The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-14

tOT udS Just lSouSu tiS illot official statement from the census bu- reau relative to the agricultural statis- tics of the state of Arkansas collected at the thirteenth edecennial United States census, April 15, 1910. It is based on a preliminary com parative summary submitted by Dr. Le Grand Powers, chief statistician of the division of agriculture in the bu- reau of the census. This summary shows, for both the census of 1910 and that of 1900, the reported total value of farm land, buildings, and i'm | plements and machinery; total acre | age; improved acreage, average acres | per farm: average value per acre of farm land and buildings average val ue 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 l of tenure; whether held free or mort gagged by owners, and by certain acre. | age groups.
 Attention is called to the fact that the figures are subject to revision | later. as a number of farmers whose returns are incomplete will be in cluded in the final tables. These ad- ditions will not, in all probability. modify any of the amounts or rates contained in the present statement
 The census of agriculture was talk en primarily for the purpose of ob- taining an accurate inventory of all classes of farm property existing on April 15, 1910, a complete exhibit of | farm operations during the year end ing December 31, 1909, and state ment of the number and value of do mestic animals in cities and villages on April 15, 1910.
 | Statements relative to acreage and yield of crops and the domestic ami mals of Arkansas will be issued by the census bureau as soon as the tab ulation of this data has been com pleted.
 Per Cent Increase and Decrease.
 It is pointed out in the statement that the principal rates of increase in Arkansas in 1910, as against 1900. | among the items for which percen- tages are given fn the first section of the summary are: In the total ex- | penditures for fertilizers, 245 per cent; in the total expenditures for labor, 40 per cent; in the total value of farm land and buildings, 12S per cent; in the average value per acre of farm land alone, 123 per cent; in the average value per acre of farm land and buildings, 11S per cent; in total value of farm buildings alone. 109 per cent; in the total value of all farm implements and machinery, 92 per cent; in the whole number of farms, 20 per cent; in the total i'm proved farm acreage, 16 per cent. and in the total farm acreage, per cent.
 The only decrease during the dec ade among the items for which per centages are given occurred in the average acres per farm, 13 per cent.
 The statement shows in detail that the number of farms reported in 1910 was 214,275, as compared with 17S,694 in 1900, an increase of 35,5S1, or 20 per cent.
 Farm Value.
 The total value of farm land and buildings was given in 1910 as $30S,- ! 129,000, as against S135, ,1S2,000 in 1900, an increase of s172.947, ,000, or | 128 per cent.
 The total value of all farm land alone was reported in 1910 as $24o,- | 137 ,000, as compared with $105,107,- 900 in 1900, gain of $140.030,00 or 133 per cent.
 The total value of all farm build | ings alone was given in 1910 as $62,- | 992,000, as against $30.075,000 in 1900. an increase of S32 900, or 109 per cent.
 In 1910 the value of the farm land alone constituted so per cent of tho total value of land and buildings, as compared with 7S per cent in 1900.
 The reported value of farm imple- ments and machinery was $l6.S06.000 in 1910, as against $S,750.000 in 1900, gain of sS.056 900. or 92 per cent.
 The total acreage reported in 1910 was 17,377 900 acres. as compared with 16,637 900 in 1900, gain of 74o,- 900 acres, or per cent.
 The improved acreage was returned in 1910 as amounting to S,062,000 acres, as against 6,954,000 in 1900, an increase of 1.10S,000, or 16 per cent.
 The improved acreage formed 46 per cent of the total acreage in 1910 and AZ per cent in 1900.
 The average acres per farm report cd in 1910 was Sl, as against 93 in 1900, a decrease of 12 acres, or l3 per cent.
 The average value per acre of farm land and buildings in 1910 is stated as s17.73, as against SS13 in 1900. a rise of $960, or 11S per cent.
 The average value per acre of farm land alone in 1910 was reported as s1411, while in 1900 1t was S632, the