Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-17

, iucation. that have decided to write III
ayor of IL better education for the farmers.
The exhibition of Il drunken man stagger-
mo- through the streets, Is an incentive TO
On the same principle, my
effort ut this time may convince you That
farmers should have = better education
An old acquaintance hailed toper with
the question. What are you dong now,
.Jim?' :. I'm in the importance lecture
bizness." IOu lecturing on temper
ancc?" " No. not 'Zactly you see. my BROTH
OF does the lecturing. and go with him rs
xample and warnin'.'' Perhaps l should
do better to let some person who Is gu ~
fed do the lecturing on education anu
90 with him as the Example an | warnln
| have seen farmer drawing manure
across meadow land in the spring OF the
wear, when the ground is soft. The first
load would Just make 4 mark. the next
would cut little deeper and each sue
cecdinr load increases the indentatlon.
But still, if the land is free from stones.
the load 90, very we |, and the man says
keep in the ruts, and not cut up any
more meadow" And besides. ii Is very
difficult to get out Of them after they are
cut deep. SO he continues to draw. keep
inc in The rut-, cutting deeper and deeper.
the loads drawing harder. until the hubs
dead set Then he must get out of the
r,,ts if he can. and Ike another IT, ok.
one of the fiji st settlers of this town, ard
Il very good cit zen, WAS very much IN
cliucd to run in the old ruts. He had Il
PARTICULAR field for corn, another tor oats.
md another for potatoes, and CONT utd
I. IN,
the same field One spring his hire man,
when they We're about to commence pc
pairing the corn ground. suggested that
they take ano her field for corn, saying
that he thought Il rotation of crops would
BE- beneficial. lie answered him IN i way
t. let him know that he was not TO be in
Strucled bv hired MAJ. Says he: al
ways did plant corn on TINT ground. and l
always shall
When | waS hoy. it WAS the custom
or farmers to winter rs much stock as the
could get lhrou Ii to grass wi h their hides
Oh their bones. hmng poor Wtle words
that meant something. rrl"lce that mos
farmers lave got ont of that old rut. for
hey wore it down unit the hub dragged.
Now it is not strange to see cattle IL III
and sleek in the spring ~ they We're IN the
fall
Forty Years a-o, when commenced
sugaring, | Went to the woods chopped ;
notch in the tree, under which we M /,
IN incision with L gougc, into which Incl
sion we drove Il wooden spout. and caught
the sap in tubs or trou@hS. We gathered
the sap hv hand, with sap-yokr and buck
cts For boiling the sap, we .e e Ia larG'
tree into the snow. beside which We st
s III IA. IA tl,4n,
from which pole WIS suspended two five
pail kettles. in which, with green wood
we reduced TIE sap to >u-ar. am glaC
that we have got ont Of that old rut, ano
mo ano; her, which, Is compared with tn
old method. may he termed: >n-;tr
making made easy.
In quality OF sock ana mpnner of keep
inc: in mott. If cultivation. and gtthcrin;
of crops. we are making cont,,nt progress
The pillow. thu. fork. the hoe OF to.iav. Il,
not look rs though they ,oull he the de
>ccndamt> OF articles OF The same name @
forty Years ago: while the mowin. H.,
chine and horse rake We're then unknown
he dwellings occupied by turner's hay,
changed troln the log hut, or rude, hall
! finished frame building, to the neat Will,
: cottage: the barns from the sIny.c-botr /.
=
..r-ck> between the boards, (lnd hytl
enough al llat). to the commuuluu> DOT
n!r-bna drd. or match, -bouIcd. ANA II
dos lighted barns Of The p escnt time.
But while we have been constantly in
=. PROV NJ oar sock. and buildings. an
modes Of tanning tt II we have nrylrc'
" rd iiIe farmer. We have not made Tn
advancement in The cultivation of our ow
l. / f I /,
times demand. Forty wears ago II WA
;, .huuvht necessary for Il farmer 10 have
common school cdurntiun. and ll0W publ
up.nion demands the same and no NOR,
- |. : true the common school has improve
some, bat in no proportion 10 what CT
stock and modes Of 1lrIuin. have. VI
-, ct on the principle that the n.i'l,i of Il!
larlncr needs the dtS. cultivation OF IN
c.a~s in society. This i one OF he ru
that we have run in till il Is worn down 5
that the hub lr;tg>. | here are no5.c vA
,.,pliun~, but the great majority OF ttrmrl
MuA that lin.c and moury spent in Ell,
eating their hoy~ who are To he farmer.
cvold a common school rducNi ION i :
rucn los. Tiny educate their lou> WhoI
- .hrv intend for lawyers. physicians. ,
-, rlri gvmtn. Why do ,hcN3 Why do pr,
!. i,.>>.ul,l mcn need a collegiate educat ON
- Studying the classics gives them Very ii
. lie inform atom. either III medic NJ. turo
ory or Law. A-.tin. the question com,
= up Why II is TO der,l.p the In,cli,c
o cl.,tr,t tie III nj. to DIS i,jllt t.c rr.
-umlmr iIcul.t>. and u triny out The IN 3,
II his full proportions. 80 that he >ha /
" -nuh.el To speak OF write Whatever Il
hnuWs with precision and c.carnc>>. Ii
L. give hiu confidence in the Presence
thu>. ho ure educated, 80 that he ca
, meet thrm on equal terms, and moi lt,
. 1Att he is in the Presence f suptrtO,
= while in their company. have mentor
ed only Il few of the benefits Of AN educ;
y ion And now is there one of lh,>,. bl
would do the f,rhtr !>t IL much good /.
1t would the professional man.
Now 1t lis look at the present prlclic
of farmers and see It's in,N liable tenuenc,
y No t;trmcr sends his boy 10 college To- 1
u h III f I u farmer. { Peak of the gener:
- rulr; III rc may be exceptions: Il few ma
b. sent 10 an agricultural cUllrye.) if Il
has enc Il little smarter Al the les
. h. will educate HIM for i DOCTOR. 4 lawve
" or 4 m MISTER, This shows that the la
! III II thinks it rcIalrr> the best iutcllrc
md the b ST cultivation OF the intellect. /
IN ,kca prutts lunaI man, while The puor,.
: itcllcct. with little or no cultivl ION
- good enough for 4 farmer. Here | wi
Just ask what would be the effect upon
" /, mer' s stock flyer after year. he c,l
= thu, Il to sill eff thc best and keep til
- poorest on his farm? | contend that til
1t llrnrr should b. cduca;cL first for h
: own good; second for the good of h
class. The educated man always has III
advantage of the unle,rncd, natural abil
a ties being the same. The cultivated min
u moves in a hi" her sphere, has more rclir
= ed cnjoymcnts than the unculiivattd.
u delights 10 study the wonders and bc;luti,
: ct nature with which it is surrountlr,
!. which give The unltained no pleasure. f,
u th,-y pass them by UNDECIDED. No c,ln
;, is 50 well alap ed 10 the study of n ,lui
II IL ACT culture. And here | would 50
tha, at Il the Young farmer has finish,
' Is classical course, instead Of studyil
= lcolo"v, medicine or law. he shou
tudv that which will be most beneficial
his calling, Certainly he should study IL
science and Practice the art of a"ricultur
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