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The price of land in that country, another impor- 

 tant element in agricultural calculations, differs great- 

 ly from the price of land with us. It is three times as 

 high as in Massachusetts, at least. 



On the other hand, the price of agricultural labor 

 is much higher in Massachusetts, than in England. 

 In different parts of England the price of labor is 

 considerably various ; but it may be set down as 

 twice as dear with us here. 



These are the general remarks, which have sug- 

 gested themselves in regard to the state of things a- 

 broad. Now have we any thing to learn from them? 

 Is there any thing in the condition of England, appli- 

 cable to ours ; or, in regard to which, the agriculture 

 of England may be of use to Massachusetts and oth- 

 er countries ? 



The subject of agriculture in England has strongly 

 attracted the attention and inquiries of men of sci- 

 ence. They have studied particularly the nature of 

 the soil. More than twenty years ago, Sir Humphrey 

 Davy undertook to treat the subject of the application 

 of chemical knowledge to agriculture in the analysis 

 of soils and manures. The same attention has been 

 continued to the subject ; and the extraordinary dis- 

 coveries and advances in chemical science, since his 

 time, are likely to operate greatly to the advantage 

 of agriculture. The best results may be expected 

 from them. These inquiries are now prosecuted in 

 France with great enthusiasm and success. We may 

 hope for like beneficial results here from the applica- 

 cation of science to the same objects. 



But although the circumstances of climate and sit- 



