PREFACE.

ON the Commencement of a New Series of our Publica cation, which certain arrangements tending to farther Im- Pprovement, have rendered necessary, we beg leave to pay our respectful and thankful acknowledgments to the Public, by whose Countenance and Support, the Agricultural Ma- gazine has, during 50ome years, maintained an extensive circulation. Assured that our Subject, AGRICULTURE, ever of the first consequence to Mankind, is, at this Period of overflowing population, enhanced in an extraordinary degree, we cannot for a moment doubt a continyance of the public Favour, whilst ezerting ourselves for the Promotion of its first and greatest Interest. To our past Volumes, we boldiy appeal for what we have already atchieved in this ndispensable Science; and with equal confidence we engage fo persevere, until no Branch or relative Object, even the most minute, Shall be left untouched, and until our Work Shall be a complete Repository of whatever concerns the Culture of the Earth in its various Modes, the different Tmplements in use, and choice Breeding, food and manage ment of those domestic Animals of Ssuch essential Service to Man. We have hitherto been honoured with the assisfance of Some of the most Scientific, as well as of the best prac- tical Cultwators of the Country, and we earnestly and re- Spectfully invite the communications of Farmers of every District,„upon 4 all zuch Subjects as they may Suppose in- teresting io the cause of Husbundry, asSuring them, we Shall ever pay the most prompt und early attention to their Fg VOUT'S.

That the present Volume 1s 404 with valuable facts and arguments, on esSential points in Farming and Rural Affairs, will, we trust, appear from a perusal of the very full ÜNDEX n0W presented; in the compiling of wlüch, we have to acknowledge the assistance of an able Correspons dent. E,

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