

Mapu- sujru, see Sugar. 



>l;i|>lr < 8 . 



Mara fbr manure, defined . 



hmv analysed .. 

 green Mod ilc^-ribod . 



:im-,| .. 

 li<\v treated ... 



s preparation of 

 menus t.f renovating . 

 management of . 



. 21" 



38 



. :!'.! 



4'' 

 . 13 



J'.i 

 . 94 



05 

 . 00 



Meadow grasses .... 8503 



Maehaafoal deiim>d 10 



Mica, composition of ... 40 



useful as manure ... 40 



Milk, see Dairy. 



Mi Hot, character and production of 134 

 cultivation of . . . .131 



Mule, the ..... 4"0 



breeding in the U. 3. . . 401 



rearing and management . 401 



advantages over horse labor . 40*2 



valuable qualities ... 403 



endiiringnessof ... 404 



in California . . . 405 



economy of mule labor . . 400 



Mustard, varieties and product of 215 



value for feeding . . . 210 



If. 



Nectarine, cultivation. . . 173 



Night-soil, analysed . . 60 



ho\v treated and applied . 61 

 Nitrate of Potash see Saltpetre. 



Nitrate of soda analysed . 43 



for manure .... 43 



Nitric acid, composition . . 53 



how formed .... 55 

 Nitrogen, described . . .52 



necessary for vegetables . 52 



O. 



Oak trees, for shade ... 240 



Oats, ashes analysed ... 32 



cultivation . . . 122 



varieties of .... 1*2-2 



harvesting ... 124 



uses and analysis . . . 1*25 



Oat grass .... 6793 



Orchard and cock's-foot grass 8093 



Oxen see Cattle. 



Oxygen, its uses .... 51 



Oleine, how obtained . . 418 



P. 



Parsnep, soil and cultivation . 153 



harvesting and uses . . 153 



ash of, analysed ... 32 



Pastures, importance and manage- 



ment of . . . .105 

 See <;- 



Peas, soils, varieties, cultivation . 130 



harvesting .. . , l->7 

 ash of, analysed . . .32 



cow-pea as a fertiliser . 00 

 cultivation and value of . .137 

 the ground pea sec Pindars. 



Peaches, where grown . . 172 



soil, value and diseases . 172 



varieties .... 173 



ttm 



k S.T I'liuitry. 

 Pears, cultivation \ 



trees . . lOtf 

 gathering and preserving, Vari- 

 eties .... 



Peat used for manure 



Peaty soils deijned ... ll 



described . . . . li 



cultivation of ... 20 

 Perspiration see Animals. 



Phosphate of lime for manure . 42 



Phosphorite, a spn-irs of above . 42 



Pindars, cultivation of . . 140 



Planting defined ... 



See various Southern cropa. 

 Plaster of Paris see Gypsum. 



Plaster, old, useful for manure . 44 



Plowing clay lands ... 77 



sandy soils, depth of . 70 



cross-plowing ... 80 



subsoil .... 81 

 See Various Crops. 



Plows, various kinds of 80 

 shovel, described when and 



how used ... 83 



subsoils, useful to drained lands 75 



Plums, cultivation of . . 171 



diseases and varieties . . 171 



Potato ash, analysed . . 32 



its origin, varieties of . . 141 



selection of seed . . 142 



planting and cultivation . 143 



harvesting, storing, diseases 144 



preventives of rot . . 145 



arresting rot, uses . . 140 



Potato, the sweet, soil, cultivation 147 



varieties . ... 148 



Poudrette described ... 00 



Poultry .... 421120 



their value . . . 421 



Hens, constituent of eggs . 421 



food 422 



general management . . 423 

 the poultry-house . . 423 

 general arrangements and rear- 

 ing 421 



varieties, the Dorking, Poland 421 

 Dominique,Huck'scounty,Ban- 

 tam, Game cocks Creeper, 

 Rumpless, Frizzled, Merino 

 or silky, Negro, Java, Cochin 

 China, Top- knots . . 425 

 diseases .... 425 

 papes or pip, roup or catarrh 425 

 flux, costiveness, vermin . 420 

 Turkey, The ... 420 

 breeding, rearing and manage- 

 ment .... 427 

 Peacock, The . . . 427 

 Goose, The .... 428 

 varieties, breeding . ' . 448 

 feeding and food . . -120 



Duck* i ' 



feedintr, varieties . . 429 



breeding and rearing . . 430 



Power, horse .... 253 



Prairie grasses described . . 90 



management of sheep, on . 352 



