Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-04-30
Lands Held by the Husba ndmau.

."o uePaItlnent OF agriculture, has
Just issued advance copies of a pamph-
let on Agricultural Graphics," being
report of exhibits illustrating agri
cultural statistics at the Worlds In
dustrial and Cotton exposition at New
Orleans.
Among the interesting facts Develop
ed by this publication is diagram
showing the proportion of land in the
several states and territories occupied
by farms. Exclusive of the Indian
territory and Alaska it appears the
land surface of the United States
makes an aggregate of 1856, 10S, 800
acres. OF which $50, ,0Sl 1856 acres were
comprised in farms at the period of
the last census. The proportion of
land IN farms to the total land surface,
in order of percentage by states, is as
follows: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Della
ware, Kentucky, Vermont, Maryland,
Connecticut, New York, Tennessee,
Virginia, Rhode Island. North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Iowa, Georgia,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, West Virginia, Missouri,
New Jersey, Alabama, Mississippi,
Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan, Arkan-
sas, Maine, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Texas, Nebraska, California, Florida
and Oregan. 1t will be observed that
Missouri stands twentv-one and Kan
SaS twentv-siX on the list.
INCREASE IN THE FARM ACREAGE.
1t is also shown that the farm acre
age of the United States has nearly
doubled in thirty years, increasing
from 293, 800, GA to $50, ,0S1 1856 acres.
During the first ten years of taking up
of government lands in the west and
south and the state lands of Texas was
active. The most fertile areas, little
encroached upon in the newer settle
ments, were taken possession of with
a certainty of appreciation In value
that added intensity to the pursuit of
homes Obtainable at insignificant
prices. The absolutely free home
stead had not at that time been
guaranteed by law In the next de-
cade the disturbing element of civil
war prevented aggregate increase, the
states within the theater of actual war
fare declining in area, some farms
being abandoned and hence not count
ed as farms. AT the same time many
of the western states showed con
siderable increase. Kansas, for in
stance, with LIS, 400 acres in 1860,
had 1856, ,S79 in 1870.
Between 1870 and 1880 the new
lands taken into area exceeded 1885,
100000 acres. OF this no less than
100000 were in six divisions be-
tween the Mississippi and the Rocky
mountains. The increase was large
in the south, especially in Texas, where
it was nearly $4,000, 900 acres.
VALUE OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRO-
DUCTS.
The report likewise contains statis-
tics of the farm values of products OF
agriculture, comprising farm laborers'
wages, the value of farm animals and
and their increase IN thirty years, the
progress of wheat and corn prOduc-
tion in thirty years and their exporta-
ton during period of fifty eight
wears, progress of cotton production
and exportation, the sugar consump-
ton and production and the farm
values for the four decennial census
cnumeratiOns.
The following is the classification
showing the respective value oil lands,
animals and agricultural implements
for each 10 years from 1850 TO 1880:
Yesrs q1 hana nd ssos1s An%ls lmp.s%s
1890. s'6450a50J7 i,0s9,Se9'9l5 246l1s'l4l
IS7O. 9,262. .SC3 S6l l,525, ,276, ,457 336 s7S, 40
1890. 10, ,O98 no 100, Ss4, 707 4O6 520,055
The entire data Of this pamphlet are
excmplified IN the exhibits of the de-
partment atthe New Orleans exposi-
ton.