Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-22

Der up to that of 1850, the 20 year period
showing net decrease of so per cent.
The number of cash tenants has increased
in each decade. while that of share ten
ants has decreased. indicating n growing
sentiment in favor of cash tenure. In
1890 the per cent of farms operated by
Owners was S5.4. In 1900 the aggreg't
number of farms operated by the fou
sub-casses comprising Owners" cons
tutcd 5.5 per cent of all farms. con
Quently there has been no material chan
in the docad, in the relative number
farms operated by owners and by tenants
although in the preceding decade there
was a decrease from $50 per cent to 5.l
per cent.
OF the farmers OF the state, June J. 1900
80 per cent were owners;' Al per cent
part owners" 10 per cent, owners and
tenants" 10 per cent managers; ana
H. per cent Were tenants.
No previous census has reported the
number of farms operated by part OWL
crs." owners and tenants or man
ayers" but it is believed that the nuinhor
conducted by the last named class is con-
stantly increasing.
OWNERSHIP OF RENTED FARMS.
The ownership Of i.504 of the 4,S20 rented
farms was ascertancd by the enumera-
tors: that of BIG was unreported. The titles
To the 4.50i farms are vested Ill ll6' OWL
crs. an average of approximately lnS farms
TO every loo owners OF the llGi owners,
3g27 possess farm each, IS. from : to b.
and the remaining own and 10, rcspec-
lively.
OF the ilG7 owners 1866 possessing 3,9S'
farms, reside in Vermont, and the own 3
of 3.j6l live in the county in which
property is located. OF the non-reSl
owners IL live in the North AtI'
States; 81 in the North Central STATE.
i,. &
lantic States: in a South Central So
and ~ i'm for ign countries. inc tut,
value of the 81 farms owned by non-rcs
dents is Sl,2S6.1M. an average of S2,46I per
farm, as compared with ane average o.
81 }Sl for all farms in the state.
Farms operated 10y cash tenants have
the smallest average area. 1909 acres. ana
those operated by managers. the larg
2137 acres. Many OF the latter are
iuncts of public institutions. while e.
are conducted by wealthy indiVidu
connection with thcir summer 3.
Such farms, as a rule are favor -
Gated and highly improved. and t., T.
AGE values Of the several classes OF farm
property are generally higher for this than
for any other group of farms CLASSIFIED
bv tenure The ratio which the gross IN
come of these farms bears to the total
value of their farm property Is. however
smaller than for the other groups. This is
and buildings and to the fact that many
of these farms are not cultivated primarily
for profit.
OF the 1Ol farms containing 1000 acres or
over. 81 are operated by owners. IA ny
managers s by part owners. by cash ten
ants, by share tenants, and by owners
and tenants.
FARM CLASSIFIED BY AREA.
The group of mcdium-sized farms, con-
tanning from 100 to IA acres each, COM
prise d greater number of farms and q
larger aggr, gate farm area and farm
value than any other group. With the ex-
coption Of a slicht variation in the case
OF buildings. the average values of tn.
several forms of farm property advance as
the size of farms increases. For farms
of less than 81 acres each. the value Of
buildings exceeds that of the land and inn
proVemcnts other than buildings.
The average gross income per acre fol-
under acres. $l0l.56: to 9 acres SAT-
IL to 10 acres, $l2.99; 20 to 10 acres, S.so; q
to % acres. $3.50: lQ0 to Ia acres, S5.1G -
to $50 acres S.55; 900 to 400 acres. $3.9I; 90
to 999 acres SOB, and LOCO acres and over
Sig. The hiGh gross income per acre fo
farms of less than acres is due to tn
fact that the group is largely composed q
: florists establishments. vegetable farms
ana city dairios the incomes of which ar
determined not so much by the acreage %
land used "a by the capital invested il
buildings. implements. and live stock, an'
lizers.