The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-09-18

Ahuai per aNFt lhAN NNiWNhAs -"
average Vermont yield during the
,asl tour years was nearly twice
that OF the United State The aver
age price paid ia Vermont dnrlng
The last four years was mole tha@
20 cents per bashel greater ihan
that quoted for the entire United
States. During the period iaoia
is70 10 1893, inclusive, only two
states aud these IN the irrigated
regions OF the West. surpassed Yea
mont in the average yield OF bushels
Of wheat per acre.
Last year only seven states rais-
ed more bushels OF oats per acre
than Vermont and this state led all
the big oat producing states in aver
age yield and price. Vermont's av-
erage price for the past -four years
was nearly fourteen cents per bushei
greater than that OF the unftea
States, For the forty-year period
1870 TO 1909, Vermont led the
Union m average yield OF bushels o'
oats per acre.
Last year only seven states rais-
ed more bushels OF barley per acre
than Vermont. During the past fou'
wears Vermont surpassed In marx
ed degree both in yield and price
all the big barley growing states
In the Union, The average vermont
price for that period was l44 cents
per bushel greater than the averase
price of the United States. Dur
ing the period from 1870 TO loos
only four stat s exceeded vermont >
a. rage yield per acre,
Last year only three states rais
ed more bushels Of rye per acre
than Vermont and Vermont led all
the great rye producing sta'es ID
Weld per acre and price. The aver
aye Vermont price was 1913 cents
per bushel more than the average
United States price. During the
forty years from 1870 TO 1909 oh'F
five states raised more bushels per
acre OF rye than Vermont
Last year only one state led Ver-
mont in yield of bushels of buck
wheat per acre. During the past
four years Vermont led the great
buckwheat growing states In average
yield, and price. Du ing the iorty-
year period from 1870 to 1903 only
one state showed better average
yield than Vermont.
Last year only seven states rais-
ed more bushels OF potatoes per
acre than Vermont, For the past
four years Vermont's average yieio
has exceeded that OF all the great
potato growing states with the SIN
gle exception Of Maine. Vermonts
average for this period exceeds the
average yield for the United states
by 33.7 bushels per acre. For the
period 1870 to 1909 only two states
show larger average yield than
Vermont. One of the largest CONNER
cial fertilizer companies last year
offered seven prizes for the largest
yields Of best quality table-size po-
tatoes. The second prize was award
ID to George Il. Burditt of Roches-
ter, Vermont, who raised 527.2 BUSH
lis from one acre, his yield being
1872 bushels below the yield OF
Maine man who captured first prize.
II is regarded as significant that
when southern farmers few years
ago were seeking the locality freest
rom potato blight for securing
seed potatoes the Department OF Ag-
ricuture at Washington should sug-
gest that they endeavor to obtain
seed from h. S. Brigham Of st. Al
bans, Vt.
Last year Vermont was one Of
four states tied for first place III
yield of pounds of tobacco per acre.
During the past four years Vermonts
average yield and price were almost
twice the United State average as
reported.
For the forty-year period, 1870 t.
1903. Vermont led the Union in av-
erage returns per acre for the three
most important cereals, corn, wheat
and oats. In value OF all crops per
capita OF rural population according
to the last census figures compiled
only ten states surpassed Vermont.
In value per acre OF all cereals pro
duced N 1909 only seven states
surpassed Vermont.
In a recent magazine artic Dir
ector of the Census Durand referred
20 Iowa as the greatest farming
state i'm the Union. Tables are given
showing the average yield OF staple
crops lNr acre, the average price
and the average returns per acre Tor
Iowa and Vermont, for the forty
,ear period, 1870 TO 1909, and Tor
he years since 1903 and with only
wo or three exceptions Vermont
leads Iowa. and usually by a large
margin. For the forty-year period
mentioned the average returns per
acre for eight staple crops amount
ed TO s12.36 In Iowa and $2l.bo IN
Vermont. For the period 1s0s-l9l2
Iowa amounted to s11.5l and In Yer
mont 10 $3.50. Tables are given
showing the average yield per acre,
average price and average returns
per acre OF nine staple crops fof
he forty-year period mentioned IN
Vermont, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
In almost every one OF these items
Vermont leads. Considerable space