Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-23
AGRICULTURAL.
From the New England Farmer.
ron THE NE w YEAR

toImtng OF gOou TtSoluttOnS ahi plans al
future CONDUCT. We shall not discuss the
moral duties or uses of such occasions. -
We are lar from thinking this would b.
out of place in Farmers newspaper =
but it does not come immediately within
our sphere. Our main business is with
business men, and our present oojec, con-
Germs business arrangements at the com
mencement of the year.
We are talking OF the commencement,
Of the year: AMI yet it is already some.
ways on us journey. and 6fv-second
part OF ii is gone This cannot be re.
called. The power of omnipotencr.
we speak it with reverence, cannot
make 1t as though it had not BEEN
But 1t would be madness and folly on .ha,
account to foreeo our good purposes; or
TO wait until another year before We be-,
gin the execution of plans of whose pro-
priety AMI utility we are convinced
= What thou does, do quickly" Now is
the time. Beyond now NJ man is sure
of The power o. the inclination 10 do any
thing; and if instead OF tiiiy-srcond a
nth part of The Year shonld have pasSed
away, LEI il never be- considered too latr
To begin The execution Of a wise AMI use
full purpose.
In looking at the general conduct and
management of farmers. nothing strikes
one more iorcibsv than the almos. entire
absence of all arrangement or system, al
eSactness and accounts, Few men make,
any definite plan for the mani cement o.
their farms, but are wholly under The di
rection, if direction i, may b. called, OF
caprice or accilert. Few m, u,easurs
their land. their Seed. or their crops. Few
keep any account of the manure appalled,.
or the labor expended upon anv crop
Few know what they BAY; what they
sell; and whether in the application, us~.
or sale of their proi.cs there is a cana or
loss. If you ask why this Is nol done.
be general answer Is, ~lhal we Get 50
lille from our farms, that we are asham. j
TO do IL; or we should discover thai oar
firms are running as in Dc b, and ahere fn,.
we are unwilling 10 do ia uT IL s 50 much
oloie thai we cannot DO IL Tn Sc r.
plIes are all unreasonable and fnuise,-
lneY are not such as Il satisfy an mel
gent aud honest mind. Il IS not a q les,
ION Oh half so mHrh importance wheaher
ne ysi much or LILLE as whether Yr,. o. al;
that we can gri.and " he,her we ge. 50 mach
As 10 compensate su.ilhe labor applied AMI
iheexpense Incurred in The calnva,i5n. A
tarmer. who farms for mere pas,ime or
in0SenenL or who having oaher resource
IS Is satisfied With the few ordicarv sup
Plies and cOnpenIeUceS. which almost any
arm Will furnish with illsIe labor or ex-
Dsnse. must not compiaia, Ii The account
IF his farm should be shor and meagce.
He has no reason 10 expect anvlhiny else.
Bat farmer, who Is one Ir0iy anl exci0-
sIVely, whose dependence is GA his farm.
whose Business Is VITA his farm, ough,
nos 10 be sa5isfied ualil has farm is made
o produce all that 1t is capable Of pcoIuc-
ing aud Turner, who does This. Will
seldom have occasion 10 be mortified n,
The result. La mos cases there IS no
daub, il will much exceed his expectations
We kaow that tArsners III general vii
give . oisff> real account from this The
6r>t reason for their dciag 50 is thai ma
ny vi Them. who profess L' know, do no.
know accurately how the c,se stands with
them They iassime, they fslmk, they
susss. thy co2Jee9Ers. they ~lssnp the
as ii IS often ,erTnrd; but they
keep no acco1nas. and they make on, no
particular. detailed. and Easthfnl Ssaseanen.
1T the case Anosfaer reasnn Is, they sell
dom give The farm anv CT dit for he com
tors and supplies. which ID fsrnaShes %
the family without charge or nulce-
La them issve 10 5ay all these lhiags in
q cfy wAsre every ounce OF Saller, eve
rv P0uad IL pork. every bali peck of eo-
iatoFs. every baach OF Oalons. aud every
pant Of anslk Is to b weighed, measa<-d
and pasi lar; aud sh,U they can form
more Sase rs innate OF what Is 10 be credit
edo the nr.n- In judging ct ne pro-
ceeds OF resalV Of his Turning. the farsa.sr
m general rrcSo0s only Uhas be sells Cor
cashs and makes no account of hossse
rent fnei. bread. pork, bs~t. talisN, v..s,,
ssa0ies. mi,k. Sc, Sc. whech are Us d
Tor hSs family anl VITA which ofeD.IsOgS
% ~AS a1asSa - ss~s0 aAf> o8Rcn
omissions are eestaisav 9nlasa 10 the farm.
and Poevent the exhlbalOa of tras ne,
S0la.
III q De true IN the nsE place. as nany
sss'aeaamrs asserr. thst If they keep an ex-
acs scco0na Of their faraniag. IL would H.
loaad aast their tarsns are rannins them
10 drbts THIS - the SarOngSS Of AL re>Soo~
Why They sAcOAd keep aceounss and wbv
Shey saeOad look osen inso lhose a~,ros,,r.,s
L : great foisy 70 PuFs0e any baSiaesS
wh2teEer which can Be parsaed oalv ., >
ceslAin iess A nsn. who beaSeses hssa-
sell var aAer year coa,laualiy sinking
aeePer and deeper into dees, mus BE- sen-
saoss shas Ae 5 doinga great injustice 10