Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-03-22

To prove that agriculture is yet In
its infancy in our state and nation, let
him who doubts compare the produc-
tiyeness of our soil with that of any
kingdom in Europe and he will find
that we are as far behind them as the
pagan is more ignorant than the &c"
relative to the laws of Moses. why
is this so? 1t is not that our SOIL Is
naturally less productive, or our Gil
mate less propitious, for the sun SHINES
upon no kindlier soil than large por-
ton of our country, it is because they
exhaust every art to bring forth the
latent energies of the earth and de-
yelop its every resource that they are
enabled to harvest crops of grass and
cereals that would seem to be almost
fabulous did we not kno,U it to be so.
The reason is obvious; the population
of Europe is so dense that her people
are obliged to cultivate every acre and
every foot in order to keep the wolf
from the door. With us there is no
such necessity. Our millions of broad
acres yet unvisited by the foot of man
are an eternal witness that that day is
far of. Land being so plenty we are
not obliged to resort to such shifts as
our neighborS across the water, and SO
we merely scratch over our acres in
stead of delying deep. We trust tc
nature and ask less of manure than
our less favored friends in the old
world; we exhaust our energies ii
running over the surface of many
acres, while they tire out upon one
and when the harvest is ended anC
the sheaves are all garnered, our FIVE
acres are often beaten by their one
while it has cost us more to do it
more labor and more money. The
what is the use in planting two acre
when the same amount of labor be
slowed upon one will bring large
return? Is it not waste of time, o
; money, Of everything? Two men hal
starved are incapable of performin
the labor of one that is well fed.
! thing well done is better than a doze
half done. The time is coming, tn,
probably hundreds Of years henc
when we shall be compelled to max
! the same shifts, for our country is t
. increase in population a hundred fol-
is to be crowded from the norther
boundary of the Canadas to the Me
lean Gulf, and from the lumber felC
of Maine to the continuous wooC
o where rolls the Oregon" While Il
; countries of Europe are ahead of
o in successful and scientific agricultur
J. it is nevertheless true that the inver
=. i've genius of the Yankee has place
; us in advance of them in our agricl
. tural implements.
+ We are not a practical agricultU
p list. We have had small experience
:, the business, and what we have hs
has been decidedly unpleasant; yet v
n delight ira fes.stin5 eyes upon
- broad and waving field of grain, up,
great shocks of corn, herd of looi
kline with fat sides or udders distend
70 with tactical fluid, or upon bleati
20 flock of sheep that are raised for hol
purposes and not for fanciful specu
ton in 10000 rams, upon bounci
al calves and 1.-THE limbed horses; to Il
70 end we would urge everything ii
O. tends to produce them. Town SOC
~ ties, county fairs and district debati
in clubs, anything that will foster thous
, and speech are valuable auXiliaries
produce this result. and among
ez- most efficient may be reckoned the
in batting club, such as has lately bC
formed in Irasburgh, and such as h;
bo an existence in a few towns in
I'M state. We hope our friends in Ii
nj. burgh who have taken the subject
Of hand will go on and prosper, and t
.ri secretary Jameson will give us a we
: ly report of the discussions, for WI
'oo he shall have our thanks.
Se GOOD TEMPLARS' FESTIyAL.-P]