The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31


the first official statement from the
census bureau relative to the agricul-
tural statistics for the north central
a,v,sion of states collected at the
fourteenth decennial United States
census April is, 1910. The north cen
trail division includes Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois. Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota,
Isouth Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.
All Of the data included In this state
ment have been reported separately
Tor the states named above.
It is pointed out in the statement
That the rates of increase for the
north central division of states in 1910,
IS against 1900, among the items In
he order of their Importance, are:
n the total value of farm land, ex-
lusive of buildings, 119 per cent; In
he total value of farm land, including
buildings, LA per cent; In tho aver
ge value per acre of farm land alone,
8 per cent; in the average value per
cre OF farm land, including buildings,
per cent; in the total -alue Of
arm buildings, So per cent; in the
otal expenditures for farm labor, rs
e., cent; in the tota. value of imple-
cents and machinery, rs per cent; in
he total expenditures for fertilizers,
b per cent; in the acreage Of i'm
royed land, IA per cent; in the total
creage of iarm land, 10 per cent; in
he average acres per farm, 9 per
lent; and in the total number of
brms, per cent.
Number Of Farms.
The statement shows in detail that
be number of farms reported in 1910
as 2,226,9S0, as compared with o.
be, 567 in 1900, an increase of 39,413
rms, Or per cent.
Each of the states on the western
brder of the division, and those along
e Canadian border, chow increases in
e number of farms. These increases
the orler of their Importance, are:
orth Dakota, Ga per cent; South
akota, AZ per cent; Nebraska, 6 per
mt; Wisconsin, per cent; Kansas
bid Michigan, each per cent, and
innesota. / per cent.
These increases are partly Offset
nee the older, well-settled states
ow decreases in the number of
rms. as follows: Illinois and Iowa,
ch 5 per cent; Indiana and Mis-
PIri, each 8 per cent, and Ohio, per
ht
Land In Farms.
The total amount of land included
farms in 1910 was reported as
100000 acres, as compared with
$4,000 acres in 1900, an increase
32,613,000 acres, or 10 per cent.
The total value of farm land and
ldings was given in 1910 as $780,
,ST1 900, as against s9,563. $50, 600
1900, an increase of s1o,sS0. 991, 900,
ia per cent
The total value of all farm land
ne was reported in 1910 as s17,251,-
900, as compared with s7,S65,901,-
III lCUtt q gam VI ,upu vi
per cent. More than one-half OF
se states sho an increase in the
PIE of land exceeding 100 per cent.
two Dakotas lead. South Dakota
h 376 per cent increase and North
kota with 321 per cent. Following
BE In the oruer of their Importance
Nebraska, 231 per cent; Kan
1873 per cent; Iowa, 1873 per cent;
konri. LOT per cent; Illinois, 104
cent; Indiana, SO per cent; Min
bta. 50 per cent: Wisconsin, II per
80. Ohio. 81 per cent; and Michi-
as per cent. 1t should be noted
IA the greatest rates OF increase are
Tie western states of this division.
III Farm Values.
he total value of all farm build.
alone was given in 1910 as s3,193,.
COCO, as against $1,e97,979,0 900 in
~, an increase Of 81 495,370,o0, or
lper cent Each state shows ma
Fial increase in the value of all form
Hldings. The increases in two
Ates exceed 200 per cent; North Da
IN, 262 per cent, and South Dakota
VIPER cent. In the two neighborins
Nes the rates exceed 100 per cent:
mnesota, 100 per cent and Nebras
4 Ills per cent. The other increases
The order of their Importance. are:
A, SO per cent; Wisconsin, SIS pei
@ Missouri, 81 per cent; Michi
land Kansas, each 70 per cent
ana, 70 per cent; Illinois, II per
E and Ohio, 81 per cent.
M 1910 the value Of the farm land
ne constituted 81 per cent of the
M value of land and buildings, as
spared with 50 per cent in 1900
MElxe average value per acre of farm
4nd1 and buildings in 1910 Is stated