Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-02
Farm Values are BOOminq.l

Agricultural statistics gathered by
the United States Census Bureau in the
South Atlantic division of States have
been promulgated by Census Director
Durand.
The South Atlantic division includes
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West vir-
ginia, North Carolina. South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida and the District OF
Columbia.
The rates of increase for the South
Atlantic division of States in 1910. as
against 1900, in the order of their i'm
portance are: In the total expenditure
for fertilizers. 162 per cent. in the aver
age value per acre of land, exclusive Of
buildings. ITO per cent; in the total
value of farm land alone, l08 per cent.
in the average value per acre Of land,
including value of buildings. l07 per
cent. in the total value of farm land
and buildings, 105 per cent; in the total
value Of farm buildings, 96 per cent.
in the total value of farm implements
and machinery. "a per cent; in the ex-
penditure for farm labor. rs per cent.
in the total number of farms, Is per
cent. and in the total improved farm
acreage, per cent.
Decreases among those in the order
of their Importance are in the average
acres per farm, IA per cent, and in the
total number of acres in farms. 0.S per
cent.
The average acreage per farm re-
ported in 1910 was SO, as against l0S in
1900, a decrease OF Is acres, or Ia per
cent.
The total value of all farm land alone
was reported in 1910 as Sl,S75. $50, 600.
compared with $500, ,s2l, 900 in 1900, a
gain of 1915, sO9, 900. or 1Os per cent.
The greatest percentage gain in the
value of farm land alone is in Florida
203 per cent.
The other increases, in the order of
their Importance, are South Carolina,
1863 per cent; Georgia, l66 per cent. ;
North Carolina, l4l per cent; Virginia,
Sc per cent. West Virginia, SO per cent. ;
Delaware. 46 per cent, and Maryland
30 per cent.
The total value of farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 as 5000, 522. 900,
as against $SO6, 529, 900 in 1900, an in
crease of S293, 993, 900. or 96 per cent.
Each state shows a material increase in
the value of all farm buildings. Four
show gains exceeding 100 per cent. The
increases, in the order of their impor-
tance, are: Florida. IA per cent.
Georgia, l42 per cent: South Carolina,
1877 per cent; North Carolina, lis per
cent; Virginia SO per cent; Delaware,
20 per cent; West Virginia, 67 per
cent; and Maryland, AZ per cent.
The average value per acre of farm
lands and buildings in 1910 is stated as
s23. O4, as against sl1.57 in 1900, rise
of $l2.23 per acre. or 107 per cent. The
average value per acre of farm land
alone in 1910 was reported as $lS.l2,
while in 1900 it was $s.63. the gain be-
ing 50 40 an acre, or 10 per cent.
OF the whole number. l,l09, 359, of
farms reported in 1910 there were 1884,
OOS, or 6S per cent. operated by white
farmers, and 1855. 1856. or 80 per cent.
by negro and other non-white farmers.
This compares with 30 per cent. oper-
ated by the latter class in 1900.
1t is especially noteworthy that there
Is an increase of over 100000 in the
number of farms under 100 acres in size
while there is a decrease of those of 100
acres and over of nearly $1,000. This
indicates the breaking up Of larger farms
into small farms.