The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-27
STATISTICS FOR
MISSOURI FARMS
First Preliminary Comparative State
ment of General Farm Data Issued
BY the Census Bureau.

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Director Durand issued today the first
official statement from the census bu-
reau relative to the agricultural stats
tics of the state of Missouri collected
at the thirteenth decennial United
States census, April Is, 1910.
1t is based on a preliminary COM
narrative summary submitted to the
director by DR.. l eGrand Powers, chief
statistician OF the division of agricul-
ture 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, i'm
plements, and machinery; total acre
age: improved acreage; average acres
per form: average value per acre of
farm land and buildings; average
value per acre of farm land alone; and
the aggregate expenditures 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 mort
gagged by owners; and by certain acre
age groups.
The director gives notice that the
summary's figures are subject to re-
vision later, owing to the fact that a
number of farms whose returns are in
complete will be issued in the final
tables. These editions will not, in
all probability, modify any OF the
amounts or rates contained in the pres
ent 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 15,
1910; a complete exhibit of farm oper-
ations during the year ended Decem-
Der 81, 1909; and statement Of the
number and value of domestic animals
in cities and villages on April 10, 1910
Statements relative to the acreage
and yield of crops and the domestic
animals of Missouri will be issued by
Director Durand as soon as the tabu-
lation of this data has been completed.
Per Cents of Increase and Decrease.
1t is pointed out in the statement
today that the principal rates of in
crease in Missouri in 1910, as against
1900, are; In the total value of all
farm land alone, 107 per cent in the
average value per acre of farm land
alone, 104 per cent; in the total value
of farm land and buildings. 103 per
cent in the average value per acre
of farm land and buildings, 100 per
cent in the total expenditures for
labor, SO per cent; in the total value OF
farm buildings alone, 81 per cent in
the total expenditures for fertilizers
IS per cent; in me total value of farm
implements and machinery, rs pei
cent In the total improved farm acre
age, per cent; in the average acres
per form, per cent; and in the total
farm acreage, 2 per cent.
The principal decrease during the
decade occurred in the whole number
of farms, amounting to 8 per cent
The statement shows in detail that
the number of farms reported in 1910
was 276,0S1, as compared with 2S4,
$50 in 1900, a decrease of S,SO5, or 3
per cent.
The total value of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as ST.,
710,505O0O, as against $S43,979,000 in
1900, an increase of $S66, ,526,O0O, or
1903 per cent.
The total value of farm land alone
was reported in 1910 as $1,441 .529 600
as compared with $695,471 600 in 1900
gain of $746,O5S,00O, or 1O7 per cent
The total value of farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 as $268,976,
coo, as against $14S,5OS,OOO in 1900, an
increase of $12O, ,46S,O00, or 81 per cent
In 1910 the value of the farm land
alone constituted S4 per cent of the
total value on land and buildings, as
compared with 50 per cent in 1900
The reported value of farm imple
ments and machinery was $50 0,769,00C
in 1910, as against $2S,6O3,0O0 in 1900
a gain of $22, 10000, or rs per cent.
The total acreage reported in 1910
was 34,516,O00 acres, as compared with
33,99S,O00 in 1900. an increase of 51S,
600 acres, or 2 per cent.
The improved acreage was returned
in 1910 as amounting to 24.52S,00C
acres, as against 22,9OO,OOO in 1900, an
increase of 1,62S,O0O acres, or pei
cent.
The improved acreage lormed n
per cent of the total acreage in 1910
as compared with 81 per cent in 1900
The average acres per farm reported
in 1910 was 1875, as against 119 in 1900
a gain of acres, or per cent.
Average Value Per Acre.
The average value per acre OF farm
land and huildings in 1910 is stated