The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-02-26

Invested 10 agriculture with The same no.
ducts 10 the several states. sud with The
sversIe in The Uuiied States. The certus
Of agricultural products Tor 1860, 1870 and
1880. each prove. 80 far 90 these figures
can prove anything that Vermont is sgrie,
ulturAlly one Of the most productive dis
tricts OF the United States. The statistics
OF agriculture by the census OF 1890 have
not yet been announced; when published
they will be quite sure to confirm the re
suits OF previous ceDsuses. showing Yer
mont to be among the frat Of the states
for the products OF agriculture, propoItio-
ned TO the number OF acres, farms md
farmers. Substantially the same facts 70
shown by the statistical reports OF the DEF i.
sr,ment Of agriculture so far as The ground
10 covered by these reports,
Below IL summary OF some the facts
found by comparing the statistics Of agii.
cultural production in the several states.
/. Vermont leads 81 states in The aver
age value Of all fam productions to cach
person engaged 10 agriculture.
O. The value Of oil farm PROD uctiops in
Vermont averages nearly $500 to each per-
son 10 the the state engaged in agriculture
ag ainst corresponding average OF 1883
ior the United States.
B. Vermont produces mere then !, u
tints Us urb butter TO tuch person en-
gagged in agriculture as Tie average 10 escb
such person in the United Statea.
4. Vermont produces an average Of l6l
pounds more butter to each person engaged
in agriculture than the highest average to
each such person 10 any other state.
8. Vermont makes n,arly twice ns
much butter per COW as the average per
COW in the United States.
g. Vermont makes Is pounds more but
ter per COW than is made in any other
state.
7. Vermont produces en- average to
each farm OF PAT pounds more butter than
the average TO esch fam in any otler
state.
s. Vermont produces M average TO
each farm OF 5l0 pounds more butter than
the average TO each farm in the United
States
8. The average product Of cheese to
each farm is greater in Vermont than 10
All Mar Ynrk
10 The average lumber Of mich cows
% farm is g,eater IN Vermont than in
any other state.
IL. The hay crop OF Vermont averages
more to each person engaged 10 agficul
ture than the hay crop Of any other state.
II. The bay crop Of Vermont averages
more TO each farm than the average to
each farm in any Other state.
10. Vermont hss live stock averaging |
in value $40 more to each person engaged
in agriculture than tho corresponding Nv
ersge value OF live stock 10 tie United
States.
IA. Vumcpt l. ads 80 states 10 the av
erage value Of live stock 10 a farm.
Is The average annual prodnc, OF ma
pie sugar TO e4eh farm 10 Vermont is
nearly seven times Ms much AZ Il average
10 each isim in NV Yolk Nearly two
thirds oil all tie maple sugar produced IN
The Uuiird Ststes is made in Vermont and
Nav York
lG. It, lie yield 81 c,fn, roiatots and
other CT, pr PEI acie. vetnnDt generally
Sends a ar mar tie ed Of the list o.
sses. Bat tao states hgd Us large yield
Of potatoes per acre, according to tie an
nual crop rep,u Il The department oil sg
ricnlurs tor 1890. Fnr til, sarc ytsf the
yield ~ wheat lri acre sas iprper 10 Yer
mont thai ~ gy Hilief s'a'e tss. Of Ms
'issipii tt, 4, .eia q uekwneAt a. acre
exceeded The .ieIa per are ~ Vermont in
1nly one ei.i,. b, TIE i,iih centus only
Two ttsles Lad lsrtfr ,nld 81 cats per
.cre Than V.imchi; Only Ihie' states lar
ger ,i'id Of eoin M scie, aud the yield
per scre oi r.inost every crop cultivated G
the .,sie Wa far slave lip srofrge per
Icre 10 the UDiied Sishs vermont hss
more then oLce siood 81 10. h.Id pf the
yates 10 lie Yield 81 epfp FER set.
IL. TEe cost ~ pnrciaetd fertilizers
,sed 10 ID. Uliisd s,ai,, bseisets more
han isie- ~ much ;,rIiiz .. for etch
rrm il N,rnuri.
is. y,rmori had, &c ,isl,r H. tup ~ {
rage value 81 ioiest ~ 4 DC to-. sch farm
ct Includes usti- snfss 8. Ole 81 ,beee
rednc.s. aud foi u eli ding The product
4 irlJer laid mol heinpgipg TO farms.
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Let ~, f ck ni,itf .Ivs,s lesr IN a
1lnd that tie lesg naediciar j. lay aud
.t.. nnd ihs greatest mrdioiDe,ch.si ever
avenisd is Rond shs.p.tnase md mss
o. sho iss gumpiion sud force sud
Itsless vigilance. Yesfs ago III our own
rsciice vc prrciiesliy di,cafded all MID \
mes except little cnpperas 10 The ssii
paieislit). blnr ,iiiioi Qor fo~lsl snd F
" (ior nsesni,J The nisD shosr eyes
re Iile 40 ssslss. VIC rcits .srfy lime
= goss by si,cp the coler Of - nose. :,
be slin, Of It's eye aud tho suppiensss Of "
. vail, can 'hros pytsic to The dog. The
ban vLo isku care tf bis deck - be
ughi sili have very little lime to bother