The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-08-15
CROPS-FARMlNCi

/ Inc appearance 81. kht country ~ The interior
Of the State, as we are inornlc,s /. at rresent ex.
'remely beautiful; and the pscsIec, Of crops Is
very good IIaying u just oyer and she crops
OF grass has turned out much b tter than was ex-
pecied early in the season. A month or two ago
Il was a general opinion that Toe hay would lie
extremely light; bui the late fine =, ehher brough,
the grass forward and ns Their has been but liz.
lie rain during the hsy making tie hay is finely
cured and Of very superior qunfy
The crops OF small grain romise very veil,
and the quantity on the grod "a $ mach larger
than usual This particularly the case with
wheat, Of which more has beef suwed this year,
in this State, than perhaps ever before in any two
years; and il looks finely ts,, ard promises to
yield very abundantly A ais, ken idea has
prevailed hitherto that the snT OF Massac huselts
was not well adapted to WI eat and that wc
must ever he dependent on ,sr Southern and
Western neighbors for that important article.
Perhaps this always will be- tho case with the
immediate sea-boarl hut the experience OF this
year alone must be enough ~ satisfy the mos,
skepcal, that the farmers Of the intsrior may
easily raise wheat enough Er themselves, and
the manufacturing villages 81 their neighbor-
hood. The numerous fields o. w'est to be seen
in Worcester county and funhT West, are very
heavily headed out, and now that they are Jusi
ripenng, present very rich and delightful APP
pearance.
Rye and bOrley,of which theHe are large crops,
are fast approaching to maturity, ard PROMISE an
abundant harvest The quantity ofcorr planted
this year is much smaller thin usual, tlsc iar-
mers having been somewhat dscounCtl by the
early frosts OF last autumn. They hA ne aiken
pains however, for the most pat, TO Yeleet su
early kind, aud the corn looks we'll, Is silked
out in many places, is much iaore fJSvClr than
it was last year at this seas On, and has good
chance to escape the frost even snoui,i u set n
about as early this year il did the last.
Potatoes look finely, and promise well. Abe
crop of apples will not be large.
After all, the farmers are the hapnie,R people
in the world and in Massachusetts especially,
the best of, and most secure against am solden
disaster. For the last eight of ten years the de-
mand for their produce has hee1 ste ably in
creasing, and the price has gradual y risen.
They have grown rich, paid of heir debts, and
become independent. Even the pres - unpaE-
alleled commissions in the comnercisl world
scarcely effect them at all. All agricultural
produce, notwithstanding the stngnatiou of bus
ness, continues high, and in good demand; and
though the price of flour and grain will I'M
doubtedly fall as the new crop comes in sever
al other principal articles of agricultural pro
duce, such as beef, butter and cheese, will on
tinue to maintain their price to a great degree
because the stock of cattle is small and il can
not be increased in moment.
During the two or three years past, while
speculation was raging, some of The farmers,
seeing fortunes, or pretended fortunes. made in n
moment, began 10 grow dissatisfied with their
small, though certain profit; and great many
young men quilted the cultivation of the soil, and
rushed headlong into mercantile and speculative
business They now coming back to the
FARMS well satisfied that production, especially
agricultural production, is not only among the
most honest, but also among the most satsfac,o-
ry and sure of all employments; and that ac-
cording to the old proverb one bird in the hand
is worth more than two in the hush.
Boston Alias