TO THE PUBLIC. 



An attempt at the present time to establish a Quarterly Journal 

 of Agriculture and Science will perhaps be looked upon by many 

 as premature, and as likely on that account to incur a failure of 

 patronage ; or it may even be regarded as unnecessary and uncalled 

 for, so far as it proposes to administer to the general or specific 

 wants of an agricultural community. But a watchful attention to 

 the progress of agriculture for the last ten years, and to the nu- 

 merous and important discoveries made in the collateral sciences 

 during that period, has inspired us with confidence in the usefulness 

 and ultimate success of our undertaking, and induced us to put in 

 execution the means within our reach for its advancement. To 

 enable our patrons and friends to form an opinion on the utility of 

 the publication we propose to issue, a detailed statement of its 

 scope and design is here exhibited. 



The leading features of the Journal will be agricultural. What- 

 ever bears directly or indirectly upon the pursuit of farming, as a 

 matter of course, comes within our plan, and within the legitimate 

 field of our labors. We intend, however, to advocate that system 

 of cultivation which is best adapted to this country. While 

 British and other foreign husbandry will receive a full share of 

 attention, we hope not to be considered singular in the expression 

 of the opinion that the intgi'ests of the American farmer should not 

 be identified with those of the European landholder, and cannot 

 always be best promoted by pursuing those methods which are 

 found successful abroad. We are aware, when we speak of Ameri- 



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