St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-04
VERMONT AND OTHER STATES.
Some Comparative Figures as to
Grain Yields Per Acre.

Some Comparative Figures as to
Grain Yields Per Acre.
The latest bulletin of. the United
States department of agriculture
gives the estimates of crop yields and
prices for 1913 based on reports
from five independent sources of in
formation, making this altogether the
most accurate crop report issued. The
figures for Vermont are as follows:
In the matter of corn, Vermont ranks
ninth in yield of bushels per acre,
with an average yield of 81 bushels
compared with an average of 23.1
bushels for the United States. Only
one of the great corn growing states
of the Union exceeds this yield. The
Vermont price per bushel December
was 81 cents while the average
price for the entire country was 691
cents.
The value of Vermont's hay crop
in 1913 was SIS, 100000. Only IL
states in the Union surpassed the
little state of Vermont in the value
of this crop, and those states were
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, IL
linois, Iowa, Missouri, Washington
and California. Only l ) states raised
more tons of hay than Vermont,
although this state ranks 42nd in
area.
Only four states raised more
bushels of spring wheat per acre than
Vermont and taking spring and win
ter wheat together only five states
exceeded Vermont's yield per acre.
which was 24.5 bushels. The United
States average for spring wheat was
10 bushels per acre. The average
yield of the great wheat growing
states was as follows: North Dakota,
1915; South Dakota, nine bushels;
Minnesota, 1872 bushels; Washington
10 bushels; the Dakotas are by far
the greatest of the spring wheat
states and VermOnt's yield is more
than twice as large.
Vermont ranked ninth in yield of
bushels of oats per acre, 1.-THE average
being 80 bushels compared with an
average of 292 bushels for the United
States. Vermont's average price De-
cember l was 90 cents and the aver
age for the whole country, 1872
cents.
Vermont ranked ninth in bushels
of potatoes per acre with an aver
age of 127 bushels compared with
9O.4 for the United States. The
price December 1 was 70 cents, COM
pared with 68.7 cents for the entire
Only one state raised more pounds
Of tobacco per acre than Vermont.
Only six states raised more bushels
Of barley per acre than Vermont. The
yield in this state was 80 bushels,
which was just four times the yield
Of Kansas. The average yield for
he United States was 23.8 bushels. |
Only two states reported a higher
price. The Vermont average was 80 |
cents and that for the United States, |
53.7 cents.
Vermont ranked ninth in bushels |
If rye per acre with a yield of 1S |
bushels. compared with an average |
# 1872 bushels for the whole country. |
The Vermont price was SO cents and |
hat for the United States, 63.4 cents. |
Vermont ranked third in bushels of |
per acre, with a yield OF |
IS bushels compared with yield of |
~ bushels for the United States. |
The Vermont price was 80 cents and
hat for the whole country, 75.5 cents.
only four states reported a higher
rice.
The mortality statistics for 1912
ave Just been issued by the director
# the United State census, in a table
howing the standardized death rates
,er 1000 of population for registra-
ion states. This registration area
omprises nearly two-thirds of the
otal estimated population of the
United States for 1912, and only four
tates, Minnesota, Montana, Utah and
Washington show a lower death rate
han Vermont.