Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-11
New Hampshire Farming...A Lesson.

Two years ago the New Hampshire legis
lature passed law requiring the officers OF
each town to report to the Board Of Agri
culture the condition Of the agricultural
interests Of their town. These reports for
1873 are Published in the Report Of the
Board, and we have been studying them.
A few Of the valley towns give somewhat
encouraging returns, but the large majority
Of them are like the following
.i1l4ason. There arc but few farmers in this
town who go into farming to any great extent,
and there are but very few Of them that are
making money. Most Of the farmers in this town,
by hard labor and economy, pay expenses. Seven
cighths Of our sons leave the farm for other and
more lucrative occupations. The farmers have no
capital to buy fertilizers, hire labor, and improve
their farms to any great extent
Aubwu-No farmers are making money solely
by farming Not over two per cent is paid by
farm capital Thrcc-fourth Of the sons Of far
mers leave the farms, Twenty-Five per cent Of
farms are grown mp to pasturage. Clearing of
wood and timber and shoe-malSing are the chief
pursuits
Brentwood There is not farmer in town
eoventy-fve per cent leave the farm.
Condd There are but few farmers that ave
making more than a living We think that but
few farms in this town pay any per cent above
the support Of the family.
CheSter-Very few farmers, il any are making
money solely by farming. Probably three-fourths
Of the farmers boys leave the farm. The demand
for labor is small, and the supply ditto
farmers in town who make money solely by farm
ing. Those who pretend to be farmers have to re-
sort to other business to pay for the necessarics Of
life and taxes. Our farms, in my opinion are not
paying one per cent 1hree-fourths Of our yourg
men leave home
Deup There is occasionally farmer who makes
money by industry and economy, and attending
to his business. About oue-third Of the young
men stay at home. One iitieth part Of the farms
are abandoned
East Kingston. There are no farmers making
money solely by farming. In our opinion, farm
capital docs not pay any per cent We have no
pure blood neat stock We have no valuable
stock horses There are no leading sheep breed
ers The wood and timber are fast diminishing
About three-fourths Of the sons OF farmers leave
the farm
Epping- About ten per cent of our farmers
are making money solely by farming. Farm cap
ital pays about three per cent Ninety per cent
Of the farmers sons leave for large cities Some
few Durhans and Jerseys. Very few horses
FreniOnt-Not more than one or two farmers
claim to make money by farming Should not
say that capital invested In farms paid two per
cent The greater part of the sons OF farmers
leave the farm, Very little demand for labor
Hampton Fdiis.-Taking the town as a WHOLE
we are perhaps keeping mp the value ofthe farms.
We were one of the few agricultural towns which
had gained in population at the last census
There has not been any abandonment Of farms,
although several are for sale.
K0sagton find no farmers who are max
ing money.
hRgstoa-Ihe story of this town is briefly told
No farmer can more than support his family.
Young people nearly all leave the farm
Londonderry -Thcrcare very few, If any farm
ers in our town, who are making money We
think three-fourths of the sons Of farmers leave
tho farm. About one tenth of the farms have
been abandoned Wood and timber are annually
diminishing
Ne,cmdrket.-None Of our farmers will admit
that they make money All that we ask, reply
that they can only come out at the years end
square, and hard to do that. do not hear that
there is any demand for labor, male or female
Ne'cton-Only one man is regarded as making
money solely by farming, or rather market gar
dening The fever for leaving the farm is not
slN,~si,As
North Hampton Hampton is purely
farming town The soil is generally good
large proportion Of the farmers are making good
living. The average per cent yielded by farm
capital is about three or four There is little II
any, pure blood neat stock in town. We have no
stock horses Of value. But few sheep are kept,
and they Of uncertain breed. Much OF our best
timber has been cut. one OF the chief sources Of
income is the sale Of milk Nearly all our far
mers havo engaged in ii. The present price, ut
the farmers door, is three cents quart in sum
mer, and four in winter We have a large num-
Der Of good apple orchards in town.
Norut,oood The farmers of this town are not
making money from the income of their farms
Nearly all the young men abandon the farms
DO not pay much attention to stock No good
stock horses in town Sheep breeding does not
receive much attention The forests have been
very much cut of. Fruitgrowing receives but
little attention.
Nottingham i do not know Of a single man
,bat ,ivos ol,o,,o,hor ~, s,rr,,n,, M Al 1910
os VOL IA tho yorng sro loa,,n,, ,ho s,rn,s ma
farms are le.s in vaIue every veor
R,c -Feyv mo, arc mal,ing mona, sola,, h,
FARMING nmcpit N mama no, CON, ,ho, tar,,
canital navs you,c neonle leove tho ,ar,, ,,o,,.
orally M blood neat stocl, Foy, shoen Il, ,,,,,.
only ninet,-e ye IN ,II IA old ,;,,,,or ~
s,1-,a ~ nv
~, '.''a'le '"'"e! i"'
5o"s p'oplo ." l''',o ''"',, anu i",ins ",e "o'n'
uo"'o :" sIe'' hui"oers' No ploou SUCK less
neat oa'ue tnah ieh years ago rev sheep'
SeaorooS'--Ien farmers IN town. five keep up
the ierui'y Oh tneir iarmS' ana hVe do not Cap
ra' invested IN farming calculated AT TWO per
cent no pure plood s'ocki no STOCK horses
ABOUT MY sheep Less STOCK than at any former
Pel'Ou "nr l0'a '"'ue POI animal
''0"N' ii'''q',o"- inerc are pu' lew farmers
WV MANI .',u'' n'ouey s''e9 " i"'niihs' "os'
uo sO'"e o'nei ous'"ess :" MAKE 'ner money
"o",' i"i'nN 'ne'e Is NO H'r'nef III to"h KNOWS
"i'A' pe, cent MS i"i'n pays num- Inc FEVER OF
i'"''"s 'ne i''n' 10 no' h'uon ap"'eo'
'oa" 4'e""'a'Ae'' !" Is in'poSsipic ior 'he
po"iu Vi 'eieo'neh " give any correct answer 10
inc questions; ana must SIMPLY say that farming
III 'nis town y up-h"i business. 1eneraliy no
money IN IT, NO nancy preeds Oh S'oek' ana no