<p>In late 1804, William Blackwood established a small publishing and bookselling firm in Edinburgh. Over the next 175 years, William Blackwood &amp; Sons became one of the leading publishers in Britain, enjoying both local and international success. Early on it championed the works of Scottish writers, and later gained acclaim as the publisher of G.W. Steevens, George Eliot, Charles Whibley, and Joseph Conrad. Its political influence was also widespread; in 1817 it founded the monthly <i>Blackwood's Magazine</i>, which featured literary, critical, political, and journalistic commentary and analysis, and was a powerful force in British conservative politics.</p> <p>Two hundred years after the founding of this significant influence on British literary, political, and social history, this collection of essays reappraises the place of the Blackwood firm and its magazine in literary and print culture history. Editor David Finkelstein brings together an array of eminent scholars and critics from the US, Canada, Scandinavia, and the UK to examine Blackwoods from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. The resulting collection covers an impressive range of subject areas, including Romantic and Victorian literature, print culture, media history, and New Journalism.</p>

Front Cover INTRODUCTION GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS, ACCLIMATISATION OF PLANTS, CITRUS, OR ORANGE FAMILY, ALMOND, FIG, PISTACHIO, ARROWROOT AND STARCH, CHESTNUT, • COFFEE, ΙΟΙ MILLET, RICE, CONDIMENTS MUSTARD, JAPAN VEGETABLE WAX, GROUND OR PEA NUT, MADIA SATIVA, OLIVE, RAPE OR COLZA, SESAME OR GINGELLY, SUNFLOWER, FIBRES BROOM-CORN, COTTON, FLAX, HEMP, JUTE, WHITE MULBERRY AND SILK, DRUGS ANISE, ASAFŒTIDA, CAMPHOR, CARAWAY, COLOCYNTH, CORIANDER, DILL, FENNEL, GINSENG, JALAP, LIQUORICE, MANNA ASH, MASTIC, PEPPERMINT, POPPY, SCAMMONY, SQUILL, TOBACCO, TANNING MATERIALS, ETC SUMACH, BLACK WATTLE, CORK-OAK, WILLOW OR OSIERS, ALKANET, INDEX,

"A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe From the Earliest Texts to the Present Day" by George Saintsbury is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work examines the development of literary criticism and taste across Europe, exploring the influences and characteristics of criticism through various historical lenses, with a specific focus on English literature. The text likely addresses the evolution of critical thought and aesthetics, contesting the perceived superiority of foreign critical traditions. The opening of the book serves as a preface and introduction, in which Saintsbury outlines the intentions behind the volume and the importance of English criticism in the broader context of literary history. He addresses the tendency to undervalue English critics in comparison to their French and German counterparts, defending the significance and contributions of English literary criticism throughout various periods. Saintsbury indicates that he will explore the Renaissance period, starting with influential figures like Erasmus, while also highlighting the need for a more thorough appreciation of the English critical tradition. This sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of Renaissance criticism and its lasting impact

A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 2 (of 3), From the Renaissance to the decline of eighteenth century orthodoxy. The book focuses on summarizing criticism of published works, poetry, and religious discussions. This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

The author introduces his book with a justification of the practice of archaeology. Weigall explains how the ongoing excavations of old sites is important and moral to undertake, so long as care is taken and findings are properly documented and cataloged. The fact that history and archaeology are inseparable, and the insights of a great discovery can result in modern society being bestowed by a boon of culture, is discussed.Much of this book discusses the behavior and temperament of the Ancient Egyptians, with the various excavated artifacts serving to back up the author's accounts. Contrary to the stereotypical view of Egyptians; that they were obsessed with death and decay, we find instead that they were a flamboyant and joyous people given to celebration and festivals. Other than in hieroglyphs and murals, there is no trace of these vivacious events.For the uninformed observer of Egypt, the mummies, sarcophagi, and tombs distract from the truth. However those who delve deeper will find a colorful and immensely interesting culture, for whom religion and the idea of eternal comfort in the afterlife was important. The Egyptians were keen to preserve their culture; as such, their tomb murals displayed a wide variety of scenes from life. For Weigall the treasury of Egypt is twofold: discoveries of how they as a people lived, and the physical objects buried for so long beneath the sands.We also hear of the author's upset over the increase in thefts from Thebes and other sites. Many stone reliefs and other finds were extracted by robbers, often with little regard for the delicate ancient construction of the sites. Many of these pieces were sold and found in museums later, much to the vexation of professional and conscientious archaeologists.

