Agricultural Societies, 678
Agriculture prior to the middle of the 18th century, Deplorable state of, 69
Analogy between the Ayrshire dialect and the French language, 690
Analogy between the Kyle dialect and the ancient Greek, 681
Ancient divisions, 5
APPENDIX, 713
ARABLE LAND, 234
Ardrossan, Harbour of 56
Asbistice, 54
Asses, 505
Average journal of the weather, 21
Ayr, Harbour of 56
Ayr, Water of 59
Ayrshire dialect and the French language, Analogy between the, 690
Ayrshire, General account of the Coal seams, &c., 44
Ayrshire, General figure of Ayrshire, 2
Barley or Bigg, 261
Barren minerals, General account of the, 41
Beans, 272
Beautiful prospects, 8
Bees, 511
Bent moss described, 35
Bent-moss, 343
Blind coal, 48
Botany, the study of, inculcated, 291
Boundaries of the coal district, 43
Bridges, 133
BUILDINGS, 100
Butter and butter milk, 446
Cabbages, 275
Calcareous manure, 377
Canals, 561
Candle or cannel coal, 48
Carrots, 276
Cattle, Dung of 391
Cattle, Live and dead weight of, 467
Cattle, working of, 467
Chalky soil, 33
Chamber-Lie manure, 396
Character of farmers - moral and political, 142
Cheese, skimmed milk, 457
Cheese, Sweet, or full milk, 450
Cheeses, 450
Clay soil, 26
Climate more rigid than formerly, 14
Climate, 11
Climate, Inquiry into the causes, 14
Clover, 281
Coal, 43
Coal, Different qualities accounted for, 49
Coal, Table of contents in any given space, 52
Coals dug in Ayrshire, Quantity of 50
Colseed or Rape, 275
Commerce, 608
Commons, 220
Compost manure, 387
Conclusion, 701
Conduct of the clergy, and want of decorum in public worship, Remarks on the, 156
Copper, 53
Copse wood, 325
Cottages attached to farms, 521
Cottages, villages and towns, 125
Course of cropping, 245
Cows, 411
Cows, Dairy breed described, 421
Cows, distempers of, 467
Cows, Feeding and treatment, 430
Cows, Galloway breed, 413
Cows, The calf and how treated, 442
Cropping, course of, 245
Dairy, implements of the, 460
Dairy, Produce of the, 442, 464
Deed of Settlement, executed by Giles Blair, in 1530, containing the prices of cattle, grain, &c. at that period, 703
Deplorable state of agriculture prior to the middle of the 18th century, 69
Distempers of cows, 467
Distempers of sheep, 487
Divisions and judicial authorities, 5
Doon, Water of 58
Draining, 364
Dung of cattle, 391
Dunure, Harbour of, 53bis
Dykes and ditches described, 50
Ecclesiastic divisions, 11
EMBANKMENTS, 406
ENCLOSING, 220
Enemies, as worms, grubs, rats, sparrows, rooks, pigeons, eagles, &c, 668
Estates and their management, 64
Estates, Diversity of the size of 64
Estates, the dawn of improvements pointed out-by whom introduced, their progress, &c. 79
Expence and profit, 207
Expense of labour proportioned to the extent of land, 532
Fair rent advantageous to the tenantry, by stimulating them to industry, Payment of a 176
Fairs and Markets, 567
Fallowing and formation of Ridges, 238
Farm houses and offices, 113
Farms, Great diversity in the size of, and the advantages resulting therefrom, 135
Farms, the size of, 135
Fences, 220
Fiars of grain in Ayrshire, 170
Flow moss, and how it is formed, 36
Flow-moss, 354
Freestone, 53
French language, Analogy between the Ayrshire dialect and the 690
Frith of Clyde described, 55
Fuel, 536
GARDENS AND ORCHARDS, 314
Garnock, Water of 61
General account of the barren minerals, 41
General account of the Coal seams, &c. in Ayrshire, 44
General remarks, 513
GEOGRAPHICAL STATE AND CIRCUMSTANCES, 1
Girvan, Water of 57
Grain commonly cultivated, 258
GRASS LANDS, 309
Grasses cultivated, 281
Grasses, A short account of the most common in Ayrshire, 295
Greek, Analogy between the Kyle dialect and the ancient 681
Harbour of Ardrossan, 56
Harbour of Ayr, 56
Harbour of Dunure, 53bis
Harbour of Irvine, 56
Harbour of Saltcoats, 56
Harbour of Troon, 50bis
Hay-making, 288
Hill moss described, 35
History of teinds, 178
Hogs, 506
Horses, 495
Horses, The breed, 495
Horses, the number, 502
Horses, the price, harness, and distempers, 503
Horses, the training, 499
Houses of proprietors-ancient and modern, 106
Implements of the dairy, 460
IMPLEMENTS, 212
IMPROVEMENTS, 364
