flesids of Enquiries , to be diftributed to pcrfons Exp$riemed 
in Husbandry d\\ ovQt England^ Scotland^ ^nd Ireland^ for the 
procuring a faithful and /'^/^^information of the -^/aoW^^ and 
praUice already obtained and ufed in thefe Kingdoms ; where- 
by , befides the aid which by this means will be given to the 
general End of colleiling the aforementioned Hijiory, every 
place will be advantaged by the helps,that arefound inany, 
and occafion miniftred to confider^ what improvements may 
be further made in this whole matter. Now to the End,that 
thofe Enquiries may be the more univerfally known , and 
thofe who are skilful in Husbandry ^ publiekly invited to 
impart their knowledg hereinjfo: the r(?;w/72(?« benefit of their 
Countrey, it hath been thought fit to publifli the effeU of 
them in Print, and withall to defire,that what fuch perfons 
fliall think good from their own IQiomledg and Expermice to 
communicate hereupon , they would be pleafed to fend it 
to the Printers of the I{pjal Soeiety^Ko be delivered to either of 
the Secretaries of the fame. The Enquiries follow. 
I . For Arable. 
1 . The feveral kinds of the foyls of England, behig fuppo- 
fedtobe, cither Sandy, Gravellyj Stony , Clayie, Chalky, 
Light-mouldy Heathy, Mariflij Boggy, Fenny, or Cold wee- 
ping Ground ^ information is defired , what kind of foyls 
your Country doth mofl abound with, and how each of them 
is preparedjwhen employed for ^mi/^ ? 
2. What peculiar preparations are made ufeof to thefe Soyls 
for each kind of Grain ; with what kind of Manure they are 
preparediwhen,how5& in what quantity the Manure is laid on> 
3 . At what feafons and how often they are ploughed ; what 
kind of Ploughs are ufed for feveral forts of Ground? 
4. How long the feveral Grounds are let ly fallow ? 
5- How,and for what produ(3:ions,^:?^«^^y Grounds may be 
improved?And who they are(if there be any in your Country) 
that have reduced Heaths into profitable Lands ? 
^. What ground Mark hath over head? How deep gene- 
rally it lieth from the furface ? What is the depth of the Mark 
ii fdf ? What the colour of it ? Upon what grounds it is ufed? 
What 
