Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-08
NUMBER 2S.
palrylEg In Vermont.
BY L. Il. ARNOLD.

J. pairyIEg In Vermont.
e BY L. d. ARNOLD.
* Two journeys into different parts Of tn
b. State the past year. have given a genera
q idea. at least of dairying in Vermont Tha
r. interes. forms prominent feature in thu
d agriculture Of the State, and butter max ina
y appears to be the leading branch of it But
. Vermont does not seem to be as well adapted
r 10 dairylng as many other places in which
? less attention is given TO that industry Ii
Is exceedingly rough. The back bone OF the
Green Mountains runs through the State
near Its middle, and 50 efectualy cuts of
communication between the cast and west
sides, that the people living in either diyi-
SION mingle and know as little ofeaeh other
a. II they belonged to different States The
I mountains reach down to the level of the
rest Oh the world, not by gradual slopes. but
hy succession Of mountain like hills of
various heights, that are scattered or rather
thrown. along the slopes OF the mountain
ranges IN Wild confusion. some high and
some low, some rough and some gently
rounded. The little streams and the high
ways make very tOrtuOus courses as they
wind their ever carving ways between and
around these iaGi.i5Gdiaous elevations, re-
llnCiuZ lLc e.. the ~crpcnt track, lit
nires in an. wires uu;. etc. In the inter
rals between these hills are often found
sirctcscs %. ..ca and comparatively leycl
+ laud. Hrl on the more elevated portion the
soil i~ ii-bt aal dry. and the grass not n
all leinakaaie i1g IL iuxurilnce. Bat il has
tac rote '1inE la.ItY oi being sweet aud
nutritious On the elevations above the in
tru.iou~ OF The plough blue grass, OF ~ i:
a. mere known. june grass. forms every
where .1ash SWard. q large era of which.
-..r,f3.r r,,i ,i 3, be,,.-,, ~ ,nn.i ~
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,-l - t-.,, -. - 80, =
~. t.re ...... ,.r4. - -, - -
--.,r. tl,nr. ..,v. .-i +, -, 80.
,.,,- l,r rb.. .],..,o..-,... .t;..L ~. So
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QUALITY OF HtIiEt-
ri- Il.I5 in- l. Successful and profitable
. "a Vermont. TIE batter from her hills.
vl..,v,r r.et with. j. of ;he inc-t quality.
and more -kl.l was shown IN its Inanulac-
I.re. tiau found Iu the lar famed county
/ 90. Orange. 10 New York. N9iv Outstanding
5as band obstacles g a high ant rugged
soil and cold climate. vernon, Is really tax
.b- tire .ca.l O.! the Western world in the
+ .lnc 10 butter masking This tct Will be-
olHe apparent O. any ub-orsant dii.y,uan.
lea' al.arllu, the di,cu--iots II her State
bai-l mems A~-o.id;i .:s. Nowhere (uuleS-
., Ia p, e.. -outlUc-. SEEN counties ut New
aarbl '. t.c h..--,r iu-cr,.-. so we.i ,rlauiz-
.I. -.3clrt a.i diseased, c- iv the State
A--.,-laa of Vermont The lead their
a..a1.-. .i..a- >.ate aa. aiken in batter nr--
luc.i.-. Is due 10 tie erer-.y and enterprise
9t u-- v-lma-y. !n travelling through
tIe >at. SOS often rou,iuded u; the boast
afp. 10 a,r citizens. r,a- .-thc rlicI bu>i-
ur-- ,l .rr.ir.t is raising men." Among
.I.- .ar-..... ,-o ever, hen. meets uitt, ,h.
..t. ,i- ..rs ami fart.nad lis, tae hi,,
4.,-.i q4a..i-- tlas a-ga.v calractorize
;.f. l.l-- ~I-- l- Yankee -i-c- ,'IWhtrc has