Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-09-25

some suggestions Dascl on extensive ODSerVa- |
ton and some little experienced
Follow any Of the streams that start near
the crest of the Green mountains down TO the
Connecticut on the one hand, or 10 Lake
Champaign or the Il1osac or the other and
you will note many places where water might
be taken out by the help Of a cheap dam or
ditch, and conducted along hillside or across
swale or valley so as to be gradually let oil
in rills or petty rivulots to moistcn and fer.
tilzc the slope between it and the stream
whence it was taken Very little Of it would
reach that destination, as the thirsty earth
would drink it up by the way. | estimate
that the total area Of this state, 100000
acres Immediately, 100000 ultimately,
might thu. be irrigated at an average cost OF
$50 per acre aud with an average increase Of
their annual product by at least So per acre
or an interest on the investment OF 20 per
cent There are doubtless gold mines in
Utah or Colorado, as there possibly may be
diamond mines in Arizona that would pay
better interest than this, but | should prefer
not to designate them. In fact, | do not
know another enterprise which seems to me
So certain TO yield a large profit as that Of IT.
rigatiur the hilsides aud interyalcs Of thi,
.. X,-,,,,.
N,,,., '.,', o,. ,,l,o has o, l,is farm cvcn
a.o ,;ai,., s,ro.,nlo, win co,.idcr,ble c,uI
Il, :, ,,,.,. oy,ori,,oot i, irr;cation On n small
s,oi1 asT haro Jorc and ,a1i.cy himself that
/; ,o,s Lcc,ro rr,cecdip, further Yop do
moi need an engineer. # Won had one he
could not make the water run up bill; where
los il viii RIM down I'm nj vonr solicitation
as rooJiiy as tbouob Won wcyo the bo.t epgi.
moor on corh If Won trv IN mako il rpp nm
INN il will provo obstinate: rcspect nature
and her lows and Won will find her tru.ty
serront md Griend Your own observation
will soon toll y,n whore Won can most easily
/ dam vo,,r s,rc,,, On ,s ia have a considerable
lbodv of water in sprinr and ruinv weather.
| in orlor 10 bsvc il reodv for onnlicotion when
needed and how Won can lead il off so as TO
irri,,te tho lorecSt area NJ a moderate cost
Room Inv irrieatinr two or three acres.
and Won will soon he satisfied that YOU can
afford tn do more and still more. until all
your land which lies lower than the highest
Doint AT which Won eop fin reservoir shall
bc occ.sionaIlv yefrcsbcd hv the vivif,ipg an.
nlisnce
4 Irrioatiop uecossorilv G,rtilizes II saves
10 tbe land much Of the nourishing itices
, that would naturally mass of. especiailv in
times of thaw or flood To be souandered upon
+ rivors b,vs and tho ocoan donbt that any
irr;,,,ted 6ed il loss fertile less productive
ri ,o.day han !, voson tho uornin, If creation
, I'IJimotely wo hall snrrlement tho aow nj
9 c,r s,rcams bv digcine wells on tbe highest
a. noi,t in , larco wall or main and niacing n
solcoc,in,, ,;,d min ovor c,cb sb,ll so, i n
,,,n,,in,, nv, ,ra,cr hv riobt and by d,v whom
,,;nd so5ycs ;n,o a shaIloy rc.crvoiy bv il.
s;dc wbonco ancr beina tborouoblv warmed
, lbv tho snn I, vii be g9.dualIv drawn aw,y
- ;rr;,.,o ,bo Gala o. frIds lying holow
Wore az dana ,sboroyer il could he 10 nroGt
,ho oro,al rral,o, IF tom ,bonsand rarms IN
,his St r,i,,bt bo dortlod a. COS, c,r no.
|, Iow ,bc nrico NJ which tbeir owners no,g hold
+ ,b"-,
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o,a IN ,;,no 81 aoneral dronth ard saw
G7,i 70 I'm 80, sas - oo,r III
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an e aaasonaI,io ,,;,h nort 60 no oron -, ai
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H. ~ = ~ 60. o'1 70
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Eir arov sn,alier ana ligbtcr Not t6at treo
,ycre no, ,,ado 70 he ont dogn and f,rests :,
49, L., - ,,,I,;,,o,od Golds Lro,y tho,
49, P,r nJ -. 'G ~ tba d;snonsat;ons RI
/ Lo,,roo,, ,ho oloar;n, ovoy If forests IN div,
rJaoo 80 f.,i,GJ go1ds ma honnv homes n,
. tho ono hand and des,roy;ng al forosts "a
n thu, Golds oan NO Iongcr he rrnitfnl NOR homo
r bannv thore il n wide snoco and the peces
81. r,g,,ioh ;n,nolod o,,r nionoor anoos,ors :,
dos,ro,, troos o. l;co.wor, Las endowed tbo;
# descendants indiscriminate and reckIoss !,
q forest cxterminatiou Our fathers founr
. trees in their wov and cut them ont or il h,
. Wholesale we ~ on doing as tbev d;d wbey
+ tbo;r rooso, GoT Il No Ioncor soyvcs NO
y ipdgo that Vermont las mis- dav NOT onlv "a,
. Iess ,imhcr bnt smaller orco devoted :,
/. growinr il than She should have. that he,
~ 6olds nTo bocon,inc moro arid hor strcam,
n scantier and more canricions becouse Of IN,
N dcor,b If troes Monvo dairv Grmcr bo,
snid " Awav with the woods | can I'M,
~ nv f,el viii tho Grass I am cnt on tb'
round tbev now cover which i crav,
n mis,ato Tyory farmer should baye Crds, :
I IN 95 NOR cont of his acres covered viii
- Grost md yIl averaao moro ,rass yoor h,
y veor Than If ,bo owner bad s,r;nnod I;s lon5
- Iara 81 ,roos Koon ,ho $780, RI III 49,