Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
COWS IN VERMONT.
NUMBER 247,OO0
Total Value of Dairy Products
$12, 10000, According to
Census Estimate.

partment of commerce and labor 1t was
prepared under the supervision Of John
Lee Coulter. expert special agent of agri-
culture.
The returns for livestock products OBJ
talned at the census of 1910. like those
for crops, relate to the activities Of the
calendar year 1909. IL is impossible to give
a total representing the annual production
OF livestock products for the reason that
tao total value of products from the
business of raising domestic animals for
use, sale or slaughter can not be
calculated from the census returns
| The number of farms reporting dairy
cows on April Is. 1910. was 27.9i7. but only
1886 reported dairy PRODUCTS in 1909.
That thcre should he this difference is
not surprising. Doubtless some farmers
who had dairy COWS in 1910 had none in
1909. while other farmers neglected TO
give information for the preceding year,
or were unable to do so. perhaps because
the farm was then in other hands. Dairy
products in general are somewhat less
accurately reported than the principal
crops. This is particularly the case as
regards the quantity OF milk produced.
The number OF farmers who made any
report of milk produced during 1909 was
.J,ioo somewhat loss tlan inc total num-
Der reporting dairy rroducts). and the
number of dairy cows on such farms on
Arrll H. 1910. was 2i7.ooo The amount of
milk reported was 1li,3l1,To0 gallons: as
sun,ing that there were the same number
lof cows in 1850 as In -olo this would
represent an average Of 1863 gallons per
COW. In considering this average, how
ever 1T should be borne in mind that the
4.
deficient and that the distinction between
dairy and other cows Is not always
strictly observed in the census returns.
MILK RETURNS INCOMPLETE.
ny reason of the incompleteness Of the
returns for milk produced. the census
n bur. au has made no attempt to deter
mine the total value of dairy products
for 1902 For convenience a partial total
, has been presented comprising the re-
J. ported value of milk. cream. and butter
t fat sold and the reported value of butter
= AMI cheese made. whether for home con-
" sumption or for sale. The total thus OBJ
: tanned for 1909 is sl2 12s.onO which may be
:. defined as the total value Of dairy
d products exclusive of milk ana cream
c used on the farm producing.
Considerably less than one-third of The
milk produced i'll Vermont in 1909 was
n sold as such. \ comparatively large
= quantity of milk and cream was solo
G on Il basis Of butter fat The buttel
g made on farms in 1909 was valued al
: $4.1S5,ou.
Comparisons are made between 1890
= and 1899 for but few of the census items
II relating 10 dairy products for the reason
C that in 1890 estimates We're made FOL
. farms with incomplete reports. which
was not done at the present census. Th'
~ figures for milk produced and milk sole
are particularly affected, but those fo
butter and cheese are approximate.
, comparable, There was material de
crease between 1899 and 100? in thu
amount OF butter made, and a still great
re- er relative decrease in the production o
cheese.
ID WOOL. AND GOAT ILlIr.
&C The total number of sheep Of shearin
III age in Vermont on April Is, 1910, wa
Y s4.3Go representing decrease of SO.
m per cent as compared with the numbe
e. or June /. 1850, dS2,I6O. The approXimat
All production Of wool during 1863 was n.
GO flceces. weighing 626,"o pounds AN
ed valued at $l32,oJ) OF these totals abou
'h five per cent represents estimates. Th
~ number of fceces produced in 1909 wa
Id 52.7 per cent less than in 1899. The avei
ms age weight per fleece in 1900 was 6
o. pounds, as compared with seven pound
en- in 1888, and the average value per poun
o. was 81 cents. as compared with 20 cent
Il in 1899
va Although 90 farmers reported 26l goa
az and kids on their farms April Is, 1911
" Only IA reported the production of go;
." hair or mohar during 1909. These farm
ers reported 81 hceces, weighing A
- pounds and valued at slS6. Many farme
,n who have goats do not produce goat ha
H., or mohair. but 1t is believed that the r
port is somewhat short Of the actual pr
no duction.
Ter POULTRY PRODUCTS.
mis- The total number of fowls on Vernon
RS farms on April 10, 1870 was $4,000.
ne the 49, farms reporting fowls. 2,6lS d
nd rot report any eggs produced in 1909, al
ne 40, did not report any poultry raised
'oX 1909 The production of eggs actually +
ported for the year 1909 was 6, $4,000 do
!. ems. valued at 81 so, 900. According to t
Of 18th census reports, the production
nv eggs in 1899 was 6,G2.oOo dozens, the val
the are somewhat in excess of the actual J
ion turns at that census. because they
~ clude estimates made to cover those cas-
Use where the schedules reported fowls
md hand without reporting the production
,sh eggs In order to make the returns
a 1909 comparable with those published
vas 1899, similar estimates have been ma'
the method OF estimates and the justine
ton therefor being substantially the sal
as In the case of wool. The total prodt
ton of eggs In 1909. including these es
mates. was 7.O870N dozens. valued at
"" $4,000. The total production OF pou''
in 1909, including estimates made on t
Tr. same basis as for eggs, was l,2s3,OW 10"
n valued at $759,000
Although LIZA farms reported TO-.
colonies OF bees on hand April
WIZ 1910. 877 OF these farms. with IL
his colonies on hand April Ia 1910, ma
the no report of honey or wax produc
- in 1909 The actual returns show
""' production of 160.2S3 pounds of hon
IT., valued at s25,35l, and 1888 pounds
a,, wax. valued at ssl5. The true tot
w. are doubtless somewhat above the
w figures. The value of bees decreas
from $4,000 in 1900 to $4,000 In 10
H.. due to 20 per cent. decrease In
| number of colonies.
vas DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
ur- The total value of domestic a
mn | r,oIc cold during 1909 was Sb991 O