The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-12-12
The Farmer
--ocICH AGRICULTURE AND MANNERS.
From Mr. Weeds Letters

=. A, WAS bright aad the passage up the beau
-. exceedingly pleasant. The bay, ut the
- ,i,bs river, is seven miles wide.-We stop
n, .,r,,.asp, Zone of the towns in France made
"A ..li, the sentimental Joumey,'O TO receive
Ills diny.loOking place, with 10000
80, whose principal traffic is in eggs,of which
-. I'D ,s,en thousand dozen to England weekly.
ed -. excellent fruit here, some of which (mel-
K ~ ,.,,5,;, was brought on board. There are
e - ,,,,. IA the Scnne enjoying considerable
% 80 4; indicated BY the number Of vessels at
# I've, There is much rural beauty along
l..l,. b., ia Agriculture France is evidently a
lN .,..,,r b.had England and America. The various
81 s.,, ,ftbe soil are cultivated in patches instead
M t,s.p, The country seems divided into gardens
.,I., than hfms-There are no fences here, as
n ,r,s III. 1oi hedges as in England. You see but
~ f.z ,,es O, sheep and no hogs a Farmer Of
~ Western Nea.Yora, who dashes into his hundred
~. sss,, field with force sufficient u cut, rake,
"a t,.3, thrash il in two or three days, would be
N ;,s...y amused with the primitive mode Of harves-
"a ,-,- T,a:s. Here the wheat is all cut with the
81 ,,..gss F. SOFT Of scraggy rack upon the back of
NJ 3,,ssy;, ,ll move along behind the reapers.-
ri Wbsa tie l,lkeys gets loaded, (some eight or ten
IN snail :ssNa !, each Of his wooden saddlebags,) he
.1 rs. &. = !, the road, where the wheat is trans
I'D ira5 70 tansy wagon and drawn azily hence by
~ .zss Fsich ponies, tlndum, to the granary! In
N - way atuzen people consume day in harvesting
a aee. Twolhlfds fthe persons saw at work
4 !; tie led: were women.
A;l2Ococs the passengers began TO order their
i.aiia::, which are served, as in their Cafes, in
sal rooms upon the guards Of the boat. The break
X; generally consisted Of red wine, mutton chop
=. .,sai, 4 few ordered coffee instead of wine,
I'd ;oHe added butter 10 their bread; while others
E..l;Elsj e boiled egg for the mutton chop As
Asg were more than 200 persons TO be provided for
\ uusvl!, the culinary department displayed much
y s-7-! * NO or tiade hours. | have known pao-
VI p: ssSai. whose fastidiousness would have pre-
4 frs5 'a! 's to breakfast upon plates and with
\ zfre: M forks that had served twenty others
A what ha'i?. been removed from the table.
EXAMPLE OF INDUSTRY AND CONTENT
AEy1 No have been Interested by reading an
Na.a'' tie pen cflhe editor Of the New Gene
~ F.rne', giving sketch Of the history and sue
- Il vi Martin Saith, farmer in Western New
ia' nd his fEniiy. The account is worthy the at
''' ct yo9ng men, more particularly. as it is not
'"-iat.e case or the requirement OF great wealth
~ -Aiy' genuine, philosophical enjoyment Of
81 z oh Of ~.
'''' ind practice that share of self denial without
'a.a Providence ordinarily will not bless any hu-
~ s7'ti' with prosperity and happiness.
~ >"aa came 10 Wheatland, New York,a Young
u'n IA Isl7' and his whole capital was about $50
ID "''5! and Clothes. lie worked by the mcnIh at
.-''12' I'll! the fall Of 1919 when he married Miss
IL u0oonae an intelligent, industrious, and econorn-
"a s'' They then commenced housekeeping, and
"''"ed his neighbours land on shares, occasional
> 'Ea'.as some Of his own, till 1925 when he built
S''A'''taoie house and commenced farming on his
WI o0aaln' In 1880, he added 10 acres to his pos
'''''h' $50 Ter acre, and in 1892 he Purchased I6
-.''e al $50 per acre, and had means for pay
T.: ''' notwithstanding the hard times.
4"'! nave thirteen healthy looking children, five
'o!' aud eight girls.) The Oldest was only II
- "e Youngest was born, land none of them twins
-.'' u '0en which are old enough, have received
'"'aoA school education, and all are sober indus
- aod amRb!e The boys are farmers; and
u" ''s'e mol employment, for them at home, the
1871 "O'A oaI by the month. The girls are
- VIC common avOcations orlife and to sew,
r. I~' "sA'e' and make straw hats They have al
III ''4 well led and well clothed, and supplied
'"s hecessaries of life, with an abundance of
4, ana all really useful books; and this has
y produced from their little domain, $50 acres,
n F.s'Oas to 1880 only 20 acres: for they never
49,. ''"e' source OF income besides the farm.
/. "na' little the children earned, and what
!. on or acres of other land on sbares vb;,e
vs. Clearing his own.
. 'as moi been made into garden, nor is
s,b.. ~. 'catOrst, but plain farmer nor have
II, mem any extra advantages, except what their
Ism industry and economy have given
and what practical illustration this ofards IF
.,n. "'Ues A family of fifteen contentedv procur-
D ssa'ies and comforts of life from a farm
lin, "ha' worthy example is here set 10 the
,b.s ''a"'n and whl, contrast does this afford.
mr.. Pa'ed with the foolish extravauance co
5s.s +. Tue present day While many of our
( ara. sea' farmers who cultivate their hundreds
.ujv b.a OecOmng bankrupts and destitute, this
aerial Oecome rich on thirty acres Had we all
ave ao,. and economy as Mr. and Mrs Smith
e' there would no No 49,. fl, :.