Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-10-06

cluded 10 get a farm and make farming
NV life work; and will say that l am
perfectly contented at following 1t; al
though I am well satisfied that If | had
followed another occupation [ would have
had more spending money than have at
present. and would not have had to
practice economy so much as has been the
case, (as my farm Is comparatively new,
il being nearly all forest at the time of
nv taking possession, with no buildings;)
but in few years, IL no disaster should
occur, feel that the farm will provide a
better home than the other and although
I am thought to be very foolish by some
friends. to change railroading for farming,
as vet have seen no occasion for regret
ting the changes and six years have passed.
I was farmers boy, and the farm is
where | feel the most at home, and where
intend to spend my days.
have derived great deal OF benefit
from the persual of agricultural papers;
and as | was New England boy, and
read New England papers, those consti-
tute half the number | take(which is six)
as am quite attached to them, and l am
greatly interested in reading them weekly /;
the letters from the farmers especially,
and certainly wish that the farmers of
Vermont, who read the GREEN MOUNTAIN
FREEMAN, would writ more for its
columns The evenings will soon be long
and you can most certainly improve a
part of the time to no better advantage
than to write an occasional letter for its
columns Try it, please, and let us hear
some of your ideas. am sure it will
please the editor and subscribers, too. Let
each one do his part and not wait for
some one else. If every one will tell us
some of his experience on farm matters, |
am satisfied that it will be found very
interesting to all concerned. and we wish
to see the household department filed With
contributions from the rural mothers,
wives and sisters. Agricultural papers
are not patronized as they should be. 1t
is very common thing to find farmers
who do not have single one; they "can
not afford it." Oh no! But the pipe and
tobaco-box are constantly kept in the
pocket, costing many times more; but
occasionally we do find farmer who does
appreciate the agricultural press. In
conversation with neighbor a few
days ago about farm matters reference
was made to an agricultural paper pub
lished in neighboring town and he
remarked that he considered it worth
twenty-five dollars a year to any farmer
who took pride in farming; but thanks to
the publishers, it is only one dollar year.
Now if every farmer took the same view
of the matter. we could not find IL single
farmers home without at least one agri-
cultural paper, and wish we could not.
have been testing the hot water treat
/ Fnr th. Il nth ,f hD
cabbage worm, and find it very etfectual,
and does but little injury TO he cabbages.
1t can be hot enough to kill the worm,
and yet not hot enough to hurt the cab
bage, find, but it is quite difficult to get
it just TO this point; however if boiling
hot water is suddenly dashed on, it will
not do any particular harm to the head
itself, as it will only slightly scald the
outer leaves. Previous to this | have
found nothing to answer the purpose,
although having tried many remedies
which have been recommended.
Reader, have you not often noticed how
rank the grass grows where the wash from
the road in time of rain runs on to it?
Good deal better. isn't it," Well now just
think bit, and see if it will not pay you
to take the trouble to turn the water out
of the road, at certain places, on to your
fields. 1t will require but little attention
to keep it so that when shower comes up
the wash will all be carried out OF the
road on to the field and it would save Il
great deal of labor on the road, if this
were done, as it would not be so badly
washed, and so of course more labor
could be done somewhere else, to improve
the road; and who does not admire good
roads. especially if he rides over them ?
But the fertelizing matter conducted into
the field will pay for all trouble, and the
| benefit done to the road may be consider
ed as clear gain.
Does it not look as though we paid far
too little attention to the decoration of our
school groundsp How often do we find
ill-kept school grounds, as we ride about
the country! Are they not in the ma
jorty? Now | believe this should all
be changed; and let us first. have neat
and convenient school-house, and then
grade the grounds, (Which should not be
too smalD and set out trees and shrubbery
and then see to it that they are carefully
protected and cared for. The school
grounds, where our children pass so large
a part of their ,imc, should be made an
attractive and pleasant place for them.
f. II. D.
Corning, Steuben Co., N. Y,
September g. 1880.