

NOTE ON DR. GILBERT S LECTURE. 



It has been announced that Sir John Bennet Lawes, in arranging for the perpetual 

 maintenance of the great work of Rothamsted, makes provision for a representative 

 of that establishment to visit- America every other year and lecture at appropriate 

 places. 



Dr. Gilbert was in the United States in 1882, and when it was known that he was 

 to come again in 1884, efforts were made to have him attend the fifth annual meeting 

 of the Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science. As his various engagements 

 unfortunately prevented his being in Philadelphia at the time desired, arrangements 

 were there made to secure lectures from him at other places. He accordingly visited 

 Lansing, Michigan, and New Brunswick, New Jersey, for the purpose, and found 

 appreciative audiences at both places. 



The lecture at Rutgers College was under the joint auspices of the New Jersey 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, State Agricultural College, and State Board of 

 Agriculture. 



, The Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science, having intended this 

 lecture to be a part of its proceedings at Philadelphia, have asked and obtained per- 

 mission to first publish the same in this pamphlet. For this purpose the text has 

 been carefully revised and the tables verified by Dr. Gilbert. This kind attention 

 is gratefully acknowledged by 



THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



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