PREFACE.

ANOTHER Volume is formed of a Miscellany, on the uhility of which nothing new is required to be advanced, Since Zhe unwersality of Agrieälturat Science wall warrant every ezertion in its behalf, and the work to which we are about to add our periodical address has both age and variety to.offer ün its recommendation.. There is Sometlung, nevertheless, zn the close of a passing Section, and the commencement of a new one,( which requires a communication between the Publisher and Jus Readers; the compliments of mutual requisition and af recip- vocal promise: So pass away the brief periods of human life, and Such is the conciliato7ry compromise of its component mem

bers,

Notwithstanding a wariety of difficulties, understood ouly by those who have experienced the constant ordeal of publica- tion, the Editor is happy üt perceiving, on revisal of the pre- Sent volume, an accesston of information, particalarly: of a practical kind, to which he confesses Jus decided preference. Theoretical books or es8ays, on any Subject, may be multiplied to infinity, but the pure, though rough, Spirit of agricultural employment, can only be obtained from real practice; the more intelligent, undoubtedl!y, the more valuable; but valu-“ able c/wefly as practical. Such is our principle; and though zwe have existed long enough in the republic of letters to See many contemporaries arise, and, perhaps, enry their accesSionrs of quantity, we mut declare ze have Seen uotling to tempt a

waSh to rivality, either in temper, or form», or manner.

In the present volume will be found a variety of papers, of which we are proud to 8ay we ade the exclusive medium; we

may add, we are gratificd to füd that by this medium, they