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ring, throughout thewinter, this invaluable vegetable 

 food from the fury of the frofl. Poflibly, indeed, Lt 

 might be preferved found in this form for years, 

 concentrating within a moderate volume the eflential 

 part of the fubjeft. 



I know from experience, that, in refpciH: to this 

 vegetable, there are feminal varieties, touching which 

 fubjeft I have lately addreffed the Secretary of the 

 Bath Society. 



Your lordfliip's attachment to agricultural purfuits, 

 I flatter myfelf, will be to me inflcad of an apology. 



I have the honour to fubfcribe, 8cc. Sec, 



NEIIEMIAH BARTLEY. 



Art. XXXI. 



Queries propofed to the Society by an Economical 

 Committee of Parliamentary Gentlemen in London^ 

 during the high prices of Corn^ ^c, in 1795; and 

 anfjoered^ 



By the Secretary. 



I. T ^THAT mode of fupplying the necefTities of 

 ^ ^ the poor, during the prefent fcarcity, has 

 been purfued in your, part of the country? 



3. What 



