Arizona republican., 1911-06-14
compared with 1886 in 1900, an in

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comprising the all tenants" class.
was $50, as against 4ss in 1900, an
increase Of 3GS.
| The total number Of farms oper-
ated by managers in 1910 was l6l. as
compared with 335 in 1900. a de-
crease of IA
The total number Of farms oper-
ated by the AL owners" class con
stituted 81 per cent of the whole
number Of farms in 1910 and SO per
| cent in 1900: those operated by the
| ali tenants" class, II per cent in
1910 and s per cent in 1900; and those
conducted by managers. , per cent
( in 1910 and 8 per cent in 1900.
OF the total number. 1850. of farms
operated in 1910 by the "an owners"
class. there were 6.Ols. or 50 per
cent. reported as owned free from
debt" and 1.O41. or Is per cent. mort
gagged. There were 11s farms for
which no mortgage report was Sc
cured and these are included in the
farms free from debt"
In 1900 information was secured
concerning the owned farm homes"
At that time 6,O72. or % per cent.
were reported free from debt" and
$50. or per cent. mortgaged There
were I4S in 1909 for which no mort
gage report was secured these being
included in the farms free from
debt" The census bureau has no IN
formation respecting the number Of
mortgaged farms leased 20 tenants.
The total value Of farm land and
buildings was given in 1910 as $40
034. GOO. as against s1S.6SS,o00 in 1900.
an increase of s3S, 1851. 600. or PA per
cent
The total value Of all farm land
alone WAS reported in 1910 as s42.-
ll6000, as compared with $lI,416,0OO
in 1900, a gain Of 100000. or 26s
per cent
alone was given in 1910 as $4,91S.00O,
as against s. 267.e0 in 1900. an in
crease of $2.65l. 900. or IL 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 SO per cent in 1900.
The reported value of farm imple
ments and machinery was s1,779,OOO
in 1910, as against S765OOO in 1900.
gain Of $1.014.Oe0, or 1873 per cent.
The total acreage reported in 1910
was 1.242, OoO acres. as compared with
1886, 900 in 1900, a decrease of $4,000
acres. or SO per cent
The improved acreage was returned
in 1910 as amounting to $4,000 acres,
as against 255,OOO in 1900, an increase
Of $4,000 acres, or 81 per cent.
The improved acreage formed Is
per cent OF the total acreage in 1910
and Is per cent in 1900
The average acres per farm report
ed in 1910 was l54. as against 33S in
1900. a decrease of I79 acres. or "a
per cent
The average value per acre Of farm
land and buildings in 1910 is stated
as s37.S7. as against s7.O7 in 1900. a
rise OF S3O8O or 436 per cent
The average value per acre of farm
land alone in 1910 was reported as
1891, while in 1900 it was $3.50. the
amount of gain being s2S.O1. or 475
per cent
The statement relative To farms
distributed according to certain acre
age groups shows that those Of 10
acres and under numbered 2,23l in
1910 and 2.O3S in 1900. a gain of 1873;
Of 20 to 40 acres, 1,475 in 1910 and
922 in 1900. an increase of SOB: Of 80
TO 80 acres. sos in 1910 and GA in
1900. an increase Of 1874; of 100 to
ia acres, 2.5T2 in 1910 and 1851 in
1900. an increase of 9s1; Of 175 to
4S9 acres, 75s in 1910 and All in 1900.
an increase of 345; Of 500 10 99s
acres. l64 in 1910 and l12 in 1900. an
increase Of %. and of 1000 acres
and over. - in 1910 and Il in 1900.
an increase Of /
OF the whole number of farms,
those of 10 acres and under formed
2S per cent in 1910 and 80 per cent
in 1900; those of 20-49 acres. Is per
cent in 1910 and 10 per cent in 1900;
those of 50-99 acres. 10 per cent in
1910 and y per cent in 1900; those
OF l00-174 acres. 30 per cent in 1910
and - per cent in 1900; those of U.s.
49s acres. per cent i'm 1910 and :
per cent in 1900: those of 500
acres. > per cent in both 1910 and
1900: and those of 1000 acres and
over. l per cent in both decades.
The expenditures for labor in 1910
reached the sum of s2.5Q3. 900, as COM
pared with s115SOOO in 1900. an in
crease Of s1,35O.OOO or III per cent.
The expenditure for fertilizers