The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-16
VERMONNT LEADS
THEM ALE IN THE
DAIRY BUSINESS
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ember for the past four years was
| 4S.6 per cent greater than the aver
age price paid throughout the United
| States.
Last year only five states and
those in the irrigated region of the
| West, raised more bushels OF spring
wheat per acre than Vermont. The
average Vermont yield during the
last four years was nearly twice that
of the United States. The average
| price paid in Vermont during the last
! four years was more than 20 cents
| per bushel greater than that quoted
for the entire United States. During
| the period, from 1870 to 1909. inclu-
siye, only two states and those in the
irrigated regions OF rhe West surpass
ed Vermont in the average yield OF
bushels of wheat per acre.
Last year only seven states raised
mere bushels OF oats per acre than
Vermont and this STATE led all the big
oat producing states in average yield
| and price. VermOnts average price
for the past four years was nearly
fourteen cents per bushel greater
than that of the United tSates. For
the forty-year period. 1879 to 1909,
Vermont led the Union in average
| yield Of bushels of oats per acre.
Last year only seven states raised
more bushels of barley per acre than
Vermont During the past four years
; Vermont surpassed in q marked de
gree both in yield and price all the
big barley growing states in the
| hn ri
for that period was 14.4 cents per
bushel greater than the average price
of the United States. During the per
od from 1870 to 1909 only four states
exceeded Vermonts average yield per
acre.
| Last year only three states raised
more bushels OF rye per acre than
| Vermont and Vermont led all the
| great rye producing states In yield
| per acre and price. The average Yer
mont price was 1873 cents per bushel
more than the average United States
! price During the forty years from
1870 to 1909 only FIVE states raised
more bushels per acre OF rye than
| Vermont.
Last year only one state led Yer.
mont in yield of bushels OF buck
wheat per acre. During the past four
years Vermont led the great buck
wheat growing states In average
Yield and price. During the forty
| year period from 1870 to 1909 only
one state showed better average yield
than Vermont.
Last year only seven states raised
mere bushels of potatoes per acre
than Vermont. For the past four
Iyelrs Vermonts average yield has ex.
ceeded that Of all the great potato
growing states with the single excep-
| ton of Maine. VermOnts average for
this period exceeds the average yield
for the United States by SS.1 bushels
per acre. For the period 1870 to 1909
| only two states show Il larger aver
age yield than Vermont. One OF the
| largest commercial fertilizer compan-
| les last year offered seven prizes for
| the largest yields OF best quality Ia
ble-size POTATOES. The second prize
| was awarded TO George +. Burditt OF
| Rochester,, Vermont, who raised 527.2
| bushels from one acre, his yield be,
| ing 1872 bushels below the yield OF
Maine man who captured first prize
1t is regarded as significant that
| when southern farmers a few years
| ago were seeking the locality freesl
from potato blight for securing seed
potatoes the Department of Agricul
ture at Washington should suggest
that they endeavor to obtain seed
from r. S. Brigham of 81 Adams. Vt
hast year Vermont was one OF four
states tied for first place In yield OF
pounds Of tobacco per acre. During
the past four years VermonSs aver
age yield and price we're almost
twice the United States average as re
ported.
For the forly-year period, 1870 "a
| 1903. Vermont led the Union In aver
age returns per acre for the three
most important cereals. corn, wheai
and oats. In value of all crops pei
capita OF rural population according
to the last census figures compiled
only ten states surpassed Vermont in
value per acre of all cereals produc
ed in 1909 only seven states surpass
ed Vermont.
In a recent magazine article Direc
tory of the Census Durand referred
10 Iowa as the greatest farming state
in the Union. Tables are given show
ing the average yield of staple crops
per acre, the average price and the
average returns per acre for Iowa and
Vermont for the forty.year period
1870 to 1909, and for the years since
1903 and with only two or three ex
ceptions Vermont leads Iowa, and
usually by a large margin. For the
| period 1909-l9l2 the average returns
per acre in Iowa amounted to Silica
and in Vermont to s17.se. Tables are
| given showing the average yield pet
acre, average price and average re
| turns per acre OF nine staple crops
for the forty-year period mentioned
in Vermont. Ohio. Indiana and Ill.
nois. In almost every one OF these
items Vermont leads. Considerable
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 forestry
Nermont's opportunities as an ap.
pie growing state are discussed at
considerable length. In an article
PREPARED for THIS book Arthur n. Hin
the well known apple grower Of Isle
LaMotte. says: with the same care
and attention 10 details practiced by
the far western fruit growers yon can
grow better fruit here In every way