The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-31
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80.

ASHlNGTON, Aug. 0U.
6PHE census Office today made pub
lie the principal results of the
investigation Of farm and home
u proprietorship, which was male
in all the states and territories. This
is the first investigation of the kind
ever conducted for this or any other
country. OF the 12 800 1852 families in
the whole country, Al so own their
farms and homes. and 220 per
cent. hire; and of the families
owning their farms and homes
q 81 per cent have membranes
thereon, and 72. 03 per cent. no incum
brance. Among 100 families, on the
'verlge, so hire their farms and homes.
81 own tree of incumbrance, and 13
own subject to ineumbrance. The
number of resident owners in the
United States is 6,O66,4l7 plus such a
number of land owners as may be liv-
ing in tenant families.
The farm families hum ber 4, 767. 179.
Of which 65 % per cent. own their
farms, and "a per cent hire, while Of
the owning families % % per cent
have membranes on th.ir farms md
II Is per cent have none. In 1880
2l.56 per. cent of the farms were
hired.
HOME FAMILIES IN CITIES.
The cities and towns of 5000
TO 10000 population are aggr--
gated for the 1,749, $40 families
that live in them. and of those
families IS 96 per cent. own their own
homOs and 404 hire, while of the own
ing families "a. II per cent. own sub
ject to incumbranee, and 60 80 per
cent. without membranes.
In the cities that contain over 100
600 population there are !. 94S. S34 home
families. of which % SO par cent own
their homes, and 77,17 per cent hire,
while OF the owning families 81 so per
cent. own subject to inoum brance. and
90 20 per cent free of incum hrance.
Among the cities having 100 900 popu.
lstion and over. New York has the
highest percentage OF home ten.
ancy, namely, SO 81; Bostou
is next, with 81 81; Brooklyn
third. with S144; Jersey City
fourth WITH l.20; and Cincinnati fifth
with 80 SO Tue percentage for Balti-
more is 70 94; for Buffalo, 60 03; for
Chicago, 1927; for Cleveland, 609O; for
Denver, 70 SO; for Minneapolis, 6S So (;
for New Orleans, 1851; for Philadel-
phia, T24; for St. Louis, 79 50; for st.
Paul, SO 80; for S n Francisco. rs 46 /;
for Washington, d c., 74S0. The
smallest percentage, Sc o. represents
Rochester, N. Y.
VALUE OF FARMS.
The value of the 1,79S 800 farms and
homes subject to incum brahcs is $5,
6S7, 278, ,069 and the incum hrance on
them is 50, 1872. 949, 563, or 81, so per cent.
of the valur. The value OF each owne d
and incnmherad farm in the United
States is SO 444; of each ineumbered
homa SO $50, and the average ipcumb-
rance on each of the farms is 81. 224 on
each incumbered home. 81, ,293
1t was ascertained that "a % per
cent. of the incumbrancs on owned
farms was incurred for the purpose Of
buying real estate and making i'm.
provements. and that SO 81 per cent
of the ineumbrance was for the pur.
pose Of buying and improving real %.
tate, investing in business and purchas-
ing the more durable kinds of personal
property. In the case of home 81. "a
per cent. Of incumb brance was incurred
to secure purchase money and make
improvements, and 92 66 was incurred
for purchase money. improvem snts,
business and the purchase of the more
durable kinds Of personal property.