Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-01-30
Westminster Farmers, Dub.

tendency to leave the farm for village
or city residence should not be encour-
aged
w. b. KIMBALL.-lt appears selfevl
dent to me that the tendency mentioned
in the resolution, should not be encour-
aged. 1t may be we'll for many old peo-
pie to move nearer to business centres !;
but for large majority of young farm
ers to leave their farms for a village or
city residence, is detrimental to the best
interests Of our State. How are they to
be induced to stay on the farm? | be-
lieve they should be literally educated =
should have an interest in the farm,
should own certain portion of the
stock, should be made to feel that they
are needed on the farm and that theirs
is a good. calling. 1t is easy to call men
down hill--but sometimes difficult to
call them back.
REV. f. p. BARNARD. This is a fit
ting question for the times, and one that
interests all classes of men in business
life. If our farms are abandoned other
business interests must suffer in proper
ton. What is there to induce young
men to cultivate them? Is there not a
reasonable prospect of success Is pub
lie sentiment against them If so it
should be corrected. They may have
not grown rich so fast as some of their
friends, if riches are to be counted in
dollars and ceats-but in independence
and happiness they have reason to be
thankful. The trouble seems to be to
get the dollars as though that constituted
success. The truth is, men desire to
hold positions of influence and many
of most desirable positions are held by
our farmers. They hold positions of So
cial influence and social happiness Sec
ond to none in the community, and it is
desirable that they should remain in sit
uations that enable them to hold those
positions. We should give them encour.
agement, help them to make home at
tractive. The young should be made to
feel that home is the best place for
them. Educational interests should be
increased. School buildings should be
made attractive and the children for.
warded to school every day We ought
to have town pride and the children
should be interested in its affairs. We
might be benefited by lectures many OF
which might be furnished by home tai.
emit. These and many others would tend
t. induce the young men to remain with
us. We need them, and they should be
made to feel the truth of it.
GEO. M. CHAsE.-I do not blame
young men for leaving the farm. Young
men that go to the city return to receive
the commentator of parents for theil
apparent Improvements. The young
man that stays at home and labors il
looked upon as only day laborer. They
never Kill the fatted calf for him-bu
aOork he must. This tendency to leav,
the farm should by no means be encour
aged but young men will do it unles
we make them our equals. associate witt
them and induce them to associate will
each other and thus enable them to be
come so thoroughly interested in hom
affairs that they will have no desire t.
leave them.
PROF. L. F. WARD.-In trying t.
keep our young men on the farms, w
should use practical means. We mus
present as strong inducements for then
to remain in the country as the city OF
fer them to come to her. IF we cal
show them that they can make as many
dollars or its equivalent, in the countr,
as they can make in the city and with a
little personal sacrifice, the result
gained. If your son thinks he is sure
of an income of $4,000 per year if h
studies the law, show him that the sam
study, time, expense, energy and labo
will render to him in conf Portable an,
luxurious living, and in dollars full
equivalent to his professional income
and you have fastened him to the nobl
pursuit of agricul'u re to the end OF hi
days. Farming must be made bus
ness in which the same educated INTEL
gence shall find employment that is Ell
gagged in other attractive pursuits, an
it can and must be made to furnish til
same or superior means for refined an
elegant living that they furnish.
FRANK SLEEPER-It is aot Decessa,
that all our young men should renal
on the farm. We must have profession
al men-they are all necessary to pro
porous community-they should be SUI
. ported. If young men, adapted to farm
Il ing can be induced to continue in tt
. business we have accomplished desi
d able object and changed the future pro
pect of our town. Mr.. Chase thinks v