iSoo, 'Joint Stick Farniifig Society* . 169 



thofe only, Great Britain may be enabled, in fplte of 

 mod adverfe circumftances, with her capital, Ikill, and 

 dexterity in the arts, to come, on advantageous terms, in 

 competition with foreign markets, in the new condition 

 of things that is fait approaching in Europe, owing to a 

 general fpirit of improvement and adventure. 



1 particularly approve of the full account of markets, 

 and Hate of rural economy given in the lafl: brarch ; and 

 hope that the greateft exertions will continue to be ufed 

 to make this part of the work as full and complete as 

 poflible. I am, &c. 



y^gre/Iis. 



FOR THE farmer's MAGAZINEi 



iibJlraB of the Propofah for EJIabliJIjtngy by Siibfcriptlon^ 

 a flew Injl'itut'icn^ to be called The Plough^ or Joint Stock 

 Farming Society ; for the purpofe of afcertaining the 

 Principles of Agricultural Improvement ; fubmitted to the 

 confideration of the Friends to Agricultural and other Public 

 Improvements, 



By Sir John Sinclair, Bart. M. P. 



It can hardly be doubted, that the art of Agriculture 

 can never be brought to any high degree of perfection, 

 unlefs by means of experiments, accurately tried, and 

 perfevered'in for fome time. We have hitherto, in ge- 

 neral, relied too much on vague opinions and afl'ertions, 

 which have not Keen warranted by fufficient authority; 

 whereas, nothing but accurate and repeated experiments 

 can thoroughly improve the agricultural art, and afcer- 

 tain the principles on which it ought to be condu£l:ed. 

 On tliefe, and other grounds unnecefTary here to dwell 

 on, Mr Arthur Young, Mr Makshai.l, in a recent, 

 and in former publications, Ur Francis Home, and 

 other diftinguifiied agriculturifls, havd repeatedly urged 

 the advantage of having farms eftabliflied for that fpecial 

 purpofe. The importance of fuch farms to the differ- 

 ent didricls in w hicli they were rcfpeclively placed, 

 *has been put beyond all qurflion, by the authors above 



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