Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-06

The men who think that the soil of Yer.
mont is sterile, and will not repay cult
walton, do not know. In an address de-
livered at the Vermont Board of Agricul-
ture meetingat Richford, December 20, by
Hon. William Chaplin of Middlesex,
member of the board was the following
instructive and interesting passage
but wish to cite one or two instances
of good farming nearer home. l D on the
hills, one and one-half miles west of the
state house at Montpelier. there was an
old pasture of some 80 or 40 acres 1t was
much like other old hill pastures-cov
cred with stones, stumps, some Lodges and
bearing fair crop of the usual pasture
grasses, some brakes and weeds. About
ten yea ago the owner, Colonel Elisha
Payne Jewett, began TO improve this land
by digging out the stones and stumps,
plowiug, cultivating, manuring literally
and reseed:ng. He has now got over about
one half of it. aud so well and thoroughly
had he done it that the past season he cut
from 80 to 40 tons OF choice nay at TWO
cuttings, several hundred bushels of oats
and bad quite field of potatoes-all on
less than 20 acres. Adjoining this Is the
farm of Hon. HOMER Wallace Heaton
This few years ago was one OF those
run down, neglected, deserted farms,
with tumble down buildings, looking like
the abominstion of desolatlon' ami stand
ing where ii ought not Now all Is
changed-gOod, tidy buildings, well
drained aud cultivated fields and every
ding apparently pleasant and prospe
GUS Possibly squire Hettun does not
farm it quite AS well as Colonel JeWett,
bui then he is not AS old, being only 76,
while Jewett is in his S7th year. am
heartily glad these boys OF the old school
have been able to set so bright an exam
PIE 10 the boys OF this generation. IL you
call this fancy farming, can only say
wish there was more OF 1t.
To the Taxpayers of Chittenden County.
The under igned specially submit the
following statement of the tndnclal transac
lions OF the county during the past fiscal year.
The reuort of the treasurer presents the fol-
lowing exhibit Of receipts and disbursements; :
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Dec, l, 1885 ..... ........S il.9
Cash from per capita tax.......,,...'' l,o46.lg
Cash from State treasurer ............ H5S3
Cash from rents 80 ............ 4l5.bO
Ca an from rebate on insurance on jail. 1855
Cash from sale OF old furniture ...... IL w
sa.sl2.3s
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid out on county clerks orders. ,56t. OF
Cash on hand to balance. l,34S.38
s2,9l2 30
There is due from tenants. ..,..,...... bSi.lS
A portion OF the expenditures were caused
in making much needed repairs In the pro-
bate office, court rooms and office. by e. ,;
Taft In consequence of the SAFE of the old
Jail property, the county was deprived OF u
u ace TO keep prisoners, and we could only
provide place for that purpose, ny c3n-
structing temporary lookup in the police
station IN the city hall building at an expense
including rent of about $3.50. The health
Officer of the city OF Burlington condemneu
the sanitary condition of the court house,
and we were ordered TO put the building in a
heulthful condition, and such repairs are now
nearly completed. A supplemental report
Respecting the new jail will be submitted us
soon AS the work thereon Is completed
JOHN Z. SMITH, Assistant
L. W. X. NICHOLS, Judges.
Burlington, Dee. a6-wlt.