Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-15
AGRICULTURAL.
TLNV0NT NJ KLNTI0EI-
Effect Of the Bureau Of Immigration
in KentusLv

Kentucky has been making an effort 20
develop 1t, resource, by directing the atten.
ton 81 labor and capital ~ the opportln
ties within the state and by inviting immi-
grafton. The success that has attended
this effort IN Kentucky should encourage
the people Of Vermont b. hope for similar
good results from the recent act Of the l.g
islature pr,vidipy r,r a ,.,.,o,,,i..i,,, r., de-
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uHn az i'u''uIai RESOURCES 'I 'h7 s'aOe.
kentucky has bureau Of Immigration e.-
tabished IN 1850 at the head Of vhch J.,
Prof i 4 pro,tor .,ata ya,l,,,i-t Prof
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~" I"i lhe pace ahl hsh'u'A! mas D'eh
greatly benefited boy the facts iu relation 10
the state which he ha. caused 30 boz dis.em-
mated The r.ct. ,l.,.. b.,. b.If ,,t ir
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wv" VI 'iie'e na9 "'' 'een Tue oHis
employed 70 secure them. part 81 the
immigrants that have lately settled iu Ken
tuckv are from f9rai,r couutria. Auoug
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mans anu q us'I'an'.
The January number of Harper Maya
zine has an article Of sixteen pages by
Charles Du5lav Warner da.criftive Of
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agriculture WahulactuTe7' mines 4uaTIle''
etc Mr. Warner SAYS:
Kentucky, has zone ~ work i'm a very
sepsibl. vav ~ induce immigration and ~
attract settler. Of the right sort The bu.
reau Of immigration va, established in l~~U
Il began 10 publish fact. about the state in
regard ~ the geologic formation. the soils
the price Of lands both the uucleared and
the lands injured by -loyenly culture. the
kind and amount Of products that might be
expected by thrifty farming and the eli
mate not exaggerated general prOclama-
tions promising sudden wealth with little
labor but facts such a. would attract the
attention Of men willing % work in order
70 obtain for themselves and their children
comfortable homes and modest iudepen
dence Invitations were made for a thor
ough examination of lauds-Of the differ
eut sorts Of soils in different counties-he-
fore purchase and settlement The leading
idea vas % induce industrious farmers who
were poor. or had not money enough 20 buy
high-priced improved lands ~ settle upon
sidered scarcely worth cultivating and the
belief was that good farming would show
that these neglected lands we're capable Of
becoming very productive Eight years
experience ha- fully justified all these tx
pectations Colonies Of Swiss. Germans.
Austrans. have come. and -WedeS also,
and these have attracted many from the
North and Northwest Iu this period
suppose a. many a. ten thousand immi-
grants Of this class, thrifty cultivatOrs Of
the soil have come into the state many Of
whom are scattered about the state, uucyu-
nectei with the ~ called colonies. These
colonies are not organized communities IN
any uay separated from the general luhab.
itants 81 the state The. have merely set
tied together for .ompauI9u-hIp and social
reasons. where sufficiently large tract 81
cheap land was found o accommodate
them Zach family owns lt- own farm and
is perfectly independent All iuii.criml
nate immigration ha- not been desired or
encouraged bu, the better class of labpriuy
ayriculturi-t- grape growers and stock
raisers There are several settlement. II
these. chiefly Swiss. dairy farmers cheese
maker. and vine growers. in Laurel couu-
": others in Lincoln county. composed #
Swiss Germans and Austrian, a mixed
colony in Rock Castle county a thriving
settlement Of Austran- in Boyle county a
tsrnnerance ,olon,. of scandinavian, In I'd
,,,,rso,, c,,,p+,. another Scandinavian ,.,l
nny in C,ray.on county. and scattered set
Element. If German. and scandinavian. in
Cbri.ti.r c,,,rty Tb.-- settlement. have
I'm, an, b,,r,,j-.I -, over a tbou.sr5 ia.
habitants each. The land, In Laurel aud
Lincoln counties. which Travelled through.
80, a bi,,b ,,is,.s, ,,i,b ,,,,5 air and
,a,,,,,ara+a cI;,rst. t,,t Nth a .ou,a,,bs,
tbi, Ian, and s,ndv s,,l paadiu.. manure
and csIIed .,ar,eraII,. in the .tat4 NOR land
4-,,oor cartainly cnnuarad with the blue
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~ .a.ti7,,,s Tbss. farm. which bsi b.an
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