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tiaed to exert « lalutary influence upon the afrirulture of oar 

 state and nation. Tbe State Africultural Society are entitled to 

 the thanks of the a|;rirultaral interest, for brin^in^ before tfa« 

 public this valuable work. — Albany Ewtning Jvmrmml. 



Klf.me>ts ok .■>c ientik ic A^ricultuke. 



The name of Prof. Norton is becominf widely known to this 

 country in connection with scientific arricnltiire. After receiving 

 the best education which Europe cooU «Smk1 in the profession to 

 which he had devoted himself, he haa bean nace his return most 

 usefully employed ia ezteadinf a kaowledga of the snbject amonf 

 his own countrymc*. 



The pres«rnt work wat orifiaally written as an Essay for tlM 

 Agricultural Society, and received from the ju'iges appointed tof 

 that purpose, the highest premium, while the ext^^utire commit- 

 tf ordered tha printing of one thousand copies, to be awarded as 

 premiuma of th« society. This would of itself be a soflkient en 

 dorMmant. — Mban^ Stmte RegitUr, 



KoBToa's Et4iintm o» Sotinrirto AasrorLTxrxs. 



We look upon it as one of the moat TaltaUe contrfbatioas to 

 AgrirulTural literature that thi> press has sent forth. Its defini- 

 tions of the properties, constituents, uses, an'* "*— -«■ •» • — 

 •M Wibstinias which comprise soils and 

 WflaMtioiM of tho mvtni kinds of mamir< 

 •rtioM. of the cenqpoaitioa of planta, tho fsedisg <.: ^iti- 



mala, tiw remarks •• the pcoatiee of the dairy, o-.. of 



chemical analysis, and the application of O aot o gy to A;.: 

 are all so plain that he who runs may read, and reading' 

 hend what he reads. It appaars to aavo mm tk« gnat 

 tbe enlighteoad aatbor, to aceeoMMdMi kk writfaf to • 

 ral min<l. TlM>aghb>has niB— uBykaJ taJwl to tbe r^ 

 of science, be has expbiaad «odi, in iu tarn, in so aaaj and fm- 

 miliar a way. that all roar Boderstand not only tba maaaiag of 

 th« tarm asad, but the oOea aad relation which tba paitkalar 

 rabstaaea oaaiad baan to tlM aartb. Aa aa ilsaHatal book, tut 

 elaaraats, stinpUcttT, aad ptactiralaaM, it baa ao taparior. It 

 ■koaM not oaly ba uitrodacad iate ovary Utanvy iaatitatioa ia tba 

 country, but Bad a place in the dwaUtag of avarr .\«rii-ultarist 

 >^ lire to understand the close affinity «^ <>nea 



(' > bears to the noble art by which he ol>i> - '■>(» 



and how essential iti knowledge is to a aaccoMfoi and profttibai 

 prosecution of his labors. 



Wa uabasitatingly c oa wna ad Prof. NoitoaHi work to ow mA> 



