The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-02-02
gHR FARMER 'sBAEE

The farmers OF the country have been
the largest ben.fiei,rits Of the marvellous
export trade OF ,be year inst ended.
More than $3.50, 900, coo worth OF the
years exports were the products Of the
farm. Bresdsutli. cotton. provisions,
live spinsls, tobacco and fruits supplied
the eres, bulk OF the ss50.0O0 900 worth
OF their products which went abroad dur
ing the year, the bresdstufl, being the
largest 10 value. cotton second, provisions
third, sbimals fourth and tobacco nth
In 20 earlier year 10 our history has the
expectation OF products OF agriculture
beea as large, the total for the year eur
passing by more than 1900 900 that OF
the great export years 1891 and 1892
Both 10 quart ties and prices received the
81 portstion OF farm prod have been
unusually hrse. and this relates to nearly
every class OF articles exported. VI bread
stuffs alone the expo'ts OF the year were
SOS 900 600 greater than those OF 1897,
and we're more than double in value those
OF 1896. OF provisions. the years exports
we're netr.y $50 900 900 in excess of those
OF last year. while cotton export, were
considerably 10 excess OF those Of 1897
and 1896. but slightly below those Of
1896.
Besides these great classes, the smaller
items OF fruits end Lnts. bay. hops, seeds,
vegetables, Gil cake and vegetable oils,
eggs, feathers and many ether articles OF
this class added to the receipts for sgrl
cultural ar icles exported, bringing the
grand total up 10 more than SS50,OOO 600.
against $3.50, 0O0. 600 10 1897 1865. 900. 900
1896 and $546 000, 900 in 1895.
All the articles Of great agricultural eI
pcrtation show mark, d increase Tor the
year, compsrtd With preceding years
Corn for the fret time passes the 200, 900
600 bushel line 10 tho calendar years ex
porlstioLe, O,tmesl. 10 which the growth
OF our exr orlsticns has rapidly increased
during the past few years. shows q total Of
So COO, 600 pounds, sn increase OF more
than 25 per cent ovr last year. Wheat
shows round total OF 100, 100000 bush
els, against 10, 900 600 bushels last year,
and 81, 900. 900 bushels 10 the preceding
yesr. while the value rxported in 1898 e1
Deeds $3.50, 900. 900, sgsiust less than 300.
DOC, 600 10 1897, and less than $50 600 600
ia 1896, thus more than double those Of
1896.
Great Britain ia the farmers lvr1est for
eisu customer. despite the fact that our
purchasts from her in the past year have
greatly decreased. Notwithstanding the
fact that VIC have I, duced our purchases
from the United Kingdom nearly one
third durips 1898. IS compared With 1897,
our sales 10 thst country have increased
more than $50 coo. 600. and for Q full
year will exceed $500, OO0,0 600 o. the
more than 200. 000,600 bushels Of corn
which the farmers have sent striad dur
ing the year, over IS. 00o,0 900 bushels have
gone 10 the Uuited X opdom Wbest ex
ports TO the United Kingdom increased
nearly 20 per cent. aud i,rmed so per
cent OF the total exports Of wheat, while
-four exports TO the Uaitei Kingdom
increased 10 . like proportion. aud formed
more than 80 per CIT u the total exports
Of that article. Cotton eIaorts TO tie
United Kingdom have creased over 40
Der cent, and those OF pr visions and other
farm products likewise show marked
increase.