The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-03-30
VALUE OF FARM LAND
in SOUTH DAKOTA IS
NEARLY QUADRUPLED
Census Report just Issued
Shows Total Value Of Farms
to Be Above 1900 Figure.

STATISTICS or the state OF SOutn Dahotd
collected ut the 18th decennial census
IT is based on q preliminary compar~
alive summary submitted to the d.
rector by DR.. lie Grand Powers, chlet
statistoian of the division OF agricpi-
ture in the bureau of the census.
1t is pointed out in the statement to-
day 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 buildings, 300
per cent; In the average value per
acre of farm land alone, $50 per cent;
IN the average value per acre or Iarm
land and buildings, 235 per cent; in the
total value of farm buildings alone l3l
per cent; in the total value of all farm
implements and machinery, 176 per
cent; In the total expenditures for la
bor 1872 per cent; in the whole number
OF farms, AZ per cent; IN the totas inn
proved farm acreage, 40 per cent, and
In the total farm acreage. So per cent.
The principal decreases during the
decade occurred in the total eXpendi-
lures for fertilizers, 10 per cent, and
IN the average acres per farm, z per
cent.
The statement shows in detail that
the number Of farms reported in 1910
was 1894. as compared with 52,622 in
1900, an increase of 24,s92, or Al per
cent. - '.'
Farm Values.
The total value of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as $1,003,-
AL 900. as against SPOOL SO 900 in 1900, an
increase of $1S3,31S COO, or 356 per cent.
The total value of all farm land alone
was reported in 1910 as S901, 1884, 900, as
compared with $lS9,207, 900 in 1900, a
gain OF S7l1 $4,000, or 376 per cent.
The total value of farm buildings
To-.
as against $50, 926,000 In 1900, an In
crease of S71 ,391 900, or 231 per cent.
In 1910 the value Of the farm land
alone constituted 80 per cent of the
total value Of land and buildings, as
compared with Sc per cent In 1900.
Tho reported value Of farm imple-
ments and machinery was $50. 762 900 In
OF $21 ,54S.0 900. or 176 per cent.
The total acreage reported II 1910
was 25,952,0 900 acres, as compared with
1901, 900 in 1900, an increase Of esq.,
900 acres, or SO per cent.
The improved acreage was returned
In 1910, as amounting to l5,802, 900 acres.
as against IL ,286 900 in 1900, an increase
OF 4,516,000 acres, or 40 per cent.
The improved acreage formed 81 per
cent of the total acreage in 1910 and
80 per cent in 1900.
The average acres per farm reported
In 1910 was 1886, as against 362 in 1900,
a decrease of rs acres, or per cent.
The average value per acre of farm
land and buildings in 1910 is stated as
of s27,13, or 235 per cent.
The average value per acre OF farm
land alone In 1910 was reported as
$34.72, while In 1900 1t was 1892, the
| amount Of gain being $24.S0. or $50 per
cent.
Farm Ownership.
The total number of farms operated
IN 1910 by owners, part owners. and
owners and tenants. comprising the
''all owners class, was b7,7S2 as COM
pared with 40,640 In 1900, an increase OF
| 1902
The total number of farms conduct
| ed In 1910 by cash tenants, share ten
ants, and cash and share tenants, COM
prising the "all tenants" class, was 10,
| 157, as against H., 451 in 1900. an in
| crease of 7706.
The total number Of farms operated
by the "all owners" class constituted rs
| per cent Of the whole number of farms
in 1910, and n per cent in 1900; those
| operated by the ''all tenants" class, %
per cent in 1910, and ~ per cent in
! 1900; and those conducted by managers
0.6 per cent in 1910, and 1 per cent in
1900.
or the total number. 57,732. Of farms
| operated in 1910 by the "all owners
class, there were 36,061. or 81 per cent
reported as owned free Of incumbrance
and 21,671, or 80 per cent, mortgaged
for l,15S of those repaired as owned
free, however, no report OF mortgage
debt was secured.
In 1900 information was secured con-
corning the owned farm homes" Al
| that time 25,967, or 65 per cent, were
reported free from debt and 14,148. OF
S6 per cent, mortgaged. There were l..
609 In 1900 for which no mortgage re.
port was secured. these being included
| In the farms free from debt The cen.
sus bureau has no information respect.
ing the number of mortgaged farms
| leased to tenants.
/ Acreage Group Proportions.
! OF the whole number OF farms, those
| of 10 acres and under formed / pei
cent in 1910, and 2 per cent In 1900
those of 20-49 acres, / per cent in 1911
and per cent In 1900: those Of 500!
acres, per cent in 1910 and 4 per cen,
In 1900; those of 100-174 acres, 81 pei
cent in 1910 and 81 per cent in 1900
| those Of 176-499 acres, 43 per cent II
| 1910 and A per cent in 1900; those OF
| b00-999 acres. IL per cent in 1910 and 1:
| per cent in 1900: and those of LOO
| acres and over, per cent in 1910 ant
4 per cent in 1900.
L
reached the sum OF ST., 821 900, as com
pared with 5,52S. 900 in 1900, an increas,
of E,293,000, or 1872 per cent. =
The expenditures for fertilizer.
amounted in 1910 to $1,000, while IL
| 1900 II was $4,000, decrease of g.,
600. or 1b per cent.
Distribution According to Acreage.
The statement relative to farms dis
trbuted according to certain acreag,
groups shows that those Of 10 acres ant
under numbered 729 IA 1910, and 807 IL
1900. decrease of IS; Of 20 to 40 acres
1907 in 1910, and 967 in 1900, an increas,
of 100; of 80 to SO acres, 2,379 in 1910
and 2,214 in 1900, in increase Of 1876: O
100 to 174 acres, 2S,263 in 1910, and 1e,
I44 in 1900. an increase of 1918; of III
to 499 acres. 1896 in 1910, and 1897
in 1900, 'Sn increase Of 1921; of 500 to 49,
acres, 1864 in 1910, and 1914 in 1900. {
gain of 2,610, and of 1000 acres ant
over. 2.166 in 1910, and 2,0l in 1900, al
increase OF 126.
OF the whole number, 1884. O
! farms reported in 1910 there were "a,
5SS, or SO per cent, operated by Whit
farmers and 2726, or per cent, by'ne
! gro and; other non-white farmers, a.
| compared with total of 52,622 in 1900
of which 50.S16, or 81 per cent, wer
conducted by white farmers, and 100
OF, 3 per cent, by negro and other non
white. The increase in the number o
! farms of white farmers during the dec
| ade amounted to 23,772, and in tn
| number of farms OF negro and othe
| non-white farmers to 920.
The total number of farms operate,
(! by managers in 1910 was 425. as com