Sir John Sinclair begs leave to Inclose, by desire of 

 the Board of Agriculture, a copy of some printed Queries respecting Live Stock. It 

 would be extremely obliging in you, to answer as many of them, as your own experience, 

 and the observations you have made in your neighbourhood, will permit : also to Inform 

 the Board, what are the most likely means, of procuring Drawings, of the best Specimens 

 of the different Breeds. Answers to the following Queries, respecting the state of this 

 year's Crop, as soon as it is gathered in, would also be extremelv acceptable. 



Board of j^gricu/ture^ 



Whitehall, 



r-Oih May, 1796. 



(iUERIES RESPECTING THE STATE OF CROP I796. 



1 . Has there been a greater or a less quantity of wheat, barley, oats, rye, and potatoes, 



sown, or planted, in your neighbourhood, or, so far as you can judge, in the 

 county in general, this year, compared to last year, or the general average of 

 former years ? 



2. What is the average produce in your neighbourhood, (per statute acre) of wheat, 



barley, oats, rye, and potatoes ? 



3. When the crops are gathered in, have the goodness to communicate to tlie Board 



of Agriculture, the result of any authentic information you can obtain, re- 

 specting the state of this year's crop ; what the produce is of the different articles, 

 and whether it is supposed to be under or above the common average ? 



