Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-01
vermont's Agricultural Condition.


! portaut documents ever presented to
the people Of this State, dealing, as i
does, with the condition of affairs
as they exist at the present time, anc
showing the result of the Boards la
bors, which Indicate them to have
been practical and useful. Ii deals
especially with the general condition
Of the State farms and manufacturing
industries, and is presented in clear and
concise terms.
Among the first things TO be noted
is the States prosperity. The estab-
lished industries are reported as enjoy
ing a condition of prosperity, and the
numerous extensions made to the orig
nal plants indicate the correctness and
reliability OF the reports presented.
The towns that have made large
increase in existing industries are Bar
re and Dummerston, in the production
of granite Proctor and West Rutland,
IN the production of marble; Pawlet
and PouItney show a conspicuous adj
vance in the quarrying of slate An
dover in Windham County and Nor
gan in Essex, in the production of lum-
Der Thetford, large addition to the
manufacture OF fishing rods Randolph,
an increase in the manufacture OF fur
niture.
Several extensive enterprises TO de-
yelop new and valuable marble quar-
ries, also to reopen old ones, some of
which have been practically abandoned,
are awaiting the opening OF spring IN
the towns of Windsor, Dummerston,
NJ 1ntpelier, Franklin, Tunbridge, Gro
ton, Chelsea, Bridport and Manches-
ter. Westminster is 10 have a paper
mill Ludlow, $50, 600 wooden facto-
y,and Lexington has organized stock
company with capital Of $3.50, 900
to develop its mineral springs. Sever
al summer. hotel projects are under con-
sideration, and the number Of cream
cries, cheese and butter making, Will be
largely increased.
The consideration of the present and
future fertility and resources in COM
parison with other commonwealth COM
prises an interesting, valuable and even
surprising portion of the report, from
which is compiled the following con-
densed statement -
Vermont leads 81 states in the aver
age value of farm products to each per-
son engaged in agriculture, produces
an average of l6l pounds more butter
to each person engaged in agriculture
than the highest average to such per-
sons in any other state, makes nearly
twice as much butter per COW as the
average in the United States, produces
an average to each farm of 247 pounds
more butter than the average to each
farm in any other state, produces an
average to each farm of $40 pounds
more butter than the average TO each
farm in the United States.
The average production of cheese to
each farm is greater in Vermont than
in any other state except New York.
The average number of mich cows 10 |
a farm is greater than in any other state
the hay crop of Vermont averages more
TO each person engaged in agriculture |
than the hay crop of any other state
the hay crop of Vermont averages more
to each farm than the average to each
farm in any other state.
Vermont has live stock averaging in
value Sl.l0 more to each person en-
gagged in agriculture than the CORE
spending average value Of live stock in
the United States. Vermont leads 80
states in the average value of live stock
to a farm. The average annual product
of maple sugar to each farm in YER
mont is nearly seven times as much as
the average to each farm in New York
Nearly two-thirds of all the maple
sugar produced in the United States is
made in Vermont and New York.
Vermont leads SO states ia the aver
age value of forest products to each
farm, not including maple sugar as one
of these products aud not including the
products of timber lands not belonging
to farms.
The quarrying and manufacture of
slate is an important industry and COM
petes closely with granite and marble.
Nearly 80 companies are now engaged
in this industry with capital of mill
lion and a half ofdollars.
The introduction of creameries into
the State has made rapid progress in
the last two years, and a larger per
cent of the milk OF the State is handled
by them, adding largely to the value
from milk.
The manufacture of wood in its va
rious forms is an important industry in
Vermont. About 40 wooden factories
are reported in Vermont, employing
about 1000 persons and having over
50 600 0OO invested as canital and 4