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LETTER XI. 



The Ohio. Cincinnati. Vine Culture. Kentucky. Bourbon Whisky. Cin- 

 cinnati to Columbus. Small Farmers decreasing. "Westward Movement of 

 Population. Indian Corn never fails. Wheat precarious. Average Produce 

 very low. Live Stock. Profits of Farming. Labour economised by Steam. 

 Quantity of Whisky produced. Public Expenditure on Education. Com- 

 pared with England. Rate of Taxation. Crossing the Alleghanies. Vir- 

 ginia. Maryland. Washington. Baltimore. Philadelphia. New York. 

 Boston. Home . . 118 



APPENDIX I. Composition of Prairie and other fertile Soils . . . .127 



APPENDIX II. Composition of four Prairie Soils, showing the portion soluble in 

 acids, and the portion insoluble 128 



APPENDIX III. Letter of Professor Voelcker . 128 



