The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-11-01
OWNERS Of FARMS
N IOWA DECREASE
Census Bureau Reports Increases II
Value of Land, Buildings, ETC.,
Ranging From 81 to 1877.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 1.-The cen
Isus bureaus first preliminary compar-
lative statement concerning the gen.
Ieral form data derived from the recent
census Of agriculture, as part of the
thirteenth decennial census, was is
sued by Census Director DuTand today
| 1t relates to the state of Iowa and
contains principally the results of the
census bureaus tabulation Of the num-
ber of all farms and farms of specified
classes, and also gives the acreage
and value of farm land in the state in
l1910 in comparison with the twelfth
census figures. 1t was prepared under
1.-THE supervision of Chief Statistician
ILeGrand Powers. of the division OF
agriculture. It is stated that the tab
ulation totals. while tentative in char
lacter, will not be appreciably changed
by later revisions.
Similar statements concerning the
Iother states are being prepared, and
learly issuances of those for Indiana,
Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin may
be expected. Following these there
Twill be others showing the same facts
flor the individual counties within each
Estate. Statistics relative to the acre
age and yield of crops, and the mum
ber of domestic animals on farms and
ranges will be next in order
These advance statements form an
other Of the important innocations in
stituted by Director Durand In order
ito give the public the earliest possible
Iuse of the census data, and they ante.
date, by more than six months time.
1.-THE customary publication Of these
data in bulletin form at previous cen
lsuses.
/ The Extraordinary Increases.
! Comparisons between the 1910 and
1880 totals for Iowa show many re-
markable changes. While there have
been noticeable decreases since 1900
In the total number of farms, farmers,
lowners, part owners, total acreage, i'm
slproved acreage, etc, on the other hand
Those are greatly overshadowed BY ex-
Itraordinary aiisnreases in the value OF
Hand, buildings. and implements, and
lin the expenditures for labor. which
range from 81 to 1927 per cent.
From 1900 to 1910. according to Di-
Irector Durands statement, the total
. value of Iowas farm land alone rose
from 81 1856, ,752, 900 to $2,79sO25, 900, an
increase OF 1.542.27s,ooO, or no less
than 1927 per cent; the value of all
farms. including that of their build
! ings, increased from 81, ,497 ,555, 900 to
SS,25S, 10000. a gain of s1.756, ,164. 900,
or 117.S ner cent and the value of the
buildings alone rose from s240 S0S, 900
to $454,694O00. an increase of $780,
! Ss1 900, or SS.S per cent. The value
of farm implements and machinery
rose from s57,s61 900 to ss5, ,27s, ,0OO a
gain of sS7.S12,0OO, or e4.4 per cent;
: and expenditures for labor from $16.-
s76,OOa to s24,7S2.0OO. an increase of
l$s,S56,0O0, or 81 per cent.
i It is expected that later data will
show that the number of people EN-
lployed 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 lahorer.