The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-17

that a farm" according TO the CEN
sus definition, Is all the land which Is
directly farmed by one person. manag-
ing ard conducting agricultural oper-
atoms. either by his own labor or with
the assistance Of members OF his
household or hired employees"
Each of the States shows an increase
in the number OF farms. The increases
during the decade. In the order OF their
Importance, are. Georgia, - per cent.
Florida. % per cent: North Carolina
and South Carolina. each i3 per cent
Delaware. II per cent; Virginia, 9 per
cent: Maryland. 6 per cent. and West
Virginia. per cent.
Land In Farms.
The total amount Of land included in
farms in 1910 was reported as 1903 49,
600 acres. as compared with 1912 900
acres in 1900, a decrease of sol 900
acres. or about per cent.
large majority of the counties
show very material increase in farm
acreage, but these increases are en-
iirely offset by the decreases in the
coast counties on the east, and the
mountain counties on the west. Hun
dreds Of thousands Of acres of noun
tain. timber and swamp lands report
ed as in farms in 1900 and probably
used to some extent for grazing and
other purposes, were not so reported
in 1910. a decrease OF nearly $1,000
in the number OF farms exceeding 100
acres. is reported
Each OF the States In the division
except Georgia and Florida, shows z
decrease in the total farm acreage.
The increase in Florida amounts to 20
per cent. while that in Georgia is .
per cent. The decreases are: West
Virginia, I per cent. South Carolina.
| per cent: Delaware. 8 per cent
and Maryland. Virginia and North Car
oiina each. per cent.
The average acreage per farm re-
ported in 1910 was SO as against los
in 1900. decrease OF 10 acres, or Il
per cent.
The improved acreage was returned
in 1910 as amounting TO 4s.365,QOO
acres. as against 100000 acres in
1900, an increase OF 2.265.Oo0 acres or
per cent Each of the four north
ernmost States in the division shows
a decrease similar TO that recorded
for each OF the States in the North
Atlantic division. The four southern
most States show increases. The de-
creases are: Delaware. 8 per. cent;
Maryland. per cent; Virginia. per
cent: and West Virginia less than /
per cent. The increases are: South
Carolina. per cent: North Carolina.
3 per cent; Georgia, Is per cent, and
Florida, 10 per cent.
The improved acreage formed Al
per cent OF the total acreage In 1910
and ~ per cent. in 1900.
Farm Values.
The total value OF farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as s2.4T6.-
$4,000, against sl.206.350 900 in
1900. an increase of sl.26e, 500. 900. or
los per cent.
The total value of all farm land
alone was reported in 1910 as sl.S75,-
100000. compared with $500. s21 900 in
1900. q gain of s975.s09, 200. or los per
cent The greatest percentage of gain
in the value of arm land alone is in
Florida. 203 per cent. The other in
creases, in the order OF their impor-
lance. are: South Carolina. 100 per
cent; Georgia. l66 per cent; North
Carolina. 1+1 per cent: Virginia. 96 per
cent; West Virginia. SO per cent; Del
aware. 46 per cent. and Maryland. S5
per cent
The total value OF farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 as s600,h22. 900,
as against 1905 $4,000 in 1900, an in