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Thus, what would not have afforded pafture for two horſes, for a few months, in ſummer; in the year 1804, has yielded, in 1896, bread-corn for 152 perſons for twelve.months. The bean crop, fnppoſe it worth 7]. per acre; will pay all the expences of the ſacceeding crop of wheat, and in 1808 it may again be expected to furniſh nearly as good a return-
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PROM ſome obfervations.which have, accidenfally, come to.my know- ledge, I feel it incumbent upon,me(once for all) to vindicate.the ſociety as well as myſelf, and to have it diſtinetly underſtood in what manner; and'by whom the judges':of farms,.-cattle,„&c. are appointed.=-TDhe.committees whoſe number and reſpectability.exempt them from every ſuſpicion, are the perſons to ſcle&t proper jüdges.to view and to decide; they, themſelves, ex» amining and determinivg all claims by certificate. Evcry-poſſible SiN tion is taken, not only to.ſecure ſtritt juſtice, but to prevent the poſffäbility of a luſpicion of the contrary. 7.
How far Ignorance.or Malice may be led to miſconceive or. miſrepreſent I.:know not; but to-thoſe who value Truth, and can and will judge, I.ap- peal, if any further precautions can'de taken, let, them be pointed out, and there will:be but one opinion as to their adoption. The-ſociety is inſtitut« ed for public benefit, it depends on.no powerful confederacy3.but,looks for its fupport to the public opinion of its utility: it can only be beneficial, as it is ſupported by the community at large z=>to deſerve a continuance of this ſupport, a doubt muſt not be ſuffered to exiſt of.its INDEPENDENCE and FREEDOM. from all undue infuence and control.„Merit alone mult be clearly and indiſputably underſtood to govern its.decilons; the com mittee and the ſociety's other officers are. amenable for every.a& they do to the whole body, and„every friend.te the fociety will do well to require.ex- planation, if unfortunately a doubt upon any tranſaction Mhould.ariſe. The Promoters of this ſociety are aftuated.by no narrow or canfined views. In« dividual Benefit and Public Proſperity are. the motives.of action; to therm belief of.tlieſe principles alone can.be attributed the unexampled ſpirit with which the ſociety has been patroniſed;==this.or that aftion.mway, in its&urn, domineer.z but the cauſe.ot Pleyty as oppoſed to Scarcity, muſt.ever have the hearts änd wiſhes of the people of this and every other country,»
It:is propoſed that the cattle intended to;be. hewn for.the different pre- miums, ſhould be viewed by the judges ar.the Schooſe on.the-I'hurſday, at twelve o'clock, they muſt, therefore, be there by that time, or on the day previous, The gommittee, in future, to meet one month before the anni- verſary, and, at that meeting, fo fix upon proper judges,„who may kave timely infoymation to prevent delay z--with the conſent of,the owners, the cattle ſhewn; to be put up to ſale, on the Friday, the owners to be at full liberty to purchaſe them in. Such perlons as wiſh for a more particular view of the operations at the Schooſe farm; are requelted. to meet there on the Thurſday, at eleven o'clock. It is to be underſtood, the power re- ſerved by the ſociety to withhold any premium, is to guard againſt fraud, or caſes where the claim is void of all meriti=-Several recommendations for additional premiums, wait the meeting of the committie;: due notiee er their determination will.be given.
WORKINAOTON HALL; Deeember lt; 18064
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