Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-08-10

with native grass of the best kinds, and
with Dutch clover, and some of the varie-
ties which make the pastures and mowings
in other countries so valuable and durable,
would pay infinitely better kept continual
ly in grass, for there is no land in the old
er part of the world which is sought after
so eagerly. The chief reason why it would
be more remunerative here, is that the la
Dor attending the pasturing and manage
ment of genuine old established meadow
land comes to such trife in comparison
with the cost Of cultivating arabic land.
In Virginia, and elsewhere with SINH
lar winter season, grass lands will be of far
more value to the owners and the country
than the best corn and grain growing dis
tricts, and it is deplorable to see or hear of
the breaking up of fine greenswards to i'm
poverish the soil and ruin these natural
grass fields Land owners should make
themselves acquainted with the particular
of the grass land of Eng
land, whereby they would clearly under
stand the importance of the subject.
BEST TIME TO Buy FARMs.-The old
adage, "strike while the iron is hot" was
never patented by blacksmiths in general,
or any particular man of that profession,
and is applicable to all callings; but the
principle implied in it,-adapting means
to ends-applying powers proportionate to
the desired results-is disregarded by no
class more than by farmers, including |
those engaged in each of the various de-
partments of Agriculture. Who, among
all the workers of iron, whether akin to
the Learned blacksmith" or not, thinks
of moulding the king of metals to his lik-
ing without invoking Vulcan's aid? What
merchant would seek location for his
business among poverty stricken, sparse
population? What farmer would hire
help at three dollars per day, and send
them into his fields, haying in January?
What farmer, in his senses, would think
of buying a farm when it was covered,
perhaps three feet deep, with snow? Yet
just this same is done by probably three
fourths of those who buy at all! To 'buy
pig in the poke" is the wisdom of Solo
mon, compared with it; for his color,
strength, vigor, fairness, ETC., is not hid by
his poke-but not so with farm out of
sight. To be sure, some, who are anxious
to sell rough, stony, miry or lean farm,
find the most leisure to attend to looking
up q customer in the winter season; but
any wise man must see the folly of buying
a farm, with which he has not been ac-
quainted), without seeing it and without
seeing it at work.
: The value of every man, woman, horse
OK, COW, sheep, rooster, mill-stream, house
or farm, etc, depends chiefly upon their
appearance and powers-how they look
r and what they can do. When | wish tC
: hire farm help, first want to see the man
2 to Judge whether he has the mental, mora
, and physical powers require, or whethel
his society would be pleasant and agreea
| BILE; then L wish to "try him. e., SEE
him at work. If wished to get wife
+ | shouldn't do as the men of some nation:
!. dO-be married before even seeing my es
t poused, or knowing something of her pow
: ers ! So, all men, when buying a horse
OK, COW, etc. want, not only to learn thei
n external dimensions, but to know how the,
S look and what they can do. We say al
/, ordinary looking horse, of small size, tina
(, can ego in 2 49," is worth $500, "goo
n looking" horse, of medium size and sam
e speed, is worth $1,000, and if he has tn
d ability to ego in 2: 30" he is worth, sa.
n, S25, 900, and about $500 90 more for eac
l. second gained upon that The same priI
lie ciple, of relative values, is generally adopt
ed in buying and selling all other animal
ID locomotives, mill-privileges, etc., and VIII
o. should it not be in buying and sellir
es farms? If twenty-five acres will produ(
I'd as much, with the same expense, as OF
0, hundred acres will, why is it not wort
is as much and if it will produce as muc
3, with less expense, is it not worth NOR
80 In order to know what it will produce,
lg and see it at work, producing. If you ca
By not go but once, 60 in July or the 70
Sc part of August, when it is working Il
ry hardest, when the hay is just being tax,
ut off, and the rough surface, quagmire, ston
is and snags, if there, will be visible, VIII,
he the effects of drouth, too much rain, ir
in CATION, commercial fertilizers, ETC., can
op seen, when the location shows Just what
ter is, nature at work all around, when brool
of wells and springs are dry, if ever, and t
ost unhealthiness of the location cannot
he hid. But don't look at the place with
Jed net income view only; examine it well
to the enjOyment-prospect also, for NAL
err land woman's) life consistent not in
me things ii. e., dollars and cents, and tn,
al equivalents) which he possesseth." Is
,he in a pleasant neighborhood? Are tho
who own the adjoining lands, sour, era
the bed, fault-fnding, petulent, lazy, shiftle
At dishonest drinking, swearing, Sabbat
ON breaking, Goddess people? Ifso, let I'll
all farm alone before ever you NEEDLE the
in with Wouldn't take the best farm
eat creation, and be obliged to occupy it wi
ore my family for five years, as a gift, if loo
the ed in the midst of such a people. Oh, t
contentious, lawsuits, anx;eties, sleepl
for nights, poor fences, breachy cattle, brok
ing legs, blind eyes, foul weeds, girdled tire
or barn and house burnings, ETC., caused
as such neighbors Is the house pleasan
ore and healthily located? Is there an ext
in sive and pleasant prospect from all sit
lalf of it? or is it down in hole, so that y
all. can see nothing without looking up at
had angle of forty-fve degrees? Is ther,
and bog-hole or swamp so near by that
miasmatic efiuvia is constantly poison
the air you breathe-the lung-food ,
place before your wife and children? !
- the religious, moral and literary facili
good? and are there enough of the v.
Gus kinds of mechanics and traders in
10 neighborhood for your accommodation
lral Answer, after well bordering, these /,
inc similar queries, and remember that
time to buy farm is July and August
'nu, V. L. RANDOLPH
will Vermont Waterman.
A COOLING DRINK.-As nearly ev
alperson is inquiring for some cooling DIR
cots during this hot weather, we give the
end lowing REGIME for a refreshing and iuyio