Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-06

lred. The gentleman will notice the fact
But such ratio Of increase would give Yer"
mont population Of more than l,500O00,
instead Of her present 100000. Would
there an advantage in such an increase ?
The principles Of the culture which this
bill is designed to favor are described by the
New American Cyclopedla, thus " Accord
Ingly an impartial survey will show that the
ctlal production of the means Of support
ing life has largely increased, US the prinoi-
pies Of cultivation have become bet or known
and understood. The average } ield per acre,
of some of the cultivated grains, as wheat
tor instance, bus nearly quadrup cd in cOun-
tries WHERE these principles have gained their
strongest hold, even within the memory of
mon still living, and this increase is not
merely proportlonnte to the greater number
OF producers, or the additional acres brought
under tillago, but an absolute increase per
acre. Should not this be aacribod 10 increas.
cd facilities, aud a better knowledge of the
modes Of production"
beg the gentleman to notice that historic
fact. The author continues:
"Th3 second fact is manifest among us
every day, tho most skiful and intelligent
caltiYatorS, other thins9 being equal, making
the largest and most profitable crops. =
Agaiu, he te5 us thas the average yield
OF wheat in England from the year 1000 to
the year 400, was six bushels per acre
But from that timc, b. discussions, expert.
mon's, and awakened interest, the production
was tgebIed, and continued to increase, as
the public mind vas turned to investigate and
to remove Il Z difficulties IN the way of its
culture. But it remained for its scient fc
men, 10 TuII Sawny, ard Sir Humphrey Da-
Wy and more recently, to L;ebig and others,
to determine by what means the production
should be stimulated Iaosc highly, aud ac-
, colIingy tr0m the year 1901 to 1851, the
production WAS increased 80 much as 10 sup
port an additional population in England
alone Of 100000. The prol0ce now Of
that coria is from GO to 20 bushels per acre,
and even higher and that en- ground which
travellers considered to be interior to much
that with US produces only ten bushels per
acre. Will the gentleman notice that fact
That 1t was owing to the extra amount Of
nanurcs, either foreign or domestic, not so
much to tho amount of labor done on the
land, as it was tbs knowledge Of the proper
manureF, and the well directed labor employ
ed, that had in tine raised the p.9luot OF
the soil from 8 to ~ bushels per acre. Does
the gentlemen want more facts? Mr.. Presi-
dent, my charity shall be equal to bis or to
any mans necessities. They shall! never
complain that their want Of facts was not
supplied, and all reasonable doubt az to the
utility q this bill removed.
Even in Eagland new light arose only
iaw years SINCE in the famous Mecni n He
P released an area of very uppromising soil,
that had generally baked the hopes of hus-
bandmen, aud If il were not regarded as past
redemption, it was exceedingly torbiddipg.-
he applied to it the principles of thorough
culture Considerable portions of it were
underdlained. Tho graveIIy surfaces were
mixed with tenacious subsois. The various
arts Of manufacturing artificial planurcs were
puflnt0 rcqui3iton, and those fields which
before were clothed with scanty heritage Of
aquatic grasses, became uxuriant with the
best growths Of the Kingdom. The land that
had been deemed unsuitable to wheat was
found baflened by surprisingly large yields
Of wheat When it was questioned whether
such results could 10 produced economically,
Mr., Mech showed, BY books nest accurately
kept, that nothing bad been dcu2 ,r4ich dill
not pay. His method had been continued,
against smiles ani irowas, through the ILL.,
torobodings Of one class, and the pretended
demonstrations ct others tk&t his course
wonld ruin him, uR.i! his farm WAS the pride
and admiration CT the Kingdom, and the
standing instructor Of the werll. Nor are
his returns in cash less gratifying than the
delight he experiences in behoding wastes
redeemed, and the deecyt blosgomins as the
rose. We'll did the Premier OF England say
to his eompoerS, Of Mr.. NJ, " his agriculture
IS so superior, az to convince you that with
all your toasted skill, you know compare
lively nothing OF the are VIII the gentle
men who said our farmers are doing we'll
enough, aud only desire to be let alone, notice
that factf
Very similar to tits is the experience Of
Prof Mapcs Of New jersey. Bat few
years ago he was too poor to purchase farm
which was offered him, and ne concluded to
rent it five years, with the privilege OF pur-
chasing it at che end Of that time, if he
should be able, 1t consisted Of one hundred
ana th!rty-hy3 acses, much Of it poor by ma
turo, some Of it exhausted, and little ihat
was promising. lie said if he applied his
principles Of culture to perfectly good
igoil, and succeeded, the credi; would be giycn
to The soil, Nu; i" they succeeded upon a
poor soil, the worli would soc there was .