The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-30
VERMONT'S HIGH
RANK IN AGRICULTURE
State Stands Far Above the Average
in All the Staple Crops Which
It Produces.

The latest bulletin of the United States
department of agriculture gives the esti-
mates of crop yields and prices for 1913
based on reports from five independent
sources of information, making this alto
gether the most accurate crop report is
sued The figures for Vermont are as fol-
lows: In the matter Of corn Vermont
ranks ninth in yield of bushels per acre.
with an average yield of 81 bushels com
pared withsan average of % / bushels for
the United States. Only one of the great
corn growing states of the Union exceeds
this Yield. The Vermont price per bushcl
Dec. | was 81 cents, while the average
price for the entire country was G9.1
cents.
The value Of Nermont's hay crop in
1913 was SlS.,l6o,00o Only II states in
the | nion surpassed the little state If
Vermont in the value of this crop. and
those states were New York, Pennsylva-
mia. OHIO, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Michigan Iowa. Missouri, Washington
and California Only Il states raised
more tons 81 las than Vermont although
this state ranks Id III area.
Only four states raised more bushels Of
spring wheat per acre than Vermont and
taking spring aud winter wheat together
only FIVE states exceeded Nermont's Weld
per acre which was 24.a bushels The
United States average for spring wheat
was l. bushels per acre. The average
Weld of the great wheat growing states
was rs follows North Dakota. 1913;
south Dakota. q bushels: Minnesota. 1872
bushels; Washington, 10 bushels. The
Dakotas are by far the greatest Of the
spring wheat states aud Vermont yield
is more than twice as luge.
Vermont ranked ninth in yield OF BUSH
els of oats per acre. the average being 80
bushels compared with an average Of - =
bushels for the United States. Nermont's
average price Dee | was 81 cents and the
average for the whole country. 800 cents
Vermont ranked ninth in bushels, Of po-
tatoes per acre with an average OF t21
bushels compared with 9oi for the Unit
cd States The price Dec was - cents.
compared with 6S.I cents for the entire
country
Only one state raised more pounds Of
| tobacco net acre than Vermont
| Only six states raised more bushels Of
barley per acre than Vermont The weld
lin tins State was - bushels which was
/ Just four times the yield Of Kansas The
average yield for the United States was
23S bushels Only Two states reported
| a higher price The Vermont average was
50 cents and that for The United >;aHi~.
- cents
| Vermont ranked ninth il bushels & ~
per acre with u yield oi II bushels. cory
pared with an average Of 1G.2 bushels Tor
the whole country The Vernon; prise
was M cents and that for the Ju.ted
States. 63 4 cents.
| Vermont ranked third III bushels Of
bucllwheat per acre, with yield Of -
bushels compared with yield Of IL
bushels for The United States The Yer
mont price was 50 cents and that for the
whole country, - cents. Only fouf
states reported higher plice
The uortat> statistics for 1912 have
Just been issued by the director q the
United States census, IN a table showing
the standardized death rates per f,Ne
Of population for registration states hi,
registration area comprises nearly two
thirds OF the total estimated population oI
the United States for 1917, aud only iaul
states, Minnesota Montana. ttah ',nd
Washington show lower death rate thar
Vermont