Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-23
CONSIDERABLE RISE
IN VIRGINIA LANDS
Agriculture In Old Virginia Shows
Notable Improvement
FIGURES OF CENSUS REPORT
Nearly 100 Per Cent. Increase In
last Decade

Virginia's increase inxarm values
has been So per cent. in a decade.
That is the story told in a report
just issued from the Census Bureau,
which shows notable leap forward
In agricultural values which have
increased all round.
On April 10, 1910, the totsl value
OF the farms in Virginia was $780,
91S, 900. In 1900 their value, as
shown by the census for the pre-
vious decade, was 1859 $40, 600, or q
gain OF SO per cent.
In 1910 the number of farms in
Common wealth was 1S3, 1852 as
against 167, 1856 in 1900.
An interesting fact revealed by
the report is that OF the farmers
operating these farms. 1875, 743 were
white. or "a per cent, while 48,019,
or 26 per cent, were colored.
The total value OF all farm lands
alone was given in 1910 as 1898,
S37 900, as compared with goo, 615.
600 in 1900, a gain OF 1893, 222 900,
or SO per cent.
The total value OF all farm build
ings alone was reported in 1910 as
sl37, 081, 900 as against $40. 500, 600 10
1900, an increase OF 500, liz, 900, or 80
per cent.
In 1910 as we'll as 1900 the value
OF the farm land alone constituted "A
per cent. OF the total value OF lands
and buildings.
The reported value OF farm nipple
ments and machinery was els, O79, =
900 in 1910 as against %. GIL, 900 in
1900, a gain OF 80, i6s, 900, or 81 per
cent
The total acreage reported In 1910
was l9, 476. 900 acres as compared
with l9, 9os, 900 in 1900, decrease Of
432, 600 acres, or Per cent.
The improved acreage made up 81
per ceut. OF the total acreage in both
1910 and 1900.
The average acreage per farm re-
ported in 1910 was LOG as against
ll9 in 1900. a decrease OF ID acres.
or IL per cent.
The average value the acre of
farm lands and buildings in 1910 is
stated as $27.26 as against $13. 81 in
1900, rise of 1882. or 100 per
cent.
The whole number OF farms oper-
ated in 1910 by owners, part owners
and owners and tenants, comprising
the "all owners" class. was 1873, 485
as compared with ia. 1856 in 1900, an
increase of 19, $50.
The total number of farms oper-
ated by managers in 1910 was 1911
as compared with 2.135 in 1900, q
decrease of 524.
The total number OF farms con-
Quoted in 1910 by cash tenants,
share tenants and cash and share
tenants. comprising the all ten
ants" class, was 1866 as against
81 ,596 in 1900, a decrease of 1880.
OF the whole mum Der, 1873, 1856. of
farms operated in 1910 by the "all
owners" class, there were 112, 337,
or "a per cent. reported as owned
free of debt" and 81 ,148, or 16 per
cent, as mortgaged. There were
958 farms for which no mortgage re-
pert was obtained, and these are in
cluded in the farms owned free of
debt"
Practically a 100 per cent. in
crease--that is the record OF a de.
cade in Virginia agricultural values.
There are some items which show
decreases, but they are made I'D for
by more than corresponding in
creases In other directions. Vir.
GINA is richer than she was ten
years ago. infinitely richer than she
was four decades ago. and there are
unfailing signs that the best Is yet
TO be."
IL ia annsuncad at Rr;ctol thax A.