El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-02
Apparent Decrease in The
Farming Area Is Due to
Forest Reserve Transfers.

Washington. D. c.. June Census
director Durand issued today the first
official statement from the census bu-
reau relative to the agricultural sta
tistics of the territory of Arizona
collected at the thirteenth deeennial
United States census. April Is, 1910.
showing total value of farm lands in
1910 as s47,034.0OO. an increase in ten
years of s3S,351. 600, or 244 percent
1t is based on a preliminary compar-
alive summary submitted to the direc-
tor by DR.. LeGrand Powers. chief sta
tistician of the division of agriculture
in the bureau of the census. This sum-
mary shows. for both the census Of
1910 and that Of 1900, the reported to-
tai value Of farm land. buildings. and
Implements and machinery; total acre
age: improved acreage; average acres
per farm; average value per acre OF
farm land and buildings; average val
ne per acre of farm land. alone; and
the aggregated expenditure for labor
and Fertilizers.
Apparent Decrease In Farm Area.
Although a marked increase in the
number and value of farms is reported
for the territory. there is net de-
crease of farm area Of nearly 100000
acres, confined principally to two
counties-Navajo and Coconino-where
some 500, 900 acres belonging to large
land company. The transfer to the
forest reserve Of large areas of land.
previously owned by the railroad, that
was rented for grazing purposes in
1900, account for another large area
These lands were used for the same
purpose in 1910, but net under circum-
stances that permit Their classification
as farm lands. Exclusive If the two
counties reporting a-Gecrease, the acre
age of farm land in Arizona increased
"A percent These lands. not enumer-
ated in 1919, were all OF small value
per acre, and their omission makes
the average value Of land per acre
show up slightly larger than was &C
tually the case.
Rates of Increase and Decrease.
1t is pointed out in the statement to-
day that the principal rates Of increase
in Arizona in 1910, as against 1900,
among the items for which percent
ages are given, IN the first section OF
the tabular summary, are: In the aver
age value per acre OF farm land alone.
ATS percent; In the average value per
acre Of farm land and buildings. 43C
land alone. 269 percent; in the total
value of farm land end buildings. PA
percent; in the total value OF all farm
implements and machinery, 1873 per-
cent; in the total value of farm build
ings alone. III percent; in the total ex-
penditures for labor, III percent; in
the total expenditures for fertilizers.
100 percent: in the whole number of
farms. SO percent; and in the inn
proved farm acreage. 81 percent.
The only decreases during the IT,
cade among the items for which per-
centages are given occurred in the
average acres per farm, 81 percent, and
in the total farm acreage. 80 percent.
Tie statement shows in detail that
the number OF farms reported IN 1910
was S"-8. as compared with $500 IN
1900, an increase Of 2269. or 81 percent
Farm Values.
The total value of farm land AMI
buildings was given in 1910 as $7t.9Ss.-
O00 as against sI3.6s3.O00 in 400. al
increase of $3s,S51.OoO. or 2t4 per-
cent
The total value of all farm land
alone was reported in 1910 as s42.16.-
600, as compared with s11.416. coo in
1900. gain of $40, 700. 900. or 26s per-
cent
The total value of farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 at s4.9tS.000.
as against $2.2e7.00 in 1900. an in
crease of 1851. 600. or III pecsent-
In 1910 the value Of the firm land
alone constituted 90 percent IF the
total value OF land and buildings. as
compared with SO perces IN 1900.
Tho reported value OF farm iInn'e-
ments and machinery was s1.7T9. 600 in
1910 as against 1855. 900 in 1900. gain
Of sI014. 200. or 1913 percent.
The total acreage reported in 1910
was 1.242, 900 acres. as compared with
1.9S5.000 in 1900. decrease of $685.
900 acres. or SO percent.
The improved acreage was returned
in fe10 as amounting to $4,000 acres.
as against 255. 900 in 1900. en- increase
OF 1000 acres. or 81 percent.
The improved acreage formed 2S
percent of the total acreage in 1910
and IS percent in 1900.
The average acres per farm reported
in 1910 was 154. as against S33 in 1900,
decrease Of 179 acres. or 81 percent
The average value per acre OF farm
land and buildings in 1910. IS stated
as $37.S7, as against sT.07 in 1900.
rise of $1,000. or 436 percent
The average value per acre Of farm
land alone IN 1910 was reported as