Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-14


lie then compared the country with the city
After quotation from DeQuincey b,
president b. spoke Of there being in thu
country no quarreling with tho milliners auC
drcssmakers, aud less slavery to fashion
A city house was described, how you hav'
10 climb up stairs to get TO sleeping.room
etc. Land il cheap in tho country, you
have a variety Of rooms, enough sunshine
and all this is avoided. Then there are th,
different styles in the furniture; that OF tn,
city house does not look home.likc but SEEM
to keep impertiuently popping up, all the time
and asking, "How much do you suppose
cost ?" Elegance is the characteristic Of tht
city house, while the general idea OF com
Portable farmhouse implies good air and sun
shine 10 summer and plenty Of wood in win
ter, milk, eggs, poultry, cider, butternuts
horses TO ride, warm quilts 10 sleep under
plenty to do with aud plenty to do; alst
freedom from what Mrs Grundy will say
What luxury il is to live where one cal
wear old clothes, eat with knife. and do
hundred other things which are forbidden BY
city fashions. Virtue and morality, also
fnd eongenial soul in the country rever
ence for age, kindness to the poor. Substan
tial equality likewise prevails the very rIct
and very poor and few. Yet, after all, home
lite on farm, it must be confessed, has some
serious drawbacks. Some Of these the
speaker proceeded to enumerate and suggest
remedies for The farmer must make up
his mind to content himself with q common
farmers life Perhaps one daughter Marie:
a wealthy city merchant, while another, just
as smart, finds her husband nearer home
among the working men. This provokes
jealousy and frequently dissatisfaction. We
find farmers joining to destroy railroads, cut
down the salaries of school teachers and
ministers. If they use rightly their oppor.
tunities, they need envy no man. They
should beware Of demagagues and mischief.
makers. Farming presents opportunities for
monev.making that have not yet been fairly
tested. Why not take hold it, test aud de.
velop it thoroughly? But the farmer must
be reconciled to moderate profits and plain
style of living and above all keep clear from
the itch of money making.
Thus he will become different man. Sc
soon as he gives up the idea Of becoming rich
be will see that he can afford many little
things that tend to make home life pleasant
Let him have good society. moderate sized
farm. abandon all idea of laying up money,
and put it first in farm and second in a
house. Money thus invested will make his
farm moro productive. Next we shall see
two people systematically adding to their
home, and yearly adding things of use and
comfort, such as shrubs, fruits. flowers, etc
DO little in providing these and nature
will do much. Then get useful and bsauti.
ful things That cost money--they may accu-
mulate slowly, but will be ali the more highly
prized-good books, pictures, piano, per-
haps, some nice furniture, good carriage to
ride in, rife for johnny and a pair oi
skates for Tommy In this connection the
speaker recommended all to read Charlie.
Lambs essay on "Old China" as the reporter
understood hun, from the rear of crowded
hall. Qt might have been "Oid Cheese,
however) DR. Buckham further examined
the common complaint that farming don
pay six per cent" He asked. "Is it safe Il
invest the profits of farm outside of it?'
and argued that it will pay, the returns be
ing increased by an increase Of capital, bl
way Of saving labor with improved machin
cry, and by improved stock. The trouble i
that farmers do not have faith enough I,
sink good dollars in these things, and fee
sure they will all come back again Il
illustrate point, he told OF Scotchmai
who said to his son, "Sawney. don't you ge
in debt, never, never But If you do get il
debt, Sawney, let it be for manure !" Ii
concluding he spoke Of the increasing denan
for agricultural improvements. all of whicl
must inure TO the benefit Of every man an
woman on farm. With these come an in
crease Of margin aud means Of producin
more of tho luxurics Of life Culture an,
religion must be nourished. Farmers alread
have greater opportunities than they appea
to have, and are bouad by them to becom
intelligent men. They also have more lei
ure than professional men. We who are nc
farmers, have better opinion of your cal
ing than many Of you have. Therefore il
crease your consequence 10y increasing you
intelligence Elevate tho public school
establish libraries, patronize good newspaper
and periodicals, establish clubs for gettin
and giving information. All this is necessar
to meet the corruptlons of the day. Publ
virtue will not triumph over corruption al
mob rule until the farmers acquire the il
telligenco necessary to meet them,
This address was received with trcqueI
applause, and concluded the exercises OF Il
first day.
Wednesday Morning,
The hall was again filed, both day al
evening. Had tho sleighing been good,
would have been uncomiortably crowde
There was comparatively little interrupts
of the speaking by persons running in al
out.
The forenoon session opened with 1
able practical address on the Selection
Dairy Cows" by Il. S. Fassett, of Enc
, urgh. He said he had been engaged
, dairying eighteen years, in butter makiI
! almost exclusively. Recently he had col
menced raising calves, There is gre
difference in selecting cows. They also ne
, liberal and judcous feeding. In MAXI
! a selection, brains are Of more account th
breeds. We need to understand certs
natural laws, and trace cause TO effe
; lie belived that, by judieious selection, trai
n ing and feeding, the net profits from VI
. mont daifies can be doubled in ten yea
although the number of cows is decreas
one quarter
, "The General Dairy Interest" was ne
I discussed, by Hon A. 7. Smith of NJ
Haven, who in an extemporaneous addrt
kept the audience in excellent humor, f
quently exploding into violent fits Of cGc
innation. lie spoke practically, aud FRI
a personal experience. This was a nice me
|. ing, aud Barre nice farming town.
% congratulated the people that their tin
re honored Academy had recently been sav
r. from the devouring element, aluding to
d principal (Dr Spaulding), who If he b
IS S2,000,0O0 would spend the whole Of it
+ Barre. Indeed, the people here genera
% seem to live on that principal. Mr. SIN