Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-07-07

In the last decade the total number
of farms increased 17,O21. or 64.2 per
cent. In the same period owners in
creased in number 1870. Ola per
cent cash tenants, 50, or &c per cent
share tenants, 1000, or 13S.3per cent.
The. share tenant class shows an in
crease for each decade, and a larger
growing preponderance over cas!, ten
ants, who were approximately one to
two and one-half share tenants in 1890
and one to five and one-half in 1900.
The total number of tenant-operate1
farms in 1900, however, constituted
only So per cent of the whole number.
This increase in the number of share
to cash tenants is the opposite of what
is taking place in many eastern and
southern states. and is probably due
to- the fact that settlers who come to
the growing sections of the state with
the intention of ultimately owning
farms find share Tenancy an excep-
tionally favorable step toward this
end. EARLY comer have taken up on
easy terms more land than they al
work, and are willing to rent on
shares to new corners, who may not
have sufficient capital to purchase land
outright, or to meet the expense re-
quired for stock and implements on
farms for which a cash rental is de-
manded. ". .."., ."-.
The group of farms containing from
100 to ia acres comprises the largest
number of farms of any one group,
and the group between 26O and 499
acres the next largest, showing the
large proportion of half and quarter
section holdings. There are 1916 farms
in the state containing 1000 acres and
over each; 5,114 farms between 500 and
1000 acres each; 1888 between 26O
and 400 acres each; 2,526 farms con-
tanning between 175 and 259 acres and
1S,471 containing between 100 and ia
acres. . 8,
An interesting item shown is the
fact that on 4O,O5S of these farms
grain and hay are the principal sour
ces of income; on 3,O56 live stock is
the principal source of income; on
1,196 farms dairy products are the
principal source of income; vegetables
in 125 and miscellaneous in S97.
The total value of all live stock on
farms June 1, 1900. was $40 430, 49l.
OF this amount $50 per cent represents
the value of horses; 27.6 the value Of
all neat cattle other than dairy cows;
SO per cent that of dairy cows: At
per cent that of sheep; % per cent
that of swine and % per cent that of
all other live stock.
In 1860 there were in the territory
of Dakota 2S6 dairy COWS. 515 other
neat cattle. "a horses, 1913 sheep and
2S7 hogs. In 1870 the number of dairy
cows had increased to 4,151; of other
neat cattle to S,316; horses to 1914;
sheep 1901 and hogs to 2,O33. In 1880
the number of dairy cows was 4O,572
in the territory; other neat cattle
100,243; horses 41,67O; sheep 3O,244,
hogs 6 1894. In North Dakota alone in
1890 the number of dairy cows had in
creased TO $3.50; other neat cattle to
1913, horses to 13O,931; sheep to
136,413, and hogs to 92,213. In 1900
North Dakota had 123,5O3 dairy cows.
5s31 ,931 other neat cattle; 359,94S
horses, 451.4337 sheep and 191, 1913 hogs.
It will thus be seen that stock-rais-
ing forms a very important part in
North Dakota. The number of do
nestle animals of all kinds in Dakota
territory increased between 1860 and
1870 from ten to thirty times.
Over three times as many dairy cat
tie were reported in 1900 in North Da-
kota as We're reported by the territory
of Dakota in 1880. The number re-
ported in 1900 shows an increase of
1872 per cent for the last decade, while
the gain in the number of other meat
cattle during the same time was 174.8.
The number of horses was nearly three
times as great in 1900 as in 1890. The
number of sheep increased between
1890 and 1900 1900 per cent and hogs
1O8 per cent.
! In the way of animal produce the
statistics show that A $50 gallons
of milk were. produced in 1899; 9,17S,-
815 pounds of butter; 70,sS1 pounds OF
cheese. and 7,43s.4OO dozens Of eggs.
The value of animals slaughtered was
1902 74, and of animals slaughtered
in the state $~1,573,58s.
The production of milk was 22.279,-
168 greater in 1899 than in 1889. The
number OF eggs produced in 1890 was
more than double the production of
1889.
Nearly six times as much wool was
reported in 1899 as in 1889.
The chief agricultural products in
1889 were: 62,373 acres OF corr yield
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