reformed by order of the Holy cumenical Council of Trent ; published by order of Pope St. Pius V; and revised by Clement VIII., Urban VIII., and Leo XIII ; together with the offices since granted and the martyrologyVolume 3 of 4

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THE field of English history has been of late so vastly enlarged that it has become necessary to supply the public with numerous supplementary works dealing with its special departments.The present volume, commenced some years ago, attempts to trace one of these continuous threads in the warp of the history, and to draw it out, as far as possible, distinct from the general story of the nation. This, from the nature of the case, can only be an imperfect process. While presupposing on the part of the reader a considerable knowledge of history, it was yet found impossible to elucidate the continuous progress of British policy without reviewing the course and connection of many events which surrounded and shaped that progress, and which lie within the provinces of Domestic or Foreign History.

Addenda et corrigenda. Introduction. Notes to volumes I and II. Glossary. Index.

Biographical note. Bisset's introduction relating to the title of contents of his work [etc.] Preface or prolog to the godlie and Christiane redare, containing: Notices of Scottish Kings and their laws from B.C. 305-A.D. 1625; Genealogy of the Stewarts; Account of Bisset's collaboration with Sir John Skene [etc.] A short form of process. Of auld used civile procese.

4 volumes, of which this is Volume 1. Volumes 2-4 were published as New series, nos. 22-23, 26. Vol. 1 includes in addition to the editor's introduction, Memoir of George Bannatyne by Sir Walter Scott, Extracts from the Memoriall buik of George Bannatyne, An account of the contents of the Bannatyne manuscript by David Laing, Notes respecting Bannatyne and his connections, and Text of draft or duplicate manuscripts. (Vols. 2-4 contain the text of the manuscript).

Anentis ecclesiasticall erectionis, and proceses deduced befoir archibischopis, bischopis ... And there jurisdiction [within the kingdome of Scotland] of erecting of prelacies and utheris religius places, and numer of all the monasteries of abbacies, priories, etc. Of admirall and seae lawes. Of previleges of burrowis. Of the computation of tymes.

