Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
PROFITS FROM VERMONT FARMS.

PROFITS FROM VERMONT FARMS.
Why is IL that one farmer receives
hundreds OF dollars from his orchard,
while his neighbor does not have APP
pies to sell. though he may have nm
orchard' Why does one farmer near
burlington realize a handsome in
come from his few ncres devoted to
market gardening while the next
farm ten times larger than tho first
named. can barely make both ends
meet7 Intelligent methods Of cultiva-
ton account for the whole difference
IN both cases.
There Is no good reason why farms
In this region should not be devoSed
TO far moro profitable crops than ara
now produced. The 81 Aibans Messen-
ger. in commenting upon what We
Ind TO say recently concerning the
possibility OF developing important
canning interests in this State said.
'St. Albars has a very prosperous
industry Of this kind that began sim
ply as a corn canning factory but
has gradually extended Its operations
so that It gives employment to con-
siderable numbers OF people for ten
months In 'hc year md. OF course
has work for somebody the whole
year round. The farmer finds ready
market hero for certain products, and
can plant his crops from season 10
season with the assurance OF cash Oh
delivery for practically all that he
Of course"
40 far as that goes when Vermont
farmers generally como more and
more TO understand that their OPP
portunity lies In the development OF
a scientific system Of intensive farm.
ing along specialized lines and that
the growing Of orchard. garden, AMI
small field crops Is, next to dairyine.
the most profitable thing FOR them ~
In the number OF canning factories In
this State. When the farmers show a
disposition to raise the fruit and the
produce the Gamers will como in TO
take care OF II. And that will mean
that Vermont can develop an indus
try along this line that will eaaul
that which has helped 70 make Maine
noted In the market place"
What has been accomplished III
this single instance can be multiplied
many times in Vermont. for there II
an almost limit1.ss demand. whereas
as matter OF fact Vermont Is i'm
porting canned goods to-day
II Is not necessary for the average
try TO come along and furnish him n
market There are crops for which he can
find a ready sale now For example Yer
mont apples are famous the world over.
and It Is not a difficult or an expensive
task for tho farmer who soils no
fruit at the present time to set out
a few acres to choice varieties or
apples that command a ready market.
1t Is not hard matter to nots what
lines OF vegetable raising on a large
scale have paid a ncighbor best and
TO reach the conclusion that similar
lines on land Of a similar character
can be made equally profitable.
In the meantime our department OF
agriculture might we'll direct part o:
It's efforts TO the inducement OF capital
to develop canning Industries ana
market gardening In the vicinity OF
the larger towns. many Of which i'm
port not a few OF their vcsetabl
There are grand opportunities In this
direction and tho sooner our intelli-
CONT farmers become moro thoroughly
alive thereto tho greater will he the
returns from our Vermont farms