Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22
TOTAL NUMBER OF
Vt. LESS
statement by Director Of Census
Gives Interesting Figures Re
garding Size and Value.

Washington. Dec. 16-Census Director
ourand issued to-day the first official
statement from the census bureau rcla-
i've to the agricultural statistics Of the
ltate of Vermont COLLECTED at the 18th
iecennial United States census, April Is
asst.
It is pointed out in the statement that
he principal rates of increase in Yer
mont I'm 1910, as against 1900, are: In the
otal expenditures for labor 81 per cent;
n the total value of all farm buildings
Hone ~ per cent: in the total value of
vi farm implements and machinery -
per cent; in expenditures for fertilizers,
IS per cent; in the total value of all
'arm land and buildings, % per cent;
n the average value per acre of farm
and and buildings. 20 per cent; In the
,otal value of all farm land alone, four
per cent; in the number of farms con-
sucted by managers, two per cent, in the
number OF farms conducted by the
all owners" class, one per cent; and in
he average acres per farm, one per
,ent.
The principal rates of decreases dur
ng the decade occurred in the total
improved farm acreage, % per cent;
n the number of farms operated by
he "all tenants class, II per cent; in
he total farm acreage. two per cent, and
n the whole number OF farms, two
per cent.
The statement shows in detail that
he number Of farms reported in 1910
was 32:5ss, as compared with 3S1o4 In
500 decrease OF Eng or two per cent.
INCREASED VALUES
.-...
lnrs was given in 1910 as siOl, $1,000, as
against sS2tOi2.oOO in 1900 an increase of
sls,741,0oo, or % per cent
The total value OF farm land alone was
reported In 1910 as :I7,7N 900, as compared
with s45,Sl4,ooO in 1900, a gain of $l,927,00O
or per cent.
The total value of farm buildings alone
was given in 1910 as sJ;o72,0po. as against
s37, 25Sooo in 1900 an increase Of s16,Sli,oCo
Dr. 40 per cent.
In 1910 the valne of the farm land alone
constituted a per cent. of the total value
Of farm land and buildings, rs compared
with Is per cent. in 1900
The reported value Of farm implements
and machinery was s10.t62,ooo in 1910, as
against Sizes. 900 In 1900, a gain Of s2,264,-
100, or * per cent
The total acreage reported IN 1910 was
$4,000 acres, as compared with 4,724,0oO ir
800 a decrease of 1000 acres. or pei
sent.
The improved acreage was returned if
1910 as amounting to 1s3T,o0 acres, AZ
against 2,127OO in 1860, decrease Of i9i.-
40 acres. or y per cent.
The improved acreage formed IS pei
cent of the total acreage in 1910, as com.
pared with 45 per cent. in 1900.
The average acres per farm reported ir
1910 was 143, az against 142 in 1900, a gar
Of acre. or per cent.
AVERAGE VALUE PER ACRE.
The average value per acre Of farIr
and and buildings in 1910 is stated as SO
rs against s18 in 1900. a rise of 81 or % PEI
rent.
No increase occurred in the average
value per acre of farm land alone, tn
mount being reported as SO for boil
9lo and 1900.
or the whole number, 32,59S, of farm
reported in 1910 there were 3, j7S operate
by white farmers and 20 by colored farm
ns. as compared with total OF S.1N II
1900, OF which g. 09G were conducted b.
white farmers and s by colored. TIL
decrease in the number OF farms Of whit
farmers during the decade amounted I
j1s, or . per cent, Wh..e there was an in
crease In the number OF farms of colore
'arm RS amounting to H. or $50 per cent
The total number of farms operated i
80 by owners, part owners, and owner
and tenants. comprising the "all owners
class, was ESQ, as compared with 6l5 /
100. an increase OF 81, or per cent.
The total number Of farms conducte
IN 1910 by cash tenants, share tenant
Ind cash and share tenants. comprising
The all tenants class, was $780, a
against 1870 in 100, a loss Of $50. or /
per cent.
MORE FARM MANAGERS.
Tho total uumhcr Of farms operated b