Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-16

these rocks, the sun may warm the surface,
and give me good piece of soil here"
But it looked very foolish to Ben Grum-
met. He believed that what was the
natur of the soil couldn't be altered" How
ever, the young man made his trenches, tum-
bled in the rock, filled in on top with the loan
he had originally removed; and then left
it to work for itself while. A month
later he plowed up two acres of it, and he
could see that the soil had already changed
wonderfully. After this was done he cut
his way to the muckswamp, and went TO
hauling out that article, which he deposited
in various places, as he deemed proper.
That's a GURUS contrivance, said Sam
Bancroft. He and Ben Grummet had been
at work for Walton at hauling muck He
alluded to a large vat back of the house,
into which ran spout from the sink This
vat was capable of holding several cart
loads of stuff, and was already half full.
THAT'S compost vat" exclaimed Wal
ton, who had overheard the remark. Gan
the slops from the house-the soap-suds and
such stuff-which NEST people waste, save
by this means, and turn it to good account;
and instead of throwing away refuse matter
put it in here and let it rot and fer
ment, and make manure"
"That all sounds very poorly" remarked
Ben, after Walton had left them; "but let
me jes' tell you, it don't pay He'd better
let SIGH fandangles alone if he ever expects
| to make Twin at farmin'."
| Before the ground froze up Walton threw
out most of the muck back of his tie-up
which had become well saturated, and filled
the trench up anew.
When spring came Walton went to some
of his neighbors and asked them to go in
with him and send for some good scions to
engraft upon their apple trees. He ex-
planned to them just the plan he had form
ed for his own orchard.
How much will it cost you p asked
Sawyer.
"Why, " returned Walton, 'I'm going in
to it thoroughly, My orchard is large
one, as yours is; and the trees are mostly
thrifty and vigorous--or could be made so
but with poor fruit. l mean to make a
thorough thing of it, and shall expend a
hundred dollars this spring"
"What A hundred dollars In your or
chard :"
Eyes"
"Jewitaker an broomsticks When l
get money to play with, I'll try it."
A little while later, and the grass began
to spring up on the twenty lot as it
had never sprung up before; and as time
went on John Walton was continually
studying how to improve his farm.
Good gracious ~ calculated Eben Saw
yer, as Ben Grummet and Sam Bancroft
came into his house one cool autumn even
ing, "have you heard about John Walton S
apples ~
YES" returned Ben. 81 was there, and
heard the whole on't-so l know never
would have thought it. An orchard turn
out like that"
"And jes' look at that twenty acre field, y
said Bancroft Five years ago it wouldn't
hardly pay for mowin'. 1t didn't bear
much else but podgum. Now look at it,
Think o. the corn an wheat he's raised
there; an this year he cut more'n forty
tons of good hay from it !"
1--WE was Jest talkin' about you, Mr..
Walton" said Sawyer one day, as John
came into his house.
"Ah," returned John, as he took seat
by the fire. Il hope you found nothing bad
to say of me-"
mot a bit of it, We was talkin' about
the wonderful improvement you've made
on the old place, and of the money you
make"
"And do you think it wonderful ~
"But amt it"
well, replied walton, 1 don't Kno"
about that; but I'll tell you what do know
| know there is no class of people in the
world who may read and study to better
advantage than farmers. Farming is {
science, and he must he a man of more thar
ordinary capacity who can master it all
In short, there is no branch of industry il
the world which may not be followed t.
better advantage without good education
Rut farmers must not he afraid of news
papers and books. They won't, if they arr
wise, follow every advice which expert
mentalists give, but they may study ant
reason and experiment for themselves. S,
have done and so mean to do"
Mem York LedOer