The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-29
Was Made in New Hampshire
Finds Director Durand
WHO MADE REPORT TODAY
The Value of Land Per Acre Is S14
Which Is a Gain Of 81 over Figures
of the Preceding Census-Less
"AI Tenant Glass.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 29.-That
farm values in New Hampshire have
risen greatly during the past ten years
is shown by the report OF Censas Di-
rector Durand which was issued to-day,
It is pointed out in the statement that
the principal rates OF increase in New
Hampshire in 1910, as against 1900, are:
In the total expenditures for labor, IS
per cent; in the average value per acre
of farm land alone, 40 per cent. III
expenditures for fertilizers, 80 per cent;
in the average value per acre of farm
land and buildings, 81 per cent. in the
total value of all farm land alone, 25
per cent; in the total value Of farm
land and buildings, % per cent; in the
total value of farm buildings alone, 10
per cent; and in the total value of all
farm implements and machinery IA per
cent
The principal decreases during the
decade occurred in the number OF farms
conducted by the "all tenants class, Is
per cent; in the total improved farm
acreage, IA per cent; in the total farm
acreage 10 per cent. in the whole mum
Der OF farms, 5 per cent; in the number
Of farms conducted by the "all owners
class, 8 per cent; in the average acres
per farm, 2 per cent; and in the num-
Der Of farms operated by managers, 2
per cent
The statement shows in detail that
the number of farms reported IN 1910
was 26,9l3, as compared with 29,324 in
1900 q decrease Of 2,4ll, or per cent.
The total value of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as SS5,542,
900, as against S70l24,000 in 1900 an
increase Of si5.4Is,000, or p per cent.
The total value OF farm land alone
was reported in 1910 as s44.327 900. "a
compared with s35, 100000 in 1900, a
gain Of ss,s2S,0O0, or Is per cent
The total yalue Of farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 as Sal, 2l5,000,
al against s34,025,000 in 1900. an in
crease OF s0,59O,00O, or 10 per cent.
In 1910 the value OF the farm land
alone constituted 50 per cent. of the
total value Of land and buildings as
compared with 81 per cent. In 1900.
The reported value of farm nipple
ments and machinery was S5,S70,000 in
1910 as against s5,l63,000 in 1900, a
gain Of S707 600, or Ia per cent.
The total acreage reported in 1910 was
$4,000 acres, as compared with $780,
600 in 1900, a decrease Of $4,000 acres,
or 10 per cent.
The improved acreage was returned
in 1910 as amounting to 927 900 acres,
az against l.077 600 in 1900, decrease
OF 100000 acres, or IA per cent
The improved acreage formed 20 per
cent, Of the total acreage in 1910, as
compared with 30 per cent. in 1900
The average acres per farm reported in
1910 was 100, as against 1873 in 1900,
q decrease OF 3 acres, or 2 per cent.
Average Value Per Acre.
The average value per acre of farm
land and buildings in 1910 is stated as
$26, as against $40 in 1900, rise OF
ST. or 81 per cent.
The average value per acre Of farm
land alone in 1910 was reported as Sl4,
while IN 1900 it was $40, the amount
OF gain being s., or 30 per cent.
OF the whole number 26,9lS, Of farms
reported in 1910. there We're 26,s9s, or
1904 per cent, operated by white farm
ers and Is. or 006 per cent. by colored
farmers, as compared with a total of
20 .324 in 1900 of which 29,3l4 or 99.97
per cent. were conducted by white farm.
ers. and TO- or 0.03 per cent, by colored.
The decrease in the number of farms OF
white farmers during the dcade amount
ed to 2.4l6, or per cent, and the in
crease in the number Of farms OF eolored
farmers to 5, or 80 per cent,
The total number of-farms operated in
1910 by owners, part owners, and own
ers and tenants, comprising the "all
owners class, was 24,37S, as compared
with 26.450 in 1900, a decrease of 2,077,
or per cent
The total number Of farms conducted
in 1910 BY cash tenants, share tenants.
and cash and share tenants. comprising
the call tenants" class. was 1864 az
against 2.ls5 in 1900, decrease OF 32l,
or Is per cent,
The total number Of farms operated
by managers in 1910 was 676. as com
pared with $50 in 1900, decrease of
10. or , per cent
The total number OF farms operated
by the "all owners class constituted
90 per cent. Of the whole number of
farms in 1910. and 81 per cent, in 1900;
those operated by the "sll tenants" class,
I per cent in both 1910 and 1900; and
those conducted by managers. per cent.
in 1910 and per cent in 1900.
OF the total number, 24,373. of farms
operated in 1910 by the "all owners"
class. there were 1898, or Is per cent.
owned free Of incumbrsnee, and 6,2I0,
OF % per cent mortgaged.
The census bureau has no information
respecting the number Of mortgaged
farms leased to tenants, nor figures FOR
1900 available for comparison with the
1910 data as to incumbrance.
The Famous "Trent."