Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-05-06
RECENT CENSUS GIVES news
Of ALL AGRICULTURAL
LANDS In STATE.
First Preliminary Comparative State
ment of Agricultural Statistics and
General Farm Data Issued by the
Census Bureau-Total Value of Land
and Buildings Is over $50, 100000.

Washington, ID. c., May ,, 1911
Census Director Durand issued today
the first official statement from the cen
sus bureau relative to the agricultural
statistics of the state of Washington
collected at the Thirteenth Decennial
United States Census, April Is, 1910.
1t is based on a preliminary compare
tive summary submitted to the director
by DR.. lie Grand Powers, chief Stats
tician OF the division of agriculture in
the bureau of the census. This summary
shows, for both the census of 1910 and
that of 1900, the reported total value
of farm land, buildings, and implements
and machinery; total acreage, improved
acreage, average acres per farm, aver
age value per acre of farm land and
buildings, average value per acre of
farm land alone, and the aggregate ex-
penditure for labor and fertilizers. 1t
also distributes the total number of
farms according to color of farmer,
specified character of tenure, whether
held free or mortgaged by owners, and
by certain acreage groups.
Attention is called to the fact that
the figures are subject to revision later,
as a number of farms, whose returns
are incomplete, will be included in the
final tables These additions will not,
in all probability, materially modify
any of the amounts or rates contained
in the present statement.
The census of agriculture was taken
primarily for the purpose of obtaining
an accurate inventory of all classes of
farm property existing on April 10
1910; a complete exhibit of farm opera
lions during the year ended December
81, 1909; and a statement of the mum
Der and value of domestic animals in
cities and villages on April Is, 1910.
Statements relative to acreage and
yield of crops and the domestic animal.
of Washington will be issued by Direc
tor Durand as soon as the tabulation OF
this data has been completed.
The Rates of Increase and Decrease.
1t is pointed out in the statement to
day that the principal rates of increase
in Washington in 1910, as against 1900
etAAOAS but AtOAlAo AOA NhANn lNANthJcS5
are given in the first section of the sum
mary, are: In the total value of farm
land alone, 419 per cent; in the tota
value of farm land and buildings, 50;
per cent; in the average value per acre
of farm land alone, 27s per cent; in the
average value per acre of farm land and
buildings, 259 per cent; in the tota
value of farm buildings, 233 per cent
in the total expenditures for labor, 1sc
per cent; in the total expenditures fol
fertilizers, 172 per cent; in the tota
value of all far mimplements and ma
chinery, 166 per cent; in the improved
acreage, SO per cent; in the whole mum
Der of farms, 6s per cent; and in tn,
total acreage, 81 per cent.
The only decrease during the decade
among the items for which percentage
are given, occurred in the average acre.
per farm, IS per cent.
The statement shows in detail tina
the number of farms reported in 1917
was 1914, as compared with 5000 il
1900, an increase of 22,542, or 6s pc
cent