Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-23

He then pictured rural nome-a large
rambling old mansion on road, yet away
from it; not near enough TO II village so
the bows could run or walk of errands.
but ride horseback-as every child should
learn to do rs soon rs they are five years
old. Such a home, with some prominent
point of beauty, as fine old elm, must
ever stand a pleasant memory to those
whose favored lot was to spend youth in
such home. Men born in cities are taken
from old mother earth, and put out to a
hard, old dry nurse.
Another favorable condition of country
life is in dress, where they are not bound
by the tyranny of ugly fashions, but could
wear whatever become them, if it was
cheap. How many in cities, whose souls
revolt from the tyranny of fashion, envy
country women in this respect.
In furniture there was the same advan-
tage. He may have been unfortunate but
he had never seen city house furnished
in such manner as 10 be homelike-it
was too new, too costly, so rs to seem to
demand, how much do you think [
COST? " A farmers life, where there was
plenty of enjoyment and plenty of time
to enjoy it, where one could eat with his
knife, if he chose, and drink from his
saucer, just because he mustn't.
| Farmers in the eastern and middle
states had more reason to envy any class,
but thought they did not half appreciate
their advantages. The farmers family
have their sense of justice violated by the
contrast of the city home and the country,
by seeing the sister who marres and goes
to the city surrounded by costler furni-
ture, richer dresses and greater ease.
The farmer must make up his mind to
take up and be contented with farmers
mode of life. Others can make more
money. but the-farmer who improves his
possibilities need envy no man. He was
of the opinion that farming in this coun-
try had possibilities for making money lit
tie thought of now. Farming proper has
in it something aversc to the hurry, excite
ment and anxietes of business life.
lie gave bis ideal of II farm and farm
life, with young man and his wife who
were bright, intelligent people, who love
good things, good books, good society.
with moderately sized, we'll titled farm,
and not too heavily burdcned with debt,
He would have them have Il piano, good
books, II good set of furs for mother, some
real lace for the daughter, rifle for John
ny and skates for Tommy.
Farmers should never invest their profits
in any moneyed obligation, stocks or
bonds. Not one in thousand OF farmers
can tell how much they make, as they
keep no accounts, but they get II living
and most something more.
The proportion of good butter is stead
lily increasing, and stock certainly Is So
and he had no hesitation in saying he
thought these results were largely due tC
the labors of the Vermont Dairymen'>
Association. Farmers had too great a
horror of debt.
That farmer who ut the years enc
could say, 1--WE have all worked pretty
hard" and if they had grown happier anc
better in themselves, he had a good year
whether they had laid up anything Or not
1t should be settled in ones mind tha
every improvement on the farm and il
the work must lnure to the benefit of thu
, man and woman. Farmers, rs class
may have more time for reading than any
other. Farmers ought TO be the equals il
t intelligence and selfrcspect with profes
= sional men. He would like to see farm
ers provoked, if it is ever .justitiablc to b.
: so, when any insinuate that farmers do no
need to be educated. He spoke of the ben
eft of the schools, good books, good pa
pers and town libraries in educating
farmers.
After music the meeting was adjourned
S THURSDAY MORNING SESSION.
The meeting was opened by music b
. tho choir, 1.-THE Mountain Shepherd
r Song" which was well rendered.
Following this, was a paper by MI
Sheldon of New York on the future c
3 American Dairying. He spoke of tn
benefits of association in dairying; tn
. amount of oleomargarine butter, which
was now stated, reaches II daily manufaC
q ture of 100000 pounds with a probabl
f immediate increase of 100000 pounds. II
c next discussed the future of the dairy in
: terest, whether it had the elements of per
l. manence. To have these, the article mus
j; be good, and the better the quality, tn
greater would be the consumption, II
puts excellence of product as the first an
v chief element necessary for the success {
i American dairying. He spoke of tn
& necessity of great care to keep the germ
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s. ne TOOK hopeiul view OF lhe future