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i» L A N 



FOR PROMOTING 



AGRICULTURE. 



THE knowledge of Agriculture ei- 

 ther refults from experience, limply; 

 ot is acquired through the united efforts 

 of experience and theory. 



Theory may facilitate, by analyzing 

 the fubjedt, and giving a comprehenfive 

 view of the fcienfcc in general ; — eluci- 

 date, by commenting on the experience 

 already acquired ; — accelerate, by pro- 

 pofing fit fubjeds for future invefl:iga« 

 tions 5— but cannot convey any certain 

 information without the aid and concur- 

 rence of experience. 



The experience of Agriculture is ac- 

 quired through adequate obfervation, 

 cither on felf-pradice^ or on the prac- 

 tice of others. 



The pradice of an individual, how^ 



ever, is generally limited to fome parti- 



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