Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-03

II was exhibited at the Concord Cattle
Show, aud among many fine specimens OF
apples, IT was distinguished for its large
size, great beauty aud superior quality. 1t
has been disseminated considerably in nur-
series, but has not yet gone into general
cultivation. 1t is one of the most tender,
delicious, fine favored apples o: its season !;
large, roundish, incining TO conical /,
smooth; green, mostly covered with red 1,
STATISTICS FOR FARMERs.-The Super
lntendent of the Census Office, at the city
of Washington, has furnished the Executive
/ Committee of the U. S. Agricultural Socie-
/ ty with an abstract of the official returns of
the last census, relating to the agricultural
industry of the several states and the So
ciety has printed, ia pamphlet form, the
statistical information thus officially given.
We propose to give, from time to time, in
our columns, such items of these important
statistics, as we think will interest our agri-
cultural friends and readers. As the Super
intendent Justly remarks, agriculture is
coniessedly the basis of all trades, all COM
merce, aud all manufactures. These oper-
ations cannot be wisely conducted without
some knowledge of agricultural statistics
The facts which these statistics disclose
stand as landmarks to guide the course OF
business men in all their varied pursuits
So long as tilage and husbandry prosper,
the consumption of home manufactures and
imported goods will continue to increase,
giving employment to mechanics, merchants
and day laborers, to canals, railroads, ships
aud all other physical and intellectual ma
chinery, by which civilization is advanced,
and man made wiser, happier and better.
Successful agriculture calls into existence
IN this fertile land, so much of the necessa-
ries and luxuries of life, and with so small
an outlay Of capital and muscular toll, that
all may be well educated, substantially rich
and independent, if they will. The fault is
not in American soil, nor climate, nor in
stitutions. if industry, economy, and cult
waited common sense fail to realize liberal
reward
AREA OF IMPROVED LAND.-No other
nation has so large an area of improved
land, according to It's population, as the IT,
nitek States and in no other are soil, rains.
temperature, navigable rivers and lakes, e.
qually favorable to the operations of the
planter, the grain grower and the husband
man. The aggregate number of acres of
improved land in the L. s., is Is ,435, us.
The number of acres of unlmproyed land,
ls4 500, O25.
VALUE OF FARMs.-The cash value OF
farms is returned at three billions, two hun
bred and sixty-six millions, nine hundred
aud twenty-five thousand, five hundred and
thlriy-seven dollars. What siupendous
sum invested in farms Has its importance
ever been duly considered! What writer
has ever discussed, with sufficient clear
ness and ability, The annual losses and
profits that accrue to the people from the
culture, or the neglect of culture, of the
millions upon millions invested in this grand
department of productive Industry If we
divide the estimated value of the farms re-
turned, by the number of acres under i'm
proyement, the result is an average Of S27.-
90 per acre; but if we include the unlm.
proved land, the average value per acre i:
less than half the sum named If, from
care and improved modes of cultivation thu
value can be doubled, what an amount il
the sum total would roll up to gladden. the
heart of the farmer, and double the prosper
ty of the people. There are, indeed, bu
few tillers who even begin to appreciate III,
importance Of their calling.
VALUE OF FARM ImPLEMESTs.-Thert
is nothing in the progress Of agriculture
more encouraging than the rapid in
crease and extension of labor-savins
machinery. An improved implement O
tillage implies both new thought and q
wiser thought than that which produced
the old and inferior one. If the farmer
did not produce the better article he viii
not fail TO study it, and his sons will have
higher starting point than he had
This is positive gain, and one that viii
rarely be lost to society and the world
Too much praise can hardly be awarded
to those ingenious men, whether me-
chanics, farmers, or belonging to other
callings, who diminish the labor, and in
crease the physical power of all that cul-
tiyate the earth. Although New Y ork
is comparatively dairy, stock and wool
growing state, yet it will be seen that heI
farmers have invested over twenty-five