Sefton, Lord, estate of, 320n. Selions, 318. Self-binding reaper, 304. Seneschal, 12. Settled Land Acts, 305. Settlement, law of parochial, 157-8, 209, 238, 269n., 284. Settlements, family, 123, 259-60. Seventeenth century, characteristics of, 111. Sheaf-binding apparatus, 237. Shearing sheep, 125. Sheep, 94, 104, 126, 137, 146, 161, 200, 225, 233, 236, 263, 274, 275, 288, 290; diseases of, 84; export of, 326, 330 (_see_ Live stock); improvement of, 37, 164, 202; number of, in 1867, 288; in 1877 and 1907, 333-4; price of, _see_ Prices; varieties of, 171, 172, 215-7, 233, 235, 275, 288, 343-6; washing, cost of, 65, 125, 354. Sheep-rot, 184, 242, 265n., 294. Shepherd, wages of, 61, 71, 87, 109. Shire horse, 35, 335; Society, 335. Shoeing, 36, 65, 84, 203. Shorthorn cattle, 167, 225, 233-5, 274, 288, 336-8, 339, 342. Shows, Agricultural, 233, 273-5, 341. Shropshire, 11n., 16n., 159, 173, 219, 220, 225, 250, 339; sheep, 275, 288, 344, 345, 346. Siberian Railway, 324. Sicks, uncultivated patches, 99n. Sinclair, Sir J., 229, 230, 232. Sittingboume, 128, 143. Sixteenth century, character of, 89. Slaves, 8, 11, 20. Smith, Adam, 134, 210. Smith of Deanston, 214, 271-2. Smithfield, 168, 169; cattle show, 218, 273, 339; prices at, 239, 240, 241, 247, 265. Smyth, John, 111. Society, Royal Agricultural, 193. Society for Encouragement of Arts, &c., 194> 227, 303. Socmen, 7. Somerset, 19, 58, 107, 168, 250, 309, 340; sheep, 344. Somerville, Loid, 231. Southams cattle, 342. Southdown sheep, 217, 225, 233, 236, 263, 274, 275, 344, 345. Spade, prejudice against, 112, 143; for hops, 150. Spain, exports to, 349; imports from, 323. Spanish wool, 38-9, 328. Speculation, in land, 243; in produce, 305. Speenhamland Act, 237-8. Spencer, Earl, 273. Sporting rights reserved, 115. Spraying fruit, 136. Squatters, 220, 256. Squire, the, 103, 128, 137, 140, 193, 211-2. Stafford, Marquis of, 219. Staffordshire, 3, 44, 78, 122, 219, 286, 295, 309. Statesmen, 311. Statistics, agricultural, 230, 231, 232, 277, 288 (_see_ King, Gregory), 331-2, 353. Statute of labourers, 43.