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acres of good land, and the labour required to 

 produce it, for the produce of a single arpent of 

 French vine ground. Yet such is the case ; and 

 it is a reflection on the national character, that a 

 lethargy so unaccountable should trammel the 

 energy of our agricultural community, and lock 

 up a bountiful source of relief to our suffering 

 cultivation. Let us profit by the experience of 

 the Swiss vine dresser, and I do not despair of 

 seeing in ten years, the vineyards of the United 

 States rivalling in luxuriance, and surpassing in 

 the quality of its productions, the vine of Swit- 

 zerland. 



