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15. Wool growing; showing the number of sheep in the county, 
the breeds, the quantity of wool produced per head, the value per 
pound of the different kinds of wool, its preparation for sale, and 
where sold; the number of sheep pastured per acre on different soils; 
time required for winter feeding; quantity of hay required for carry¬ 
ing a given number of sheep through the winter; most economical 
mode of winter feeding, whether with hay alone, or with any other 
fodder, and whether any and what kinds of grain or roots, and in 
what quantities, and in what manner, are fed to sheep. 
16. Manufactures; the kinds carried on in the county, their extent 
and the effect they have had on the farming interest. 
17. Examples of good management or success in farming. 
18. General profits of farming; showing the returns for capital 
invested. 
19. Education; the state of schools, and whether any instruction 
having a particular reference to agriculture is given in schools and 
academies, and with what success or advantage. 
20. Suggestions for improving the condition of agriculture. 
21. Zoology of the county; at least a notice of those indigenous 
quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fish, &c., that are serviceable or detrimen¬ 
tal to man. 
To the Executive Committee of the JYew-York State Agricultural 
Society. 
Gentlemen —It is with deep regret that I find myself under the 
necessity of making the announcement to you, that it is impossible 
for me to render the expected report on the agricultural survey of 
Washington county at the present time. Eight months ago I was 
honored with your appointment to perform this service. A previous 
engagement, as you was apprised when the business was first pro¬ 
posed to me, demanded a moiety of my time during the summer. 
The remainder of that time has been devoted to the work which you 
commissioned me to execute, and this has received my sole attention 
during more than half of the intervening period. But the points of 
enquiry are so numerous, and the territory to be examined so exten- 
