USEFUL PROJECTS. 
which the future subsistence of the 
country depends. — It is not likely 
at least to fail, if ft can be effected 
by the exertions of the Board of 
Agriculture. 
Another measure recommended 
dy the Board, of infinitely less im- 
portance, buc at the same time be- 
neficia! to the agricultural interests 
of the country, has already passed. 
1 aijude to the exemption of linseed 
and rape cakes from duty, by an 
a&t of last session, 36 Geo, III. c. 
113*. The first article, linseed 
cake, is of considerable importance 
to the tecders of cattle, and may 
be had, it is supposed, in abundance 
from America, where a great quan- 
tity of linseed oi] 1s made use of in 
painting their wooden houses. The 
refuse, Known under the name of 
linseed oii or cake, ‘s oi I. trle value 
there, in consequence of the super- 
abundance of other kinds of provi- 
sion for cattle. Nothing wouid be 
more desirable than thus to esta- 
plish a new source of trade, bene- 
ficial to ‘vo countries, tohabited 
by a race of men speaking the same 
language, descended from the same 
common origin, and who ought to 
consider themselves as the same 
peoplesx—As to rape cake, it ts 
found to be a valuabie manure io 
many parts of this kingdom, Cen- 
siderable quuntities of this article, 
it is supposed, may be obtained 
from the continent of Europe ; and 
since this regulation has taken 
piace, rape will probably be cul. 
Zivated in America. Were Russia 
also to devote some part of her 
Loundiess territories to the culture 
pt that pliant, the foundation of a 
[44t. 
commerce might be laid advanta- 
geous to both empires, 
In regard to colleéting and cir. 
culating agricultural - intormation,. 
the true foundation of all those va- 
rious improvements, which, under 
the auspices of the Board, will pro. 
hably be effected, considerable pro- 
gress has been made. ‘The general 
views of the agricultural state of 
the different counties, with the ex- 
ception of two small districts inScote 
land (Clackmannan and Kinross,) 
a part of each of which is already 
printed, have been completed. The 
corrected reports of Lancashire, 
Norfolk, Kent, Staffordshire, and 
Mid Lothian, are published; and 
those of several orher counties are 
almost ready for the press. A va- 
luable addition has been made to 
the printed - paper on manores. 
The sketch ef a report. on a point 
which has of late been much diss’ 
cussed, namely, the size of farms, 
has also been printed, and throws 
much light upon that subject. 
A valuable cemmunication from 
Lord Winchilsey, on the advan 
tage of cottagers renting land, was 
ordered to be printed, with the un- 
animous approbation of those who 
had the sanction of being present 
when that paper was read to the 
Board. 
It is imposstble, in this short ab- 
stract of our proceedings, fo give 
any idea of the numerous commu- 
nications transmitted to the Board, 
or of the various points to which its 
attention has been directed. Its 
experiments in regard to the com. 
position of bread, and information 
transmitted to it spon thar subject, 
* Intituled “ An Ae for allowing the Importation of Arrow Root from the Bri- 
tish Plantations, and also pf Linseed Cakes and Rape Cakes from any foreign coune 
fry, in British built ships, owned, navigated, and registered according to jaw, with- 
ext paying of duty.” 
would 
