The Farmers' cabinet, and American herd-book . n, are not so well known asthey should be, to the people at large. Hereafter I may take up other subjects ofa kindred nature. Medicus. Agriculture.—Rev. Mr. Choules in adiscourse on Agriculture, says that the firstbook on culture as a science, was publishedin England in the sixteenth century. Thefirst reward for an essay on Agriculture, wasgiven by the celebrated Protector, OliverCromwell. But the great era from whichall the triumphs of Agriculture now date, is1793, when under the auspices of Pitt andSinclair, an Agricultural survey of Englandwas
The Farmers' cabinet, and American herd-book . n, are not so well known asthey should be, to the people at large. Hereafter I may take up other subjects ofa kindred nature. Medicus. Agriculture.—Rev. Mr. Choules in adiscourse on Agriculture, says that the firstbook on culture as a science, was publishedin England in the sixteenth century. Thefirst reward for an essay on Agriculture, wasgiven by the celebrated Protector, OliverCromwell. But the great era from whichall the triumphs of Agriculture now date, is1793, when under the auspices of Pitt andSinclair, an Agricultural survey of Englandwas ordered, and public attention directedto this important subject. Peers placedtheir sons with practical farmers for instruc-tion, Chemistry was soon called to the aidof production, and agriculture took its pro-per rank as the first and noblest science. It is said, the wheat crops of France, havebeen almost doubled within the last thirtyyears; and the potatoe crop, more than quad-rupled within the same period. No. 5. Orrs Air-tight Stove. 153. For the Farmers Air-tight Stove. A constats reader of the Cabinet, whohas had some experience and much exercisein the way of stove dealing, wishes to knowif the editor is ready to endorse the accountwhich appears over his signature at page174, in vol. VI., highly commendatory ofOrrs air-tight stove; or has an additionalyear added to, or diminished his confidence,in its qualifications there specified 1 If hestill continues to consider it the chef douvrein the art of stove-making in this land ofstoves, he would oblige one who is againafloat, or rather aground, seeking for the beststove for chamber or parlour purpose after re-peated disappointment, if lie would so thing relating to this inquiry, in theway of explanation, recommendation or evencondemnation, would oblige many readers ofthe Cabinet, amongst whom a stove, found toembrace the qualifications described as above,would be a great desideratum, particularlyin
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