dred bushels of Indian corn. What had been done 

 could be done again ; and instead of stopping 

 short at what had already been reached, we should 

 never be satisfied without at least attempting to go 

 further. In some respects Massachusetts was singu- 

 larly blessed ; and that is, in her capacity of growing 

 Indian Corn. In respect to this magnificent crop, 

 magnificent from its bountifulness and its important 

 uses, it was said by Arthur Young, that a country 

 which could produce it, should be regarded, in an ag- 

 ricultural view, as eminently distinguished. Yet ev- 

 en with a capacity for its abundant production, the 

 produce of this crop was not a tithe of what it 

 should be. It had been calculated by a gentleman 

 well qualified to judge, in the case, that the product 

 of Indian corn in Massachusetts, did not average half 

 a peck to every acre of her whole territory. It was 

 easy to see, if the state produced a bushel of Indian 

 corn for every acre, and this was by no means an ex- 

 travagant calculation of what she ought to do, what 

 a vast amount would be added to her resources, her 

 comfort, and her wealth. The same remarks would 

 apply with equal force to other crops, which might 

 be cultivated with corresponding advantage. But 

 little was to be expected until agriculture should rise 

 to its proper place in the public estimation ; until it 

 should be felt and acknowledged to be, as in truth it 

 is, next to its morals, the highest interest of the com- 

 munity. To raise it to this point, we must have not 

 only practical skill and experience, but the joint aid 

 of science and intelligence, of labor and capital to 

 assist its progress ; and the force of public opinion 

 and public respect in its favor. 



