iv COMPILERS' PREFACE. 



It will be seen that the first volume, with the ex- 

 ception of a few miscellaneous articles deemed ne- 

 cessary to its completeness, is from the fifth and 

 sixth volumes of the Cultivator, and may be con- 

 sidered as the expression of the matured opinions 

 of JUDGE BCEL on the subject of Agriculture. As a 

 proper termination to this volume, we have included 

 the Address prepared by him for delivery before the 

 New-Haven Agricultural and Horticultural Societies, 

 and on the journey to perform which duty his valu- 

 able life was closed. A large portion of the second 

 volume, the chapters on the Kitchen and Fruit Gar- 

 dejis included, were written and prepared expresslj 

 for this work ; the remaining part consisting of pa 

 pers selected from the volumes of the Genesee Far 

 mer. To the whole such notes have been appended, 

 and such alterations and additions generally have 

 been made as were deemed essential to accomplish 

 the object we had in view. 



It is not expected or supposed that the theories 

 unfolded or the practices inculcated in these volumes 

 jje perfect. The science of agriculture is necessa- 

 rily progressive, and so, of course, must be the prac- 

 tice. Our object and aim have been to imbody as 

 much useful information as possible ; to excite in- 

 quiry and investigation, and furnish the means for 

 arriving at correct and just conclusions. How far 

 we have succeeded in our design is left for the de- 

 cision of an enlightened agricultural public. 



September, 1840. 



