The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
VI. FARM PRODUCE
VALUE SSO,OOO,0OO
Last Years Maple Sugar
f. Crop Estimated at
$4,149,050
AVERAGE CORN YIELD
GREATEST IN U. S

Milk and Cream Used at Home. Set
at $27, S2.934 Statistics Covering
Hay, Cereals. Apples and Other
Fruits.
MONTPELIER, Jan. 1S.-According to
the report of the state department of ag
rlcultre, it is estimated that the annual
value of Nermont's farm products exceeds
SS0000,O0O. This amount is considerably
greater than the total gold production of
1919 in the United States which was val
ued at SIS, 2s5, 1876.
The census figures recently issued show
that in 1919 Nermonts dairy products, not
including home use of milk and cream,
amounted to $27, IS, 1874. 1t is probable
that fgures for 1920 are even larger. The
census figures indicate that Vermont pro-
duced eggs in 1919 which were worth So
73S ,345, and chickens valued at 81 ,300, $50
According to the United States Crop Re
porter. Nermont's maple products in 1920
were worth 81, l4905e. Adding to the crop
values for 1920. the figures quoted for
dairy products, eggs, poultry and maple
sugar and syrup, the total is 81, liz, 399
This does not include the sale of beef. veal
hAubtpAA, AdlAb. NOoiy money ana various
other commodities. which include forest
products. Twenty five thousand acres put
TO corn III 1920 produced a total of lbs
900 bushels, the price of December |, be
ing Sl.25. The amount produced from D.
600 acres IN 1919 was l,045 600, the price
OF December l, of that year being SI.75
ermont 5 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 NeImonts value per acre is nearly
three times that reported for the United
States.
Eighty-one thousand acres were put to
oats, last year compared to $1,000 of the
year before the production for 1920 was
2,s35.O00 bushels, TO only 2,550000 in 1919
Last year the price was - cents, the year
before It was 90 cents. Vermont ranked
tenth IN value per acre throughout the
country.
Only one state exceeds Vermont in Weld
per acre in rye and sixth value per acre.
The acreage for the past two years was
1000, production last year being 10000 to
the $4,000 bushels of the year previous.
The price last year VISA $3.50 and that of
the year before $50.
Seven states exceed this state in weld
per acre of spring wheat and only three
IN value per acre. Eleven Thousand acres
are devoted to this and the production for
1920 was 100000 bushels, compared with
$4,000 Of 1919.
Seven states exceed Vermont in value
per acre in barley. Twelve thousand acres
were given over to this in 1920 and 1900
N 1919. The yield last Year was 336 600.
It Sl.20, and that of the year before
225.000 at $50.
In buckwheat only one state exceeds
ennont in Weld per acre and two in
~alue per acre. One hundred and thirty
two thousand bushels were produced from
5000 acres last year at 1855 a bushel and
lSS. the year previous at $40.
Eight states exceed Vermont in yield
Ger acre, but only two OF these are east
Of the Rocky mountains. Thirteen states
exceed Vermont in value per acre.
The acreage given over to this in 1920
In 1919 the acreage was 25,oC0 with a pro-
duction of 300 600 Value in 1920 was
81 .25 and in 1919. Sl57.
Vermont ranks 2lst in acreage: of hay,
IS 23rd IN yield acre, but only four states
east of the Mississippi river exceed Yer
mont, aud the heavy Yields in the irrigated
states of the far west bring up to average
for the United States. Fifteen states eN-
coed Vermont in value per acre but most
If these are III the Far West. Production
asst ve3r was 1920 900 tons at S73 a ton.
In 1919 production was ,547 00a tons
The total crop Of apples in 1920 was |
10000 bushels compared with 100000 Of
the year previous. The price last year
was 81 30 and Sis of the wear before
entire crop value at $550os were produced
last year. The cToD in 1919 was $4,000 val
ned total ut S45, 900
Nermont's farm values for last year
amounted to Sal 1872 300 and $40 S05.0O0 for
the wear before This list does not in
clude Held beans, tobacco nor garden
truck.