CONTENTS.

I. Scottish Agricultural Resources, and their Neglect, in the Western

Hemisphere,

II. The Game Laws,

III. The Farmers' Note-Book.-No. XXIV.,

Practical Ventilation. By R. S. Burn, 39.-On Useful Insects

and their Products. By James H. Fennell, 51.-Refined

Utility; or Beauty in Agricultural Scenery. By David

Gorrie, Perthshire, 64.-How are we to ascertain how long

Lime or Manure will last? From the German, 70.-

Analysis of a Coprolite or Fossil Guano. By T. J. Here-

path, 74.—Method of detecting the Flour of Indian Corn in

that of Wheat. From Journ. de Chem. Med., ib.-Caird's

High Farming, 75.-Wireworm-Soda Ash, 77.-Compara-

tive Table of European Coins, Weights, and Measures, 78.

IV. Tables of the Revenue-Prices of Grain-Average Prices of

Grain-Foreign Markets-Butcher Meat and Wool,

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V. Fiars Prices for Crop and Year 1848,

VI. Experimental Agriculture. By James F. W. Johnston, F.R.S., 83

VII. The Farmers' Note-Book.-No. XXV.,

On Practical Ventilation and Heating, as applied to Stables,

Cow-houses, and Grain Drying-houses. By R. S. Burn, 108.

-Water. By J. Towers, 117.-On Useful Insects and

their Products. By James H. Fennell, 123.-Research on

the influence which certain Alimentary Substances can

exercise on the proportion of Fatty Matters contained in the

Blood. By M. Boussingault, 132.-Geographical Distribu-

tion of the Cultivated Plants which are used by Man for

Food, 134.-Task-work in England. By W. Burness, 137.

-Analysis of a soil containing a large quantity of sulphate

of iron. By Dr A. Voelcker, 154.-Manuring Trees. By

Mr P. Mackenzie, 156.-The Quantity of Ammonia in the

Atmosphere. By Fresenius, 159. Murphy's Farmer's

Class-Book, 161.-Raynbird's Agriculture of Suffolk, 162.-

Thomson's Meteorology, 164.-Botanical Landscape-garden-

ing. By Mr David Gorrie, 167.-The Russian Winter

Bean, 175.-Land lying waste, 176.-Newington's Dibble,

178.

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VIII. Tables of the Prices of Grain-Average Prices of Grain-the

Revenue-Foreign Markets-Butcher Meat, and Wool,

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IX. Legislative Measures of the Session of 1849, relative to Agricul-

tural Affairs, and Rural Improvement,

X. Nova Scotia Question,

XI. On the Classification of Soils with Reference to their Drainage.

By Mr W. Burness, London,

XII. The Farmers' Note-Book.-No. XXVI.,

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Oat-hay, and the relative nutritive value of Oats, cut green,

and cut fully ripe. By Dr A. Voelcker, Cirencester College,

250. Thermometrographia for the Agricultural Season

ending with October 1849, 262.-The Subsoil. By J.

Towers, M.R.E.A.S., 263.

XIII. Description of Ploughs improved by the Marquis of Tweed-

dale. With a Plate,

XIV. Tables of the Prices of Grain-Average Prices of Grain-the

Revenue-Foreign Markets-Butcher Meat, and Wool,

XV. Scottish Transatlantic Interests-Halifax and Quebec Rail-

way and Colonisation Project,

XVI. On the best Culture of Barley in England. By Thomas

Rowlandson, Liverpool,

XVII. The Farmers' Note-Book.-No. XXVII.,

Useful Insects and their Products. By James H. Fennell, 308.

-The Real Agency of the Pure Earths. By J. Towers,

M.R.A.S.E., 318.-Geological Landscape Gardening. By

Mr David Gorrie, Annat Cottage, Perthshire, 323.—Analy-

sis of Soils, 330.-The Failure of Broad Clover, ib.-The

Making of Composts. By M. Giroux, 335. — Young on

Wire-Fencing, 338. —Lineham on Draining, &c., 342.-

Gourcy's Agricultural Tour in Belgium, 344.-Characteris-

tics of the Year 1849. By J. Towers, M.R.A.S.E., 346.—

Notes on American Agriculture, 357.

