The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-12-10
State Statistics.
EVIDENCE OF THE PROGRESS AND PROSPER
ITY OF THE PINE TREE STATE.

| Orleans Exposition, and the work was SO
thorough and comprehensive that it has been
adopted by the State as part of the statistical
reports authorized by the act passed by the
Legislature of 1888. The abstract which fol-
lows will be read with pride by the citizens of
Maine as the facts shown are highly creditabe
| and encouraging.
Between 1860 and 1880 only four of the New
England States Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont and Massachusetts, made any increase
In the value of their orchard products. Names
| increase largely exceeded either of the otner
| States, amounting to S610259 The increase
| in New Hampshire was $414357; Vermont,
| 429,2f9; Massachusetts. S19.1S4. The decrease
| IN Rhode Island was S24 $40 and in Connecticut
| So26o2 The percentage OF increase in Maine
! was l2l.62; in New Hampshire, 14.2S; Vermont.
| 202.I; Massachusetts. S.62. The decrease in
Rhode Island was 29.S per cent. and in Con-
necticut 1913 per cent.
| The increase in the value of dairy products
| for the same period was. in Maine / ,14S ,053
| pounds; in Vermont. 267l 226 pounds. In
| New Hampshire there was a decrease Of
| l34 ,j0S pounds i'll Massachusetts, of 3 l06 9l1
| pounds; in Rhode Island. or l29,0 ,004 pounds !;
and in Connecticut of 2,494, 1873 pounds. The
! percentage Of increase in Maine was %; in
| Vermont. ll.01. The percentage of decrease
| IN New Hampshire was l2.54: in Massachusetts,
22.S; IN Rhode Island, l0.,2 and in Connect-
| cut, 2l.65.
The increase in the value of live stock in
| Maine between 1850 and 1850 was S.. .06l .S43 In
| Vermont the increase amounted to S344 .2O6; in
Massachusetts. S219. .260 Rhode Island. S212 09S
There was Il decrease in New Hump>hire for
the same period, amounting to 81 lie. .563. aud
III Connecticut the decrease amounted to SOL :
is3 The percentage of increase in Maine was
6.Sl; in Vermont, PIP; Massachusetts, LIP );
Rhode Island, 10.3S. The percentage of de
crease in New Hampshire was l0ls, and in
Connecticut 3.fl.
The Total land surface in Maine is 10 1872 800
acres, of which amount 34.2 per cent, or a
little more than one-third is included in the
farms Of the State.
Between 1860 and 1850 the number of farms
in each of the several New England States in
creased AS follows: S.6ll: New HAMPSHIRE
l,6N0; Vermont. 1906 Massachusetts, 2.0S5 :;
Rhode island. $40; Connecticut, 5,4lS. The
acreage embraced in the farms increased in
only TWO Of the States, as follows In Maine
e2f,9O, Vermont, G0S.114 In New Hampshire
the total number Of acres embraced in the
farms OF the State showed decrease between
1860 and 1850 Of 23,4j2 acres. In Rhode Island
there was decrease of G.4Il acres, and in
CUnnFrilcUt decrease of 4l,123 acres The
acreage Of uitimproved land in Maine Jlecrea>-
fd slX per cent. between 1860 and 1850.
OF lhe entire G4309 farms in the State,
u .i2S are cultivated by their owners; ,62S are
rented for fixed money rental; ana l53 are
rented for shares of the products.
Penohscot county leads in the total number Of
acres. 2SOl. of land in farms and also of acres
of improved land 3S4,6S6, while in acres Of
""u"'"nu '" any ioIe>', !, Ssahos second ohN 10
t,,,,C n'N ~ ooo''o'' iu the Na'ue 0l
t anu M u11an's; e, ithoo>col >tahdS
io'i ~ VIII 9lo'ot''"5-' ouliloeriahd' oTk
value of live stock Penobscot stands largely
at"u M!in onlersel coming nearest
~ " ~ Mnh 9l'o'p,V9l' ithopSc9l aIso ieu IN
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'"hSIue'"pis larger thai me Sttle OF MaNSa-
Inu>rus; ton,i'hS aS Sooa farming iahd rs can
% ~ i"'nu ~ .le Eastern oiae>. IL climate,
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sioMi ius stasoi u S"'!i''M 'i5I shorter than at
iein F"lils u ialhe. oui H. rapui'y
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