The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-31

Census Director Durand has just is
sued March 27.) the first official state
ment from the Census Bureau relative
to the agricultural statistics OF the
state OF South Dakota collected at
the Thirteenth Decennial United
States Census, April Is last.
1t 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 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 and ma
chinery; total acreage: improved
acreage; average acres per farm; av-
erage value per acre OF farm land and
buildings; average value per acre OF
farm land alone; and the aggregate
expenditure for labor and fertilizers.
It also distributes the total number
of farms according to color of farmer,
specified character of tenure. whether
held free or m~ortgaged by owners,
and by certain acreage groups.
The Director gives notice that the
summary's figure 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: a complete exhibit OF farm
operations during the year ended De-
cember 81. 1909; and a statement OF
the number and value OF domestic
animals in cities and villages on April
Is, 1910.
Statements relative to acreage and
Weld OF crops and the domestic AMI
mails of South Dakota will be issued
by Director Durand as soon as the
tabulation Of this data has peer COM
pleted.
It is pointed ont in the statement
that the principal rates OF increase
in South Dakota in 1910. as against
1900. are: In the total value OF all
farm land alone. 376 per cent; in the
total value of farm land and build
ines. $50 per cent; in the average
value per acre of farm land alone, ESQ
ner cent; in the average value per
acre of farm land and buildings, ESQ
Nor cent. in the total value OF farm
buildings alone. 231 per cent; in the
total value Of all farm implements ana
machinery, 176 per cent; in the total ex-
penditures for labor, 1872 per cent; IN
the whole number OF FARMS, ~ per
cent: in the total improved farm acre
age. 40 per cent; and in the total farm
acreage, So per cent.
The principal decreases during the
decade occurred in the total expend1-
TIRES for fertilizers, Is per cent, and
in the average acres per farm, ! per
cent.
The statement shows in detail that
the number of farms reported in 1910
was Z 7,314, as compared with o2,622
in 1900. an increase of 1852, or ~
per cent.
The total value Of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as $l,OO3,-
AL 900. as against 1920, 1873 900 In 1900,
an increase OF $7S3, 318, 900, or 356 per
cent.
The total value Of all farm land
alone was reported in 1910 as $9O1.-
la. 600. as compared with $lS9, 2o7, 900
in 1900, a gain Of $7l1,9 1921, 900, or 37o
per cent.
The total value Of farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 as $102,317,-
600, as against $685. 2e 900 in 1900, an
increase OF 81, 1872, 900, or 231 per cent.
In 1910 the value Of the farm land
alone constituted 80 per cent OF the to-
tai value Of land and buildings. as
compared with So per cent in 1900.
The reported value OF farm imple.
ments and machinery was $Ss,76z ,oVo
in 1910, as against s12, 21s, 900 in 1900
a gain of $21, a 5000, or 176 pei cent;
The total acreage reported IN l9lo
was q, 952, 900 acres, as compared Will