Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-09-19
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1913
VERMONT LEADS IN DAIRY
BUSINESS.

The second of the more important
publications of the publicity department
of the secretary of States office to be
issued this year is Vermont Farms
containing more than 125 pages which
has just come from the press, the print
ing having been done by the Caledonian
press, of St. Johnsbury. The greater
part of the book is devoted to setting
forth in considerable detail of the re-
sources and opportunities of Vermont
agriculture This is followed by long
list of free publications having bear
ing directly or indirectly upon Vermont
agriculture and by list of 233 farms
and residential properties offered for
sale representing every one of the four
teen counties in the State.
The book endeavors to correct some
of the prevailing misconceptions regard
ing Vermont farming. One of these is
that Vermont farms are small, and the
census figures are quoted to show that
the size of the average Vermont farm
is 1926 acres while the size of the
average farm in the United States is
only 1881 acres. Only two of the great
farming States in the Central West sur
pass Vermont in the size of the average
farm. A few census facts are quoted
relating to area, population, value of
property, crops, domestic animals. etc.
The subject of dairying is treated at
considerable length and facts and figures
are quoted from census reports and
publications of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture which show
that taking into account area and popu
lation Vermont is the leading dairy
State in the Union. This State stands
at the head of the list in the number of
COW testing associations being tied with
New York for first place when the last
report was made. While exact reports
could not be obtained regarding the
shipment of milk outside of the State,
reports from two of the leading rail-
roads and estimates for the third i'm
portant railroad based on the reports
for the two, indicate that the year 1912
practically Sc, 900, 600 quarts of milk and
$500, 900 quarts of cream were shipped
out of Vermont.
A series of tables is published, the
first of which shows that Vermont leads
the Union in the ratio of dairy cows per
population, having one cow to l.3 per-
sons. The only States that approach
this record are Iowa, Wisconsin and
South Dakota with ratio of one to 15
Vermont makes notable record in
pounds of butter per capita, with a
record of 966 pounds. No other State
approaches this record. Only three
States produce half as much. Mime
sofa with So. pounds, Iowa with 57.2
pounds, and Wisconsin with Sc pounds.
Only six States produce a third as
much and only eight States produce a
fourth as much per capita as YER
mont. Vermont's average production
of pounds of butter per farm is ,l12.6
Only four States produce half as much
only seven States a third as much and
only fifteen States fourth as much
Vermont leads the Union in average
number of pounds of butter per cow
with 1925 pounds. In pounds of but
ter per square mile Vermont is far in
the lead of any other State. In dairy
cows per square mile, only one State
leads Vermont, and in all cattle per
square mile only two States lead Yer
mont Montpelier Journal.