Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-09-27
UDoccupied Lands in Vermont



ervfNs DETAILED IMPROVISATION ABOUT THESE
LANDS IS VARIOUS PARTS oF TIE >rArE
OFpicE OBJ
Commissioner, NJ agricultural Gad
HGmuf0c'Urup Interests,
Bennington. Sept Il, 1883.
Il /. deemed best ~ issue from this office
this statement. in answer 10 the many let
ters Of inquiry relative to the unoccupied
lands in Vermont.
The letter b. the town listers under date
Of rug 18th relating 10 this subject seemed
n excite much interest through this and
neighboring states. aud the commissioner
sees no better way to answer the numerous
inquiries for information than 10 quote some
# the communications received from town
listers, and other prominent men who have
made the subject a study, and whose opin-
! ions ought h. have much weight.
4 letter from the town Of Reading, Wind
.or county. SAYS ~ ran safely say that
1000 acres can be purchased in this town
alone. adjoining. and Of this amount about
oue-half are in farms Of from 20 10 200
acres aud several with buildings, many Of
them occupied. which could be bought for
from 50 10 81 per acre. The remaining
one half are lands which formerly compris-
ed good farms but with buildings now gone,
aud fast growing up 10 timber. Some Of
this land Is used for pasturage, and on other
portions the fences are not kept up, leav-
| ing old cellar holes and miles Of stone walls
10 testify to former civilization. Such lands
can be purchased from : 10 - per acre. -
] For further information write 10 +. W.
| Goddard lister, South Reading, Vermont.
From Chelsea the county seat Of Orange
/ county a gentleman writes 81 know Of
some farms that can be bought at from -
/ 70 s. per acre, and rumor tells me Of one
| farm Of POO acres which can be bought for
! 800, with fair buildings and good soil
| grass lodged. /, a. administrator, have
! lust sold one farm Of ~ acres, good land
aud passable buildings, for $3.50 another
farm Of 300 acres-gool soil and good build
ings-for SllOO. because there were no buy
ers to pay more Other information will
be given mo doubt by addressing f. y.
Bacon, Chelsea
From Vershire. in the same county,
comes the following information 81 will
say that in the south part Of our town, and
in the towns Of STAFFORD and Chelsea, there
are from 3l 10 ~ farms contiguous, or nearly
81. abandoned and unoccupied. Many OF
these farms have a fair set Of buildings on
them. and others could be made comforta
ble with a small outlay As to the price Of
these lands or farms, think. without
doubt they could be bought Of the differ
ent owners for a sum not to exceed 50 per
acre in any case, and at considerably less
for most Of the land We have many other
abandoned farms, in different parts Of oul
town, with good buildings on them, that
could be bought for - or less per acre. Al
Of this land was once occupied by thrifty
and prosperous farmers The cause Of this
state Of things is simply this Of the peopl,
who once occupied these farms some have
died, others have gone west and to the cit
les and none came to fiji their places. The
reader is referred to f. b. Fuller, towr
clerk, Nershire, for further particulars
\ gentleman in Jamaica, Windhan
county, has compiled list and description
Of farms in that town, from which are takei
the following examples 81, \ farm Of 2O'
acres, fair buildings, good sugar orchard
plenty Of wood and timber, has been one o
the best in town, listed at $50. ,, a farm
Of l}j acres, good buildings, sugar orchard
fruit orchards in a good state Of cultiva
ton, listed at 800. 3, Another of ~
acres with good buildings, vacant only on
year Timber enough on this farm to pa
for it, {, Twenty-Five acres, listed at S22l
with good buildings, vacant one year. J
Ninety seven acres good buildings, suga
and fruit orchards listed at S1OO-a goo
farm. g, Ninety acres listed at 500. Thl
is a good farm in a high state Of cutiva
ton and must be sold :, One hundre
and fifty five acres the finest location i
town, has got to be sold For furthe
particulars write to f. l.. Sprague, Jamaica
\ gentleman in Essex county writes
In the town of Norton are 20 900 acre
. Of good farming land, aud once standing 0
, a considerable portion was spruce and har