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XVIII. Tables of the Prices of Grain-Average Prices of Grain—

the Revenue-Foreign Markets-Butcher Meat, and Wool,

XIX. On a Method of obtaining Correct Statistics of Agricultural

Produce. In a Letter to the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, M.P.,

President of the Board of Trade, from Mr John Dudgeon, Spylaw,

Kelso,

XX. The Farmers' Note-Book.-No. XXVIII,

Butter Making, and its Preservation. By J. Towers,

M.R.A.S.E., 378.-Shaw's and Corbett's Digest of Agricul-

tural Customs, 384.- Dixon's Ornamental and Domestic

Poultry, 391.-Notes on American Agriculture, 400.—The

History of Artificial Manures. From the German, 418.-

Notes on Wire-Fencing. By A. Binning Munro, Esq., of

Auchinbowie, Stirlingshire, 426.-Reviving Decayed Trees.

By Mr Peter Mackenzie, West Plean, Stirling, 428.-Fiars

of Kincardineshire from 1691 to 1697, 438.

XXI. Our Agricultural Labourers-English, Irish, and Scotch. By

Mr W. Burness, London,

XXII. Tables of the Prices of Grain-Average Prices of Grain-

Foreign Markets-the Revenue-Butcher Meat, and Wool,

XXIII. Fiars Prices for Crop and Year 1849,

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378

XXIV. The late James Smith of Deanston,

XXV. Ceylon,

XXVI. Cogitations on what is the Field Drain. By Mr William

Burness, London,

XXVII. The Farmers' Note-Book.—No. XXIX.,

The Chemical Composition of Quinoa Seed. By Dr Augustus

Voelcker, Professor of Chemistry in the Royal Agricultural

College, Cirencester, 506.-Coal-ashes-Wood-ashes-and

Soot. By J. Towers, M.R.A.S.E., 509.-Experiments on

Dibbling Wheat, against Sowing it in Rows and Broadcast.

By Mr Hay of Whiterigg, Roxburghshire, 516.—Notes on

American Agriculture, 520.

XXVIII. Tables of the Prices of Grain-Average Prices of Grain

-the Revenue-Foreign Markets-Butcher Meat, and Wool,

XXIX. Legislative Measures of the Session of 1850, relative to

Agricultural Affairs and Rural Improvement,

XXX. Agriculture in China,

XXXI. On Draining Strong Clay Soils,

XXXII. The Farmers' Note-Book.-No. XXX.,

Notes on American Agriculture, 570.-Lord James Hay's new

Subsoil-Plough. By J. Irvine Boswell, Esq., of Kingcausie,

Kincardineshire, 590.-Chemical absorbent Power of Soil.

By J. Towers, A.C., M.R.A.H.S., 594.-Thermometrographia

for the Agricultural Season ending with October 1850, 600.

-Kemp's Agricultural Physiology, 601.-Lime. From the

French. By M. B., 610.

XXXIII. Tables of the Prices of Grain-Average Prices of Grain-

the Revenue-Foreign Markets-Butcher Meat, and Wool,

XXXIV. Irrigation. By T. Rowlandson, London,

XXXV. Ceylon,

XXXVI. Legislative Measures of the Session of 1850, relative to

Agricultural Affairs and Rural Improvement,

XXXVII. The Farmers' Note-Book.-No. XXXI.,

Composition of House-Coal Soot. By Dr Voelcker, Cirencester

College, 655.-Cross-Breeding, 660.-Flax Husbandry, 665.

-Characteristics of the Year 1850. By J. Towers, Croydon,

670.-Brown's Forester, 679.

XXXVIII. Tables of the Revenue-Prices of Grain-Average Prices
of Grain-Foreign Markets-Prices of Butcher Meat, and of Wool,

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