321 



Sheds, conversion of, into boxes, 131 



Skinner, Capt., Speech of, 92 



Sloth and extravagance, how encourag- 

 ed, 280 



Smith, Mr., admirable observations of, 

 209 



Soil and climate, congeniality of, 1 9 



Soils suited to the growth of flax, 60, 61 



Somerset, agriculture of, 33 



Somerville, Mr., important letter of, 60 



Sowing the seed, 96, 264 



Spreading, 98 



State, safety of, not endangered, 168 



Steeping, 97 ; how to be taught, 206 



Stewards, duty of, 179 



Stirrer, plate of, for making compound, 

 233 



Stock, ruinous price o^ 149 



Stocking, 142 



Stracy, Sir Edw., Bart., 35; experiments 

 of, 146 



Straw, economy of, 129 



Straw-houses necessary, 152 



Subject, scientific explanation of, 65 



Substitution of tjirnips for flax, 182 



Success depends upon attention, 135 



Sufferings, desire to alleviate, 6 



Suggestions, 118 



Supplies of wheat and meat, how to ob- 

 tain, 179 



System best suited to farm-business, 

 114; great advantages of, to the breed- 

 er, 133 



Stanislaus, King of Poland,remarks of,55 



Ten fects connected with flax, 277 

 Testimony in favour of compound, 184 

 The Queen, sympathy of, 30 

 The flax ship, 272 

 Theory versxis practice, 183 



Time of sowing, 264 



Times, when ruinous to the farmer, 149 



Tithes, non-payment of, 147 



Toll-bars, destruction of, 147 



Truth, force of, 153 



Turnips, uncertainty of, 210; time of 



sowing, 264; sown after flax, 102; 



sheet-anchor to Norfolk farmers, 1 55 ; 



a necessary evil, 155 



Union, repeal of, 147- 



Value of linseed, unknown, 140 



Wages, how much, per meal, 5 



Waste lands, cultivation of, 50 



Water difficulty obviated, 113 



Watering, too little recommended, '81 



Wealth, mine of, 1 4 



Weeding, unnecessary, 96 



Welsh language, translation of this book 

 into, 280 



Wheat, low price of, necessary, 149 : in- 

 creased supply of, 176 



Whigsand Tories, 153 



Whitmore, W. W., Esq., box-establish- 

 ment of, 132 



Wilson, Hon. and Rev., 37 



Windham, W. H., Esq., 134 



Wodehouse, E., Esq., M.P., 15, 39 



Wodehouse, Lord, 36 



Work at adequate wages, 177 



Workhouses, necessity for, obviated, 200 



Working classes the great majority, 5 ; 

 the source of all gain, 229 ; services 

 not required, 254 



Writers, ancient and modem, on flax, 56 



Yorkshire, agriculture of, 75 

 Yellow flax, most valuable, 104 



THE END. 



London : Printed by W. Clowis and Sons, Stamford street. 



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