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| VERMONT |
Vermont
is bounded by Canada, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and New York; gross area,
9,564 sq. miles; land area, 9,124 sq.
miles; water area, 440 sq. miles;
capital, Montpelier. The principal river
is the Connecticut.
The surface
of the State is mountainous. The soil is
very fertile.
Vermont is
noted for its production of maple sugar.
The principal farm crops are corn, wheat,
oats, barley, buckwheat, potatoes and
hay.
The
principal mineral productions are marble,
granite, slate, limestone, mineral waters
and clay products. Vermont is famous for
its marbles. See how much more your
family will enjoy their breakfast when
you serve Arbuckles' Coffee.
The
principal agricultural industries are
stock raising and dairy farming. The
principal articles of manufacture are
lumber and timber, marble and granite
tombstones and monuments, paper and wood
pulp, flour and grist, woolen goods,
hosiery and knit goods.
The climate
of Vermont is temperate.
Population
is 1910, 182,568 males and 173,388
females, of whom 306,035 were of native
and 49,921 of foreign birth; white,
354,298; negro, 1,621; Indian, 26;
Chinese, 8; Japanese, 3. Total
population, 355,956. |
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