The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-17
SOUTH
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Preliminary Statement Of Thirteenth Census Re-
suits Issued By Bureau-Each Of States Shows
Increase in Number of Farms

Washington. .. c., August le.-Cen-
sus Director Durand issued to-day the
! first official statement from the Census
bureau relative to the agricultural sta
tist!cs for the South Atlantic Division
! OF States. collected at the thirteenth
decennia! United States census. April
10. 1910 The South Atlantic Division
includes Delaware. Maryland. Virginia.
| West Virginia. North Carolina. South
Carolina. Georgia and Florida and the
District of Columbia Ali OF the data
| included IN this statement have been
reported separately for the States
, named above.
II is based on a preliminary compa--
alive summary submitted by DR.. L.
| Grand Powers. chief statistic!an 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. av
crage 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
3,
and by certain acreage groups.
Attention is called TO the fact thai,
the figures arc subject 10 revision later.
as number OF farms whose returns
are incomplete will be included in the
finai tables. These additions will not.
in al! probability. modify materially
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 OPP
erations during the year ended Deem
Der 81, 1903. and statement OF the
number and value OF domestic animals
In cities and villages on April Is 1910
Statements relative TO acreage and
yield OF crops and the domestic ami
mails of the South Atlantic Division OF
States will be issued by the Census
Bureau as soon as the tabulation of
these data has been completed.
Rntcn of Increase and Decrease.
1t is pointed out In the statement to-
day that the rates OF increase for the
South Atlantic Division OF States IL.
1910. as against 1900. among the Items
in the first part OF the table. in the
order OF their Importance, are:
In the total expenditures for ferti
lzers. 1872 per cent: in the average
value per acre OF land. exclusive OF
buildings. ITO per cent; In the total
value of farm land alone, los per
cent: In the average value per acre
of land. including value of buildings.
l07 per cent: in the total value of farm
land and buildings. los per cent: in
the total value OF farm buildings. SO
per cent; in the total value OF farm
implements and machinery, 81 per
cent; in the expenditure for farm la
Dor, IS per cent: in the total number
of farms. Is per cent. and in the total
improved farm acreage. per cent.
The decreases among the items in
the tirst part OF the table. in the order
of their Importance are: In the average
acres per farm. ii per cent, and in
the total number of acres in farms.
0.S per cent
Number Of Farms.
The statement shows in detail that
the number of farms reported in 1910
was l.109,S59. as compared with 2.225
in 1900. an increase OF l47.134 farms,
or 3 per cent. II should be noted