The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-31
INCREASE OF CROPS
IN VERMONT
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/ solgood. The acreage for both 1918
land 1919 was the same, 10000, but
! the average yield per acre dropped
from Al bushels in 1913 to SO bushels
in 1919. The production of 100000
bushels was $4,000 bushels less than
in 1918. The value per acre dropped
from 5000 to S32,40. The average
value in the United States is $2112
and only four states report a larger
yield per acre.
In barley Vermont's yield per acre
was exceeded by only five states and
only four states had a larger value
per acre. 'Velmont's yield per acre
and value per acre were nearly twice
that of the United States. Vermont
increased her acreage of barley in
1919 a thousand acres over 1918, re-
porting $4,000 acres under cultivation
but the average yield per acre drop
ped from $47.43 to $45, while the av-.
erage value throughout the United
States was only $2701.
Only one state in the Union eX-
cceded Vermont in its yield of buck
wheat per acre, while Vermonts
value per acre exceeded that of any
other state. Though the acreage
dropped from 10000 to 5000 in 1919,
the average yield per acre increased
four bushels from II to %. With a
thousand acres less under cultivation
the farmers of the state increased
their production $4,000 bushels, the
1919 yield being 225,000. The value
per acre increased from 1880 to
$42.50, while the average value
throughout thu United States was
S30.41.
With only 1000 acres of rye under
cultivation Vermont's average yield
per acre was II bushels as against
1913 bushels average yield through
| out the United States. The value per
acre was $2G.50, while the average
value throughout the United States
was $16S5. Only two states report
larger yield per acre.
Vermont is not considered spring
wheat state yet only two states, and
those in the irrigated region of the
West, reported larger yield per
acre, and only one state reported a
larger value per acre. Both YER
mont's yield per acre and value per
acre were more than twice the figures
reported for the United States as a
whole The acreage dropped from
10000 in 1918 to 10000 in 1919 and
the average yield per acre was p as
against nine bushels United States
average yield. The value per acre
was S4767, while the United States
average value is only $20.59.
With one exception Vermont
yield in potatoes was the largest of
any state east of the Rocky Noun
tains. Only five states report larger
yield per acre, and only six states a
larger value per acre. Vermont S
average yield per acre, with an acre
age of $4,000 as against $4,000 in
1918, was 125 bushels. The average
United States yield is only 1872 bush
els. The value per acre of Vermont S
potato crop was S196.25, as against
$145.63 United States average value.
Only in the hay crop did Vermont
fall behind the United States average
value, and this BECAUSE of the very
large yield of the irrigated states of
the far west. No state east of the
Mississippi valley exceeded Yer
mont's yield per acre, though Is ives
tern states reported larger average
yield. The state had 100000 acres
under cultivation and the average
yield was 1.6 tons. The United
States average yield was a little bet
ter, being 1872 tons. The total farm
value Of the hay crop of the Vermont
farmers was S29, 10000, as against
S19,169,0 900 in 1918 with 905,000 acres
under cultivation. The value per
acre of the Vermont crop was
$S216, as against S32.65 in 1918.
The following table gives the yield
and value to the Vermont farmers in
1919 of the principal crops: