Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-01-23
WESTMINSTER FARMERS CLuB.

success Of farming depends upon pcrrc
adaptation than is generally admitted.
look about me and find that creation wa.
one perfect adaptation Of means 70 the end .
The fore,t supplies a certain want, we've.
tation another, the animal kingdom anolb.
er, and 50 we might enumetate the bird,or
the air and the fishes Of the sea, and lind
that each and every variety was adapted 10
some particular purpose. Man, we find, ia
a being adapted 10 a certain end. Wes,s
not all adapted TO any particular pursuit.
we should therefore learn, early in life. IN
study our fitness. We find members Of
the same family very unlike in their fit.
ness, very unequally qualified in natural
ability TO succeed in the same pursui,ip
life We sometimes say that such man
is "lucky farmer" but the secret Of tbe
success is in the fact that he has ad1o,ed
himself to his business. You had better be
a good farmer than third rate lawye-
When you have ascertained that Won arc
adapted to the business Of agriculture Won
should study how best TO apply yourself
remembering that some farms bad better
be abandoned altogether and others need
to be questioned as to their peculiar fitness
to stock rearing or grain-raising. You
should study the bsst adaptation Of crops;
of tools TO be used OF team to be worked
on your particular farm; and, not least, The
lady for your farm wife, add her adaptation
to the business. The reason why 50 many
b come Disguised with farm-ll e is be.
cause every thing is out of gear. When
adaptation is perfect every needed wheel
in the machinery will be in motion and
mesh togelher, friction overcome, making
Us lords OF our business in our allotted
sphere, with no pain, no bankruptcy.
breathing the atmosphere OF natural indie.
pendence.
y. G. Pierce-The first question Of adapt.
alton relates to man, and the second, if be
is to be a farmer, should relate to the farm
the nature Of the soil and the crops bes,
adapted. II you have a cold sluggish soil.
those crops that mature quick should be
| applied if a warm, lively soil, those that
make a larger growth. II you base the
| proper soil, it is as easy TO grow - or 100
! bushels OF corn per acre, a. TO grow only
| 80 Of 50 on a different soil. Adaptation of
| tools aud stock are important items in sue.
| cessful farming. Whether cows, sheep or
any other stock, you should look well TO
| blood. taking care to make good selections.
a little Of Bradley's phosphate has pleas
| ing adaptation to the farm. But above all,
good farm life, well adapted to The bust
| ness is the one thing important to success
Geo. Slbin-This question Of adaptation
| is a liie-study for all mankind. We OBJ
serve that members Of our own families are
| differently constituted, and consequently
| adapted to different pursuits in life. We
! desire that they should all succeed
Different men appear TO be adapted to diff
ferent departments OF agriculture. One
has love for stock, another for grain-rais-
| ing-they should never change places. II
a man purposes to raise stock lie should
have farm adapted. For such business
cheap land is usually the most profitable
Notwithst anding the theoretical teachings
OF popular demagoSues, il requires a man
with "ievel head" to be a successful far.
mer. Farmers clubs or farmers oranges,
TO my mind, are adapted to the work o.
leveling our heads, if We use them. The
successful farmers are those whose effort,
are seconded by the efforts Of the wife.
Harry F.oyd-Mr. Davis thinks that We
are all adapted to some noble pursuit, Ja!
am of the opinion that most of the boy,
OF the present age arc better adapted to "a.
ziness. When I was boy was adapted
to fishing, but my father took a sirdch AMI
adapted me to farming, and I've been i
farmer ever since. Mr.. Pierce thinks We
should marry a wife adapted to the firm
that is al! very we'll, but should prefer the
one "I0ued beSt'' and thought was best
adapted to me.
Geo. NJ. Chase-I am not adapted 70
speech making, bat believe in the law OF
adaptation and lis practical benefits. Much
has been said about adaptation of tools
suppose you haven't the money and the
means to adapt them? does it follow that
you are not adapted to your business? Ifa
man has fortune fall to him he can gener.
ally adapt himself 10 it, but if he has a
poor farm and poor" pocket the case i,
different. BY education we can adapt our.
selves to many different kinds of business.
but we seem to he better adapted 10 the
fire sides" than 10 ~ Gt9arm. Our daugh.
tiers are not adapted to the business Of 4
farm wife, aud I have not the disposition
~ pAAAhN NGShA 4pA - AiE " upu-G u. At4l
are those that are adapted, and others that
can adapt themselves if they choose. Such
should be sought after by the farmer.
W. i. Misunderstanding to remarks
made here tonight, success in farming
consists in the amount of money accumu-
lated. Is ii true? Who are our successful
farmers? those that stay at home-that new.
err leave the farm week day or Sunday ez.
cept TO attend town meeting or school mee.
ing, 10 vote against liberal men and liberal
measures, or those that own neat and de.
sirable farms-minus the fortune?
Rev. 4. p. Blrnard-This is an import
ant and interesting question, and not an
easy one to solve TO the satisfaction Of
thinking minds. l think good disunc
ton could be made between natural and
acquired adaptation. There are some nat
ural proclvitios that stand out SO prom'
nent that ii never seems right 20 clip the'
ends or lover their aim others may lie
changed in their inclination without harn'
ing the individual in the least. I think
that many boys have been sent 10 college to
their ruin, that might have made respeclA'
BILE aud honorec citizens, had they remain
ell on the farm. We should not rely who'll
ly upon natural adaptation. There are ma
ny young men so circumstanced that il be-
comes necessary that they should remain
on the farm. 1t seems to me that such
young men are serving a noble purpose
They may not be able to educate thea'
selves as they Otherwise would, but they
can at least become men of practical abill'
ty. \ word about leaving the farm. | think
We have failed TO give TO the business lis
proper dignity. We need to learn that il Is
nobe and honorable to work. We do mol
expect to keep all our sons and daughters