agricultural

[Eng. agriculture; -al.] Pertaining to the culture of the soil. Agricultural Chemistry is the department of chemistry which treats of the composition of soils, manures, plants, ., with the view of improving practical agriculture. The Agricultural Cla (in Census Returns): A term introduced by Dr. Farre in 1861. It constitutes the fourth cla in the Census Report of that decade, and comprises persons engaged in agriculture, arboriculture, and about animals. ( Census Report for 1861, vol. iii., p. 123.) Agricultural Societies : Societies established for the promotion of agriculture, as the "Royal Agricultural Society of England," the "Highland Society of Scotland," .