CONTENTS. 



Chap. IV. 



Page 



Animal Physiology; the Digestive, Circulat- 

 ing, and Reproductive Functions of Animals 292 



I. Of the Digestive System . . .292 



II. Of the Circulating System . - - 293 



III. Of the Reproductive System of Animals -293 



Chap. V. 



Animal Pathology ; or the Duration, Diseases, 

 and Casualties of Animal Life . - 295 



Chap. VI. 

 On the Distribution of Animals 



Chap. VII. 

 Of the Economical Uses of Animals 



.296 



Chap. VIII. 

 Principles of Improving the Domestic Ani- 

 mals used in Agriculture - - 300 



I. Objects to be kept in View in the Improve. 



ment of Breeds . - . . 300 



/I. Of the Means of Improving the Breed of 



Animals - - . . SCO 



III. Of the General Principles of rearing, ma- 



naging, and feeding Domestic Animals - 306 



IV. Of Feeding for Extraordinary Purposes - 309 



V. Of the Modes of killing Animals - . 310 



BOOK III. 



OF THE STUDY OF THE MINERAL KINGDOM AND THE 

 ATMOSPHERE, WITH REFERENCE TO AGRICUL- 

 TUBE. 



Chap. I. 

 Of Earths and Soils - . -312 



L Of the Geological Structure of the Globe, 



and the Formation of Earths and Soils - 312 



II. Classification and Nomenclature of Soils - 314 



III. Ofdiscovering the Qualities of Soils - 315 



1. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils by 



means of the Plants which grow on them 315 



2. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils by 



Chemical Analysis . . . 317 



3. Of discovering the Qualities of a Soil me- 



chanically and empirically - - 318 



IV. Of the Uses of the Soil to Vegetables - 318 



V. Of the Improvement of Soils - - 322 



1. Pulverisation . . - 322 



2. Of the Improvement of Soils bv Com- 



pression . - '. . 323 



3. Of the Improvement of Soils by Aeration 



or Fallowing ... 323 



4. Alteration of the constituent Parts of 



Soils - - . .325 



5. Changing the Condition of Lands in re- 



spect to Water , . .328 



6. Changing the Condition of Lands, in re- 



spect to Atmospherical Influence . 331 



7. Rotation of Crops - . .331 



Chap. XL 

 Of Manures . . .333 



I. Of Manures of Animal and Vegetable 



Origin - . . .333 



1. The Theory of the Operation of Manures 



of Animal and Vegetable Origin - 333 



2. Of the different Species of Manures of 



Animal and Vegetable Origin . .334 



3. Of the Fermenting, Preserving, and Ap. 



plying of Manures of Animal and Vege- 

 table Origin ... 344 



II. Of Manures of Mineral Origin . -343 



1. Theory of the Operation of Mineral Ma- 



nures - . . .343 



2. Of the different Species of Mineral Ma- 



nures . . . .344 



Chap. III. 

 Of the Agency of Heat, Light, Electricitv, and 

 Water in Vegetable Culture . ' .349 



I. Of Heat and Light . . .34*) 



II. Of Electricity . . .353 



III. Of Water . . . . 353 



Chap. IV. 

 Of the Agency of the Atmosphere in Vegeta- 

 tion . - . . . 354 

 I. Of the Elements of the Atmosphere - 554 



Page 



II. Of the Means of Prognosticating the Wea- 



ther - - . .364 



III. Of the Climate of Britain . .367 



BOOK IV. 



OF THE MECHANICAL AGENTS EMPLOYED IN AGRL 

 CULTURE. 



Chap. I. 

 Of the Implements of Manual J.>abour used in 

 Agriculture ... 369 



I. Tools used in Agriculture - . - 369 



II. Instruments . . . - 372 



1. Instruments of Labour . . 372 



2. Instruments of Science . . 375 



III. Utensils used in Agriculture - . 378 



IV. Hand Machines used in Agriculture - 379 



Chap. II. 

 Of Agricultural Implements and Machines 



drawn by Beasts of Labour . . 389 



L Tillage implements and Machines . . 389 



1. Swing Ploughs, or such as are constructed 



without Wheels . . .389 



2. W^heel Ploughs . . . 397 



3. Tillage Implements, known as Scarifiers, 



Scufflers, Cultivators, and Grubbers - 402 



4. Tillage Implements of the Hoe Kind . 405 



II. Machines for Sowing and Planting -408 



III. Harrows or Pronged Implements for 



Scratching the Surface Soil, for covering 

 the Seed, and for other Puriwses - 413 



IV. Rollers - . - - 416 



V. Machines for laying Land even, and other 



occasional or anomalous Tillage Ma- 

 chines . - - - 419 



VI. Machines for reaping and gathering the 



Crop . - - - 420 



1 . Horse Rakes and Haymaking Machines - 420 



2. Reaping Machines - - - 421 



VII. Machines of Deportation - -428 



1. Carts . . . - 428 



2. Waggons . . . - 433 



VI II. Machines for threshing and otherwise 

 preparing Com for Market - - 435 



IX. Mechanical and other fixed Apparatus, 



for the Preparation of Food for Cattle, 

 and for grinding Manure . - 444 



Chap. III. 

 Edifices in use in Agriculture . - 442 



I. Buildings for Live Stock . - 443 



II. Buildings as Repositories, and for perform. 



ing in-door Operations - - 449 



III. The Farmer's Dwelling-house - - 453 



IV. Cottages for Farm Servants - - 454 



V. Stack-yard, Dung-yard, and other Enclo- 



sures immediately connected with Farm 

 Buildings - . . - 459 



VI. Union of the different Farm Buildings and 



Enclosures in d Farmery . 461 



Chap. IV. 

 Fences used in Agriculture - - 473 



I. Situation or Emplacement of Fences - 473 



II. Diffferent Kinds of Fences . - 474 



1. Ditch or Drain Fences - - 474 



2. Hedge Fences - - - 475 



3. Compound Hedge Fences - - 480 



4. Paling Fences ... 492 

 & Wall Fences - - - 496 



Chap. V. 



Gates and Bridges appropriate to Agriculture . 498 



BOOK V. 



OF THE OPERATIONS OF AGRICULTURE. 



Chap. L 



Page 



Manual Labours and Operations - - 506 



I. Mechanical Operations common to all Arts 



of Manual Labour - . - 508 



IT. Agricultural Labours of the simplest Kind 5((7 



III. Agricultural Operations with Plants -510 



IV. Mixed Operations performed by Manual 



Labour - - - 517 



