Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-04-29

which he once offered at 25, and was laughed at,
from which he had already cut fuel to the value
of 81 800, and which he would not now sell for
500 an acre
At this stage of the discussion, the resolution
offered at the last meeting, by Mr.. Wheeler, was
introduced and discussed, in connection with the
profits of farming:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting,
immediate measures ought to be taken by our
colleagues and other literary institutions, to give
direct and positive instruction in the science of
agriculture.
Mr.. Wheeler said he had long felt the impor-
lance of a better agricultural education. He
had been brought up in the way common among
farmers of his day and in his boyhood had learn
ed to hate farming most cordially but had he
been properly educated, had he been taught the
work scientifically, there would have been nov
city and interest in the business which would
have rendered it attractive and pleasant, as it
now was to him So it would be with farmer
boys and merchants boys, too, generally. In
his opinion it would be infinitely better for our
rich men in the city to give their boys good ag-
rlcultural education, and good farm to prac-
tlce on, than to suffer them to grow up here in
idle, expensive and dissipated habits to become
vagabonds in the end.
Mr., French of Braintree doubted the expedi-
ency of having professor of agriculture connect
ed with any of our colleges; mere literary man
was not what was needed. He conceived that
an agricultural school or college, where the prac-
tical application of principles could be carried
on in connection with scientific instructions, was
what was needed, to elevate and improve our
farming population.
Mr.. jerks of Boston, spoke ofthe great supe-
riority of the educated aborer over the ignorant.
Among mechanics and manufacturers, it was es-
timated that the former was worth II "a per
cent more than the latter. 1t was a noticeable
fact, that Notwithstanding the very large per
centage of farmers in the community, nothing
has been done to any purpose for their education,
He was not sure but that agriculture should be
taught in all our common schools. He was quite
sure that it would never answer TO connect an
agricultural department with our existing colleg-
es the expenses of an education under such cir
Cumstances, and the character of the mass of stu
dents connected with these institutions, forbade
it.
After considerable conversation on the qucs-
ton, whether the debate on the resolution and
the general subject before the society should be
continued at the next meeting, it was decided,
unanimously, that the debate and the further dis
cussion of the profits of farming should be re-
sumed at the next meeting; and the Society ad-
journed, after adopting the following resolution,
which was introduced at a previous meeting by
Mr. Merriam, and referred to a committee, Of
which Hon. Mr.. Calhoun was chairman:
Resolved, That the fine blood Stock recently
imported from England and Scotland by the State
Agricultural Society, will, in the opinion of this
meeting, be made most available and conduce in
the highest degree to general improvement, by
being distributed in pairs through the Common
wealth. to remain stationary at least two years
the male animals to be free to the use of all who
will raise the calves.