The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05
Farm Census.

comparative statement of general
farm data issued by the census bJ.
reau:
The total value Of farm land and
buildings was given In 1910 as 500.
. li2,WO. as against $ll5,6lO, 200 In 1900,
an Increase of S45j ,5J2. 900, or 1893 per
cent.
/ The total value of all farm land
alone was reported in 1910 as tjlj.-
ols,OOO, a. compared with s99,3l 900
In 1900, gain Of Sil6 1907 900, or il9
per cent.
The total value of farm buildings
alone was given i'm 1910 as sji ,22i 900.
as against tiG, 300 900 IN 1900. an in.
GREASE of +37.D2i. 900. or 233 per cent.
In 1910 the value IT the farm land
alone constituted ~ per cent Of the
total value OF land and buildings. a.
compared with sd per cent in 1900.
The reported value Of farm implc.
mcn,s and machinery was tld,Hj3. 600
in 1910, a. against sd,2I2 900 IN 1900, q
gain Of 1881 900, or i6G per cent.
The total acreage reported In 1910
was u ,663,UW acres, as compared with
s,tN,ooo In 1900, gain Of 3.lGi 900
acres, or - per cent
TIL" improved acreage was returned
In 1910 AZ amounting to d.JjI.o oo
acres, a. against 3.li6.oOO IN $500. an
increase Of 2,sss,o 900 acres. OF - per
cent.
Tie improved acreage formed ~
per cent of the total acreage in 1910.
and II per cen, In hoo.
The average acres per farm repor.
ted In 1910 was 2O''. ~ against Iii In
lHo. decrease of ~ acres. or II per
cent.
The average value per acre of farm
land aud buildings In 1910 j. stated
AZ sls.ss, rs agains, sl3.G0 In 1900. q
rise Of sJj. ~, or 80 per cent.
The average value per acre Of farm
land alone IN 1910 was reported a.
Sft2%. while In 1900 II was ~ 80. the
amount Of gain being +:I2.r,, or rs
per cent.
or the whole number. D,Iil. of
farms reported In 1910 there were ~.
,Oj, or ~ per cent, operated by white
farmers and l.O:i.,, or > per cent, by
negro and other nonwhitc farmers. as
compared with q total Of 33,2oa In
1909, OF which ~. H.. ar ~ per cent.
were conducted by white farmers and
.WH'. or J per cent. by negro and
other nonw hitc. Tie increase In the
during III. decade amounted to 49,
jGI, and the decrease In the number
Of farms of negro and other nonwhite
farmers To II.
The total number of farms oper.
ated IN l9l0:by owners. part owners.
and owners and tenants. comprising
the "all owners" class. was iT,llO, ~
compared with 5000 In 1890, an In.
crease Of 1900.
The total number Of farms con-
Quoted In 1910 by::cash tenants. share
tenants, and cash and share tenants.
comprising the "all tenants class,
was 1850, as against III IN l'AO, an
increase Of 2,0l2.
The total number OF farms oper.
ated by managers In 1910 was M, as
compared with +05 In 1900, an In.
crease of 30.
Tie total number Of farms oper-
ated by the "all owners" class consti.
tuted ~ per cent Of the whole mum.
Der Of farms In 1910 and ~ per cent
In iDn'; those operated by all the IAN
tenants" class, ~ per cent In both
1910 and 1890: and those conducted by
managers, = per cent In 1910 and ! per
cen, In lMa,.
or the total: number number, AZ
10, Of farms operated In 1910 by the
"all owners" class, there were 81, l5l
or M per cent, reported as "owned
free Of debt" and 1850, or - per
cent, reported acknowledged. There
were +l5 farms for which no mort
gage report was secured, and these
are included In the farms "owned
free Of q, bt."
In lMW information was secured
the "owned farm homes"
Al that time a2,Ol., or - per cent
were reported free of debt" and
6,OOl, or 81 per cent, reported as mort
gagged. There were +.2 farms In 1900
for which no mortgage report vas ST.
cured, and these were reported In the
farms "free.,of debt" The Census
Bureau has no:information respect.
ing the number of morigaged farms
leased To tenants.
Missouri has::a76,Osl farms: 2l,52s,-
NM acres are:improved: average size
of farms, lbs acras. The value Is
placed at ~, IA ,523. value of build
ings S26s,076; value of implements,