Vermont History Facts and Fun - Secretary of State
Vermont History Facts and Fun - Secretary of State
Vermont History Facts and Fun - Secretary of State
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COW-ABUNGA!<strong>Vermont</strong> is aDairy <strong>State</strong><strong>Vermont</strong> is famous for its rural countryside.Nearly a million <strong>and</strong> a halfacres <strong>of</strong> <strong>Vermont</strong> l<strong>and</strong> are used forfarming. <strong>Vermont</strong>’s early settlersbrought oxen with them to help clearthe l<strong>and</strong> so domestic animals wouldhave fields for grazing. By the mid-1800s <strong>Vermont</strong> became known for itsMerino sheep farms. By the 1900s,<strong>and</strong> even today, most <strong>Vermont</strong> farmshad dairy cows. <strong>Vermont</strong> farmersproduce almost half the milk used inNew Engl<strong>and</strong>, as well as butter,cheese, yogurt <strong>and</strong> ice cream.<strong>Vermont</strong> is America’s largest producer<strong>of</strong> maple syrup. <strong>Vermont</strong> farms arealso known for Macintosh apples,potatoes, eggs, honey, vegetables,Christmas trees <strong>and</strong> lumber.What’s Udder-ly Different?Can you find the seven things thatare different betweenthese two cows?Answers on page 22.CHECK IT OUT!100 years ago, there were more cows in <strong>Vermont</strong> than people.Nowadays, there are about 159,000 cows <strong>and</strong> 609,000 people.Which means that for every cow, there are 3.8 <strong>Vermont</strong>ers!MOO!<strong>Vermont</strong> <strong>Secretary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>State</strong> Page 11
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