TO THE 



READERS AND CONTRIBUTORS 



OP THE 



' Cfjronicle antj agricultural alette' 



THIS RE-COLLECTION 

 OF SOME 8CATTEBED ESSAYS OF PAST TEABS 



BASED ON THE HOPE AND BELIEF 



NOT UNCONFIBMED AT THEIB HANDS 



THAT AGBICULTUBAL THOUGHT MAY BE CANDID 



AND EVEN 'SPECULATIVE' 



YET HUSBANDBY NOT THE LESS PBACTICAL 



IS FINALLY INSCBIBED BY 



THE AUTHOE. 



" 'Qvofidrtov &VOLV floppy fita.'' 



