The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-06
AGRICULTURAL ALABAMA.
As Shown by the Census Re-
 turns,

Mobile Register.
 Census Bulletin No. 155 gives the con- clusions of the Census Bureau as to the condition of agriculture in Alabama. The larm as defined by the twelfth census includes all the land under one manage ment. used for raising crops and pastur- ing live stock, with wood lots, swamps. meadows etc, connected herewith. 1t also includes all buildings used in the farming operations.
 According to the census there are 223 20 farms in Alabama, valued at sl34,61 .1S3. Farm implements are valued at &. .675, 300: | and live stock at s36. 105, 799--a total of $179, 399, SS8 invested in agriculture in the State. Acreage in farms, improved. S. 654,S91: unimproved, 12.03O, 436: total 20,6s5. AZ. Percentage of improved land to un- improved AIS. an increase of per cent in the last decade.
 | The number of farms shown in this census is over five times as great as in 1850 and 4l.5 per cent greater than in 1890. I but the average size of farms is less than one-third the size of farms in 1850. This CTS and naturally an increase in the ag- i>ricultural development of the State. There | Is more careful cultivation and a greater output per acre.
 lows: Animal products. SIS, 196. 6s9; crops, $73. 190. 70: total, $a1 3S7, 409-a value which | exceeds the total of 1889 by 3s per cent. Montgomery is the richest agricultural
 
 ments, except buildings. being valued at g, ,S22,674 Madison Is second. $3.695.S65 Dallas third, s2st2.636. and the others In the following order: Jackson Marengo, Limestone, Talladega, Henry. Wilcox, Perry and Tallapoosa, all over s2,00000 Including buildings, implements and live stock. the three leading counties are val ued as follows: Montgomery, S6.U3l,OOO
 Madison, s5ss7,Ooe and Dallas, $o.oS20OO. | In the matter of Increase in the num- | Der of farms Washington takes the lead l with 1157 per cent increase; Baldwin, sec Increased acreage fin farm lands is shown
 in two-thrds of the counties: Farm sizes vary from 22o.7 acres in Baldwin to 4S.' fin Lowhdes-smallest fin the cotton pro- ducing regions. Except in Barbour, i Blount. Clay. Dale, Hale. Lawrence. Nor gan and Wilcox the value of farms has | increased, and the average value Is $6OS.3 | The only county In which tho average
 value exceeds s1.oOo is Mobile: the lowest
 Every County sae Blount Limestone and Pickens shows a gain In amount of capital invested in live stock.
 Since 1850 Alabama's population has in- | has increased five-fold.
 l White farmers. 129 131: colored farmers | 94.0S3. White owners. 69.S23; colored own CTS. 11.12S;: white part owners. S,SS6; col | ored part owners. 2.S71: white cash ten
 ants, 1S.1ls: colored cash tenants. 56.212
 white share tenants 30, S55; colored share | tenants. 23.6s9. Average acreage of whitt
 farmers, 123.6; of colored farmers. So. ?
 white farmers si234S1, ,529; by colored farm
 CTS. s46 9ls. 25S. This Is the first census that has made the above distinctions as l to color.
 | S.0 hales s37' '0O4 59s: corn. 35, 5,O53047 bushels S17 0s2. 751: cotton seed. 534.41 tons, s5,Os5t
 O79: sugar cane. SECRETS; forest products s2 496 652: hay and forage. l72.soS tons. S,- | TOT 6SS; sweet potatoes. $l. .6S1, ,0S9: molasses
 ? s79. .4ss gallons, s1.O03. .2il: oats 216s1
 bushels. s7s7. .6s4: wheat, 123so7 bushels s5o2. .24O: orchard fruits. S47e.574: tobacco 3l1 950 pounds. S55.5S1. The total value is
 put at $73 190.72o.
 The cultivation of sugar cane. rice an6 | orchard fruits and vegetables ic increas
 ing rapidly in some parts of the State.