The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-02-01
FARMS OF AMERICA
Now Worth 30 Billions, Showing
"A Per Cent. increase.
Orange Judd Farmers Bulletin says
North Central States Muat Pfac-
tlce Better Conservation
Decade Shows Gain.

Taking the United States as a.
whole, the land In farms, with their
buildings, implements and live stock,
is to-day worth almost $50 1000, 100000
This is "A per cent. more than In 1900
the figures for that year showing an
increase OF ~ per cent, over the pre-
vious decade" says a bulletin sent out
by the Orange Judd Farmer, telling OF
the census OF American agriculture to
be published in its January number
The census is gathered by practic-
ally the same means employed IN the
government census, and It Is consid'
cred reliable, say the publishers.
After compiling the figures and
showing how the number Of farms
has grown from 100000 In 1850 TO
nearly 100000 in 1870 and that each
decade showed an increase IN value,
the report says: mo such increase
In agricultural land values was ever
before known In the history OF the
world in any country"
The report shows that the lands
have been classified into sections,
where climatic conditions and agri-
cultural products make certain areas
have about the same increase or de-
crease, as the case might be. The
most remarkable figures presented
show that the western section. which
includes New Mexico, Colorado, Wyo-
ming and Montana and other states,
has within the last decade shown an
increase n the number Of farms of
100 per cent At the same time the
value has Increased SO per cent. and
products 211 per cent
Against this increase of 9s per
cent. ia values OF farms is shown an
increase OF IS per cent in the south
central and 43 per cent. In the north
central states Even in the North
Atlantic states there has been an In
crease OF value OF 10 per cent.
After presenting statistics concern
ing the total production Of the several
groups into which the states are di-
yided. which show the north central
states to have gained $5.000.00O.0 600 IN
the value of farms In the last decade,
the report says:
Observe, however, the stupendous
totals OF farm values in the north
central states. including Ohio. Indiana,
Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin. Mime
sofa, Iowa. the Dakotas, Nebraska aud
Kansas. This vast group has gained
almost an even s5.00O.0O0O0O in the
fair worth OF its farms compared to
ten years ago
Observe further the remarkable
fact that this gain represents fully
half the total gain in agricultural
values for the whole country during
the decade just closed Also the total
OF value for these farm lands exceeds
the total OF all the rest of the coun-
try put together"
The figures show that there were
100000 farms in Illinois. which gave
s5S7 100000 worth of products. Only
Texas and Iowa exceed Illinois in pro
duction.
A reason is given for both the great
increase in farm values and products
by the higher prices which have pre-
vailed to great extent. for few
people realize that the productions Of
the farms 10 the United States during
1909 conservatively represent twice
the value of 1893"
The wonderful recovery from the
lower basis Of produce values which
characterized the last few DECADES IS
called to the attention of the public.
Says the report:
"The farm produce Of the year just
closed was worth almost four times as
much as the product Of 1889. A four.
fold increase in the value OF farm pro-
ductions within 20 years is also some
thing unprecedented The crop years
1893 and 1909 were characterized BY
fairly good average conditions OF eli
mate, weather, etc. taking the coun.
try as whole Therefore the com
parlson Is a fair one, not influenced
by so-called bumper year.
Conditions have changed. Ameri.
can agriculture must change with
these conditions. Population Is over
taking consumption. Even with this
increase in quantity and value of farm
productions the United States ex-
ported during 1908 a smaller quantity
Of agricultural products lhan in 1900.
though the value OF such exports was
1928 100000 compared to sS67 200, 600
for 1900
The farm Of the north central
states must practice better farming,
better conservation of soil and cllmat.
ic resources. or its productive power
will decline, and, therefore, its farm
values"