Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
VAIDE OF OUR FARMS
'AcnICULTURAL THRIFT SHOWN
~ CENSUS BULLETIN.
fetal property Values Exceed $780,
100000, OOO- Earth Products for
1890 Reach $4,739, 11S,751-I11inois
r2Aasas I'm Worth of Titled Lands.

The census bureau has issued bulle-
r. giving the condition of agriculture IN
M United States for the year 1900. 1t
bows shat there were at that time 5,I39,-
IN farms in the entire country, which
here valued at SIC, ,694, 247. Of this
|maunf S3, $50, 1885, 191, or over q per
|ant represented the value of buildings
III SI3.114 492, 056, or over IS per cent,
nresented the value of lands and i'm
|'oyements other than buildings.
| The value Of farm implements and ma
linery was $7G1, 261 $50 and Of live
|1ock So, O78, O5O,041.
These values, added to the value of the
rms, i've total value of farm proper
L amounting to $20,514,O01 1888.
|NThe fotal value of farm products for
year 1899 is given at S4,739, IFS, 1852,
II which amount Sits, 990,221 was for
Taimal products, including live stock,
ultry and bee products.
The bulletin places the average size Of
lrns IL the United States at LAG acres
"a II IS reported that 40 per cent of the
rm Iard is improved. The total acre
Ne for the entire country was S4l, DOL
|sshe amber of farms in the United
Esakes las increased in every decade for
N lasf fifty years, and so rapidly that
IN 18 therc were nearly four times as
M rms as in 1850 and 20 per cent
ENan in 1890.
|VEhA total acreage of farm land also has
reased, but up to 1880 less rapidly
Ja, e 70
steady decrease in the average size
farms.
ince 1850, however, the total acreage
II increased more rapidly than the num-
n OF farms. so that the average size Of
ms has increased. The total area of
proved land has increased in every dec
|ArIs since 1850.
comparison by States indicates that
most Important States in the agricul-
ol,e OF the country are, beginning at the
= sst. Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
10, pennsylvania and New York. To-
her they contribute A per cent of the
Fll value of farm property and SO per
|. Of the total value of farm products.
IL exas leads with the greatest number
saKTns 352, 100 and also with the high
4 agraage, 10, S07 OH. But only a lit
10 per cent of the farm and in
Eas was improved and the value of the
m land in Texas was less than in
lnsyIYania, Ohio, New York, Missouri,
/! Ia or illinois, being $500, 476, 273.
Iissouri ranks second in the number Of
ms, having 2S4,SS6. Other States
ing more than 100000 farms are:
: ban1a, 223, 220; Georgia. 224,601; Hi
Ns, 264,I51 Indiana, 221, S97; Iowa,
" .622s Kentucky. 231 &C., Michigan,
~ ,261 mississippi, 220, SOB; New York,
Ecu 40; North Carolina, 224,637; Ohio,
TIC; PENNSYLVANIA, 224 ,24S; Tennes-
224623.
ava leads the list in the percentage of
proved lands, more than SO per cent of
|a farm lands of that State being i'm
L we'd illinois follows with more than
per cent; Ohio comes next with rs per
st and is followed by Indiana with
e 4han "a per cent.
inois occupies the first position in the
|sSAter o1 the total value of farm lands,
|Y# figures for that State being $2,O04-
Other State values are as fol-
Iowa., 81, S34, 345, $40; California,
300; Indiana. $9TS61G, All; Kan
zoe, 2S6: Kentucky, $471, O45,-
Iiehigan, $3.50, 800, 1874; Minnesota,
.642; Missouri. $1O33, 121, S97;
S747, 950O57; New York,
n l69. 800; Ohio, $1,19S, 923, 946;
,r nsyivania S1,O51 ,629,173; Tennessee,
~ 4. 202.O25; Texas, 1862 476, 273; Vir-
iAla, S323,515,977; Wisconsin, SSH
.319.
4. he live stock farm lands of the coun-
are put down at a value of $685.
In s2I3, or more than 3G per cent of the
0les the hay and grain lands at $685.
soA3s on 81 per cent of the whole;
nj ~ pro- nce, over s per cent; cotton.
n ar cent. There are SO coffee
/ ms IL the country, valued at 1892