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General view of the agriculture of the county of Kent : with observations on the means of its improvement ; drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement ... / By John Boys, of Betshanger, farmer
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180 AGRICUET ORAL SURVEL

tural and artificial graſſes, and the ſeveral ſorts of grain, n any given quantity of ground z; the nature of the ſo1l taken into conſideration:

To encourage the improvement of waſte lands, by incloſing, draining, m anuring, raifing plantations; and LE introduêion of vegetable food for Cater:

To encourage the improvement of the breed of all ſorts of live ſtock, and to provide for their health better than has been hitherto done:

To promote. all improvements in the rarious 1mple- ments belonging to the farmer, and to introduce ſuch new ones as the experience of other counties has proved more valuable than thoſe now generally uſed 1n this.

« And as there 1s hardly any object of rational 1mprove-

nents which may not be brought within the influence of ſuch inſtitutions, by a proper diſtribution of premiums, the attention of the Society will always be direed, in proportio n to the 1 ſupport it ſhall receive, to€[CTY thing that may hereafter appear moft likely to conduce to the proſperity of this county 1n par rticular, and to the good of the community at large.

«e As it is the wiſh of this Society, that its utility ſhould become as extenfve as voffible, it 1s earneſtly requeſted that all perſons who approve of the inſtitution will give it their fupport, Subſcriptions may be paid into the bands of the Treaſurer, or into cither ol he three Can- terbury banks; or into the banks of Meſſrs. LTT AA and Co. Maidſtone, and Meſſrs. Day and Co Rocheiter.

The rules and regulations for the government of this Society are well l drawn up z; and its Hnances are at preſent in a flouriſhing fate. À great many ſervants and la- bourers have received the Society?s premiums for long and faithful ſervices, and for bringing up large families.

Among other premiums, O GEOL IO(Ore CLOUDIE

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