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The following Inquiries on the subjects stated, are 

 respectfully submitted to our Agricultural Fellow- 

 Citizens, for the information sought, by proposing 

 them. 



I. The best mode of preparing land for tillage crops, 

 and the seasons for breaking up ;- — fall or spring ; — deep 

 or shallow ; — so as to meliorate the soil, forward the bu- 

 siness of husbandry, and destroy insects and their larva, 

 likely to infest and ruin our crops ? Modes of destroying 

 or banishing moles, rats, mice, and such foes to our fields 

 and ingathered crops, demand our serious attention. 



II. What times are the best for seeding, winter or sum- 

 mer grains respectively ; and the quantities of seed requi- 

 red per acre ; and what soils require thick and what thin 

 seeding. The quantities of produce of different grains on 

 designated soils, naturally fertile, or made so artificially ; 

 and the modes of culture. The average products of farms 

 in a neighbourhood, township, or county, either of grains 

 or grasses, and other products commonly cultivated ; and 

 the expenses and labour of cultivation, with the current 

 sale prices ; and the average prices of land in a neigh- 

 bourhood, township, or county ; so as to furnish materi- 

 als for statistical calculation ; noting the general texture 

 of the soil, sand, loam, clay, &c. ? 



III. Discoveries of known or new manures, and practi- 

 cal information as to their effects ; modes of applying, 

 and quantities applied. Best modes of using known ma- 

 nures of all kinds ? Results of experiments with salt, 

 applied in small quantities as a manure, would be highly 



acceptable. 



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