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second thought," what say Messrs. Gaylord & Tucker? 

 If monthly "agricultural soiries" are so pleasant and use- 

 ful, how much more so would be a grand National Con- 

 cert. 1 



And with anxious hopes to live to be one of the per- 

 formers at that "concert," I remain an unwavering 

 friend to speedy action, and yours, with respect and es- 

 teem, 



Solon Robinson. 



Lake C. H. la. Feb. 18, 1841. 

 "National American Society of Agriculture." 



[Chicago Union Agriculturist, 1:19-20; Mar., 1841] 



[February 19, 1841] 



John S. Wright Esq. — Dear Sir. You will see by the 

 Feb. No. of the Cultivator, that the subject of the forma- 

 tion of such a society, is again under discussion. 2 You 

 will probably recollect that my first article upon the sub- 

 ject, published in May 1838, 3 met with much approba- 

 tion. The late political storm having subsided, I felt that 

 now was a proper time to commence the organization of 

 a society, the object of which should be, by forming "a 

 bond of brotherhood among all the friends of agriculture 

 throug-out the United States," "to elevate the character 

 and standing of the cultivators of the American soil." 



You will see also, that the respected editors of the Cul- 

 tivator, admit the utility of such a society, but express 



of several newspapers, notably, the Cincinnati Atlas and Cincin- 

 nati Chronicle. See Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky, 

 2:561 (Collins & Co., Covington, Ky., 1874). He favored the for- 

 mation of a national agricultural organization. Kentucky Farmer, 

 4:204-5 (March 20, 1841). 



'The February Cultivator (8:29), contained an editorial under 

 the heading "Agricultural Soiree," listing Robinson and other 

 popular agricultural writers, and pointing out that their writ- 

 ings were equivalent to a monthly meeting of agriculturists, and 

 were, moreover, open to all subscribers, no matter how separated 

 by distance. 



2 See ante, 152-56. 



3 See ante, 87-90. 



