The Paonia newspaper., 1911-04-28
Colorado Agricultural Statistics
Statement Of General Farm Data
Issued by the Census Bureau

The average value per acre of farm
land alone in 1910 was reported as
$26.S9. while in 1900 it was 1888, the
amount of gain being s17.36, or 1872
per cent.
Color of Farmers.
or the whole number, 45,S39, of
farms reported in 1910 there were 49,
269, or SO per cent, operated by white
farmers. and $40. or / per cent, by ne
gro and other non-white farmers, as
compared with a total of 24,700 in
1900. of which 24.627. or 99.7 per cent,
were conducted by white farmers, and
73, or 0.3 per cent, by negro and other
non-white. The increase in the num-
Der of farms of white farmers during
the decade amounted to 20.642, and
the increase in the number of farms
of negro and other non-white farmers
was 497.
Farm Ownership.
The total number of farms operated
in 1910 by owners, part owners, and
owners and tenants, comprising the
"all owners" class, was 1886, as com
pared with 1928 in 1900, an increase
of ls,457.
The total number of farms conduct
ed in 1910 by cash tenants. share ten
onts. and cash and share tenants. COM
prising the "all tenants" class. was s.
35s. as against 5.5sl in 1900. IN H.
crease OF 2.777.
The total number OF farms operated
hg managers in 1910 was 7s5. as com
pared with $50 in 1900, a decrease of
s5.
The total number OF farms operated
by the all owners" class constituted
so per cent of the whole number of
farms in 1910 and "A per cent in 1900;
those operated by the "all tenants
class. is per cent in 1910 and % per
cent in 1900: and those conducted by
managers. . per cent in 1910 and
per cent in 1900.
OF the total number. 1886. of
farms operated in 1910 by the "all
owners" class. there were 27.0s2. or
"a per cent. reported as owned free
OF incumbrance and s.51i. or &c per
cent. mortgaged. There were ass
farms for which no mortgage report
was secured. and these are included
in the number OF farms reported as
owned free OF incumbrance.
In 1900 information was secured
concerning the owned farm homes
AT that time i3.24s. or "A per cent.
were reported free from debt and T.
$40. or 25 per cent. mortgaged. There
were 1893 in 1900 for which no mort
gage report was secured and these
were Included In the farms free from
debt. The Census Bureau has no in
formation respecting the number of
mortgaged farms leased to tenants.
Acreage Group Proportions.
OF the whole number OF farms
those OF 10 acres and under formed IL
per cent in 1910 and u per cent in
1900: those OF 20-4s acres. per cent
in 1910 and per cent in 1900: those
OF 50-s9 acres. 10 per cent in both 1910
and 1900: those OF l00-l74 acres. IS
per cent in 1910 and 81 per cent in
1900; those of i75-49s acres. % per
cent in 1910 and 22 per cent in 1900:
those of 5O0-999 acres. per cent in
1910 and per cent in 1900: and those
OF 1000 acres and over. per cent In
1910 and per cent in 1900.
The expenditures for labor in 1910
reached the sum OF s1O.723 900. as
compared with s4.I0l.0OO in 1900. an
increase OF s6.622 900. or 16l per cent.
In 1910 the sum expended for ferti-
lizers amounted to s5s.0O0. as COM
pared with s2s.OOO in 1900. an in
crease OF s35.000. or l5s per cent.
Summary for the State.
The preliminary comparative sum
mary follows:
Al Firms. by Acreage. value of Land,
buildings. implements. Etc.
1910 1900
All farms - as,S3s 1900
Total acreage i3,44S,00o atl5O OsO
age -. 4.2si.OOo s.a74ooO
per farm .. 293 asa
Value OF land
aud bldgs. s4O7 7.Oi5.OOO s1Oss44.0Oo
NalN' OF land. 36i.6S0.00O aOsssO0O
Value OF bldgs 45.3S5.O0O 1sOO2oOO
Value OF impie-
ments and ma
chtncry .... 12.761,O00 474T00O
Average value
per OF
and
buildings 30.2T 1I22
Average value
per acre of
land alone 1858 e5l
| Expenditures
for
labor. ...... 1O.7ss.ooo 4.Ioi.o 900
Fertilizers $4,000 $4,000
All Farms by Color Of Farmer. Tenure,
Acreage Groups, Etc.
All farms by color of