Front Cover LIST OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOL ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL PLATR I ISOMETRICAL ELEVATION OF THE STEADING GROUND-PLAN OF THE STEADING DOUBLE-HORSE CART IN YOKE DRAUGHT STALLION BROOD-Sow SHORT-HORN Cows LEICESTER EWE AND LAMB DRAUGHT MARE FAT WETHERS SHORT-HORN SHORT-HORN BULL DRAUGHT HORSE LEICESTER POULTRY ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD Page Page INITIATION ON THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FARMING, AND ON SELECTING THE BEST, ON THE BRANCHES OF SCIENCE MOST APPLICABLE TO AGRICULTURE, 176 ib 179 ib 181 182 ib 271 273 282 283 ib 296 ib 297 302 304 306 ib 318 320 323 Sections of Soils and Subsoils, 434 445 ib 448 449 ib ib 451 ib 452 454 467 470 479 ON THE INSTITUTIONS OF EDUCATION BEST SUITED TO AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS, 523 528 536 538 ON THE EVILS ATTENDING THE NEGLECT OF LANDOWNERS AND OTHERS TO LEARN 541 SUMMARY OF THE FIELD OPERATIONS, AND OF THE WEATHER IN WINTER, The Arrangement of the Upper ON THE PLOUGH, SWING-TREES, AND PLOUGH-HARNESS, Furrow-side of a Plough, 3 Land-side of a Plough, Plan of a Plough, 6 Plough-Staff, Swing-Trees for Two Horses, Trussed Iron Swing-Trees, 8 Swing-Trees for Three Horses, Swing-Trees for Four Horses, Swing-Trees also for Four Horses, 11 Lothian Draught-Horse Collar and Haims, Forfarshire Draught-Horse Collar, 13 English Draught-Horse Collar, Scotch Plough at Work, ON PLOUGHING AND PLOUGHING-MATCHES, Rectangular Furrow-Slice, 16 Trapezoidal or Crested Furrow- Slice, Movement of the Furrow-Slice, ON PLOUGHING DIFFERENT FORMS OF RIDGES, A Feering Pole, 19 Mode of Feering Ridges, Gathering-up Ridges from the Flat, 21 An Open Furrow with Mould or Hint-end Furrow-Slices, Casting, Yoking, or Coupling Ridges, Page Fig 91 23 Making a Gore-Furrow, Feering for Ploughing Ridges, Two- ib out and Two-in, 151 25 Ploughing Ridges Two-out and ib Two-in, Twice-gathering-up Ridges, Cleaving-down Ridges without, 153 Gore-Furrows, 154 28 Cleaving-down Ridges with Gore- 156 Furrows, Ridge ill-ploughed, Rib-Ploughing Stubble-Land, ON PLOUGHING STUBBLE AND LEA GROUND, ON PULLING AND STORING TURNIPS, MANGOLD-WURTZEL, CARROTS, PARSNIPS, Stripping the Ground of Turnips ib in any given Proportions, 159 32 Pulling Turnips for storing, 161 33 Instrument for topping and tailing Turnips, purpose, 172 35 Turnip Trimming-knife, ib 36 Topping and tailing Turnips, Triangular Turnip-Store, ON THE VARIETIES OF TURNIPS CULTIVATED, White Globe Turnip — The Purple Top Swedish Turnip - The ib Aberdeenshire Yellow Bullock 176 Turnip,- ard Turnip, ON THE FEEDING OF SHEEP ON TURNIPS IN WINTER, Hurdles or Flakes set for confining Sheep on Turnips, 41 The Shepherd's Wood Mallet, The Driver, 43 The Shepherd's Knot, The Net set for Sheep, The Sheep Straw or Hay Rack, 46 The Best Form of Turnip-Picker, 47 Objectionable Form of Turnip- Picker, The Lever Turnip-Slicer, The Wheel-Barrow Turnip-Slicer, Pere Turnip-Trough for Sheep- Occupying Turnip-Land for Sheep, 52 The Oil-Cake or Corn Box for Sheep, 53 The Oil-Cake Breaker, 54 A Moveable Shed for Sheep on Turnips, Steading for the Arable Part of a Sheep-Farm, The Outside Stell, Outside Stell without Plantation, 58 Ancient Stells, An Inside Stell, 60 The Circular Stell, A Bratted Sheep, English Hurdle, The Fold-Pitcher in Hurdle Setting, 64 The Corn-Box for Sheep on Tur- nips, 