Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-31

Census Director Durand has issued his official statement from the census bureau relative to the agricultural sta tistics of the state of Connecticut col Iected at the thirteenth decennial United States census. April 15 last.
 It IS based on preliminary com parauYe summary, submitted to the director by Dr. LeGrand Powers. chief statistician of the division of agricul- ture in the bureau of the census. This summary shows, for both the census of 1910 and that of 1900, the reported total value of farm land buildings, implements and machinery; total acreage; improved acreage, average acres per farm. average value per acre of farm land and buildings: av- craze value per acre of farm land alone; and the aggregate expenditures for labor and fertilizers. It also dis tributes the total number of farms ac- cording to color of farmer; specified character of tenure; whether held free or mortgaged by owners: and by cer- tain acreage groups.
 The director gives notice that the summary's figures are subject to re vision later, owing to the fact that a number of farms whose returns are incomplete swiIl be included in the final tables. These additions will not, in all probability, materially modify any of the amounts or rates contained in the present statement.
 The census of agriculture was taken primarily for the purpose of obtaining an accurate inventory of all classes of farm property existing on April 1j, 1910, a complete exhibit of farm op- erationS during the year ended De- cember 31, 1909; and a statement of the number and value of domestic ami mals in cities and villages on April 15, 1910.
 Statements relative to the acreage and yield of inc InT11aS ig animals of Connecticut will be issued by Director Durand as soon as the tabuIation of this data has been com pleted.
 It is pointed out in the statement to- day that the principal rates of in crease in Connecticut in 1910. as against 1900, are: In expenditures for fertilizers, 19 per cent; in the total expenditures for labor, 62 per cent. in the average value per acre of farm land and buildings. 50 per cent: in the total value of farm buildings alone 45 per cent; in the average value per acre of all farm land alone. 43 per cent: in the total value of farm land and buildings, 40 per cent: in the total value of all farm implements and machinery, g per cent; in the total value of all farm lands alone, 36 per cent; and in the number of farms conducted by managers, P per cent.
 The principal decreases during the decade occurred in the number of farms operated by the all tenants" class, 26 per cent; in the total i'm proved farm acreage, 5 per cent: in the total farm acreage, per cent; in the average acres per farm, per cent; and in the whole number of farms, 2 per cent.
 The statement shows in detail that the number of farms reported in 1910 was 26,431, as compared with 26.94S in 1900, 8 decrease of 517, or ? per cent.
 The total value of farm land and buildings was given in 19N as $780, 621,000, as against $97,425,000 in 1900, an increase of $30I96,000, or 40 per cent.
 The total value of farm land alone was reported in 1910 as $71, ,527, 900, as against 44,9S4,000 in 1900 an in- crease of $20.110,00O, or A per cent.
 The reported value of farm imple- ments and machinery was $6,S65.000 in 1910, as against $4,9S4, 900 in 1900, a gain of $1,91700O, or 39 per cent.
 In 1910 the value of the farm land alone constituted g per cent. of the total value of land and buildings, as compared with 4 per cent. in 1900.
 The total acreage reported in 1910 was 2,176,000 acres, as compared with 2,312, 900 in 1900, a decrea se> of 136.- 900 acres, or s per cent,
 The improved acreage was returned in 1910 as amounting to 9S4,00O acres, as against 1,065.0OO in 1900, a de- crease of S1,000 acres, or per cent.
 The improved acreage fOrme,l t5 per cent. of the total acreage in 1910, as compared with 46 per cent. ill 1900.