Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-20

e Dara Durand. director of the 18th
census Of the United States. has is
sUsd a bulletin on agriculture IN Con-
recticut giving complete statistics Of
farms and farm property, livestock,
IL .ucipal crops and farm expenses. The
bulletin was prepared under the SUI
pervision Of LeGrand Powers, chief
statistician for agriculture. The statis-
tics relating to farms and farm proper
~ are q the date April Is, 1910; those
relating to farm operations are for the
calendar year 1909.
Oonn ecticut ranks 46th In area and
S1st IN peE uIst ton among the states
and territories OF continental United
States. Over rWo-thirds, 70.9 per cent,
Of the states total land area is in
farms. In each county from 60 to so
per cent OF all land is in farms. New
London county shows the highest per-
centaEe. 75.5, OF land In farms, while
MiddIesex county shows the smallest
proportion. 65.4 per cent. The four
tons of farm land than 90 the south
ern counties. New London excepted.
The average value o. farm land per
acre for the state is SS9Q3. In the
eastern part of the state the value Is
= ON SD to $50 per acre, while in
Fairfield county the average value is
f-oTr s75 TO 500 per acre, or over two
md a half times as high is for the
Haven counties show an average value
- from S25 to $50 per acre
Progress of Last Decade.
During the last 10 years there was
an increase in the population of the
st4ge Of 1886. or 22.7 per cent,
sr4nzsag Shs total population up to
J.114,T5s- In the same time there was
= decrease Of 10, or % per GEN., in
he number Of farms, and of 1926
= cres or E-5 per cent. In farm land.
The relative decrease in numbers of
farnls was much less than that in the
acreage q farm land. and the average
ne Of farms decreased 4.3 acres, the
present average size being SIS acres
uer farm. The total number of farms
in the state Is 26.S15. the total land
O. obtained therein 2,1S5,4Ss acres, the
a mount Of improved land 9Ss,2
ceres The latter decreased 1929 acres
during the decade The total value of
farm property is s159. 39e.T71. an in
crease Of s48.094191. or 40.7 per cent,
over the total value in 1900
This great increase is chiefly made
NJ Of increases Of nearly $40 100000 in
the value Of land and Of about $21,-
009 000 in the value Of buildings. There
IS also an increase Of 5000, 900 in the
value OF fern equip-acnts, including
In plenentS and machinery, and live
stock. Of which over t11re n-hfths rep
-tsents q gain IN the value Of live
stock. In considering these Increase
TIE serera1 increase IN the prices OF
III commodities in the last 10 years
should he borne in mind. The avera p.
-alue Ct 81 farm with its ecu, pInenf
n 1900 vas S4205. while 10 wears
sfer 4 vas 1894. The averase value
y land alone rose from s22.6S ner
acre to s33-o3, this advance being az
en- panied by increa ses in the aVeTarr
value per farm of implements am
8 acbir cry and of livestock.
Windham County.
The population Of Windham county
n 1910 was 4S,361; the number of all ,
-aTms. 1853: the number Of native |
shite farmers. 1855: of foreign born
whites, Al; or negro and other non |
Fhites, S; land area. $40, 900; land in |
arms pa, 377 acres: improved land
u farms. SS.485 acres: woodland. go
.o1 acres. unimproved land, 1891 !
cres. average acres per farm 1923;
.alue OF all farm property. S9306 969;
r land, S5.T95.580: of buildings So
sc, 991: Of implements and machinery.
,52S-25T; of domestic animals, poultry. |
SIC, S115s 131; average value per farm. |
- 9z5- per acre, s15.72
The number of farms reporting do |