine Months at St. Helena — successful Experiment in Malting 

 and Brewing from Island Barley Wheat, - - _ page 96 



Section XVI. — General Observations on Green-fodder Crops — ivoidd 

 prevent Losses of Cattle in Seasons of Drought — One Acre equivalent to 

 Fotirteen Acres of the best Pastures — Indian Corn, or Maize, cultivated 

 in France, and at the Cape of Good Hope, as Cattle Fodder — Its pro- 

 duce at St. Helena, in less than Four Months from the period of Sotcing, 

 was Thirty Tons per Acre. Remarks on the Culture of Kidney Beans 

 — Green-fodder Crops of these recommended, _ , 99 



Section XVII. — On Adherence to Old Customs, - - HI 



Section XVIII. — Calculators Confessir^ns ; and his Opinions on the new 

 Husbandry at St. Helena, - - - - II5 



Section XIX. — On the Importance ofintmducing Agriculture on the Island 

 — Erroneous Notions regarding Rats ; not more numerous at the Farms 

 than in England — successful Method of destroying them, - 124 



Section XX. — On Transplanting Wheat— further Remarks ou Grubs — 

 and on Barley Wheat, _ _ _ - - 134 



Section XXI. — On Terracing Lands, and preparing the Sides of Hills for 

 Cultivation, - - - - - - 141 



Section XXII.— Useful Notices on Husbandry at St. Helena — Crops liable 

 to Attacks of Caterpillars and Aphides — Crops not liable to Lijury from 

 those Insects — Lord Bacons Idea cf the Generation of Caterpillars 

 apparently substantiated — .Method tried to prevent their Generation — 

 the Haulm of Potatoes suggested as an auxiliary Food for Cattle — Expe- 

 riments to determine the Produce of Coss Lettuce — yields, in three Months 

 from the period of Sowing, about 15 Tons per Acre — an excellent Food 



, for Hogs, - - - - - 146 



^ECT'OV X.Xlll.-~ Homefolding of Sheep recommended, ~ 159 



