The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-05-27
Values Greatly Increased in Last
Ten Years.
State Makes Very Favorable Showing
In Agricultural Statistics JUST
sssued-SmalIer Farms Have
Diminished.

Topeka. Kan.-The United States
census bureau has just issued the agri4
cultural statistics for the state of Kan
sas, as collected at the thirteenth
decennial census Of last April. The
figures are given out year after the
date when they were collected, but
the time of the census bureau has
been devoted principally to population
statistics since the work of taking the
census was completed.
Kansas makes a very favorable
showing in the agricultural statistics
as just issued. The total value of
farm lands increased three-fold in the
decennium from 1900 to 1910, or over
$1,000,000,000. Owing to the increase
In population and the advances in ir-
rigation, the farmed area increased
during the period by four per cent.
There are 1000 more farmers in the
state than ten years ago, more farms,
more tenant farmers and more farm
owners. The number Of farm mort
cages Is about the same, which does
not mean that the farmers are no
richer than ten years ago, but, on the
contrary, that they have been in
creasing their holdings and placing
improvements on their farms. Per
haps a few farm mortgages may be
due to autos, but the number is prob
ably not large.
During the ten years the number OF
smaller farms, with the exception OF
truck patches, has diminished. Over
one-third Of the farms Of the state
are ITS acres and over. The number
of negro and Indian farmers is de-.
creasing. The farmers of the state
spent less for farm fertilizers in 1910
than In 1900, but this is probably
due to better conservation of the fer
tility of their farms and the use of
barnyard fertilizers.
Statements relative to the acreage
OF crops and the yields will be made
later by Census Director Durand as
the tabulatione Of this data has not
been completed.
The principal rates Of increases in
Kansas in 1910 as compared to 1900
are: In the total value Of all farm
land alone, 1873 per cent; in the av-
erage value per acre of farm land
alone, ITS per cent; in the total value
Of farm land and buildings, 1863 per
cent; in the average value per acre Of
farm land and buildings, 159 per
Dor, 80 per cent; In the total value of
farm buildings alone, 70 per cent; in
the total value OF all farm implements
and machinery, "a per cent; in the
total improved farm acreage, ~ per
cent; in the total farm acreage, 4 per
cent; in the whole number of farms,
2 per cent, and in the average acres
per farm, per cent.
The only decrease during the decade
occurred in the total expenditures for
fertilizers, IS per cent.
The statement shows In detail that
the number of farms reported in 1910
was 1T ,299, as compared with 173, 098
In 1900, an increase of 4,201, or 2 per
cent
The total value of farm lands and
buildings was given in 1910 as s1,733,-
653. 900, as against s643653, 900 in 1900,
an increase of $1,000, 100000, or 1863
per cent.
The total value of all farm land
alone was reported In 1910 at 81 1884,
Sos, 900, as compared with s532,1S8,o0o
in 1900, a gain of $1,000, 1000, or 1888
per cent.
The total value Of farm buildings
alene was given in 1910 at s199, 1o1,-
600, as against Sill, 465,0oo in 1900,
an increase of ss7,6s6,oo. or,7s per
eent.