Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-28

not true He must be monster Of wick
edness. If he has moral audacity enough
70 cAaiisuge Heaven to suite him If b,
Is ; pe1urer. He taIks like an limo
cent man. and since neithgr church eOun
eil. or court trial. or his ehareh. or thOs,
best aoquain;ed With the circumstances
call him guilty. the outside world O1sht
to call him an innocent nan.
Two months Of the present year hay,
passed. aud enough has been disoerned
in relation to the business situation. Il
forbid any sanguine expectations for the
year A change fer the better IS doubt
less gOing on. but No remarkable change
will Be felt in 1876. An era Of appar.
ent prosperity ike that succeeding the
var viii not sOon come, but the times
viii DOW aud hereafter Be prOpitiOus 70
that class which shall 90 business on
safe and economical principles. Yer
mont. Is heretofore. must rely chiefly
upon agriculture The lumber business.
aud some kinds Of manufacturing bust
ness viii be dull in the State for some
time to come. aud more labor must be
turned 70 the soil. Our great ag-icul-
tural staples viii Be demanded. 10 nat
ter what shall Be the condition Of the
country, and the more butter. wool.
stock or other articles the farm can pro
duee the better for the farmer. and ev-
cry other nan We viii not say how
1t can BE done. but it must be evident
tC all that the great amount Of money
sent cut Of this agricultural State for
grain and farm products. Is = trsmeud-
Gus draw back. With acres upon acres
lying idle OF half cultivated in every
town. when both soil and climate will
admit Of the production Of good wheat
and grain. to supply feed for cattle. sheep
and horses, it seems : grea, pity that
farmers should send to Minnesota for
-four. and to Illinois for corn. Some
thing Is wrong about the matter, and
farmers ought to correct the evil 1t
may &c that cheaper labor for the time
to cOme will allow the farmer to do
more on his acres aid increase his prO-
duets If .. 1t Will Re blessing to
those who are obliged to work out for q
living. and 80 increase the farmers pro-
duets that he will not Be obliged 70
send the money received for his butter,
to the far vest to buy b1iter-prOducing
fo0d for bis COWS. The employment Of
more help On the farm, and the better
or more extended cultivation Of the soil.
in that it increased our products, would
Be much advantage to the State. Fol-
prosperity at home, all that kind Of
manufacture which produces articles
that are used by ourselves Is advanta.
geous- Furniture, carriages, fabrics fOI
clothing. together with leather for shoes
boots. harnesses, can be made in Yer
mont IS well As elsewhere and it il
better for Us 10 have the factory, Ii,
mill, the tannery, the mechanic and Ii,
artiEan here among Us, than to send
money to Massachusetts, France or Aus
tralia for what We can produce at home
1t may be difficult just at present {,
make manufacturing for export prO6ta
bic in this State. but whatever can b.
done with : decent margin Of profit
should be done. We live upon the yerl
ridge-pole Of New England. where Ii,
water runs Of toward the east, Ii,
south, the west and the north. and Q
late We have been sending money in a
many directions Unless there Is wis
DON enough 70 stop the money drainage
there viii be more poverty in the futur,
than We now see. Ii viii require pru
dence, labor and economy. this year, t
make the ends meet, and every farne
should begin now to plan and prep2r
for the coming season. He should max
every maple tree, every fertile sod. ever
sere Of pastur2ge and every other sourc
OF profit contribute 70 his store durin
the year 70 eome. The sugar ssasO
viii Be along sOOn. and then the bus
time OF seed-sowing Is at hand. Wha
ever preparation can Be made for Il
busy season should Be made nov.