News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-01-03
Farm Figures by Counties
(Montpelier Journal)


A detailed study of the Vermont sta
tistics OF agriculture from the census 0
1910 shows that Windsor county contain
8 7l5 farms, the greatest number OF an.
county 10 the state. Washington count.
ranks fourth with 1880 farms, being sur
passed by Windsor, Orange and RUTLAND
counties. Windsor county also leads il
area of land in farm with 53S, OH acres
Rutland, Addison, Orange, Windham
aud Orleans also surpass Washington
the last named county having 1853, 64C
largest in land area in the state, leads in
ca Of woodland in farms with 1914 34l
acres. Windham county ranks second
aud Washington county third with $780,
954 acres.
InAhe value of all farm property, in
Guiding land, buildings, implements, and
machinery, and domestic animals, poul-
try, and bees, Addison county leads the
s ate. The figures for the various couu-
ties are as follows: Addison, SIC. 154 $50;
Bennington, $S,117, 299; Caledonia, $40
S62, S19; Chittenden, $l3.554, 44O; Essex
81, S37, COS; Franklin, $14, $50, 029; Grand
Isle S3,357 SAL; Lamoille, S5,961, 1913;
O, auge, S9,615,677; Orleans, $11, Sl9.11S;
Ru land $l3, $50 $50; Washington, Sill
l79,5S3; Windham, $9,21S, TIA; Windsor,
$14, 1914 AIS. 1t will be seen that the rank
OF Washington county is seventh.
Franklin county leads in the number
Of cattle and the number of dairy COWS,
Washington county's rank is seventh.
Addison county also leads in number OF
sheep with Washington county in eighth
place. Franklin county ranks first in
uumber of swine, but Washington coun-
" is close second. Windsor county is
The La gest poultry raising county in Yer.
mont, Washington county ranking fourth
Addison is far ahead of any other in
number of colonies of bees, Washington
county holding ninth place with only
IA colonies.
Windham county reports the largest
expended for fertilizer, $50, 99S,
oud Grand Isle county the smallest, So
go. The rank of Washington county is
seventh. Windsor county surpassed all
others in bushels of corn raised, Wash
Iugton county ranking eighth. Addison
county is far in the lead of all Others in
bushels Of oats raised, Washington coun-
" being tenth in the list. Although
very little wheat was raised 10 the state, |
'very county reports few acres Guilt
vated. Addison county ranked first, |
'aising nearly half of Verinont's total
'25 bushels. Addison county stands first
n bushels of barley raised and Washing |
on county, seventh. Bennington is the
,anner buckwheat county in the state, |
Washington being tenth in the list.
little Grand Isle county leads all the
est in raising beans, growing nearly
lalf the product of the state. Rutland
ounty with a crop of nearly half mil
lou bushels, ranks first, with Washing
on comfy second, 406, 100 bushels being
eported.
One OF the principal Vermont crops is
ay, and Franklin county leads, Wash
ngton county ranking eighth. Only 515
Dns of alfalfa are reported, but every
ounty is represented with tue exception
Orleans, Washington county reporting
Ho tons.
These are only dry figures but the
tell the story of Vermonts agri-
ultural status in unmistakable terms.
arts of the story are very creditabe and
her parts by 10 means are encouraging.
. is by the contemplating of our weak
esses that we grow stronger aud Yer
Ionters ought to show their ability to
Vlract inspiration even from census tabu-
tiOns.