Book I. 



BRITISH WOUKS ON AGRICULTURE. 



1213 



ductor of the Gaj-dener's Mafrazine, and of the 

 Magazine of Natural Jlistojy ; born in Lanark, 

 shire in 178, began to practise in 1803 ; to farm 

 extensively in Oxfordshire in 1809, and in Mid- 

 dlesex in 1810; travelling on the Continent in 

 181o-U-15, in 1819, and again in 1838-29; now 

 residing at Bayswater. 



1. Designs for laying out Farms and Farm Buildings in the 

 Scotch Style, adapted to England ; comprising an Account of 

 the Introduction of the Berwickshire Husbandry into Middle- 

 sex and Oxfordshire. Lond. 4to. 



2. An Encyclopaedia of Agriculture. Lond. 8vo. 1825. 

 1813. Walker, W. 



An Essaj on Draining Land by the Steam Engine. Lond. 

 8to. 



1813. Davy, Sir Humphry, president of the Royal 

 Society, LL.D., V.P.R.I., F.U.S., Edin. M.R.I.A., 

 &c. 



Elements of Agricultural Chemistry ; in a Course of Lectures 

 for the Board of Agriculture. 4to and. 8o. 



1814. Shirreff, J>hn, farmer at Captain Head, near 

 Haddington, Scotland, and one ot the authors of 

 the Survey of the h'est Hiding of Yorkshire, along 

 with Mr. Brown and Mr. Rennie (see 1799) ; after- 

 wards a land agent, and finally steward to a noble- 

 man near Stirling. 



General View of the Agriculture of the Orkney Islands. 

 Edin. 8vo. 

 181.5. Moubray, Bonnington, J^sq. 



A practical Treatise on the Method of Breeding, Rearing, 

 and Fattening Domestic Poultry, Pigeons, and Habbits. 8vo". 



1815. Little, John. 



Practical Observations on the Improvement and Manage- 

 ment of Mountain Sheep and .Sheep Parms. 8vo. 

 181-1 1815. Simpson, Pinder. 



1. Treatise on the Cultivation of Mangold Wurzel, as Win- 

 ter Food for Cattle. Lond. 8vo. 



2. On the improved Beet-root as Winter Food for Cattle. 

 1815. Birkbeck, Morris, Esq., formerly a farmer in 



Suffolk, afterwards an extensive proprietor and 

 resident cultivator in the Illinois. Drowned there 

 in 1825. 



1. Notes in a Journey through France from Dieppe, through 

 Paris and Lyons to the Pyrenees, and back through Toulouse 

 in 1814 ; describing the Habits of the People, and the Agri- 

 culture of the Country. 8vo. 



2. Notes in a Journey in America, from the Coast of Vir- 

 ginia to the Territory of Illinois. Lond. 1818. 8vo. 



1815. Hornby, Thomas, Esq., surgeon, York. 

 Dissertation on Lime, and its use and abuse in Agriculture, 



embracing a View of its Chemical Ettects- 8vo. 



1816. Anderson, William, farmer, Angusshire. 

 Observations on a new Mode of Stacking Com, peculiarly 



adapted to Wet Seasons ; recommending a Plan, successfully 

 practised, by which com may be stacked with advantage soon 

 after being cut down. 8vo. 



1818. Macwilliatn, Robert, Esq. architect and sur- 

 veyor, London. 



An Essay on the Origin and Oi>eration of the Dry Rot ; to 

 which are annexed. Suggestions for the Cultivation of Forest 

 Trees, and an Abstract of the Forest Laws. 4to. 



1819. Radclijffe, Rev. T. 



A Survey of the Husbandry of Eastern and Western Flan- 

 ders, made under the Authority of the Dublin Farming 

 Society. 8vo. 



1819. Williams, T. W. 



The Farmer's Lawyer ; containing the Whole of the Law 

 and local Customs in regard to Agricultural Possessions, Pro- 

 perties, and Pursuits. 8vo. 

