To the Essex Agricultural Society. 



GENTLEMEN, 



HAVING fuggefted to the Truftees, at their 

 late meeting, the expediency of preparing fome pro- 

 pofitions to be fubmitted to the Society at its ad- 

 journed meeting ; by whom, fo far as they appeared 

 to embrace ufeful objects and ideas tending to the 

 improvement of our Agriculture, they might be 

 recommended to the attention of farmers ; and the 

 Truftees thinking this might be done conveniently 

 in the form of an AddreS, I confented, at their rc- 

 queft, td throw upon paper my views of fuch arti- 

 cles of hufbandry as ftiould feem proper to engage 

 the attention of the Society, at the commencement 

 of its operations. 



I fliall prefent my obfervations under the heads of 

 Manure — Domeftic Animals, or the Live Stock of a 

 farm — Green Food, comprehending Carrots, the 

 Great Beet, or Mangel Wurtzel, the Sv/edifh Tur- 

 nip, and Indian Corn plants, while abounding in 

 fweet juices — Ripened Indian Corn — and Wheat. 



I wave all remarks on the importance of the fub- 

 jedl of our inftitution : that is univerfally acknow- 

 ledged. How, indeed, are we fed, clothed and 

 warmed ? By the produdions of the earth. How 

 fliall thefe be rendered abundant ? and moft abund- 

 ant ? to fubfift greater numbers than now depend 

 on them ? — By improvements in Agriculture, taking 

 this word in its largeft fenfe, and comprehending 

 every object meriting the attention of the hufband- 

 man. 



