The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-19
VERMONT FARMS
Worth More Money Than They Were
Few Years Ago

NEhMONl FRhMo
Worth More Money Than They Were
Few Years Ago
Washington, Dec le.-Census Dir
ector Durand has issued the first Of
fetal statement from the census bu-
reau relative to the agricultural sta
tistics OF the state OF Vermont col
lected at the thirteenth decennial
United States census April IS last.
II is based on a preliminary COM
parative summary submitted to the
director of DR.. lie Grand Powers,
chief statistician of the division of
agriculture in the bureau of the cen
sus. This summary shows for both
the census of 1910 and that OF 1900,
the reported total value of farm land
buildings, implements, and machin-
cry; total acreage: improved acreage,
average acres per farm average val
ne per acre Of farm land and build
ings; average value per acre of farm
land alone; and the aggregate eXpen-
ditures for farm layor and fertilizers.
1t also distributes the total number
of farms according to color of far
mer; specified character of tenure;
whether held free or mortgaged by
owners, and by certain acreage
groups
The director calls attention to the
fact that the summary's figures are
subject to revision later, owing to the
fact that number of farms, whose
returns are incomplete, will be in
cluded in the final tables. These adj
ditions will not in all probability, ma
terially modify any of the amounts or
rates contained IN the present state
ment
The census of agriculture was Ia
ken primarily for the purpose of OBJ
tanning an accurate inventory of all
classes of farm property existing on
April 10, 1910; complete exhibit of
farm operations during the year end
ed December /, 1909; and state
ment of the number and value of do
nestle animals In cities and villages
April 10, 1910
Statements relative to the acreage
and yield of crops and the domestic
animals of Vermont will be issued by
Director Durand as soon as the tab
ulation of this data has been com
pleted
Per Cent Increase and Decrease
It Is pointed out in the statement
today that the principal rates of in
crease in Vermont in 1910 as against
1900 are: In the total expenditures
for labor, 81 per cent; in the total
value of all farm buildings alone, 45
per cent, in the total value of all
farm implements and machinery, IS
per cent; in expenditures for fertil-
izers, 2S per cent; in the total value
OF all farm land and buildings, 20 per
cent; in the average value per acre
of farm land and buildings, 20 per
cent; in the total value OF all farm
land alone. per cent; in the number
of farms conducted by managers, 2
per cent; in the number of farms con
Quoted by the "all orners" class, l
per cent; and In the average acres
per farm, | per cent.
The principal rates Of decrease
during the decade occurred in the to
tai improved farm acreage, % pei
cent; in the number of farms opera
ted by the "all tenants class, II pei
cent; in the total farm acreage pei
cent and in the whole number Of
farms per cent.
The statement shows In detail that
the number of farms reported il
1910 was 80, sos, as compared will
33,104 in 1909, a decrease OF SOC Of
per cent.
The total value Of farm land anO
buildings was given in 1910 as Si0l,
$4,000, as against $S3,072000 in 1896
an increase of $lS,7il, 900 or % pc
cent
The total value of farm land alone
was reported in 1910 as S47,74l 900 a
compared with $45,Sl4,000 in 1900.
gain of Sl,927000 or per cent.
The total value of farm building
alone was given in 1910 as S54, 072, 90
as against $37 ,25S, 600 in 1900, an In
crease OF Sl6,S14,000 or 40 per cent
In 1910 the value of the farm LIANT
alone constituted AZ per cent of tn,
total value of farm land and building
as compared with So per cent In 1905
The reported value Of farm implem
ents and machinery was $l0,l62,00
in 1910 as against $753S,OOO in 1906
a gain of $2,624.O 900 or 80 per cent.
The total acreage reported in 1871
was 4,653,000 acres. as compared will
4,724,000 in 1900, a decrease Of n
600 acres or per cent.
The improved acreage was return
ed in 1910 as amounting to 1.633,00
acres as against 2,l27000 In 1900.
decrease Of $4,000 acres or % pc
cent.
The improved acreage formed g
per cent OF the total acreage in 1871
as compared with 40 per cent in 1906
The average acres per farm report
ed In 1910 was l43 as against l42 II
1900, a gain OF acre or per cent
Average Value Per Acre
The average value per acre OF farm
land and buildings In 1910 is state,
as $22 as against SIS in. 1900 a ris
of 81 or % per cent.
No increase occurred In the aver
age value per acre OF farm land alon
the amount being reported as $40 70
both 1910 and 1900
OF the whole number 32,59S o
farms reported in 1910 there were 32
57S operated by white farmers ant
20 by colored farmers as compared