ro "THE PUBLICK. 



JL HE imperfeft ftate of hufbandry in general, in 

 this country, is too well known to require any difcuf- 

 fion. This circumflance fuggefted the origin of the 

 Maflachufetts Society for promoting Agriculture. 



The farmers of this ftate, are equal, and perhaps fu- 

 perior, in their knowledge of agriculture, to their fellow 

 citizens in any part of the Union ; but we muft acknow- 

 ledge, that the fcience and praClice of husbandry in. 

 fome foreign countries, are far fuperiour to our attain- 

 ments. One great objeft of this Society will be, to ob- 

 tain and pubhlh an account of the improvements of oth- 

 er countries, and to procure models of machines in 

 which they excel. It will attend to whatever relates to, 

 rural aflPairs, and efpecially to promote an increafe of 

 the produ6ls of our lands, fuch as the improvements of 

 foil by tillage, manures, clearing, and draining, the culti- 

 vation of fuch gralTes, and other articles, as may be 

 moft advantageous to the farmer, and of courfe to all 

 claffes of people, and fuch as are beft adapted to our 

 foil and climate ; the moft profitable kinds of feed, 

 with the time and manner of fowing and cultivating 

 them ; the beft method of propagating and preferving 

 fruit trees from infefts, particularly from the canker 

 worm ; alfo, the beft method of increafing foreft trees. 

 The feeding and management of neat cattle and Iheep, 

 and the beft method of making and preferving butter 

 and cheefc. 



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