The Glenwood post., 1911-04-29
Colorado Agricultural Statistics
Statement of General Farm Data
Issued by the Census Bureau

The average value per acre of farm
land alone in 1910 was reported as
S26.S9, while in 1900 it was 1888, the
amount of gain being s17.36, or 1872
per cent.
Color of Farmers.
OF the whole number, i5,S39, of
farms reported in 1910 there We're As,
269, or SO per cent, operated by white
farmers, and So or / per cent, by ne
gro and other non-white farmers, as
compared with a total of 24,7OO in
1900, of which 24,627, or 99.7 per cent,
We're conducted by white farmers, and
73, or 0.3 per cent. by negro and other
non-white. The increase in the num-
ber of farms of white farmers during
the decade amounted to 20,642, and
the increase in the number of farms
of negro and other non-white farmers
was 497.
Farm Ownership.
The total number of farms operated
in 1910 by owners, part owners, and
owners and tenants, comprising the
"all owners class, was 1886, as COM
pared with 1929 in 1900, an increase
of 1S,457.
The total number of farms conduct
ed in 1910 by cash tenants, share ten
onts, and cash and share tenants, .om.
prising the "all tenants" class, was g.
1858, as against 1851 in 1900, IN H.
crease of 2,777.
The total number of farms operated
by managers in 1910 was 1856, as COM
pared with $50 in 1900, decrease of
95
The total number of farms operated
so per cent of the whole number of
farms in 1910 and "a per cent in 1900:
those operated by the "all tenants
class, IS per cent in 1910 and % per
cent in 1900: and those conducted by
managers, per cent in 1910 and 4
per cent in 1900.
OF the total number. 1886, of
farms operated in 1910 by the all
owners" class, there were 27,0S2, or
| "A per cent, reported as owned free
of incumbrance and y,614. or 26 per
cent, mortgaged. There were ASS
farms for which no mortgage report
was secured, and these are included
in the number of farms reported as
owned free of incumbrance.
| In 1900 information was secured
concerning the "owned farm homes. -
We're reported free from debt and 4 =
6lO, or &c per cent, mortgaged. There
were 1888 in 1900 for which no mort
gage report was secured and these
were included in the farms free from
debt. The Census Bureau has no in
| formation respecting the number of
mortgaged farms leased to tenants.
Acreage Group Proportions.
OF the whole number of farms
those OF 10 acres and under formed II
per cent in 1910 and ~ per cent in
1900; those of 20-49 acres, 8 per cent
in 1910 and s per cent in 1900: those
of 5O-99 acres, 10 per cent in both 1910
and 1900; those of l00-174 acres, 50
per cent in 1910 and 81 per cent in
| 1900; those of 175-499 acres, 81 per
cent in 1910 and ~ per cent in 1900
those of 5OO-999 acres. 3 per cent in
1910 and 6 per cent in 1900; and those
of 1000 acres and over, per cent in
1910 and per cent in 1900.
The expenditures for labor in 1910
reached the sum of sl0,723,0O0, as
compared with $4,1Ol 900 in 1900, an
increase of $6,622,000, or 161 per cent.
| In 1910 the sum expended for ferti-
lizers amounted to s5S,OOO, as com.
pared with $4,000 in 1900, an in.
crease of $4,000. or 152 per cent.
Summary for the State.
The preliminary. comparative sum
mary follows:
All Farms, by Acre"ge. Value of Land
! buildings. Implements. Etc.
1910. 1900
| All farms ..... 45.S3g "a 700
. Total acreage 13,t4S,OOO g,I5 OOO
] Improved acre
age ........ 4.2s1,OOo 2.274.OOC
per farm 80. e9a asl
| Value of land
and bldgs. s4O7.O15.OO sIO6.344. OOC
Value OF bidgs. i5.$85.OOo 10000
/ Value of nipple
mcnts and ma
] Chinery .-. 12,16l,0OO 4Ti7 OOC
j Average value
| per acre of
! q II nd
| buildings . 3O27 1l2.
Average value
per acre of
land alone o.. 26.S9 50;
Expenditures
for
/ Labor ...... 10,723.OOO 41O1O OOC
Fertilizers $4,000 $4,000
| All Farms by Color of Farmer, Tenure
tcrepEe Groups, Etc.
1910. 1900.
All farms by color of
farmer .................t5 t5,S&9 24,7OC
White farmers -.........i5 2So 2I62I
Negro and other nom
white farmers ...... $40 I:
All farms by tenure ..... .S@9 24.T0C
All owners ...........36 1886 1S23C
owners. free .............2 27OS2 ~
owners, mortgaged T.. 9.614 ......
All tenants ......,...... S,35s 1851
Managers .............s 1S5 $50
. Distribution by acreage