The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-05-20
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VERMoNT.
Mu haze been surprised, while exam.
iuing ihr, Abstract d lie gill Ceasas, 10
ihd orr uegliborigg slale Of Vermont D
aueh aAead u NeN Hampshire ID IL asri.
cultural productions. Ind i stands d
bong y ~ alscal oi aay oIiier New kug.
land States ID this rpeei. We lave
always regarded kermoa ihe best ugri.
epiinfal site cast " New York bai ~e
c0atrss We sore aoi really 10 admit 81
Qrca a superiority q i Indicated by Che
actual relans aea figures. Lei rs fJr 4
moment invite TIE attention etosg fseders
toa e9mpaHsoaofil,c Nea Eaguud State
II tic first place Sc fad Vermont has
about 100000 more acres Of improved
lard ihui any other state 81 New Enelml.
New llampshifc stands next l.e, Us
give tie figures showing the number OF
horses COWS, See, ID tie four principal
New England States. lIorses--Matue
H,72t. N. II. 3i253, W. 5l,0j7, Mass.
~, 2l6. Mich COW be. 1896, nj.
II. a427G, NJ l4G,l2s, Mass. l30,007
Working oxen Sic 1888, n. II. 3d.
or, VI. 4s,577. Mass. 46,6il. Other
caille-Me l2s $3.50, y. II. fl4,6o6, VI
1910, Mass. 83.264 Sheep Maine
al 1917, N. II. 38475G. VI, i,ei4,l22,
1htss. l5S,g5l Value 81 lise STOCK
Ne S0705,926 n, II. s8,87l,9 sol, VI.
SI2.6lS, rs, Mass. sg,G47, 40.
Produce during ile scar ending June
fst. 1856: Wheat, bushels, Me. 296,259,
n. II. l65,65e, VI. $4,000, Ma g. Sir
eli. Ii win be seen that Vermont rails
- more wheat thaa all toe ohcr New
England States combined. Indian corn,
bushels Of, Ne. l,7500jG, n II. 1913.
GO. VI. 2092,3q6, Mass. 2,Sfj, $50
Oats, bushels ol Me- 2,I8ly037, y. II,
953,36l. Vi. 2309,734. Mass l,lG5 l36.
Wool. pounds ol, Ne. l,3Gi,93i, n. II.
l,les.57g, VI 3,a00.Tl7, Mass. s55,l2G
Potatoes. bushel. 81, NJ. 3d3G040, N. III.
l.20Aol9, VI. 495l.025, Mass. $685.
$50. Butter, pounds o., Ne. g,2i5,6ll,
n. II. 5.s5103G, VI l2l97,9S0, Mass.
s.07l $40. Cheese, pounds Of Mo- 2,i3i,
454, n. III. 3,f96,563, VI. 1120S3l
Mass. 7,0Ss,l42. lay, toas Of, Me. 752,-
$50, N. IL. 59s, VI. SC6,l53, Mass 65l,
s07. Maple sugar pounds Of, Ne 93,542,
n. II. l,2gl,s62, ~ 6,39l,26l, Mass
795,525.
By reference 10 the above iguris i
viii be sc al that Vermont las more ike
stock Than amy other stale compared With
il. II hasas many sheep a. the three others
combined il produces more wheat than
all Tie rest az The New England States.
1tproduces ucai y, II rot quite az much,
wool rs al Gle other New England States.
I, produces much more batter and cheese
than aay other one. Il produces iouf
times as much maple sugar rs ail The resi-
combined. and more tlan any other state
in lbc Union except New York. Indeed,
there are only four states IN the Union that
produces, more sugar OF any Kind, viz
y " York, Alabama, Louisiana, and Tex
81.
Wllen we take into account the Fact
that Vermont Is also manufacturing
stste IS Il considerable extent, i've are sat
fGcd from careful examination ct The
returns. ,has there il 40 state ~ tie Un-
300, that produces more annually than
Vermont, when We consider ,l4e extent q
its territory and population. We willadd
that the moral production Of Vermont are
sssslg superior to most aad eqaal 70 any
state IN lie Union Granite Siate Haig
DarrH or Planning CoRS.-A com.
manicatioa which we find 10 the German
iown Telegraph gives The following sug 4
geslioas aud laeis, respecting the depth Tor /
planting corn;
Cover the corn carefully, and never
more than from enc and half 10 Two
inches dep. II planted deeper lhn This, .
il viii be longer coming ~, and after il
comes up il viii grow very Wen until !, i
three or four inches high, when i will re-
main gailonsry Tor ten days or two weeks.
~ examining We viii fad The FIRST joint
i below ihe surface 81 The soil, also that
ihe root Is decaying. while new ones are
being thrown cut from the joint; these
new rcoss require scme ten o. aiicea days
f,,r their cg.splese sorlaa,ioa, and during
t!is fine the piani Femains stationary a
far a rrosth IL eoneen.ea As 800. a.
lie new rssss are fully formed tie oil
sass will entirely disappear, aad the
growth all proceed IS gsual