An Account of the Systems of Husbandry Adopted in the More Improved Districts of Scotland ...

advantage agriculture arable land attention average barley beans Berwickshire bolls breed bushels calculated capital Carse of Gowrie cattle circumstances clay clover consequence considerable corn cows crop cultivation disease districts draining drill dung East Lothian effect England English acre expence extent farm-servants fatten favour feeding fertile field furrow grain grass greater ground horses important improved industry injury intelligent farmer John Shirreff labour landlord large farms larvæ lease less liable lime manure married servants mildew milk mode necessary neighbourhood nerally never oats observed oxen pasture plants plough possessed potatoes practice prevent produce profit proper proportion proprietor quantity regard render rent ridges Rotherham plough Roxburghshire rye-grass salt Scotch acre Scotland season seed sheep SIR JOHN SINCLAIR soil sowing sown spring stones straw tenant tion turnips vegetable waste lands weather wheat whilst whole winter