CONTENTS
Chapter I
GEOGRAPHICAL STATE AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
I. Situation and extent, 1
II. Divisions, 3
III. Climate, 4
IV. Soil and surface, 53
V. Minerals, 50
VI. Water, 62
Chapter II
STATE OF PROPERTY.
I. Estates and their management, 67
II. Tenures, 79
Chapter III
BUILDINGS
I. Houses of proprietors, 91
II. Farm buildings, 89
III. Cottages, 90
Chapter IV
OCCUPATION
I. Size of farms, 98
II. Rents, 111
III Tithes, 113
IV. Poor-rates and other parochial taxes, 115
V. Leases, 120
VI. Expences and profits, 121
Chapter V
IMPLEMENTS
Thrashing mills, 126
Plough, 127
rill-plough. or horse hoe, 128
Brake harrow, 128
Roller, 129
Carts, 130
Turnip drill, 130
Horse hoe on a new construction, 135
Chapter VI
ENCLOSING, l37
Gates, 144
Chapter VII
ARABLE LAND
I. Tillage, 145
II. Fallowing, 149
III. Rotation of crops, 150
IV. Crops commonly cultivated, 155
Wheat, 155
Bear, 157
Oats, 161
Pease, 165
Beans, 166
Turnips, 167
Potatoes, 180
V. Crops not commonly cultivated, 186
Rye, 187
Tares, 187
Cole seed or rape, 188
Carrots, 189
Mongel worsel, the root of scarcity, 189
Flax, 190
Chapter VIII
GRASS
I. Meadows and pastures, 196
II. Artificial grasses, 198
Chapter IX
GARDENS AND ORCHARDS 206
Chapter X
WOODS AND PLANTATIONS, 210
Chapter XI
WASTE LANDS, 219
| Chapter XII
IMPROVEMENTS
I. Draining, 223
II. Paring and burning, 227
III. Manuring, 229
Dung, 230
Lime, 232
Marl, 236
Sea-weed, 239
Turf-ashes and soot, 241
Peat moss, 241
Sea dogs, 242
IV. Irrigation, 243
V. Weeding, 246
Chapter XIII
EMBANKMENTS, 249
Chapter XIV
LIVE STOCK.
I. Cattle, 253
II. Horses, 258
III. Sheep, 259
IV Hogs, 262
V. Rabbits, 264
VI. Poultry, 264
VII. Pigeons, 266
VIII. Bees, 267
Chapter XV
RURAL ECONOMY
I. Labour, 268
II. Price of provisions, 273
III. Fuel, 276
Chapter XVI
POLITICAL ECONOMY
Circumstances dependent on Legislative Authority.
I. Roads, 278
II. Canals, 283
III. Fairs, 284
IV. Weekly Markets, 285
V. Weights and Measures, 287
VI. Commerce, 289
Imports - Foreign and Coasting Trade at Macduff, 294a
Exports - Foreign and Coasting Trade at Macduff, 294b
Imports - Foreign and Coasting Trade at Gardenstown, 294c
Exports - Foreign and Coasting Trade at Gardenstown, 294d
Imports - Foreign and Coasting Trade at Banff, 294e
Exports - Foreign and Coasting Trade at Banff, 294g
Imports - Foreign and Coasting Trade at Portsoy, 294i
Exports - Foreign and Coasting Trade at Portsoy, 294k
VII. Manufactures, 302
Chapter XVII
OBSTACLES TO IMPROVEMENT
Chapter XVIII
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
Agricultural Societies 325
CONCLUSION.
Means of Improvement, 332
APPENDIX, No. I.
The propriety and advantage of accommodating ministers in Scotland with small farms during their incumbencies, or rather with additional glebe-lands, 1
APPENDIX, No. II.
A description of the mud buildings, generally known in the county of Banff by the name of Auchenhalrig work, 9
APPENDIX, No. III.
Hints relative to the improvement of agriculture in the middle district of Banffshire, 12
APPENDIX, No. IV.
Antiquities of Banffshire, and a brief account of its royal burghs, &c., 15
APPENDIX, No. V.
Additional clauses introduced in the leases recently granted on the estates appertaining to the family of Fife, 3l
APPENDIX, No. VI.
A true method of treating light hazely ground; or, an exact relation of the practice of farmers in Buchan, containing rules for infields, outfields, haughs, and laighs. By a small society of farmers in Buchan, 33
|
