Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-02-15
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1886.
Aerscalsurs and Manufacture -
New England.


The following interesting facts are de-
rived from the Agricultural volume OF
the Census Report OF 1890, which has
been recently issued nom the Govern
ment printing office.
or the New England States, Vermont
produces the most oats, and the most
sugar, and takes the lead In butter and
cheese. In ten years the number Of her
mich cows increased twenty-elght
thousand five hundred. Vermont is also
the great wool State OF New England,
and was ahead in 1850 in the number OF
horses. Maine Is first in the production
Of beans and peas, is "great on" Irish
potatoes, and most rapid in the increase
of her number OF sheep. Connecticut
10 far ahead in tobacco, growing two
thirds of all the tobacco produced in
New England. The nutmeg State is also
rapidly gaining in the production OF an
other luxury-the juice Of the grape.
There was less corn produced in New
England in 1850 than 1850, but more
oats, barley, buckwheat and potatoes
There was a decrease in the amount OF
cheese made, from 100000 pounds il
1850 to about $4,000 600 in 1850, while
the production Of tobacco increased
5000 900 pounds. The number Of work
ing oxen fell Off twenty, five thousand,
while mich cows increased seventy
thousand In number. There were less
swine in every State, except Maine, In
1880 than in 1850.
The prohibitory liquor law has notin-
terfered with the cultivation OF the
grape, If we may judge from the fact
that In 1860 there were 5000 gallons
of wine made in New England, to H.
697 gallons in 1850. OF this, Vermont
made 659 gallons in 1850 and 1928 gal
Ions in 1850; while New Hampshire
which made only 844 gallons in 1850,
manufactured 9,4O1 gallons in 1850.
In the products of her orchards Yer
mont has fallen far behind her sister
States, and is the only State In New
England, in which the value Of such
products was less In 1860 than in
1850. In Maine, New Hampshire and
Connecticut the value Of orchard pro-
ducts was in 1860 about double what
1t was in 1860, while in this State it is
given as 1910, 255 in 1850 and only $2ll, :
698 in 1860. Products Of this kind,
however, vary greatly in different years,
and the above is not therefore q safe cri-
terion for a general average" There
is no doubt however, that the orchards
of Vermont, either through neglect
arising from the diversion of our farm
ers' attention to other matters, or from
some other cause, are generally less pro-
ductive than formerly.
In Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
New Hampshire, very large share OF
attention is devoted to manufactures, as
well as to agriculture. If Vermont
with all her natural advantages for man
ufactures, gives her attention too eXclu-
sively to horses, maple sugar and Me
rino sheep, her showing in increase o
population and general prosperity vii
not compare favorably hereafter witt
that of other States, While the agri
cultural interests are fostered, her me
chanical and manufacturing interest.
also need stimulating and extending by
all possible means These separate in
terests are not hostile, but promote eacl
other and by them all, Vermont's sons
may be kept at home. While we en-.
courage agriculture, let US have NOR
manufactures.