Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-10

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+ To quote few statistics at is in the
land, and in the capital employed in man
aging it that the greater portion OF our
wealth is to be found. In New England
alone tho value Of the farms is estimated
to bc Si74,305,S53 The value Of the inn
plcmcnts used on these farms is estimated
ut SIC, G,46G,Gl4 The value OF the live
stock is SOS, ,GG5,0ll, making an aggregate
of S559, 40, ,iS2. The capital invested in
manufactures in New England, according
to the latest returns, is S25SiI,1s3, less
than half that invested in agriculture
lie paid high and not undeseryed COM
plmeuts TO the Yankee farmers, and went
into urgent pleas for high farming, very
truly saying, "nothing but care and skill
can make your calling satisfactory to the
enterprising and thrifty. Wherever
farming in New England is 10 he done at
all, it must be done well. \ ton OF hay
to the acre, and thirty bushels Of corn,
and twenty bushels of rye, and fifteen
bushels of wheat, and two or three hun
dred bushels of roots are not the crops
that can be called remunerative here. 1t
cannot lo profitable to feed worthless
animal six months in every year out ot
/ the store Of hay secured at the cost pre-
yainng among rs" The more remunera-
. tive plan If thorough cultivation and
careful selection and improvement OF
= stock, bath animal and vegetable lac Was
: glad to say, WAS steadily improving in
e yigorou, practice.
| There were two races Tuesday, the first
= for double teams and the second for fastest
: stations. In the first race there were
. three entries, mile heats. best three in
I five. for purse of $500. $50 for the first
and $50 for the second. Dan Mace en-
tered Richard Ne.los and mate; IL, y.
Han entered India Rubber and mate; +.
4 SauircS entered Britton and mate.
Rubber and mate won the race in three
3, straight heats. Time, 2.3s, 2:36l and
\ a3o In the second race Dan Mace en-
}, tered Rhode Island, and J, Levett George
q VI. Patchcn. Jr.. Rhode Island won the
3. fr,t rrile of $1,000. Time, 2:33i, 2:55i
ana : b.. Inc N'''AA !t'<' "' F''' s'''
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Result or SELF-DEPENDENcE' -
" When the Free Church of Scotland broke
away tr'w the state establishment II II
l. started with 800 congregations, and 5Sd
:, ,,;,.,...r. ,.,,i,.;,,t.d in i. .u.tentatior
(, fund, in i>6, it had 9sa ministers, and
e oI, minister. r,o,iyipg from the fund
In is4i the YEARLY income of that fund
wa> eG~,toi; in 1867 it was El2l,72'
In 1871 the amount rr'.ed by church col
\ lcct1o"~ and seat rents "'lS tfI,ofo II
~ isG, it ~as l22,25o, having been nearly
trghIed. Besides this, the. church has it
) missions and schools, has instituted col
.e1es, hai.i many churches and man>e'
and dome q great work Tor the spread @
Christian truth.
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-, ,.,, .,.1,ol l,.t MONDAY niybt
:, r.f.,,. .b., fire was extinrnisbed the Ex
-. .+...5t,,.l and ,bre, buildings on Put
%. nam -.ror, the barns adjoining the hotel
...,,.,,,.r ,ho oqira of Drs Allie,
..l R.5.,.L ~, Srring street and ais
+. 1..,..f .,,l inside Il ,lte winr bricI
of na;I.lir., .f cox 4 som. and the woode,
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