Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-05

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The census
office gave to the public yesterday
the principal results of the investi-
CATION of farmer home proprietor
ship in all of the states and terrific
ries. This is the first investigation of
the kind ever conducted in any coun-
try. Out of the L., 800, i52 families in
the whole country almost AZ per cent
own their farms and homes, and the
rest hire. OF the families owning
farms and homes almost % per cent
have incum brances and over 20 per
cent have no incumbrance. The mum
Der of resident owners of land in the
United States is 6,O66, All, to which
must be added any land owners who
may be living in tenant families The
farm families number 1876, ia, of
which IS per cent own their homes,
and others hire. OF the ow. ly fami-
lies over % per cent have Incum
brances on their farms. IL $50, %. So
per-cen of the farms were hired.
In the cities that contain over 100,-
900 population there are 1,94s, 1874
home families, of which almost % per
cent own and ~ per cent hire, while
of the owning families SO per cent
own subject to incumbrance. Among
the cities having 100, 900 population
and over New York has the highest
percentage of home tenancy, nearly
g3.67; Boston is next with Sl.57 per
cent; Brooklyn third, with 81. ii per
cent; Jersey City, sl.2O per cent, and
Cincinnati, S0.s2 per cent The per-
centage for Baltimore is 1894; Buff
falo, 6OO3; Chicago, 7I27: Cleveland,
6O.9 90; Denver, 7O.sg: Minneapolis.
6s. Sc; New Orleans, 1881; Philadel-
phia, 77.24; st. Louis, 9.5s; st. Paul,
So 80: San Francisco, 7s.46; and Wash
ington, ID. c., 1880. The smallest
percentage, IS, represents Rochester,
n. Y.
Bringing the urban population into
contrast with the non urban popula-
ton, almost "A per cent of 4,224, $50
home families living outside of cities
and towns of 5000 people own their
own homes and 56 per cent hire. OF
the owning families II per cent own
without incumbrance.
The value of the 1886, $50 incum-
bered farms and homes is 1861, 296,-
O69, and the incum brances aggregate
s., 49,, 949, sos or $50 per cent of the
value. OF the incumbra noes on farms
and homes, over .! per cent bears in
tereSt at rates less than per cent, 81
per cent at the rate of per cent, 80
per cent at rates greater than per
cent and IL per cent at rates greater
than per cent.
The average of value of each owned
and incum bered farm in the United
States is So, "A: each of incumbered
home, 80, $50, and the average incum
brance on each of the farms is 81, 22i;
on each incumhered home, 81, "93.
The $50, 957 farms subject to incum-
brance are worth S3,O54, 923, l6J, and
the incum brance is 81, Os5, 995 $50. or
1855 per cent of the value. The S09,
1913 homes subject to incumbrance arc
valued at S22, 632, 374, 9O4, and the in
cumbrance is S1,O46, 953, 500, or 1917
per cent of the value.
The cities of 5000 to 1OO 900 popula-
ton have 1858 incumbered homes
occupied by owners, worth $739, $40, Os7
with an incumbrance amounting to
1922, GIL, 974, which Is 80, IS per cent of
the value. In the cities of 100. 900
population and over, the value of the
los, 159 incum bered homes occupied
by owners is 1884, 1871, s1l and these
homes are incumbered for 1898, 029,-
1913, or for 40. OF per cent of their val
ne. In the country outside of cities
and towns of 5000 people and over
the value of the APT, 161 incumbered
homes occupied by owners is 1858, 337,
OO6, and the incumbrance is 1851, 31l.-
796, or 81. 20 per cent of the value.
In the cities having at least 100, 900
population, s., $50 represents the av
erage value of each owned and in
numbered home. New York has the
highest value, $4,000; San Francisco
second with 1898, Brooklyn third
with 81, 349 Omaha fourth with s., 179
and Washington fifth with S7.O45.
The annual interest charge on each
owned and incumb ered home in these
cities is $134, the highest amount be-
ing S43s in New York and the lowest
amounting to $40 in Louisville. Den
yer has the highest average rate of
interest on the incum brance
on owned and incumbered homes,
namely, T.s7 per cent, and New
Orleans is second, with 1856 per cent;
New York has the lowest rate, 4.95
per cent and Boston stands next with
5. IA per cent Over "a per cent of the
incumbrance on owned farms was in
Cured in buying real estate and max
ing improvements and over S3 per
cent of the incumbrance was for the
purpose of buying and improving real
estate, investing in business, etc.
Over 81 per cent of the incumbrance
on homes was incurred to secure pur-
chase money and to make improve
mentS.