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effects on vegetation, we are unable to decide. It must be put to 

 the test of experiment, 



A feeble fertilizer will not bear transportation, and we must 

 always regard the ordinary sedimentary rocks as belonging to this 

 class. As no trials have as yet been made of them which can be 

 relied upon, we would rather recommend a trial on a small scale 

 of the ground or pulverized rock, and its value will be increased 

 if it is first burned in a kiln. — Ed, 



FRIENDS AND PATRONS. 



We had prepared a short article in which we stated that it had 

 become necessary for the present conductors to suspend this work 

 for three months, and then that its revival would depend upon 

 circumstances. This course seemed imperative in consequence of 

 the ill health of the principal conductor, and the labor to which 

 he is subjected by the preparation of his second volume of the 

 Agriculture of New York. It has happened, however, that our 

 friend C. N. Bement, Esq., of this city, is willing to take upon 

 himself the responsibility of conducting it. It will therefore be 

 issued with punctuality as a monthly. This being settled, it 

 "would be our duty in most cases to commend our successor to our 

 friends. We should be called upon to speak of his competency 

 •for the work he assumes. But we are fortunate here, for Mr. Be- 

 ment is well known to the farmers of this and the other states of 

 the Union. He has been a contributor to this and the other 

 Journals, and to show the high estimation in which he is held, it 

 is only necessary that we should state that his excellent article on 

 ■" Hydraulics for Farmers," has been extensively copied into many 

 of the Agricultural Journals. This we regarded as a high com- 

 pliment to the future conductor of this work. We say then, that 

 as writer and editor Mr. Bement is already so well known to the 

 public that it is unnecessary for us to speak of his qualifications 

 at this time. 



Our subscribers who are deficient in any of their numbers will 

 be able to obtain them by application to Mr. Osborn or Mr. Be- 

 ment. We are aware that many numbers which have been sent 

 from this ofhce have been lost before they reached the place of 

 destination. This we could not help. 



We feel bound to acknowledge out- indebtedness to many of 

 the Journals for flattering notices of this work. 



N. B. We may at this time ask those who may be indebted to 

 us tor the Journal, to make their payments to Messrs. A. Osborn 

 or C, N, Bement, of this city. 



