The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-15
Ten Staple Products in 1916
Brought Return Estimat-
ed at S32,072,8O0.
IMMENSE INCREASE IN
APPLE PRODUCTION
The Total Number of Barrels Harvest
ed Was 100000 - No State Ranked
Higher in This Crop - Second In
Yield of Corn Per Acre.

BURLINGTON, Jan. 15.-The Yer
mont crop report for 1916, in a publica-
ton of the United States department
of agriculture, just issued, shows that
IS, 600 acres of corn were grown, com
pared with 1900 in 1915. The yield
per acre was - bushels compared with
40 in 1915. Tie average yield in the
United States was PA bushels and only
one state i'm the Union exceeded Ner-s
mont S yield per acre. The total val
ne of Vermont 5 corn crop is estimated
at S2,12s,00o.
The area on which oats were raised
was 10000 acres compared with sloo0
acres in 1915. The yield per acre was
- bushels compared with 43 in 1919.
This yield was surpassed by sixteen
states The average yield throughout
the country was pol bushels per acre.
The estimated value of the crop in this
state is 81 ,GGI, 600.
The area devoted to rye was 1000
acres, the figures for 1915 being the
same The yield per acre was twenty
bushels compared with II bushels for
1918. Only one state surpassed Yer
mont in the yield per acre and this
state by only half a bushol. The aver
age yield for the United States was
1913 bushels. The value of Vermont 5
rye crop is estimated at $4,000.
An area of 1900 acres was Sown to
spring wheat, the same area given to
this crop in 1915. The yield per acre
was - bushels compared with thirty
! bushels in 1915. Only two states sur
passed Vermont s yield in bushels per
aero. The average yield for the coun-
| try nj large was SIS bushels, the value
Of the crop is estimated at $4,000.
The barley area of Vermont in 1916
| was $4,000 acres compared with 10000
in 1918. The yield per acre was 30
bushels compared with - bushels in
J 1918. The Vermont yield was surpassed
nv / : states. The average yield for the
entire country was 2$.6 bushels pei
acre. The. value of Vermont S barley
crop was $4,000.
The area devoted To buckwheat il
this state last year was $4,000 acres
compared with 5000 acres in 1915. The
vicld per acre was l7.j bushels com
pared with y bushels in 1915. Yer
mont was surpassed in yield by !.
states. The average yield. for thu
United states was II bushels per acre
The value Of Vermont 5 bUckwhca
crop was estimated at $500 600.
An area of $4,000 acres was devote,
to potato growing in Vermont last yea
compared with $4,000 acres in 1915
This state was surpassed in yield pc
acre by IA states. The average Well
for the country at large was SO4 bush
els. The value of the crop i, estimate
at 1851 900. Although the yield pc
acre i'm 1914 was 16S bushels and tn
total production for that year wa
100000, the total value of that crol
~, $4,000, was materially less tina
this year S crop.
In 1916 Vermont s hay growing are
was nearly 100000 acres, 9S0o00 t
, be exact, compared with $4,000 acre
J in 1915. The yield per acre was IL
tons compared with l.35 tons in l9l,
Only Is states surpassed Vermont i
the yield per acre. The average yiel
throughout the country was l.6i ton
= The value of the state 5 hay crop
placed at S20,992 900. Vermont rankc
18th in total production and 18th III til
value of the crops.
y The tobacco area of Vermont la
70 year was ZOE acres. the same as fl
" area of 1915. The yield per acre W;
$. 1000 pounds compared with 50
y, pounds in 1915. Only three states su
t, passed Vermont in yield per acre II
average yield for the United States W;