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Index. 



Birdsfoot Trefoil, 109 



" Blue-greys " at Clifton-on-Bow- 



mout, 132 

 Board of Agriculture, apathy of, 



115 



work of, 200-202 



Border Union Agricultural Society at 



Kelso, paper read at, 227-237 

 Bottom grasses, 98, 104, 105 

 Bowmont-side field, cropping of, 219 



hay crop, 67, 175 



haying and'grazing of, 67 



injured by grazing aftermath, 



175 



seed mixture used, 163 



" Bread, out of these stones," 85 

 British Association Meeting at Cam- 

 bridge, paper read at, 238-246 

 " Browsing," faggots cut for, 56 

 Buckwheat disintegrates soil, 167 



for pigs and poultry, 9, 55 



increases production of wheat, 



55 



sowing out with, 54, 55, 167 



Tuaser on, 55 



Burnet, ability to pierce hard pan, 



84, 172 



as equivalent for turnips, 49, 50 



cure for scour, 34, 49 



downward penetration of roots 



of, 187, 188 



drought-resisting qualities of, 



34,50 



grows on all soils, 49, 189 



hardiness of, 50, 189 



imparts flavour to butter, 49 



increases flow of mUk, 50 



liked by sheep and cattle, 49, 



50, 87 

 medicinal qualities of, 34, 179, 



189 

 permanence of, 46, 47, 189 



preservative against rot, 34, 49, 



50, 189 



quantity and time to sow, 49, 50 



rapidity of growth of, 48 



remarks on, by Young, 48-51, 



189 



■ Shakespearean reference to, 189 



Burnet suitable for sheep walks, 49 



when of greatest value, 50 



treatment for grazing, 51 



valuable as winter fodder, 189 



Cake, practical farmers' views on, 

 87, 133 



Cambridge, paper read at, 238-246 



postscript to, 247-8 



University experiments, 169-170 



Capillary attraction, 176 



Carington, Mr. T., 24 



Carruthers on after-growth of grasses, 

 67 



Cato, " De Ke Eustica," 6 



on " Husbandry," 7 



Cattle necessary for successful graz- 

 ing, 132 



Cautions to landlords, 129 



to tenants, 130, 131 



Cereals, limitation of, 2, 5 



system of cultivation depending 



on, 2 



Chamberlain, 116 



Chapel-Croft field, cropping of, 220 



Chemists, Agricultural, see Agricul- 

 tural Chemists 



Cherbourg Consul's report, 9 



Cheviot ewes, 131, 215-17, 225, 226 



CMcory, ability to pierce hard pan, 



83, 172 



advantages of, 47, 84 



as an aerator, 84 



causes dust in hay, 84, 164 



Crette's experiences with, 44 



disadvantages of, 45, 47, 84, 164 



Duke of Bedford's liigh opinion 



of, 45 

 downward penetration of, 16, 48, 



84, 86, 187, 188 



drought-resisting qualities of, 34 



hay should be used first year, 84 



increases flow of milk, 45 



liked by stock, 44, 45, 87 



maintains soil in friable con- 

 dition, 85 



permanence of, 16, 46, 47, 188 



preferable to parsnip, 85, 161 



quantity of produce, 44, 45, 46 



