Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-03-21
AGRICULTURE IN WASHINGTON co

To The Editors of he Watcj,man and STATE journal.
wish to make few remarks upon q subject in
which feel great and lively interest and if YOU
think them Of sufficient Importance, you may pub
ism them, otherwise cast them aside. From train
OF circumstances, have been more or less acquain-
ted with agricultural societies for many years. and
IRON what knowledge have been able to obtain of
their results, am led to the conclusion that they
are beneficial, not only to the farmer, but to com
munity generally. / have noticed with much plea
sure the wish of Our Legislature to promote the in
teress of the cultivators of the soil bur hnve been
surprised that the announcements of premium asso
Citations have been kept out of viow Ito my satsfac-
ton, the handspring Of all enterprise and emula-
ton,) among the farming community. In the fall
of 1913, noticed and watched the fate of the bill
for the above object, before our Legislature, with
much solictude, and after it passed and had be-
come law, supposed our farmers Of Washington
county, would not be slow to avail themselves of
the benefit of that act; but in this was mistaken,
and had concluded that the energies Of the farm
ers, the agricultural interests, and the act of the
Legislature, $50 far as this county is concernedl
were doomed TO perpetual Sleep
But to my great satisfaction have seen a few
timely remarks copied from the Patriot into the
Waterman, whchcome to my mind like the cool.
ing water brooks upon dryahd thirsty Kind and
lest the subject should again be left 10 Sleep on,
throw out these remarks; urging, as reesoisfprac-
ton upon this subject, the benefits to be derived
from agricultural societies in almost. q .thdusands
ways. | ask, Will the farmers of Washington.
county consento be taxed, to promote the Interests
of farming, in other countless and yet neglect their
own? Other counties have formed their.societes,
and will draw money from the States treasury TIA
ken in part from our pockets to pay their pre-.
mums Furthermore, they will throw in here
their premium products, and obtain high price,
while we may be under the necessity of carrying
our less valuable products for less prices, t, for
eign market
1t is well known that our markets, all through
New England, are filled to OVERLOOKING with orr
nary productions, which command a price harry
sufficient to repay the farmer for his labor and toll
while at the same time prime productions are eo-
gerly sought, and commensurate price paid, af
fording the producer handsome profit. Again:
All we can add to the price, in quality costs US
nothing in freight to Market for instance we make
one hundred pounds of butter, worth in market
S20,00-it costs us only as much for freight, to OBJ
tain the money, when we make an article worth
only $1,000 per hundred, and this difference is al
ways seen in the great market Of New England
There is, at all seasons Of the year in the city Of
Boston, some butter which commands 20 cts. per
pound yet probably the greatest part carried to
that place is sold, on an average, as low as ten
cents per pound. This difference is seen and felt,
not only in the article of butter but in all our pro-
auctions, though perhaps not in 80 great proper
ton. Sugar making in Vermont has not received
that attention that it should Though an improve
ment has, of late, been made to some extent, yet,
who doubts but this article may be improved still
more, TO the great credit Of the State. Many 9TH
err branches of agriculture might be mentioned for
improvement, and much more might be said, but
leave the subject for ADLER pens than mine. In com
cluson let me ask will not some one or mote, fix a
time for, and call general meeting of the citizens
of the county, 10 devise ways and means, in some
way, to advance the agricultural interests of Wash
ington county.
Mortified, March IL, 1s45.