Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-03-02
AprtrmIturaI.
Efom he Boston Cidiiru'or.
The Way to Get Rich Without Hard
Work.

ratio. When we look over the surface Of
New England, and see tho railroads diyerg.
lug in every direction from our cities, and I
Into our manufacturing establishments, and
behold the number Of engines in active OPP
Grafton, and see the quantity Of wood con-
sumed by them, added 10 the demands Of
constantly increasing population, we shall
be convinced, without a long-winded argu- |
ment, that wood will have a regular aud
ready sale, in all situations bordering on
railroad depots aud manufacturing villages.
There is not a commodity carried into
marke, by the farmer, which is so sure to
command fair price, as wood for fuel
Wood, while growing, is not so liable 10
the various casualties which Illustrate our
expectations, as our cultivated crops gen.
orally are. When we plant, or scatter our
seed over our fields, we do il in faith, hop
ing to be rewarded for our labors; but who
is he that has no doubt for the result his
wheat may blight, or be destroyed by in
sects, his potatoes may rot, his fruit prema-
turely fall from his trees, his "latlings" may
sicken aud die. or they may be consumed
by famine; or he may suffer dsappoint-
ment in the sale OF some, or all Of his COM
wood; il does not perish and grow unsaea-
BILE in few days, like some other vegeta-
bes; il the elements Of Heaven thrust down
the large trees, there they are, ready for the
axe 10 chop into wood the small trees are
seldom injured by winds or lightning. Our
forests require no cultivation nor care but
fence, and that, not always necessary; our
trees are cnlarging and our cords Of wood
are multiplying, without our bestowing
solitary thought upon them; they are sell
dom affected by drought or floods. nor do
they suffer by late or early frost, like many
other vegetables. II what is stated above
is correct, will il be for the advantage Of the
farmer, in this vicinity, TO compete with the
western farmers in raising grain and pork.
or shall we use The lands for the purpose
which Providence seems 10 have designed
them, which is. raising rood for ffieR In
looking over New England, we see large
tracts Of WORKOUT lands, and lands which
will not admit OF profitable cultivation,
which might be converted into valuable
real estate with small amount Of labor.
compared TO that which would be required
IN 81 than FIR cultivated r.rnns
There are two ways ~ which forest
may be made 10 prove ornamental as well
as useful, in covering the nakedness OF our
barren lands, where the soil does not spon.
taneously produce a natural growth; one
is, to SOW or plant the seeds, best adapted
to the nature OF the soil, the other IS TO
transplant young forest trees OF from one TO
two or three years growth; the latter way Il
practised in Ireland with great success, as
: was told by an intelligent Hibernian.
There are many localities about some o.
T our farms, where young seeding pines and
c other trees start up in great profusion, and
9 selection may be made from them, and
! .ransplan,ed at suitable distances. flour fee
!. apart according TO Irish rule. on these bar
!. rens; and the owners would soon have I
L hourishipg wood.lot coming. without inces
A SAINT labor and care. BY such course.
n think the farmer can get his bread easier
n than by efforts TO restore poor land to fer
!, tility by purchasing manure, and resortirI
y TO the uncertain expedient Of raising wheat
I, which, if successful, would hardly requit
n him for his labor. Now the question arises
$, whether the farmer can sell his wood an
" buy his wheat at less expense than he ca
&c produce it from his own soilf This vii
is depend upon his situation and the goodnes
n, Of his land, and be decided by his ow
y Judgment. One cord Of hard wood or tw
Of cords of white pine wood, will on an ave
age pay for barrel Of -four. at almost an
En- Of the railroad depo,s or villages in this v
= cinity.
:. In this town, there are farms containin
y from one 10 Two or three hundred acres
land, the larger part Of them, where thel
is no growing wood, would not pay the II