goS Kentarks on the Scarcity and Hearness of Cattle ^ ^c, Julf 



Very little attention feems to be paid to the important article 

 of manure, which in general is too much negle£led in the 

 American States, and is a fure proof that agricultural fcience 

 16 but in its inf.mcy. 



It may be added, that the rate of labour will, for a long 

 while, effeftuaily preclude grain from being an article of 

 export to Europe, unlefs in years of fcarcity, when prices 

 are neceflarily much higher than ufual. The medium price 

 of Wheat in Virginia nnd Maryland, appears to be higher than 

 it commonly is in Britain, even under the trifling value of 

 land', which only will advance as population increafes, and 

 improvements are made. 



We fhall now finifli our account of this highly interefting 

 and important work, by expreffing the deep fenfe we enter- 

 tain of the noble author's laborious exertions, in coUeQing 

 fuch a mafs of information concerning the civil, political, 

 commercial, and agricultural (late of a country which pro- 

 rnifes, at no diltant period, to rival old European govern- 

 ments in the arts and fciences, and in every article of polity 

 advantageous to mankind. The information, copioufly and 

 judiciouily given, will be of material ufe to thofe who may 

 after^vaids vifit Arrierica, and inftru6live to every one inte- 

 refted in the welfare of fociety in thefe flouriftiing and weil> 

 regulated States. N. 



Remarks on the Catise and Progress of the Scarcity and D earnest 

 of Cattle^ Swine, Cheese, ^c. (5fc., and of the articles of 

 fallow, Candles, and Soap ; pointing out divers modes for 

 remedy, and to prevent such calamity in future. Being the 

 result of great experience, acquired hy dealing at Fairs, Mar- 

 kets, ^c. during the last thirty-seven years. Humbly de- 

 dicated to the Bi irne Minister of England, in behalf of the 

 Qommunity at large, more or less interested therein. Toge- 

 ther with Hints for the consideration of persons having land- 

 ed groperty, and dealers in cattle. 234 pages, ^vo. By 

 y. Matthews. London, printed for the Author ,• sold by 

 Scarlet, \^c. Price 6s. 



This elaborate title-page excited our curiofity j and we 

 entered upon the wori, under the fanguine expectation of 



receiving 



