Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-10-21

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decided to locate In Tammonton. where he is
now building; and which is decided guar
anty of his sincerity.
For the Advocated
A WORD TO AGRICULTURlSTS
MAINE AND NEw JERSEY coNrRAsrED
Mr.. ED1roR Trusting that the object Of
your paper is to benefit all classes Of your
readers, ] take the liberty to address few
lines to the Agricultural portion of them, upon |
a subject the importance of which is known /
in all its realities to those only, who have /
been Obliged to dig their living form the /
bosom Of the earth here in the inhospitable !
climate of Maine have long known that /
it was only by the power Of might that large /
portion of the farmers have been able to sub /
sist upon its ce-boud soii-and, were it not
that here was born and here have had my
home for over half a century-were it not that
all the associations Of life bind me TO its in /
habitants--to IFS hills or glades-its fertile
valleys and towering mountains, | should be
tempted to say some loud things about it,
But "thcre is no place like home" We love
it with all its impcriections. and hence, think
shall do Maine no injustice in the following
remarks:
In the contrast between Maine and New
Jersey which follows. wish to have it ex-
pressly understood, that the contrast has
special reference to the two places as a home
for the agricpdurist. And as happiness in a
great measure, depends upon the enjoyment
of good health, | shall first speak ofhe cli-
{ mate OF Hammonton. n. J The climate of
Maine is known to the readers. | should be
slow to recommend any place. however de-
snabe it might be in other respects, with an
unhealthy. sickly climate. There are places
whore almost everything that heart can desire,
q can be grown almost spontaneously but SO
unhealthy that it is about as much as per-
p. sons life is worth to inhabit them. But to
d this objection think Hammontou is free.
IS From all that | could learn, both from OBJ
y scrvation and the testimony Of the oldest in
habitants. Hammonton n. J. is one Of the
! most healthy locations to be found in the
y United States, and, at the same time, it has
2 a climate mild. that the farmer can be a.
-, bout his ayocaton almost the entire wear |
H. was told that there was but about do es
i. days last winter, that it was not good blowing.
H. Now, here is place so healthy that many
DO inyalids 20 to IL TO recruit their health, and
a, still with climate so mild and balmy, that
20 farming operations may be carried on almost
20 the utlrc year, which we invite the reader TO
is contrast for himself with the consumpiiyc
D. habits of the people, of snow-clad and ice
CO. bound Maine All the farm work of Maine
must. necessarily. be provided into about four
- months of the year, while in New jersey YOU
n, have almost the entire twelve. Add to this,
he health and vigor. both Of body and mind and
lg who is there stupid TO fail to make the
p- appropriate contrast and whata contrast
e, To say nothing about the pleasure fliying in
zee such a climate, but other things being equal,
how much superior for the agrculturist in a
e' pecunary point of view it must, necessarily.
e be TO Maine, But need not enforce these
ID advantages, there are none so dull as not to
W them. Therefore the next thing that in
vites our attention is
THE SOIL,
n, its productiveness and adaptation to agricul
lac tural purposes. At first sight to a man who
of has been used to a stiff heavy loan. it APP
ne pears torbiddiug-so much so, that it has
Die been stigmatiled the Jersey sand banks 30
In Many of our agricultural writers who cater
Of exclusively for the benefit of few newspaper
r publishers in Maine. apply the same cognomen.
We To superficial observer, it has something Of
%" the appearance of "sand bank"--but, upon
~. closer e. animation, you will find it inter
nd mixed ,all through it, with a very fine clayey
las loam-seemngy ready prepared for the roots
is of plants to take hold Of, and luxurate into
nd the greatest perfection. This is the appear
ith ance that 1t had, seen through microscopic
to glass, which carried with me for the purpo, c
the OF making as close an examination as could be
nS' DONE without subjecting the soil to a chemc-
'A' analysis. Now :he question arises do the
~. facts as attested by the growth on the soil
sustain the above view Of its fertility: Thi.
NJ. is the test to which all theories must finally
n, be brought Hence in order TO answer the
ur question Understandings, will state som,
are facts which came under my own observation
im. together with such informations as ! gathered
has from others.
RS saw corn standing about four feet high
he which | was told was only five weeks grown
"u' from planting. The corn saw and meas
use ursd-but for the time it had been planted
u ., had to rely on the testimony Of others.
.,er was Likewise told by a person who tried AT
. of experiment last year, with number of diff
,, ferent kinds of manure, that one hill, unlet
er which he put hog manure, grew four and
on- halt feet high IN twonty-three days from
rom planting Who ever saw corn grow like tina
IN Maine: But not only saw rank GROWN,
corn, but | saw them harvesting as good ry
res and wheat as ever need to grow in any State
lei In fact, almost every thing that saw grow
ing gave strong oracular evidence in favor o
use the fertility of the soil. From what saw
sh and from what l was told | have no doub
IRE but what the same manure that we use her
lIhe to give thirty bushels of corn to the acre vii
.ch give sixty there. That corn which | saw
t Of growing SO rank was told by the owner wa
'ec growing on a turned clover sod, without an
rms other manure. l saw large plat of corn
, the and another Of rye, growing on another farm
ers where the owner told me that all the fertilize
8 IN he had ever used was what little manure n
ave- saved from one cow--and the corn and rv
both would be hard to beat in Maine. with Al
'en- abundance Of manure. Now would resneet
eTi- fully ask what would we do here. farming /,
this way' Every practical farmer asks what
=, and echo answers what. will now civ
NJ what appears to me to be the
STAPLE PRODUCTIONS
., OF the farmland will give them in the or
ne der in which they appear to stand. They ar
ol, corn, rye, sweet potatoes buckwheat. an,
tier wheat Although | have placed wheat las
ion- IN the catalogue, still think saw as goo,
iate wheat being harvested there as ever | saw
and anywhere. And almost all garden vegetable
'ens grow with ayigor seldom witnessed in Maine
1'r- Almost all kinds Of fruit that are conpenia
N IN