Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07
A G r I g U l. T U n E.


this country, for several years past, have paid
too little attention 10 agriculture, and as q
consequence they are now compelled 10 rely
upon the supplies from foreign markets.
There has been 100 great desire among the
people of this country to become suddenly rich.
They in consequence have devoted their at
tenton TO manufactures and commerce. and
have been caught by thousand idle specula
tons, which have promised the realization Of
immense wealth. Farmers have been induced
TO leave the Atlantic States, because their
badly managed FARMS did not produce as much
as they desired, and cmigracd 10 the west
with the most sanguinc antici pations Of becom.
ing suddenly rich. We are not content with
the moderate but sure gains which are obtain
ed by agriculture, and are ready to embark in
any scheme, no matter how hazardous, which
will promise speedy return for the ca ptal in
vested, We are now feeling severely tho effect
Of such improvidence, aud with rich, fertile,
add widely extended country, and with mil.
! lions of acres of uncu l,ivated land, we import
from European states, whose territory is not
equal to that ofsome of the larger States Of
our confedcracy, and which have hosts ofpau
pers who must consume some portion Of the
products of the soil. 1t is fact known, that
many of the farmers of the county OF Essex,
are under the necessity Of purchasing -four, at
some seasons of The year. for the use Of thrir
families This is state Fittings which should
not exist. and the very excess OF tho evil will
no doubt soon work remcdy.-INew Jersey
Journal.
ExrRAcr FROM Gov. EvERErrs MIS-.
SAGE "A law was passed at the last scs.
sion Of the Legislature. to encourage the
manufacture Of silk. The bounty provided
has been paid to several applicants. Fac's
which have been developed in the course of
the year, appear to strengthen the hope.
expressed at the commencement Of the last
session, that this branch Of industry 10 des.
tined 10 prove Of immense importance 10
the commonwealth. The difficulties in
reeling, which were supposed to constitute
| the great obsi acle TO The Introduction ofthe
manufacture, have been overcome. and ma
chnery for spinning aud weaving of adn ra-
bic efficiency has been conlrlved. Speci.
mems Of silk fabrics from power looms at
work in Massachusetts, have been exhibited
to ne, which warrant sangnne expectations
ofenrire success in establishing the manu-
fCturc,
EXPERIMENT WITH DUrroN Cons We
omitted so much of the article, oy Mr.. Boz
wers. giving the result of his experiment
Il with Dnlton Corn, published last week,
that perhaps the mode of conducting the
experiment is not plain. The roller was
used on the ground, and the seed prepared
ey rolling IN hot tar. The heat of the tar
did not njnre The seed-it all came up. The
con was planted in hills two feet and a
half apart, and four stalks in hill. The
corn was not topped, and was Cut up about
the 2O,h Of Sept.
This experiment Of Mr. Bowers is worth
attention, He obtained, it will be rccollec
ted, l02 l-2 bushels on an acre, with little
or no more labor and expense. than is usu-
ally attending the cultivation of an acre Of
corn, where bui 40 bushels are harvested.
-Hmpshire Gusehe.
THE BEET SUGAR business will receive
a generous impulse from he bounty of three
cents per ponnd for five years, offered by
the act which has just passed our lcglsla.
lure, IL will enable the Northampton
Company to pay well for the Beets, and
thus generously compensate the larmers.--
THis company, by the way will commence
operations early IN Nav. or sooner. if Mr..
lsnnrd returns from France. A suitable 10.
cation for the factory will be found, build.
logs erected aud the machinery put in, in
season In use the beet crop of this autumn.
The difficulty will probably be, in not OBJ.
tanning enough Of the raw ma eral thus fall
tor lhelf immediate consumptlon.- -.N0rth-
ampton Cor.
THE FIRST CALF Of heifer is best for
rearing; the reason alleged that the COW
could not be reduced by mix during gesta.
ton. Late fallen calves, in May and June,
are never SO hardy when grown up, or bear
the winters So WE'LL as those dropped ia
March; the chief reason Of this is, because
late fallen calves must be weaned late, and
they always pitch, or fall away little on
weaving, the approach Of winter prevents
heir recovery. and nothing afterwards
makes amends. -Lisie.