Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-12-27
The Farmers Meetings,
Concluded from last Week.

West. He spoke of several families
that had made fair trial and return
ed from the west Disguised, TO settle
down where they could enjoy better
advantages for their children, and
live more to their taste and comfort,
Lands in Iowa, will not command as
high prices as five years ago, and the
people, paying 10 per cent. for mon
ey, are discouraged. The owners Of
lands in Rock River Valley may be
making money but they are the only
farmers in the State that are satisfied
with their condition. Mr. l.. had
turned from the West, with her slug
gish streams and depressing inhu-
ences, to the clear rivers and cheerful
homes of New Hampshire, with feel
ings of gladness. Notwithstanding
the many removals, the best people
are still left in our State, and homes
may be found for the children in the
fertile lands of the supper Coos. F"
The farmers are in large majority /;
and, with proper organization, can
direct the political and social affairs
of the State. You have but to say
the word, and put forth the effort, and
the farmers shall displace profession
al men for places of honor and trust,
and assume the positions to which
they are entitled by numbers and in
fuence.
Dr. c. f. Kingsbury, OF Lyme,
spoke of the Importance ofthe farming
interest. The farmers heart should
rejoice, at his own good fortune in
being so far removed from the sphere
of panics and failures Farmers
should be taught lesson of content,
ment by the experience of so many
who had engaged in hazardous specu.
lations. He corroborated Mr.. Law.
renee views concerning the West as
a farming country.
Judge Weeks thought it was prop
er to enquire whether farming pays
and what particular crops are profita.
BILE in this northern. country. Farm
labor tends to enlarge the mind, and
fill it with ennobling ideas, while
those persons who simply tend pin.
machine, are dwarfed, or narrowed
down to the point of the pin which
they are making. Farmers must
read, study and think, and thus quail
ify themselve for almost any position.
He knew little neighborhood of far
mers whose property is assessed at
1925, 900, every cent Of which was
brought in by farming. The families
are all well off; but had they gone to
Manchester or some other city few
years ago, two or three might have
accumulated something, but undoubt-
edly the large majority of them to-day
would be dependent on day wages
for support. Farming does pay, even
in this cold and inhospitable region.
But few crops are profitable here
among the best are potatoes and
grass. Wheat, oats and corn will
pay, but not SO well.
B. G. Towne, Esq, came to get
knowledge. Said the farmers could
ged a good comfortable living, if they
could not make much money. No
soil superior to that of the Connect
cut valley. The seasons are short,
but the crops come forward rapidly.
The yield is good. Oats, 60 to 50
bushels to the acre. Corn about the
same. If there is a way to raise
more we want to know it. Can you
tell us?
Thursday morning Dea. S. w. Buff
fman, Of Winchester, discussed the
subject of Breeding Neat Stock, i'm
plying by his opening remarks that
Coos County was deficient in valua-
hle stock.
TO illustrate: BY tie census returns
it appears that the cattle in Coos
county are rated at $2S the head,
while in Cheshire county, the valua-
ton is $50 per head. The average
through the State is about $35.
With proper care in the selection OF
breeds and the best methods of rear
ing and feeding this County can add
million dollars to the valuation OF
its stock in two or three years. He
advocated pure blood stock, as his ex-
perience and observation both teach
that breeds cannot be crossed for any
length of time with profit.
For beef and milk he favored Short.
horns, while the Ayershere were the
best for cheese and the Alderny fol
butter. Herefords, though possessed
of some good qualities do not give
milk enough to raise their own calves
Messrs. Lawrence, Sanborn and
others participated in the further dis
cussion of this subject after which
; Mr.. r. G. Lucas gave his We've:
e generally in regard TO Agriculture
: He had raised this year $l15 wortl
i, of apples and s110 worth of cider
On two and one-half acres of land hi
; had grown 1000 bushels Of potatoes
From four bushels of sowing, on tive
+. acres, he had gathered Go bushels o
q wheat. Still the thought the farmer
! under an embargo. They paid to-
large a portion of the taxes and reap