Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-23

year is ended.
Prof Collier and others followed in sup
port or criticism Of the views expressed,
and the discussion was lively and well sus-
tained. We are unable to report it at
fuller length.
THURSDAY EVENING
The first paper presented was one by
1. Wv. sanborn, Esq,
Of Lyndonville, entitled Taste Its Gull
ture and its Fruits" This essay, a very
scholarly production, was received with
hearty appreciation on the part of the au-
dience.
Succeeding Mr.. Sanborn, Mr.. Heath was
called up, and addressed the meeting upon
The same topic specially in reference 70 the
thorough care and keeping OF the farm, the
farm house, and their appurtenances He
insisted chiefly upon the point that beauty
and usefulness, and beauty and value usually
occupy the relation of cause and effect, and
that consequently it was not only pleasant
to the eye, but profitable to the pocket, to
neatly lay out the land, tastefully place and
construct the buildings, aud decorate all
with trees, shrubs and flowers
Mr.. w. s. Throp, of Morrisvile, being
called up, continued the subject, giving some
account Of the rural homes OF England, Of
which he is a native, and which he has
recently revisited. He said he found that
much more taste is now shown, and much
more care taken in the choice Of site for
building, and in its surroundings of garden,
lawn and shrubbery, in England, than thirty
years ago.
Prof Collier followed briefly upon the
same theme, and was succeeded by Judge
Carpenter, after which
Y. Il. Jameson, Esq.
of Irasburgh, presented his paper, read at
previous meetings, upon Wheat Growing"
after which little discussion followed, main
ly in reference to heavy rolling or compact
ing the soil on wheat, which was generally
favored. Also in reference to fall or spring
plowing for wheat, fall plowing being prefer
red The meeting then adjourned.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The meeting opened with an address by
G. II. Drew, ESD,
of North Danville, upon "Why Farming
does not Pay" Mr.. Drew said that he be-
lieved when farm does not pay that it is
because the farmer does not attend to his
business. There is no business that is so
neglected and abused as farming. If farm
ers will attend to their business it will pay.
In neghborhood Of fifty farmers, twenty.
five Of them are attending more or less to
other business and ncglcctlng their farms.
Some are teaming, some throshiug, others
saving wood, others pedd!ing and others at
other things, when they ought to be attend
ing to their fences, making sugar, killing
weeds, or cultvating their crops. And so
it goes, the whole season through. They
keep teams they don't need, and spoil good
one every little while, drawing wood.
Meantime their cattle are neglected, and ev.
erything else that ought TO be attended to.
OF the other twenty-five only five are really
active, careful farmers and these are all DO
ing well and are satisfied. The other twcn-
ty are droneS, they don't do outside work,
nor much other work. Their heifers never
come to cows, because they never get the
feed, care and shelter necessary to make
mich cow These men declare that farming
don't pay. The five good farmers are all
well satisfied with their business and know
it gives better returns for labor than any
other business. Some farmers 60 into spec
ulation. The boy that buys a colt aud
makes $40 in him is usually ruined, and 50
with all farmers that speculate. Bad luck
to begin with is the best luck that can hap
pens to them, ii it sickens them Of speculat-
ing. We keep too many horses and too few
oxen. On small farm oxen are far prefer
able Some keep so many horses that they
can't keep any other stock, and their ma
nurc is scattered up and down the roads.
Don't buy scrub stock, and don't keep any
animal day after you are satisfied that it
is not going to be profitable.
DR.. Hoskins remarked that the substance
Of Mr., Drew's practical address was that
farming didn't pay because we don't farm.
Those farmers who do farm, who do their
business like business men, succeed. But
many fail, not from lack Of industry, or
good will and effort, but because their efforts
are ill.directed, They do not raise the crops
that pay. A farmer should never attempt
to produce articles that he cannot make a
profit on. Let him find out what it will
pay him to raise, and if he cannot find any
thing that will pay, let him confess that he
is not fit for farmer, and quit the business.
Mr.. j. 7. Foster enforced the idea that
good farming always pays, and said we were
surrounded by irretutabe evidences of the
fact
Mr.. Douglas said that Mr.. Drew's pic
ture of the unsuccessful farmer aud Mr..
Fosters picture Of the successful farmer
were both true to life, Many farmers will
admit that farming may be improved, but
they will not try to improve it, They are de-
Gcicnt in faith or in works and they make
no progress. Often all the profit is in the
details Some men got more for their but
ter, more for their sugar and srup, more for
their pork, their apples, or other products
than their neighbors. Why is it? 1t is be-
cause they make good, frst.class article,
and know how to market it. They get a
reputation that is fortune to them.
Mr.. H. p, Allen, of st. Johnsbury urged
the Importance of marketing their products
in proper manner. Most farmers dull
badly in this. They don't watch the mar
kets, they don't make their goods acceptable