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The‘‘ Code of Agriculture,” in one vol. 8yo., published in 1817, professes to be Ce ray ne i=) 7.©©‘ 200 se: e a general view of the principles of the art, and an account of its most approved prac- tices.’’(Pref. p. 11.) By inspecting the contents of the work, however, it will be found that the term Agriculture, when applied tothe Code, must be taken in its more limited sense, and that the book extends only to the husbandry department.

The Encyclopedia of Agriculture combines territorial economy and husbandry: it is arranged on the model of the Encyclopedia of Gardening, and some idea of its com- prehensiveness may be formed from the following outline of its contents,

Parti. Hisrory.

Boox J. Among ancient and modern nations. Chap. 1. Ages of antiquity. Sections and subsections. Egypt, Greece, Jews,&c.

II. Romans.—Roman authors, proprietors, occupants, natural circumstances, culture, produce science of Roman farming, extent and decline of Roman agriculture, é

III. Middle ages.—Italy, France, Germany, Britain, Saxon Britons, Norman Britons,&c.&c. Ultra European countries,

IV. Modern times.—Italy, Switzerland, France, Holland, Germany, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Portugal, European Turkey, Britain.

V. Ultra European countries.—Asia, Asiatic Turkey, Persia, Tartary, Arabia, Hindostan, Cochin China, China, Australasia,&c.—Africa, Abyssinia, Egypt, Coast, Cape of Good Hope, Islands.—Nori America, United States, British Possessions, Mexico, West Indies. South America.

Boox II. Agriculture, as influenced by geographical, civil, and political circumstances Chap. 1. Geographical.: II. Civil and political. III. Character of the agriculture of Britain.

Part If. Scrence or AGRICULTURE.

Boox I. Vegetable kingdom. Chap. I. Systematic botany. II. Vegetable anatomy.—External structure, internal structure. Ill. Vegetable chemistry.— Compounds, simples, IV. Vegetable physiology.—Germination, food, nutrition, developement, sexuality, propagation, vitality. V. Vegetable pathology.— Wounds, diseases, decay. ‘ VI. Vegetable distribution.—Geographical, physical, civil, characteristic, economical, systematic, arithmetical distribution in Britain. VII. Vegetable culture.—Its origin and principles.

Boox II. Animal kingdom. Chap. 1. Systematic zoology. Ii. Animal anatomy.—External, internal. III. Animal chemistry.—Simples, compounds. IV. Animal physiology.—Digestion, circulation, reproduction.” V. Animal pathology.—Diseases, accidents, decay. VI. Animal distribution. VII. Principles of animal culture. Breeding, rearing, fattening

Boox III. Mineral kingdom and the atmosphere in reference to Agriculture. Chap. 1. Geological structure of the globe. Il. Earths and soils.— Classification, nomenclature, analysis, use, improvement,&c.‘ 111. Manures.—Animal, vegetable, theory of action, species, preservation, application.— Mineral manures, operation, species, application,&c. IV. Meteorology.—Heat, light, electricity, water, air, climate of Britain.

Boox IV. Mechanical agents employed in agriculture. Chap. 1. Implements.—Tools, instruments, utensils, hand-machines. Son II. Machines and implements for beasts of labor.—Ploughs, cultivators, hoes, drills, harrows, rollers, rakes, reaping machines, threshing machines, hay machines, carts, waggons, steamers, boilers, cutters,&c. III. Edifices—Farm house, houses for live stock, dead stock, crop, labor, sheds, shelters,&c. IV. Fences, gates,&c.

Boox V. Operations of agriculture. Chap. 1. Manual.— Common, simple, on the soil, with plants, with animals, mixed," Ii. Operations with laboring cattle.— On the soil, on the road, in machinery, mixed. Ill. Scientific operations.— Of measurement, quantities, value, accounts, order, neatness, and propriety.

Part II]. AGRICULTURE AS PRACTISED IN BRITAIN.

Book I. Valuation, transfer, purchase,&c. of landed property. Chap. 1. Tenures. If. Estimation. III. Sale. IV. Purchase.

300k II. Improvement of landed property.: Chap. 1. Formation of roads. Kinds, direction, form, materials, paved roads, rail roads, preservation, repairs,&c.,: “TI. Canals.—Kinds, direction, powers by act of parliament, execution, preservation I1I. Draining.—Theory, bogs, hills, vallies, mixed, retentive,&c. IV, Embanking.—Theory, banks, sluices,&c. V, Trrigation.—Theory, flooding, flowing, warping,&

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