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of thousands. The Eastern States, including New= 

 York, have already made the experiment with suc- 

 cess ; and I honour them for the example. Our So- 

 ciety, being situated in the capital, has the best means 

 of correspondence ; so that we can reciprocate infor- 

 mation on agricultural subjects, with the different so- 

 cieties throughout this, and other states, and with 

 countries beyond the sea. Hence will be collected a 

 stock of knowledge, which being condensed and me- 

 thodized, may be offered to the public with great ad- 

 vantage. 



A pattern farm is an object we have long had at 

 heart, and it is not to be relinquished. But the time 

 is not come, for carrying our wishes into effect. At 

 present we have not sufficient funds ; and to incur a 

 debt, in our corporate capacity, without the means 

 of payment, would justly dishonour us. But the 

 want of a pattern farm may be in some measure sup- 

 plied, by the exertions of members of the society, 

 who possess farms within a few miles of the city. 

 Some of them, are blessed with ample means, as 

 well as inclination, to give a fair trial to every im- 

 provement which can be rationally suggested, either 

 in instruments of husbandry, the application of ma- 

 nures, or the cultivation of new plants, grains, or 

 grasses. 



