Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-02-16

state for 1875 As Wisconsin is in the
cold belt" where the winter temperature
goes down and stays down in the minus
twenties we are particularly interested in
the trials OF the fruitgrowers and orchard.
lists Of that state, and have derived much in
structon from the perusal Of the papers in
the volume before US.
But beside the papers on fruit-growing,
there is other matter contained in it, relative
to "truck farming" as the coarser kind Of
market gardening is called, that is valuable
to us, and ought to be highly instructive to
every farmer in regard to the enormous ca
pacity Of land for production under the right
kind of management. One of the best eN-
amples Of the kind is given in paper de
failing the experience Of Mr. j. W. smith,
Of Green Bay, Wisconsin, who last year
made crops that averaged for every acre Of
his thirteen acre farm four hundred and
eighty-three dollars per acre. As we, on
farm Of about the same size, have never
done one-third as well, we feel rather hum
bled by reading Mr.. Smiths paper, which
yet bears the impress Of practically and
truth in every line. Knowing that some Of
our friends, who have Dragged little about
V"' s"0o's'' ""'' "e'' INV WV, wv W
how can we expect that good Yankee farm
ers, who think one hundred and twenty-five
pounds Of butter to a COW, and thirty bushels
of corn twelve bushels Of wheat and thirty
fyo bnsboiy If oo,s d, ,l, ,,.rs ara, al,o,,, ,i,o
~ 80,
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uence lhe lies We are gong % copy iroh
MT. smith paper. Sun, we shall give themi
If for nothing else, lust 10 set the old fell
lows a snutterino
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nm poorlv-one of the uost seyero dr,,,Is o,e,
known followed Hnt constant cn,t,ya,ion mad,
nm in mart for tho loss torco nnn,,, AMI ,,,,
hundred feet If hose c,nanIe ~ aIiyor,n',
barrels of water nor bour a, an evnenss ~ a.,
dollars a dav ,,,s mad nm c,,,,. ,,,, .,,o.o1
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ground was ready for the rain when il did come
and in fortv-ei,ht hours the ,honco ,,o. ,,c,o,lt
bic. Some crops howeyer ,sero beyond rccoye,y
The sales footed up five thousand six hundred and
fourteen dollars: but with all the amount unsold
fed 10 animals, etc. they would have run up tc
six thousand two hundred aud eighty mine dollars
or an average of four hundred and eighty-thre,
dollars per acre-al, hough prices were lower than
for several years before
Mr' S''ith gives inc cost oil raising These crops
49, ", 900, r S"" "'S ~" 80 u,Ne'' ps''
sons were allowed ~ mnch NJ tley c,n,d 90, oi'o
where. and his own time is rated as high as an,
one would give him for similar work and care
All these and other items amount to three thou
SAND hlne hundred dollars, and leave net bal
"nee ~ r ,"o .'''"'''' ''''ee """'''" anu ''sn'y
~Ibi. succe.. In. otheen ny, iDg to n,.h o,.e
or to the enjoyment Of any mopopoly, for II,
has had competition at home aud abroad Sale
have been made largely in Chicago, aud NOR,
than thousand dollars worth was sold ii
"'u'no'n ',''',""'' one very important element
''no-'i Ypss,'' ar, 81 Vons'T's ~ hhow'''I
know Of but one way in which mi. can n" done
and that is 30 largely patronize the papers. Bn
after all, the great and most Important element o
success Is large crops
"'''' may 60 pu' Is satisfied that he has moi
,a",hat,s" " " N'' 70 S',nu sun is TO be
10 raise much ar.sr eror. Than No 49,. 80
Now there is not farmer near RAILROAD
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