Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-20
Improved Farming

FAIR OF FERA1AT. e.. J1HE-LrEH- ssI- j.
1872. ET HORACE CEEELEI-
when & child of scarcely ten years, IRE
crossed the Connecticut OF t1e ice. ID Che tir-
ter CT ls2J--I. seeking opportunity 90 earn ny
bread by helping 70 till the soil Of Vermont tli'
State contained zone 215 600 inhabitants, o.
100, 900 lesf than her present nUu-el- But
thc intervening hal.-eeuiurv has Witnessed /
Frnrl multiplication an growth Of her cities
an villages. her Qusrrylnr an ncr mauuts--
turas. &C. that il u probable thzt t11f1 who 1--we
b7 agricu .tu-e DO this Susie are hardly mcri
NUMEROUS and may even BE- fewer. IL 1872 thar
they were 10 1921 The area c. her culuvs-
tou is doubtleEs lErEsr tul h1- sulla. ha-ve,-
more t0unteo-s, while these Command 1sr better
urices. il Io1z than ~ 1925 1u- Fe-y much
work formerly done u the held Ass legu urs1iI-
caily Transferred totne workshop an tne fac
tori, the ne-mzchlls AID che l1-Hl-rz--
shortening as vel as lieh-euiuc the husnzul-
mans toll ID his mezd5Fc. bc- t-ch.iur tle ols-
Of the Implements by ulerns cf which be flls hiE
harus-thst is transferring lac1- from SUMNER
% Winger-from die Geld 90 the snor-from ile
Quiet. r.6w-aoviuc. rursl township i1 the 1us.l-
ing vlL.zca. And yet the fact rsuaius that aEr.-
culture IS rct ADVANCING ll THO r-ata-tlz-.
Whcu compared with other lnIuz-rie1 80 seems
TO be rerrorrallu- Absolutely. l-s raa1ria arc
greater than BE- ny early tc7ao-l. relative.
tnsy are accounted far lesE Ut tl- more iu-e.-
lsCtazl, capable. Efp--lrc youth o. your e;E-e.
! spprehcui that but Email proportion -llofe
and foIoz tie farmers vocation; az judge
thtt this proportion Is Sill -lllluiz1In-- can
not te u1-ztlkcn 10 rlv 1EEuupti1u tHa- ne lCre
thSu moderate Ter osnfsge o. the Vernon
bows toby foremost l school OBJ fluInsrv a-e
expecting an aspiring tr be farmers, even Ehel
agriculture IL, OF Wa. tnf-r 1at-ers vocation
an o. tti1 minority. tle larger u-l-ar rlr-
uoss Or uursue r1sl ealing sr-FlerC r1a-
upon tas hil-s en- 10 tne We. c-s C. t15ir Ls-ivc
stan.
Far -eit from ne Oh -srIec-.-. si1-. . --i .l.
rssitt. tte contain. Ei.E-t- i-rcrrcss --r sa
which uaf iei AID b. leading o. nary ot the
5ons zul daughter l. Vermont seek cu
pigment z1l l1n-1 Ci-cEae.a thau uuc-
her E l-v EE ueE- rel---- Or tla-- i1- r-l
country. ICY ll- mankind. shat 81. f1 vl1u -a.i
stEte la. given birth SHOULD have c.u-- -5s-I-
ua-eIr. relrisicur.T. like -1r1l-lc-. tle r1--
7harl they hrst began 90 be- ht7a .1-1 VilaT
uis-eurlss1--i s. u-r1- every --e On "-
West wher give such -1u1sc- -r'T o. tl--e
who cam lui rsri-iscfc-T v.-a ali adequate
rrtal i1 lha Elsl u you naTe C- c5r s1-l-s CT
son need where va- arc. s1v.s7 you va O.. be- 60
81 cit. Icy Cd anywhere, bag 90 rCu-a-1 where
vcu a-- So r.-l--r lie IL ru-Cal ana t--.E1ue
a. 5clt. lnv1 vlrE ytart CO prevalent La as-l1
an u-rvatlcr j. l1 Ez- flr Uc-. s. l--er
proves .oa hard t-- Elueu, o. ind themselves
cu5ls1Iy tllus.e-rl- from 11u-. vlru co.,
c11iIy -clr.ei al0nr there hills VIII the school
house. c---ca. scC-l. 1-l. e-- u----- easy
reach. % g Euls cabin e.. legs Cr cough boards.
