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Others severely censure this practice. Some are of opinion 

 that the stalks should not be cut until the corn is sufficiently 

 ripened to be gathered ; others are of opinion that cutting the 

 stalks after the farina has fallen, does no injury to the corn, and 

 affords an excellent fodder for cattle in the winter. 



Such arc some of the various opinions which have been advo- 

 cated relative to the cultivation of corn. It is not my design in 

 mentioning them, on this occasion, to speak discouragingly of 

 the art of agriculture. My more immediate object is, to show 

 the importance of greater exactness and closer observation on 

 the part of those, who turn their attention to the subject of ag- 

 ricultural experiments. 



It is greatly to be desired, that our agricultural brethren would 

 be more particular in keeping exact records of the cultivation of 

 their respective crops, and would communicate the result to 

 some agricultural journal for the benefit of the public. It would 

 be like tliat charity which is doubly blessed. It would be a 

 useful and agreeable exercise to him who should make that re- 

 cord, and it would be highly beneficial to those who should re- 

 ceive it. It would awaken a general spirit of inquiry among our 

 agriculturalists, which would lead to more certainty of success 

 in their several crops. 



There is no employment, which appears so well adapted to 

 the health and pleasure of man, as agriculture. That merciful 

 Being vvho early pronounced, that in the sweat of his brow, he 

 should eat bread all the days of his life, has in great kindness so 

 conformed his nature that this judgment is the great source of 

 his enjoyment. Active and regular employment seems pecu- 

 liarly adapted to the nature of man, whether he stands in the 

 high places of civilized life, or roams through the forest. It is by 

 this continued exercise and labor, that the body, or, as expressed 

 by the poet, " this harp of thousand strings, is kept in tune so 

 long." Observe the man of luxury and wealth, who avoids 

 labor and exercise, and indulges himself in continual rest. You 

 will probably find him the victim of disease, his sluggish mind 

 dwelling upon the pains, either real or imaginary, of his sluggish 

 body. Is there a day laborer, who enjoys health of body and 