Improvements, Means and progress of, 694
Improvements, Measures best calculated to carry them into effect, 695
Iron Rail-ways, 554
| Iron-stone, 53
Irrigation, 400
Irvine, Harbour of, 56
Irvine, Water of, 60
Judicial authorities, 6
Kilmaurs, 95
Kyle dialect and the ancient Greek, Analogy between the, 681
Labour, 516
Lakes and ponds, 62
Lead, 53
Leases, 189
Leases, on the endurance of, 194
Leases, on the forms and stipulations in, 200
Limestone, 52
LIVE STOCK, 407
Loamy soil, 30
Manufactures, 588
Manures, 375
Meadows, 309
Means of improvement, 694
Milk, used as food in its native condition, 444
Minerals, 41
Minerals, General account of the barren, 41
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, 678
Moors, 342
Moss, General description of, 33
Moss-earth, 398
Mr Wilkie's Plough, 723
Mules, 505
Natural grass, 291
New farms, 233
Newton, 95
Oats, 262
Obstacles arising from climate and soil, 660
Obstacles from the want of disseminated knowledge, 664
Obstacles relating to capital, 662
OBSTACLES TO IMPROVEMENT, 659
OCCUPATION, 135
Origin of feudal holding described, 90
Paring and burning, 373
Parish Dimensions, 715
Parish Live Stock, 715
Parsnips, 277
Particular Classes, Statistical Tables Of, 717
Pasture, 312
Payment of a fair rent advantageous to the tenantry, by stimulating them to industry, 176
Payment of rent, in grain considered, 173
Pease, 271
Peat soil, 33
Peebles, 54
Pigeons, 510
Plantations, 328
Plough, Mr Wilkie's, 723
Ploughs, 212
POLITICAL ECONOMY, AND CIRCUMSTANCES DEPENDING ON LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY, 537
Poor, the, 625
Poors' rates and parochial taxes, 188
Population, longevity, health, food of labourers, &c, 646
Population, Statistical Tables Of, 713
Potatoes, 277
Poultry, 510
Preface, vii
Prestwick, 95
Prevalent winds, 11
Price of products compared with expense, 586
Price of provisions, 533
Prices of building materials, artisans' labour, &c, 123
Proprietors in the management of their estates, duty pointed out, 65
Proprietors, the pride and indolence of small proprietors noticed, 77
Provincial terms and glossary, 681, 691
Public buildings - ancient and modern, 100
Quantity of Coals dug in Ayrshire, 50
Quantity of rain that falls in different parts, 18
Rabbits, 507
Rain that falls in different parts, Quantity of 18
Rains on the western shores, copious, 11
Rape, 275
Reasons inquired into, 12
Reflection on the Management of teinds, 181
Religious character considered, both in ancient and modern times, 148
Remarks on the conduct of the clergy, and want of decorum in public worship, 156
Rent advantageous to the tenantry, by stimulating them to industry, Payment of a fair, 176
Rent, Diversity of at different periods, 168
Rent, payment of in grain considered, 173
Rent, Statistical Tables Of, 711
Rent, valued and real, 167
Repairs, 122
Roads, 538
Roots commonly cultivated, 273
Running Streams, 57
RURAL ECONOMY, 513
Ruta baga, 276
Rye, 261
Ryegrass, 284
Saltcoats, Harbour of, 56
Sandy soil, 31
Sheep pasture, 474
Sheep, 468
Sheep, distempers of, 487
Sheep, mode of treatment, 484
Sheep, the breed of, 476
Situation and extent, 1
Slate, 54
Soil and Subsoil, 23
Soil, General description of, 23
Springs, 62
STATE OF PROPERTY, 64
Statistical Tables Of Rent, 711
Statistical Tables, 711
Stinchar, Water of, 57
Stipends and Poor, 719
Stipends, mode of augmenting considered, 183
Teinds, 177
Teinds, history of, 178
Teinds, Reflection on the Management of, 181
Tenantry, ignorance, indolence and prejudices pointed out, 74
Tenants, Remarks on the choice of, 190
Tenures of singular descriptions, as Prestwick, Newton, Kilmaurs, &c. 95
Tenures, 90
The size of farms, 135
Tillage, 234
Troon, Harbour of, 50bis
Turnip cabbages, 276
Turnips, 273
Urine, 394
Vegetable enemies or weeds, with provincial and botanic names, 669
Vegetable Manure, 386
WASTES, 342
Water of Ayr, 59
Water of Doon, 58
Water of Garnock, 61
Water of Girvan, 57
Water of Irvine, 60
Water of Stinchar, 57
Waters, 55
Weather, Average journal of the 21
Weights and measures, 582
Wheat, 258
WOODS AND PLANTATIONS, 325
Working of cattle, 467
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