Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-03-30
AnrfruIturaI.
Education Of Farmers Daughters.

Most Of the farmers Of our country are
the sons Of farmers and most OF their wives
are the daughters Of farmers. This shows
the propriety Of educating our children with
reference to our own occupation. The first
and most important step towards the i'm.
provement Of the great agricultural commu.
nifty, is the improvement Of the mind, by
proper and early education. Until they, as
class, are as well informed as those engag.
ed in other pursuits, they must and will feel
degree Of diffidence, a want Of confidence
in themselves. The most important duty
we have TO perform, either as parents or
citizens, is that of properly educating and
bringing up our children. Until the farm
ers so discharge that duty, as that their
descendants rank equal with those engaged
in other pursuits. they will be guilty, as they
too long have been, Of great dereliciion
Of duty.
am pleased to see, OF late, able articles
in our journals, on the subject of giving our
sons an agricultural education but this
should be coupled with a good common
education, at least. | am proving the want
Of this in almost every sentence write.
We should also remember, that the edu-
cation Of our daughters is OF equal impor.
lance, aud that common justice requires that
we give them an equal chance with our sons.
Ii is true our women do not vote at our
elections. or hold political office, or manage
the outdoor concerns Of the farm; but 1t is
equally true, that they exercise their full
share OF influence in all our concerns
They have the moulding, direction and
I TIA of ho min IA. IF oh al.
boys 10 the age Of ten or twelve, and the
girls TO much greater age; and nature
has admirably fitted them for the perform
ance Of this important duty. Their early
impressions, derived from the mother, are
indelibly fixed in their minds, and have
great weight in forming their future charac.
tiers. Most Of us, who had mother living
after we became old enough to recollect,
can well remember the fine sympathetic feel.
ings she possessed and taught us ; and these
are among the noblest feelings Of the human
heart We can also well recollect the rigid
principles Of morality taught us by her, and
the lasting impressions they made on our
minds. IL we look about among our nc.
quaintancc, we shall see that wherever there
is well educated intelligent mother, there
is.also an intelligent family Of children
And this is much more important matter,
than the rearing of fine, high booded ami.
mails with four legs.
II we will diyest ourselves Of pride and
prejudice, and examine coolly, we snan see
that our women have greater influence over
US than we are generally willing 10 admit.
Nor is the importance Of educating our
daughters less in a pecuniary than in a NOR
al and intellectual point Of view. Much oil
the success, prosperity and comfort Of every
farmer, depends upon the management oil
his indoor concerns, by his wife. There
is no occupation in which intelligent women
are more useful than farming. If we will
. , look abou, among our acquaintance, we shall
see that wherever there is wife OF the RICH
+ stamp, il the husband possesses ordinary
ability aud industry. they will be prosperous
II | am right in this, il shows the necessity
! Of properly educating our daughters. am
giring tksa: proper training in al matter
that relate to good housepifery. Let Us Fl
, them to make good farmers wives, and the
| will answer for those engaged in other pur
\ suits. We should first attend 10 the useiu
and substantial part--fhat yell done, il W
can afford it, do something by way Of tn
|, ornamental. But il is feared that some O
: our farmers pay too little attention TO III
former, and too much 10 the latter.
A young lady, with ever so fashionable al
education, if she possessed no knowledge Q
the kitchen, and The different department
Of housekeeping, however well she nigh
show off in the parlor or drawing-roonl
would make farmer very unsuitable con
4 panion; She would not be worth as niue
C as Lots wife after she became saliihed, b,
). cause he could procure from her salt fc
y his porrldge.
d The first and most important step, is,
!, make our common schools good. If this
Z neglcctei J, the great midding class Of farm
= ers, aud almost all the poorer class Of peop
= will fail in giving their children a prop,
education. l think selec; schools sbou
II not be encouraged. They are antagoni
to the interest of the common school, (bein
usually no better than the common scho
ough, to BEL each one injuring two or tire
"A by the withdrawal OF the children and il
It, fluence Of the most wealthy inhabitants
of The district, besides their tendency to crea
Of aristocratic notions both in the parents al
y. children OF the more wealthy, and degr'
n of inferiority on the part Of the parents al
- children Of the less wealthy. Let them a
~ sociale and be taught together on the pri
= ciples of equality, which lie at the found
ton Of our government. Let mind he
have fair play against mind, and talent W
gu gu be brought out without reference to I
Vi. wealth OF poverty Of The parents.
m We should make our common schot
Up; such that our scholars can go from the
' N direct to the academy, to good adyantsr
on or procure a good common education vii
out When this is done, we shall have
II, intelligent agricultural community.
Ell Albany CultiUat
HEN RoosTs, Little regard seems 10
be paid TO the situation Of roosting places
=, hens. Some farmers have no pariicu
. places at all, but suffer them 10 look out