Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-05-05

Washington, D. Census Director
Durand has issued the first official
statement from the Census Bureau rel
ative to the agricultural statistics OF
the state Of Colorado collected at the
Thirteenth Decennial United States
Census, April 15, 1910.
It is based on a preliminary compare
tive summary submitted to the direc,
tor by DR.. lie Grand Powers, chief sta.
tistician of the Division of Agriculture
in the Bureau of the Census. This
summary shows for both the census OF
1910 and that of 1900 the reported to-
tai value Of farm land, buildings, and
implements and machinery; total
acreage: improved acreage; average
acres per farm: average value per
average value per acre Of farm
land alone; and the aggregate
expenditures for labor and fer
tilizers. 1t also distributes the total
number of farms according to color Of
farmer; 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 re-
vision later. owing to the fact that a
number of farms whose returns are In
complete 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 state
ment.
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 op-
erations during the year ended Decem-
ber 81. 1909. and 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 domestic ami.
mails OF Colorado will be Issued by d.
rector Durand as soon as the tabula-
tion OF this data has been completed.
The Per Cents Of Increase and De.
crease.
II Is pointed out in the statement
today that the principal rates OF IN
crease In Colorado In 1910. as agains.
1900, are: In the total value OF all
farm land alone. 800 per cent: In the
total value Of farm land and buildings.
2S3 per cent: in the total value OF
farm buildings. 1873 per cent: in the
average value per acre Of farm land
alone. 1872 per cent: in the average val
ue per acre Of farm land and buildings,
40 per cent; in the total value OF all
farm implements and machinery, 1G9
per cent: in the total expenditures for
labor. 161 per cent; in the total ex
penditures for fertilizers, 152 per cent:
in the total improved farm acreage,
SO per cent: in the whole number OF
farms. Sc per cent: and in the total
farm acreage. ~ per cent.
The only decrease during the de,
cade. among the items for which per.
centages are given in the first section
Of the summary. occurred in the av'
erage acres per farm. and amounted
to "a per cent.
The statement shows in detail that
the number of farms reported in 1910
was $3.50. as compared with 24.700
in 1900. an increase of 21.139. or Sc
per cent.
Farm Values.
The total value of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as $4O7..
015,0OO, as against $10G.344.000 in
1900. an increase OF $500. GIL 900. or 2s3
per cent.
The total value Of all farm land
alone was reported in 1910 as $361,.
Gs0.0o0. as compared with $so.342.00
in 1900. a gain Of $271 1898. 900 or 900
per cent.
The total value OF farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 as $45.335. 900.
crease Of $29.333,0 900. or 1873 per cent.
In 1910 the value OF the farm land
alone constituted SO per cent Of the
total value Of farm land and buildings.
as compared with IS per cent in 1900.
The reported value OF all farm imp.
lements and machinery was $12.761 900
in 1910. as against $4.747.000 in 1900.
a gain of Ss.014.000. or 1G9 per cent
The total acreage reported in 1910
was 13.44s.000 acres. as compared
with s.475.000 in roo. an increase Of
3,973. 900 acres. or ~ per cent.
The improved acreage was returned
in 1910 as amounting to 1921 900
acres. as against 2.274.0oo in 1900. an
increase Of 2.017.000 acres, or SO per
cent.
The improved acreage formed 80
per cent Of the total acreage in 1910
and "a per cent in 1900.
The average acres per farm report
ed in 1910 was 293. as against 3s4 in
1900, a decrease of 81 acres. or "a per
cent.
The average value per acre OF farm
land and buildings in 1910 is stated