ESSAYS
IN
NATURAL HISTORY
AND
AGRICULTURE.

BY THE LATE
THOMAS GARNETT,
OF LOW MOOR, CLITHEROE.

LONDON:
PRINTED AT THE CHISWICK PRESS.
1883.

CONTENTS.

FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE SALMON.
Introductory Observations
The Salmon enters and ascends Rivers for other purposes besides
Propagation
Suggestions for an alteration in the Laws regarding Salmon
Artificial Breeding of Fish
Artificial Propagation of Fish
Remarks on a Proposed Bill for the better Preservation of Salmon

LETTERS ON AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS.
On the Cultivation of Wheat on the same Land in Successive Years
The Cultivation of Wheat
On the Gravelling of Clay Soils
Cotton