Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-03
Agricultural Statistics of
the State of Washington.

Washington -. G., May 2-Ccusus
Director Duraud Issued today th,
FIRST official statement from the Cen
sus Bureau relative 20 me agricultural
statistics Of the state Of Washington
collected at the Thirteenth DeccnniuI
United States Census April 10, 1910.
It Is pointed out in the statement
today that the prucipl. rates of in
crease In Washington IN 1910. HH
against 1900. among the items for
which percentages are given IN the
first section Of the summary are. ln
tho total value OF farm land alone,
419 per cent IN the total value ut
farm land and buildings 393 per
cent, IN the average value per acre
OF farm land alone, 25S per cent. iu
the average value per acre Of farm
land and buildings. 200 per cent, .u
The total value uf farm buildings 233
per cent. IN the total expenditure for
labor. 1875 per cent iu the tUtW OK
ponditures for fertilizers. Ii2 per
cent IN tho total value of an farm
implements and machinery, l66 per
cent, IN the improved acreage. SO per
cent In the whole number OF farms
6b per cent IN the total acreage, 81
per cent
The only decrease during the de-
cadc among the items Tor which per
ccntagcs are given. occurred iu the
average acres per farm rs per cent
The statement shows in detail that
the number OF farms reported ia
1910 was 55,74i. as compared with
33,2O2 IN 1900, an increase Of 22bi2
or GS per cent
The total value Of farm land and
buildings was given iu 1910 as $57O.-
l42.00O, as against SllhG10G0O IN
1900. an increase OF yfbA,552,O0O, or
595 per cent
The total value Of farm land alone
was reported In 1910 az {JlG9lN.OOO
as compared with sa9.3ll, 600 in 1900
a gain OF IilG,6OLOOO. or 4l9 per
cent
Tho total value of farm buildings
alone wHs given IN 1910 as S5A22LOCO
as against s1G,29gOOO ia 1900. au in
crease Of S8I925,OOO or 238 per cent.
In 1910 the value Of farm land
alont constituted go per cent Of the
total value Of land and buildings. as
compared with SO per cent IN 1900.
The reported value Of farm i'm
plcments and machinery was SIC.
G5SOOO Ia 1910, as against SG272OO0
In 1900 a gain OF Si03SLOOO or i66
per cent
The total acreage reported I'm 1910
was l1,G63.0OO acres as compared
with s.A9900 In 1900, gain Of
3.l6i,O00 acres or 81 per cent
The improved acreage was returned
In 1910 as amounting to 6.854.GO0
acres as against, 3.46G,OOO In 1900.
an increase OF 2,SS0,OOO acres, or
SO per cent
The Improved acreage formed 54
per cent Of the total acreage in 1910
and 4l per cent I'm 1900.
The average acres per farm re
ported IN 1910 was 200, as against 25e
IN 1900, decrease Of ~ acres or
rs per cent
The average value per acre Of farm
land and buildings IN 1910 is stated
as Sis.sS. as against 1880 in 1900
a rise Of S35.2S. or 259 per cent
The average value per acre OF farm
land alone IN 1910 was reported as
iiA24, while IN 1900 II was sll.Cg.
the amount Of gain being 33255. or
27s per cent
of the whole number, 5574A. Of
farms reported In 1910 there were
5+7o5, or 6S per cent operated by
white farmers and 1899, or per cent
by negro and other nonwhite farm
ors. az compared with q total OF 32,-
202 In 1900, OF which 32Il2, or 97
per cent were conducted by white
farmers and 1890 or 3 per cent 10y
negro and other nonwhite. The IN
crease IN the number Of farms Of
white farmers during the decade
amounted TO 22599, and the decrease
IN the number Of farms Of negro and
other nonwhitc farmers to ST.
The total number Of farms oper-
ated In 1910 by owners. part owners
and owners and tenants comprising
the IAN owners" class, was 47.1lO, as
compared with 2S,O20 in 1900, an in
crease OF 1900.
Tho total number OF farms con-
ductod In 1910 10y cash tenants. share
tenants, and cash and share tenants.
comprising the "all tenants" class
was 1859, as compared with 4,777 in
1900, an Increase OF 2,912.
The total number OF farms operated
boy managers I'm 1910 was 945, as com
pared with 4Ob in 1900, an Increase
OF $40.
The total number Of farms operated
by the "all owners" class constituted
& per cent Of the whole number OF
farms IN 1910 and SO per cent In 500;
those operated by "all tenants IA per
cent In both 1910 and 1900; and those
conducted 10y managers, per cent I'm
1910 and per cent In 1900
OF the total number A7,110 Of farms
opcratcd IN 1910 by the "al owners
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