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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX A Actus (actus quadratus), unit of area in land measure- ment, 92. iEgean Sea, derivation of name, 186. DEGREESEsop's fable of the fox, 87 n. Agriculture, distinguished from grazing, pottery-mak- ing, etc., 65-71; definition of scope of, 72; purposes of, are profit and pleasure, 73-76; four divisions for the study of, 76-78; effect of con- formation of the land on, 78-81; effect of character of soil, 82-85, 88 ff. Albutius, L., 281. Alfalfa, advice concerning, 149 -150. Alfius, Roman farmer banker, 19 n. Alpine hares, 323. Amurca, farm uses of, 46; used for anointing threshing floors, 162; waste of, by Romans, 167 n.; method of preserving, 171; condens- ing, 172-173. Apiaries, location of, 335-337. See Bees. Apicius, recipe for ragout of dormice by, 328 n. Appian, quoted, 180 n. Appius Claudius Pulcher, 273 n. Apples, storing, 169-170. Apulian breed of horses, 239, 240 n. Aquinas, Thomas, 291 n. Arbusta, the Italian, 30 n., 86. Arista, etymology of word, 156. Aristotle, on blindness of pup- pies, 25 n.; cited, 183; on goats' breathing through their ears, 210 n.; on exercis- ing of pregnant mares, 237; on breeding of mares, 242 n.; story related by, 245 n. Arpent, derivation of, 92 n. Asparagus planting, 124-125. Asses, use of, as compared with other draught animals, 117; manure of, 141; certain choice breeds of, 189; buy- ing, breeding, care of, etc., 234-236; milk of, 262. Atticus, T. Pomponius, 197. Augeas, King, tradition con- cerning, 179 n. Augustine, St., on Varro, 7-8; indebtedness of, to works of Varro, 9. Aviaries, profits from, 280- '281; two classes of, 287; those kept for profit, 288- 290; those kept for pleasure, 291-296. Aviary, Varro's, at Casinum, 291-296. B Bakewell, breeding of sheep by, 199 n. Barbers, the first,