APPENDIX. 



NOTE 



Since the delivery of the foregoing Address, I have had the plea- 

 sure of receiving the following letter from Mr. Phinney, on one or 

 two highly important topics of practical agriculture ; and I am hap- 

 py in having his permission to insert it in our volume of transactions. 



Lexington, December 1, 1840. 

 A. Huntington, Esq. 



Dear, sir — The question is often asked, How can 

 farming be made profitable ? I answer, by liberal 

 manuring, deep and thorough ploughing, and clean 

 culture. I will venture to affirm, without fear of 

 contradiction, that no instance can be cited, where 

 a farmer who has manured his grounds highly, made 

 a judicious use of the plough, and cultivated with 

 care, has failed to receive an ample remuneration 

 for the amount invested, nay more, that has not re- 

 ceived a greater advance upon his outlay than the 

 average profit derived from any other business. One 

 great difficulty is, that most farmers seem not to be 

 aware of the fact, that the greater the outlay, to a 

 reasonable extent, when skilfully applied, the greater 

 will be the profit ; they therefore manure sparingly, 

 plough shallow, and the consequence is, get poorly 

 paid for their labor. This has raised a prejudice 

 and given a disrelish to the business of farming, 

 especially among those who are in the habit and 



