Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-05-01

els ,f whsat IN the acre have been repeated
" grown. Witness, too, the Sahara itself,
our SYNONYM Of desert, trayersed only by
winds stripped of their moisture ny the
mountains of Atlas 50 too the lllmalayas,
with their accompanying desert OF 0obis
and our own desert country OF the west be-
tween the Rocky Mountains ana the Sierras'
of course no one individual agrlcuitufist,
no isolated township, may hope to modify
such general laws, but there Is nope 10 oe-
ieve thar the time may come when more
enlightened spirit shall generally prevail,
and when 4 nation. such as Is ours, whose
Territory i washed by either ocean. may
adopt a policy which shall again cause the
desert To blossom as the rose. Atmospheric
moistrre then. is one of those matters
which we NAV control even as individuals,
and bv its condensation may secure mOls-
tnre ~ Lands otherwise dry This NAV be
a ffec,ed nv Undertaking, a method so
GENERA lv odopted for an opposite result and
m We nav find most beneficial results
| from the draining of dry land as well as
wet since by allowing circulation oil
moist air IT, moisture Will eondense and
/ afford 10 the growing plant TINS lndlspensa-
| bic reouisite But not only l. the atmos-
4 phere \ reservoir of natural food supplying
| those heterogeneous COMPOUNDS when by
the rains are washed down INTO the earth
as supplies TO the growing crop not only
affording a. il probably does IN IL calp9nlc
acid n source Of supply for all the carbon
which Is the chief constituent OF Its strnc-
ture lint il j. also a source OF power a
Well which We may often utilize with profit,
] since literally il Is a. free as AIR. In Tor
eirn countries. upon our western praIrles,
! are n he seen countless wlndmllls, which
/ snnnIv nv pumping an abundance Of water
] for various purposes. or turn the stones OF
| the mill and il has seemed to me that IN
many cases our farmers might utilize this
| never. ending supply Of power, TO provide
/ for their stock. their farm houses, their
/ diaries streams of water and az no great
/ expense.
/ "a Another force in nature, too often
/ alloyed To 20 to waste upon our farms, or
/ nj least bat partially utilized, J. water
/ Sc perhaps can scarcely appreciate Tor
/ the most common blessings OF life are SO
/ common that we fail TO realize their iull
value often) the peculiar blessings which
we farmers of New England possess in our
countless water-courses Indeed, rarely do
We find a farm Of any extent which has not
/ one or more, generally fulfilling every re-
quirement if only they furnish sufficient
I supply to the general watering trough oil
/ the roadside or the stock yard But What
/ housewife would not rejoice - see that
stream carried into the kitchen OF the dairy,
saving her annually miles OF travel. anu
/ almost hourly trouble. How many OF our
/ farmers. bv diverting such a hrooklct from
IT, channel. might, at slight expense bN
/ c1pious irrigation, rescue from barrenne-~
one portion of his farm. W greatly en-
nance the pIoductiveneS> OF another. tor. as
We have seen il often happens. a IN certain
] sections Of Colorado. that this one condl-
tilu ian abundant water supply alone i
wanting, and that this provided. crops
unprecedented reward the intelligent cult
vat1r.
Remote a. We are from the seab1ard,
We cannot. it j. true, so readily ayau
ourselves OF another source of wealth which
the ~eu supplies Bat though our streams do
not Weld in sufficient Abundance h-h a. %
source OF manure, they may still be made
. productive of supplies i1r the table. and
since recent attention has been called T.
TINS matter. il j. 70 be hoped that appro-
I pirate legislation shall ere many year, Sc
cure supply of delicious and Wholesome
7 food. which once existed IN our streams in
q urorcrtlal abundance, but winch waste
H.. neglect and th0uchtiulues> he- made a
. luxury for the rich alone bile sailing
down the Danube. reecnty,l saw along The
banks scores Of floating mills each furnish
cd with o rude uulersh0t Wheel nut
supplying TO the Hungarian peasant con-
yeuient power for grinding III hour anu
u-1vcnicr. Il may be that at sligai ex-
peu-e many Of our people, whose farms aI-
ION one ~ the another Of our rapid streams,
might llr one purpose or another uii-iAs
this source Of power. where more expcn-
l. Of the
3D. Another source of waste which ought
n1; g. exist NAV be found IN our woodlands
know and / hope fully appreciate the
iahUr- " our ANCESTOR who literally cary cd
out fIr themselves and for their children q
resting place amid our then lmponetran.e
forests. but now the case j. sadly changed
Let us devuuty pray that hereafter m man
-la- be famous according a. he las
lifted Up axe upon the thick trecS Inc
time was when our pr!meya. forests were
counted only g. cum5erers OF the ground .
