Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30
Canadian Agriculture.


Taking short trip in Canada short
time since. we were much pleased with
the blowing we saw as we pissed. Fur
rows sixty rods long, as like in appear
ance aS peas in pol, rs straight rs line
and this not on q single farm, bit farm
after farm and parish after parish. Of
course the land is most favorable tor sneh
work, being very level and mostly fee
from stones; hut with these favorable
conditions the work was exceptionally
good. Desiring IN know something more
of the why and how, we got into cnnvnr-
sation with her m 'iasfv's very courteous
and obliging customs officer J Brassaw
of st Armand. and learned a good deal
about it. Mr.. Brassaw was formerly =
farmer, and took the priz, in plnwing at
the fair in his parish. This was by no
means as small y matter rs it might seem
TO Vermont fair 0ners, who gennrallv see
from two to four teams who do ins' ahon.
such work, in such wav and with srch \
team az they SEQ fit. Al this blowing
match were two hundred AMI eight teams
entered; The rnles require that each land
be laid off Just ten feet wide. the burrows
not to exceed seven inches in width, and
to he from ak IN seven inches deep and
only horses tn he used, each MN to hold
h, ,DINtD l.;t Il,
used are the Scotch. or now are Of Cana
dim make on the ScO'ch mo lei, and the
burrows are absolutely straight lin.
drawn along the edge would brush thu
fringed turf the whole lengrh.
Some years since the provincial govern
ment hired a Scotch plowman to 20 aroun !
among the farmers, spending DAY or W.
on each farm, to teach he farmers how to
huch up their teams, hpw To holi and
m ntye their plDvS to ret thu hest ,nl
m rst un'ro~m work These teachers var
pr, By the Agricultural societies Of in,
parishes, IN I e work done N tn far IL
afrrvsr Is showed the eff nency IF H.
teaching,
district. AN the products are bs no mr,rl-
limited to the few harder crops wh,ch W.
hal b ieved. IN think the general in
preston is. Graoes ar; b'ing raised ia
from imported vines, one party havin :
eight acr- in imported vines and has i'm
ported press and is making wine.
The cattle, now largely grade Short
horns, are excellent; an their horses also
and large numbers are exported TO tn
states every year.
The sheep are aim 'st without exception
coarse wooled, mutton sheep, AMI are Is
good AS the best we have, and avertg
better than ours
We know many hold thu il is no ptrt OF
the duty OF government to foster .
encourage any branch of n,Ilsry. but to
give security for life, property and pubic
peace, and then let the people get "A living
and take care OF themselves ~ they can
This feeling has nude Itself felt in ON
state in the persistent opposition to am
agricultural SUPERINTENDENT, which has
by turns helped 10 abolish boards and
superintendent of agriculture as it CAV
any promise or hope of aboishlng tn
thing altogether. but there has bert
enough of strength to secure something in
place of what was destroyed.
From M. BrassnW we learned som"
thing OF the practical workings of civ,
service In the dominion, AMI we are NOR
thrn everIts advocate for our own service
But we must leave this part of the subiec
for another paper, which will give som
description of its workings. which W.
hope will serve AS food for ref elton f.
our readers who ns part OF the people,
are the rulers of our country.