Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11

of the lawyers might follow their example,
If they could be made Of any use, which is
doubtful.
o. Lawrence; Set them to raising tobacco.
G. Potter; | object to that. They are do.
ing injury enough now.
PIows and Flowing.
j. q. hOvey; There are some here who
can well remember the old wooden plows
that each man could make for himself, with
the aid of little wrought iron trimmings
furnished and applied by the blacksmith.
They were then considered very efficient.
When the first cast iron plows were invented,
II was thought they must certainly prove
useless being too brittle. | remember when
my father hired the use of one OF the FAIR
bankses' first plows, and paid SO year. lie
did not think it would work, but kept it till
he paid rent enough to equal the cost of the
plOw, and then bought IL. One of those first
patterns | consider nearer perfection than
most that have been made since. hold To
blowing deep. There is something down in
the ground that we want to bring up near
tho surface. The best pillow for this purpose
| ever saw is Prouty's sub-soll plow think
that many farmers miss il more in not plow-
ing deep enough than in any one thing.
Is Farming more laborious than other
Pursultst
j. q. Smith Farming Is acknowledged to be
the most healthy of all pursuits. Persons thu,
engaged will endure more, for their nature.
naturally assimilate themselves to circum.
stances which are certainly those that require
large amount OF physical force If farming
was not considered the hardest way of get
ting II living. there would not DO SO man,
eager to try some other method. | believe
Mr. Lawrence, here, who has Just expressed
his ignorance of practical farming is an OK
ample of this class. As far us dollars and
cents are concerned farmers do not fail II:
easily AS other men, and but few of them gel
very rich. Our wealthy farmers have gener
ally acquired most of their capital in some
| other way. There are ut present many east
Ell ways of getting good start in the worlt
than by working on farm to pay off it.
mortgage, but after n person has fail
amount of capital of his own, there is M
more independent way of living than by ,
good investment in land upon which to cree
happy and prosperous home. think farm
ers well situated and worth from three t.
five thousand dollars, are IN II rather enviabl'
condition, but the trouble is, many times
they want little more, and to get that the,
work themselves too hard, and do not stoI
to enjoy what they have here. At the prcsen
time farmers cannot place much dependence
on farm help it is of such poor quality a
Mr.. Lawrence; They are good to brinl
water.
| Mr.. Smith And that is all they are goot
for, many OF them. We reqnire considerl
bic drink in warm weather, and would no
underrate that service. Upon the whole
think am rather inclined to the affirmative,
Of the question upon which have spoken
The Club considering this to be the las
weekly meeting of the season. voted TO taxi
up contribution for the use OF the room
which Mr.. HurlbuIt had so kindly furnished
Upon presenting the $40 contributed, Mr.
Hurlburt said he intended to give the use o
the room free, but If the club felt disposed t,
make him present he would express IN
thanks for the same.
Mr.. G. Potter then motioned vote q
thanks for the President and Secretary con
sidering their efficient services in their ca
pacities the past winter.
The Secretary replied by saying that h,
considered it an honor to have the handlin,
Of the ideas of club composed OF such
company of influential and successful farm
ers, who demonstrate the soundness of thei
principles by their thriving farms, and intel
| ligcnt families.
All present expressed their great enjoy
ment of the very pleasant and instructiv,
times experienced at the club meetings tn
past winter and unanimously voted to con
tinue the sessions once month during IN,
spring and summer, meeting in the afternoon
of the last Friday of each month
The question Of cheese factory, agitate,
somewhat last fall, is given up for the pres
ent r. RIsLEY, Sec