located OF bleak hlE.5-1 prairie. where every
thing seem TO- TIE uniGl-la- eye c1srf-- uu-
eeuia-. reru.riva- Iime l1il1r- lls lErll 1l--
l.re- revealing beSuueF Eul 2lvauttreE Elic1
re7lace. 10 rrcster rr lafl degree. -tlEa T-i-t
were reir1uuhel tT removal has when
ever uifr.-.c1. every custt- has been t----r
cursi1zrt1. me wrench given 81 t-s 2-a2-ioll Of
even the huuu.CEt AeE-Eu-i-u--- ~ I'crz1.--
90 tac y efi is great and Tlrl--r cr1ea- 60 maj
home si-Llsss lzr killed 1s-T .-7-l- we s-1
mother r1l 1-zveT clnE---- ---l- -- -- 1---
EaLe. &c be torn Up tE tls roots s1i -rzlf1 Isn't
eI % I..i1ois o. i0Es. whose E--Eact--. great s-
they as. could -ever Eea1 ben ---u r-- went,
ahsertf-r love Of tie green Ella amid when her
childhood WIS crsl.c1. ] dc believe lu conr
Wcrt. hut caunct rec1umgzi % % any VIC
have ussici the merriam O. tlcir dsyf an +
deem i-s un6zrlat.e rr.7st.-lr uCr- hEttT re-
rtr5cd. more easily borne. by young couples just
Iet5l-- CIT o. travc-se z-u-.---ru slEs the
a1Uerv sn5 tae thcrrv ryways -- life. thar tT
slnost any oiheIF-
ht7c uo- me-lt 90 l-rv HAS ID, --s- lz'i-
1--.-csnI-r7 Las vit-sEst1 progress % the
agriculture q ttls slste. ar- 7 D. n-t c,-e Che
i1ci t1st. where's SIZE formerly grew her CTl
tGez grain and somewhat more, en-. nov -uTs
The greater usrt Of I-. o. dif-rs1itlte i chs
ce1 maze her bread clc-rer by crz-,r- than tr
rloTing-tT selling V0l. sri butter t111 t7
eroHiur wheat and rEe-lc be- i. Bus Htal T
recall o. mind the ILtlrmIuLt- process OF c.
varous laden Ei-l the WhoE, Of yc-r r1r-l-ues.-
eru counties thEt used 20 pats on tle-r WAY O.
market a. Troy or Albany. down -Lt turnpike
ID WestasYaa beEiie winch vss cutting brush
ar burning logs fry year, age. and c-usll--
tnst the very telcl OF Which that F-llr grew
luzusianty would row yia-i tu- hall cr-p -tll
that rrecariouIiy, 7 BALI. al az whether that
CAL be coed farming which tisg uz.1 ae -a1i i--
producing the very st-- Of lie
But '-the iusect - She Ee-T, nudge,
CO fg-I besr &c said, has stopped the
growth Of Bhea- n ksv Eu-izll o.
not hinit the apo.oFT. I regard me alleged
cause Of failure Is itself 81 eject Ct. uai hubbard
~. usy not be Ahie-nsy. en- BOO Ab.--t-
trace TIE evil 90 It's Ultimate source. -ut I md
size 10 taat so1r1e .r e lsci re--t-l 90 ne tr1u
be personal observation ty -1e .sfs l1V %.
z
1iHar with tie narrow valley g. one al llG Ia.-
b. tributaries o. the Susluehzuul. Up t-I mid
lie of which higuvsy ran ilr forty years, WITH
uarroF ted III cultivation on ether Elc. ~
enEth. The road was thrown up. Eu1 the entire
siIIl oi-ihe valley. r0a-FsF laciullt- oecaue .
ine le.l. which was slV1 go Whe-.. Az hsr- .
