vlii Letter of the Agricultural Society. 



that happinefs, wealth and wifdom, may keep pace with each 

 other, and go hand in hand. 



With a view of eftablifliing their inftitution upon a broad 

 bafis, and of conducing their bufinefs upon a Hberal plan, the 

 founders have taken into fellowfliip a number of refpeftable 

 charaders throughout the ftate, from whofe talents and diligence 

 they have much to expe6l. 



In order to make known the obje£ls of the fociety in a more 

 particular manner, it was judged proper to caufe certain queries 

 to be printed and publiflied,that the attention of their correfpon- 

 dents might thereby be direfted to fuch matters as come within 

 the compafs of the inftitution. It is not expefted any correl^ 

 pondent will undertake to anfwer the whole of the queftions ; 

 but it is prefumed that among thofe which are hereunto 

 annexed, every obferver may find fome adapted to his own 

 fituation and talents. Conrinnally dpfirons of procuring all 

 forts of knowledge upon the fubjefts for which the affociation 

 was formed, the fociety would not wifh to reftriQ the enquiries 

 of their members or others to the articles enumerated, but 

 would gladly receive communications upon every other matter 

 included within the limits of their plan. 



QUERIES. 



1. Manures. Have you made any experiment upon 



Marl ? Does your neighbourhood furnifli either fliell-marl or 



llone-marl ? Has plafter of Paris been introduced into ufe ? 



What is its operations ? Does it merely caufe clover to grow, 



