TO 

 GENERAL 



of 



K.T. K.C.B. 



WHO, 



AFTER GAINING, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD, 

 IN A LONG CAREER OF SERVICE FROM AN EARLY PERIOD OF LIFE, 



MANY LAURELS AS A SOLDIER, 



DEVOTES THE WELL-EARNED LEISURE 



OF HIS LATER LIFE TO THE SUCCESSFUL PROMOTION 



OF EVERY PURSUIT THAT TENDS 

 TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



WHILE HE LEADS THE WAY 

 IN MANY SIGNAL AND ORIGINAL IMPROVEMENTS, 



IN TOKEN OF THEIR SINCERE ADMIRATION 



OF HIS WHOLE CHARACTER, 



IS DEDICATED BY 



