i« 8. Can yon describe wbce any nrnked changes in the eharacter of the soü within 
you> d>strict com menet*, and where they le'rminate ? 
a 3. Tue Society requests that you will furnish it with tbree specimens of each 
’/ariefy of soll tuken : 
« l u Ftom land acfually under cuitivation; 
8 2° Frotn laod in fallow ; 
* 3° F>oni virgn laod. 
« Each in a quanlity of ab >ut 2 bs, taken ata depth of abont 4 inches below the 
suiface, and iii ihe case of cultivaied laod at a dislance of aboul 18 inches fiom tbe 
plant of ihe cane. 
a 4 Wltat produce flourishcs most in Ihe dis'rkt? 
a 5. Wbat atticies of produce are cultivaied in it, and to what extent is the cultiva* 
ition of each cai i ied ? 
« 6. To what extent i* R ee cultivaied, and with what success ? What has been tbe 
produce per acte, or per quaiitily sown ? 
« 1 Whai kinds of Rice are growr* ? Can you furnish a sample of eacb in the busk ; 
« 8 What arbfi ial processes »re einployed for tmproving (he land, viz. what ma= 
aiures, and what System of fallowing ? 
^ « 9 What plants are used in fallowing, and wl ich are found lo be most benefieiai 
5n improyiog ihe land, and most profitable as foader, of for otber purposes. 
a To what extent has each process been tried? 
a 10. Wbat has been ihe result of each praclice, or experiment ? 
<i H. B.-— The above questions relate specially to grains and vegetables. 
Willi regard to the Cane ; 
3. What is the ordinary method of 
Maiiiirii g, 
Fa. Io wog, 
Clearing for planting, 
Planling as regards siza, and distance of boies ; cboice of heads Of 
cuttuigs ; nuinber of eyes, etc. , 
Fi H i ng in, 
R.dgiog, 
Ceauing, 
1« rigatmg, 
Cutting, 
Burnmg ihe land, or cleaning it for the repousses, 
Maoaging ihe tepousses? 
« 2. What are the most f-vorabie seasons for carrying on each of the above opera- 
tions, a. d at wbat seasons are they usoally carried on ? 
« 3. What exceptkns are tbere to the common mode and time of carrying on the 
above operations, and wbat have been the results? 
« 4. What is the usual size ol ihe quares in the Cane fields ? 
a 5 What are ihe minimuoo, msxunum, and average produce of the acre in lbs of 
sugai ? 
t 6 What is 'he average quantity of vesou to the acre? 
« 1. W hat are the average and extreme st* englhs of the vesou ? 
