American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-04-08
1daho's Agricultural Census.

The total acreage reported in 1910
vas o,2bs,ooO acres, as compared to
3,2o5 900 acres, or 81 per cent.
The improved acreage was re-
turned in 1910 as amounting to .
173. 900 acres, as against 1,413.0O0
in 1900. an increase of .360 .0Oo
acres or IS per cent
The improved acreage formed 50
per cent OF the total acreage in 1910
and II per cent in 1900.
The average acres per farm re-
ported in 1910 was III, as against
lS3 in 1900, decrease OF u acres
or per cent
The average value per arce of
farm lands and buildings in 1910 IS
state as s46.39. as against $500
in 1900, rise of s33.19. or 251
per. cent
The ACREAGE value per arce of
farm land alone in 1910 was report
ed at si1-s3 while in 1900 it was
S11.0T, the amount OF gain being
s30-56. or 276 per cent
OF the whole number. 3014I. OF
farms reported in 1910 there was
3o.337, or SO per cent. operated by
white farmers. and 404. or l per cen
by negro and other nonwhite farm
ers. as compared with a total Of IL
Al in 1900. OF which 1876. or 81
per cent, were conducted by white
farmers. and 595. or ; per cent. by
negro or other norwhite farmers
The increase OF farms OF white farm
ers during the decade amounted 10
IS. 4el, and the decrease in the nuE-
her of farms OF negro and other non
white farmers was 1s1.
The total number OF farms oper-
ated in 1910 by owners. part owners
and owners and tenants, ccm prisil-
the all owners class vas = 49,
as compared with 1856 in 1900. an
increase OF II, ,526
The total number o. farms con-
Quoted in 1910 by cash tenants
tenants. comprising the all tenants"
share tenants. and cash and share
class was 3.1s4, as against 1928
in 1900. an increase of 1855.
The total number OF farms oper-
ated by managers in 1910 was 446
as compared with 357 in 1900. an
increase of So
The total number of farms operat
ed by all owners constituted IS
farms in 1910 and SO per cent in
1900: those operated by "all tenants
10 per cent in 1910 and per cent
in 1900; and those conducted by
managers. per cent in both 1910
and 1900.
OF the total number. 27111, OF
farms operated in 1910 by the "all
owners" class. there were 1918, or
81 per cent. reported as owned
free of encumbrance, and SesS. or
33 per cent. mortgaged; for 21e OF
those reported as owned free. how
ever. no report of mortgage debt
was secured.
In 1900 information was secured
concerning the owned farm homes"
At that time. 12.67S, or 81 percent
were reported free from debt, and
s.40T. or 10 per cent, mortga ged,
There were Ala in 1900 for which n
mortgage report was secured. these
being included in the farms free
from debt The census bureau has
no infor nation concerning the num-
ber of mortgaged farms leased to
The statement relative TO farms
distributed according TO certain
acreage groups shows that those OF
- acres and under numbered 1889
in 1a5c and S0i in 500. q gain CT
1,lS5: 20 TO 40 acres. 4.040 in
1910 aud l.4TS in 1900. an increase
OF ASA; of so 10 SO acres. ssh
in 1919 and .ae6 in 1900. an in
crease of 5c5; o. 100 10 ia acres.
l l.S6S in 1910 and S.99S in 1909.
an increase of s,STa: OF It's 70 4S9
acres. 5.S6S in 1910 and Se7S in
1900. an increase OF a.5S5: OF 500
TO 99s acres. 91S in 1910 and 4S6
In 1900 an increase of 4Ss: and of
| 900 acres and over. sSa in 1910 .
and I'll in 1900 nj increase of 81