65 Vertical Section of the Interior of the Corn-Box, ON THE ACCOMMODATION AFFORDED TO CATTLE IN WINTER BY THE STEADING, Turnip-Trough for Courts, Covered Straw-Rack for Courts, 68 Wooden Straw-Rack, 69 Iron Straw-Rack, Water-Troughs, Drain-Grating for Courts, 72 Liquid-Manure Drain, Door through which to supply Mangers with Turnips, Byre- Travis, Manger, and Stake, A Baikie, 76 Cattle-Seal or Binder, 77 Byre-Window, The Elevation of an Improved Window, 79 The Vertical Section of an Improved Window, The Plan of an Improved Window, 81 A Ventilator, ON THE REARING AND FATTENING OF CATTLE ON TURXIPS IN WINTER, The Graip, 83 The Square-Mouthed Shovel, The Lever Turnip-Slicer for Cattle, Wheel-Barrow, The Wire Turnip-Basket, A Safe Lantern, The Cooler for a Byre, 91 The Cylinder Straw-Cutter with Straight Knives, Page / Fig 92 The Canadian Straw-Cutter, 204 93 Byre for a large Dairy-Farm, Stone Trough for a Byre, Steading for the Cattle of a Pastoral ib Farm, 210 96 Steading for the Cattle of a Carse ib Farm, The Linseed Bruiser, 190 The Hand Corn-Bruiser, The Power Corn-Bruiser, 100 The Ox-Louse, Hæmatopinus Eury- ib sternus, The Ox-Louse, Trichodectes Scalaris, | 102 The Cattle Probang, 103 The Mouth-Piece for the Cattle 217 Probang, The Trochar, ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF STABLES FOR FARM HORSES, | 105 A Stall for a Work-Horse Stable, | 106 A Stall with Cast-Iron Hind- Posts, A Stable Window, The Corn-Chest for the Work- 229 Horses, ON THE TREATMENT OF FARM HORSES IN WINTER, | 109 The Curry-Comb, Brush, Foot 232 Picker, and Mane-Comb, ib 110 The Common Straw Fork, The Lincolnshire Steel Straw Fork, ib 112 The Whin-Bruiser, | 113 The Closed-Boiler Steaming | 114 Boiler and Furnace, The Horse Louse, Trichodectes 239 Equi, ON THE TREATMENT OF THE FARMER'S SADDLE AND HARNESS-HORSE IN WINTER, The Water Brush, The Horse's Foot in the Natural 243 State, ! 118 The Transparent Shoe, showing io the close fitting of the Shoe to ib the Fore Foot, 245 119 The Transparent Shoe, showing the 247 Usual Seat given to the Shoe ib upon the Fore-Foot, Shoeing the Fore-Foot with Five 250 Nails, 251 121 Shoeing the Fore-Foot with Seven 252 Nails, Plan of Loose Boxes for Saddle ib Horses, 123 The Horse Muzzle for Saddle 253 Horses, ON THE FATTENING OF SWINE IN WINTER, The Ring Pigs’-Trough, to stand in ib a Court, Door for a Pig-Sty, 254 126 The Pigs' Troughs, with subdivi- 258 sions, to stand in an opening of ib the outer wall of the Sty, The Sow Louse, Hæmatopinus ib Suis, ON THE TREATMENT OF FOWLS IN WINTER, ON THE RATIONALE OF THE FEEDING OF ANIMALS, ON THE ACCOMMODATION OF THE GRAIN CROPS IN THE STEADING, The Corn-Barn Door, Section of the Corn-Barn Floor, Plan of Upper Barn, Granaries, 261 and Wool-Room, Granary Window, and Section of 264 Shutters, A Wooden Stathel for Stacks, The Arrangement of the Ground- ib Floor of the Barns, 326 333 Floor of the Barns, The Elevation of a Thrashing Machine, The Longitudinal Section of a Thrashing Machine, The Crank High-Pressure Steam Engine, The Horse Wheel for a Thrashing Machine, The Lever for Equalising Draught in the Thrashing Machine, The Section and Elevation of a Bucket Water Wheel, ON THE THRASHING AND WINNOWING OF GRAIN, Casting down a Stack to be Thrashed, The Corn-Barrow, 143 The Ladder, The Oil-Can, Feeding in Corn into the Thrash- ing Machine in the Upper Barn, The Elevation of the Dressing Fanner, 147 