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which we speak, and the members of the class, after having care- 

 fully studied at home, might meet together, and answer the 

 various questions proposed. This would he a very feasible, 

 pleasant and useful manner of spending an hour or two of a 

 long winter's evening ; and, in the course of a few months, the 

 whole book would be learned. By reviewing it together in the 

 same way from time to time, the whole class might be made 

 perfectly intelligent on all the topics of which it treats ; and 

 when this was done, what an important object would be accom- 

 plished ! What a well-informed class of young farmers would 

 this become ! How well prepared to participate in the discus- 

 sion which might take place in the clubs ! With how much 

 more advantage and pleasure would they pursue their labors on 

 the farm ! 



We have the greatest faith in the practicability and utility of 

 such agricultural classes. 



5. Let these clubs be established in all, or most of the 

 towns of the Commonwealth, and let them all act in harmony 

 and concert for the attainment of the common object, the edu- 

 cation of those engaged in the cultivation of the soil and the 

 general advancement of agriculture. 



6. Let each of these clubs send a large delegation to the 

 annual exhibition of the central agricultural society, to which 

 it belongs, and see to it that both the agriculture and horticul- 

 ture of its own particular town or neighborhood were fully rep- 

 resented on such occasions. 



That all this is feasible is beyond contradiction ; the only 

 question is, are the farmers sufficiently desirous of improve- 

 ment to put forth the necessary exertion ? Nothing else is 

 wanting. 



We are aware that many plausible objections to this general 

 scheme may be started. It may be said that the carrying out 

 of this system would involve too much expense. That lectures 

 will cost a great deal, and such associations will have but small 

 means. 



To this we reply, that if these clubs were generally estab- 

 lished, they might, by union of effort, secure able lecturers at 

 a comparatively low price. Suppose, for example, that one of 

 these clubs existed in five contiguous towns, and that each club 

 should wish for a course of ten lectures on agricultural chem- 



