Neat cattle, buying, breeding, feeding, etc. Neighbourhood, considerations of, in locating farm Neighbours, treatment of one's _Nummus_, a "nickel," _Nundinum_, the Roman week Nurseries, protection of Nuts, eating preserved O Oaks, effect of, on olive trees _Oboerati_, class of bondservants called _Ocinum_, basil Oil, manufacture of, from olives Oil-making implements Olive farm, number of hands for working an Olives, allowances of, for farm hands reasons for growth in Attica effect of oaks in neighbourhood of advice on planting propagating from truncheons harvesting of methods of preserving eating preserved Olive salad Onager, wild ass Orchards laying out and planting of olive _Ornithones_ _See_ Aviaries Ortolans, houses for keeping Overseer duties of the location of room of Ovid, quoted Oxen selling of worn-out comparison of horses and care of hoofs of treatment of sick number of, suitable for a farm qualities of, to be considered breaking of respect in which held by ancient Romans P Palladius quoted on the Gallic harvester _Palma_, palm Partridges Pastures care of _vs_. arable land Pâté de foie gras, known and prized by Romans Peacocks, discussion of Perfumes among the Romans Persius, cited Petrarch on Varro on the loss of Varro's books Philippus, L. Marcius Pigeon houses Pigeons manure of kinds and care of Pigs, weanling, called "sacred" Planting field crops olives vines time of Plants four methods of propagating transplanting cuttage graftage inarching time for using different methods of propagation mechanical action of Plautus _Menaechmi_ of quoted Plautius Pleasure as a main purpose of agriculture Pliny quoted use of marl as manure noted by on the Gallic harvester cited Pliny the Younger, study in garden of Ploughing, importance of thorough of rotten land Plough land, as distinguished from corn land Polecats Pollio, Asinius, library at Rome founded by Polybius, quoted Pome fruits, storing Pomegranates, preserving Poultry, kinds, feeding, and care of Poultry houses Protection of nurseries and meadows Prothero, quoted Punning, Varro's use of Pythagoras Q Quail, houses for keeping migrations of Queen bees, recency of knowledge about Quinces, storing Quintilian, on Varro R Rabbits, warrens for breeding and feeding of derivation of Latin name for Racking wine Reate, asses from Recipes _Rerum Rusticarum_ of Varro Virgil's indebtedness to Rest room for farm hands Ridgeway, quoted on markings of horses Ridging land, custom of Rogers, Thorold, quoted Roman fever Rome, insecurity of life in ancient Rosea, drainage of, by artificial canals Rosean breed of horses Rotten land, precautions regarding S