The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-21
VERMONT FARM PRODUCTS
State Department Estimates Value
viii Exceed $50 100000.


viii Exceed $50 100000
Montpelier, Jan 1S.--According to
the report of the state department of
agriculture, 1t is estimated that the
annual value of Vermonts farm pro
ducts exceeds $S0O0OOO0, This
amount Is considerably greater than
the total gold production of 1919 in
the United States which was valued
at s5S,2S5,l96.
The census figures recently issued
show that in 1919 Vermont's dairy pro
ducts, not including home use Of milk
and cream. amounted to S2I1S2,9S4. 1t
is probable that figures for 1920 are
even larger The census figures lndi-
cate that Vermont produced eggs in
1919 which were worth s2,73S,3i5, and
chickens valued at $1,000 $50. Accord
ing to the United States Crop Report
er. Vermonts map products in 1920
were worth S4149,050 Adding to the
crop values for 1920, the figures quot.
ed for dairy products. eggs, poultry
and maple sugar and syrup the total
is S77,142. .S9s. This does not include
the sale OF beef. veal, mutton, lamb,
wool. honey and various other com
modities, which include forest products
Twenty-Five thousand acres put 70
corn in l92e'pnodueed & toad OF l.lf5 :
000 bushels. the price OF December J,
being S1.25 The amount produced
from 1900 acres in 1919 was 1880
the price Of December ], OF that year
being $l75 Vermonts average yield
per acre Is larger than that OF any
other state, and is more than 81 per
cent IN excess OF that Of the average
yield for the United States; and YER
ments value per acre Is nearly three
times that reported for the United
State'.
Eighty one thousand acres were put
to oats. last year compared TO $4,000
OF the year before the production for
1929 was 2,S35,00O bushels, to only
1850 900 In 1919 Last year the price
was 70 cents, the year before II was
90 cents. Vermont ranked tenth in
value per acre throughout the country.
Only one state exceeds Vermont in
Yield per acre in rye and sixth value
per acre. The acreage for the past
two years was l.O0e, production last
year being 10000 to the $4,000 bushels
OF the year previous The price last
year was $3.50 and that Of the year
before $3.50
Seven states exceed this state IN
yield per acre OF spring wheat and on
ily three in value per acre. Eleven
thousand acres are devoted 70 this
and the production for 1920 was 2O9,
900 bushels compared with $4,000 OF
1918
/ Seven states exceed Vermont In val
ne per acre in barley. Twelve thous
and acre. were given over to this in
( 1920 and 5000 in 1919 The yie'd last
year was $4,000, at $l20, and that OF
the year before 225000 at $3.50.
In buckwheat only one stat eexceed'
Vermont In yield per acre and two ii
value per acre. One hundred and thir
tytwo thousand bushels were produc
ed from 5000 acres last year at Sl5J
bushel and l3S, the year previous Al
$40.
Eight states exceed Vermont in yielC
per acre, but only two Of these ART
east Of the Rocky mountains. Thir
teen states exceed Vermont in value
per acre.
The acreage given over TO this h
! 1890 was $4,000 the production beinl
S,5lO.o00. In 1919 the acreage was %,
600 with production Of 2500,00l
Value III 1920 was S1.25 and in 1919
SI57
Vermont ranks 2lst In acreage; o
hay, is 23rd in yield acre. but onl!
four states east Of the Mississippi
river exceed Vermont and the heav!
Yields in the irrigated states Of tn,
FAR west br'ng up the average for th
United States. Fifteen states eXceet
! Vermont In value per acre, but mos
of these are in the Far West Pre-
ductioh 'ast year was 1920, 900 tons a
SIS a ton In 1919 production was
547, 600 tons.
The total crop of apples in 1920 wa
coo. 900 bushels, compared with
100000 OF the year previous. Th
price last year was $3.50 and S175, @
the year before Nineteen thousan
bushels of pears, the entire crop valu
at S55 600 were produced last year. Th
crop in 1919 was $4,000, valued total q
$45 600.
Vermonts farm values for last yea
iamounted TO Sal $40 200 au1 $l2, 500
900 for the year before This list doe
not include field beans, tobacco, no
fsnvIas, trupl