TO THE PUBLIC. ^t 



dudled with propriety by any man unac- 

 quainted with the management of a 

 Farrn. 



Norfolk is not more celebrated for its 

 iyftem of hufbandry, than for a fuperior 

 knowledge in the managemen|; of landed 

 Eftates, which is there reduced to a regu- 

 lar bufinefs. 



I was Angularly fortunate in my fitua- 

 tion • I had not only an opportunity qf 

 feeing the effecfls of improper management 

 committed by thofe who had gone before 

 me ; but of profiting by my own experi- 

 ence (thereby much extended) in endea- 

 vouring to do away the evil effeds. 



With refped: to husbandry, too, I had 

 every advantage : I had an opportunity of 

 employing my leifure in adual prad:ice, 

 on a large fcale : the Agency, of courfe, 

 afforded me an extent of country to 

 range over, and make my obfervations 

 upon, at will : and, I am happy in being 

 able to add, a number of fenfible men, — 

 fome of them at the head of their profef- 

 fion,^ — were always ready to give mc, 



without 



