Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-02-10

From the American Union.
Useful Hints For Farmers.

In Italy, chesnuts grow to the size of
small apples, and are used for food by the
peasanry.
When you see farmers barn larger than
his house, it shows that he will have large
profits and small affections.
A good fat sheep may be had in Mexico,
for twenty-five cents; but it is not easy to
get twenty-five cents in that country.
When his hog-pen is boarded inside and
out it shows that the farmer is going the
whole hog" in keeping plenty inside his
house, and poverty out,
When farmer is seen marrying young.
it shows that Providence helps those who
help themselves, and that in future he will
have helps" of more kinds than one.
When his cattle are properly shielded and
fed in winter, it evinces that the farmer is
acting according to Scripture, which says
that " mercilul man is merciful to his beast.
When lights are seen burning in the farm
cr's house before the break of day, in win
ter especially, it shows that the day will
never break on his breaking" in the win
ter of adversely.
Stock fed upon cooked food will eat
more of it-than if uncooked, and lie down
quicker TO rest. OF course all this is bet
ter for them, as they will thrive faster, look
finer, and do more work.
When YOU see flrmar driving his work
instead of his work driving him, it shows
that he will never be driven from good res
Iutions, and he will certainly work his way
to prosperity.
New York has one horse to seven per-
sons Ohio one to four; and the whole
Union about one to every five persons, or
little oven four millions in all. Or neat
cattle the number in 1850 was Ia, 355 ,257.
When a farmer is seen subscribing Tor
newspapers, it shows that he is speaking
like book respecting the latest improve
Inents in agriculture, and that he Will never
yet his walking papers" for the land OF
poverty.
When farmer has a small house sepa-
rate from the main building, purposely for
ashes, and an iron or tin vessel to transport
them, it shows that he never built his dwell
ing to be funeral pile for his family, and
perhaps himself.
When his sled is housed in summer, and
his farming implements covered both sum
mer ard winter, it shows that tn farmer
will have good house over his head in the
summer of his life and the winter of his old
age.
When YOU see in his house more lamps
for burning lard or grease, than candeslcks
for more expensive purposes it shows that
economy IS Lighting The farmers way to
happiness aud plenty with the lght which
should "enIlghten every farmer in the world
A practical farmer says ii am confident
that fifty acres, cultivated in the very best
style OF modern improvement, Will yield
more profit than many OF your one hundred
acre farms now yield. Manure and tabor
will TO the business. Lerge farm, are wea.
rlness to the flesh.
A hankerng after much land is serious
draw back to successful farming in the Uni.
ted States. and we believe that if three
.ourths of those who have over seventy five
acres of land would sell the excess, and de-
vote their attention To balance, they would
find themselves better off
Chestnut copses are considered in France
. as the most valuable species Of property
every seven years they are Cut for hoops
and the largest branches serve for vine
| props; at the end of fourteen years they
! furnish hoops for large tubs, aud at the age
of twenty five years, they are proper for
posts and light timber. The c.esnut grows
well ON rocky hills, and other lands hardl,
$ rich enough for cultivation.
Q The agricultural produce of Egypt con.
e slsts of the following winter plants, which
e are sown when the inundation has ceased
] and reaped in three or four months after
r wheat barley, beans, peas, ventIs, vetches
= lupins, clover, flax, coleseed, lettuce, hemp
o cummin, corrlander, poppy, tobacco, water
j melons, and cucumbers: the following sum
: mer plants are raised by artificial irrigation
by means of water-wheels and other mach
a nery; doorah, Indian corn, onions, mllet
It henneh, sugar.cane, cotton, coffee, indigo
y madden
d STEAM PLow The London illustrate,