The Longitudinal Section of the Dressing Fanner, with Riddles and Sieves, The Transverse Section of the Dressing Fanner, The Elevation of the Finishing Fanner or Duster, The Longitudinal Section of the Finishing Fanner or Duster, 151 The Transverse Section of the Finishing Fanner or Duster, The Wooden Wheat Riddle, 153 The Wooden Barley Riddle, 154 The Wooden Oat Riddle, 155 The Wooden Bean Riddle, The Wooden Riddle for the Roughs of Wheat and Oats, 157 The Iron Wire Wheat Riddle, 158 The Iron Wire Barley Riddle, 159 The Iron Wire Oat Riddle, 160 The Iron Wire Riddle for Roughs, 161 The Wooden Sieve, The Iron Wire Sieve, 163 The Corn-Basket of Wicker-Work, 164 The Barn Stool, 165 The Barn Wooden Hoe, 166 The Corn Scoop, 167 The Measuring up of Grain in the Corn Barn, The Imperial Bushel of a conve- nient Form, The Flat and Cylinder Corn-Strikes, The Elevation of the Cylinder Hum- meller, 171 The Hand Hummeller, Filled Sacks as they should be placed on the Barn Floor, The Sack-Barrow The Balance Weighing Machine, The Single Horse Tilt Cart, Classification of Wheat by the Ear, 177 Short, Round, Plump Form, and 544 546 547 548 552 553 554 555 560 565 567 568 570 ib 571 573 574 579 583 598 Small Size of Wheat, Page | Fig 178 Rather Long, Medium-Sized Form 383 of Wheat, Large Size and Long Form of 384 Wheat, Scotch Bere or Bigg, 387 | 182 English Barley, The Potato Oat, The White Siberian Early Oat, 185 The Potato Oat, 394 186 The Tartarian Oat, Ear of Rye, 397 | 188 Grains of Rye, The Horse Bean, | 190 The Partridge Field Pea, ON THE FORMING OF DUNGHILLS IN WINTER, 191 The Dung Spade, 192 A Dung-Pit for Four Fields, ON THE FORMING OF COMPOSTS IN WINTER, | 193 The Mud Hoe or Harle, The Liquid Manure Cart, | 195 The Apparatus for Regulating the discharge of Liquid Manure, ON LIQUID MANURE, 338 ON SEA-WEED AS MANURE, The Claying of the Soil, ON THE ADVANTAGES OF HAVING FIELD WORK ALWAYS IN A STATE OF FOR- ON THE MILKING OF COWS, The Milk Pail, 198 The Milking Stool, ON THE REARING OF CALVES, A Calf's Crib Door, ON THE SOWING OF SPRING WHEAT, The Pickling of Wheat, The Seed Corn Rusky, The Method of putting on the 412 Sowing Sheet, and of Hand Sow- ing, 413 203 The English Sowing Basket, The Broadcast Sowing Machine, The East Lothian Grain Drill 414 Machine, Slight's new Lever-Drill Sowing ib Machine, ib 207 The Wooden Rhomboidal Har- rows, with their Yoke of Swing 415 Trees, The Iron Rhomboidal Harrows, ib with their Yoke of Swing Trees, The Double Mould-Board Plough, The Sowing of Corn by Hand, The Presser-Roller, Action of the edge of the Pressing ON THE DRILLING UP OF LAND, ib ib ib 340 ib 345 346 ib Wheels, The Mode of Ploughing Single ib Drills, ON THE SOWING OF BEANS, The Double Mould-Board Plough for forming Drills, | 215 Kirkwood's Grubber, The Ducie Cultivator, | 217 The Dung Drag, 421 218 The Three-Pronged Dung Graip, The Bean-Drill or Barrow, The Drill Harrow, The Section of the Drill Harrow, ON THE SOWING OF PEASE, The Land-Roller, | 223 The large Insect which produces 425 the Grub in Oat Fields -- The 426 Wheat Fly, ON LUCERNE, | 224 The Shepherd's Crook, The Mode of holding Lambs for 433 Castration, The Ewe House, ib | 227 The Mountain Snow Harrow, 599 ON CROSS PLOUGHING LAND, ON THE SOWING OF GRASS-SEEDS, ON THE SOWING OF BARLEY, ON THE PLANTING OF POTATOES, 195 ON PARING AND BURNING THE SURFACE, ON THE FARROWING OF SOWS, 380 ON THE HATCHING OF FOWLS,

