Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-03-13
FARMERS TRIALS.
BIT LAURA BRIGHAM BoYcE.


Read at the Agricultural Meeting held at Montpe-
lier February 2sth ISIS
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And the grass-hopper comes to make ruin complete
His calves have the backeg the dogs kill his sheep
Then beef pork. and butter, are selling too cheap
For the farmer who raises to sell, not to Keep.
His horses have spawn, or II that IS motif
They are sure to be sick with the epizootic.
He's in debt Tor his farm pays interest," ana taxes
Turns gr1nd-stone 10 grind tine political axes
FOR the shrewd pohtclan' VINO knows now 10 WORK IT,
To get his axe ground-for himself he will shirk it,
The work-not the spoils-yet gains his ambition.
He's so patriotic, this shrewd politician.
When the weather and insects have done all they can
To prove II the farmer be angel or man.
II little surplus ne still nnds In MS pocket
And resolves In some bank or safe place he VIII LOCK II
There are close on his track whole army OF eeches
To swallow his gains as we swallow ripe peaches
First the lightning rod man svoops down in his
might
Resolved to be victor or die in the fight
He Will read his STATISTICS ana TAX sclentlhc'
Ana prove electricity very prollhc
Vi great devastation and ruin and death;
he VIII argue the farmer clean out OF his breath;
linen Win most solemn phlz' nell declare hes IN
rresseo
us tempting OF ProVldence not TO invest
with close grip the farmer would hang to his money.
D"t 'hs tempting Oh aea'h ooes NOT look very lnhS
ne io'oe WIG anu cnui anu ne must pro'ec' tiel''
o. Tue ils nthllS rou hau riues III triumph away
WIN "eii iHuou pooAe'' 'ne 'poi7 VI 'ne Tray
Next an oilv-tongued gent and n ynry good actor
Would show his most wonderful new stump extrac-
tor"
,Tv sucb that 10 Won will try Il
lam certain Won wi he persuaded to buy IT.
1t will raise stones and rocks of such gigantic size
You will az rcev heeve what Won see with your evps
twill build stone wall all over YOUR FARM
With it YOU can move big house or barn
assert and my claim will never abandon
1t would move the whole world could it find space to
stand on,
Men the most scientific, tho wisest of sages
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Just then DER the hill there looms up on his sight,
sleek looking man who in accents polite
Says. chow do you do sir this very fine day?
1t happily CHANGED was passing this way
So called; you're a dairyman sir l believe
And a very intelligent one perceive
Allow me to call your attentio on to-day sir,
10 NY p"'en' HIN cooler anu llhh'hihs cream
,. o'
lis Wohuious lh'ehlion' 'he prlhclPles NEWS
ana IN MAKE most noera oner 10 Vo"' StT'
II you Ill your turn VIII just help lhtroaucet
Assist IN persuadlnS your neixhoors to use 1t
~ VIII "'uoie Sout ProhCS-JusV minute
Ano you surely Will see that the money IS IN IT,
IL VIII RAISE all the cream III one hour ana secona
reckonea
1ou4 ma that your DAIRY VIII orlng you IN DOUBLE
And II saves all the WORK, too-there's scarce any
uouole'
Well the theory looks very plausible, yeyv.
And if twill Increase the proceeds of the dairyn-
ITe wavers or tbe ayent has hid hin, t,o,l Iov cir
He has sold him cooler the lightning cream raiser
me next ono VINO comes Is patent churn man.
VINO "llltake what the others nave lelt, II he can
hlsreVerslole motion ana sell acting cpurn
has merits that none but block mead would srurn,
II Wilbur cream to butter IN less than minute,
WASH the butter-fnllk out ana work the salt IN 1t;
Pack itdo"n in hrkin, and and all in trice,
Just by touching spring that is fixed in so nice,