 1819. Swinbourne, R. 

 The Farmer's New and Complete Account Book. 



1819. Blaikie, Francis, first gardener, and after- 

 wards steward to T. W. Coke, Esq. M.P. of Holkham, 



1. On the Conversion of arable Land into Pasture, and on 

 ether rural Subjects. Lond. 1819. 12mo. 



2. On the Management of Farm-yard Mauure, and on other 

 rural Subjects. Lond. 1819. 12mo. 



3. A Treatise on the Management of Hedge and Hedgerow 

 Timber. 12mo. 



4. On the Economy of Farm Yard Manure, &c. 12mo. 

 1820. 



5. On Mildew, and the Culture of Wheat. 12mo. 1821. 



6. On Smut in Wheat. 12mo. 1822. 



1820. Rigby, Edward, M.D. F.L.S5. 



1. Framlingham, its Agriculture, &c., including the Eco- 

 nomy of a small Farm. 8vo. 



2. Holkham, its Agriculture, &c. 8vo. 1821. 



1820. Grisenthwaite, William, apothecary, of 

 Wells, in Norfolk. 



A new Theory of Agriculture, in which the Nature of Soils, 

 Crops, and Manures is explained, many prevailing Prejudices 

 are exploded, and the Application of Bones, Gypsum, Lime, 

 Chalk, &c. determined on scientific Principles. l2mo. 



1820. Monteath, Robert, a forester in considerable 

 practice as agent and valuator. 



The Forester's Guide. Stirling. 12mo. 2d edition with Ad- 

 ditions, &c. Edin. 8vo. 1824, plates. 



1820. Mather, John, Castle Hill, Carse of Gowrie. 



The Farmer and Land Steward's Assistant ; or, a Specimen 

 of Farm Book-keeping, exhibiting, in a concise and simple 

 Form, the Transactions in the arable, grazing, and woodland 

 Departments; a general Cash Account; and an Account of 

 the Charge and Discharge upon each Department ; the Whole 

 selected from Books of real Business. 4to. 



1820. Johnson, Cuthbert William, F.L. and H.S. 



An Essay on the Uses of Salt for Agricultural Purposes, with 

 Instructions for its Employment as a Manure, and in the 

 Feeding of Cattle, &c. New Edition in 1827. 

 18x'0. Bttrroughs, Edward, Esq. 

 Essays on Practical Husbandry and Rural Economy, 8vo. 

 1820. Beatsori, Major General Alexander, late 

 Governor of St. Helena, &c. 



A new System of Cultivation without Lime or Dimg on 

 Summer Fallows, as practised at Knowle Farm, in the County 

 of Sussex. Lond. 1820, 8vo, Plates, and Supplement. 1821, 

 8yo. Plates. 



1822. Finlayson, John, of Kaines, near Muirkirk, 

 Inventor and Patentee of the self-cleaning Ploughs 

 and Harrows, a practical farmer and an ingenious 

 man. 

 A Treatise on Agricultural Subjects. 8vo, plates. Subse- 

 changed to The British Farmer, &c. London. 1830. 



quently 

 8vo. 



1822. Salisbury, H^., formerly a botanical nursery, 

 man, now a private teacher of botany, &c. 



The Cottager's Agricultural Companion. 12mo. 



1822. Munro,'Co\one\ Innes 



A Guide to Farm Book-keeping, founded upon actual PraO' 

 tice, and upon new and concise Principles. Rojal 8vo. 



1822. Napier, Hon. William John, F.R.S. Edin. 

 post captain in the Royal Navy ; a vice-president 

 of the Pastoral Society of Selkirkshire, &c. 



A Treatise on Practical Store Farming, as applicable to the 

 Mountainous Region of Ettrick Forest, and the Pastoral 

 District of Scotland in general. With Engravings. 8vo. 



