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beneficial consequences. Perhaps this benefit might be ad-vantageously extended, by the establishment of agriculturalchairs in the other universities of Scotland . In this case, itmight be worthy of consideration, how far it were proper, toput an experimental farm under the charge of each professor,where the experiments he wished for might be tried.

It does not appear necessary that an experimental farmshould be large. About eighty or an hundred English acres,divided into a moderate number of inclosures, would be quitesufficient for every purpose, so far as related to the converti-ble and alternate system of tillage husbandry. On a farm ofthat extent, especially if containing clay land and turnip soil,every operation and course of crops might be easily and ac-curately executed, and comparisons instituted respecting theadvantages and disadvantages of fallow, green crops, soiling,pasturage, and the like. The establishment of such a farm, ifalready provided with a commodious house and offices, or tobe so provided by the landlord, would hardly exceed a thou-sand pounds ; and the ordinary produce sold by the manager,under strict responsibility, ought to pay the rent, seed and la-bour. As selected varieties of ail the best farm productionsfor seed, would of course be raised, some profit might evenbe derived from such an establishment, provided it was pro?perly conducted. The manager would require a salary, per-haps of two hundred a year, with a garden, the keep of ahorse and two cows, and potatoes for his family. These,with the permission of having pupils under his superinten-dence, especially if connected with an agricultural professor-ship, might make such a situation sufficiently comfortable tobe worth the acceptance of a person properly qualified.

One other institution might materially contribute to theadvancement and improvement of Scotch husbandry, the ap-pointment of agricultural surveyors, to examine from time totime the practices of particular districts, and to report the re-sults to the Board of Agriculture for publication. Three orfour such employed in England, and one or two in Scotland ,