The practical farmer: being a new and compendious system of husbandry, adapted to the different soils and climates of America. : Containing the mechanical, chemical and philosophical elements of agriculture. : With many other useful and interesting subjects. / By John Spurrier, an old experienced farmer, late of the county of Herts, in Great-Britain: and now of Brandywine Hundred, County of New-Castle, and state of Delaware.

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Title:	The practical farmer: being a new and compendious system of husbandry, adapted to the different soils and climates of America. : Containing the mechanical, chemical and philosophical elements of agriculture. : With many other useful and interesting subjects. / By John Spurrier, an old experienced farmer, late of the county of Herts, in Great-Britain: and now of Brandywine Hundred, County of New-Castle, and state of Delaware.
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SUBSCRIBERS NAMES.

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To Thomas Jefferson, Esq. Secretary of the United States.

CONTENTS.

An explanation of provincial words made use of in this treatise.

THE PRACTICAL FARMER: BEING A NEW AND COMPENDIOUS System of Husbandry, &c.

ON AGRICULTURE.

The application of certain substances to analise soils and manures.

Of MECHANICS.

Of CHEMISTRY.

SOILS.

Of a CLAY SOIL.

Of a LOAMY SOIL.

Of SWAMPS and BOGGY SOILS.

Of MANURES.

Of DUNG.

Of FARM-YARDS and COMPOSTS.

MUD and LIME.

BURNT-CLAY.

Of WOOD ASHES.

Of SOOT.

Of COMMON SALT.

Of SEA SAND.

Of SEA WEEDS.

Of SHELLS of SEA FISH.

Of CHALK.

OF MARLE.

OF BRICK AND LIME RUBBISH.

OF SAW DUST, TANNERS BARK, &c.

OF ANT HILLS.

OF WOOLEN RAGS, &c.

OF DEAD ANIMALS.

OF URINE.

OF SOAP SUDS, &c.

OF MALT DUST.

OF A NEW, CHEAP AND EFFECTUAL ALKALINE MANURE.

OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.

Of the SUN.

Of FROST.

Of HAIL.

Of SNOW.

Of LIGHTNING.

Of DEW.

Of CLOUDS.

Of RAIN.

Of AIR.

On the IMPROVEMENT of WET LANDS.

Of CLEARING LAND from TREES, &c.

PLOWING OF FALLOWS, OR FALLOWING,

FALLOWING OF LAND THAT IS UNDER TILLAGE.

OF PLOWING AND HARROWING.

FERTILIZING STEEPS.

WHEAT.

RYE,

BARLEY,

OATS,

BUCK OR FRENCH-WHEAT,

HORSE BEANS AND PEAS.

MAIZE OR INDIAN CORN,

TARES AND VETCHES.

GRASSES.

CLOVER.

TREFOIL.

SAINTFOIN,

LUCERNE,

RYE-GRASS.

TIMOTHY-GRASS,

BURNET.

UPLAND MEADOWS.

LOW OR WATERED MEADOWS.

A comparison of different methods of farming, in the different counties of England.

For RAISING the TURNIP, and preventing the FLY taking them.

FEEDING AND FATTENING SHEEP ON TURNIPS.

For making the hurdles, and placing of them; with the benefit received by the sheep's dung and urine.

The MANGEL WURZEL; or, ROOT OF SCARCITY.

For RAISING and DRYING of HOPS.

How to manage the KITCHEN and FLOWER GARDEN.

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES.

PLANTING POTATOES.

GRAFTING AND BUDDING OF TREES.

General OBSERVATIONS for performing the WORK.

FIRST. WHIP-GRAFTING.

SECOND. CLEFT-GRAFTING.

THIRD. CROWN-GRAFTING.

FOURTH. GRAFTING by APPROACH, Or, IN-ARCHING.

BUDDING OR INOCULATING.

PROPER METHODS of PLANTING and MANAGING TREES in the FIELD.

To make a COMPOSITION for curing IN|JURIES and DEFECTS in TREES.

DIRECTIONS for BREWING of BEER.

METHOD of BREWING BEER, or ALE, from MALT.

To make CIDER keep, and be much stronger than common.

To make CIDER STRONGER than the common method.

A DESCRIPTION OF A DRILL MACHINE.

DESCRIPTION of a RUNNING HOE.

FOR MAKING and PLAISHING of HEDGES.

How to manage and fatten Cows, Oxen, Sheep, Hogs, Calves, and Lambs.

BREEDING and FATTENING HORSES.

FATTENING OF HORSES.

How to know the AGE of a HORSE.

DISEASES HORSES are subject to, with the METHOD of CURE.

DISEASES CATTLE are subject to, with the METHOD of CURE.

TO MAKE CHEESE.

A new method to make BUTTER from St. Foine Grass.

VINEYARD.

WINE.

RAISINS.

FIGS.

ALMONDS.

LIQUORICE.

MADDER.

RHUBARB.

TURMERIC.

SAFFRON.

IPECACUANHA.

OPIUM.

INDEX.

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