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APPENDIX. 



subject connected with the agriculture of the State, and the means of 

 its improvement. The more full however it is, the more useful it is 

 likely to prove ; and exactness in the information obtained is obviously 

 of the very highest importance. I will now point out some of the ob- 

 jects to which inquiries will be directed. 



I. The Nature of the Soil, in different parts of the State; and par- 



ticularly in reference to the crops cultivated. 



II. The Climate, with reference to the crops grown ; the usual time of 

 ploughing, planting, and harvesting; the occurrence of early 

 frosts ; the length of winter ; the average temperature ; and the 



quantity of rain or snow in any year. 



It is desirable that meteorological observations should be made in 

 different parts of the State. 



III. The Number oj Acres in any town. 



1. cultivated or in any form productive. 



2. in wood, timber, &c. 



3. capable of cultivation but unproductive. 



4. waste or irreclaimable. 



IV. Products. 



1. The amount raised in any town in any given year. 



2. The average yield of any crop per acre. 



V. Crops cultivated; among which are the following: — 



