Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-10-27
Vermont as an Agricultural state.

"a very instructive and sensible address it
was. too. We take the following extracts /
from 1t, as reported in the Brattle5Oro Piq
mir. and only wish We had room for morr
By the accidents of climate and sod and
the topography Of the country Vermont
farming began and has bgen continued much
in accordance with leading scientific TF.nei-
piles. or at least with general good Judgment,
producing certainty OF results. Some 1T us.
however. may he uncon,ci1nsly in the pre-
dcament of the man Just learning English
grammar. WHY said be. IL have been
taking Englsh grammar all NY liie, aud
didn't know 1t - We have done much
rightly though unconscious Of any law
Oiaar States may have some hettor FARMERS
jran we, but deny that any ether cta;s. IS
q whole. II better iarmcd.
Tie Gilman. has restricted oar productions
within Ger lin limits. and W. have no one
ii4ce staple crop. u We except grass which
l. oar largest product. Among tie grasses.
clover A,urishe- a q cure crop. and tins has
not merely hrcn turned IN. bar IL hss
b-aH Ted out and returned 20 the soil again
, iH the shape Of manure. Irs i scientific
culture Timothy 1r h'riszras-, size most
nutrition, Of all gra>-e-, has also been most
. widely cultivated. Il our acciimared gra--
/ s.-. have been somewhat too few, sill those
? We cling 10 are among the beet.
Iac aliuvial soils on the margins Of the
Z streams. the more variable SOILS OF the up-
I .au-s, and the uueveu surface everywhere
prevailing, cpnuel- the culture of contract
| e., and 20 Of the numerous felds-iu shape
often the puzzles %; gcometIicians-gud has
/ ,.erchy induced "a considerable variety rl
/ crop even Oh the smallest farms Hence
I w have naturally enough fair rotation Of
/ crops, and that Is hero and ia Europe
I thought To be taleTably scientific, although
/ in Japan. where they have NO cattle manure
| p, al, and where they uppiy their marure
annually, and m a liquid form. they have,
/ it is said. long ago emaneipared themselves
/ from all care a TO rotation Of crops
Our s'il, az a whole, i. comparatively bard
and compact, making excellent roads Ii
| challenges thorough tillage. 1t must De
more than .-tIckled with tie hue OF il will
| not laugh with a harvest" In the language
Of one Of the oldest English writers. thor
l 0ush - communion - makes the cror.
| though that process alone has not, a. he
l taught. led 20 the abandonment Of the use Of
manure-. Thorough tillage. belongs 10 the
I highest System OF culture, and Is indisucn-
sable 20 the lowest. IL gives to legitimate
/ crops, rather than TO jolly weeds, the cyclu-
/ siye Use OF the soil, rs one Of its incidental
advantages.
/ Our grasses. native and naturalized. being
| good Tor both tattenin. and milk-gIying prop
I critics. We have put INTO beef and mutton
/ into wool, butter and cheese. We have not
/ shipped our hay and grain, but fed it 20 some
I siEa ol stock-to horses when W. could don9
/ better, and the world not 50 weli,-aud thus
/ restored 10 tie land IS much as was tiken
/ iron it. II this j. not scientific, thcn science
I Las tie worst It it,
y powerful stimulus in the same direction,
working much to our advantage. has been
tlr growing reputation OF our Morgan horses
amt Vermont sheep. The Manufacturer. as
vel a. the professional man and politician
/ work AT loss until thcy have made repu-
I taiiHn. Attcr that thew and their wares Sc
I cure ample Consideration and sometime, q
hIg per ceniasc above the absolute relative
I vslu, TIE products of "a dairy. with a REP
uE.tion fragrant through the land. eel "A;
I pgIces much above the market rates. Tue .
name L. a perpetual guaranty aud Jbe Fur- /
chaser runs Ia Ti-S. Vermont has eaT ',d +
/ siIue reputation and her s-l. x ans giiC That
3 makes II sought after here ami occasionally
even 10 Europe. Even It's countericits arc
marketable and clever knaves often peddlt .
Green Mountain culls. This shows jha,
-tlaug bred stocks possess value above .
Che common herd, and tae raising o.. such l.
lu accord with the experience 90 >ciergac F.
.u,'audry. Let Ia add. though | would he I
suiI-es> of an Irish bali, that some Of our
uIrive cows. as mixers. are Thoroughbred. I
D..
-.Ece tie memory ct man runueth not g. the /
contrary. tHy can tire validity NJ the claim
le impraci.-i3
We s,iH raise some wncst-much more
chan any Other safe in New Engiaud-aud /
what D better j. Is ground hy mills On our
1wu RAINING brooks. bu, ground not So fine
a. ty " esleFn mills, and hllJet less severely.
aud consequently oar people are not degeuer-
a-ing - rapidly into general dyspepsia as
,.ey are said 60 be IN our sister States. Our
w,men arr 'ro IA harRg. and the census does
not show any very alarming prepondcrauce
of female births Our farmers, freed by Z
r. s.trn climate from the curse Of a cunstitu-
,ional lanru1r ami hziness are not ashamed
- labor with their hands, and. therefore, do
MT iuteud 10 occupy the places OF bot blacks
and stock gamblers to the next generation.
Oar people have the virtue OF ahStinence-
spending l. s. than they earn-end from eve
~ wear labor they add something to their
fixed capital. All these things may not be-
long to pare science, but among facts and
the practical arts they are worthy OF all ae-
ceptation.
With 70 large a caJal que Of facts in our
favor, what else do We lack The world
moves. and We must keep paceor be distanced
We require a more thorough intellectual
training. The mysteries and the charms of
Agricultural knowledge should he more ear
nestiy studied. We may be ssii not vet To
have mastered its alphabet. Those who pro
p1se % pursue agriculture for livelihood.
should be schOOled with some reference 10
their future wants. The best boy in the
family, who Is to be kept at home conseera-
tel 20 the old homestead, must not get the
poorest education. lie will have % compete
with the labOr-savIng inventions of mankind
with the advanced thinkers among II ners
aud should come forth clad IN the armor
specially adapted 10 his warfare He needs
the culture which makes a thinking man.
and should not he content 10 be merely
machine with periodic motions.
Brute force will not bring out the treas
ures Of the earth 50 abundantly or 50 econo-
micllly AS intelligent labor Nor are the
eonquests OF the intellect inconsistent witt
tough sinews and 4 strong physique The
pale face, the slender shape and the attenu-
ated muscles do not make the scholar
Keep the body and mind in harmony and
you make tie full man. Grow one at the
expense Of the other and You have a monster
OF an abortion. The Jewel requires sale
ca>ket or it will be lost and casket withvu,
the Jewels j. supeEhuous.
Through the donation Of Congress, c.llege
in every State viii sOon be open where
studies adapted to the wants of the iudu,tr,-
81 classes OF society will have due promin- I
eace. These CLASSES, most numerous Of all, j
are the reserved forces. in fact TIE mental
capital Of the nation, aud and 10 will depend
upon them whether the experiment. shall
nave measure OF success or ingloriouslv :
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