TO HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN YOUNG, 



Governor of the State of New-York, 



SIR, 



The volume which I now place before your Excellency, is devoted mainly 

 to the composition of the inorganic parts of vegetables. It is designed to 

 aid the farmer in his immediate avocation. I hope, Sir, that the counsel 

 which you have imparted in its preparation may not have been lost. It 

 will be a source of satisfaction to me if I have succeeded in fulfilling your 

 wishes, and have at the same time performed my duty acceptably to the 

 farmers of New-York. 



I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, 



E. EMMONS. 



Albany, November 1, 1848. 



