Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-06

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We give below by permission oi Judge
Colburn, an article written originally Tor the
Bostoa CDHjrator. 10 which we desire osnoei.
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nhsSHS' EDITORS = ms Is u SUBJECT That
nus peg" S''"e"n"' discussed IN 'ne agrcultu-
RAJ JOURNALS OF lale' lhough the Affirmative oil
'he question mas iong since been settled m the
MINDS oil an real farmers. No one deserving
Tue name oil J@mer at tins day VIII take up
ana seriously advocate the negative let
my arc 'nosc III o'her occupations VINO
"ou1' ""e'ncr inc business OF uilllg 'he eatth
can ne lnaue lucrative without suDlecthg ITS
participants 10 rlgid penurlousne,s' labor'ous
Ioil' ana Saerlhce oil convenience and CONF
.or'S common To those engaged IN more iovor-
eu pursuits
II Is true that there rs q class OF farmers
'ha' WORK roo hafd' deny themselves too
| '""on put u Is only TO gct rlch the faster
L... .r
va p''''a 'o''''H'1 ''"in'y III counting 'nelr
7. ~ ''i''''e'1 N"' 'i",e w""' o'ilcra may
.'''' 1t 10 ''o PV''" ''cy
nv '''ei' 1"u 'npy are sure TO get 'hem'
M" TL az ''o lI'lY "'5o iaI'n''5.
ihere Is another and quite a different class,
termed by some writers slpshod farmers -
lhey TOO never trouble themselves about what
their helgnoors may say or think of them or
'neir management they are slow tranquil
anu easy III ,heir operations trust huch TO
enanc'' NOT counting OF an abundant harvest
=" '"o so''o" ~ PropiuouS' ana 'ie c''lIe VIII
~ say WI ','o'' o"" suu oi tne renee
ine,i o'rns 'nSy cannot Shlngle IN RAINY
"o"'i'' ""u =" '"ir Wea'her 'hey 40 not heed
II; II Is useless with them to be continually |
anxious ABOUT making new fences repairing
ou'luingS' digging out stones, or making more
lii''uIe' Wneh !hey aireauy nave more ihan
my can nhu 'ihe 10 uraw out ith bolh
o' ,nose classes " DOOR farming is held IN
perfect con'onip'' no agricultural periodical
Oh any account they Know better than
any sorlpDler ior the press can tell them how
,"rn''Us Shouiu DC uole' IN inc one case,
however tne expense OIL an agricultural paper
Is a Suinv'en' reason Tor inns conformation
NV III '''V u'"'' 'o'"' nnu''''erehce TO an
''b r,
in're u ",so ano'not eias' o''Iel by writ
o'S "'""',u' 'r.n1'S, lhe7e are frequently
"o'''y' n'sn-'lnhueu ,''n' VINO sometimes ne
Von'e e''n's'"S''' III 'ne,r nc" 'oca,'oh' FOR
''s %'',' VI an gary anu OhoIouSh Ano"looSe
" .ro "o,''''''' .''cl are not HP' To increase
'n'r ,,o''S' pu' "neIV ,hese are aouhuan'
WY" my e'',er upon 'noir new pursuit. tney
na'u tus.t lVI 'ne beauties OIL nature as aus
p'"g'U y ''' eo'eS'S' u,o green neius Oh SUM
"iei, anu inc mowers Oh autumn inc scenery
u '',e mountain ana 'ne Nale' the smooth
n'auo"' .ne nuilllur'lg pfooN, ana the gold
", nuo ., .ne r'Pe'''u nar''''s--lton suon
,ou'Ie' 'npy are :" 'onS,'n' rcce'p' oi "'
s'"Pie iv""iu' eve" =" u,oir purses gro" ho
neaEier ~ 'h'S ''"ge"'a' ana favored change
;" o t'e'' ~ i,NVs
'i''"'' ,s."'' :" nav impressed our
""I'',' ~ QUO 'o''" VI "no'her WIN lo'e
ar' ueS'I' i T rur"i beauty ana landscape
! 'o'9',"oSS' mus we see 'he man oil taste
, a"G 'I"l"'uS' NV proiesS'oIal man. ana Tie
'eu NV, e''"', turning 'upir "''oh''cn ana
T re'o',nS uen 'i'ne !" some part oi men
l li'es 70 horticulture TO the planting OF shade
"00', ."' '"J'us ou' u lawns ana peau''lylng
le''IeI country residence II iarm Is
Gon'eg'eu WIN 'ne'r operations they frequent
"''No T" h'ouel one IN nice culture ana IN