ARGUMENTS OF THE CHAPTERS

FROM THE RHEGIAN EDITION

1. On the precepts of agriculture.
2. On the four things upon which agriculture consists.
3. On the testing of the air.
4. On testing water.
5. On the quality of soils.
6. On industry and the necessary opinions for rural life.
7. On the choice or site of a field.
8. On the building.
9. On winter and summer dwellings, and pavements.
10. On lime and sand.
11. On brick walls.
12. On light and height.
13. On ceilings and reed-work.
14. On plaster work.
15. On stucco.
16. On avoiding the valley which is wont to be loved for its waters.
17. On cisterns and cold-water mortar.

18. On the wine cellar.
19. On the granary.
20. On the oil mill.
21. On the stables for horses and oxen.
22. On the courtyard.
23. On beehives.
24. On the dovecote.
25. On the turtledove coop.
26. On thrushes.
27. On hens.
28. On peacocks.
29. On pheasants.
30. On geese.
31. On fish ponds.
32. On the hayloft, chaff-storage, and woodshed.
33. On the manure pit.
34. On the places of the garden, the orchard, fences, and planting time.
(35. On remedies for the garden or field.)
35. On the threshing floor.
36. On the bee-camp.
37. On buying bees.