The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-23
1t Was $27,447,O0O in 1909
According to u. S. Bureau
INCREASE OF 5l.l PER CENT.
The Leading Crops of State Were Hay
and Forage-vermont Appears to Be
Declining as a Grain-Growing State
Vegetables Showed an Increase.

Washington, D. c.. Oct 23.--The com
plete results of the agricultural censu
for Vermont with reference to crops ar,
presented in a bulletin soon to be ISSUED
by Director Durand of the bureau of tn,
census, department of commerce and la
Dor. 1t was prepared under the supervi
sion of John Lee Coulter, expert spe
eial agent for agriculture. Data relat
ing to some of the more important crops
were published some time ago, and in
the following statement specific refer
ence is made only to those crops fol
which information is now available for
the first time.
Total Value of Crops.
The total value of crops in 1900 was
! $27. Al 600 OF this amount 1871 per
cent. was contributed by crops for which
the acreage as well as the value, was
reported, the remainder consisting of the
grass seeds, etc. derived from the same
/ grass seeds, etc. derived from the same
land as other crops reported, or of or
chard fruits, nuts. forest products, and
! the like. The combined acreage OF crops
| for which acreage was reported was
l.203,705, representing 1871 per cent of
| the total improved land in farms j ,633.-
9G5 acres) Most of the remaining inn
| proved land doubtless consisted of inn
proved pasture. land lying fallow. house
and farm yards, and land occupied by
orchards and vineyards, the acreage for
which is not reported.
The general character of Vermont ag.
reulture is indicated by the fact that
only OF per cent. of the total value OF
crops in 1909 was contributed by the
cereals. while about three ffths (59.5
per cent? was contributed by hay and
forage, and more than oneeighth (l2.3
per cent. by forest products. The re-
mainder, representing in value l75 per
cent OF the total consisted mostly OF
potatoes and other vegetables, maple su.
gar and syrup. and fruits and nuts.
The total value of crops in 1909 was
5l.l per cent. greater than that in 1899,
There was practically no change in the
total acreage of crops for which acreage
was reported, there being decrease in
the acreage Of the cereals and Of pota-
toes and an increase in that of hay and
forage and of vegetables, other than
potatoes.
The Leading Crops.
The value of some leading crops was,
hay and forage, sl6.336.000; potatoes,
81 1890; oats, 81. 100000; and corn,
81 .l02, 600. Vermont appears to be de-
clining as a grain.growing state, and
about stationary in the production of
hay and forage. decrease in corn
acreage is shown in 1909 as compared |
with 1879, while wheat has slightly less |
than e.thirtieth of the acreage hi
1909 that it occupied in 1879.
Vegetables.
In 1909 the total acreage OF potatoes I
and other vegetables was 35.40s and |
their value S26l5,000. Excluding pota
toes and sweet potatoes and vans, the I
acreage Of vegetables was S,54s, and |
their value ss72,000, both acreage and
value being decidedly greater than in
1890. The census report distinguishes
between farms which make the raising
IF vegetables a business of some impor-
lance (having produced vegetables val
led at $500 or more in 1907 and other
arms, on most of which vegetables are
-aised mainly for home consumption.
While there were in 1909 only l22 farms
n the first class, they reported nearly
me. tenth of the total acreage of vege-
ables and about one-eghth of the total
,alue, the average of vegetables per farm
or these farms being 6.s and the aver
4ge value per acre $4,000.
Flowers and Plants.
The raising of flowers and plants and
t nursery products is relatively unim
ortant in Vermont, only 90 acres being
evoted to them in 1909. and the total
utput being valued at SS9,740. Most of .
he product was raised on few farms !
there these branches of agriculture were
arried on an as important business.
Small Fruits. I
Strawberries are by far the most i'm !
ortant of the small fruits grown in Yer 9
lont, with raspberries and loganberres G
lnking next. The total acreage OF .
mall fruits in 1909 was 400, and in
500, 4ls. an increase of 1872 per cent.
he production in 1909 was $4,000
uarts. as compared with 100000 quarts
1890, and the value $4,000, as COM
AIRED with $4,000.
Orchard Fruits, Grapes and Nuts.
The total quantity of orchard fruit
reduced in 1909 was | ,492 900 bushels,
.lued at ss0l 600. Apples contributed
Early all of this quantity, and pears
ost of the remainder. The production
grapes and nuts was comparatively
The nuts consisted chief
of butternuts.
The total production of orchard fruits
creased - per cent. in quantity be
veen 1899 and 1909, while the produc-
on of grapes decreased l5.i per cent.
he value of orchard fruits increased
ON s450.0O0 in 1899 to Ss0l.000 in 1909,
lille that of grapes decreased from 81
IS in 1890 10 SG.32S in 1909. II should
noted that the value for 1899 includes
e value OF more advanced products de
fed from fruit or grapes, such as cider.
negar. dried fruit. and the hSe, and
av therefore involve some duplication.
nile the values shown above for 1909
late only to the products in their orig
al condition.
Sugar Crops.
The total value OF maple sugar and
run produced in 1909 was 81 0s7 600,
compared with S599o00 in 1899. 4
l.. n ,,.a,,s;t,- Of srtuar heefs and Snru.