The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
VERMONT OPPOR-
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more bushels of rye per acre than YER
mont, and Vermont led all the great
rye producing states in yield per acre
| and price. The average Vermont price
was 1913 cents per buahel more than
| the average United States price. Dur
ing the 40 years from 1870 to 1909,
only five states raised more bushels
per acre of rye than Vermont.
Last year only one state led Vermont
in yield Of bushels Of bnckwheat per
acre. During the past four years YER
mont led the great buckwheat growing
states in average yield and price. Dur
ing the 40 year period from 1870 to
1909, only one state showed better aver
age yield than Vermont.
Last year only seven states raised
more bushels of potatoes per acre than
Vermont. For the past four years Yer
montis average yield has exceeded that
of all the great potato growing states
with the single exception of Maine. YER
mont's average for this period exceeds
the average yield for the United States
by 1877 bushels per acre. For the period
1870 to 1909, only two states show u
larger average yield than Vermont. One
of the largest commercial fertilizer COM
panies last year offered seven prizes for
the largest yields of best quality table
size potatoes. The second prize was
awarded to George E. Burditt of Roches-
ter, Vermont, who raised 527.2 bushels
from one acre, his yield being 1872 bush
els below the yield of Maine man who
captured first prize. 1t is regarded as
significant that when southern farmers
a few years ago We're seeking the To-
cality freest from potato blight for Sc
curing seed potatoes, the department OF
agriculture at Washington should sug-
gest that they endeavor TO obtain seed
from e. s. Brigham of st. Adams, VT.
Yield Per Acre of Tobacco.
Last year Vermont was one of four
states tied for first place in yield OF
pounds of tobacco per acre. During the
past four years Yermont's average yield
and price were almost twice the United
States average as reported.
For the 40 year period, 1870 to 1909,
Vermont led the Union in average re-
turns per acre for the three most i'm.
portant cereals, corn, wheat and oats.
In value of all crops per capita of rur-
vi BtBItdtlois dltoAuaiLH " lht fAEb NNh-
sts figures compiled, only 10 states sur
passed Vermont, In value per acre Of
all cereals produced in 1909 only seven
states surpassed Vermont.
In recent magazine article, Direc-
tor of the Census Durand referred to
Iowa as the greatest farming state in
the Union. Tables are given showing
the average yield OF staple crops per
acre, the average price and the average
returns per acre for Iowa and Vermont
for the 40 year period, 1870 to 1900,
and for the years since 1909 and with
only two or three exceptions, Vermont
leads Iowa, and usually by large mar
gin. For the 40 year period mentioned,
the average returns per acre for eight
staple crops amounted to S12.36 in Iowa
and S2l.50 in Vermont, For the period
l009-l9l2 the average returns per acre
in Iowa amounted Sll.5l and in Yer
mont to $500. Tables are given show
ing the average yield per acre, average
price and average returns per acre of
nine staple crops for the 40 year Pc
Rod mentioned in Vermont, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois. In almost every one
OF these items Vermont leads. Consid-
cradle space is devoted to corn, wheat,
oats, barley, rye, buckwheat. potatoes
hay. tobacco, maple sugar, apples. small
fruit and vegetables, horses. sheep,
swine, poultry, bee keeping and fores-
try.
Apple Growing.
Vermont's opportunities as an apple
growing state are discussed at consid-
cradle length. In an article prepared
for this book Arthur TT. Hin, the well
known apple grower of Isle La Motto,
says: "With the same care and atten-
tion to details practieed by the far
western fruit growers, yon can grow bet
ter fruit here in every way at less than
OF the cost. There good or
chard lands cost $1,000 per acre up.
Here good. orchard lands cost $50 per
acre up. 1t costs 5000 freight to put
a carload of Oregon or Washington APP
pies into New York City. 1t costs us
here in Vermont $50 freight on similar
carload into New York" H. w. Col
lngwood, editor OF She Rural New York
err is quoted as saying; "If | were a
younger man to-day I would willingly
invest every dollar and dime | could get
in hill land in New England and plant
it to an apple orchard" An Oregon
fruit grower is quoted as saying that
better favored fruit can be produced
in sections with winters like those of
Vermont than in sections like Oregon
and Washington, where the winters are
mild. The cold acts upon the trees as
1T does upon the human system, tending
to invigorate the tree in every way and
destroying the fungi and larv@ which |
are injurious TO the tree. Good bearing |
orchards range in price from $1,000 to
$4,000 per acre Washington and Ore
gon, but this price does not include
Irrigation is a necessary and
expensive problem to be considered. |
What in the West would buy one or
two acres would purchase in the East |
an average sized farm with buildings, |
where irrigation is unnecessary. We |
firmly believe that an acre in the East |
can be made to clear as great a profit |
as an acre in the West by applying west
ern principles to fruit growing. 1t is |
the fasteners that are making Oregon |
what it is. Why do they not put forth |
this effort to develop their native states,
where everything is in favor of fruit
culture"
Vermont Near the Markets.
Attention is called to Vermont's great /
advantage over the Pacific coast states
i'm nearness of markets. 1t is shown |