The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23
Tt|c Californian.
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VERMONT.

etHNON
In several particulars. Vermont is the Ban
ner State of the Union AZ fine wool pro-
ducing State it is hard to be beat. AS
producer ot real genuine men and womcn-
"Grecn Mountain Gir-"-it cannot te beat
en-. 1t il far up north. vet as farming
State. it goes ahead of most Of its southern
neisllors occupying TIE same area. YER
mont can support million @! people. X has
a mos. hcal'hful climate and the best of pure
water: and the country is intrr>rrrs"i with
,le have pretty good schools and coli aces.
There are 80 MANY owners ot farms in \er-
mont sick with the emigra MT ftver-a sort
of itching to move Wcs' - that land can be
bought cheap. It's pro'luctveness may be
seen from the following statement, copied
from Tie C"uhi,v Gem'ten'an:
From thirteen arrPs was harvestc! in
Oct. last. 1000 bushels in The ear Of sound
corn. and II Of s0;t corn. Though but little
of. has vet been shnlpl. it is fair to count II
at $40 bushels exclusive of the soft. which
cannot be shellr,l.
Vnue 1rcnra. 500 lu-!e,> delivered Il. rail
road station. three miles. n 81 I2I S1DA 90
Nauc If corn. -oti - bushels. ~ 81 cents 300
Vauc of >, c.,r,-lo:l, II pun; kin> Il, &c.
Der lead 81 90
vnlncof ..a'k- for Winter feed Of stock Il.
81 per acre, 3" 90
Total 1858 %
Expense. Cinc'uling delivery of the cor,at
i-IoD 1856 80
Profits SEN 90
Within fraction Of SD % per acre for
taxes On and use Of land.
From fifteen and half acres Of oats was
threshed by horse power, in November last
1cof bushels. delivered ut railroad
station "a, above, NJ 80 cent per
bushel 1913 90
IL, tons straw. worth -: barn 81 per
tun $500
Slid 20
Whole c'-' ofprmluc'ior with delivery at
depot, Sl4 " per acre. els %
Profit. So, II
or 81. 80 per acre The land on whirh these
crops were grown is valued at 500 per acre
which is about the price they command WHEN
oMre,! for sale
y farm Of ore n y rec hundred ares. in
many lorai'i"s in Vermont with good build
inys Al d Stone fences. surrounded with per
manent roads and bridges. churches. school
houses. and III" Ike. can Re bought at price
tha. conn'In. all these improvements and al
vanta.rs to the farmer - will hardly leave
the sol at : | - per acre"
The only o. i""' in going West must bo to
py old homestead in Vermont In real home
comforts. the emicrant will never find the e.
quail OF tn" home he parts with.
- How TO CT Fruit Tries To yotR
LIKING H. Edi'm: In The fall. October
or November. take a lranch of an apple or
pear tree. such suits your taste. take Of
down - the third wears growth. cut it smooth
and rub it on red-hot iron so rs b sco :.
AMI shut the pores of the wool ,!.orouyiv
then bury in tie ground all but the last
years growth. II placed in good ground.
and we'll taken care If Won will have fruit in
five or six years. have sometimes dipped
the lower eni in melted rosin, but think
hurnin: preferable. have tree near nv
door tina. is nine rrt high and we'll pro;or
TONED. that took from graft four wears A.
go: to This rosin was applied. and wha'cvcr
sprouts sprung MP the next summer were
bent down and became roots We can get
fruit in this way considerably quicker than
from seeds, and we know wha. w. have
GROWN. ard WHEN grown he wnol. .rre is
of the same kind and w',,'.-cr srrou.s come
forth from 'lie roofs in after wears can be
transp.auted without rraftins In case 0. a
drought The first year they shor', lie water.
ED hrci~;1S IN Hc .N.v Eog'rnd Farm.
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