CONTENTS. xv
Page XIV. Of the Feeding of Horses-~ 941 XV. Of the Stabling and Grooming of Horses 943 XVI. Of the Management and Working of Horses- 45 1. Management and Working of Race Horses 7. 2. Of the Management aud Working of the Hunter- 946 3. Of the Working and Management of Riding Horses
4. Of Horses in Curricles and Coaches-- 948 5. Working of oe Waggon, and Farm Horses--- 0. Cuap. If. The Ass=--- 950 Cuap. IIT. Of the Mule and SO ee of the Horse and Ass=- 952 Cuap. IV. Of Neat or Horned Cattle- 2- 953 I. Of the Ox so:
1. Of the Varieties and Breeds of the Bull- 7. 2. Criteria of Cattle for various Objects and
Purposes- 959
3. Of the Breeding of Horned Cattle- 961
4. Of rearing Horned Cattle-- 962
5. Of fattening Calves by Suckling-- 963
6. Of fattening Horned Cattle-- 965 7. Of the Management of Cows oy for the
Dairy- 966
8. Of Working Horned Cattle-- 970 9. Of the Anatomy and Physiology of the
Bull and Cow- 972
10. Of the Diseases of Horned Cattle- 973
Il. Of the Buffalo---- 97
Crap. V. Of the Dairy and its Management ib.
1, Of the Chemical Principles of Milk, and the Properties of the Milk of different Ani- mals- 978 il. Of elie Dairy House, its Furniture, and Utensils 979 II. Of Milking, and the general Management of Milk- 983 IV. Of Making and Curing Butter-- 984 V. Of the Process of Cheese-making-- 986 VI. Catalogue of the different Sorts of Cheeses and other Preparations made from Milk 989
Crap. VI. The Sheep--- 992 I. Of the Varieties of Sheep 2= 31)$b: {I. Criteria of Properties in Sheep=- 996 III. Of Breeding Sheep-- 997 IV. Of the rearing oad“general Management of Sheep- G 1, Of the rearing and Management of Sheep on rich Grass and arable Lands- 1001
2, Of the rearing and general Management
of Sheep on Hilly and Mountainous
Districts, or what is generally termed
Store Sheep Husbandry-- 1003 V. Of the Folding of pry)--- 1007 VI. Of Fatting Sheep and Lambs- 1008
VII. On the probable Improvement which
may be derived from Crosses of the Merino Breed of Sheep- 10
VIII. Of te Anatomy aad Physiology of
She- 1012
IX. The ieee of Sheep---| Cuap. VII.
The Swine- 1014
I. Of the Varieties of the common Hog- 1016
II. Of Breeding and Rearing of Swine- 1018
III. Of Fattening Swine-=- 1019
IV. Of curing Pork and Bacon-- 1020
V. Of the Diseases of Swine-- 6b. Cuap. VIII.
Of the Goat, Rabbit, Hare, Dormouse, Deer, and various other Animals, that are or may be subjected to British Agriculture- 1021
Cnap. IX, Of Animals of the Bird kind employed in Agriculture-- 1034 I. Of Poultry Houses, and their Furniture and Utensils 2b. If. Of Gallinaceous Fowls,‘their"Kinds, Breeding, Rearing, and Management- 1035
PART IV.
STATISTICS OF BRITISH AGRICULTURE.
BOOK If.
OF THE FRESENT STATE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE BRITISH ISLES.
Cuap. I. Page Of the different Descriptions of Men engaged in the Practice or Pursuit of Agriculture- 1076
I. Of Operators or serving Agriculturists|- 1077 II. Commercial Agriculturists-- 1078 {II. Agricultural,Counsellors, A OLEED! or Pro- fessors-- 1079 IV. Patrons ef Agriculture- 1080!
III. Anserine, or Aquatic Fowls-- 1043 Ae Diseases of Poultry=-- 1048 . Of Birds of Luxury, which are or may be cultivated by Farmers-- tb. Cuap. X. Of Fish and Amphibious Animals subjected to Cultivation==-- 1055 Cuar. XI. Of Insects and Worms mice are or Emay be subjected to Culture- 1058 Cuap. XII. ce Animals Noxious to Agriculture- 1063 Of Noxious Mammalia--- w. IH. Birds injurious to Agriculture-- 1065 III. Insects injurious to Agriculture- 1066 1. Of the Physiology of the Insect Tribes- 7b. 2. Of Coleopterous Insects-- 1068 3. Of Hemipterous Insects-- 1069 4. Of Lepidopterous Insects- 1071 5. Of Neuropterous, or Nerve-winged In- sects-_.- 1072 6. Of Hymenopterous Insects:- 1073 7. Of Dipterous Insects=- a es 8. Of Apterous Insects=- 1075 9. Operations for subduing Insects 2 db IV. Of the Worm Tribes injurious in Agri- culture--:- th Cuap. II. Page Of the different Kinds of Farms in Britain relatively to the different Classes of Bene) who are the Occupiers- 1081 Cuap. III. Topographical Survey of the British Isles in respect to Agriculture--- 1082 I. Agricultural Survey of England Sty Il. Agricultural Survey of Wales- 1130 III. Agricultural Survey of Scotland- 1154 IV. Agricultural Survey of Ireland- 1154