Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-10-19
VcrmOnt-Its Agricultural Advan-
tages-EmigratiO

The population of Vermont, in 1850 was
315,09S--an increase of 979, less than one
third of one per cent. from 1850. There
were found in the same year throughout the
United States 412,S52 natives of Vermont
of whom 239,0S7 were fonud in her borders,
showing that over $4,000 of her natives
had gone to spread her free principles in
every part of the Union OF these $4,000
were found in the State of New York, of
whom only 300 were in the great metrop-
oils. Tho second largest number of Yer
monters, 10, 1874, were found in Wisconsin.
Massachusetts had given home to 1862 !;
Illinois. 1928; Michigan, 1879 New
Hampshire, 1850. Ohio, II, 652; Iowa,
1881; Pennsylvania 1886: Minnesota, 420S;
Indiana, 3530 California, 34l9, Nc.
While the citizens lof Vermont as Of all
the New England States, are valuable in a
new country, like most ofthe Western States,
named above, we believe they would make
as good citizens ut home, and he in nine
cases out of ten as well if not better re-
numerated, and furthermore be saved the
troubles and anxietes which attend the set
tiers of a new country.
BY the returns to the Agricultural Blu
reau, at Washington, it shows that during
the four years from 1862 to 1865, inclusive.
an acre of land in Vermont. on the average,
produced 1854 bushels of corn worth S4S,
80, while an acre in Wisconsin Uhe tavorite
resort of the Vermont emigrants) }4.9 bush
els worth S20.31, showing largely in favor
of Vermont In the latter State 1907 bush
els of wheat. worth 5000 was raised, while
IN Wisconsin the product was 14.3 bushels,
valued at $14,63, and nearly as large an adj
vantage in favor of Vermont was shown i'll
other staples, such as rye oats, barley, buck
wheat and potatoes, both as regards the
number of bushels to the acre and the prices
obtained. a still greater advantage to Yer
mont was shown in some of the leading
products over Illinois, the second favOrite
Western State for Vermont cmigrants, and
the same was true of Vermont over the 9TH
er Western States. Now as there are thous-
ands of acres of land in Vermont where the
plough has never been, and as market can
be found, and the highest prices obtained,
in New England for everything raised with
in its boundaries, as a disinterested party
we would submit whether the young men
of Vermont who are designing to engage in
agricultural pursuits would not find it as
well to remain at home, and make the hills
and vallies of his own State more fruitful
and gain liberal recompense, nearer his
own friends and early associates, instead of
seeking home among strangers in the far
West, and depriving himself of the advant-
ages he would receive in the Screen Mouu-
lain" State. What is good argument for
Vermont is also equally applicable to every
New England State, for even in Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island there are thousands
upon thousands of acres of land yet unm-
proved while in Maine and New Hampshire
the unimproved acres are to be counted by
the millions. We instance the case Of Ver-
mont because in looking over the census TIA
bles thelargest immigration in proportion
to the whole number was shown from her
native born popuation.-Lo,ceU Courier