Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-05-12
Vermont Farms.

rHE FAf,M on T.. l.. WRIGHT OF CORNWALL
In your columns saw farming divided
into three classcs-lligh Farming, Low
Farming and Fool Farming In all my
descriptions Of Vermont farms, or notes on
farming, have avoided mentioning the last
class, but have mentioned those that seem tc
have a fixed purpose an ideal toward which
they 60, and 10 develop which, takes years Of
time. These Thoughtful, rcsolute farmers
almost deserve another name aud class 10y
themselves Arc they Common Sense Farm.
ersy Yes. SO Loyal l.. Wright, Ga nephew
Of the eminent Senator and Governor OF
New York, Silas Wright) has, by his adhe-
renee to plan, been enabled to see good
result and am increased income. In 1860 he
decided that he preferred the Durham OF
Shorthom cattle. lie bought herd book
animals, and for fifteen years has kept a
straight course, aud now has his stock of
nineteen cattle, all herd book Shorthoms.
lie had most discouraging luck with his
first cows, "Gypsey" and "Nymph," both
good cows, but bred bull calves year after
year Gypsey had one COW calf and Nymph
one; this last was again unfortunate, as she
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from Ohio. When she was nine years old
she bred the bull calf oxford, Of Cornwall,
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ihel' yo" WISH 70 30 p'n'hu Tue cows you
must open gate as you pass each one
lh'S u'ralseih'h' uoeS nou impress me Ia
Vorapiy'
ne COWS are arl".lseu III TWO rows 'nel
neads toward a leeulhg aIiey III ihe center
ne manure drops ln'o .i'e cel'''' oelo"' "'l'
Is considered worm twice as huch as
would De II thrown INTO the yard where
would not be sheltered Inc cellar Is yer.
thoroughly ou'li' ana mas one apar'h MT 10
pee's' 'urh'pS' ana onions where lrost sci
uom enters
Inc peet crop amounted last laii 10 th'rIeei
hundred bushels Inc onion crop (faise'
mostly oy men VINO TOOK l'nd on shares
was t"eNe hu'iureu uusioiS' Soiu ior seventy
fi'e cents pusheL forty pounds OF ohloi
seed were ialsed' ana seVehty-nVe bushels o.
putVef Carrot from seed nohght Oh l. II
llosklns'
lnese items inquire up good income ou
Mr. "rlSh' mas made ms orchard Speciai'y
IL consists oil one hundred ana MY trees, Sc
TWENTY-FIVE by tihr'y-tnree lee' apart III
year t'e crop was si'''li' ou' III 1910 was 'w'
hunu'eu SarIe's ol very nNe iru'. 'l'a' sou
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