Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07
THE MIDDLE WEST.
SOUTH DAKOTA is A CLOSE SEC
OND in TIE PRODUCTION
OF CEREALS.

OF CEREALS.
Washington, D. c., Dee. %. Sta
tistics prepared by the department of
agriculture show that the farmers of
Iowa and the DakotaS are the most
prosperous in the entire country.
North Dakota leads in the annual in
come Of each farm worker with a
total of S755.62, owing to the unusu-
ally large farms of that state. Iowa
is second with an annual income of
S6l1.11 for each farm worker, and
South Dakota a close third with
S6O5 80. Nebraska farm workers earn
an annual income of S554.TS each.
The average number of acres worked
| by one man in North Oak ota is l2l !,
acres, and in Iowa only so acres.
Thus, considering the number of
acres worked, the Iowa farms are
the most productive in the United
States.
The average value of buildings on
each Iowa farm is SSlS.S7, which is
the highest mark for farm improve
mentS of any state III the union except
the older eastern commonwealths.
South Dakota buildings average SHIP
O3 for each farm, North Dakota S42G
and Nebraska S5S6.Gl. Value of i'm
! plements and machinery on each
farm in these states averages as fol
lows: Iowa, Sl96. 50: South Dakota
S2O3, Il; North Dakota. S203. IA: North
Dakota, S23S. 81; Nebraska, Sl64.11.
Dakotas Lead in Horses.
North and South Dakota lead in the
average number of horses to each
farm laborer, averaging six each
while Iowa has four and Nebraska
five. Iowa outranks all except the
eastern states III number of milcl
cows and value Of poultry OH eacl
farm, averaging seven each of th'
former and poultry worth s30.oO
/ South Dakota farms have an ayerag,
of six milCh COWS each, Nor.h Dako
to four and Nebraska five The valu
) of poultry on each farm in thes
: states average as follows: South Da
j kot,.ys $28; North Dakota, Sl3; Ne
| brasksi, S21.S0.
In percentage of farms worked b.
tenants in each state Illinois is at tn
} head of the middle western state
a with percentage of 1913. Iowa ha
/ a tenant percentage of $40, South Da
F.! kota, 21.8; Nebraska, S0,5 and Mort
e Dakota only 8.5,
Southern Farmer Back Mum ser
: These statistics demonstrating til
e success Of the middle western farmer
/ are being cited TO the farmers OF til
e south by the farmers co-operativ
e demonstration workers of the agri
b culture department to inspire them t
more effective methods. For instance
it is pointed out to the A lAbanla farl
X labOrer who owns on an. average Onl
e three-lifths of a mule and earns onl
t S14S.9S a year from the fiji
# teen acres he works that the low
s farm laborer has four horses an
e earns an average Of SGl1.Il a yea
from the eighty acres he tills.
This farmers cooperative demon
t stration work under the direction o
J, the department Of agriculture a dread
Il is putting into practice some Of TIL
d plans for Improvement OF farm col
y ditions, especially i'll the south, tina
e the presidents s country life commits
0 sion probably will propose. AS ol
y ganized under the bureau Of plan
industry the farmers demonstrate
working forces consist of one diret
- tor with assistants. ten state agent
and 1873 district and local agents
: The local agents are required to |
:, practical farmers and receive tho
u ough instruction in their duties frol
- the state and district agents.
10 Knapp Outlines His Plans.
OF the plans for this farm demol
sJration work Special Agent S.
le Knapp, who is III charge of 1t, says
It "The aim of the farmers co~oper
II tive demonstration work is to place
1t practical object lesson before tt
II farm masses, illustrating the bel
h and most profitable methods of pr
T. ducing the standard farm crops an
If to secure such active participation
the demonstration as to prove thu
the average farmer can produce be
Il f,,,-, Ife,