The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-08-22
The Farmer.
WAGES OF FARM LABoRERs IN ENGLAND.

WAGES OF FARM LABORERS IN ENGLAND.
The subioined report of a conversation with an En-
,l;s farm Iaborcr, will remind such as may read oil
tho supcrior advantages of the American farmer 1t
=, taken from ''Notes ON the Agricultural District"
orblisbel in the London Chronicle.
81 find that on most Of the farms in this district
,porlsbirc) two out of three pows, and two out of
,lree wagons and horses, are managed by young men
under twenty years orugG, whose wages vary from
three to five shings per week, never exceeding, and
seldom reaching six, but sometimes four boys who
,rc hired by the year, and who are at work sixteen
Sonrs day, ns low as two shlllings week. And by
these Youths and young men, two thirds OF all the
powing and carng on the farm is done. They pro-
vide themselves with food and clothing out Of their
yorcs sleep in stable loft, have Preside to go to-
10 hot dnners-but everlasting bread and lard bread
and lard bread and lard.
Here is a conversation with Of them, on n large
farm near Abingdon
You hold the plow, you say, how old are you?'
bes sixteen almost
what wages have your Three shngs week
Three shilings Have you nothing else Don't
You get your victuas, part of Them, from your mas
teri MOI buys them all
AN out Of three sllings? "Ees, and buys my clothes
ont o'ha'
And what do you buy to eat > buys bread and
lard
DO you eat bread and lard always?'-'What have
Won for breakCast?' Bread and lad.'
And what for dnner?' Bread and lard
What for supper: the same'' Ees the same-breod
and lard
1T seems to be always bread and lard; have you
no boiled bacon and vegctables?' 'No: there be
no place to boil 'em, time to boil 'em; none to
boil
'IIave you never a hot dinner supper? don't you
GEL pOtaiocs!' 'Ees, once week and we pay mas
Ter for 'em.'
And what do you eat with them; bacon' 'No'
'What hen'' Lard; never has nothing but lard
Can't you hoil potatoes cook your victuas If
YOU choose?' mo; has fire.
ave you no FIRE in cold weather. 'No; new
or has fire.
where do you go in the winter eveniugs?' TO
bed when be time; an it bent time, goes TO
some the housen as be round about
TO the friends OF some of the cottages suppose?'
'Ecs; and where we can get
What you cannot get; do you go into the farm
hoase" NO, must MT; never goes nowhere but TO
he'd, and it be very cold
where is your bed,?' 'In the tot,' (stable
lofty
How many of you sleep there'' 'All on us as be
hired'
1Iow many are hired?' 'Four last year; five this
Does any one make your beds for you?' mo, we
makes EN- ourselves
WHO washes your sheets?' who washes 'em?'
bent
What never washed! Do yon mean to say you
don't have your sheets washcd?' NO, never since
cOmed'
"hen did you Gomez LAST Michaemas.'
were your bed clothes clean thcn?' Il dare say
they was'
and don't you know how long they are TO serve
until they are changed ngan'' ITO Michaelmus, I
here tell
90 one change of bed clothes serves year Don't
W" hnd your bed disagreeabe?' 'Do II be too
''''Py never knows nought of it, only that has to
So up oiore be awake, and get into it aore
Vt most asleep. be up at four, and bent done
work aore eight at night
! gu don't so SO long at the plow thnt!' NO.
"u' master be always having summat for me to do
"c oe always at summat'