Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-04-07

ITEMS FOR FARMERS WIN. Nelson, Of
Ashiabula county, OHIO, in forms the editor
of the Ohio Farmer, tina, he has succeeded
10 raise carrots, at the rate OF 1000 bushels
to the acre, by high manuring, deep plow-
ing, aud carefully and Thoroughly pulserz-
ing the earth before sowing the seed. -
The farmers Of Mssissquoi county. c. E.,
composed o., only four townships, have rals-
ed and expended in premiums, from $1,000
TO $1,000 annually for the last three years,
for the encouragement of agriculture. We
had the pleasure Of passing through that
county in August last. and of seeing the
fine farms, large crops aud splendid cattle,
of improved breeds. 1t is a rich farming
country, and the liberali,y of the govern
ment aud Of the people in aiding the cause
Of husbandry, on the farm, is an honor 10
the rulers and the people. - Mr.. A. l.
Bingham, of Cornwall, in this State. adj
veriises in the Country Gentleman, that his
third annual sheep shearing festival will
come of at the resort of James X. HYDE, in
Sudbury, on the first aud second days OF
June next A splendid collection of Nor
gan horses is TO be had at the same time
and place. - The Grecian Kings, hav-
ing been engaged in wars of conquest for
years, wisely resolved to exchange the sword
for the pillow, aud Withdrew their subjects
from war to employ them in The cultivation
ofthe earth, and were eminently successful
- The amount Of premiums offered
by the Vermont State Agricultural Society,
at its next annual Fair in Montpelier, Sept
10, Ia aud Is, 1853, is S3,40l--on horses.
1921 cattle. SG3S sheep, S4l4 swine,
BAG; poultry, S2l, dairy, 500; maple
sugar, S35; honey, Sl3; manure, IS !;
field crops, sls7; fruits and fruit trees,
go; vegetables, 500; blowing, Sl36
farm implements, 500 domestic MANN
lectures, Si7; essays Sll0; Discretionary
premiums, 5000. -- Mr. Seward. in
speech in the U. S. Senate against abolish
ing the duty on railroad Iron, SAID, IL am
ashamed aud mortified when a foreigner
comes to my table, and am obliged to own
that the shovel aud iongs, aud the andirons
al my FIRE place, aud the knives aud forks
on my table, Is made by the foreign me-
chanlc aud citizen, to the prejudice of la
bnr, industry and art IN my own couulry.-
Bat think it is a far deeper reproach a.
gsinst our national pride aud patriotism
that we should bring iron from abroad to
make roads orer oar o,ca iron orc beds am
shocked by such want Of nationality" Iron
Is dear because the depand is great and the
supply small. And ,chy is the supply small :
Because you have put out the fires of your
ior,es, and suspended manufacture for the
last nine years. Now, then the manufac-
tufe rs recovering in spite of you Leave
II alone Capital. and labor. and genius.
are re-erectng the forges aud re-kindling
the fires, aud the ore and the coal beds are
giving up their treasures. Let the work.
shops be at home aud not acknowledgements
age your own farmers, manufacturers and
mechanics, and railroad iron, from Ameri-
eau ore, will be abundant and cheap. -
a good writer should never put fence OF
words around his ideas, as a good farmer
does fence about his fields, because hls
renders. like sensible cattle, will not be
likely to climb over such an enclosure. -
To obtain light bread buy II Of dishonest
baker. To have wholesome bread-let the
good woman o. The house make it of Ora.
ham flour, manufactured from Vermont
iche0t, without bolllLg. - BY recent sci
enufc researches on the part of Peter A
Brown, E-q., of Pennsylvania, i, has beer
established that the U. States outrival III,
world IN wool as in cotton. Thus. Spanisl
sheep, yielding naturally wool 1000 TO III,
inch, carried TO England, degeneraied 90(
TO the inch, and brought TO the Unite,
States recovered to ,, 100, or finer thar til,
original. The fact being once established
that our climate and soil produce finer WOO
than other countries, will give to our manu-
uiact uers inevitably the superiority il
cloib-. if the manufacturer is allied in hi,
lnlere sis TO the gro,ver