The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-30
VERMONT FARM FIGURES
Acreage, Production and Price OF
Crops, and Number and Price OF
Domestic Animals.

Crops, and Number and Price Of
Domestic Animals.
Agricultural statistics, as completed
by the Department of Agriculture, for
1908 contains the following Vermont
figures concerning the production, val
ue, etc, of farming products in the
State.
Corn.
The acreage, production, value, etc,
of corn in the State is as follows:
Acreage, $4,000; production, by
bushels, 2,499,OOO; fern value, Dec. 1,
81 ,949 ,O00;s stock in farmers hands,
March 1, in bushels, S00,000;. percent
age, 80.
The average yield of corn per acre
is given in ushels thus:
QS66-75), SO; QS76-1SS5), S5.S;
(SS6-1S95), 95.5; QS96-19O5), S51;
$1,000, BAT; 1906, S5.5; Q9OO, SO;
Q9OS), 4O.3.
The average farm value per acre Of
corn Dec l, in dollars for the same
years was:
1884, 26.12, 22.72, POOL, 1880, 2O.95,
81, 31.44.
The average farm price of corn, per
bushel in cents, was for these years
"a cents, "A cents, GA cents, 81 cents,
6S cents, SO cents, rs cents, rs cents.
Wheat.
The acreage,f production, etc, of
wheat was as follows in 1908:
Acres 1000; production, by bushels,
$4,000; farm value, Dec. 1, $4,000;
stock in farmers hands, March 1, 1909
5000 bushels; percentage, 3S.
The average yield per acre of wheat
in bushels, for the years above men,
toned was as follows:
II, 1913, 1873, 21.2, 1873, 22.3, 20, 90
The average farm value per acre, OF
wheat, in dollars for these years:
261S, 21.34, 1906, 2O.14, 1892, 1918
20, 20.
The average farm price of wheat in
these years per bushel was 154 cents
1877 cents, SO cents, 50 cents, 80 cents
Sc cents, 100 cents, SO cents.
Oats.
The acreage distribution, etc., Of
bushels pct, 1. Stock in farmers
hands, March 1, 1909, 100000 bu.
Acres, 10000; production, 2,664,OOO
farm value, Dec. 1, $1,652,000; shipped
out of country where grown, 27,O0t
bushels, pct, 1. Stock in farmers
hands, March II, 1909, 100000.
The average yield per acre of oats
in bushels for the years above men.
toned was:
$40, 34.7, 1873, S7.2, 1914, 372, "a
3S3
The average farm value, per acre
Dec. /, in dollars:
$171O, $14.57, $13S6, $14.51, $15.76
SIG, $21.42, $20..65.
The average farm price of oats pei
bushel for these years:
40 cents, AZ cents, Al cents, 80 cents
40 cents, 43 cents, GO cents, 62 cents
Barley.
The acreage production, ETC., of tn
barley crop in 1908:
Acres, $4,000; production, $4,000
bushels, farm value Dec. l, $323,000
The average yield per acre of barle,
in the years mentioned, in bushels:
PAS, 25.4, 26, 31.2, 31.5, 1928, 1855, 80
The average farm value per acre, il
dollars, for these years:
23O6, 1881, 1888, 1856, 21.1S 2034
> 21.36, 23.O7.
The average farm price per bushel
, in cents, for these years:
SO cents, 70 cents, 60 cents, "a cents
"a cents, 81 cents, rs cents, 70 cents
Rye.
The acreage production, etc., of ry
in 1908:
Acres, 1900; bushels, 10000; farr
value Dec. l, $4,000.
Average yields per acre in tn
years mentioned, by bushels:
1876, 15.9, 1873, ia, Is, ia, 17.15.
Average farm value, per acre, in dol
lars, in these years:
1888, 1920, 1907, 1166, 9.75, 1917
1918, 1850
The average farm price per bushe
for these years, in cents:
1O2, SO, 70, 81, 65, 81, rs, 90.
5 Buckwheat.
Acreage production, etc, in 1908 /
Vermont.
Acres 5000, production, 1860
:" bushels; farm value, $4,000.
d Average yield per acre in the year
S mentioned in bushels;
l. 213, 20.7, 21.8, 24.4, 10, 81, %, %.
: Average farm value per acre
e dollars in these years:
S $14.06, 1912, 11.34. 1874, $3.50, 12.1
It 1888, 1888.
d Average farm price per bushel, fc
n these years, in cents:
e sc cents, 60 cents, SO cents, 81 cent
e 81 cents, So cents, 70 cents, 70 cents.
y Potatoes.
T The acreage production, ETC.,
e 1908, in Vermont:
y Acres, $4,000; bushels, 1871, 00C
l. farm value, $1,321 ,000
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