The following Report relating to Renfrewshire was drawn up at the desire of the Board of Agriculture

Founderies for casting iron,

39, 5S, 365

Freeholders,

Freestone, 28, 185

Frost, 12

Fuel, . 174

Gmlic language, schools and chapels, 333, 345, S53

Gardens and orchards, ...... ........ 71, 114, 216, 224

Gas-light, from coal, 254, 272

, 94

Gauze, silk, manufacture of, 242

1 . -, linen and thread, 240

- ..

33, 208, 211, 227,, gsi, 351

Glasgow,

Goats, Cashmire, 1SS

Grain, imports of, . it0.,*

INDZI.

-----, axtificial,

Gravel soils,

Grazing farms and grass lands, Green crops, Greennek, — 79, 114, 204.,

Gryfe river,

Harbours,

Harrows,

Harvest,

Hay,

—, prices of,

Herring fishery,

Hills, height of,

Hogs,

Hospital of Paisley,

Houses of proprict, u.s,

of Page.

110, 167

- - - 65, 113, 171

100

208, 225, 308, 325

211, 213, 220, 231

87

12, 105 111 167

224

155, 173

294

322, 325 338 ib.

78, 320, 343, 361

86

- 204

recovery,

of correction,

for

Houstoun parish,

Implements,

Imports of grain,

of cotton wool,

& exports of Greenock & P.-Glasgow, 227

at Glasgow,

Improvements, - 232

130

inchinnan parish, 78, 320, 343, 361

, effects on population, 90

92

Infirmary of Glasgow,

--- Greenock, "

of 326

Innerkip parish, - 78,

I ron-founderi es, 237, 266

Iron rail-ways, 188

Ironstone, 24

Irrigation,' 138

INDEX.

Jettees, 83, 142

Johnstone, village of, 269, 307

Jurisdictions, heritable, &c. 4, 370

Justices of Peace, lists of, 364

Kilharchan parish, 79, 81, 315, 343, S61

Kilmalcolm parish, 78, 320, 343, 361

Labour, prices of, 158

Labourers, 157

, their mode of living, 172

Laighlands or flat district, ... 9

Lakes or lochs, .. - 3ci

Larix or larch tree, 118

Leases, 71, 81

Lime, 100, 132

Limestone, 22

Linen and Linen gauze, 241

Lochwinnoch parish, - - ------ 79, 3i7, 343, 361

Longevity, 346

Looms, the number of, 256,, 260

— moved by steam engines or water, 256, 278

Mail coaches, effects of, 180

Males and females, 344

•

Manufactures, 235, 28S, 286

Markets, 189

Meadows and pastures, 108

Meadow-land, and meadow-hay, 112

Mearns parish, 78, 320, 343, 361

Members of the Scots parliament, . 5

- of the British parliam.` for the county,

for the burghs of Renfrew, &c. - - - 6

Mills for flour, 266

for cotton spinning, 250

, mode of lighting them, 253

-, effects on health & morals, 253

Minerals, 14

Ministers stipends, glebes and manses, - 75

Moors, mosses and commons, 14, 122, 139

Muslin manufacture, 254.

INDE X.

Navigation of the Cart, Page.

of the 211, 231

Clyde, 31,

Neilston Parish, -- ------ 78, 270, 320,

343, 361

Oak timber, 117

---- bark,

Oats, 100, 104, Obstacles to improvement, and remedies, i17,

105,

- - - - 264

347

Orchards and gardens, 71, 114, 216, 224

Oxen, 155, 173

Paisley, 3, 56, 141, 239, 292, 321

239, 299

, abbey of, - - - 55, 57, 137, 145,

forest 116

, of,

Parishes, 2

Paring and burning, 132

Pastures, 95, 108, 113

Pease and beans,

Peat moss as manure,

as fuel, 100, 105

1.35

Pearls, 31

Peers, 39, 53, 361

Pheasants, 121

Pigeons, 156

Plantations, 117

Ploughs, 86

Ploughing matches,

early,

95, 95, 352

Poaching, 144; 349

Poor, 288

Poor rates, or assessments, - 80

Population, - 339

-_-, effects of inclosing on, 90

Popish chapel, 260

Port-Glasgow, 114, 205, 217, 236, 312

Post office, 213, 221 238, 268, 271

Potatoe culture, 101

of blossoms from,

, effects pulling - - - 103

.,,,, quantity of produce from, - - - -----

- - 106,

?age.

Printing of linen and cottons, 273 Produce, kinds 8c quantities of, 104, 106, 111, 144 Profit and expense on farming, - - - - - - - - - - - 84 Property, state of, 37

39, 41, 53

, changes of,

, value of, 216, 223, 272

Proprietors, number of, - - • - - - 41

, resident and non-resident, 53

. , entailed, ib.

Provincial terms, 952

Provisions, prices of, 160

Queys, - 145, 171

Rabbits, 156

Rag-wort, - - - - 136

Rain, • - 10

Reaping, - • - 105

Renfrew, barony or county of, 1

, Camden's account of, 3

royal burgh of, 1,15, 56, 129, 237, S17

,

165, 289

Rental of Renfrewshire, .. 38

69, 90, 216, 224, 272

Rents.

Reservoirs,

Revenues, public,

from docks and 35, 124

285

harbours, - - - 214, 221

95

30, 186, 211

of towns,

Ridges,

Rivers,

R oller, 86

Rope works, 236

Rotation of crops, 83, 97, 100

Run-rig, 128

Ruta-baga, - 107

Rye-grass, 100, 110, 167

Sail-cloth manufactory, 236

Salmon fishing, 30, 234'

INDEX.

Band or gravel soil, 13

Schools, 329

Schoolmasters' salaries, 72, :3804: :61

Seamen, •

Sea weed, 136

Servants, 157

Sheep, 147, 173

Ship-building, 237

Ships and vessels, 210, 219, 231, 233, 2841

Silk-gauze manufacture, 242

Skinners, - 276

Soap making, 237, 238, 26S

Soaper's waste, 134

Societies, agricultural, 351

--, friendly, or box clubs, 335

Soils, IS

Soot, 134

Spirituous liquors, hOuses for retailing, 338

Statute labour, or road-money, 182

Stipends of ministers, 75, 78

Stirks and queys, 145, 171

Straw, price of, 168

Sugar boiling, - 236

Surface, 7

Swans, 36

Tanners' bark, 117, 264, 271

Tan works, 237, 264

Tape manufacture, 262

Tares, - 100

Taxes, assessed, - 282

on property, 85, 282

on building materials, 63

Tenures under the King, the Prince, Burghs, &c 54

burgage at Paisley, 56, 261

Thrashing machines, 88

Thread manufacture, 244

Tillage, 95

Till bottom, 13

Timber yards, - - 267

INDEX.

Page,

Tonnage dues, amount of, 33,186,209,211,219, 231

3, 341

Towns and villages ......

Trees, growth of,. ...... li7, 121

Turkeys, 156

100, 107

Valuation, or valued rent, 37

Value of property, .. 216, 229, 272

Wages of labourers and farm servants, ..... 157

of persons at cotton mills, .. 251

of persons at printfields, ... .• 275

— of persons at bleachfields, 267

of weavers, . 258

Warehouses at Greenock,.. . 216

Wastes, commons, and mosses,...... 14, 122, 139

Water, 3O

.• 138

Weeding, 136

Weights and measures,. 190

Whale fishing, 227

Wheat, 100, 106, 1b4, 204

Whinstone •••• 13, 28

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Winds, prevailing, •••• 10

Woods and plantations, 116

• 153

Wool,

145, 171