Agriculture. Manufacturing. Tourism. Famous people

Agriculture

Agriculture contributes $2. 6 billion, about 12%, directly and indirectly to the state's economy.

The agricultural growing season ranges from 120 to 180 days.

Dairy farming is the primary source of agricultural income. The average dairy farm produced 1. 3 million pounds of milk annually in 2008.

Wine industry in Vermont started in 1985. As of 2007, there were 14 wineries.

Manufacturing

Vermont's largest for-profit employer, IBM, in Essex Junction, provides 25 percent of all manufacturing jobs in Vermont, employing 5, 000 workers in 2013. It is responsible for $1 billion of the state's annual economy.

A 2010 University of Connecticut study reported that Vermont, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire tied as the most costly states in the U. S. for manufacturers.

Tourism

Tourism is an important industry to the state. For example, some of the largest ski areas in New England are located in Vermont.

In 2011, the state government earned $274 million in taxes and fees from tourism.

State symbols include:

· State song – These Green Mountains,

· State Beverage – milk

· State Fruit – apple

· State Flower – red clover

· State rock – granite, marble, and slate

· State Tree – sugar maple

· State Fossil – White Whale (Beluga Whale)

Famous people

Sherman Adams governor, East Dover
Chester Alan Arthur U. S. president, Fairfield
Orson Bean actor, Burlington
Calvin Coolidge U. S. president, Plymouth
Thomas Davenport inventor, Williamstown
John Deere inventor, Rutland
George Dewey admiral, Montpelier
John Dewey philosopher, educator, Burlington
Stephen A. Douglas politician, Brandon
James Fisk financial speculator, Bennington
Wilbur Fisk clergyman, educator,
Ralph E. Flanders senator, Barnet
Horace A. Tabor silver king, Holland
Justin Morrill politician, Strafford
Richard Morris Hunt architect, Brattleboro
William Morris Hunt painter, Bratleboro
Elisha Graves Otis inventor, Halifax
Moses Pendleton choreographer
Patty Sheehan golfer, Middlebury
Joseph Smith religious leader, Sharon
Ernest Thompson actor, writer
Rudy Vallee singer, band leader, Island Pond
Henry Wells pioneer entrepreneur, Thetford
Brigham Young religious leader, Whiting

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