The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-05-05
Values Greatly Increased in Last
Ten Years.
State Makes Very Favorable Showing
In Agricultural Statistics Just
issued-Smaller Farms Have
Diminished.

Topeka, Kan.-The United States
census bureau has just issued the agri-
cultural statistics for the state of Kan
Sas, as collected at the thirteenth
%decennial census of last April. The
figures are given out a ear after the
date when they were collected, but
the time of the census bureau has
been devoted principally to population
statistics since the work of taking the
census was completed.
Kansas makes a very favorable
showing in the agricultural statistics
Us just issued. The total value of
'arm lands increased three-fold In the
d%ecennium from 1900 to 1910, or over
81, 900, 000, 600. Owing to the increase
in population and the advances in ir-
rigation, the farmed area increased
Turing the period by foul per cent.
There are 1000 more farmers in the
state than ten years ago, more farms.
more tenant farmers and more farm
wner The number of farm mort
cages is about the same, which does
lot mean that the farmers are no
~icher than ten years ago, but, on the
contrary, that they have been in
creasing their holdings and placing
improvements on their farms. Per
aaps a few farm mortgages nay be
1ue to autos, but the number is prob
ably not large.
During the ten years the lumber OF
smaller farms, with the exception of
+ruck patches, has diminished. Over
one-third Of the farms Of the state
are It's acres and over. The number
IF negro and Indian farmers Is de-
creasing. The farmers Of the state
spent less for farm fertilizers in 1910
than in 1900, but this is probably
1ue to better conservation of the fer
tiiity of their farms and the use of
barnyard fertilizers.
Statements relative to the acreage
of crops and the yields will be made
later by Census Director Durand as
the tabulation of this data has not
been completed.
The principal rates Of increases In
Kansas in 1910 as compared to 1900
are: In the total value of all farm
land alone, 1873 per cent; in the av-
erage value per acre Of farm land
alone, 178 per cent; in the total value
of farm land and buildings, 1863 pei
cent; in the average valle per acre of
farm land and buildings, 159 per
cent; in the total expenditures for la
Dor, 80 per cent; in the total value of
farm buildings alone, 70 per cent; In
the total value of all farm implements
and machinery, Ga per cent; in the
total improved farm acreage. 10 per
cent in the total farm acreage, 4 pei
cent; in the whole lumber OF farms,
2 per cent, and in the average acres
per farm. l per cent.
The only decrease during the decade
occurred in the total expenditures for
fertilizers, 70 per cent.
The statement shows in detail that
the number of farms reported in 1911
was 1929, as compared with 1908
in 1900, an increase Of 4.201, or 2 per
cent.
The total value of farm lands and
buildings was given in 1910 as $1,733.-
653. 1000, as against $643, 653 900 in 1900,
an increase a $1.090.o 900. 900. OF 1853
per cent.
The total value Of all farm land
alone was reported In 1910 at 1884,
552, 900. as compared with $532. 1S8, 900
in 1900, a gain Of $1,000. 1864. 900. or 1873
per cent.
The total value OF farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 at $199, 1O1.-
poo. as against $111,465, 900 in 1900.
increase OF $S7.636.o0. or 70 per
mt