Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-09-19
Our Wealth Told In Facts and
Figures.
ADVANCEMENT PAST FEW YEARS
MOST CONVINCING ARGUMENT

III advancement OF New Mexico since the
\ census year and also incidentally
since the territory became part OF
the United states, were prepared as
an argument to demonstrate its fitness
for statehood and its ability to carry
on a state government The figures
-efute the assertion that New Mexico
is in the same class as Nevada and a
commonwealth that is liable to retro
gade az Nevada has retrogaded
These statistics show that New Mexi
co.'s growth ana prosperity are built
on q firm foundation. have been stea
dy, and based upon inexhaustible nat
ural resources rather ian upon tenn
porary and transient conditions.
Area, l22, i69 square miies.
Population, 2Si. O00: census OF 1900
1880; 1890. 1858; 1880. 1866
1870, 1854; 1900, 1904; 1856. includ
Ing Arizona ana southern Colorado
III .5i7. which area has now over 400,
900 inhabitants. OF the present popu
iation $4,000 come from the states
l27 900 are OF native descent; $4,000
are Indians. OF the G6 396 wage earn
ers in the census year OF 1900, 40 per
cent or 27.21i were engaged in agri
cultural pursuits Ig.i1S in domestic
service; 1855 In manufacturing and
mechanics; 7.20s in trade; and 2.11s
in professional service.
Farm and Farm Products.
Number OF farms. In 1890. Ass. N
1900, 1854.
Acres in farms. in 1890, 1852; in
1900. 5.l30,s7s.
Value OF farms, in 1890. $50. 543.14I;
in 1900. s53,t37,s24
Value of farm lands, 1890. sS.140,
500; 1900 20Sss ,e24.
Value Of farm implements. 1890
1921 .140. 1900, sl,151 go.
Value OF livestock. 1890, s25. III .2iO;
1900. s3l,727, 400
Value OF farm products. 1890. 81 900.
GOO; 1900 $1,000 600.
Acres In alfalfa, 1890. 1919: 1900
90 ACT.
Acres under culture. 1890. g1745;
1900. 203. 1898.
Butter. 1890, 100 900 pounds: 1900
sSl 900 pounds.
Bggs. 1890. 100000 dozen: 1900
$40 900 dozen.
Hay. census OF 1900, Sl.227.3l7
Cereals, s9i9,903.
Vegetables, 1900, S27s,4is.
Orchards, $197.33l.
Other products. 1900. $374.537.
Acres under irrigation, 326.S73.
Improved farms. 1900. 1881.
Farms under irrigation. 9,12s acres
Value OF irrigated farms, sI3.55l,.
5s2.
Value OF nonlrrigated farms. 49,.
1911.
The above statistics do not take in.
to consideration the lands cultivated
by the Indians, the Pueblos beinc
farmers and great producers OF crops ;
nor OF crops raised on farms OF less
than three acres. oil which there are
many thousands In New Mexico.
Climate. The weather bureau nj
Santa Fe reports for that point durins
1902, 25 cloudy days out OF 1856; 81 per
cent OF sunshine; a maximum velocity
OF the wind of ~ miles an hour and an
average velocity OF 60 miles an hour
an annual mean temperature OF 50.g
degrees; maximum temperature OF
VI degrees; a minimum temperature
OF degrees; a precipitation OF 1886
inches; maximum monthly precipita
uon OF 24s inches; minimum
monthly precipitation o. .02 OF an inch
Public Lands. Subject to entry un.
der the federal land laws on June 30
1903. $1,000 ,0oo acrse. Included in the
four forest reserves. 5,125000 acres
Land grants approved by congress
s,s6S,20O acres, including 54s .065 acres
granted to me Indians. Land grants
confirmed by the Court OF Private
land Chains, 1,900.9f5 acres.
Public land entered from June 20
1900 to June 30. 1908, 2,1is,i3s acres
From June so. 1900, to June 80. 1907
ebo''S9.b4 acres; June 30, 1901, to June
30, 1902, i4l.s7l acres; June 30, 1902
to June 30. 1903. l,OS2,l1S acres.
Homesteads entered from June 80
1900, to June 80. 1908. l.12O,477 acres
from June 80. 1900, to me 80. 1901
265,524 acres from June 30. 1901. "a
JSae 80. 1902. 365o.757 acres; from
June 80. 1902. to June 80, 1903, 4Gs. lst
acres
Desert Land Entries. June 20, 1900
20 June 30. 1908. l29.595 acreg; from
June 30, 1900, to June 30, 1901, SAT:
acres; from June 80. 1901, TO June 30
1902, 1886 acres; from June 80, 1902
TO June 80. 1903, 74.5S5 acres.
Mineral Production. From 1860 e
1880, New Mexico produced SIT 600 900
wort OF gold In 1903, New Mexico
produced gold y3s4,6s5 silver, sl4s.
$50; copper. ss60,737; lead, $94, 1856,
total OF sl.4s9.016. This does no,
include the production by individual
placer miners or by prospectors moi
mining In a systematic manner. II
addition New Mexico proauced a vas
quantity OF coal, iron. turquois, gyp
sum, building material and a number
OF other useful ! .nerals and preclou,
stones.
II Coal. Area OF prospected coal lands
1.493.4S0 acres; amount OF coal II
sight s,sl3.s40, 900 tons. valued at ter
billion dollars. Coal produced from
June 30, 1900, TO June so. lyO3 q TO