Milford chronicle., 1911-02-24
REPORT SHOWS 10000
FARMS IN THIS STATE


The Bureau of the Census has is
sued preliminary comparative state
ments Of general farm data for fif
teen States, of which Delaware il
one. In 1910 there were 10, 0,S0C
farms in Delaware, in 1900 there
were 1857 farms in this State. The
total acreage in Delaware farms il
1910 was ]. 1.1S7, 900 acres in 1906
it was 1,O66,OOO acres. The tota
acreage improved in Delaware farms,
was $4,000 acres in 1910; in 1906
it was $4,000 acres. The average
size of Delaware farms in 1910 was
SO acres in 1900 it was 11O acres.
The value of Delaware farmland
in 1910 was S34,81O,OOO; in 1900
it was worth S23,769,LO0. The
value of farm buildings in the State
was S18,1 ,117,0OO in 1910 and 1900
it was $40, 667,O The total
value of farm implements and ma
chinery in this State was So, 202 900
in 1910 and in 1900 it was 50, 161,
OOO
The average value per acre of Del
aware farm land in 1910 was S34
and in 1900 it was S22. The value
per acre OF land and buildings was
SOL in 1910 and in 1900 it was S32.
The total expenditures for labor in
1910 was $1,000, 600; in 1900 it
was 81 ,076, 900. The total expen-
ditures for fertilizers in the State
was 1861 600 in 1910 and in 100
it was S539,OOO.
The per cent of increase or de-
crease in Delaware items is as fol-
lows for 1900 to 1910. The num-
Der of farms increased II per cent,
while the total acreage decreased 3
per cent, and the total improved |
acreage decreased 6 PEI cent. The |
value of Delaware farm land has in
creased 46 per cent in the last ten
years and the value of buildings in
he same period 20 percent. and there
vas an increase for the same time
n the value of farm implements
md machinery of 40 per cent. The
from 1900 to 1910 in value
Der acre of farm land was 81 per
,ent for Delaware, the increase in
expenditures for labor on the farms
rom 1910 to 1910 was 40 per cent.
nd the increase in expenditures for
was 80 per cent.
In March the department will |
publish statistics relating to the
tock Of grain in farmers hands.
The average value per head of
on farms and ranges in Del
ware on January 1, 1911, COM
'ared with the average value on the
anne day in previous years is given
ut by the Bureau of Statistics of
he Department of Agriculture. No
stimate of the number of animals
n farms is given out at this time,
or will be until the results of the
'ederal census,On number and value
domestic animals in 1910 are
vailable.
The average value per head of
delaware horses on January /, 1911.
as S10S; on the same day in 1910
was $106; in 1909 it was 500;
ON 1900 to 1909 the value aver
ged $S2.55; from 1890 to 1899 it
as S63 81 from 1880 tn 1889 t
as $SS. .66, and from 1870 to 1879
was S74.9S.
For mules, the Delaware figures
We on January l, 1911, an average
llue per head of S133 for the same
ly, 1910, the value s125 for 1909
was $129; for the years 1900 to
)09 it was $l02.57 from 1890 to
500 it was $62.73; from 1880 to
389 it was S106 56, and from 1870
1879 it was S9S.10.
The average value per head on
itch cows in the State on January
1911, was $3.50 on the same
W, 1910, it was s3S; in 1909 it
as $50 it averaged S32 A for the
,ars 1900 to 1909 s26 80 for the
.ars 1890 to 1899; 500 80 for the
.ars 1880 to 1889 and S3O11 for
e years 1870 to 1879.
The average value per head of :
her cattle on farms in the State on
nuary 1, 1911, was S22. 30; in
10 it was S21; in 1909 it was
8 50 for the years 1900 to 1909
e average was S19 81; it was S21 %
,m 1890 to 1899; s27 .26 from
so to 1889, and it averaged S32.1S :
I'M 1870 to 1879
The average value per head of
inc in Delaware on January 1 ar
l II, was 50. 50;in 1910 it was SS. 20; IN IN
1909 it was S. the value averaged g
80 for the years 1900 to 1909. 4