The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-18

per cent AN lAlAA NsiSNS lA tNteAl
farm acreage. in the order Of their
important. are oklahoma Is per
iceut. Arkansas. 4 per cent: Missis-
sippi and Kentucky, each per cent;
and Alabama, ol per cent
The average acreage per farm re-
ported in 1910 was 10, as against 155
I in 1900. a decrease OF so acres, or ~
( per cent
The improved acreage was returned
in 1910 as amounting to 101Sel 000
acres. as against S0.o0S.0o0 acres in
1900. an increase OF e1.79S.000 acres.
or - per cent Each OF the states in
the division shows an increase. The
rates Of increase. given in the order
OF relative Importance. are: Oklaho-
ma. 104 per cent: Texas. SO per cent;
Mississippi Is per cent: Arkansas. l6
per cent: Louisiana. Is per cent; Ala
bama, I2 per cent; Tennessee, 8 per
cent; and Kentucky. 4 per cent
The improved acreage formed Al per
cent of the total acreage in 1910 and
.S1 per cent in 1909
Farm Values.
The total value Of farm land ana
buildings was given in 1910 as s4.SS1.-
$4,000. as against $2O7a.672. goo in
1QOa an increase Of 81 Ts4S SSf nAa or
.1SS per cent
The totai value of all farm land alone
was reported in 1910 as s4.016,OS4000
and 1861 $4,000 in 1900. a gain Of
or 142 per cent The
greatest percentage gain in the value
of farm land alone is in Oklahoma. SSS
per cent The other increases. in the
order Of their importance. are: Texas.
.173 per centff Arkansas, 1SS per cent;
Mississippi, lis per cent; Alabama
116 per cent: Tennessee. 81 per cent:
Louisiana. IS per cent; and Kentucky.
e6 per cent.
The total value Of farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 as 1921 .S1s 600.
as against s410.7SS.000 in 1900. an in
/ crease Of $410.5S6. 600. or 100 per cent
Each state shows material increase
in the value Of all farm buildings. Ok
lahoma. however. shows the largest
gain, S17 per cent, The other increases.
in the order OF their Importance. are:
lNIississippi, ia per cent. Arkansas
and Texas. each 100 per cent: Ala
bama, 1o7 per cent: Tennessee. 70 per
leent; Kentucky, 66 per cent. and
Louisiana. - per cent.
In 1910 the value OF the farm land
alone constituted s. per cent Of the
total value of land and buildings, as
compared with 50 per cent in 1900
The average value per acre Of farm
lands and buildings in 1910 is stated
as S19,57, as against SS,04 in 1900. q
Irise Of Sll.5S per acre. or 143 per
Eeent The average value per acre oi
farm land alone in 1910 was reported
as $I6.25. while in 1900 it was s6.45
the gain being $3.50 an acre. or 152
per cent
The reported value Of farm imple-
mentS and machinery was $Ie4.S5I 600
+ in 1910. IS against SI26,69e. .00a in 1900.
/ a gain of s67.s5e .ooo. or 3 per cent
Zach state, except Louisiana. shows
Ia material increase. the decrease in
THAT state amounting to 81 per cent
being due to the fact that in 1900 much
( equipment g sogar factories Was in
Icl0ted as farm equipment which was
not 50 considered in lSIo Stated II
. The order 81 their relative Importance
THE increases are. Oklahoma. Is1 per
ieent Arkansas. % per cent Texas
and Alsbama. each $ per cent. Mis-
sissippi = per cent Tennessee. -
+ lpercent snd Kentucky s. Per cent
+ Expenditures Fer Labor Arc Fertilizer
The expenditures fer labor IN 1910
reached the sam 0f $q46So. .o0a. Is
compared with $49.447,eoa in 1899. an
increase Of S45s2S.ooe. or ST per cent
The expenditures Tor fertilizers
amounted 10 $l&osSoao in 1910. as
.aainst $6.7Is.o09 in 1909 an increase
ot s. 5Ss.0oo or Tao per cent
Color of Farmers.
OF the whole number. 1.sSII5I. of
farms reported in 1910. there were
.L441.>SS. or IS Per cent. operated BY
white farmers, and SSz.sSS. or = per
cent by nesro and other norwhite
farmers. This iS compared with q
total Of i.s5S.IsS farms in 1899. Of
which lS06.S67 were operated by
whites and AL .-ss By ueg7oes and
other noavhites. II 1sea. white farm
.ers operated 7S Per cent q aIl farms,
While = Per cent were operated by
negroes and other nonwhites. There
IS a. increase a. 24I.Ss1 in the number
ot farms operated by white farmers
ard an increase of Sl.4S4 IN the nam
se- operated by negroes and other
nor whites.
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