The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-02-03

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The Effect of the War on Agricul-
.fe ~ lure. noinlnnoJ odi
The war is destined to make great
changes in the social condition Of
American farmers Hitherto trey have
not occupied that position which is
accorded to agriculturists in older
counties. With cheap land, DEAR laF
Dor, and low prices, farming has not
been as remunerative as many other
avocations Wealth has accumulated
in cities and villages rather than in the
country, and farmers themselves have
not been indisposed tbithehs sons en-
gaging in trade rather than n ragrietl1
ture. The war win change all this.
Trade adds little or nothing to our hag
tional wealth. IL is srue that we must
have middle men"--men who make
living by buying from those who wish
to sell, and selling to those who wish
to buy-but it is not desirable that so
much of the labor of the country should
be occupied in this way 70 afiAnas
Since the war commenced large for
tunes have been made in tr,stle, and
this has caused an iaux of Young men
to the cities The tide, however, is
now turning. The wnr-.the most g.
gantic and expensive Of modern times
has absorbed so much of the labor
Of the country, that the non-prodocing
classes are relatively vastly more nu-
merous than ever before Weproduce
less and consume more than during a
period of peace Prices are regulated
by supply and demand. With the tens
and hundreds Of thousands that have
left the farm for the army, the supply
must beless and Che demand great
err Prices, therefore, must advance.
Trade cannot be as profitable, as a
whole, MS it has hitherto been. The
intelligence Of the cSultry must be
turned TO agriculture. It supports all
other interests. This has always BEEN
the case, but we have during long
peace, increased so vastly in material
prosperity, that those who could sup
ply us with lusuries have iobtaineda
more libera! compensation than those
who furnished the mere necessaries of
life. The war win, in the end, make
us poorer We shall not be ablef to
waste so much labor. The cities will
feel their dependence on the country
The Importance of agriculture will be
felt and acknowledged by all, and if
farmers are true to themselves, they
viii exert a far greater influence than
ever before in this country. S,s,,ls -
Farmers must take greater pride.
in their business They should UNDER
stand their responsibility and strive to-
meet it, They must farm more intel
ligently, keep better stock, raise larger
crops, make greater improvements, !.
and systematize thsii, lhbor. This ,eiH
be done. If farmers themselves, or
their sons, do not do tiff they do
not add more energy and intelligence
to the cultivation of the soil---others
will do so. Agriculture will be more
profitable than, IL has hitherto Ben
and will draw to 1.-THE capital and in
telligence of the country. Let farm
ers, and especially farmers ssons, pom
der thislmatter. Let them feela ssured
that good farming will DO, profitable
Let them have faith in the soil andiin
thorough cultivation let, LAemrn
fear tospendlmoney in judicipus inn
provementsL-in understanding, in
manures, in good implements, in bet
ter stock, and higher feeding, The
soil williproye grateful, and you will
certainly get back with interest all
that you put into it'll Geneste FARMER.
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The NV ArLAsrIc C,..BIE Tho. ca
bic for the new submarine Atlantic
telegraph is being prepared atdLoa-
don and placed ON board the Gfeat
Eastern.7 hiessrsl Canning Il aGiffori
are to commence laying thea telegraph
cable across the Atlantic i'm June MORT.
Tho Great EASTERN will hayo 800
hands on board, with a iwebhtol6f
$4,000 TOMS including 1000 ptons1cf
cablesand 5000 qtons OF Ieeal.d The
conductor is formed Of asesomycopper
wires. and as there are 23O0 miles, Of
cable, there will be 10000 miieslivf
copperwiraisc Every Iportidafzcfsitlns
wire is subjectotkt TO sclechieAltesss ANIL
then covered WITH eight successive
coats of the insulating naseiiab This
coat is covered with iute, and the jnte
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