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Mr. Tucker, writing from Albany in November 

 1856, said: 



— We should like to have you take up such subjects, gen- 

 erally, as will enlighten our farmers on the matters which 

 daily come before them; but you need no suggestions on this 

 point. We should prefer to insert your articles as editorial, 

 except in cases where you particularly desire to have your 

 name attached, or where from their scientific character, it 

 would be necessary. 



I am sorry to hear that there is even a possibility of a 

 failure in your proposed Scientific School. I supposed that 

 such arrangements were made as would secure its establish- 

 ment on a firm basis. I shall not fail to let you know if I 

 hear of anything to your advantage. Possibly our Ag. College 

 may go into operation — in a year or two. Our State Ag. 

 Society ought to have now funds enough to employ you per- 

 manently in a laboratory here, and I cannot but feel vexed 

 when I think how foolishly their funds have been wasted. 

 They are entirely out of funds and have got to live on credit 

 until the next State Fair. We want all the aid we can get 

 from you on the Country Gentleman. 



Unfortunately the desires of the progressive mem- 

 bers of the New York State Agricultural Society failed 

 of realization. The leaders were too far in advance of 

 their time ; wise and good as their plans were, they 

 were unable to carry them into effect. It would have 

 afforded Mr. Johnson the keenest pleasure to join 

 these friends of his youth in Albany in such a work 

 for scientific agricultural education as they hoped to 

 establish in the state of his birth, and it was not until 

 all possibility of this had quite passed away that he 

 began to look upon Connecticut as the place of his 

 life work. 



