Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-02-25
VERMONT STATE AGRICULTuRIsT.
PRO sPE c T L 5 I.

OsPECTUS.
The time is at hand, by universal acknowl.
edgmcnt, when the Agricultural interests OF
Vermont are to experience new and powerful
impulse Hitherto. no particular encourage
ment has been held out to the most important
class in our community Our distance from the
great commercial cities Of the seaboatd, has
obliged us to depend mainly for our market, Oh
the demand at home : and we have had no slim
ulu- - irnr-avo,ront othor '-"''' tho ro,nr nf
choice. or from the spur OF competition. Dus
this spect of our condition must soon pass away
The introduction Of Railroads into the heart OF
our mo st productive districts. will bring us, ere
long into contact with the mighty west, ana
omen TO us an easy access to all foreign mar
hets For this great change 1t becomes us 10
make preparation. We must cndeavor to mn
prove our ordinary modes OF cultivation. we
/ must learn to extract larger J a-vests from our
comparatvelv ungcna soil. We must pay moro
attention TO the selection and Importation OF
stock and the management OF our daires. we
must make advancement in the quantity ana
quality of our wool For the spirit OF progress
is abroad among the other sections oil INC oh'oh
and if we fail thus to exert ourselves, the result
must be. that the cnterprze of our sister States,
aided bv their richer soils and warmer climates,
will far outstrip us in the race OF honor and
profit.
The time is also approaching when the fee
bic remains Of the old-fashioned preJudlces
against laJor, as degrading to the scholar ana
I!'r Scn''o"''"' ~ IN ;a,; /; ILL, caipinr
'Sl' VI uu'n' "L .pt. - noca.s3,ry IN tho
ground among US 'la' 'aoo' i,oS. 81 rho in.
"'|''', VI Wv r.! 80 -, 81 Tho soc,l man
ellectual, Hu vac ahnndan, emnIoyment to
u' ~ ., ,ho hod,, Already i.
takes its place amongst the learned professions,
by the side of law and medicine. And well
"ucs 1t ucSc' '1 '''' O; DO ,,,lc, ra
l'rt'"ti'' Vi mus! 80 ,,',,,,,,i,v +, is
r a"u even eA'''chIc ~ p'i l1;,io a,J everv
ii'"eeu' ule n."t VI .'o W.! H,,;nc,Iv fe,t
t,''oo III TINS - I ,r,or,. Of the whole
? throughout each 'c'h anu "''''
system . 49,, :, oocord,nco with
' WIN tieHc ''r"e "'u III a. ~ 81 uo rrn.
4 the sugge slipt7 OF 'nl! .a'u ,,vnr,h inc.
pose 10 eS'a"I,In at w l'I -, s,,lod I'm,
. ti'e' mouth. P'I,aii, 80, no,hinr
2 er''o"' "'a'c '.. ,h ,nrn, of an
u ','9 pe''' ha'5,J mara co,rnilation
: N"''cu',"'" P'Pe'' " ih',,h M cer,a;rlv
ir'n tN.a'eo"' ',,I',;a, o,,t snnno,t Bnt
"o'''s VI t''II hr, s.,,n,,ro which
II l. u'''c ''',' We e"o"'0 -, hicb will
n we can '"'i U"' r ;,Is -, If do. q
Y '"rn's" "'eu''.' 'y V ~. and enable us
l. among ue " ,h.ary,t;nn Of tho
10 p'o", y! 1no .;,,'in nur nwn section of the
u 'o'''. 'u - -. ,,lI;c,,;nns arc also
l. ,o ov,on' and dnnb,less with
: ,,roat honoti, hut as these must ALWAYS con-
:. lain much matter which i not adap,ed to our
'' ,i,ndo ,ho,. c,nro, NO 90 uroti,ahr or interest
:, inr IN ms ~ a naner devoted solely to our owl,
:" more,
- The character of the proposed journal viii
", ho as f,lln,..
70 "The Vermont State Agriculturst" will be
~ issncd monthly. each number containing II
~ ouarto pares. Each number will also contain
one or more Illustrations. executed in the usua
N STYLE of newspaper ennravinGs. Its content.
p. will embrace ali the subjects connected witt
o. Agriculture. Horticulture. Arboricul,ure. III,
re Raising and Improvement of Stock Domestic
is and Rural Economy, and the Mechanic Arts
so far as they relate TO this class of subjects
. We shall ende,yor To treat those ,onics on sci
l. entific as well as ,boroyglL, ,,roct;coy nrinri
Mt MOS C,mnunica,ious viii l., iocc..innaIly nd