The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-05-25
vermont A. Grain Raising state.


when the people Of this country
consider grain growing, they are
quite likely to think Of the fertile
fields OF the great prairie states OF
The Middle West as the country
where the soil II tickled With a
hoe laughs a harvest, aud yet that
proaaic little pamphlet issued every
month by the United States Depart
ment 81 Agriculture and known as
the Crop Reporter, sets forth some
facts that surprise many people, tell
INK as they do IN their tables of
statistics that IN the yield per acre
ot staple crops, Vermont surpasses
most Of the great agricultural States
Of the West
Corn relgns ms king Of American
crops without rival, and yet only
four States Of the Union-and those
fonr in New England surpassed
Vermont IA 1910 IN the yield Of corn
per acre The great corn states
last year we're Illinois with l0,G0s,-
Gao acres, Iowa. with 9.4T3.0o0
acres; Kansas. with 100000 acres,
Texas. with s, 5000 acres; Miss
ourl. with $500. o0o acres. Nebras-
ka. gith 5000 coo: Oklahoma, with
5.372.G00 acres and Indiana. with
6.I21.00 acres Vermont with onl
81 1000 acres. although having the
largest corn acreage Of New Eng
land. occupies an Insignificant posi-
tion IN the size Of So fields, but
another story Is told ~ the bushels
harvested from each acre The yield
~ the big corn states tn bushels per
acre was as follows Illinois. 80 T.
Iowa. 3G3. Kansas. ~; Texas, SOC
Missouri 30. Oklahoma, 49, India
ma, saJ Vermont's yield was a
bushels per acre on more than twice
that of Kansas. and nearly three
times thai 81 tho ncw State u Okla
homa That report would indicate
that Is something besides rocks in
vermont
Nermont'R corn crop amounted to /
ASST 900 bushels last year while
that al Colorado was little less.
2 sac 600 bushels and thar u North 1
Dakota. tlltle moro. a,99G 600 4
Bushels bui although The aggregate
yield waa nearly the same. whca
compared With vermont's acreage al
G7.0Oe. Colorado corn growers plant
ed is3,n0g acres aud North Dakota
farmers planted 2l4 600 acres. TINS
VI win b. Feea that Nermonts Yield
war twofold that % Colorado snd
,hrc~fold that 81 North Dakota. The
price per huehel In vermont. be
celnbcr | was Sc cents, or nearly
twlcc that ~ the banner state. illl-
uoh. Rhich was Is cents The price
iH the other big corn States vas
Iowa. 20 ceate. Kansas, ~ cents; 4
TaAas. Gs eeaia. Missouri. a. cents.
Nebraska. ss cents. oklahoma. El
cents. Indiana. 80 cents 4 biz yield
and biz price made pretty good
combination and indicates that Yer
mani farmers are quite as we'll Sit
naied as their Western brothers
ons five STATES ia The Union sur
lrAascd Vermont last year III Yield
Iei acre q oals two Or three being /
Ia NeA England aud the other three /
10 the Irrigated rsgion o. the Tar ,
Wet The States q Iowa and ltli
app far exceed All Others III Acreage
IL oats sna ngmher 81 bushels rails. ,
"a Bot Vermont raises siE bBshels !
pea acre compared win SIS FOR
iosa and 81 FOR Illinois The yield
u Wisconsin i ass and that AZ /
Minaesota. ISL whlie thar o. North 4
Dakota Is 0nlY : Bushels The Yer ,
luoui acre ihus sislds almos, sia {
Times ihe CHASTITY II oats that the 1
North Dakota acre yields. get many 4
Nerlaoal boys have gone to the lal- {
ief state to seek their fortune,