The Forrest City times., 1911-07-07

reau relative to the agricultural stats ties of the state of Arkansas collected at the thirteenth decennial United States census, April 15, 1910.
 It is based on 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 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 conl- | 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 in 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 im- 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 IFS, ,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 S30S,- 129.000. as against $135,1S2, 900 ln 1900, an increase of $172,947 ,00O. or l2S per cent.
 The total value of all farm land alone was reported in 1910 as S245,- 137 900, as compared with $I05,1O7,- 900 in 1900, gain of $140,030, ,000, or 133 per cent.
 The total value of all farm build ings alone was given in 1910 as S62,- 992,000, as against s30,075,0 900 in 1900, an increase of $32,917 ,000, or 109 per cent
 In 1910 the value of the farm land alone constituted so per cent of the total value of land and buildings, as compared with IS per cent in 1900. The reported value of farm impIe- ments and machinery was s16,S0s, 900 in 1910, as against S8, 750 ,000 in 1900, 6 gain of $S,056,00 or 92 per cent The total acreage reported in 1910
 was 17,377 ,000 acres, as compared
 with 16,637 900 in 1900, a gain of 741,. GOO acres, or per cent
 The improved acreage was returned | in 1910 as amounting to 8,062 ,0O0 acres, as against 6.954, ,000 in 1900, an increase of 1.10s.o00, or 16 per cent.
 The improved acreage formed 4G per cent of the total acreage in 1910 and 42 per cent in 1900.
 The average acres per farm report ed 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 sl773, as against sSl3 in 1900, a
 rise of S9.60. or 11S per cent | The average value per acre of farm | land alone in 1910 was reported as S14.11, while in 1900 1t was $632, the