The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
NORTH CAROLINA FARM LAND
Their Increase in Notwithstanding
Census Bulletin.

A valuable bulletin has been issued
by the department of agriculture.
showing the evidences of prosperity
among the farmers as the result of the
increased price Of farming lands. The
bulletin says there has been a contin-
ued gain of urban upon agricultural
population, SO that, although the quail
ity and value of agricultural exports
have remained at a high figure, there
has been a continuing readjustment
and gain Of demand upon supply until
farmers apparently have at last reach
ed an indefinite period of fairly re-
munerative if not high prices.
For the purposes of this ~investiga-
ton the census classification of farms
according to principal source Of in
come was adopted. The rule of the
census of 1900 was hat if at least two
fifths of the gross income was derived
from some particular product or group
of products the farm was to be CLASH
fed as having such principal source OF
income. For instance, a farm deriv-
ing twO-fifths or mOr Of its gross in
come from cotton was regarded as a
cotton farm, and SO with a dairy farm
or a tobacco Or fruit farm.
Correspondents were requested 70
report the common price or value, as
generally supposed, Of medium farm
land per acre, including buildings and
improvements, for farms with at least
tWo-ffths of the income derived from
each of the following classes: cotton
rice, sugar, hay and grain, live stock.
~Io,ao~ fr11it unOot1hlpS ana
general farming ~Cncluding the census
miscellaneous FLOWERS and plahCs'
and Nursery prOduts') }.
The average real estate value OF lhe-
dunn farms per acre IN NOrtn Cdlo-
lima in 1900 was $11.7S and in 1909 the
value was 1864. With farms at least
twO-ffths of income derived from
cotton was S11.S3 per acre IN l9oo anu
s16.16 in 1905. AS to rice the ngu[es
we're s11,57 in 1900 and S13.41 in 1910.
Hav and grain S1O.S7 in 1900 and sl4.oz
in 1908. tobacco S13.G2 in 1900 n
s1f Oh IN 1905: live stock s11.27 in l9oo
and s15 7S in 1905: fruit S14.69 in l9Oo
ond as "a in 1905: vegetables $500 Ia
1000 and $3.50 in 1905: general 1arln-
ing s11.5S in 1900 and S16.O9 IN l9oo.
Tho opinion is expressed hat these
Ac ~ rnn
figures may not be absolutely correct.
for North Carolina is classeo lo"el
than any. other South ATLANTIC state
with regard to the growing OF llui'o
and vegetables. The gentleman WHY
exnressed this doubt made the leIlaih
hat the growing of vegetables IS aoouC
os profitable in North Carollna aS any
other rural state on the Atlantic sea-
l1 Tbo yalueS OF vegetable 1aTolS
nor acre are given as follows Tor 19oo'
MARYLAND, s46.1O; South Carcl n na
$40 %: Georgia, $1,000; Florida, 500 w.
The percentage of increase Oh aNs
900 raaI estate value of medium la, ooo
ner acre in North Carolina from l9ov
t pe' 1ao5 was S6.2 per cent. Inc per
cont for farms with at least two.nlIl9
of income derived from the 1ollowlns
named commodities was as ~s GIL
Cotton. 36.6 per cent; rice . is. i've
gar, 2l'5: hay and grain. Se,S n ott
stock, 40; dairying, Al; tooa' oonerai
fruit, "a; vegetables, $40; gene,a.
armine IS. 9.-Washington corlespon
don't News and Observer.