The Lamar register., 1911-04-19
COLORADO'S AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
First Preliminary Comparative
Statement Of General Farm Data
Issued by the Odnsus Bureau
y Comparative


Bureau relative to the agricultural
statistics of the state of Colorado
collected at the Thirteenth Decen-
nial United States Census. April
15. 1910.
1t Is based on a preliminary com
parative summary submitted to the
Director by DIR. LIE Grand Powers.
chief statistician of the Division OF
Agriculture in the Bureau of the
Census. This summary shows for
10th the census OF 1910 and that
OF 1900 the reported total value
of farm land. buildings, and imple-
ments and machinery: total acre
age; improved 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 expendi-
lures for labor and fertilizers. 1t
also distributes the total number
OF farms according TO color of farm
er; specified 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 revision later. owing to the fact
that q number of farms whose re-
turns are incomplete will be in
cluded In the final tables. These
additions will not. in all probable
ity. modify any of the amounts or
rates contained in the present state
ment.
The census of agriculture was
taken primarily for the purpose Of
obtaining an accurate inventory of
All kinds OF farm property existing
on April 15. 1910. a complete ex-
hibit OF farm operations during
the year ended December 81. 1903,
and q statement of the number and
value Of domestic animals In cities
and villages on April Is. 1910.
statements relative to acreage
and yield OF crops and the domes-
tic animals OF Colorado will be is
sued by Director Durand as soon
ls the tabulation of his data has
been completed.
The Per Cents Of Increase snd Ihe-
IL Is pointed out In the state
rnent today that the principal rates
Of Increase in Colorado in 1910.
As against 1900. are: In the total
saiue of all farm land alone. 300
per cent; In the total value of farm
land and buildings. 1873 per cent:
in th-. average value per acre of
farm land alone. 1872 per cent; in
the average value of farm land and
Buildings. l70 per cent; In the to-
tai value of all farm implements
and machinery. 16S per cent: in
the total expenditure for labor. 161
per cent: in the total expenditures
for fertilizers. 1852 per cent; in the
total improved farm acreage, SO
per cent: in the whole number of
farms. SO per cent.
The only decrease during the
decade. among the items for which
percentages are given. in the first
section of the summary. occurred
in the average acres per farm. and
amounted to "a per cent.
The statement shows in detail
that the number of farms reported
In 1910 was 45.s3s. as compared
with 24,70O in 1900. an Increase
of 2I,13s, or Sc per cent.
Fnrm Values
The total value of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as
$4O7.O15.O0O. as against $106.344,-
900 in 1900, an increase of $780,
GIL 900, or 2s3 per cent.
The total value of all farm land
alone was reported in 1910 as
$3s1.sso.OO0. as compared with
$s0.342.000 in 1900. gain OF
s271. .3ss,ooO. or 800 per cent.
The total value of farm build