540 State Board of Agriculture, &g. 



The value of nil the products of a_<:;riculture to each per- 

 son in Vermont was more than the average to each person 

 in any other State. The next highest was Iowa, with an 

 average of $95 to each inhabitant. 



It may be said that the high value of these products jt?er 

 capita, in Vermont, is the result of a larger proportion of 

 farms than in other States, but the census shows that about 

 half the States have a larger proportionate number. The 

 per cent, of farmers in the States that have been compared 

 was as follows : 



PER CENT. OF POPULATION ENGAGED IN AGRICULTUKE. 



Vermont *. 53 



Michigan 46 



Indiana 58 



Illinois 50 



Wisconsin 54 



Minnesota 57 



Iowa 61 



Kansas 59 



It will be seen that all but two of these seven States have 

 •a larger per cent, of population engaged iu agriculture than 

 Vermont. 



The average value of all the products to each person 

 engaged in agriculture, seems to be a fair test of the relative 

 profit of farmiug iu the different States. Compared accord- 

 ing to this standard the average in 



Vermont was $597 



Indiana " 460 



"Wisconsin " 4SS 



