Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-01
CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS m
CREASE IN LANDS AND
BUILDINGS.
INCREASE RANGES FROM
81 TO 1927 PER CENT
Decrease in Number Of Farms and IN.
crease in Number Of Tenants-Prae.
tieaIly All Of Lands Of State Unas Or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Increase in
Values as Shows by Enumsrators

Washington, Nov 1.-The census bu-
reau's first preliminary comparative
| statement concerning the general farm
F.; data derived from the recent census of
agriculture, as part Of the thirteenth
decennial census, was issued by Cen
sus Director Durand today. 1t relates
! to the state Of Iowa and contains psln-
| cipally the results of the census bu-
: reau's tabulation OF the number OF all
| farms and farms of specified classes,
and also gives the acreage and value
of farm land In the state in 1910 in
! com parison with the twelfth census hg-
u-es It was prepared under the super
vision OF Chief Statistician LeGrand
Powers of the division Of agriculture.
1t is stated that the tabulation totals.
while tentative in character, will not be
appreciably changed by later revisions
Similar statements concerning the
! other states are being prepared. anG
| early issuances OF those for Indiana, IL
| !inois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin may
{ be expected Following these there
| will be others showing the same facts
| for the individual counties within each
{ STATE. SldliSt!CS r!<tli"S ~ l4iS eSiS1eN
! and Weld of crops, and the number OF
, domestic animals on farms and ranges
| will be next in order
/ These advance statements form an
/ other of the important innovations in
! stituted by Director Durand in order
| to give the public the earlist possible
use Of the census data, and they ante
| date, by more than SIX months time
! the customary publication OF these
! data in bulletin form at previous CEN
! SuSes.
/ The Extraordinary Increases.
/ Comparison between che 1910 and
! 1909 totals for Iowa show many re-
| narkable changes. While there have
| been noticeable decreases since 1900 in
! the total numbe- Of farms, farmers.
owners. part owners total acreage. i'm
! proved acreage, etc, on the other hand,
/ those are greatly overshadowed by eX-
! traordirary increases in the value OF
! land. buildings and i'm p!ements. and
! in the expenditures for labor. which
range from 81 TO 1921 per cent
! From 1900 to 1910, according to Di-
rector Durand's statement, the total
! value Of IoHa's farm land alone rose
from sl.25s,75o 900 to se,7aa, OPS. 600. an
| increase Of S1.542,273ooN or no less
than 1921 per cent: the value of all
| farms including that Of their buildings.
increased from s1.4s7.555.e0e to s3,253.-
! $4,000 a gain Of s1.75sls40o0. or 1873
per cent? and the value OF the build
/ inss alone 1osan from S24o $4,000 to
s454.ea4.ooo. an increase Of &2,3.se1. 900,
or SIS per cent The value Of farm
/ irnple--7ents ard machinery rose from
| .57.es1 900 to sa5.273,000, a gain Of
ss7.sl2ooo. or GA per cent: and ex-
! penditures for labor from s1S.3lS.co0
t to .25.732 GEO an increase of 1885,
! 900 or 81 per cent.
Il is expected that later data will
show tha, the number Of people en-
pIoyed on the Iowa farms did not in
| crease, therefore the reported increase
in the total expenditures for labor rep
resents approximately the relative in
| crease in the wages of the individual!
farm laborer.
Decrease in Number Of Farms.
! The total mum Der OF farms dropped.
F., during the decade. from 22s.622, TO
! 2l6.sO7. a decrease of 11.s15. or a trifle
over per cent. This falling off in the
! number Of farms Is one that has been
/ anticipated by all students OF agricul-
| tural conditions in Iowa, and is be-
iieved 20 correspond quite closely with
an SES!S.r ~ leu utCTSdSS Az ZIG "a "a
population of the state.
The number Of farms operated by
white farmers decreased from 22S,395
10 1869, the amount being 1872, or
SO per cent; while the dtminution in
the number o: colored farmers was
from 221 20 204.
The number II farms cultivated by
their owners fell from 116,1ss to 105,-
69s, a decrease OF 1890. OF per cent.
Those cultivated by part owners de-
creased from 23,sss TO 1851. the diff
ference being 2.457, or So per cent;
while those reported as being cult
waited by a partnership OF owners and
tenants decreased from 2,12e to 621, a
loss OF 1905, or 70s per cent.
More Tenants.
The farrns2 operated by tenants in
creased from 1876 to 5000. gain OF
2,3o3. or 90 per cent. There was also
an increase amounting to 21.3 per cent
in the number Of farms operated by
hired managers. In 1900 there were
1851 such farms, while in 1910 the
number is 1873
The farm acreage reported in 1910 is
1896 900, as compared with 34,574.00l
in 1900, decrease OF $4,000 acres, OF
l.9 per cent. This decrease, in the
opinion OF the census bureau. probably
represents less perfect enumeration
OF land IN the several townships owned
by people residing in other townships
due to the change in the census date
from June to April Is. Much OF this
land is in pastures and meadows, and