and the early settler sought only o. rescue
from the uudisputed possession o. the
wolves and bears space sufficient 10 Afford
BIN the scantv crops which should main
tain himsc. and family. Little thought
be % else than q good radiance oi tAiS
pr.ma. curse. the grand old forest But
later sill q demand Tor potash or Tor
tan hark. caused the axe and tre-hrand 10
be again taken up, and thousands % acres
oi our best timber lands have answered
these demands. Our numerous railroads
t11. have marked their course through ouT
forests Ike DESTROYING angels, until Do
many cases. with nothing more - destroy
they have been forced % seek out other sup
plies of fuel Indeed al the present. from
every portion Of Chrisiendom. comes the
cry Of protest, " GOODMAN, spare that tree
At the present time no question more Serl-
1u-.y asitatcs the intelligent pubic mlnl
than the preservation of our forests /
need scarcely call attention % the greatly
increased price of certain kinds % lumber ,
which. within even the memory % most %
u. were almost drugs IL the market hAch
veaI We are reminded OF the rapid exlau--
ZION OF those regions upon which Of late
wears We have 70 such a degree depended
iur our srup'v. Maine, Michigan. and is
con-in among the States. and the upper
Ottawa In Canada need hardly call at
teutiln t. the thousands OF acres winch IN
France and Germany. IN Austra ana 10
Italy are being given up - systematic i'l
e.t culture. where crops OF Wool are rtai't4
As regularly a. corn, oats OF potatoes are
with us. Indeed. in certain sections OF our
own country this 10 q limited extent already
lTEhAl4-- NOW 40 44NN -AtA7s--A-- --f
would urge upon every one the cutting
and selling of his timber, o. soon A. any
other crou. provided always he obtains lis
full value -. too. would ! counsel >ellin=
manure. ashes. bones. indeed any article "i
farm produce. but at IT. proper value bu'
/ now rarely do we see any systematic tu1lt
/ 90 replace these forests even on lhose
lands which not alone are quite incapaoiee
of tillare. bat which from the absence oi
/ this protecting forest growth Spee4iS ne
come denuded wastes of bare rock bui
. wish now more especially to cali Nour al
I teutiou to direct waste, hoping 'hAt We
may revert 20 this matter of forest culture
at another time In nearly every WOODLAND
NAV be found Frustrated trees rapidly pass
ing under the influence OF air anu moisture
I into vegetable mould crushing ana mutI4a
I ting in their chance fall many OF theN les
er brethren of the forest, ana m'eulu=
travel by their large bulk ny h'' re-
move such membranes, anu, uh'ii
/ hausted. depend upon such Tor the Nln'el
/ supply of firewoOd2 ! know many SINAI
matches of wood. have seen them upon NY
travels throughout the State, IN "nlcn '-o
! fallen timber would amply supply the year
/ lv need Again. how many forests or
woodlands are carefully examined iof 'he
removal Of such trees a may have attHlheu
l their prime. and through various influences
are suierin. rapid deteriorationY WY
should not the intelligent agricu!turist re-
move such, while'siill source OF revenue
/ and replace them with young and vigorous
saplins- removed from the thicket' when
/ ike money at the bank, shall be srauuaI-
| ~ increasing in amount We IAN 10 reco5
I ME. many of Us. that trees are a crop "hlch
may he grown. though not 50 rapidly yer
/ iusi as surely a. grass or corn, and often
gui.e as remuneratiyely. Let no one fancy
/ that | would counsel or even eCuntehahos9
with equanimity the remova! OF theSe grand
old elms which have thrown Tor genera'loh>
their grateful shade upon the ancestral
home. not even though now ana then
dead iinb annearinr IN their leaiy head be
tokens approaching dissolution May ten
der hands hold the saw and axe which re-
move their dead and dangerous branches
About them fingers host OF memories %