Page {. Operations for the Care of Live Stock- 468 1. Labors with Cattle on the Soil:- 470 III. Labors and Operations with the Crop- 474

Cuap. III.

Scientific Operations, and Operations of Order

and general Management 5 AT7 I. Scientific Operations required of‘the Agri-

culturist:. Ke ib.

1. Of Measuring‘relatively to Agriculture 478

CONTENTS.

PATCel it.

AGRICULTURE AS PRACTISED IN BRITAIN.

300K I.

OF THE VALUATION, PURCHASE, AND TRANS- FER OF LANDED PROPERTY.

CuHap, I. Page Of the different Kinds and Tenures of landed Property in the British Isles 94 {. Of the Kinds of landed Property, and its; : different Tenures in England 2b. Il. Of the Kinds and Tenures of landed Pro-

perty in Scotland~ 495

Ill. Of the Kinds and Tenures of landed Pro-,

pertyin Ireland”-=< 496 Cuap. II.

Of the Valuation of landed Property== 2D:

Cnap. III. Of the Purchase oy Transfer of landed Property 500

BOOK II. OF THE LAYING OUT, OR GENERAL AR- RANGEMENT OF LANDED ESTATES-

Cuap. I. Of consolidating Detached Property-- 502 Cuap. II. Of appropriating C ommonable Lands-- 503 [. Of the Origin and different Kinds'of Com-— monable Lands- ib. Il. Of the general Principles of appropriating a and dividing Commonable Lands=, AiO) Cnap. III.

Of the Choice of the Demesne or Site for the

Proprietor’s Residence--- 508 Cuap. IV. On the Formation of Roads S- 510 I. Of the different Kinds of Roads-- oll II. Of the Line of Direction or laying out of Roads 512 111, Of the Form and Materials of Roads= 516 1. Of the Formation of Roads, and of their Wear or Injury 2b. 2. Of M‘Adam’s Theory and Pr actice of Road- making---- 518 3. Road-making as treated of and prac tised by various eminent Engineers and Sur- veyors==-- 520 {V. Of paved Roads---- 936 V. Of Railroads- 539

VI. Of the Preservation and Repair of Roads~ 542

Cap. V. Of the Formation of Canals E=-- 550 {. Utility of Navigable Canals- 2b. il. Of discovering the most eligible Rout fora Line of Canal- 551

III, Of the Powers gr anted to Canal Com- panies by Government- 053

Page 2. Of taking the Levels of Surfaces- 479 3, Of the Division and Laying out of Lands 480 4. Of estime iting Weight, Power, and Quan- tities 482 5. OF estimating“the Valu ue of Agric ultural Labor and Materials- 483 6. Of the Professional E‘tiquette of Land eee Appraisers, and Valuators, in making up their Plans and Reports 487 II. Operations of Order and Management- 491 Page IV. Of the Execution of the Works-- 554 Cuap. VI.

Of the Improvement of Estates by the Estab- lishment of Mills, Manufactories, Vil- lages, Markets,&c. 556

Cnap. VII.

Of Mines, Quarries, Pits, and Metalliferous

Bodies:=~- 560 Cnrap. VIII.

Of the Establishment of Fisheries=- 563

I. Of Marine Fisheries= 2b.

II. Of River, Lake, and other Ink und Fisheries! 565

Crap. IX.

Of Plantations and Woodlands- 568 I. Of the Soils and Situations which n may be most profitably employed in Timber

Plantation== Sy) II. Of the Trees suitable for different Soils, Situations and Climates-- ib. Ill. Of forming Plantations-=~ 5/1 IV. Of the Mixture of Trees in Plantations- 578 V. Of the Culture of Plantations.=- 580 1. Of the Culture of the Soil among Trees- 7. 2. Of the Filling up of Blanks or Failures in Plant tions.=- 0b. 3. Of Pruning and Heading Down Trees in Plantations-- 58 4. Of Thinning Young Pl: inte itions- 584 VI. Of the Improvement of Neglected Plan- tations-=~- 586 VII. Of the Treatment of Injured and Dis- eased Trees 2==) p= O87 VIII. Of the Products of Trees and their Pre- paration for Use or Sale.-- 589

IX. Of estimating the Value of Plantations and their Products, and of exposing them to Sale--=- 595

Cuap, X. Of the Formation and Management of Orchards 596 I. Of the Soils and Situations most suitable for

Orchards> 2- 597 Il. Of the Sorts of Trees and Manner of

Planting=U; III. Of the Cultiv: ation of Farm fOrche rds- 601 IV. Of the eel 3 and Keeping of Orchard

Fruits=- 602 V. Of the Manufae ture of Cider- 603 VI. Of the Machinery and Utensils necessary

for Cider making s=- 606

Cnap, XT.

Of the laying out of Farm and other Culturable

Lands~=- 608 I. Of the Extent or Size of Farm and Cottage

Lands-~- ab;

Il. Of laying out Farms and Farmeries- 611 1, Of the Situation and Arrangement of the

Farmery-=-- 2b.

2. Of laying out Cottages-- 619

3. OF laying out the Farm Lands:- 621