The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-11
vERMoNT's HARVEST HOME.
What The Vermont Farmer Has to Be
Thankful For.

Now that Thanksgiving Day is les:
than a month away and the Vermont
farmer has harvested his crops, review
OF the seasons yield is alike natural
and in this case comparisons are not
odions.
In the first place the Vermont farmer
has not had his crops curtailed BY thS
long continued drouth to the extent that
the farmers Of the other eastern state.
have, and thus far in the autumn
months no devastating storms have
wrecked his buildings and destroyed life
az mas been the case in large sections
OF the South. The Vermont farmers
cattle have come from the seasons pas
turing in good condition. illustrating
again the retentiveness OF Vermont soil
for while the land Of the farmer IN
southern New England, especially, has
been parchcd his has been able to keep
the grass green if not luxuriant, and to-
day the Vermont farmer is able TO sell
these pasture fed cattle at quick and re-
munerative prices.
While the seasons hay crop was be-
low the normal in yield. the Vermont
farmer as q rule, has sufficient to carry
his stock through the winter, and in
many instances he has some TO sell at a
price the highest IN years Nermont's
potato crop is the most bonntiful in
years, and great also in it, quality. The
freedom Of this crop as grown ii Yer-
mont from the attacks Of blight and
other pests, enables the Vermont farmer
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neighbors in other states, and already
through the counsels of the national de-
partment Of agriculture. Vermont grown
potatoes are in demand for planting in
other states, and it will be a great
benefit to the state TO have this market
for seed potatoes extend and expand
While potatoes are today selling ais
low as forty-f cents bushel in guam
tity In practically every section Of the
state, Ii Il fair to presume that at even
that seemingly low price the farmer has
more net profit per acre than he had
lasu year when potatoes were twice the
price because Of scant yield. Be that
as II may, the statement has been made
that the Maine farmer in the Afoostook
region can grow potatoes at a cost not
exceeding NltecH cents Du1hei+ IL tndJ
be true then there is certainly profit for
the Vermont farmer in his potatoes at
forty-fve cents bushel. Besides, he
is nearer to the largest markets in the
land than is his fellow farmer Of the
Aroostook region. But the FIRST purpose
Of 4 Vermont farmer should be the ex-
plotting Of his new field for the sale
of seed potatoes, for with the national
department Of agriculture back Of him
he starts out with business aid Of I'M
calculable value.
The approaching winter finds the Yer
mont farmer, as a class, with sufficient
apples in the cellar to carry him through
the season, and in addition he has sold
quite few, even in this odd year
for apples. Limited as is the apple
crop in Vermont it is in excess Of that
Of the states in general. and shipments
Of car load lots are Of frequent occur
ence at the different stations along the
Central Vermont road at least. Along
with his apples this winter, the Vermont
farmer has nm abundance Of nutritious
and healthful butternuts, and thus the
children are assured Of their fudge and
other confections, the basis Of which can
be the sugar Of the maple tree.
But perhaps the best Of all, the pleas