Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-03-30
IDAHO FARMS And FARMERS
First Preliminary Comparative State
ment Of General Farm Data Issued
by the Census Bureau.

data regarding Idaho farms is fur
nished by Census .,.rector Durand !
Some of the figures furnished will |
prove most interesting TO residents Of
The Gem state. For instance, it is
| pointed out in the sta ement by the
director of the census that the prin-
cipal rates Of increase in Idaho in
1910, as against 1900 are: In the
total value Of all farm land alone. 51o
per cent; in the total value of farm
land and buildings 478 per cent; in
| the average value per acre Of farm
lands, PIG per cent; in the total value
Of farm buildings alone, 267 per cent;
in the average value per acre of farm
land and buildings. 25l per cent; in
the total value Of all farm Implements
and machinery. 217 per cent; in the
total expenditures for labor. 1877 per
cent; in the total improved farm acre
age. SO per cent; in the whole num-
Der of farms, rs per cent; in the total
farm acreage, GA per cent and in the
total expenditures for fertilizers, "a
per cent
The only decrease during the
N-~NrN' CNNuI 4fQ II inc average acres
per farm, : per cent.
The statement shows in detail that
the number Of farms reported in 1910
was 30.741, as compared with 17,471
in 1900. an increase OF 1920, or &c
per cent.
The total value of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as S244.-
10000, as against s42.31s.OO0 in 1900
an increase OF s202 102 900. or AIS per
cent
The total value of all farm land
alone was reported in 1910 as S219.-
$4,000. as compared with s25 4S6 600
in 1900, a gain Of slS3.S6OO00. or SIS
per cent
The total value &C farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 as s25,O74 600.
as against s6.SS2 600 in 1900. an in
crease of slS.242 600, or 267 per cent.
In 1910 the value of the farm land
alone constituted 90 per cent Of the
total value of land and buildings. as
compared with s. per cent in 1900.
compared with 81 re recent in 1900.
The reported value of farm nipple
ments and machinery was SlO459.O00
IN 1910. as AGAINST S3.295.0O0 in 1900,
gain OF s71G4,000. or 217 per cent.
The total acreage reported in 1910
was 100000 acres. as compared with
100000 in 1900. an increase OF 2.O64,-
200 acres, or "a per cent.
The improved acreage was re urned
in 1910 as amounting TO 2.773.OO0
acres as against 14l3,00O in 1900, an
increase of 100000 acres. or sc per
cent
The improved acreage formed SO per
cent of the total acreage in 1910. and
IA per cent in 1900.
The average acre per farm reported
in 1910 was III. as against 1S3 in
1900 decrease of u acres. or : per
cent,
The average value per acre OF farm
land and buildings in 1910 is stated
as Si6.39. as against s13.20 in 1900. a
rise of sS319. or PSI per cent.
The average value per acre of farm
land alone in 1910 was reported as
s4l.63. while in 1900 it was sl1O7. the
amount OF gain being s30.56. or 276
per cent
OF the whole number. 307f1. of
farms reported in 1910 there were 3d.
30. or 90 per cent. operated by white
farmers. and s04. or l per cent. by
negro and other non-white farmers. as
compared with a total of 17.47l in
1900. of which 1876. or 81 per cent,
were conducted by white farmers. and
595. or per cent. by negro and other
non-white. The increase in the num-
Der of farms of white farmers during
the decade amounted TO l3.46l. and
the decrease in the number of farms
IF negro and other non-white farmers
was 1871.
The total number of farms operated
in 1910 by owners. part owners. and
owners and tenants, comprising the
ali owners" class. was Pill. as COM
pared with 15.5S5 in 1900. an increase
Of $50.
The total number of farms conduct
ed in 1910 by cash tenants. share ten
ants. and cash and share tenants.
comprising the "all tenants" class.
was S1S4. as against 1929 in 1900. an
increase of 1865.
The total number of farms operated
by managers in 1910 was 446. as com
pared with 1854 in 1900. an increase
of So
The total number of farms operated
! by the "all owners" class constituted
IS per cent of the whole number Of
! farms in 1910 and 50 per cent in 1900:
those operated by the "all tenants"
class. 10 per cent in 1910 and Q per
cent in 1900; and those conducted by
managers. per cent in both 1910 and
1900
OF the total number. Pill. of farms
operated in 1910 by the all owners"
class. there were 1918. or 81 per
cent. reported as owned free of en-
cumbrance. and S,99S. or SO per cent
mortgaged; for PIG of those reported
as owned free. however, no report of
mortgage debt was secured
The expenditures for fertilizers
amounted in 1910 to s21 900. while in
1900 il was $4,000. an increase of
$4,000. or "a per cent.
OF the whole number of farms.
those of 10 acres and under formed
ser cent in 1910 ard 5 per cent In
1909. those of 2O.4q acres IL nor cent