Front Cover CONTENTS OF VOLUME ib 218 221 225 PRACTICE-SUMMER 229 ON THE HAY GIVEN TO FARM HORSES, - 242 The Hay-Knife, 243 244 246 ON THE SOWING AND THE SUMMER TREATMENT OF HEMP, The Foot-Pick, 247 249 Espalier Form of Training Hops, ON THE SOWING AND THE SUMMER CULTURE OF THE TURNIP, Drill, The Body of the Double Mould- Wingless Female of the Swede EN ON THE SOWING AND THE SUMMER TREAT OF KOHL-RABI, ON THE SOWING AND THE SUMMER TREATMENT OF THE CARROT, ON THE SOWING AND THE SUMMER TREATMENT OF RAPE, THE RATIONALE OF THE GERMINATION OF SEEDS, on Regular Furrow-Slices, Newington's Six-Rowed Dibbling Machine, 293 The Double Roots of Deep-sown Wheat, ON REPAIRING THE FENCES OF PASTURE FIELDS, The roots of Shallow-sown Wheat, 295 Secure Mode of Fastening the Hang- ing Post of a Field-Gate, ON THE DISPOSAL OF THE FAT CATTLE, The Side View of a Ripe Fat Ox, 297 The Hind View of a Ripe Fat Ox, 298 The Front View of a Ripe Fat Ox, 299 The View of the Back of a Ripe Fat The Measuring of a Ripe Fat Ox, to ascertain its Weight, sinking the Offals, Plan of the Cart-Steelyard, Transverse Section of the Cart- Steelyard, 303 Longitudinal Section of the Cart- Steelyard, ON MARES FOALING, The Bush-Harrow, The Head-Cap, or Hood, fitted on the Sheep, 306 Sheep Bot-Fly-Estrus ovis, 307 Sheep Bot Larva-Estrus ovis, 308 Sheep Ked-Melophagus ovinus, Cock-Chafers-Melolontha oulgaris, ON THE PASTURING OF CATTLE IN SUMMER, The Scoop for filling the Water- Barrel, The Cattle-Bot and Larva-Estrus boris, Larva and Pupa of the Cattle Cleg -Tabanus bovinus, ON THE TREATMENT OF BULLS IN SUMMER, The Bull's Ring in the state to be inserted in his Nose, The Bull's Ring as fastened in his Nose, The Bullock-Holder, Swivelled Spring-Hook, ON THE PASTURING OF FARM-HORSES IN SUMMER, The Cleg or Gleg -- Hæmatopota pluvialis, 319 The Horse-Bot—Gasterophilus equi, A Horse-Fly- Chrysops cæcutiens, 321 The Horse Forest-Fly-Hippobosca equina, The Patent Scythe with bent Sned, A Scythe Strickle, 324 Scythe Stones, ON THE WASHING OF SHEEP, Sheep Washing, The Wool-Shears, The First Stage of Clipping a Sheep, The Second Stage of Clipping a Sheep, 329 The Third and Last Stage of Clip- ping a Sheep A new Clipped Sheep, ON THE ROLLING OF FLEECES, AND ON THE QUALITY OF WOOL, The Rolling of a Fleece of Wool, 332 A Fleece of Wool Rolled The White-Shouldered Wool-Moth -Tinea sarcitella, The Weighing and Packing of Wool, Page | Fig 335 The Wingless Female of the Bean ON THE SUMMER CULTURE OF BEANS, Plant-Louse-Aphis fabæ, 336 The Winged Male of the Bean 123 Plant-Louse-Aphis fabæ, The Striped Pea-Weevil-Sitona 124 lineata, The Milking of Ewes, 339 The Punching-Nippers for Sheep, ON THE DRAFTING OF EWES AND GIMMERS, The Buisting-Iron for Sheep, 139 341 The Branding-Iron for Sheep and 140 Cattle, The English Hay Tedding-Machine, The Hay Horse-Rake, The Hay Hand-Rake, 345 The Hay Hand-Rake, The Mode of Erecting a Rick-Cloth 143 over the Site of a Hay-Stack when 145 it is building, Putting the Swathes of the Sown 146 Grasses into Winrows, The Hay Horse-Rake cleaning the ib intervening Ridges between the 161 Winrows, The Threshing of Rye-Grass Seed 165 in the Field, The Hand-Flail, The American Hay-Rake, ON THE SUMMER CULTURE OF WHEAT, The Weed-Hook, Smith's Steerage Horse-Hoe, | 354 Long and Short Shares for the 168 Horse-Hoe, The Wheat Stem-Fly – Chlorops 173 pumilionis, The Structure of sound Wheat ON THE SUMMER CULTURE OF BARLEY, Husk, 358 Sound Barley-Seed, 180 359 Diseased Barley-Seed, 360 Winged Male of the Turnip-Flower ON SUMMER-FALLOW, ON THE REAPING OF TURNIP SEED, Plant-Louse - Aphis floris-rapa, Wingless Female of the Turnip- ib Flower Plant-Louse— Aphis floris- тарт, Ground Plan of a Milk-House in ib relation to the Kitchen, in a Farm- 189 House, 363 Plan of Cheese-Room, &c , for a ib Farm-House, Wedgewood-Ware Milk-Dish, 192 365 Green Glass Milk-Dish, Wooden Milk-Dish, ib 367 Zinc Milk-Dish, 197 | 368 A fixed Milk-Cooler of Marble, or 201 of Wood lined with Metal, The Milk-Sieve, 202 370 The Cream-Skimmer, 371 The Cream-Jar, | 372 The Wedgewood Table-Churn, 373 The Agitator of the Table-Churn, | 374 The Box-Hand-Churn, 205 375 The Agitator of the Box-Hand- 207 Churn, The Butter Print Mould and Hands, 208 377 The Butter-Spade, The Curd-Cutter, The Curd-Breaker, PRACTICE-AUTUMN ON THE SOWING OF THE STONE TURNIP, AND ON THE SOWING OF TURNIP FOR SEED, ON THE PICKING AND DRYING OF HOPS, 251 ON THE PULLING, STEEPING, AND DRYING OF FLAX, ON REAPING WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, AND RYE, ON REAPING BEANS, AND PEASE, AND TARES, WHEN GROWN FOR SEED, ON REAPING BUCKWHEAT, ON THE BIRDS DESTRUCTIVE TO THE GRAIN CROPS, ON LIFTING POTATOES, ON SOWING WHEAT IN AUTUMN, ON SOWING BARLEY IN AUTUMN, 253 ib 269 ib 270 ON ELECTRO-CULTURE, 271 ib ib ON THE ROTATION OF CROPS, ON THE FERTILITY OF SOILS, ON THE MANAGEMENT OF FOWLS, ON TIE ANIMALS DESTRUCTIVE TO POULTRY, ON THE DIFFERENCES IN THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF FARMS, 276 ON THE JUDGING OF LAND, ON THE MODE OF OFFERING FOR A FARM, ON ENTERING TO A FARM, ON CHOOSING THE SITE, ON BUILDING, AND ON THE EXPENSES OF ERECTING ON THE FARM-HOUSE, ON INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE AND DISEASE, ON THE PLANTING AND REARING OF THORN-HEDGES, ON THE BUILDING OF STONE FENCES, ON EMBANKING AGAINST RIVULETS, ON THE DRAINING OF LAND, ON IMPROVING WASTE LAND, ON TRENCH AND SUBSOIL PLOUGHING, ON THE LIMING OF LAND, ON FORMING WATER-MEADOWS, ON IRRIGATION, ON THE BREAKING-IN OF YOUNG DRAUGHT HORSES, ON SLAUGHTERING OXEN, SHEEP, AND PIGS, ON THE POINTS TO BE AIMED AT IN BREEDING THE MOST PERFECT FORMS IN LIVE ACCOUNT OF SOME OTHER BREEDS OF CATTLE AND SHEEP, ON THE PRINCIPLES OF BREEDING, OX CROSSING, ON THE WAGES OF FARM-SERVANTS, ON THE FARM SMITH, JOINER, AND SADDLER, 7746 ON CORN MARKETS, CONCLUDING EXHORTATIONS TO THE YOUNG FARMER, INDEX, 284

Front Cover Middle white breel PRACTICE-SUMMER (continued) Haymaking English methods Autumn weather and field operations Harvest labour Modern reaping-machines Self-binder Stacking cereals Stack ventilators Stacking peas and beans Poultry injuring crops Plough digging Sowing barley Construction of dipping-bath Tupping season Management of fowls Bee-keeping Rotation of crops Realisation Judging land Offering for a farm Feudal customs Insurance against fire and disease Draining land 121 Mole-drainage Scotch example A Mid-Lothian example Quantity of lime per acre Systems of irrigation General principles Sheep pastoral farming Steadings for dairy farming | Third-class farm-house Small white breed 442 22 Final exhortations 485 | INDEX

A SHORT, thick-set man, with a red beard, a hard round felt hat, ridiculously out of harmony with a blue pilot jacket and trousers and a seaman's jersey, his hands immersed deeply in those pockets our fathers (and the heroes of Rabelais) used to wear behind a front flap, he would have attracted my notice even if he had not, unaware of my presence so close behind him, been humming to himself the chorus of a song that used to be very popular on gabbarts1, but is now gone out of date, like "The Captain with the Whiskers took a Sly Glance at Me".