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which presses itself upon the attention of the 

 American Farmer, but from which he turns 

 with feelings like those, with which a losing 

 tradesman turns from an examination of his 

 books. But, attend to it he must before it be 

 long; or, his fields, in the populous parts of 

 this Island at least, must lay waste, and his 

 fuel must be brought him from Virginia or from 

 England. Sometime before March next I shall 

 publish an Essay on Fencing. The form shall 

 correspond with that of this work, in order 

 that it may be bound up with it, if that should 

 be thought desirable. The other subject is 

 that of Gardening. This I propose to treat of 

 in a small distinct volume, under some appro 

 priate title ; and, in this volume, to give alpha 

 betically, a description of all the plants, culti 

 vated for the use of the table and also of those 

 cultivated as cattle food. To this description 

 I shall add an account of their properties, 

 and instructions for the cultivation of them in 

 the best manner. It is not my intention to 

 go beyond what is aptly enough called the 

 Kitchen Garden; but, as a hot-bed may be of 

 such great use even to the farmer; and as 

 ample materials for making beds of this sort 

 are always at his command without any ex- 

 pe&ce, I shall endeavour to give plain direc 

 tions for the making and managing of a hot- 



