The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-11-03

agricultural survey; and will he or n,o,u
real worth TO the farmer than all the sci.
entilc but barren reports ofa drizzIinq
geological survey. There may be tboro;
siiting OF the various methods of the cul-
lure OF land and the raising of stock. I
care not u there is battle over every M
tato patch. 1t will be of more service i,
the world than many other debates. nor.
maps more than some in Congress at EIGHT
dollars day; perhaps equal TO some in
Theology done gratis. With The 49, :.
to ind aud follow the laws of nature w.
should go to tie improvement of land
Inc whole tendency of our situation IL ~
make us careless in husbandry. All the
w'de domain OF The West comes in A, ~.
Ell an influence on every neighborhood IN
ennce our young men from their homes
10 BRING more land into market, TO make ne
estimate II BY quantity rather than bv mod
uce, by rods and acres. bv Gunner: .h.;,
rather than by the barn and granary. II
smut up by contracted limits, we sLouId
turn our minds to the increase ofprcducr
as IN China, or England, or Flanders.
lhere IS intellect and energy enough to
warrant success if turned in that direction.
That subject will not fail when led on all
over the county by such minds o. our our,
always honored and now Iameuted Wr;cb,
Would ii not be wise economy r. e.,
stock exceeds your land, TO Law ont yups
money to make that better rather than
make II more. The great aim should be
10 nave constant produce withou, exhaus-
,ion not simply coed crop ,hi. year.
but to leave the land in such a state - 81.
yieio good crop the next year. IwcuIet
suggest TO the farmers Of this coun,, ,be,
necessity Of providing for the recurrence
OF such year as The present. The grass
nopPers have not come up like the l5cus,x
OF Egypt al the bidding Of Moses. Thew
nave come once, and twice, and following
the law OF their nature they will come =
gam. Now will it not be prudent fnrecaste
10 occupy part of your lands with a cron
which they will not destroy? These vii
be valuable in the best seasons and Will
save the sacrifice of your stock in d;sa.-
'rous years; This may be done BY green
cr0ps-PerhaPs r"ots-which in England
are thong ht profitable when there IS no
such contingency as ours for which 70 mo-
woe Green crops do not exhaust the
soil that Is done when plants 90 TO seed.
Fer ms reason, much of your grass land
when the roots are not injured, may be ex-
pected to produce more plentifuIIy ON the
next year than on other good wears. TIE
land has had, in a measure, the ADVANTAGE
OF lying failow. 1t has not been drained
BY bearing seeded crop. Will it not be
wisdom to institute such system of bus-
bandry as shall meet this exigency7 Take
'uch crops as will be profitable IN any sea-
son, and be body of reserve to protect
your iiocks when all your other forces are
routed.
With the intent TO find and follow the
laws of our nature we shouId annIv ovr-
serves TO the improvement of stock.
by the last census it appears Vermont
mas more horses more neat cattle and sheen
than any New England state. She issur-
passed IN sheep by only three states in the
Union, New York, PENNSYLVANIA and o.
MOI BY the same census Addison conn
Is SHOWN to have more hay and wool
Than any county in Vermont. have
table, prepared, at my request. by a vouno
rleha IN college, showing the produce s.
population of all the counties From this
IL Is seen that relatively We have not only
more wool and more hay but more sheep
ahd cat'Ie than any other county in the
otate. Caledonia beats MS on horses:
Bennington in barley; Rutland in Rive;
and ChIttenden in potatnes. This is The
position Addison County occupies in Yer
mont, IN New England and in the Union.
She cannot doubt where her interest lie.
aho "hat That interest demands. She
nay be now or soon outnumbered: but if
'he is outrun IN improvement it will te
her own fault Nsturv uIIi uUI 90 IT,
Every farmer should do his part that Ad-
iison County shall not be surpassed in the
quality OF any kind of valuable stock. We
augh, and rightly, at the man of only one
dea IN Morals and Religion. But is there
lot something of the same kind among
armers. 1t one turns his attention TO
'heeP' he IS all sheep; if TO nurses, he is
III horse; If TO swine, he is all for hogs.
)ne kind may naturally take the lead. but
Why neglect the rest fyou reap most
advantage fom sheep, but have two hor-
es and five COWS, why shall not these
'ows and these horses be of the best kind
IS well as the sheep; The food that will
ustain poor animal will keep good
me. know that much improvement has
'een made. All know this, for the signs
re on the surface. Once we saw the
oarse pictures of horses and cattle stuck
p IN the sheds and shops, and some of
nore arlstocratlc professions crept up to
ne dignity of the bar-room. Now, since
rtists can be bribed to hatter brutes. we
ave their portraits on wood and steel and
oPper. We nave them Autographed and
aguerreotyped, and stereotyped for our
entire tables and parlor magazines. They
re on foolscaP. and on letter press they
tand to the head of our correspondence.
ften as we take up the epistles of friends.