IV CONTENTS. 



THE JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE CROP. 



PAGE 



History Varieties cultivated, . . . . .75 



Mode of cultivation, ...... 77 



Money returns per acre, . . . . . .79 



Chemistry of crop, . . . . . . .81 



THE CLOVER CROP. 



Early history of clover, . . , . . .85 



Botanical characters of clover, . . . . 87 



Foreign seed Characters of, . , . . .89 



Species and varieties cultivated, . . . . .91 



Class of soils suitable, . . . . . .97 



Principles of rotations, . . . . . .99 



Practice opposed to principles, . . . . .101 



Mode of sowing, . . . . . . , 103 



Selection of seed, ......... . . . 105 



Injuries .to the young plant, . . . . . 107 



Mode of making it into hay, . . . . .109 



Orown for seed produce, ... .. , . Ill 



Diseases "Clover sickness," ...... 113 



Diseases of plants generally, . . . . .119 



The " clover dodder," . . . . . 123 



"Clover dodder" Remedies for, . . ". . .125 



Insects infesting it, . . . ". ". . .127 



Chemistry of the crop, . . . . . .131 



THE LUCERNE CROP. 



Early history, and botany of, . . . . .137 



Suitable class of soils, ...... 139 



Preparation of the land, . . . ., .141 



Time for sowing Seed, . . .143 



Time of cutting, , . . . . . . 1 45 



Diseases and insect injuries, . . . 147 



Chemistry of the crop, . . . . .149 



THE 'LUPINE CROP. 



Species cultivated, . . . . * . .151 



THE SAINFOIN CROP. 



Districts and class of soils suitable, ..... 157 



Quantity of seed Mode and time of sowing, . . . 159 



Proper period of cutting for hay, . .161 



Insect injuries, and chemistry of crop, . . . .163 



