Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-17
many subjects of interest to the curious

lure Will not alone insure Stlcc % III '''i III
ing Only diligent application OF it
principles. under the supervision OF a !
sound Judgment. and 4 good degree OF
pr,ctical common sense, will do this. The
iudolent man should never attempt to gain
;, living by agriculture; drone> cannot
thrive by this occupation; and the mere
theorist, he who only imbibes IDEAS with
out an Intelligent knowledge of their pr'c-
tical value and application will not succeed
better in this calling.
| But, SAYS an objrctOr. of what use Is all
this learning TO the farmer? Oar fathers
rot along without it. and SO have We thus
| far. True. but our fathers found here Il
virgin soil. rich in all the elements of plant
life. This natural deposit has been great
Nv reduced. and comparative stcrillty
AIKEN the place of superior fertility. This
has been brought about 10y the a%rlcultur-
al vandalism of the past three generations
Farms, where once large crops OF wheat
corn. and other Grains could be raised on
any of the arabic Land, now. if raised III
Ill only on comparatively small areas.
md bv The application of patent fertilizers
or bv placing the entire farm under cOntrl-
but on to supply the necessary mrnnre-
If this process of depletion is continued.
much of the land in or state must be
abandoned agricultural purposes. and
indeed much that was once fertile has nj
ready been left to the Growth OF bushes
and brerS, and thousands of acres more
scarcely pay for f ncn", by the scHniy
pasturage which they ano Il.
] We hear complaints, too. that the lar
mer'. lot is II hard and sIayi~h one, and
that his business does net pay. trom
what class of farmers do these complains
tI,.',I
Weld thirty bushels per acre. or those
whose average WELD is nj ten? Whose
corn fields yield sixty bushels PR acre. or
: those who get bat half that yield? Whose
sheep produce cighl pounds of wool per
! head, while they sell heir increase at high
prIreS because their superiority of blood.
!; or from those W no annually receive three
!, OF four pounds, and sell their surplus
;, stock at pcltiny lrirc>3 these whose
!. horses are so bred that they viii command
the highest market prices, or those VIII"
breed >crub stock? Those who have III
creased the productive capacity of their
d cows to three hundred pounds Of butter
:, per head yearly, or lis equivalent. OF the
" average farmer whose COWS produce les
It than half that amount? Who complains
; that farming is 4 ! wish and mcni.,l call
u ing? Only those who conduct the busi-
| ness in \ stupid and thouLhtie manner.
Bat. SAYS another when have we time
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