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Country, is justly rewarded with the Favour of the Prince, and the good Will of the
People.
I am,
May it pleafe your Lordship, Your Lordship's
Moft Obedient,
Humble Servant,
R. Bradley.
THE
CONTENTS.
Ntroduction.
PART I.
Page i
A Letter to Mr. Bradley, about the Differ-
ence of Soils, and of the Temperature of Air,
required for the Production and Nourishment
of Vegetables.
CHAP. I.
15
Experiments and Obfervations concerning the Mea-
fure and Improvement of Land, wherein are
feveral particular Cafes ftated, relating to Heath
Grounds, with various Methods prefcrib'd for
rendring fuch Land beneficial.
20
CHA P. II.
An Account of a Farm of four hundred Acres,
part of which is fuppos'd to be worn-out Ground,
and the other Part reckon'd unprofitable Heath
Ground: With the Method of improving the
Whole. In a Letter to Mr. Bradley. Page 35
Second Letter to Mr. Bradley. 38
Anfwer to the foregoing Letters, with the Method
of improving the faid Land. To Mr. G. D. 42
CHA P. III.
The manner of stocking a Farm of two hundred
Pounds per Ann. with Timber, Poultry, and Cat-
tle, in feveral Letters from Mr. W. Waller;
with a particular Account of the Profits arifing
by Cows, either in Milk, Butter, or Cheese. 57
A Letter to Mr. Bradley, in Answer to Mr. Wal-
ler's Letter concerning the Profits arifing by
Cows.
The Copy of a Letter to Mr. Bradley, from
Mr. Waller, in Anfwer to the former.
Obfervations relating to Cows, their Food and Pa-
Sture; and how far the Goodness of Milk, But-
ter, and Cheefe, may depend either upon the
Kind of Cattle, the Soil where they are grazed,
or the Management of the Dairy.
CHA P. IV.
72
73
79
To Mr. A. B. concerning the Management of a
Piece of Ground of one Acre; with fome Ob-
fervations relating to Fish, Poultry, Rabbets,
and
and preparing or curing of Pork and Bacon,
adapted to the Service of a Family of Seven
or Eight Perfons.
Page 92
A Letter from Mr. Warner to Mr. Bradley, a-
bout the Method of curing Bacon in and about
Hamburgh and Weftphalia.
Receipt to make Stilton Cheese.
CHA P. V.
115
118
Rules for Methodizing and Afforting a Parcel of
Ground containing Sixty Rods, for the Use of
a Family of Seven or Eight Perfons, or for
providing a Kitchen-Garden with Neceffaries
for Twenty or Thirty in Family; in a fecond
"Letter to Mr. A. B. to finish the Improvement
of one Acre of Ground, with a particular Ac-
count of the fure Method of raifing MUSH-
ROOMS as they do in France.
120
Ground for pricking out of young Plants, and for
young Salads; three Rods.
126
Ground for Pot-Herbs, four Rods.
127
Ground for Afparagus, three Rods.
128
Ground for Beans.
130
Ground for Peafe, eight Rods.
132
Ground for Kidney-Beans, two Rods.
136
Ground for Colly-Flowers, two Rods.
ibid.
Ground for Cabbages and Brocoli, five Rods. 137
Ground for Savoys, or Savoy Cabbages, two Rods.
Ground for Onions, three Rods.
138
139
Ground for Turneps, Summer-Crop, two Rods. 140
Table
Table of the Profits arifing from the aforemen
tion'd Sixty Rods of Ground, planted as afore-
faid. Page 141
Of Mushrooms, the manner of their artificial Pro-
duction.
152
An Account of the manner of making Cabbages,
or of blanching Coleworts.
CHAP. VI.
156
Obfervations and Conjectures concerning Sheep,
and of Methods to bring them artificially to
bloffom fo that fome Sheep in every Flock,
may, in every Month of the Year, produce
Lambs.
Some Obfervations concerning the Breeding and
Suckling of Lambs in the Houfe.
СНАР. VII.
159
166
An Account of a Warren, and its Profits from
Mr. William Gilbert, Master of the famous
Warren now upon Auborne Chase.
169
Of the Number of Rabbets necessary to flock a War-
ren; and of the Value of good Rabbets.
CHAP. VIII.
172
Concerning the Improvement of Land by Clover,
with the Method of gathering and dreffing the
Seed
175
CHAP.