Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-10-26
Vermont's Agricultural Advantages
and Emigration.

The following article upon Vermont
we clip from the Mass Courier
The facts contained therein are from
the United States census, and the COLI
clusions of the article are truthful and
Just:
The population Of Vermontia 1860
was 5,098-an increase Of 9t6 less
than one-third OF one per cent. from
1850. There were found in the same
year throughout the United States,
1882 natives of Vermont, OF whom
236,OS1 were 1ound Ill her borders.
showing that over $4,000 Of her ma
tlves hdd gone IT, spread her irrc prli.-
ciplcs i'll every part OF the Union
OF these 1900 were found III the
state OF New York; OF whom oniy
1906 were in the great metropolis
The second largest number Of Yer
monters, 1864, wel e found nl Wis
.oonsi.l. Massachusetts, had given homr
to 1862; Illinois 1928; Michigan
1879; New hampshire ii, 100;
ONO 1862; Iowa 1881; PenHssI-
Va. ia 4,266; Minnesota HOS; Mdi.
ana 1883; California 3:+lJ; .etc.
Whie the citizens OF Vermont, as
OF ali the New England STATES, are
valuable i'll d new country, like most
OF the Western States named above
we believe they would make as good
citizens at home, ana Ill nine cases out
Of ten as well, ii not better, rcuuner-
ated, and, furthermore, be saved from
! the troubles and anXieties winch at
| tend the settlers OF Il new country.
| By the returns to the Agricultural
Bureau at Washington it is shows
that during the four years from 1862
| to 1865 inclusive, an acre of land in
/ Vermont Oh the average produced
47.63 bushels of corn worth $40.S0,
while all acre in Wisconsin (thc fay
orite resort oi' t IN { Vermont emf
grants produced 3+.9 bushels, worth
$20.3l, showing largely i'll faFor OF
/ Vermont. In the latter State lJ.UT
bushels OF wheat worth S26.O3 was
raised. while ia Wisconsin the pro
duct was l4.03 bushels valued at
SI4.63, and nearly as large an advan-
tagc in favor OF Vermont was shown
in other staples. such az rye, oats,
buckwheat barley and potatoes, both
rs regards the number OF bushels to
the acre and the price obtaiaeI. i
still greater advantage 10 Vermont
was shown in some of the 4caulnr
products over Illinois, the second ID
Iyorjtc Western State for crMOut emi-
grants, and the same is true o. the
other Western States. Now, d there
are thousands OF acres in Vermont
where the piOw has never been. and
as market can be found and TN high
est prices obtained III New England
for everything raised within lis boun-
DIARIES, as a disinterested party We
would submit whether the yaang man
F of Vermont Who is DESTROYS y. Cugag
ing III agricultural pursuits would uot
li0u it az well to remain at hoAv and
make the hills and valleys OF lis own
State more fruitful and gain liberia
rccompenee nearer his own l.icll,
+ and early associates, Instead OF seek
ing d home among strangers in the I'll
, West. and depriyiag himself oi Jh9 al
! .antages he would receive iii tHy
y ''Greon Mountain State. VIVA l.
:, good argument for crm0nt i eqIa.-
!. y applicable to every New Ens.aui
+ STATE, tor even III Massachusetts ava
, Rhode Island there are thousands up
on thousands OF acres OF land a. ye
- unimproyed, while in Maine and New
= Hampshire the unimprOyed acres az,
= to he counted by millions. We i'll
+ stance the case OF Vermont because Il
q looking over the census tables tht
p, largest emigration in proportion Il
y the whole number was shown from
y her native born population.