Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-09

and exalted by knowledge, he will find eve
~ walk over his fields the pleasanter for it
the labors Of his hand will be hghiened
cheered directed aud made efficient bv the
workings of his mind He will be a think
ing, reasoning man, will have power to com
pare, contrive, invent, improve aud perfect,
Ito accomplish results entirely beyond the
attainment Of the ignorant pteludiced, ira
dictionary farmer The more bis faculties
are expanded and exalted by knowledge, the
larger will be the fields which his business
will open up to him for observation, study
and thought and the more will he become
convinced that farming instead of being
mere piece Of drudgery, for ignorant physi-
cal labor to conduct, is equal to taxing the
efforts of the richest intellect; that nature,
IN connection with his calling, can give en-
ployment and pleasure to earth's choicest
spirits.
The farmer who has made beginning
IA reading aud observation, will be surprls-
ed to find how many subjects for further
inquiry and thought exist ia the cnmmouest
operations of hus5andry. One of his first
inquiries will be whether his hrm-lmpe-
ments are the best adapted to tighten labor,
work the land and harvest the crops eff
cIenty aud If not, he will be apt to uu-
derstand their ImCeriectous and call for
better ones and IT the manufactured has
"o' yei Pf1uuoeu 'heun' 'he new demand VIII
prompt him to do 50; aud perhaps IA con-
versatIon with this Improving farmer, he
VIII gam ideas and suggestions ot practical
Importance ~ his business Of manufacture
NC" ','c "'qu''i"g' ''nhng '"t'ht'
a'"u' !" ''"" anu prepare '"e Ia"u 'oi
1'.P' "9 va "si"'' '""' '"o' ou5n Ia
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''"N - "'O11 r'""t'i D" "0'P' ""'''"
'u' ''"s' 80 '"'' '"e ''o'S OF "'s crop may
u''P 1r' 'NPi"N "lle'y' "'""u' o.
~ ,'0" - ''e crop /" ne pun uP'" 'he
''"N ~ wv ~ '"' ""s'""Cei ne VIII CONSIDER
!, "0"'' ~ "'""u'e "'" CULTIVATE I'VE 'ct's
u's"{ ""', zen 90 twenty acres super
"O''',5' ne WI" "l'"s'e lhe manure ihu-
""'e'S VII" 'le son a"u teouce tue sun
:" "'e menu" ''''' oe'"te ever " seea IS
uei's'eu -. Tue ground tnat oe'ng ihe Des.
me ""s' 'd'ot'Oie condition Tor TIE crop l"
COME Forward faP'd'l ana vigorously IA me
e'' S'Ase u Us grown "'e''"P me weeds
a''U s'' 'e' '"u '"e ueP'euA''o's o. insects
%" VI "i' ''"'' 0'VPs'
"''' ne su'lec' o' Ueel study ana
''"us"' WIN n'h' nc" he may increase his
''"'e''"'9 10, 'c'',i'%'"s ms sou Ever!
vase 'eHe'ao'e SUBSTANCE me muck IRON
"'s '""-a'u a"u marshes, every ulng 'hat
- reasonably aNa"anle Tor increasing ms
com P"S'-neHPs' Tor Improving ms lana ana
'e'"'"s "'s crops ""' oe appropriated
.'|'"''g ABOUT MS ou"u'ugs tha' W." C"n-
~ '"'9 u'PoSe WIZ w su"e'eu "
"'s'o "' "N'"'es WIZ 'e D'' Gu'''eu ~
'''o e'''9 cur ,o''"g material 'he weary
accumulation 1' compost unuef suco man
'-'''e"' WI" oe 'se a"u aou"ua,'' MS
crops VIII ''ct ease ms pSf"s gro" 'afgef'
ana ms purse heavier, lie VIII s'uuy TO a.
u'P' ms oo"pos,s 10 ms son ana ms crop,
"'u MS S'"P w MS SOU an" "''' WIN 'edu
s'uul %, '"e o'"'p''s','o" Tnu "'e Guar
ac'e' 's''Vs ct u,1e'eh' SOILS ne WIN per
"'t' "''u ,'S' "'s owl. ,i''n mas u'ue,e"'
''' '''u "o WIZ o1 ~ ~ '''A '''''',
.t''e q" u.s. ""u'"g ''e o"e'les' 1"u
'''o '''''' P'o"'ao'0 Nun ~ my ~ d
'''' ''iu '""' '''7 N''0O's " sN-
, '""'''eN "' e-o" are 'ne'eol oo'ieo'eu'-
ne VIII "e PAll0ulAF /" MS inquiries as To
,"e '"'a',on "i crops i'f ms '"hu an" mar
Ne's' a"u lot geU'ns me largest returns Tor
u'S ,"''s'usn'' "'thoul unu"'y eNhaus'ing
Tue ''u"' lie vi" u"uets'anu 'he 'neory
a"n advantages oi Pl"Ml"g IN green crops
anu u tn'} VIII he ptoh'ao'e III MS condl-
ton a"u 'n"de OF husoanu'y ne VIII a'al
h''hsel OF 'heh. II he owns wet lands
Where VIVA ahd nnproh'ao'e bushes and
grasses grow, ana "here IS an object t'
RAISE nay 10 sell or Iced 4" hiS own stock NJ
"in'e'' ne "iH inquire as to The cheapes
and best mode OF draining IT, OF letting II
me warmth "l the san anc the Influences @
'he atmosphere, 81 changing ITS texture
composition ana heritage and Ia iew yeau
smHlng meadow, Yielding great crops o
= nay, w,i succeed the gloomy, un"holesome
D unpt'h'anle mora's'
? lie "'Il not Ian to observe the wonderful
u effects ct irrigation, where small spring
il gush from the hillside, or temporary brooks
5 How over moWings aud pastures. II he con
suits The writings oi men or the subject, hi
"a NJ AL a.