Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-05
Farm AdOrnment.

In travelling among the hills and valleys
Of Vermont one beholds many widely vary.
ing scenes none more 30 than the difference
in our farmers homes and their surroundings
Here aud there are seen nice and we'll kept
houses and out buildings in as good repair as
when built always looking freshly painted
no blinds hanging askew no clapboards of
no old shed looking as if on the verge OF
sinking into nothingness. If the good house.
wife, busiy engaged about her work, chances
to look up, her glance falls not upon a SLOW.
emily door yard with the wood pile scattering
over nearly its whole extent, when few
square feet would contain it all if properly
packed up; she sees no old carts, harrows
drags, ox-yokes, old sleds with their pins rot
ted out, runner here, another there; no
leach barrels with their sides burst open and
their contents lying in heap on the ground !;
il her glance should extend as far round as
the shed, see sees not in the most prominent
corner heap of old boots and shoes with
mouths gaping at every pssser by as if re-
questing to be put in less conspicuous
place but instead her eye rests upon yard
nicely swept and clean, with beautiful green
turf, a neatly painted fence with few vines
trailing along its length, clingiug to it in
many graceful FORMS In the contemplation
of the scene her eye brightens and pleased
expression lights her countenance, and she
turns to her labor with new energy and hap.
Ply thoughts. Far different must be the feel
ings Of the woman who has not even this lit.
tie bit of sunshine to tighten her toll.
Trees by the wayside are pleasant feature
in the landscape. Nothing renders our coun-
try roads more attractive than long rows of
naples winding far away over hill and vale !;
but there are few such scenes. There is an.
other view to be taken; is the planting of
trees profitable
1t is said that our streams are constantly
drying up in consequence Of rapidly diminish
ing forests. Therefore, it is evident the
planting of trees is profitable, if it be the
means of preventing such droughts as have
visited US for the past two years. Besides
all this, in few years. one would be well re-
paid by the large amount of toothsome syrup
they would annually yield.
There are many other requisites necessary
to render the farm attractive. Good tools
are an ornament as well as an absolute neces-
sity to the profitable management of the
farm an ornament, because they indicate
the intelligent mind Of the owner, which
shows he conducts his business with economy,
aud one leaves with the impression that he
aims to give his calling higher aud more
honorable position than it was formerly held
in. Such man must necessarily have a
large mind. which will develop itself in the
many convenient and attractive features about
his buildings and grounds. He promotes q
spirit Of emulation among his negbbor,
which is manifested in the various ways they
strive to initiate his doings How quickl,
such farm will find purchaser in contrast
with one managed in the slip-shod way. Il
this the cause Of real estate being so muci
higher in the vicinity of places carried OIL
with an eye for looks in connection will
profits i? The more attractive the farm i
made the less one would hear of the boy
leaving. Nowadays an agricultural pape
is hardly ever taken up without noticing some
thing on the subject of young men leavinl
the farm. That, and the proftableness o
farming. occupy large space in their col
umns. "Straws show which way the win,
blows" Where there lie so much smok q
there must needs be some FIRE. Something i
wrong, else there would be no such hue an,
cry made over the proftableness of one o
the most attractive Of pursuits -farming-i
conducted in proper and intelligent manner
That the adornmeut Of the farm constitute
in the minds of some. one Of their most prof
liable investments, both as regards peasur
and profit are established by these same fact,
facts that is made plain to them-as be
ing the means by which success has followed
80 steadily in their chosen vocation. b.