The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-13


farmer OF Marshdeld h not To ba benreu by
amy other farmer, in tho number and fine
mnlesiic Appearance Of lis working oxen, of
which he Keeps several yoke for lin business
nfthn hrm. Twenty-Five STEERS were uutic-
rd ~ one lht. which llnye recently como down
from his old farm in New Hampshire. Mr.
Webster hns my quantity and u great variety .
ofpoultry And water fowl mud ponds of wa ,
ter Tor them,
lie iAkes gryul delight among his chnlei
and llie progress ~ each animul a. carefully .
observed 1fiTt writ known by i'iH,. Hsiaro-
leaving the iarm H tho autumn 90 engage /
IN the duties Of public life. hc usually hns oil
tie cattle brought up to the hnrns, and each I
unimnl put UP intn-his slhll, which - mum .
hefed, End of whiclta memorandum Is iHkcn.
[ Ills head GARNER keeps him Informed, DIR
ing siie s-..stagi of tic stnle and progress of
tiia- stock aud nliIcr- nnliefr aud II my phr-
iiculuF Animal a mentioned, hr knows al o.
bouIl4nlnt once,
| Usi 90 kELr. But one oflhe most inlcg.',
rsing matters pertaining ia Mr. Wehslers
TTfniiEF, 10 the syslturiir -skG+E-tP.4,-
husjucss 0frollerting and usiug ksp. lUlil ;
/ he commenced farming, tie value ~ .tlrz J
plant, NJ fertilizer OF the soil, WAS not NJ oil
appreciated IN this region, although thor
snud- Of tons of 1t were annually thrown up |
onthr shore, 10 be dccomposcd and again
one load OF Il 10 loo equal, la tie power of
= pruriurtiut " fH1F#EtH To iiin-Lsiii. L. iAIGe
70 lurtl- t,l ORDINARY larui- yard mluurcr,
The particular substance which Mr. Web.
-iCr calls kclp, u u plnui growing IN shallow
water aud roofing upon the sIoncr, Tie stalk
7 rrius fptit 10 Gse-leeL long, with n long md
broad leuf. Il isUvey guugny plant 81
giccnisli appearance. A strong wind, blow
: tug ifoH, shp eastward. driNcs Hfcntq quantities
OF 1t on ;o1hc bench. dcpusning Hin large
wiurows al htgl water mark. Immediately
after one Of these blows, ali the iurce gi tie
farm Of men aud teams, is set at work ~ the
-Anuling Off Ia tho uplunds. II Is spread di-
rccily iiom llo'curt and mostly plowcd un-
deVllI soil, for the loed crops, without any
delay. Hut when taken ~ intervals incnn'
venicnt md unreasonable for turning under
for this purpose, 1t Is either spread ns top
dressing on the moWingr, or used IN fcr1itta-
ing the pasture. Its best eilucIsnre realized
when plowed In for hood rrnps.
: Tim CRoPs.--Mf Webster goes largely
Into the cultivation Of the various root cTOps.
Ills polnt1rs, OF tho Pinkryc and Mercer va
rcIics, nrc fine ms have seen for ycars.-
They are very smooth and lhir, HnH lnyc
UruwTT TT II iurr-- -izr ,~ttIr-',+ .1a.!calch
Ut disease. In fact, was informed that, they
nre not affected with the rot. whoa. planted
sH lbs light, loamy soils, and ninnnred witli
the kclp. IL IL an admirable dressing Tor hc
potato; possessing great power nsn fertilizer,
without my tendency. to TodGco' the ihtUi
disease which l. oilalc years always sure 10
attack this root when heavily dressed viii,
animal manure.
4 hebE Of t1Sncl,s'F1,r tcrrto twelve acres,
of mnnscl wurtzrl md sugar hects, were no.
liccd. Here agHiu the advantage OF tic kclp
las a dressing for these sucCulcui crops, wls
+i.-.E.sl.lr n-aAlI IN tho ,luNurcut
r-rase w. i,s,i.s,Fn them, bal ALEC Ia the en-
Tire absence OF all weeds from the coil; for
this manure from the sea, brings with It
no weeds to the soil, aud the labor of culiVu-
.tou " therefore materially lcsscned.
The corn cropis good averaging, should
Judge, over 90 Bushels per acre. Tho crop
of hay is abundant the season having been
most fN orlhln for grass aud over 200 tons
ocupland hay having been gathered into the
barns
j In closing this communication il gives mo
, pleasure 10 remark, that the importance and
llir improvement of agriculture have. from
early days, been inyoriic subject with Mr..
Webster and he hUs ever, both los prcccpI
, and example. ,,.qwn that lao regards the 'cui.
. tiyutinn oflhe soil as the hiat,.si aud mos.
cnuohling employment Of man. a..
. Hear his own remarks ia this connection;
agriculture feeds ~; To great extent 1t
clothes us without it we could not bHvc
manufactures, aud we should not have COM
nercc. These MI stand together, bui they
sund Joaaihor like pillars IN a cluster ihd lur-
gcst IN the centre, mud that largest - nEticul-
, tire. Lei rs remember too, that wo live IN
u country OF small farms, aud irechoflicue-
= mcuts; u n country in which men cultivate
~tir tr-tr ASst l--.,-l- tl..tF eIrII lAnGaap
. cree; drawing not only lhclr subsistence, hut
. also their spirit Of iuric pGndGarc and iiinuli
freedom from the ground they pillow. They
/. urc at once its owners, is ctltvntors aud its
, defenders. And Whatever else may Ice an
, .Iervalued, or overlooked, let Ms never forget
81 That the cultivation of the earth u the most
important labor of uuu. Man uny hc citili-
= 2rd in some degree, without great progress
/ IN manufactures, aud with litiln commerce
with hs distant neighhors. isdI wihon, the
, cultivation Of the earth lac is IN NIL countries
a saYage. Until he stops froui the chnsc, aud
liNcs himself IN some place, aud seeks liV-
+ Ing FROM Tho cnrth, lac is n roaming barbarian.
, When tlltage hcglns, other artA follow. Tho
TURNER'S, thcrtture, ate the founders Of HUI
mnn CiviZatou'
, We often henr the clnunr nf -4LaAk-larm=
Sng,' gentlemen farmers, &C.. &C.. raised n
pnlnst the men of wealth, or OF gifted mind,
: who engage IN farming, from, n natural
Taste that way,Rnd desire To- promote iul.
! lpruvemrnls IL usually proceeds from ignnr-
ance az d narrow mind, No man of sense or
Intelligence ever joins Ia ,his c!aiAor keep
4 ing his own operations within the limits of
his means, lac Is rendily convinced upon re-
q ileciion thnt to this shmp clnss Of citizens,
: agriculture has been largely indebted IN MI
conntries and in all ages.
u oFFiurAL ZEAL-'rhn Talb,linssce tI7a.)
| Seminel, saWi--"The Sheriff of 81. Lucie
FcoustS, in this Sta,o,we nrelold, wolked md