The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-16
FARM DATA FOR THE
SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
Preliminary Statement of Thirteenth
Census Results Issued by the
Census Bureau.

Washington, AUGUST 16.-Census
Director Durand issued today the
first official statement from the
census bureau relative to the agri-
cultural statistics for the South
Central division of states, collected
at the thirteenth decennial United
States census, April Is, 1910, The
south central division includes Ken
lucky Tennessee, Alabama. Missis-
sippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklaho-
ma and Texas All the data included
in this statement have been report
ed separately for the states named
above
1t is baseo on preliminary com
parative summary submitted by DR..
| lie Grand Powers, chief statisticiau
of the division of agriculture in tbs
| bureau of the census This summary
shows. for both the census of 1915
and that of 1900, the reported total
value of farm land, buildings, and
implements and machinery; total
acreage. average acres per farm, av-
erage value per acre of farm land
and buildings, average value per
acre of farm land alone, and the ag-
gregate expenditures for labor and
fertilizers 1t also distributes the to-
tai number of farms according TO
color of farmer. specified character
of tenure, whether held free or mort
gagged by owners, and by certain
acreage groups.
- to "a
the figures are subject to revision
later, as a number of farms, whose
returns are incomplete, viii be IN
cluded in the final tables. These ad-
ditions will not, in all probability
modify materially any of tha
amounts or rates contained In the
present statement
The census of agriculture was
taken primarily for the purpose OF
obtaining an accurate inventory OF
all classes of farm property existing
on April 10, 1910: a complete ex-
hibit of farm operations during the
year ended December 81, 1903: and
a statement of the number and value
of domestic animals in cities and
villages on April Is, 1910.
Statements relatives to acreage and
yield of crops and the domestic ami
mails Of the south central division OF
states will be issued by the census
bureau as soon as the tabulation or
these data has been completed
1t Is pointed out in the statement
ha nf
the south central division of states
In 1910, as against 1900, among the
items in the first part of the table
In the order of their importance,
are: In the average value per acre
of land, exclusive Of buildings, 1872
per cent in the average value per
acre Of land, including buildings,
t43 per cent. In the total value or
farm land, exclusive Of buildings,
t42 per cent in the total amount ex-
pended in 1909 for fertilizers, 140
per cent. in the total value of all
farm land. including buildings, 1873
per cent in the total value OF farm
buildings alone, 100 per cent; In the
total amount expended in 1909 foi
labor. 81 per cent; in the total value
of farm implements and machinery,
SO per cent in the acreage Of farm
land improved. q per cent, and IN
the total number Of farms, . per
cent
Decreases we're reported in two
items, the total amount OF land in
cluaed in farms and the average size
OF farms The decrease in the total
amount of land in farms is per
cent. and in the average acreage per
farm Il per cent
The statement shows in detail that
the number OF farms reported IN
1910 was 1,9S115t. as compared
with 1,65S,166 in 1900, an increase