According to your request, I ruminated, as I journeyed [here on?] your proposition for the establishment of an Agricultural [Society. on] my arrival here, I committed to writing what is in the inclo[sed] [. . .] it will be a better proof of my willingness, than of my comp[etence to be?] useful to the design. it is meant however but as a rough dra[ught] [until it can?] [re]cieve the amendments of more skilful hands.