OUTSET OF LEARNING PRACTICAL HUSBANDRY, 2. THE MEANS OF OVERCOMING THOSE DIFFICULTIES, 3. THE KIND OF INFORMATION TO BE FOUND IN EXISTENT WORKS ON AGRICUL- 6. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS OF PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE, 39 7. THE EVILS ATTENDANT ON LANDOWNERS NEGLECTING TO LEARN PRACTICAL 8. EXPERIMENTAL FARMS AS PLACES FOR INSTRUCTION IN FARMING, 9. A FEW WORDS TO YOUNG FARMERS WHO INTEND EMIGRATING AS AGRICULTURAL CLASSIFIED LIST OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS. ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. The Portraits of Animals were engraved by Mr THOMAS LANDSEER, London. PLATE The Machinery was engraved by Mr W. H. LIZARS, Edinburgh. I. Isometrical View of an existing Steading. II. Ground-Plan of an existing Steading. IV. Ground-Plan of a proposed Steading. V. Elevation and Plan of the East Lothian or Small's Plough. VI. Short-Horn Ox. The property of John Wilson, Esq. of Cumledge, Berwickshire. VII. Draught-Horse. The property of Messrs Howey and Co., Edinburgh. VIII. Brood-Sow. The property of the Duke of Buccleuch, Dalkeith Park. IX. Elevation and Plan of the Lanarkshire or Wilkie's Plough. X. Elevation and Plan of the Mid-Lothian or Currie Plough. XI. Analytical Sections of the Mould-boards of the East Lothian, Mid-Lothian, Berwickshire, and Lanarkshire Ploughs. XII. Analytical Sections of the Mould-boards of the Western Fifeshire, Ransome's F. F., and Slight's New Geometric Form; and Figures illustrative of the formation of Mould-boards. XIII. The Draught of the Plough, and the Scotch Plough in yoke. XIV. Leicester Ewe and Lambs. The property of Mr John Brodie, Abbey Mains, East-Lothian. XV. Short-Horn Cows. The property of the Duke of Buccleuch, Dalkeith Park. XVI. Draught-Stallion. The property of Mr James Steedman, Boghall, Mid-Lothian. XVII. Draught-Mare. The property of Mr George Bagrie, Monkton, Mid-Lothian. XVIII. Double-horse Cart in yoke. XIX. Elevation of the Thrashing-Machine with different geering. XX. Sectional Elevation and Plan of the Thrashing-Machine. XXI. Front and Side Elevation of a Crank High-pressure Steam-Engine for a Thrashing-Machine. XXII. Side Elevation and Plan of a Condensing Beam Steam-Engine for a ThrashingMachine. XXIII. Elevation and Plan of the Horse-Wheel of a Thrashing-Machine, with reevings of the Ring-Chain. XXIV. Vertical Section of the Cylinder; and Plan, Longitudinal, and Transverse Sections, of the Boiler of a Steam-Engine for a Thrashing Machine. XXV. Apparatus for retaining the water at a high temperature before it enters the Cylinder, and Plan and Sectional Elevation of the Ark and Water-Wheel of a Thrashing-Machine. XXVI. View in perspective, and Sections of the Broad-cast Sowing-Machine. PLATE XXVII. View in perspective of the Common Drill, and of the New Lever Drill SowingMachines. XXVIII. Fat Wethers,-Leicester, Cheviot, and Black-faced. XXIX. View in perspective, and Geometrical Elevation of Finlayson's Improved Grubber. XXX. View in perspective, and Geometrical Elevation of Kirkwood's Grubber. XXXI. View in perspective of the Turnip and Bone-dust Sowing-Machine, and of the English Hay Tedding-Machine. XXXII. Short-Horn Bull. The property of the Author. XXXIII. Leicester Tup. The property of the Duke of Buccleuch, Dalkeith Park. THE FARM-HOUSE. Fig. 30. The rain-water cistern. THE SERVANTS' HOUSES-Continued. 605. Elevation of the two-storey ser- 607. Plan of an improved cottage win dow. 608. Vertical section of an improved cottage window. FENCES. THE PLANTING OF THORN-HEDGES. Fig. 35. Shewing the beneficial effects of fences against wind. ... ... ... 36. The plan of setting off lines of hedges parallel to each other. 39. The thorn-plant, as taken out of the soil. 40. The bed for the thorn-plant. 41. The thorn-plant prepared for planting. 42. The finished hedge-bank. 43. The plan to prevent water lodging in the hollows of hedge-fences. 44. The diagram for describing curves in the corners of fields. 45. The bad effect of a scarcement in a hedge-bank. 32. Plan of kitchen, scullery, pantry, THE FENCING OF THORN-HEDGES. and milk-house. 33. Plan of cheese-room. THE SERVANTS' HOUSES. 603. Ground-plan of servants' houses fit Fig. 46. The turf-fence to a thorn-hedge. 393. The common wooden paling. THE pruning of thORN-HEDGES. Fig. 387. A correctly shaped thorn-hedge. THE BUILDING OF STONE-DYKES. Fig. 510. The frame and foundation of a stone-dyke. 511. Section of a stone-dyke, shewing how the stones should be laid. ... 512. Scuncheons, covers, and cope of a stone-dyke. 513. An opening in stone-dyke for sheep. 514. The stile or gap in a stone-dyke. 515. Expedients serving to increase the height of stone-dykes. 516. The mode of forming wateringpools to four fields with two stone-dykes. 517. The mode of forming a common watering-pool to four fields with two stone-dykes. 518. The mode of making a clump of trees at the meeting of stonedykes at the corners of four fields. THE FORMING OF EMBANKMENTS. Fig. 519. The embankment and face-dyke against a rivulet. DRAINING. THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ART. Fig. 34. Shewing the relation of soils and subsoils. 143. The origin of springs on a uni- FOR TURNING OVER THE SOIL. form tenacious surface. 144. The origin of springs on a varied surface. 145. Sheep-drains on a hill of imper vious subsoil. 163. Parallel drains in the same plane of inclination of the ground. 164. Drains improperly made parallel, Fig. 47. The caschrom. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLOUGH. Fig. 48. The land-side of a plough. 49. The elevation of an East Lothian, or Small's plough, in Plate V. 50. The plan of an East Lothian, or Small's plough, in Plate V. |