Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-08-06

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Mortified. Vt. Aug LIST. 1857.
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With what am avaricous eye am Eastern
farmer would look upon our fields of wheat
some of which are now being dressed in their
final suit of golden yellow So tall their
straws and SO lofty their heads swaying to
and fro as an autumn wind is waited over
them. Aye not only New England farm
or but amy of her apprcclatlvc citizens The
winter crop rs now nearly ready Co harvest,
which rive PROMISES of a large one. and when
our prairies are decked with this shutdown
wardrobe no sight in the world gratides the
eve like that. The straw stands four feet
hieh. with a heavy head extending four 20
cirht inches down. and when the wind sets
thirty 20 one hundred acres i'm motion. it looks
like the majestic wave of the sea-rockiue.
rolling. pitcbinp around with AN casv. care-for-
nothing sway.
The spring wheat is not vet ready 20 cntcr
the list for the harvest hut as soon as the
,rass ia emf and tbe winter crou harvested.
the snripc will be ready 10 march before the
sickle
The vbeat crop will be abundant and all
ready the country Is becoming inyigoratcd
Win the apticipated .oood time coming. and
h., tine severe lessons taurbt the farmers in
regard 10 outside speculation last wear. it is
Thought tho cords which have bound "bard
times" unon the western people will relax
At present. It is dificnlt to decide about the
corn crop. AS ,ve have had a deal of cold
weather. but the farmer is in high homes. But
sbould tbo reverse Inc the case die sales of
wheat alone will bring ease upon the country.
In companv with a friend. / rode into the
country last week and the nroroot ,...- 49,. l--l
~ucugntiuI. The earth was carpctcd with the
richest. green tapestry, presenting quite a con-
trast from that of last winter, when | rode
over frozen marshcsEyith hero and there "a
brokonG with small snow drifts lodged
upon " tops and wailing prairie wind
piercing in spite of one IS self through the
folds ofA' heavy wrapper. We passed over
a marsh 'of his, four miles from town, OF a
mile and one-fourth long and three l9urths
wide which by ditching through taaTuutre
and each side be had succeedA in draining
ing upon its surface. Aoumay not know tho
nature of these marshes. 1t Is ground where
the soil and water seem to have natural ol-
Unity, which when united iorgsSF unhealthy
bog. This being drained bYAecaps through
the center is dry during 'heatsesT part o.
spring summer and fall, but the s7Ster SHOWS
melting 1T mandates them and answers to en-
rich the soil which is from six to ten iee
deep Marsh land few years since was val
uelcss, but now by the ingenuity of man, they
have been rendered more valuable than tn,
richest prairie
Business seems to be reviying little, bu
farmers are cautious until after harvesting
whom the commercial pulse Of the Wost vii
r again beat as high as it ever has
: Those Eastern prophets who have been cry
p ing down any effort of theWest torcdoom hor
j self WILL fear, have to wait in expectation
3 for another season that their prophecies ma,
; be fulfilled. As IS customary here, they have
} been playing Oft on Eastern spectators ant
'"'o' "n'on IL mciu IN lolciBn markets at Ohl
oaso ra'es' ne eneet Oh that game Is no
yol o'gi' anu / "ou'o ho' DC surprised II
oiu"'cu d revolution among our tra''sltory lan'
SPecul"'oIs' A. W. s.
LooA On THIS rICIuRE' THEN on THIS
-Aleyoh states Vo'eo ior Fremont ana nne
'eeh Ior buchahan-hearly TWO TO one
IN ulo olo'eh states theie are fo'oOo FREE
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IN inc nineteen states 'here are 3GoO'
flec SCHOOLS.