The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-02-11
THE FARMER.
BRIT SH AGRIC LTURE
Remarks Of Hon. El.zNVEL WEBSTER al az
.4grlrliLtnrm IMeetsng, BoaiDE.

Remarks q Hun B.ANIEL WEBSTER az an
agricultural Meeting, BGsiDE.
hlr WEBSTER l,eEun wiis stating That lac
regarded agriculture EiIe lending interest oi
SOCIETY I; ma ull relations having direct
and iHtina1e hearing upon human rDEfOrt and
Ihs ualinnui prosperity. he hnd been fIirniIiur
with lis operations IN his youth and ne had al
svavs looked upon the subJecr win Vslv and
deep Interest. tie did npI regard hiInEaf It's uar,
EicuHry qualified Judge Of the suhiec.t M a!
ais various RspeGts aud departments and ne
aIeitnsr himself regarded, nor would he nav.
others regard ms opinions as uurhDrHfipe but
che suhyecr mad been one of careful Observation
40 INN, boIh M public and IirJruIe life; and h,s
Pisn 10 EurupH. ssusnn Of tite wear IIarticu.
lury favorable for tins prirpnsr, IND given him
The opportunity uf Beelng 1usr improved iIIis.
tandry, and lie tar as II miEh iIE interesting or
would iuve 4 IenrinE upnn the sutpscI ut the
evenings discussion, InR agriculture of MaEgu-
GhusHtts, he would lruceed 10 give ms views and
uJregsuTs.
How far in this matter the example OF oter
countries wHs 10 he followed Il s;i!lieci wor-
rnv Of much consideration. Tire examule nj
foreign country might lts CLOSELY fDltpwe;i
II would furnish L sufe ruie uf mutation only ns
fur the circumstances uf II Country .cOrres.
pond with those or ihe cuun,ry wDnse rules unL
CUSTOMS Il nrDpnsed 10 aGnpT.
The .rtsur objections Of agriculture und the
great agricultural TIrDdurts OF difiereIn countries
much the sHpH Brend, IneH1 and t;iulh.
Ing constituted these uiIeCtt. Coll1u mtght
TX regarded inCidtuliIs lIrDdu;:;, }scuiiHr
ct.rlnIn iaiuudes and countries Though Lhe
creat agricultural products ut dI1ETeul countries
Ne~f the sane. vHI there were various Universities
al rBngtitTsn and circumstances, winch nHlsr,
itllF Hfisclna she agriculture oi different
lri@s.
The PRIMARY elements which entered iiIiD rbe
cnnsdern tim OF tiIs agriculture uf country
Were InuT 8; clIunlH- SOL, rics q! hind and prfce
ri iniiur. IN coni3m-i-rtu therefore, al TiIs
agriculture ri LIsGiund @I.h tnut tf mnssaciIu-
sets these tHueIIts were ID he taken EInrtiru-
lar ITno view
The ,aliInurs az EnEland differed essentially
5ruln IhHu of TINS couutry. THEY jHp
western site tf the +'nsferI. and tiH
side al the western coTIIInelE. The GIMME
of ench cDu:u,rg materially Istrfes iIr rneIr
r+ssi-,-=zivs siiI'u.iuns IN T-Iu,ian Is
The winds wiiici prevail iInlh that's country
and in EnsiHnd from ihe w,.si, ans westerly
winds hiDw IlIrFs dups at four. These iHcis
fuTlliilEr. The Consequences resulting Trnm
EIen nre, fiu1 WINTERS ruihtsr uud uIr
SUMMERS Inutb 5ugler Eirun m England. Our
ulIlude wis IshO,E Iiitf OF OpBr1a, vet tine 1ern-
.'erH1ure very different. On these uccounts
.ita-eiure fbe maturing n Ire crops IN EIsiiInd
and tns pvWsr Of using silHsH crDIss would Gre
Iuaariu difiersnue lte:wHen rifeir REriuua
lurs und ours II nIuv iIs supposed linn
Gimme tIInsi reseniiIls Ihm al China M Tine
same ialIfudes and rms iRct IIay nHVe esEen-
lsl itetiring u,IDn tinsz brunch Df agriculture
which II is ;,rulRssd introduce uuDgIg las, lhs
;IrodnctDn III silk.
The Eecolld point Of difference bet1ean lhs
TWO countries lies in tine suIl. the soil nj Eng
land is mainly HrcilinceDEE Z snl and uHCGunus
iOuFHi tf59n sIgiEs-rTifutR 81 CLAY. THIS mfF iE
considered ;ts the ITeGnuIRHysi characteristic IA
Line pnrts which ne visited. Tire southern lGIrtE
ut Ensiund SANDY, resting IiTon deep tnds
of chuk. The rocks in England are OF differ.
fDrInHIiUn from Ours If granite sui.
."es of soil prevails in ScDsiand, Eiar1 OF tine
Country winch nurR resembles Ou own. Our
snlf stony. such lands uOI tuunG IN
England " 4uuy tigpe iunds EnDd any
II England Our illuEIal soils Oh Connecticut
-iver and in Eouie other pHrGs OF the Country ,nre
eqGll 10 any lands: nun THESE hHve M ciuy. II
IS mt proler 10 rurnpure ths sol Of England
with :he sal of America, tsscaIse of the extreme
differences H. different parts OF DuT couHtTy4
stretching as n does through 50 many degrees
OF alrtnde, and embracing in lis Exlsm every
TH-tsty Dt ciIInHie and soil.
Ine PRICE of land, aputber irHpurfanI element
II AGRICULTURAL calculations, differs greatly from
iuf PRICE of land with IFS Ii is three TiuIRs as
mgr Is III Massachusetts.
The prius Uf labor - Inurh more in WHssh-
-GhLsH1s tban in England In different pur-s OF
hnsand the price of iHhDr Is considerably WRIT
nls but II may be SCI down twice rs dsar
win LIE t,s There
THESE IRE general remarks WINCH hEpf sng
rested themselves IN regard tbs of things
"irDHt- Now TIEVs ANYTHING 10 learn from
uhn Is there my thing IN 1heIr condition ulla
inirHtie II IN which she agriculture ,hf
trEiand InHy I've OF Iiss Massachusetts and 10
nnar countries
he subject uf agriculture IL England lIas
strongly attracted The attention and inquiries of
tsn OF Science They inYe Slndied curriculum
y lie nature of the snil. More 1hnn rwsnty
years agn, Sir Humphrey DRRE under'Dpk no
IIeu' the sugsct of The application of chemical
HuUwiedHR agriculture m the chemical aIIuly-
sk pt s0iis and IuHnurss. The intention
hat been continued the sDigsrt md fhe sx-
prhTnarr discoveries and ADVANCES IN t'beuii-
Il" science, since ms time. are likely 10 pI'erIrs
greatly ID the advantage of agriculture The
O4H' results rnRy be expected frurn IT. These
ilqnlries Now prosecuted in France wiki
Rrea, enthusiasm and su,,ress Me EnBY bope