The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
As Taken by the Thirteenth
Census ofthe United
States.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. a.
Census Director Durand Issued to-
day rae first official statement from
the census bureau relative 10 tn,
agricultural statistics OF the s.att
Of West Virginia collected at tn,
Thirteenth Decennial United state,
Census, April IS last.
IL is based on preliminary com.
paratiVe summary submitted to tn,
director by DR.. lie Grande Powers
CHER statisttcian of the division O
agriculture in the bureau OF the cen
sus. This summary shows, for bold
the census of 1910 and that OF 1900
the total reported value of farm
land, buildings. implements and ma
chinery; total acreage, Improved
acreage, average acres per farm. ay
erage value per acre of farm LAND
and buildings, average value PEI
lcre OF farm land alone, and the ag
create expenditure for labor ant
fertilizets. 1T also distributes tht
total number of farms according Il
color of farmer. specific characte,
81 tenure. whether held free Of
mortgaged by owners. and by certain
>creage groups. 81
The director gives notice that the
i,tmina.y's figures are subject to re.
vision later, owing to the fast that {
number Of farms whose returns are
Incomplete will be included in the
fnal tables. These additions viii
not, in all probability, modify any
Of the amounts or rates contained
n the present statement
The census of agriculture was
taken primarily for the purpose Of
obtaining an accurate inventory o.
Ill classes of farm property existing
in April 10, 1910; a complete ex.
tltbit OF farm operations during the
gear ended December 81, 1905 and
j 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
animais Of West Virginia viii be IS
sued by Director Durand as soon as
the te,au!ation OF this data has been
completed.
Increase and Decrease.
It is pointed ont in the statement
ocay that the principal rates OF in
crease in West Virginia in. 1910, as
againss 1900, are; In the total en-
oenditures Tor labor, 90 per cent; in
the total value OF farm buildings
alone, 81 per cent; in the aver sc
galue per acre of farm land alone,
80 per cent; in the total value o. all
farm implements and machinery, IS
ser cent; in the total expenditures
or fertilizers. IS per cent; and in
he whole .numser OF farms, . per
cent.
The principal decrease during the
decade occurred in the average acres
per farm, 10 per cent; the total
farm acreage, Z per cent; ana in the
otal improved acreage, O.S per
cent.
The Farm Values.
The statement shows in detail that
sne number of farms reported in
1910 was 95,S76, as compared with
1854 in 1900, an increas. OF g.
o02, or 3 per cent.
The total value Of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as
$2G2, 45S,OO0, as against $16S,296,-
900 in 1900. an increase OF $94,-
$4,000, or Sc per cent.
The total value of all farm land
alone was reported in 1910 as $685.
100000, compared with 1884,
269,OO0 in 1900, gain OF ST.
341 900, or So per cent.
The total value of fam buildings
alone was given IN 1910 as $685.
S4S,O0O, as against $S4,O27,OOO in
1900, an increase of SEE, 1927, 900, or
81 per cent.
In 1910 the value of farm land
alone constituted IS per cent of tho
total value Of land and buildings. as
COMPARED with so per cent in 1900.