Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-29
The Relation of Agriculture 10 Other
Industries.
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m, oworo ,bot tho suh;eot T have
ehosan for N nanor IN This occas;on ia q
broad one fnr The little that I shall saw
mon II. Init hejievino # TO be one that
can he considered and discussed with in
terest and nrof;t. 7 will endeavor tn nre.
sent a few ,bonohts that NAV serva as an
introdu et;on to ibe fniler discu ss;o, If if
bv otbers
No narson aver cons;dered tb;s snh;ect
candidlv without being impressed With
the imnortant relation which agriculture
hears r. other Industries To cart,in
extent il is The Gnndotion upon which ali
others rest So much 40 that whatever
success is achieved in this all others share
in the fruits of It: while. on the other
hand. ANYTHING which tends to imnede
prooress in this industry is detrimental TO
iii. Abundant harvests then are condu
Give TO great activity in business and cen.
eral prosneritv. 10 illustrate we will
consider The business relations of The
farmer and merchant. The former hay.
inc filed his oarners and store. houses
with n Greater snnplv of his produc,s than
ia necessary for home consumption. desires
to make sncb an exchange of The surnlps
AZ will he for his interest or as necessity
NAV reouire. The merchant having nre.
vionslv anticipated some of these wants ia
we'll pleased to supply them in EXCHANGE,
so LONG rs by go doing he is amnlv re
warded bv the profits resulting therefrom
With less abundant CROPS there would of
course be a smaller amount to he Tins
disposed of. and their business transact
tons diminished and the profits of both
lessened also. To be sure thi, manner of
disposing of the surplus farm products
APPLIES more particularly to former times !.
AS the increa sed amount of money in ci~.
culation of late years has resulted in a
larger proportion of business being done
by the cash system, or through one or
more middle men. But even now much
is transacted in the former way. In which
ever way, however, the transaction takes
place it is fact that considerable por-
ton of the profits from agriculture in its
various departments goes to increase the
wealth of the merchant in city and coun-
try.
Let us consider also the relation of ag-
riculture 10 the business of the mechanic.
Success in agriculture is followed by an
increased demand for mechanical skill and
labor. New and more costly residences
are wanted, greater number of larger
and tier barns and store houses, more
conn odious and finer churches. school
houses and various other private and pub
lie buildings; more cars and vessels for
trans portation, Thus the mechanic, from
the increased demand for his labors and
from the more remuneratve wages which
are likely to accompany this demand, is
benefited financially, and is enabled TO
assist in increasing the profits of the
trader and others.
The manufacturer also depends larpelv
upon agricultural prosperity, either di
rectly or indirectly, for the profit he
derives from the manufacture and sale of
his wares and fabrics, and for many of the
raw materials required in their mann.
facture.
So. too, the professional man. M well nc
those ENGAGED in the humber vacations
sb.ra IN the vvea1 mr. WOO which !, Iv,,,,,
fenced nv the aoricul,urist Altborrh
greater demand for some kinds of n,oIos
sional service freouentlv acronnapios ~
follows depression il does not EnIIow that
greater remuneration ia alw,ys recoiuad
Liberal fees and good salaries chnerf,Ilv
maid. are the resp1ts mr. .ttendan,s Of MY
neritv in The varous occuna,;ons ~ 81,
Aeain. mnch Of The success th.t .t nnn.
The onerat,ons of tho y,r;or, 49,
canal. steamboat. express and other com
n,nies ;nclnd;nr tba oroat ,,,;ni,r. H. l,,n;
ness. is due directlv to snccesetnl ,,1rionl-
tnre' and these industries in t,rn ~;
those nreviou.lv mentioned and o,hama
that n,;,h, ho ,,;ar,ionad oa.. 49, oIn 81
nrosnerIv of this industry Althonnh nv ~
se.s rivers and I,kes lnr,;oh onnS,~i.'n, III
lood far man yet with tho nn,uar,I 10y
ot civiliz,tion has coma tho ,lmost 49,, 800; w..
of tho no,,,,Ia &C., ~, 49, '
,ha cultivated nrod,a,S r nf ,hn .oUu upon
he Ancks md hards If tho stool, ~ w. "l''
much al that whenever a conn,rn 10 10; ~
;,ad with dron,h ~ tornadn'. 20 VS.
numbers of disnstrons insects Tho TX ,bi
,ants all share if not eona,Iv i, san,a DO
gree the loss sustained 40 h,vo haforo
mentioned
In the humble homo of tba fo,r,or ,,,,,,
thons.nd noble sons 70 sew nn,h,a o. 81 'r, Wy
no less worthy d,uohters bava haen VI ho ,ne
and reared. who in ,t,er raars boun no o. "
forth to engage in other occnna,ionc and
to fill POSITIONS of great honor and ,rn1t
The wears spent mon tho farm, anI ~,
training there received serrad ~ dauoln,,
their physical and mental nowars. Will,
there, TOO, were often incnlc,,eI tbose axl
cellent prlncinles which IN - .,,,'t
those powers inst mentioned nnn,ri,",a ,i
much to the success ina, b,vn ,t,andaa
their labors. Manv of these man recnnn,
with pleasure and pride the srcins ANA
labors of these early wears.
In view of the fact that 40 Intimate "a.
lation does exist between this and all n, her
and that all are 50 denendant
upon this, how necessary Thai means ho
provided for its advancement This tn
some extent has been done. The denart,
ment of agriculture at WASHINGTON. ps,,h-
lished in 1862, our agricultural COLLEGE
and boards of agriculture are amonn ia
means provided by law in This conntrv
Various are our state and national enact.
nenls that are either entirely for his mr..
pose, or lave a strong BEARING in this
direction. But woald not more inIicionS
legislation of this kind be of great bcne6, !
to both consumer and prodncerp If 80
let us have it,
1t is true that here in New Enr!,nd &c
,loouhoro rro,+ ho,o6. 4;