Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-25
Statement of Director Shows
Remarkable Agricultural
Gains in Western Ste;c
Since Last Census.
OVER $4,000 ARE
OPERATING LANDS NOW

nitcd states census. April IL. 1910.
" rs based On u preliminary COM
phratiNc summary submitted to- the
director by Dr. H. Grand Powers,
chicf statisticinn at the division uf
agriculture IN tn, bureau uf the CEN
sus This summary shows for both
the census of 1910 and that of 1900
the reported total value of farm land.
buildings and implements aud ma
chinery, total acreage. improved acre
age. average acres per farm. average
value per acre of farm land and
buildings, average vnlu. per ncrc ~
farm land alone. aud TN. aggregate
expenditure for labor and fertilizers.
II also distributes the total number
OF farms according Ia color of farm
en- specified character of tenure.
whether held free ar morigagcd by
owners, and by certain acreage
groups
The director gives notice that the
summary figures are subject To- re-
vision later. owing To the fact that a
number of farms whose returns arc
incomplete viii be included In the
anal tables. These additions viii
not, IN all probability. modify any Of
amounts or rates contained IN the
present statement.
The census of agriculture was taxi
81 primaril, for the rurpos. of ob.
tanning an accurate inventory OF all
CLASSES of farm property existing ON
April -. 1910. complete exhibit of
farm operations during the year end
ed December 81. 1909. and 4 state
mon' of the number and value of do
mcst.c animals In cities and villages
on April -. 1910.
Statements relative To- acreage and
Yield of crops and tn, domestic aul-
mails uf Colorado viii bc issued hy
Director putand as soon as the tnba-
latinn of this data has boon com plct-
td.
Per Gents 1T Increase aud Decrease.
II Is pointed out IN the staten mt
today that the principal rates of in
,rsnse IN Colorado IN I1aN. AZ hs,ih y
1900, are In thu total Valuc uf all
farm land alone. 500 per cent IN n,
total value oi farm land ANA build
Inks. 2S3 per cent, IN the total vale q
OF farm buildings. iNa per cent; II.
the aNefag" value pei ucrt of farm
land alone. lS2 per cent, in tho.ayc,
age value per acre ~ farm land and
buildings. li0 per cent ~ the total
value of All farm implements and ma
chincry. lG9 per cent. IN the total "N-
pcnditurcs tor labor t6l per cent: in
the total expenditures for fertilizers,
~ per cent. IN the total improved
farm acreage. 50 per cent In H."
whole number of farms 81 per cen
and ia the total farm acreage, ~ pei
cent
Tho only decrease during the ~
| 'ad,. AIMING the Items for Witch per
| c,ntagcs are given, In the first sc
ton ~ the summary. occurred IA th'
average acres per farm, and amount
I'd To- - per cent
The statement shows In dotai, that
the numbos of farms reported ia 1919
Was ii.N3s. as compared with 2i.7p'
In loon. an Increase of - 1872. or =,
per cent
| farm Nalucs.
The total valuo 81 farm lald and
buildings was given In 1910 ~ tio1.
0t5.tOo a. agains, sl0G,3ii .0nG IN
1900. an increase uf s300.61l 900. al
es3 per cent
| I NJ ibiAl AblHf OF an lfffll laNi
lalonc was reported IN 1910 a. s3s q.
CS0 oo0. rs compared with Sa0.3i. .0'i
IN soc gain of s21L33S. 900. or 3c'
per cent.
| Tho total Vulu, OF farm buildins
alone was given IN 1910 as N.,335,
zoo. as against SlG.0n2. noe IN 1900
an increase OF s99.333. 0o0. 81 iS3 pc
cent.
In 1919 the value of the farm lan'
alone constituted ~ per cent of IN
total Valuc of farm land and build
mas. ~ compared with ~ per cen
IA 1909
The reported value ot all farm i'm
plom.nts aud machinery was Sl2.i6l.
OOO in 1910. ns agains, si,1ti.O0u Il
1909 a gain OF sS.0li,000. or i6a pc
cent.
Thu total acreage reported IN RAJ
was l3.tiS.o00 acres. ns compare
with a.tTs. 0nu In 1900. an increase a.
3.a73.oUo acres, or ~ per cent
The improved acr.agc was return
ed ia 1910 az amounting To- i,2sl 90
acres. as against 2.27i,oOo IN 100
Ian Increase of 2.0i1,o0u acres, or :
per cent
The improved acreage formed =
per cent of the total acreage In lhl
and - per cent In 1899
IN, average acres per farm report
ed IN isiO Nas 2g3, us against -
IN 1900. decrease OF ~ acres, f,
"a per cent.
The average value per acre of FAR,
, land aud buildings IN 1910 Is siatcu .
s3o.2i, as against sll22 In 1900
rise uf $500, on l10 per cent
The average value per acre of far
land alone In 1910 was reported 4
s2b,Na. while IN 1900 /, waH Sa.5a. ~
amount ul gain being sl1.36, or -
per cent
Color ~ Farmers.
az the whole number, i',>d',
! farms r-purted Ia 1910 there "cI
ta.2sp. or ~ per cent. Operated :
white farmers. AMI iin, or per zen
lby n,sr" and other n"n-NhIlo IN"