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M-^t Will btirnct answrr when cultivaftMl on nn ex- 

 londcd scale ; what soils is it best suited to ; how is it to 

 be cultivated, and what is the best application of it. 



52n(l 'i"he comparative advantages and disadvanta- 

 ges of the use of horses and mules in husbandt}-, and the 

 soils and situations to whiLli they are respectivelj best 

 suited. 



53d, Do. of horses and oxen. 



5Uh. The best' preventatives and cure of the dis- 

 eases among horned cattle called the bloody inui rain — 

 the history of its origin anil progress in this country, and 

 whether it is more contagious in one district than another. 



55th. The causes and cure of the disease among 

 Horses called the yellow water — Is it contagious, and 

 under what circumstances. 



56th. Tlie diseases of sheep how arc they best guard- 

 ed against and what are the i-emedies. 



■ c.STih. The best breeds of cattle, sheep or hogs in 

 any particular district, are t'aere any situations to 

 which they are better suited than others — and is 

 there any particular system of management to which 

 t'.ie different breeds are lespectively best suited ? 



58th. The best means of increasing the stock of sheep. 

 To what soils and situations are they best suited? 



59th. The most advanlageous mode of raising and fat- 

 tening hogs within inclosures, 



60th. Will the practice of shutting up catde, and sup- 

 plying them with green food in the growing seasons, in- 

 s;tcad of turning them out to pasture, answer in this 

 country? Has the experiment ever been tiied, and to 

 what situations is It best suited? 



62d. The most beneficial application of Plaster, and to 

 what soils it is best suited. 



Gist. The quantity of plaster sufficient to manure 

 an acre — How often should it be repeated ; with a spcci- 

 lication of the soils to which it has been applied. 



63d. Is there any species of fossil manure that can be 

 found in large quantities in the Middle Country, and 

 that can be used to advanrafje. 



