The Greeley tribune., 1911-04-27

Washington, D. c., April 21.-
Census Director Durand issued today
the first official statement from the
census bureau relative to the agri-
cultural statistics OF the state OF
Colorado collected at the thirteenth
decennial United States census. April
Is, 1910.
It Is based on a preliminary COM
parative summary submitted to the
director by DR.. LIE Grand Powers,
chief statistician of the division OF
agriculture in the bureau OF the
census. This summary shows for
both the census of 1910 and that OF
1900 the reported total value of
farm land, buildings and implements
and machinery; total acreage; i'm
proved acreage; average acres per
farm. average value per acre of
farm land and buildings; average
value per acre of farm land alone;
and the aggregate expenditure for
labor and fertilizers. 1t also dis
tributes the total number of farms
according to color of farmer; speci-
fed character of tenure; whether
held free or mortgaged by owners;
and by certain acreage groups.
The director gives notice that the
summary's figures are subject to re-
vision later, owing to the fact that a
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.
The census of agriculture was
taken primarily for the purpose OF
obtaining an accurate inventory OF
all classes of farm property existing
on April is, 1910, complete cx-
hibit of farm operations during the
year ended December 81, 1909, and
a statement of the number and value
of domestic animals in cities and VIII
lagos on April Is. 1910.
Statements relative to acreage and
yield of crops and the domestic ami
mails of Colorado will be issued by
Director Durand as soon as the tabr
lation of this data has been com,
pleted.
Increase and Decrease
It is pointed out in the statement
today that the principal rates OF in
crease in Colorado in 1910, as
against 1900, are: In the total
value of all farm land alone. 800
per cent; in the total value of farm
land and buildings. 2s3 per cent; in
the total value of farm buildings,
1873 per cent; in the average value
per acre of farm land alone, 1872 per
cent; in the average value per acre
of farm land and buildings. ITO per
cent; in the total value of all farm
implements and machinery. 169 per
cent; in the total expenditures for
labor, 161 per cent; in the total ex-
penditures for fertilizers. 152 per
cent; in the total improved farm
acreage, SO per cent: in the whole
number of farms, SO per cent; and
in the total farm acreage, AZ per
cent.
The only decrease during the de-
cade, among the items for which per-
centages are given, in the first sec
tion Of the summary. occurred In the
average acres per farm, and amount
Cd to - per cent.
The statement shows in detail that
the number Of farms reported in
1910 was 45,s39, as compared with
34.7OO in 1900. an increase Of 21,-
13s. or Sc per cent.
Farm Values
The total value of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as
S407,015.0OO, as against $106,344.-
900 in 1900. an increase Of $780,
e71,0O0, or 2s3 per cent.
The total value of all farm land
alone was reported in 1910 as $751;
$4,000, as compared with $780,
$4,000 in 1900. a gain of $271.-
$4,000, or 800 per cent.
The total value of farm buildings
alone was given in 1919 as s45.-
$4,000, as against $16, 100000 in
1900, an increase of $29,333. 900 OF
1873 per cent.
In 1910 the value of the farm land
alone constituted 80 per cent of the
total value of farm land and build.
ings, as compared with IS per cent
in 1900.
The reported value Of all farm i'm
plements and machinery was $12,
1000 in 1910, as against $4,747.