Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-03-27
agricultural.
WANTED MORE LABOR OR LESS
LAND.


from the Rural New Yorkcr1
The secret of successful farming has been
aid to be. 'Much Labor or Little Land.
nd the more we learn practically or thcorcti-
ally of agriculture. the frmor becomes our
conviction that it is so.
few farmers are successful because they
possess a soil naturally rich in every element
of fertility. and suited to the growth Of large
crops, but these farms form but small pro-
portion of the whole surface of the country
under cultivation Most soils need some
amendment in order to their highest produc-
tvencss and all need careful cultivation at
least to keep the noxious weeds, the "thorn
and thistle, out of the lot.
While one farmer raises eighty or ono
hundred bushels Of corn on one acre, another
aises from ten to thirty, and yet the soil may
ave been originally the same. But the one
las put his labor into proper shape--he has
ought to keep up and add to the fertility Of
MS soil he has his pay for it, The other has
had more acres perhaps, but on the make-do
principle, he has hurried over the preparation
and culture of the soil aud all his ambition
has been moro the show Of acIos, than Of full
cribs. He too, has had his cward, and now
"sold out, is anxious to 90 "Wcst" where
"littlc on much land" is the patchwork
-
HoRsEs.-The report that Green Noun
tain, 3D. or lIalc's Green Mountain was fail
ing this winter, seems to be without founda-
ton. We met a gentleman from Williams
town a few days since, who reports the old
veteran to be in fine condition, which we are
happy to hear. When VIC saw him, several
months since he appeared as vigorous and
healthy as ever
Comet formerly The property of Nr Woods,
of Hancock, N. H., is now owned in Mont
pclcr, and we believe, is to remain there the
coming season. Lyman has parted with his
crack horse, Green Mountain Jr, and he, too,
is now owned in Montpelier.
With the Town and Trow horse. gone to
Manchester, y. H. Watchmap. Comet. Old
Green Mountain and his worthy son, Green
Mountain Jr., and, for aught we know, others
as good to breed from, the farmers of Wash
ington County should consider themselves
fortunate.
Mr.. Peters win keep his horse, Vermont,
at his stables in Bradford during the coming
season. by the way, friend Peters, what
has become of that Iafhan Allen colt YOU
showed us;) Flying Morgan goes to Cam
bridge, Mass. Ethan Allen, we suppose,
will remain at Larrabecs. VIII some of our
friends in Barton inform us whether the
Crane horse is still living; Any facts about
him will be interesting
Mr. Snow Town, of Montpelier, has lately
lost fine horse by poison. Query, can thcre
be more contemplate piece Of iniquity than
poisoning a neighbor's horse
Mr.. Hall has taken fine horse to Ohio.
We are glad to notice throughout the
State a growing disposition among our most
intelligent breeders to secure and retain some
Of our best FLIES for breeding.
Mr.. Edison d. Bush, of Shoreham. has now
on his farm nine mares and FLIES by Black
Hawk, one FLY by Ethan Allen, and several
breeding mares and fllies of which Black
Hawk is the grand sire, and some two or
three young stations by Black Hawk.
We should be glad to see every breeder in
the State pursue just such "A course as Mr.
Bush, and secure some of our best FLIES for
the purpose of breeding, uniting good forms
with good pedigreos; if they will then sell
their poorest stock, and breed only from the
best, they will soon be able to sell their poor
est animals for high prices, as under such
practice the poorest will be excellent BY
steadily following this plan, the average quail
ity of their stock will be constantly improv-
ing by pursuing the opposite policy, sell
ing the best and retaining the refuse. it will
just as certainly deteriorate. Stock Journal