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INDEX. 



Azote, one of the fluids composing the atmosphere, 1,7. — Its propor- 

 tion, influence, and properties, 2. — Its specific gravity, ibid. — Its 

 influence upon vegetation, 92. 



B. 



Beer, a refreshing drink, 279. 



Beet, its cultivation, 315. — Choice of seeds, 316. — Choice of a soil, 

 317. — Preparation of the soil, 318. —Method of sowing, 319. — Care 

 during vegetation, 320. — Pulling, 321. — Preservation, 322.— Ex- 

 traction of the sugar, 324. — Picking, ibid. — Rasping, 325. — Extrac- 

 tion of the juice, ibid. — Clarification, 327. — Concentration, evapora- 

 tion, 330. — Boiling of the sirups, 331. — Boiling of the molasses and 

 leaching sirups, 336.— Refining, 337. — Clarification, 338. — Bleach- 

 ing, 339. — Distillation of the molasses, 345. — Product of a sugar- 

 house, 347, 348. —Product in sugar, 348. —Additional products, 348, 

 349. — Table of products, 350. — Expenses, 351. — General consid- 

 erations, 354. 



Bones, an active means of fertiUzing lands, 58. — Their composition, 

 reduction to powder, uses, 59. — Advantages afforded by them, 76. 



Buildings, in the country, means of rendering them healthy, 283. — 

 Necessary conditions, 284. — Choice of a situation, 284, 285. — Pre- 

 cautions to be observed, 285. — Purification of stables and sheepfolds, 

 286 et seq. 



Burning, of a soil, 114. — Its utility, and inconveniences, 115. 



Butter, one of the elements of milk, 208. — Mode of obtaining it, 210. 

 — Its color, ibid. — Its becoming rancid, 213. — Means of preserv- 

 ing it, ibid. 



Caloric, one of the fluids existing in all bodies, 1. 



Calou, a drink, 279, 



Canals, advantages of them, xxv, 237. 



Carbon, 17. — Its combination with oxygen, 87. — Supplied by leaves, 

 fruits, and roots, 133. 



Carbonate, state of lime in soils devoted to cultivation, 32. — Carbo- 

 nates of lime and magnesia, 47 et seq. 



Carbonic acid. See Acid. 



Chalk, preserves animal and vegetable substances from too rapid a 

 decomposition, 39. — Suitable to argillaceous soils, ibid. 



Cheese, 208, 221. 



Chica, a drink, 279. 



Chlorine, utility of fumigations with it, in purifying dwellings, 288. 



Chymistry, its progress, xiv, xvii. — Limits which it has not yet been 

 able to pass, xviii, xix. — Its application to agriculture, xix, xx. 



