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freely. And when we consider that the 
Board of A;:,riciiltiire is composed of the 
chief landed Interest of the kingdom, and 
therefore men, the sincerity ot whose inten- 
tions cannot be siispedfed, we doubt not that 
the attempts of every individual tow'ards the 
amelioration of the soil, and the improvement 
of the vai ious requisites of husbandry, will be 
received by thepi witli canc'oiir and attention. 
If we shall, then, be found to have added a 
mite to the previous stock of the agricultural 
knowledge of the country, we will deem 
ourselves amply rewarded for the present 
hasty sketch presented to your Lordship; and 
we sliall continue vvith diligence our pur- 
suits, uniting theory with praaice, and com- 
municating to the public at large, as occasion 
may offer, the result of our inquiries, when 
these appear to us to prove benefxid to our 
countrymen. 
