IV. PREFACE«

of that Public, he again commits the offspring, not more of his endeavors, than of its own indulgence.

Of the only monthly agricultural work in the British em- pire, Something may be allowed to be Said in point of ar- rangement, at this period. To the pages of a magazine, ihe ſngenious practical agriculturist; perhaps little versed in the refinements of composition, can promptly communicate the yesults of uSeful und frequent eapevience, without the for- mal preparation of an elaborate paper; to it no rural communication is unacteptäble--it is devoted to the coun« try, and its purpose 18 to recount

<« Herds, flocks; and fruitfal felds." Trom the Same Teasons, it is always-actesstble' to 718 readers, and adapted to the furm house; and.the utile dulce united as far» as compatible, 50. as to. render ib every way a-desirable c0mpamion, änd a"convenient book" of re? ference? The Conductor Jias only to add, to tlie Chemist) and the enlightened Agriculturist, that, notwithsfanding the Recessary declaration of his wish to be generally usefal, their mos? elevated reSearches will be Sedulously attended io; und that he courts enquiry on every Subject connected with the rural arts; hence chemical experiments, im- provements in cottage architecture imvestigations tending to ameliorate the condition of the peasantry, will be gladly received; and any new work'on either of these"Subjects, communicated by its Author dr Proprietor, willreceive an immediate and faithful analysis, without the MIE üt-

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