The Forrest City times., 1911-07-07
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 Color of Farmers.
 UT the whole number, 214,275, of farms reported in 1910, there were l50,920, Or 70 per cent. operated by White farmers, and 63,355, or 90 per cent, by negro and other non-white farmers, as compared with a total Of 17S,69s in 1900, of which 13f,71l, or "A per1ce were conducted oy white farmers. and 46,9S3, or 26 per cent, by negroes and other non-white. The increase in the number of farms of white farmers during the decade amounted to 19, ,209 and the numoer of farms of negro and other nou- white farmers to 16,372.
 Farm Ownership.
 The total number Of farms operat- ed in 1910 by owners, part owners, and owners and tenants, comprising the all owners" class, was 106.535. as compared with 96.735 in 1900, an increase of $500.
 The total number of farms conduct ed in 1910 by cash tenants, share ten- ants, and share-cash tenants. compris ing the all tenants" class. was l06.- 9S5, as against S1,140 in 1900, an in- crease of 25,S45.
 The total number Of farms operat- ed by managers in 1910 was 755. as compared with S19 in 1900, decrease of 64.
 The total number of farms operated by the "all owners" class constituted 50 per cent of the whole number of farms in 1910 and 54 per cent ,n 1900; those operated by the "all ten ants" class, 50 per cent in 1910 and 45 per cent in 1900, and those con- ducted by managers. 04 per cent in 1910 and 1 per cent in 1900
 Of the total number, 106,535. of farms operated in 1910 by the "all owners class, there were S4,176. or 19 per cent reported as owned free of debt and 22,359, or 21 per cent reported as mortgaged. There were 1927 farms for which no mortgage report was secured, and these are in- cluded in the farms owned free of debt"
 In 1900 Information was secured concerning the owned farm homes." At that time S1,511, or 86 per cent were reported free from debt" an l2,S33, or 14 per cent, as mortgaged There were APP farms in 1900 fol which no mortgage report was secur- ed and these were included in the farms free from debt" The census hnu inf the number of mortgaged farms leas- ed to tenants.
 Distribution.
 The statement relative to farms distributed according to certain acre. age groups shows that those of l9 acres and under numbered 36,079 in 1910 and 24,665 in 1900. gain of IT, 4l4; of 20 to 40 acres, 74,863 in 1910 and 55,332 in 1900, an increase of I9,- 531; of 50 to 90 acres, 45,333 in 1910 and 3S,595 in 1900, a gain of 6,73S; of 100 to 174 acres, 39,319 in 1910 and 42,00T in 1900, decrease of 2,6S8; Of 115 to 499 acres, 17,131 in 1910 and 16,440 in 1900, an increase of 691; Of 800 to 999 acres, 1.157 in 1910 and L. zo9 Tn lS0u, faillng of S2 and or 1000 acres and over, 393 in 1910 and 4l6 in l900 a decrease of 23
 Acreage Group Proportions.
 Of the whole number of farms, those of 19 acres and under formed 17 per cent in 1910 and IA per cent in 1900; those of 20-49 acres 35 per cent in 1910 and 3l per cent in 1900, those of 50-99 acres, 2l per cent in 1910 and 22 per cent in 1900; those of 1O0-174 acres, IS per cent in 1910 and 24 per cent in 1900: those of 175- 499 acres, per cent in 1910 and g per cent in 1900; those of 500-999 acres, 1 per cent in both 1910 and 1900; and those of 1000 acres and over, 0.2 per cent in both 1910 and 1900.
 The expenditures for labor in 1910 reached the sum of $7,612,000 as con- pared with s3,l71 ,000 in 1900, an in- crease of $4,410,O00 or 140 per cent. The expenditures for fertilizers | amounted in 1910 to S596,000 as against s173,OOO in 1900, gain of |