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Eritain, has not only been greater than ever be- 

 fore, but has also been crowned with a <lriM-er' of 

 success which would once have been tlioiip:ht 

 scarcely possible. Among those who have <Ilstiii- 

 guished themselves by their successful attention to 

 the breeding of cattle, particularly to the ascer- 

 taining those circumstances which aflect the growth, 

 size, strength, beauty, &c. of cattle, Mr. Biikewell, 

 of Great Britain, has particularly distinguished him- 

 self. The munificent encouragement given to im- 

 provements of this kind b}^ the late duke of Bedford 

 and lord Somerville are also worthy of particular 

 notice in sketching the agricultural progress ol* the 

 last age. 



Connected with the improvements in the rearing 

 of cattle above stated are the new articles o^ Pro- 

 vender for cattle, which have been added, -v^ ithin 

 the fast half century, to those formerly in wsq. For 

 this addition mankind are, probably, indebted to 

 none more than to Linnaeus, and his disciples in 

 Sweden, the abbe Tessier, of France, and Dr. 

 Anderson, of Great Britain, whose writings on the 

 subject are among the most learned, judicious, and 

 useful extant. 



Beside the writings of individual authors on agri- 

 culture, and the various subjects connected with 

 it, many facts, discoveries, and improvements have 

 been recorded and laid before the public, in the 

 Transactions of numerous agricvdtural Socic/ics, 

 iprmed in almost every part of Europe, and in 

 America. These associations have proposed que- 

 stions to be brought to the test of experiment and 

 discussion 3 have otlt red preanums and iionours 



