Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1911-06-07

WASHINGTON. u. g., June .
Census Director Durand issued TO
day the first official statement from
the Census Bureau relative 10 the
agricultural statistics Of the Terri.
tory of Arizona collected at the
Thirteenth Deccnnial United states
Census, April -, 1910.
I. il based on preliminary com
parative summary submitted TO the
Director by DR.. lie Grand Powers.
chief statistieian of the Division of
Agriculture in the Bureau Of the
census Of 1910. This summer shows
for both the census of 1910 and
that Of 1900 the reported total
value Of farm land, buildings and i'm
piements and machinery; total aver
age acres per farm; average value
per acre Of farm land and building;
average value per acre 81 farm
land alone; and theagr egate ex.
penditure for labor and fertilizers.
IL also distributes the total number
of farms according TO color of farm
err; specified character Of tenure;
whether held free or mortgoged by
owners; and by certain acreage
groups.
The director gives notice that the
figures are subject 90 revision later
as number Of farms whose returns
are incomplete will be included in the
final tables. These additions will
not, in all probability, modify any
Of the amounts or rates contained in
the present statement.
Although n marked increase in the
number and value of farms is report.
I'd for the Territory, there is net
decrease Of farm area Of nearly ZOO.
900 acres, confined principally to
two counties Navajo and Coconino-
where some 100000 acres belonging
10 large land company. The trans.
fer Of the Forest Reserve Of large
areas Of land, previously owned by
the railroad. that was rented for
grazing purposes In 1900, account for
another large area. These lands were
used for the same purpose in 1910
but not under circumstances that
permit their classification as farm
lands. Exclusive of the two countries
reporting a decrease, the acreage Of
farm land in Arizona increased ~
per cent. These lands not enumer.
ated in 1910, were all Of small val.
ne per acre and their omission makes
the average value Of land per acre
show up slightly larger than was
actually the ease.
Ehe census Of agriculture was taken
primarily for the purpose Of oh.
tanning an accurate inventory Of all
classes of farm property existing on
April 1890; n complete exhibit Of
farm operations during the year end.
sng December 81, 1909, and a statement
Of the numoer and value Of domes-
tic animals in cities and villages on
April IS, 1910.
Statements relative to the acreage
and yield Of crops and the domestic
animals Of Arizona will be issued by
Director Durand as soon ms the tabu.
iation Of this data has been com.
pleted.
Increase and Decrease
IL is pointed out in the statement
today that the principal rates OF
increase in Arizona in 1910, as against
1900 among the items for which per
eentages are given, in the first see
ton Of the tabular summary, are:
In the average value per acre OF
farm land alone, 475 per cent; in
the average value per acre Of farm
land and buildings Pa per cent; In
the total value Of all farm implement,
and machinery, 1873 por cent; in tn,
total value of farm buildings alone
III per cent in the total expenditure
for labor III per cent; in the tota
expenditures for fertilizers, 100 pei
cent; in the whole number of farms
80 per cent; and In the improved
farm acreage, 81 per rent.
The only decreases during the de
rade among the items for whicl
percentages are given occurred in tn,
average acres per farm "a per cent
and in the total farm average, 81
per cent.
The statement shows in detail tina
the number of farms reported in l0l
was SOS, as compared with $500 Il
1900, an increase of 5000, or 80 pc
cent.
Farm Values
The total value of farm land an,
buildings was given In 1910 as si7
$4,000 as against si3,6s3,0oO in 100
an increase Of $33,3 1851 900 or 244 pc
cent.
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