Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-05-18
2feric,llf,rral Department
REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE FOR MARCH.

This is very valuable report embrac-
ing in brief the results as to the leading
industries in the different States. gather
cred from investigation and correspond
enee, which gives quite an idea of the
various branches of husbandry pursued
in the different sections of our great
country, with many items of information
in relation to the cost of production of
farm crops, modes of marketing. etc.
We copy here the leading industries of
each state as given.
In Maine, hay occupied the first place
and dairy-husbandry the second. hay
and stock raising are of equal Importance
in New Hampshire; dairy-husbandry
stands high in its prominence, in Ver-
mont; in Massachusetts, hay first, mark
ct gardening next; the garden and the
dairy divide the honors in Rhode Island
and tobacco stands first in Connecticut.
There is much diversity in New York,
but dairy husbandry is far in advance,
being the choice of one third Of the
counties. There is much variety in
New Jersey, though market gardening
stands first. In Pennsylvania manufac-
turing and mining make varied produc-
ton most popular, few counties exhibit
ing very decided preference though wheat
as few would suppose holds its place in
one-sIxth of the counties. In Delaware,
tobacco; in Maryland, tobacco and fruit
growing. Of more than so counties of
Virginia, Is favor tobacco, 8 mixed
husbandry, 6 corn, 3 stock-raising
market gardening, and others peanuts,
sheep-husbandry, fruit-growing and
wheat In North Carolina corn stands
before cotton. In Florida sugar cane is
preferred. while cotton predominates in
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi and In Texas. In Arkansas
corn stands first and in Tennessee hay
and corn are preferred. In West Viz
gina, corn and stOck-growing: in Ken
lucky tobacco and corn: in Ohio great
diversity appears-sheep husbandry,
corn, general cropping, wheat. hay
and fruit-growing Corn is King in
Indiana and hay next thereto; corn is
also first in Illinois and wheat next.
La Minnesota. wheat; in Wisconsin.
wheat and the dairy in Iowa and Mis-
souri, stock-growing, corn and wheat.
The order in Kansas and Nebraska. is
wheat, stock-growing, corn. In Cali.
fOrnia, wheat, sheep-husbandry and
fruit-growing. In Oregon, wheat and
stock growing.
There, farmers. read this list ever
and then attempt to get an idea of how
great country We live in, and how
varied are its productions.
There is such a diversity of soil, eli
mate, &c, that almost all kinds of veg
citation hourishes somewhere, within tn,
local boundaries Of our ever-extendin.
system of states and territories. and !
there should happen to be scarcity o
any farm crop in one section of our coun
try this deficiency would doubtless b
made up in others, so that no seriou
r result would follow, as is sometimes tn
case in country of small area.
f We find the following in relation {
Vermont industries Addison county
butter and cheese. A few have realize
the largest success in raising SPANS
or American Merino sheep.
-, Er0akatn.-C. 5. McAllister mad
the past season. from 60 COWS, Is
pounds of butter per COW, and sold a
prices averaging for the season 81 cent
per pound, making a gross income of So
- per COW. W. H. McAllister, also {
o the same town, EnOsburgh, reports a
n income of $4,000 from 40 cows.-Hasj
fngto'a-One farmer from II cows sol
h the past year 3,078 pounds of butter fl
Il Sl050, making the income from b
e COWS nearly $40 each. The same farm
or had 20ewe sheep, grade South Down
,f the wool and lambs from which sold f,
10 $50. 1t cost as much to keep the.
? sheep and lambs as three COWS. whic
a would have afforded $500. Rutland
- Since the opening of the Pacific railros
5, the farmers of this county have not BET
/. able to compete with western wool-gro,
" ers. The last years sales of wool reac
r ed only about 10 cents a pound, viii
is their diaries have paid from S45 to 81
DIS per COW. CotedOma:-0ne farmer
ID this county made 5000 pounds of butt
a from 10 cows which sold at home f
D. $1,000. 1t is further stated here tn
in good early cut hay will pay $40 per t,
be If fed judiciously to good dairy cow
also that loo Merino ewes will ayera
So lambs. worth SIS per head I'll
er has been done by the best farmers +
~ the last five years. Farmers please stu,
Is these statements and if any of YOU ha
IL been doing better send on the fgur
C. and also how it has been done.
rs In farm improvements our State p,
al sents the following exhibit, by couutie
or -Addison improved condition of farm
~ buildings and neat stock. .FraaIls;u: :.
as Marked improvement in our dairy pro
n ucts, the result of more svstaro.,;o .