'est-tlme. there W2r g0l-. sound grain tl- tls .
oil width Of tie rosdTag. while tll "Trip ca
ithe- eide Wss mere srreF zua casl-il- grain
lzving nCen dsvuurcj or Destroyed 17 az lu- .
eot. i- vEs something lacking ID the SOL
Inch weakened the plant sui invited -le rsv- .
.ges Of the Insect
!, BE- quite currcu--y as-u--- Jul org laT tha-
1r youth r1ul arrigl.l1re hscaufe they hsfe
york. This assumption j. che C- these partial,
imperfect truths winch .sve tAe elect of ia.se-
Ood. Oar boys Do uot choose 90 l.i-. all Tug
nd strain. When the cule Of sucl cxlrti0u can
e attained without suca expenditure c- vita
0rce-Who ever diiI Az We come 90 think and
eject more. We learn Co moderate our phyEicAl
xer,ion and be spariug ci orr muscular force.
be uutsught, uuthinkiu7 slave raises Bis wheel
ErroW to the top Of hrs head ard carries It
hers; the sohlol taught irssmEu prefers 90
rumble It before bin si.aE ihe ground. Tbs
sy-crop o. to-day Is ave with lss- than bali
be Tax on human nuIce freely psil ~ our
randfIthers Admit thsi cur boys DO 20.
aoose to bend their bscb- bones into hoops an
liuraie their muscles into Whip-clrl il they can
chieve 4 comfortable live .h0ci Otherwise. I see
othinc in this 70 provoke inve-tive CT juEtiy
sprosch. An intel ec;utI age ard people nztur-
by prefers to substitute animzl or mcdaniel
over for thst OF humxn EineFs, wherever il can
D 80 with facility sad usaIiesi advantage
Nov, II is the simple manifest truth that IA
rsSter proEress IN tina substitution has been
aie in other industries than IN agriculture
Ommerce, which once employed wagons. and
lTsFEns, and r0E-bozJs AGs aeEriv disneE.ei
18th these by the aid Of wind and steEm-oi sal
G vessels, steamships, railroads AMI iocomo-
yes Steam taker our cotton. corn, and other
sples, from station near the grover, puts it
J shipboaTd BY Al slevt'1r, speeds It Gcrops az
s2a. hoiEis it into the merchlut's loft, and
Eers il down sgsin Wherever Il is wanted ,
ind directs snd guidef, while s.ssm supplies
The physical foroa tha; q needed. So IN A. !
Ost every department OF lAnuf.strre ,
la orLln-poEer required j. Of human
IGN; this commando. impelE ami rsgu-
ties al the other power required In Eg- ,
culture, this Is but partially, imperiectly par !
eled and Agriculture loser 10 consequence
e service Of The hrishtsr, Sbler portion Of our /
nth We must remedy -his, not by fruitlesz i
nseleEs railing az the boys for doing what I
ms to them ftteIt And most inviting. !
Z By extending the eonques.s, BY enirrvine
c d0m=in, Of mechanical power. ,
ct me barely h.nt-i0T ! can only tzas tine !
hint-st some OF the direcfionE 10 which TINS :
lsrgement is to be Eought and realized :
l. Hfnd.-tor at least i've thousand yeArs. !
ind has played : leading part IN navigation ,
y not also in cultivation Does nature az =
d any reason for regarding wind a. inner =
iiy tractshle and Eervicesble On water, bnt !
on land Men have rround grain by !
nd-foSer for At iezst hEndFaG generations 4
y not threHh II as vel Nay Why should s
not press cheese, and turn griadstone, and 1
wood, and pump water, and even, ultimate D