Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-22

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sni i i found prCfisble 10 kesp noihing bui
I - te.f n everything, uhy shoald pct the sAms
rule and the sane psinciPls b. equally apphoA-
/ be In NerInonl
samsti1aas il is very prvaiAbls to loArn o. an
others experience. and exchange ideas, and IN
this the farmers q cur state are beginning %
improve for &c have f0r agricultural Adsanoe-
meat Gas State Agricultural Society and cur
county -ocieiies, and here allow me TO sPcak
psrticularly Of eur Lamoilie County Socicty.
Ii originated Ia Emote, and il attained 10 such
a sire that they could not supply lie growing
demand. Il grew and expanded until Il nov
embraces the whole county II LSmoille, and ~
sur arc the farmers Of H. succsss that they
have bought, 1t large eKpense, twenty ~ acres,
ana anticipate a hoaTishing society and success
ful fairs one fair has alneady been held IN
the new ground, which was decided success,
with a determination 10 improve from year 70
year, and what spuuky Lamoille says she viii
10 will surely be accomplished. We have our
farmers' clubs in almost all our different towns,
and ought 10 have them in each school district
when conducted rightly,-thai is, they ought TO
be patroniEsi by both old and young, male and
female. for surely the principles and experience
taught therein concern US all. The vile ana
daughter may learn a better way TO raise tur-
keys and other kinds ofpoultry than she already
knowsWhich interest has become very large
item in N, exports ofYermont She could learn
perhaps to make better butter aud cheese, and
be better fitted for a farm life.
Our state legislature has organized board
Of agriculture, manufactures and mining, atd
made small appropris ton Tor II 5 support. Inc
state has done well to make beginning but u
is far behind some other states in the amount
Of its appropriation. The board has great
.orl 40 do. and ought TO have the support Of
every farmer In the state, and am very happy
In learn that there is growing interest In the
undertaking, notwithstanding the opposition
that has been brought to bear upon il. There
never was time in the history Of Vermont
when she was making so rapid progress in all
the different branches Of farming as she is to-
day. Likewise believe that the manuflctm ing
interests Of the state are in a prosperous condi-
tiei, but with the amount Of water power that
we have. which is now lying idle, We ought TO
double or treble the manufacturing business of
the state. All our productions ought TO be
at home into the necessary arti-
clcs Of merchandise, which would give employ
ment 10 thousands Of workmen; and there a-e
many branches Of manufacturing which would
give empo, ment to hundreds Of females, who,
Al present, have no suitable way to obtain
livelihood. II would increase our population,
and make a home market for all the products of
the farm. -,
After considering the position which the
Vermont farmer occupies am well satished,-
and indeed think that the statistics will bear
me ut in my yiews,-that Vermont, with her
small population and smaller number Of acres
improved, produces and sends to market, alter
her own population, more cattle,
sheep, horses, swine, poultry and farm products
for the number of her population, than any
other state in the Union. But with these en-
and successes she does not pro-
lucc more than one-third the amount which
she is capable of producing with better sys-
TEN of cultivation.
The time was when the system Of cultivation
which we now pursue was the best that could be
followed under the circumstances. But for
years the best agriculturists of the leading ma
tons of Europe have been experimenting till
they have brought farming to n science. do
not expect that we can adopt all their ideas IN
every particular Indeed il would be impossi-
bic on account of our short seasons. -but there
is no difficulty in adopting the general plan,
though, perhaps, on a smaller scale. Ii would
be very expensive and uncertain for the Vel
mont farmer to conduct series Of experiments
on farming at this period Of our advancement,
especially as we are at least one hundred and
fifty ears behind the leading nations of Eu-
rope in farming, but let us profit by their cxpe-
rience and researches. 1t is not the greatest
number Of acres within the bJundry line that
constitutes the best and most profitable farm.
but the best is the one which produces the great
est amount, taking into consideration the ex-
pense of raising that amount. After summing
up their experience they have adopted the sys-
ten of rotation, it being the most profitable
and the neares, to perfection And here would
say that was in hopes that some gentleman
would prepare paper on rotation to be read
before this meeting. Indeed. had net already
read paper upon that subject before the State
Board at meeting held at Craftsbury. would
have chosen that topic myself, as believe it is
to be the only true and proper system oil farm
ing. There are many points in rotation which
might be touched upon, but as it forms very
great and interesting subject by itself, viii
not enIarge upon it, but leave it with you for
There are other points which might take up
in relation to farming had mot already wearied
your patience, but will mention but one thing
mere, and that is the desire and inclination of
their means viii allow them to. This is great
error, for to stay on the farm and improve it
would be much better for the state and much
better for every one, their families especially,
for nowhere else in the world can be found n
more delightful aud beautiful place than the
homc on the dear old farm among the green
hills and mountains of our own state. Very
true we cannot boast of our extensive plains,
prairies and large rivers, but we have our hills
and valleys, and more than all, our churches,
our schools and our good society. We also
have great variety of beautiful scenery, which
if European countries, would attract tie atten-
ton of all the Eastern world. Neither Italy
nor Switzerland is more beautiful than our
Green Mountain state is during summer in eli
mate or variety or extent of scenery. Vermont
is already flvorite place of resort for those
wearied with the cares Of a city life, and many
from large cities are seeking homes on Ter
farms. At some future day the landscape of
Vermont.-our hills and valleys, our waterfalls
and brookets. will be considered second to
none in beauty and grandeur