Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-05-29
THE = =, FARM.
Opinions OF II Practical Farmer
-r.. fifty years ago.


dustrious and frugal, as well as reputable and
useful man: and unless carciulness, industry
and economy are united in the character, ii
viii be an imperfect one. Although far
mer cannot live without labor, by labor alone
he never can grow rich and reputable
Much depends upon his laying ont and per-
forming certain kinds Of labor in the times
and seasons when they ought TO be perform
cd. tfhc will not cart out his SIMMER dung
nor plough those lands in the fall which he
means TO seed in the following sprIng-if he
will not put his seeds into the ground early,
and as soon as the season will admit-if he
will not attend to his fences and see tIl, they
are sullicient-ani fine will not cut his grass
ahen it is rpc and do Everything necessary
10 secure il in good order; he will be per
peluaIly hurried from one kind of labor to
another, and every one will be sighted his
FAX will moi be coated, nor his grain properly
Oiled out his corn will be shortened for want
Of being well hoed, and his grass will become
dead and dry away in the field. Let every
Kind of labor therefore, be performed in due
season.
A complete farmer is also man Of grea,
carcfulness and solicitude without care, the
srverest Labor on the best farms, will never
produce riches nor plenty. If the farmer
will not milk his cows in seas1n--sce that
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that his dairy is nearly and carefully man
aged, he may Labor without ceasing, will
have small poor breed Of cattle, and never
enjoy fitness of good butter and cheese
1t is care which makes a hack increase and
grow TO good size, which brings forth the
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to'I ""o'o u''''S' p'onys are S''i' ana SLOW
rs nc cd""o' gro" nc" suoug"'y from MS
pro,eSs'on' S"1u'd oe ''s'i ana STEADY econ
o"''S'' ne s"o"'a 'ons'ue. u'e saving ne
may make IN every '"'"E' IN ms iue'' Tools
Clothes neal drI"N' ana POCKET expenses !;
above al +" MS me- wHieh IS 'q"al 10 SO
snncn money IA mana. Every d"y ''a' ms
ne'ghbor runs down to market ON his horse
with pound or two OF butter ana lew
eggs, II he stays at nome ana keeps STEADY TO
ms LABOR ne g"Is Two IL no. 'I''ee Jays t Inc
start "i il'm' WINE ''' ''T's'So' '''o''1 ms
time and spends ms money ny ,"'s 'n,pfuaeh,
and riling pursuit. ne saves pom ','"e ana
money IN dressing ana improving MS n ,a'uS'
and winch demand an ms a.eh''oh. mere
is no leisure hour 10 DC ,ouna on i'rn en- II OF"
carly IN the spring. u" ia'c ~ '"o 'a',:-
ihroug" al. mat ""o'e Peflou' goou l''-
mer knows now 10 sPeha every hou' P''"'a-
bly, on his lands lie can nave DO ''me 10