TO THE READER, 



This REPORT is at prefent printed and circulated 

 for the purpofe merely of procuring further infor- 

 mation, refpeding the ftate and hujbandry of this 

 diftrift, and of enabling every one interejied in the 

 welfare of this country , to examine it fully, and con- 

 tribute his mite to its improvement. 



'The Society do not deem themfelves pledged to 

 any opinion given by the Author of this Survey; 

 and they deftre, that nothing contained in it be con- 

 fidered as their fentiments ; they have only pub- 

 lifhed it, as the report of the gentleman, ivhofe 

 name is affixed, and they publifh it, for the com- 

 ments and obfervations of all perfons, which they 

 entreat to be given freely, and without referve. 



It is therefore requejied, that the obfervations on 

 reading this work may be returned to the Dublin 

 Society, as foon as may be convenient, and which 

 will meet with the fullefl attention in a future 

 edition. 



