Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-16

The crossing Of pure Shorthorn stock on
our native cattle produces valuable stock,
better for milk better for stock, and better
beef; better in every way than native stock,
and the farmers are beginning to realize the
fact-KdnSaS Farmer.
No greater mistake can be made than to
cultivate more ground than can be cultivated
properly and three-fourths of our farmers,
and we think we can safely say nine-tenths
Of them, are guilty of this very error.-COl-
mans World.
One great reason of the helplessness Of
the farmer, has been found to rest upon the
hundred and one cases where the grange has
been taken possession Of by third-olass viii
lage or township politicians, seeking Office.
This class thought they saw a new road to
success opened up to them.-Farm Journal.
When farmers learn to do just what they
ought to do, and do it Just when 1T ought to
be done, they will not allow all sorts of work
to be crowded into seedtime; nor will they
complain SO much of poor crops 10 the bar
vest-time. Success depends not upon the
amount of labor done but when and how it
is performed. .-DirigO Rural.
There is little need for talk nowadays
about the dignity of the farmers calling;
we are all agreed, l think, that the man who
grows the crops that feed the world, has a
worthy work to do, and that there is no rea-
son why he should not be himself most
worthy man-except he outrage his oppor-
tunities.-"H MarceI."
Dal;oIlo Joolou. o,o - L. c.,,ul =. III
sections, and we should do as the teacher
does to find out the bad boys by requesting
all good boys to stand up, the bad ones to
keep their seats. The good ones will be
found the most bashful but brass will come
to the surface in time, no matter how it is
covered with gold.-New Jersey Agricul-
turiSt.
care not how ambitious young man is
to make for himself name and acquire a
high and honorable place among his fellow
men, if his tastes will permit, l believe he
can do no better than to choose agriculture
as life work. He need not be a common
farm laborer. If he becomes educated in
scientific and practical agriculture he will be
needed in high and responsible positions.-J.
5. Van Duzer.
He who wishes to make money by farm
ing must rely upon well-directed labor.
Every dollar that any man earns legitimate
y and honestly comes from labor of some
kind. BE not ambitious, then, to own great
farms, but profitable ones, rather. And in
order to make them profitable, every foot Of
land in them must be made, through su ita-
BILE fertilization and cultivation, to yield all
that its innate or acquired qualities will ad-
mit.-Prairie Farmer.
The farmer pursues his labor under the
free blue skies, and is surrounded by the
elastic, lite-giving atmosphere. 1t is positive
that much hard labor belongs to this occu-
patton, but how different are many conditions
Of farm life from other vocations. The far
mer is an owner, not menial to be dis
charged at will, aud whose revenue ceases
if he is disabled by sickness or absent day.
lie is free to design, to alter, and plan upon
his premises he may 60 berryiug or fishing,
or take his osy-checked, happy family out
for days recreation, aud no one can accuse
him Of shftess habits or neglect of business.
America u CultiUator.
One of the most interesting exercises dur
ing our visit to Ithaca, was the dissertation
on weeds by Prof. Prentiss. He reported
ffty-four kinds Of weeds which trouble the
farmers of Tompkins county. Of these all
but two are propagated principally by their
seeds, most of them being annuaIs-Cauada
thstles and quack grass increase by their
roots and are more troublesome than other
kinds. j j. Thomas reported field OF
quack-grass twelve acres in extent which
thoroughly cleaned in single season by
naked falow; but it was plowed every week
all summer. The theory was to keep the
grass from light and air until the vitality of
the roots was completely exhausted.-El-
mira HuSJandman.