Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

within few years. and he believed that
in five years more the average diaries
would reach the product of our best aai
ries now. and the hest diaries proportion
ately increase. Mr.. Tinkham said he
wished to ask the gentleman question
He knew the facts in the case; it was
something which had taken place under
his eve, and what he wanted was that the
gentleman should answer his own qres
tion, and what acas he reason the MN
had failed. He said he believed it WAS
wha. the neighbors called " want of man
agement;" he was not constituted like
the o her gentlemen named.
Prof. Alwater said what was wanted
was more brains in ftrming-he meant
the making of farming more of brain
work. Whit would be thought of Il mer-
chant who did not know what his good,
cost, or how mu,h he had on hand, or
how much he had sold? Yet that WIS
just what many if not most farmers were
doing.
EVENING SESSION
was called to order 10y the president 1T
g.: 40, and the choir gave fine piece Of
music, tafler which Prof. Atwater gave
his talk on Feeding the stock and the soil
As we shall probably hear the professor at
several other meetings we will defer r.
port Of his lecture till another meeting.
After Prof Atwater Prof Dale read n
paper on The future of Vermont in agri
culture, which we shall give entire, as thu
statistics are valuable:
THE FUTURE OF VERMONT IN A@UICuL-
TURE.
M. Chairman, Ladics aM GuH'cmcH :
In presenting II paper on this subject. il
is not my intention to speak of the place
which the Green Mountain state shal.
occupy among her sister states in I'll,
coming future as regards her imporlanc,
in statistical point { f view. That werc
impossible. We know that in point Of
wealth and population she is indeed smal
and us the great states of The west. Snnlr
If them almost nations in a. increase H.
population and riches. she will grow com
prr;tivelv smaller. Bat never. if the rr
sources within our hands BE- properly de
veoprd, will she become les in influence
and importance. But while We may not
know what is To be- our relative position il
size or wealth, we may consider what W..
shall do. us agricullurist., in the immpdi
rre future. What is to he in the distant
future we cannot even propheSy -thrrc
are 80 many new inventions chau ging the
,elntivr posi- ions of all trades and occu-
pation--so much is depending on The
development of oar manufacturing ftciIi-
lies. that n" one can tell exactly what i,
coming. Never heltsS, it is NOT only
proper. but necessary, for Us to consider
nv future, if we do not wish to he left
far in lh. rear.
Fnsr-as to whether Vermont offer.
any Inducements to the cullivator of the
oil Shall we cultivate our farms, anc
ry to indnce our sons who would follow
EARNING (rnd by farming | mean cutivat
ing the soil in any capacity, from garden
nc to sturk-rasiug and dairyin4.) to 5 ici
hv and settle among ne. or shall we do Il,
many others do-givc up farming here, say
e II don pny,' sell he old hnmcstcap
firms our FILTERS RECLAIMED frm he vii
Irrnr,s and 4ved Sn well AMI 90 west,
whore the soil is better and nIrr,. rasil,
worked, and the winters less srverr? No
very one will h, come Il fnrmrr. |, is no
10 he desired that they >huuIA. st. Pa,.
: leaks Of = diversity of Gifts and III,
:~trs ~ d talents of different individual.
wu lead some to ctousp Ermlnr. Others
tine mechanical trades. and still Others III.
literary prufr~>ions; and This will aIwa1,
nr so While 2Oa believe thurnuuhly il
,griculturr, and that it ofl,rs advantaop
not to be found III any olh,r Orcup ltior. !
will not be the Object of this paper t. Ir,
o induce others to become farmers, bat t.
show that Vrrmont-even our own hill\
and rocky Nermunt-has some ADVANTAGE
not to be found elsewhere throughout lii
whole GREAT Iapd-t0 show that opuortuuI
ties offered here are at least cqnal to thus,
of any of the far of States, whose ativauI
ares distance makes seem 50 great. II !
the object of these meetings. rs under
stand it. to give information. and nIou,
such n spirit of inquiry us Shall make Il
better farmers and more successful cuisines
men. If it can be done, if any wort o
NINE shal! make the farmers who liste!
10 me this evening more cnntented will
our beautiful state love so we'll. if I caI
say word which shall call attention to o
arouse thought upon any subject. .old q
new that may be made valuable; | shal
be well pleased.
There are always two considerations Il
be taken into account in RAISING any cror
rs husiness-lhe cost of cultivation an
the value of the crop. there are man
minor points to be cunsid, red in each Gus,
but in order to determine the profitable
ness of he business, all will come uude
one or the other of those heads. Their
are 50 many things to look at, and he VIII
farms it as a business OF course wishes +
do so in that place or that manner ,ghir
shall give him the greatest returns for IN
least possible outlay. Thus il becomes
question of great importance. 10 the youu,
man who intends to 90 to farming wbpr
he shall locate, Shall he stav in (erlnop
or 90 west?
In order to help us in Il measure In i,
termine this, | will make a comp,riso
between Vermont and some other states j
some of the LEADING crops The way. {
cultivation are SO ditierrn that a cnmp,r
enn botvce, ibo o.et AMI ,b,, ,,,,,, = =,