Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-12-21

farmer? No doubt all these causes have
more or less influence. This leads me to
venture the opinion, which no doubt the
most Of YOU will rerdily endorse, that this
rush of our Young men to the cities. man
ufacturing villages, and workshops OF
various kinds, is u most prolific cause Of
hard times.
Although there may be times when
business is brisk snd money plenty that
the employer and the employee are
reioscing in success-but how is il when
The tide of success begins to cob? Have
these employers been so provldent during
a season of 10 tide in business affairs as
to lay store sufficient for the exlgency
If reverse or reaction in bu'iuessf We
would most earnestly hope so!
But does the history of the past answer
this interrogatory in the affirmative? Mol
not one in ten among them can be found
who has enough Of this worlds goods to
bridge over the broad chasm OF financial
ruin and distress, and they are brought to
the mortifying condition of beneficiarieS
On others bounty, or submit to various
temptations which will eventually lead tn
he commission of some one or more OF
the heinous crimes which almost daily
hlacken the columns of our papers This
surely is a sad picture. and a pity It's It's
%, and how great the contrast between
this condition of things and that OF him
VINO has little farm we'll titled and lit
lie barn we'll filled.
Now let Us take a common sense view
IF this subject, believing it abundantly
evident to every unbiased mind that agri
culture is the main or most useful occupa-
ton known 10 man; let us use our best
endeavors to aggrandize and render 1t hon
or tble in the minds of the entire commu
nIty. and each handles and flirts the folly
of looking down with dIsdain on the rough
handed Neomanry. As will he seen by tne
foregoing our main object in this arlicl,
mas been To elevate the social position ann
>tanding of the farmer, and to show the
greater freedom hOm care and anxiety
resulting from panics and u general stag
nation of business than other occupations
in lite.
VT do not understand me to say aught
ay;II st, or to ignore the usefulness and
absolute necessity of all occupations, traces
aud professions. IN sustaining and uphold
ing civilized society. In tact thew all are,
or snoud be, mutual aids to each OF heI e.,
and 90 hand IN hand in laboring tor the
general good Yet, after all that can bt
said without agriculture there is Ut
wealth.
Il has been truly said by wiser heads
than mine, THAT gold aud silver are no
wealth but only its convenient representa-
tlvc,n and that commerce prot aces no
wealth but simply exchanges II, Manu-
f,cturers and the arts combine Ia wealth
produced by agriculture-whlcL is tue
prolific mother OF all wealth.
We might perhaps live in II half civilized
state il half the useful occupations were
banIshed from the world. We mlghl
possibly survive if politicians AN. dem -
gogues should step out, Lut the = owman
cannot be spared The therl roheter Oh
civilization rises or falls AS speeds th'
plow.
This paper was followed by thai of Mr..
Davis on the Horse, which was received
with applause.
Adjourned until O'Clock in the yrning,
when Mr.. o S. Bliss, secretary OF tn,
darvmen's association, gave Is usual. an
excellent address upon the subj ct he h IL
so Iong studied that of the Dury These
remar ks were well received by AL and his
opinions are surely entitled to great
weight and doubtless many will be profit
IA by them.
After many questions, which Mr.. Bli's
, iudiciou>Iy answered, Mr.. Goodwin reaI
MS paper upon Manures bis Instructions
we're able and if judiciously adopted wi
largely benefit the farmers in any section
This WAS followed by discussion upon
deep blowing Two farmers favored II
while some others dd not. The secretary
remarked that it was an open question ou
not new AS mtny favored deep plowlng as
formerly. Adjourned.
\ FRIDAY MORNING.
The first subject was paper by w +
). Celev, Esq of Fairfield, on The Sue
cesStul Farmer. Mr. CelIey is Il young ant
4 practical farmer and his conclusions arr
largely from experience Although h,
; believes in obtaining all the information
p lssble from books, papers or othe
: sources, yet considers that good ludgmen
! is necessary in determining what is best l.
be done and in what manner As TIM
' paper will probably be printed, no extern"
= ed abstract will be gwen.
Following this very interesting pape
the question was asked: Which is til
| lIOSl 'pl AiCios NN'P VI $780,
low tilage?. Mr.. Godlng spoke in favoi
! Of deep tilIage, taking his inference iron
Une fact that the roots OF trees and plant
penetrate the soil deeply. He would NO
urn furrow tllt, but with lap. Gov
Funham thought good deal depended o.
the condition of the soil as regards deel
| or shallow tilage. He mentioned cas-
Il Of worn light soil that had been pIowe,
shallow ami where vegetation dried much
/ It was plowed quite deep, as deep as couu
: be-, and this resulted in a greatly lncreaSe
yield OF crops, and they not suffer IA
generally from droulh Ashes We're al,,
lsed with benefit on the soil. He woul
e nol plow in manure bul put 1t on the sur
Z ttre. DR. Cuttng finds that on lis Ian
deep blowing is detrlmo nal, hut does no
snl p Sc that all farms are OF this chara'
F ~. Every farmer should experiment ioi
: b tus ELI rs regards this important operation
l + the firm, and ut what dep h II Is be>
b, FIR HIM 10 pillow. He W uId not NIX pas
S or anG ashes. but would appIy sep4rale.y
I Neither should ashes and men manure bt
y mixed as in so doing loss is sustained
? NJ hrn manure with loan. II is Amos
a utterly impructlcable 10 pillow dep VI
n stony land, yet good results can he OMAN
al by comparatively shaltLw p'owlng
! One farmer gets large crops OF potltoe'
with the appucalion OF ashes ant plast"I
: on II dry sol. MIR. Rodgers is OF the opln
II Ion that farmers do not pow AS deeply b,
Il ue;l,ute rs they think they do. lie n,v
t D ows over SIX inches deep and 2e's goo'
crops. II the soil IS thoroughly II anure'
y ,nd pulverlzud TO this depth there Will b.
i little trouble in Obtaining good crot'5, he
uses IL large quantity of ashes IN find
IA chem beneficial He would not put plaster
e on wet land.
J A. G. Day, Ed, of Bradford 1t read
superior p per on Agricultural c 'vmists
u rhis was IL subjrc' OF mich lmporltnt'
h and was listened to Win atent on. Ii
will lie published entire.
d A there was no time for discu sion, f
: r. Pember, E,q., member OF tn board
n read his paper, viii Farming Pa, in Yer
), montp
u After this paper a short time was tsker
}, up IN dis ussion. Sume difficulty - expe