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" the moderate certainty they poflefs for the 

 " profpeft of greater gains which are yet 

 " unknown." 



The truth of this obfervation is evident; 

 and fhews the utility of Gentlemen's forming 

 themfelves into focieties, and offering pre- 

 miums for the introduftion of experiments, 

 which will fecure the praftical farmer from 

 lofs in cafe of their failure. And many 

 Members of fuch Societies being men of 

 ernfiderable landed property, have a fuffi- 

 cient influence to propagate the refulting 

 advantages in their refpe£tive neighbour- 

 hoods; and have it alfo in their power to 

 make experiments, which it would perhaps 

 be imprudent for common farmers to make 

 at their own rifque. 



Such Gentlemen, therefore, as patronize 

 eftablifhments of this kind, do themfelves 



greater 



