QUARTERLY

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE.

VOL. V.

MARCH 1834-MARCH 1835.

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, EDINBURGH; AND T. CADELL, STRAND, LONDON.

MDCCCXXXV.

PRINTED BY NEILL AND CO. OLD FISH MARKET, EDINBURGH.

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CONTENTS.

I. The Practice of Fallowing, of Paring and Burning, of Irrigation,

and of Draining, explained on new Scientific Principles. By James

Rennie, A. M. Professor of Zoology, King's College, London,

II. On the National Prejudices of the Farmers in Scotland,

III. On Providing Schools for the Instruction of Farmers' Sons in

the Physical Sciences. By Mr William Hawkins, Hitchin, Hertford-

shire,

IV. A Historical Sketch of the Corn Laws. By John Cathcart,

Esq. of Genoch,

V. On Greenhouse Plants. No. I. By Mr Towers, Author of the

Domestic Gardener's Manual,

VI. On Galbraith's Mathematical and Astronomical Tables,

Mathematical and Astronomical Tables, for the use of Students

in Mathematics, Practical Astronomers, Surveyors, Engineers,

and Navigators, &c. Second Edition, greatly Enlarged and

Improved. By William Galbraith, A. M. Teacher of Ma-

thematics, Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh.

VII. On the Application of Steam to Purposes of Husbandry, No. I.

VIII. On Machines for Bruising Grain for Horses,

IX. Statistics of Scotland,

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New Statistical Account of Scotland.-No. I. Edinburgh:

X. On Practical Irrigation and Draining,

129

The Practical Irrigator and Drainer. By Mr George Stephens,

Land-Drainer, Edinburgh. Blackwood, 1834.

135

Note to our Readers,

XI. Miscellaneous Notices.

1. Specimens of Rocks for the Museum of the Highland Society

of Scotland, 135.-11. The Scotch Plough in France, 136.

III. Historical Sketch of the Months of January, Fe-

bruary, and March, 137.-IV. Historical Sketch of the Ho-

lidays in the Months of January, February, and March, 140.

v. Worms in Carrots, 144.-vi. Bee-House, 144.-VII. To

Preserve Fruit for Exportation, 144.-VIII. Mice, 145.—

IX. Vegetative Peculiarities in Durable and Soft-Wooded

Trees in the Tropics, 145.-x. On the Increase of the

Roots and the Stump in the Silver Fir long after it has

been felled, 146.xi. The Cheshire Cheese, 147.-XII.

How to Keep Apples, 147.

XII. Quarterly Agricultural Report,

XIII. Foreign Corn Markets,

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XIV. Tables of the Prices of Grain, Butcher Meat, and Wool; of

the Monthly Returns of Foreign Corn; of the Revenue; Fiars Prices

for Year and Crop 1833,

XV. On the Points by which Live-Stock are judged. By Mr James

Dickson, Cattle-Dealer, Edinburgh,

XVI. On decomposed Salt as a Manure,

An Address to the Landed Interest on the important disco-

very of the Decomposition of Salt for the purpose of Ma-

nure. By Mr Henry Kemp. Ridgway & Son, London, 1834.

XVII. On the Agriculture of the County of Carlow,

XVIII. The Swan River Settlement,

Extracts from the Letters and Journals of George Fletcher

Moore, Esq. now filling a Judicial Office at the Swan River

Settlement. Edited by Martin Doyle. 18mo, 1834.

XIX. On the Nature and Qualities of Humin and Humic Acid.

By Mr Towers, Author of The Domestic Gardener's Manual,

XX. On Under-Ground Draining,

XXI. Remarks on a New Theory of Fallowing. By Mr Main,

Chelsea,

XXII. On the Mode of Fattening Calves in Strathaven. By Mr

Aiton, Hamilton,

XXIII. On Hippopathology,

Hippopathology: a Systematic Treatise on the Disorders and

Lamenesses of the Horse, &c. By William Percival,

M. R. C. S., Veterinary Surgeon in the First Life Guards,

&c. Vol. i. pp. 331. London, 1834.

XXIV. On the Elements of Agriculture,

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155

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Elements of Practical Agriculture, comprehending the Cul-

tivation of Plants, the Husbandry of the Domestic Ani-

mals, and the Economy of the Farm. By David Low, Esq.

F. R. S. E., Professor of Agriculture in the University of

Edinburgh. Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh. 1 vol. 8vo.

1834.

XXV. Some Account of the Fairs in Scotland,

No. I. Borders of Northumberland and Berwickshire.

XXVI. Miscellaneous Notices,

1. Historical Sketch of the Months of April, May, and June,

298.-11. Historical Sketch of the Holidays in the Months

of April, May, and June, 300.—III. Experiments on Gases

hurtful to Vegetation, 301.-Iv. Preserving Bees in Win-

ter, 302.-v. Reason of Cats alighting on their feet in fall-

ing, ib. vi. On the Geography of Plants, 303.-vII. In-

genious Invention for making Candles, 306.—
-VIII. On the

Aphis, &c. ib.-IX. How to Shoe a Vicious Horse, 309.—

x. On the Presence of Carbon in Living Plants, ib.-XI.

Outline of the Geological History of Common Salt, 310.—

XII. On Trenching Ground, 311.

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