1822. Cleghorn, James, Esq., formerly a practical 

 farmer, afterwards editor of The Farmer's Maga. 

 zine, author of the article " Agriculture" in the 

 Supplement to the Encyc. Brit., and of various 

 articles in that work. One of the best modern 

 writers on agriculture. Mr. C. is now an accountant 

 in Edinburgh. 



On the depressed State of Agriculture. Edin. 8vo. 



1823. Fair bam, John. 



A Treatise upon Breeding, Rearing, and Feeding Cheviot 

 and Black-faced Sheep in high Districts ; with Observations on 

 laying out and conducting a Store Fanr.&c. Berwick. 8vo. 



1823. Low, David, Esq. said to be editor of the 

 Quarterly Journal of Agriculture. 



Observations on the present State of Landed Property, and 

 on the Prospects of the Landholder, and the Farmer. Edin.Svo. 



1824. Morice, Francis. 



An Essay on Agriculture, and the Management of Landed 

 Estates. Aberdeen. 8vo. 



1824. Sinclair, George, F.L.S F.H.S., formerly 

 gardener to the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn, now 

 of the firm of Cormack, Son, and Sinclair, nursery- 

 men. New Cross, Deptford. 



Hortus Gramineus Wobumensis ; or, an Account of the 

 Results of various Experiments on the Produce and Fattening 

 Propertits of different Grasses, and other Plants used as the 

 Food of the more valuable domestic Animals ; instituted by 

 John Duke of Bedford. To which is added, an Appendix, 

 pointing out the different Grasses best adapted for the Manu- 

 facture of Leghorn Bonnets, &c. Lond. Koyal 8vo. 

 1824 Western, C. C, Esq. M.P. 



A few Practical Remarks on the Improvement of Grass 

 Land, by means of Irrigation, Winter-flooding, and Drainage ; 

 in a Letter to the Owners and Occupiers of Land in the 

 County of Essex. Lond. 8vo. 



1824. Slaney, Robert A., Esq. barrister. 



Essay on the beneficial Direction of Rural Expenditure. 

 Lond. 12mo. 



1825. Holditch, Benjamin, a farmer on the Duke 

 of Bedford's estate, near Peterborough, and for 

 some time editor of the Farm. Journ. newspaper. 



Essay on the Weeds of .\gricuU\ire. Lond. 8vo. Edited by 

 G. Sinclair, for the benefit of his widow. 



1825. Hayward, Joseph, author of the Science of 

 Horticulture. 



The Science of Agriculture, comprising a Commentary 

 on, and comparative Investigation of, the Agricultural Che- 

 mistry of Mr. Kirwan, and Sir Humphry Davy ; and the 

 Code of Agriculture of Sir John Sinclair, Sir Joseph Banks, 

 and other Authors on the subject : with Remarks on the Rust, 

 or black Blight in Wheat ; of which the true Cause and its 

 Prevention are explained. Lond. 8vo. 

 1825. Anon. 



A Treatise on Milk. Lond. 8vo. 

 1825. Bayldon, J. S., land-agent and appraiser. 

 The Art of valuing Rents and Tillages, and the Tenants 

 Bight on entering and quitting Farms. 2d edit. Lond. 8yo. 

 1825. Buchanan, George, civil engineer. 

 A Treatise on Road-making, Railways, Wheel Carriages, 

 and the Strength of Animals. 



1825. Cleghorn, James, accountant in Edinburgh, 

 conductor of the Farmer's Magazine. 



Thoughts on the Expediency of a General Provident Institu- 

 tion for the Benefit ofthe Working Classes, &;c. &c. Edin. 8vo. 



1826. Steele, Andrew, a proprietor in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Edinburgh. 



The National and Agricultural History of Peat Moss, &c. 

 Edinburgh, 8vo. 



1826. Withers, William, junior, Esq. of Holt, 

 Norfolk. 



A Memoir addressed to the Society for the Encouragement 

 of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, on the Planting and 

 Rearing of Forest Trees, &c. &c. Holt and London, 8vo. 

 pamph. 



182S. Waistell, Charles, Esq., chairman of the 



