Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-05-05
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
$26.S9, while in 1900 it was 1888. the
amount of gain being $17.36. or 1872
per cent.
Color Of Farmers. 3d..
OF the whole number, $3.50, of
farms reported in 1910 there were 45,-
269. or 90 per cent, operated by white
farmers. and $40, or per cent, by ne
gro am otner non-white farmers, as
| compared with a total of 24.70O in
1900, of which 24.627. or 99.7 per cent,
were conducted by white farmers. and
| 73. or O.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 2O.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 1896, 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. com.
prising the "all tenants" class, was s.
1853. as against 5,5S1 in 1900, IN IL
crease Of 2.777.
The total number OF farms operated
by managers in 1910 was 7s5. as com.
pared with $50 in 1900. a decrease Of
95.
i The total number of farms operated
by the 'all owners" class constituted
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 22 per
cent in 1900; and those conducted by
managers. per cent In 1910 and 4
per cent in 1900.
OF the total number. 36.696, 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 &c per
cent. mortgaged. There were 4SS
farms for which no mortgage report
was secured. and these are included
in the number Of farms reported as
owned free Of incumbrance.
l
concerning the owned farm homes"
At that time 13.24s. or "a per cent.
were reported free from debt and T.
610. or &c per cent. mortgaged. There
were 1893 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 IL per cent in
1900; those Of 20-49 acres, 8 per cent
In 1910 and per cent In 1900; those
Of 50-99 acres. 10 per cent In both 1910
and 1900; those of 100-174 acres. 35
per cent In 1910 and 81 per cent In
1900; those Of 1889 acres. 27 per
cent in 1910 and % per cent in 1900:
those Of 500.9S9 acres. per cent In
1910 and per cent In 1900; and those
of 1000 acres and over. 3 per cent in
1910 and s per cent In 1900.
The expenditures for labor in 1910
reached the sum of $10.723.0o0. as
compared with s4.101. 900 in 1900. an
increase OF $6.622 900. or 161 per cent.
In 1910 the sum expended for ferti-
lizers amounted to s5s.000. as COM.
pared with $4,000 in 1900. an in
crease OF $4,000. or 1E2 per cent.
Summary for the State.
The preliminary comparative sum-
mary follows:
All Farms. by Acreage. vsiue Of Land.
Buiidisx.. InpIement.. Etc.
~ 4s..i s'ss ss4:.x: ,,.:ss :ss ,,1ss$$ss 1;$s
Improved acre
Av@eEaee @ acre: f'3s''o0o f'ef'ooo
per farm -. 293 asa
Value Of land
Value OF land. 3sl.6s0.000 903t2.00o
value Of Impie- ''''''' i''V-''''
ments and ma
Average value 'i'''' ''0'
land and
buildings :. 1927 1l.27
Average value
per acre of
Expssnditures
FssIT Fss;ii,iei: '''7ssSSs ss:SSs "'ssSSs ss:SSs
All Farm. by Color Of Farmer. Tenure,
Acreage Groups, Etc; ,ooo
farmer .45.sas 24.7oo
White farmers .....45,2s? 2IG27
! Negro and other nom
white farmers .. $40 70
All farms by tenure 80. .45.s39 24.70O
All owners 5000 1929
| Owners. free .27.0s2 ......
Owners. mortgaged :. s.614 ......
All tenants ........... S,3sS 5,5sl
Managers :........... 7s5 $50
Distribution by acreage
.i5-S6s si..UD
1e acres and under 80. 5.OOs 2.s73
90 to 80 acres .... 3,Sfs 2,i22
so to 80 acres .,,, 43s3 1896
100 to I1t acres .....1s.2O3 9.1Oi