RECOMMENDATIONS. 



NsW To*K AsJUOULTVaAL SOOISTT, 



January, 1S50. 

 ■stnet from the Report of t ■ i -pe on Profe«sor Noxroii'a 



work, entitled " Elements ■ Aericultare " (John Del- 



kflcM, Eaq., Oaklan ! " man, E*q., Kioder- 



iMiok; Hon. George (. nmittee). 



•*A« * work of scieiii • .. . . , rinciple and funda- 



BMntal feature of ji)(nntltur« which has been developed to this 

 period, and having the stamp of truth, arrayed ia aimple yet per- 

 ■picuous lanjpiage. It would seem expedient that no eflbrt ahMli 

 b« spared to cmrry this work to the home of every inaa, wfaothM* 

 directly or raaototy eoBDMtod with ttio porsait «t f ii — lfi » » 

 nntil science shall «rfhU to w otlMr fwU UM todMT dUMlopiMBl» 

 of Nature's laws. This work shoold be tho KkoMBtMy T*st> 

 book for every person, old and younf , who stadias ths eultiyntion 

 o( ths earth ; it should form a prominent ofajoet ia stwt school 

 district of the sUte, and be stroag aliko ia ths affsetioas of tsarhsr 

 and pupil. * Wo n<liti<i|;e to Prof. Nortoa ths Pnaaiom of Oaa 

 Huilrsd Doi: ••soiutioa was uaaaiaMBslji 



•Mlllr, re. . . aad also hjr tha Easratl«<a < 



MMetfnr '^ '^"- thoasaad lapiis of ths Essay, to ha 



awardv "Hidotir.** 



I cert : «f tM Proeasdinfs of ths Socisty 



■id Executive C.> B. P. JOHIfSON, 



(Copy.) Corraspeadiaff Saovtary. 



I. TART'S OFFICE, ) 

 i'<-i'«)viiirat of Common S c hools.! 



Absairr, ApHl 90d^ 1880. 

 Ifiwsrs. M. B, Pnm 4 Co./ 



Gentlemen. I bavs sxantiasd ths maBMoipt aopy, aad aasatal 

 of tho printed •k<>ett nf Prof. Norton's "Elawanto of Sdaatiie 

 A?' of opioioD that it is a work of frsat valao 



ai <»«• of ths community, and sspscially to 



thuw: T-Mxaxr-u 111 ■(( r !<. uitaTsl paTSoits. It is a dsar, s aa c iss^ aa4 

 fall aspoaitioa of ths slMnsatary ptiactolaa caaasetad wiik tha 

 saiaaso and art of practical &minf ; and I know of no mora vala* 



