Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-31
NORWICH BuLLETIN SATURDAY, DECEMBER s1 1910
Big Gain In Conn. Farm Land Value
 Bureau.
Bureau.

The average acres per farm report ed in 1910 was S2, as against SC in 1900. a loss of 1 acres, or per cent
 Average Value Per Acre.
 The average value per acre of farm land and buildings in 1910 is stated as $63, as against $42 in 1900, a rise of $2f, or 90 per cent.
 The average value per acre of farm land alone in 1910 was reported as $33, while in 1900 it was $23, the amount of gain being $10, or 43 per cent.
 Of the whole number. 26,481 of farms reported ill 1910. there were 26,320 operated by white farmers and III by colOfed farmers as compared with total of 26,94S in 1900, of which 26,S39 were conducted by white farm CTS and 1J9 by coiOred. The decrease in the number of farms of white farm CTS during the decade amounted to 519, or per cent, and the increase i'll the number of farms of colored farmers to :, or ? per cent.
 The total number of farms operated in 1910 by owners part owners and owners and tenants, comprising the all owners class. was 22.922, as compared with 22,T05 in 1900, an in crease of 217, or l Der cent.
 The total number of farms conduct ed in 1910 by cash tenants, share tenants and cash and share tenants, comprising the "all tenants' class, was 2.565, as against 3,467 in 1900, a loss Of 902 or 26 per cent
 The total number of farms operated by managers in 1910 was 944, as com pared with TIC in 1910 an increase of 16S, or = per cent.
 The total number of farms opera by the ali owners class constituted S7 per cent. of the whole number of farms in 1910. and S4 per cent in 1900: those conducted by the all tenants class. 10 per cent. in 1910 and 13 per cent. in 1900: and those operated by managers. per cent. in both 1910 and 1900.
 Of the total number. 22,922 of farms operated in 1910 by the "all owners" class, there were 13,040. or U per cent, owned free of encumbrance. and 9.SS2. or 43 ser cent, nortgaged.
 The census bureau has no informa ton respecting the number of mort figures for 1900 available for cOmpar- 1 ison with the-1910 data as to encum- brance
 Distribution According to Acreage. The statement relative to farms dis tributed according to certain acrea ge groups shows that those of f9 acres and unGe" numbered 5.722 in 1910 and 5,l26 in 1900, q gain OI 646. or , per cent: of 20 to 49 acres. 6,247 in 1910 and 6,21S in 1900, an increase of 29, or 0.5 per cent: of 50 to 99 acres, 6.597 in 1910 and 6943 in 1900. a de- crease of 346. or five per cent: of 100 to 1I4 acres, 4.9S3 in 1910 and 5.494 in 1900 a falling off of 511. or nine per cent: of 175 to 499 acres 2.604 in 1910 and 2.954 in 1900. decrease of 350, or T. per cent; of 300 to 999 acres. 1SS in 1910 and 1S1 in 1900. an increase of one, or 0.5 per cent: and of 1000 acres and over. 10 in 1910 and 26 in 1900, an increase of 14, or 54 per cent
 The largest per cent. of increase in 1910 was in the 1000 acre group, 54 per cent: next in the 19 acres and under group. 13 per cent: in the 20 49 acres group, 0.5 per cent: and in the 500-999 acres group, O. per cent.
 The principal decreases for 1910 oc- cured in the 175-499 acres group, amounting to F per cent; in the 150 174 acres group, nine per cent; and in the 50-99 acres group. five per cent.
 Acreage Group Proportions.
 Of the whole number of farms in 1910. those of 19 acres and under formed 2 per cent: 20-49 acres, 23 f00-174 acres, 19 per cent: 175-499 acres. 10 Der cent. jG0-999 acres. or per cent: and those of 1000 acres and oVer 0.2 Der cent.
 The expenditures for labor in 1910 reached She sum of $6.652, 900, as compared with $t.103,000 in 1900. an increase of $2.j49,000, or 6 per cent.
 The expenditure for fertilizers amounted in 1910 to $1.930.000 while in 1900 it was $1,07S.000, a gain of $S52,000. or 79 per cent.