The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
DATA
FOR UNITED STATES
Vance Statement of Thirteenth Gen.
sus Statistics Issued BY Director
Durand.

D Washington, D. c., Sept. Census
\ rector Durand gave out from the
. reau of the census containing addi-
: nal figures and details of the agri-
. ltural statistics of continental Unit
States collected at the thirteenth
cennial census, April Is, 1910. 1t is
sed On a preliminary comparative
mmary submitted by DR.. lie Grand
\ wers, chief statistician for the di-
1 sion of agriculture in the bureau of
. census and it supplements brief
! eliminary notice issued in July last.
rhe figures here given are subject
revision, inasmuch as there is a
I, all number of farms, the returns for
:, ich are incomplete, which will be
,luded in the final tables. Such ad-
ions, however, will not materially
=" )dify either the amounts or the rates
re stated. Further information with
)! gard to the acreages and yields of
~ : various crops and the number and
It lue of domestic animals in the Unit
States will be published later, when
y tabulation of the material has
en- completed.
VI ,W Increase in Number of Farms.
- During the 10 years which followed
'S census of 1900, the population of
, United States increased 81 per
at, but the number of farms did not
'n ep pace with the increase in popu-
ion. From 5,797372 in 1900 the
mber grew to 6,94O, 1857, an increase
ie 602,9S5, or 105 per cent. For the
Oh ole United States this is the low
/, rate of increase which has been
neted since the number of farms was
M it recorded in 1850. Measured by
IN hmber of farms, agriculture exhibits
es diminished rate of increase, and in
ge areas of the country is practical
Stationary
GdIiU III dIHtSs
lmrhe small growth in the number of
,onms has not been compensated by
.tIey growth in the size of farms, the
FRS srage number of acres in farms hav-
by; decreased from 146 in 1900 to 1873
nut 1910. The increase in the total
enreage devoted to agriculture was
icey 35,137,0 900 acres, or AZ per cent
flee actual area in farms was S3S,592,
INV acres in 1900 and 3,729,O 900 acres
re 1910.
De- Increase in Improved Land.
he improved land, however, increased
dpre rapidly than the total farm acre
kee or number of farms, the advance
orting from 414,499,0OO acres in 1900
mr. All ,4SS, 600 acres in 1910, a gain of
949,000 acres, or 1872 per cent in 10
ars. Yet this percentage of increase
s only about two-thirds the growth
population, showing that at the best
number of acres under cultivation
j. d used for the production of crops
lid not kept pace with the increase
- the number of people.
Increase in Farm Values.
An striking contrast with the slow
aupwth in the number and acreage of
ms and the area of improved land
~ ring the 10 years is the enormous
, o-e which has occurred in the value
farm property Farm land, exclu-
.'e of buildings, which was valued at
}O5S.008,000 in 1900, had more than
Wsbled before 1910, being then return
Has having a value of $2S, 1886, ,770, 600
ge enormous increase here recorded
s15,32S,762,0 600 represents an ad-
nee of 117.4 per cent in the value
+ all land in farms.
r is Immediately evident that the
latively small increase in the total
reage of farm land, AZ per cent, was
of the least important of the fac
Gs causing the great increase in ag
bgate value. The average value OF
rm land per acre increased from
:; 5.t7 in 1900 to SS2.49 in 1910, gain
1892 per acre, or 1887 per cent
\ O. the factors contributing to this
Il c. else in the average value of land
Sh most important is doubtless that
advancing farm prices of agricul-
raj products. This has increased
e incom-producing power of the farm
esd correspondingly influenced the sell
e price or value of farm land. 1t is
obable also that in calculating the
.lue of farm lands it has become
tstomary to capitalize the income
.,odacing power at a lower rates OF
Vterest than formerly. This might be
HE, despite the fact that interest
ties in general have probably not
zen, because of the reduction in the
SIX Of the farming business.
Anothtr important factor operative
increa sing the total and average
lalue of farm land throughout the
mite has been the cost of i'm
royin~ what was previously unim