R E F A C E. 



TH E favourable reception with which a 

 former publication was honoured by 

 the moft eminent practitioners of agriculture, 

 has encouraged the author to ufher this fe- 

 cond treatife into the world. 



It did not appear to him fufficient, merely 

 to point out the methods moft proper to be 

 followed by thofe who were adtually engaged 

 in the practice of agriculture. Something 

 feemed neceffary to be done in order to a- 

 waken the attention of thofe who have it in 

 their power to promote the improvement of 

 this moft ufeful art, by giving advantages to 

 the farmers which they do not at prefent 

 poflefs ; and without which it can fcarce be 

 expedled, that great progrefs can be made. 

 It is neceflary alfo, to call off the attention of 

 individuals of all ranks from fpeculations of a 

 different kind, in which too many are now en- 

 gaged, frequently to their own detriment, as 

 well as to the manifeft hurt of the community. 



For 



