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Nothing fhort of an inflitution, like that of the 

 Bath Society, would be in any degree adequate to 

 the due regiftry of experiments in agriculture, and 

 to their tranfmiflion for the advantage of pofterity. 

 Since the eftablifhment of that Society, the ma- 

 nagement of my farm hath been greatly directed to 

 promote its general defign: and yet I am almoft 

 afhamed to confidcr how barren I find myfelf of 

 ufeful experiments. 



The endeavours of an individual are very limited, 

 frequently interrupted, and fometimes wholly de- 

 feated, from a variety of occurrences - } befides that 

 an experiment, conducted perhaps fuccefsfully for 

 months, or even for years, is probably loft, in the 

 lofs of only a few hours. 



The cultivation of the land, as it is an employ- 

 ment the moft innocent in its nature, fo is it the 

 mod neceffary and ufeful. It is the foundation and 

 fupport of all others. Trade could not fubfiil 

 without it, and perhaps it is the only employment 

 of which it may be faid, that the whole community 

 flourifhes in proportion to the profperity of the in- 

 dividual engaged in it. 



No. I. Experiment on deep Ploughing. 

 From the experiments and reafoning of Mons T 

 Chateauvieux, Du Hamel, and others, I was 



determined 



