The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-25
NEBRASKA CENSUS STATISTICS.
Considerable OF a Change is Expected
TO be Recorded In Ten Years,

When the census for 1910 Is finished
and compiled 1t is expected a great
difference will be shown from Nebras.
ka statistics of ten years ago, when
Norfolk's population was 1883 and the
entire population of Madison county
was 1876, while the total population
of Nebraska was | ,066,30O.
At that time Nebraska was repre-
scented by six members in the house
OF representatives of the United
States. The following statistics for
Nebraska ten years ago will be very
interesting when compared with Uncle
Sans compilation of his census this
year:
In 1900, the total native white pop
ulation was S79, 400.
The land surface OF Nebraska is &C..
$40 square miles.
Nebraska ranked as the twenty.sev.
enth state in population; tenth in agri
cultural products and nineteenth in
manufacturing products.
The population, 1,066,30 was com
posed of 564,592 males and sol, 70S fe.
males; l056,52 were white; $3.50 ne.
groes, 3,322 Indians, 1870 Cinnamon (all
males) three Japanese (all males).
The land surface OF Madison county
is $40 square miles and had popula.
ton OF 1876.
The total number of farms was l2l,-
525, of which 121 1876 were operated by
white people, IS by negroes, 249 by
Indians and two by Mongolians.
or the 121,525 farms, 3,507 were un.
der 20 acres. 5,243 from 20 to 80 acres,
1879 from 80 to 100 acres, as, l09 from
100 to IT'S acres, 4027l from l75 to
500 acres, S,416 over 500 acres. $500
farms derived their principal income
from hay and grain, 97S from vege-
tables, 1856 from fruits, $685. from
live stock. 2S33 from dairy products,
l01 from sugar beets, SO from flowers
and plants. A from nursery stocks and
produce and 3,S42 from miscellaneous
sources.
. The value of all the farm property
was $747,950.057; land and improve
ments amounted to $577 ,660,020; land
and improvements except buildings,
$4S6, $685. 800; buildings $9l ,O54, 100, i'm
plements and machinery $24,940 $50,
live stock, l45, 349, 5S7; total value of
products was $l62, 696,3S6; total value
of products fed to live stock was $685.
O25,530; total value of products not fed
to live stock was $l24,670,S56; total
amount expended on farms for labor
was $7.399, 100; total amount expended
on farms for fertilizer, $l53,0S0; the
average value per farm was $6,l55;
the total number of neat cattle was
$3,176,243; value, $50, 469,49S
The total number of horses was 1885,
31s, valued at $3,663.359; total num-
Der Of mules, 55,124, value, $3,171 400;
total number of burros, 1872, valued at
$1l6,756 total number of sheep SILL
273, valued at 81 ,67S,49S; total number
of swine, all ages, 4123,000. valued at
$1S660,9 1882; total number of goats, g.
399, valued at $9,126; amount received
from sales of live animals, 1902, 4O4;
value of animals slaughtered on farms,
$4,50S,457.
There were planted to all crops 15,-
1895 acres. Total dairy products of
farm and ranges were worth $500
4OS. of which $4,137 ,009 was consumed
on farms and $4,45S,399 was sold. To-
tai number of gallons of milk pro-
duced. 19O,477,911; S4,5S6,559 pounds
of butter were made; 264, 430 pounds
of cheese.
Total number of chickens on farms
and ranges was 7,4l7,S37; turkeys,
1882; geese. 74007; ducks, 201,5O3,
valued at s2,374,99O.
There were 41,132,140 dozen eggs
produced on farms and ranges, valued
at $4,O6S,OO2; 52143 swarms of bees
on farms and ranges valued at $780,
500, produced S66,200 pounds of honey
and 5000 pounds of wax valued at
$1O5,676; 41O,975 heeces of wool were
shorn, weighing 2,7SS,S39 pounds, val
ne, $426,344; 1896 fleeces of mohair
and goat hair were shorn, weighing
1901 pounds. valued at $1,725.
Following was the states crop dis
tribution:
1886, 1877 acres of corn, yielding 2lO,-
974,740 bushels, value, SOL ,213; q
53S,949 acres of wheat, yielding "a
924,520 bushels, value, $11 ,S77,347; 49,
24S,327 acres of oats, yielding 5S,O07,-
14O bushels, value, 81, 3S3,393; 92,09S
acres of barley, yielding 2,034,910 bush
els, value, $545,432; 1880 acres of
rye. yielding 1901 500 bushels, value,
S712,759; $50 acres of buckwheat,
yielding $3.50 bushels, value, $5,lO9;
742 acres of kafir corn, yielding 1867
bushels. value $5,1S9; 2,S23,652 acres
of hay and forage, yielding 3,517, 495
tons, value, $l1,230,901.
Total value of fruits was $S57,6l7;
5,212 barrels of cider were made; 2,lo3
barrels of vinegar; 30,240 pounds OF
dried fruit.
There were 1882 persons irrigating
l4S,53S acres of land; value OF irri-
eating crops was $9S2,615; cost of ir-
rigation system was S1,S10,69S.
There were 5,414 manufacturing es-
adjustments, with capital of S7l,-
10. 80 NtFa 70