Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-16

lumber that was burned and wasted muc
good would have resulted from it, no
,nly from the worth of the timber, bu
rom the influence those forests woul,
,ave on vegetation. Yet there are man,
ocalites that are so favorable to the pro
uction of fruits and other farm products
md the demand for them in our villages
md manufacturing centcrs so great, tha
hey will not be abandoned, and there i
10 locality in the known world that will
produce such a variety of fruits and veoe
tables as will New England Why for on,
moment entertain the idea of finding any
place where more luxuries can be haC
from ones own labors! Cast aside the
| thought that enough for the maintanance
Of ones own family cannot he obtained
here. We find our hiilsides and VALLEYS
dotted with pleasant homes, and from
whence did they spring and how do then
| owners obtain their support. They are
the result of the labors of those who have
been willing to remain here in Vernr ont.
and trust 10 its old granite soil to give
them livlihood; and to all those whr
have not allowed themselves to become
discouraged by the failure of an apple
crop one year, and a partial failure Of
some other crop another year, who have
conducted their business with half the
'hrewdness and study that our merchants
md manufacturers do, who have not been
afraid to work with their own hands,
keeping in mind the principle that what
ever is worth doing at all is worth doing
well, none have been known to fail Whai
deld of labor looks any more promising
than agriculture.
This country has passed through, within
a few years one of the most irving
ordeals that any nation was ever called
upon to encounter and from the fact thai
there was less failures among the aericul
turists than among any other class, il
most surely ought to actuate more of on,
Young men to follow that occupation. The
money so earned is good honest cash, and
40 one on the face of this broad earth i,
any the poorer for all the money so accu
muated. Let us hail with Joy the intro
duction of all labor saving implements
both indoors and out. Let every farmer
use all such as will Tighten hi, labors. l.
will have a stimulating and encouraging
effect on the boys, and will remove many
of those discouragements which tend IL
drive so many from the farm.
Let these hills and valleys continue to
resound with the click of machinery
which has become necessity in point o
labor, also, let us be ready to grasp new
ideas-weigh them well and use all tha
promise TO be of value. Though we have
lost many young men and women who
have sought other fields of labor in this
country. / believe there is yet remaining
with us to till the soil that our fathers
titled. equally as good stock and blood
and that those who have gone may in
time be glad to return to their old homes
and regret the day that they left them
while those who still remain if they dc
not choose to raise fruit TO supply other
countries, may continue to be able to send
out good, true noblehearted men and
women and also have enough left at home
to maintain the standard and integrity OF
the old Green Mountain State.
Adjourned until afternoon.
Al the opening of the afternoon session
DR.. Cutting discussed the profits of fruit
growing, urging all to plant more or les
fruit trees and to raise those trees them
selves at small cost rather than pay the
prices demanded by the agent.
Henry Lane of Cornwall. then gave his
address upon Breeding of Blooded" stock,
which was discussed at some length by 4
Goodwin of Hartland.
Adjourned until evening.
The evening session was opened by the
discussion of questions handed in by the
audience.
The discussion was opened by DR.. Cut,
ting, who in reply to questions said that
the cabbage worm if close heading varie-
ties were planted early might be disregard
ed and good cabbages raised. If it was
thought necessary to kill them it could be
done by the insect powder made by grind
ing the plant pyrethenum which could
easily be raised in cur gardens.
He thought he should plant apple trees
and take care of the insects that troubled
the trees and apples and not give up the
fight until he conquered. He gave the
ANALYSIS of various fertilizers md their
estimated value in dollars and cents a,
estimated by the state chemistas compared
with those of the "Slack Fertilizng Co, y
| located here; the results being favorable
for the Slack Co.. He believed the worth
largely in the amount of phosphoric acid
ana potash contained in the fertilizers
Analysis at hand gave: