INDEX 



TO 



THE T E R H A. 



A 



i^iR, supplies vegetables with 

 food, 31. Is absorbed by the 

 leaves of plants, 79. 



Animals, the flesh of, makes good 

 manure, 60. Graminivorous, im- 

 prove land by their breath, 39. 



Artichokes, the growth of, pro- 

 moted by sheep-dung, 67. 



Ashes, vegetable, the quantity to 

 be obtained from an acre, 35. 

 Of wood, recommended for pas- 

 ture grounds, 62. Used in Li- 

 vonia,S weden, Finland, andsome 

 parts of Russia, for corn lands, ib. 

 B 



Bayley, Mr. his mode of draining 

 land recommended, 42. 



Bl o oD,recomm ended for fruit-trees 

 and corn, 60. Mixed with saw- 

 dust, makes a good top-dressing, 

 ib. 



Bones, reduced to powder, make 



good manure, 6. 

 BuFFON, Mons. his description of 



the different strata of earth at 



]^Iarly-la-Ville, 3. 



C 



CATTLE,the dung of, examined,17. 

 Chalk, description of, 8. 

 Cherry-trees, howto prepare the 



ground for them, 66. 

 Clay, the different kinds of, 7. 



How to lay upon land, 34. 

 Clay-land, how to improve, 38. 



Climate, and not soil, makes the 

 variety of plants, 22. 



Compost, a rich one, consisting of 

 animal and vegetable substances, 

 60. A liquid one, how to make, 



57, 74-. A rich one, compound- 

 ed of animal offal and horse- 

 dung, 60. 



Corn, decayed, a good manure, 65. 

 Cow-dung, examination of, 17. 



D 



Deers' dung, examination of, 17. 

 Draining, a mode of, invented by 



Mr. Bayley, 41. 

 Drill husbandry, a description 



of, 29. 



Dung of horses, produces weeds, 



58. Of asses, recommended, ib. 

 Of cattle, preferred to others, ib. 

 Of pigeons, good for fruit-trees, 

 and to keep out frosts from the 

 cases of tender plants, ib. Of 

 sheep, recommended for cold 

 lands, ib. Of swine, good for 

 fruit-trees, ib. 



Dust of highways, makes a good 

 compost for the roots of trees, 65. 

 B,ecommended for grass grounds, 

 and as atop-dressing for wheat, ib. 



E 



Earth, its kinds, enumerated, 2, 

 9. Tlie different strata of, at 

 Am sterdam and Marly-la-^^ille, 3 . 



Earth, virgin, a description of, 4. 

 A definition of, 8. Beautifully de- 



