Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-10-22

uimsn ,htuii c'h rhoior drivc.'-FtdhAhn' I
or rendering OF the above sentiment
would hc-
au.r,.tt, ihe plough would thrive
10 rs'n tIit euI should hold r'f drive q
Many Of our young men are leaving r
home ADD the State tor other pursuits than
filling the ground, believing that the far ,
mer holds an inferior position among the 4
trades and professions Blu, they are mis-. E
taken. If we believe either ancient or mod. +
ern history
Adam, the first man Of record was o
farmer. Tie received his high commission
direct from the Almighty, and had a farm
given him to dress and keep Trades
and professions came afterward, as helps or
servants to this high calling How long
this farmer Hred without these helps is not
known, but it appears that the tailor was
the Gr.t servant called then followed 9TH
crs, an Of them dependent on the lords Of
the soil for Ewing Aud further down in
history we end Noah, who was a husband
man.
Toc immortal Washington was a farmer
before ne was soldier. Most of the great |
men Of the times we're more or less known
As f,rmers aud IL seems TO Us that the or- .
cupation invites and draws around it most
Of the Christian rraccs.
At Gunni.on's. Montpelier /. hcaut. /.
Gtl uicture. rcpresenfinp the farmer leaving /
nj. plouth for the defence Of his country.
in which he became distinguished general
Upon thi. class of citizens re country viii
alxavs dcrcud 'or IL, stability 10 peace or
war-ihcy being the hest representatives Of
the people
know a GOOD team is necessary TO n G
farmer 10 pulyerize the soil. draw nanures.
stone. 6e. know it /. cheaper to TAX,
ont .,ump than TO rlow around it. Let
me illustrate the case: had about an
acre and a half of new hud seeded to grass.
cut the same and nut the whole CROP en-
nv cart nj one time. and not , load at that.
This | called moor farming. and concluded
10 plow the niece. In the first place took
ont sll the stumps--about 800 in number.
then took of two crors Of grain. suficien,
10 nav for tilapc and manure. aud seeded
to grass. The Grst crop more than paid
for pulling the stunps and the piece has
since Welded fair income | have seen a
woud.be.called farmer blowing around
s,umns. in field that had been cultivated
for thirty wears. each stump having a strong
rusrd of brush to protect its tender root,
from iuvasionby the oceupant Such farm.
inc won't nav. Let MS examine this case
and see if il will not nav 10 take these mi
sapees out.
Nv neirhbor has a field Of 100 souar
rods. on which he says he raised Gny bush
els Of oats-with six stumps in the niece
oeoupyino three sonare rods of ground.
calculate the cost of getting by these pests
with the DAMAGE TO plouph and harrow, t,
be equal TO the value of the manure for III,
three rods the blowing would be the sam
and the seed sown in the bushes an,
waste nlaces would be sufficient for tn
ground. Now will take those six stump
out of the soil. root and branch. for seven
ty.fve cents or the price OF the oats tina
would prow on the three rods mentioned i
one venr So if our reckoning is correct
the filler would get his nav for removing III
sumps and the benefit of that labor 70
wears tn come.
have a cheap stumn miller Of nv ow
getting up, which | wish to introduce I
nv brother farmers which il onerated yer
easilv. Arebimides. the pbilosonher. sal,
tGiye me A place to stand and | can raj.
the globe" This is true theoretically-so
apply the lever principlein pulling stump
Take a stout lever sufficient 10 hold Won
team. ten or fifteen feet in length. plac
one end against the body Of the stump m
along side principal root clap a chat
around lever and root as far from the STUN
as VIII hGlu. then hltrl YOUR team AT IN
other end Of the lever and draw from II
root at right angle the stumn will yiel
or something will break.
The science of agriculture is brought
a system nearer perfeet in the mother cour
try. and the farmer knows 10 a certaipt
what will be his profit on the land hired
no accident bemn he crop. We need
moro thorough knowledge of the compo.
ton of soils, and be able to analyze them
then we should be able to ascertain Il
food of the different plants we cultivate
in fact to be a successful tiler of the so
person needs TO be Master Of Arts.
And here let me saw TO the Young mi
who are getting an education when Y,
get through the course of study. don't
West to make your fortune and then con
home to die. as many Vermonters bay
Why not settle in one Of our pleasant va
lies, where the pure water comes eushi,
down the hill side-kep, cool by the sha