The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-30
VALUE OF FARM LAND
IN SOUTH DAKOTA IS
NEARLY @QUADRUPLED
Census Report Just Issued
Shows Total Value of Farms
to Be Above 1900 Figure.

statistics of the state of South Dakota
collected at the 18th decennial census.
1t is based on a preliminary compar-
ative summary submitted to the d.
| rector by DR.. LIE Grand Powers, chief
statistician of the division of agricul-
ture in the bureau of the census.
1t is pointed out in the statement to-
day that the principal rates of increase
in South Dakota IN 1910, as aga1nsS
1900, are: In the total value of all farm
land alone, 376 per cent; in the total
value of farm land and buildings, 55e
per cent; in the average value lex
acre of farm land alone, $50 per cent.
in the average value per acre of farm
land and buildings, 235 per cent; In the
total value of farm buildings alone 231
per cent; in the total value of all farm
implements and machinery, 176 per
cent; in the total expenditures for la
Dor, 1872 per cent: in the whole number
of farms, AZ per cent; in the totai I'M
proved farm acreage 40 per cent, n
in the total farm acreage, 36 per cent,
The principal decreases during the
decade occurred in the total expendi-
lures for fertilizers, Is per cent, and
in the average acres per farm, Z per
cent.
The statement shows in detail that
the number of farms reported in 1910
was 1874, as compared with 52,622 in
1900, an increase of "a, 692, OF AZ per
cent.
Farm Values.
The total value of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as $1,003,-
51,000, as against $220,1 3 5000 in 1900, an
increase of $7S3, 31S, 900, or $50 per cent.
The total value of all farm land alone
was reported in 1910 as 1901, 134, 900, as
compared with $1S9, 2O7, 900 in 1900, a
gain of SILL, 927, 900, or 376 per cent.
- Tho total vo1,1a nf fa ~, I,,;Jl;-r,
alone was given in 1910 as s1o2, 3l7, 600,
as against $50, 926, 900 in 1900, an in
crease of ST., 391 900, or 231 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 Sc per cent in 1900.
The reported value of farm imple-
1910, as against $12. 219, 900 in 1900, a gain
OF $2l,543, 600, or 176 per cent.
Ihe total acreage reported In 1910
was 70, 600 acres, as compared with
in 1900, an increase Of 6,S31,-
900 acres, or SO per cent.
Inc improved acreage was returned
IN l9lo, as amounting to Is, S02, 600 acres,
as against 1926, 600 in 1900, an increase
OF 4,5l6,oS1 acres, or 40 per cent.
The improved acreage formed 81 per
cent of h total acreage in 1910 and
59 per cent in 1900.
+, me average acres per farm reported
IN 1910 was 1886, as against 362 in 1900.
a decrease of 26 acres, or Z per cent
Inc average value per acre of farm
land and buildings in 1910 is stated as
$3S.67, as against $11.54 in 1900. a rise.
OF s27,13. or 235 per cent.
The average value per acre of farm
aand alone IN 1910 was reported as
while in 1900 1t was 1922. the
mount OF gain being $24.8 or $50 per
cent.
Farm Ownership.
me total number Of farms operated
IN 1910 by owners, part owners. and
owners nd.tenents comprising the
all owners" class, was 57,732 as COM
pared with 40,64O in 1900, an Increase OF
1902. VI
Inc total number of farms conduct
ed in 1910 by cash tenants, share ten
anus, and cash and share tenants com
prising the "all tenants class, was 10
lo7, as against 11,451 in 1900. an IN
of 7.7O6.
The total number of farms operated
~ the AL owners class constitutes u
per cent of the whole number of farms
. 1910, and II per cent in 1900: those
operated by the "all tenants" class. q
per cent In 1910, and % per cent in
l9Oo; n those conducted by managers
1900. 20 eehe III
OF the total number, 1912, of farms
operated IN 1910 by the ..e!! c%aers,.
class. there were SO, 061, or So per cent.
as owned free of incumbrance
2l,671. or SO per cent, mortga
Tor 1,l5S of those reparted as owned
rec, however, no report of mortpape
was secured.
In l9O0 information was secured CON
sernfng the owned farm homes" At
MAJ TIME 25,967, or G5 per cent, were
free from debt and IA 1Ae ~
50 per cent, mortgaged. There were !
'o9 In 1900 for which no mortgage re-
port was secured. these being included
N the farms free from debt. The Ger
bureau has no information resnect-
.ng the number OF mortgaged farms
leased to tenants.
Acreage Group Proportions.
oI the whole number of farms, those
of ~ acres and under formed / per
IN 1910. and 2 per cent in 1900.
those of 20-49 acres, i per cent in IoIIn,
and . per cent in 1900; those of 50-ee
3 per cent In 1910 and q per cent
n 800; those of 100-174 acres. az ner
in 1910 and 81 per cent in 19oo.
those of 175-499 acres. 43 per cent in
1910 and "A per cent in 1900; those OF
ooo-ss9 acres, u per cent in 1910 and IA
per cent In 1900; and those Of 1.ooG
acres and over 3 per cent in 1915 ana
per cen. in 1900.
The expenditures for labor in 7a1o
reached h sum Of $12, 821, 600, as com
pared with $5,528, 900 in 1900, an increasa
Of $7,293,000, or 1872 per cent.
The expenditures for fertilizers
amounted in 1910 to 81, 900. while In
1900 it was $13, 1000, q decrease Of 50
300. or Is per cent.
Distribution According to ACREAGE.
The statement relative to farms die.
trbuted according to certain acreage
shows that those of 10 acres ard
under numbered 729 in 1910. and SoT in
1865. u decrease of rs; OF 70 TO 80 acres
l,097 in 1916. and 967 in 1900, an increase
Of 100. OF so to 80 acres, 2,373 IN 1g1o
and 2,s14 in 1900, in increase Of 1s5. al
Loo to 1T4 acres, 1928 In 1910. and 16
In 1900, an increase OF. l2.II9: Of III
499 acres. 30, 1896 in 1910, and 23.37t
IN 1000. an ~increase77ef 8 eel 81 500 10 s,s,ss
acres, 1854 in 1910. and 7,074 in 1900 4
gain Of 2,6l0, and of 1000 acres ana
2,166 in 1910. and 2,04l in 1900. an
of 125.
OF h whole number, 1874. OF
farms reported in 1910 there were ~
NS8, or 96 per cent, operated by white
farmers and 2,726, or A per cent, BY ne
gro and other non-whtte farmers 90,
compared with a total of 52,622 In 1eeo
which 6o,S16, or 81 per cent. were