Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-01-08

improving their relative positions. Far
mers are working and economizing to
save their daily bread, and notwithstand-
ing their efforts are going down hill,
Within very short time 500 farms
have been deserted in Windham county
and many more are likely to be, II
farming is paying business, why this ;
Every other occupation is full and GER
tainly, financially, we are not keeping
pace with our neighbors. Our plans do
not compare favorably with those for
warded in other occupations They fix
prices to pay, and prices at which to sell,
The farmer appears to exercise no mtiu-
ence whatever in the variation Of those
prices. They inform themselves, they
combine, they adopt a wise course and
then follow it, Farmers do neither.
Mind, not muscle, rules the world. Far
mers have comparatively little influence
in public affairs They live isolated
lives they do not combine; they do
not educate themselves TO higher life,
by love for their occupation. Until his
business is managed ON as wise plan as
other departments, he can never keep
pace with the times.
| GAGE.-Do we not judge men too
much by a false standard? Are we not
influenced too much by show? IF there
is any truth in what the Changers prom
Use, farmers will soon be far ahead. /
do not believe in slap-crack organiza-
tions. We judge machines by their
practical workings rather than by the
theory on which they are constructed.
M. w. DAvIs.-It is very natural for
us to think that other people.are labor
ing under better circumstances than
ourselves. Somebody is more successful
than we are, and we want to change
places with them. We have been told
that because we do not organize, do not
combine, we do not keep pace with men
in other occupations. Nine men, in 9TH
er occupations, to one in ours, have failed.
| At the present time we are not saving
money; our farms have deprecated IN
price, and the same is true Of other
property. Among those who furnished
money for the war, who have helped to
fill our banks, who have contributed to
public enterprises, who have helped to
build our churches and support our
schools, farmers are not the least. The
fact that 300 farms have been abandoned
in this county, only shows that if they
do not pay, farmers are wise enough to
leave them. In the great constellation
of occupations | see the star of agricul-
ture shining out There is looking up
to men of Judgment and ability in our
legislative halls. All that is needed Of
the farmer is to call him out. There are
many farmers that can take the protes
sional man to his fields and teach him
many things. He can handle the law
yer without gloves. We are wading
through hard times but | hope we shall
soon come out. | don't want to argue
against friend Sabin on the grange ques
ton. When men become interested they
must talk.
SABIN. Mr.. Davis thinks there i
= good in the farmer if we can only get i
= out / think we had better apply tn
5 force pump. No man can make prac
5 teal use of his ability unless there ar
t some means taken to bring it out.
+ admit that there are plans already set il
$ motion that promise to improve the con
: dition of farmers. In this ! am. nc
t discouraged. | believe farmers are con
|, ing up. Agricultural Fairs, Farmers
e Clubs, State Boards of Agriculture, tn
d Grange, all accompanied with enterpris
y and increasing interest, promise to bel
L us up to the level.
If PIERcE.-For number of years pas
# l have thought that, as producers, W
= werenot sufficiently organized and when
ever any of the organizations just re
n ferred to have come within my reach
% have thought it my duty, not only m
RS duty but the duty of every farmer
l. investigate them.
re Rev. P. F. BARNAND.-I am gla
l. that the pulpit has been lowered so tina
d. a minister can come down among farmer
v and talk with them and thank you fo
d the invitation extended.
es l have listened with much interest t
ct remarks that have been made, yet wha
n. is the, question Do we want to fin
II out the farmers educational qualifc;
tions and compare them with the mini.
at ter's or lawyers Do W wish to kno'
It, whether farmers are making money
lie Is the question whether they are gettin
er a good living and educating their chi
IN dren or whether they are exercising
ne great influence in our legislative halls
re Only a comparatively few can stand i
Mt our legislative halls the influence is
in the many. There must, in all bushes
II laconnmv he a division of labor Thor