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INDEX. 



a. 



Cluinces, cultivation of 



Page 

 170 



Raspberries, cultivation and var. 175 



Red-top grass ... 88, 93 



Rennet see Dairy. 



Respiration see Animals. 



Ribbon-grass .... 88 



Rice, its importance . . 130 



varieties and cultivation . 131 

 value of the crop . 132, 134 



necessity of water for . . 133 



Rollers, how and when used . 82 



manner ol constructing . . 82 

 See various Soils and Crops. 



Rotation on grass lands . . 97 



of crops, when introduced . 221 

 its importance . . 222227 



in natural meadows . . 223 



in forest trees . . . 223 



system of .... 226 



Rye, ash of analysed . . .32 



cultivation of ... 118 



peculiar aroma in . . . 118 



soil and cultivation . . 118 



preparation of soil . . 119 



sowing and cull ivation . 119 



diseases in, for soiling . . 120 



Rye-grasses, varieties of . . 87 



value and description of . 93 



S. 



Sainfoin, ash analysed 



description and value of . .93 

 cultivation of ... 104 



Salts, constituents of . . 42 



as manure ' . .- . 42 



Saltpetre analysed . . .43 



for manure and steeps . 43 



Sand useful to clay soils . . 15 



Sandy loams defined . . 13 



soils see Soils, 

 their treatment improved by 

 the roller . . "3K 



Screw- grass described . . 89 



Sea-weed for manure . . 63 



Shade-trees see Trees. 



Sheep, The . . - 317361 

 uses of .... :!!? 



importance of ... 318 



varieties of wild . . . 319 

 domesticated . . 320 



native .... 321 



The Merino . . . 323336 



history of . . . . 323 

 exportation from Spain . . 324 

 importation into the U. States 325 

 varieties .... 326 



* The Saxon . . . 328 



the Rambouillet . . 329 



history of Merino in U. States 331 

 improvements of . . 332 



peculiarities of ... 333 

 breeding . . . . 334 



localities for rearing . . 336 

 The South-Down .' . . 336 

 history of .... 337 

 TheChevoit . . . .338 



The Long Wools . . . 3:)8 

 improvement of the Bakewell 338 

 improvement of Cotswold and 



Lincolnshire . . .340 

 peculiarities of the Long Wools 340 

 importation into the U. States 340 

 breeding sheep . 340 

 Winter management . 343 



sheep barns and sheds . 343 

 racks, mangers, and troughs . 344 



food 344 



management of ewes, yeaning 345 

 management of lambs . 346 



castrating and docking . . 347 

 tagging or clotting . . 347 

 Summer management and food . 348 

 washing .... 349 

 shearing .... 350 



smearing and salving . 350 



weaning .... 351 



drafting, stall feeding . . 352 

 management on the prairies . 352 

 Diseases . . . 353361 



diarrhoea or scours . . 354 



looseness in lambs, dysentery 355 

 hoven, braxy, costiveness, 



stretches .... 355 

 poison, inflammation of lungs, 



rot, foot-rot . . . .356 

 flies, maggots, gad-fly . . 357 

 swollen mouth, foul noses, 



weakness, scab . . 358 



ticks, pelt-rot, staggers or sturdy 3o9 

 abortion, garzet, bleeding . 300 

 wounds, to protect from wolves 



and foxes .... 361 

 Shepherd dogs .... 361 

 Sheds, see Buildings. 

 Shell-sand for manure ... 39 

 Shovil plows, how used . . 83 

 Silicate of potash and soda . . 45 

 Snakes destroy insects . . 234 

 Soda ash described . . . .34 

 Sodium described . . 42 

 Soils described . . . 1130 

 origin and texture 



divisions of ... 1115 

 description of varieties . 1115 

 how examined .... 13 

 ingredients necessary to them 14 

 clays, characteristics and man- 

 agement .... 15 

 gravelly, their management . 18 

 loamy, marly, calcareous, allu- 

 vial, peaty .... 19 

 effect of cultivation upon . 

 additional properties of . 23 28 

 attraction and capacity for wa- 

 ter 2426 



various fertile, analyzed . . 27 



much lime in fertile . 23 



changes in . . . .30 



Soot as manure .... 



Spading, advantages of . . .77 



Spurry as a fertiliser ... 16 



cultivation of . . . . 104 



Steaming apparatus, advantages of 253 



how constructed . . 254 



