Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-15

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Washington, d. c., March t3--An
advance bulletin on TIE agricultural
statistics OF New Mexico, collected az
the thirteenth census. has been issued
by Director Durnnd OF the bureau Of
the census, department of commerce
and labor. Il was prepared under the
supervision OF Dr.. LcGrand Powers,
chief statistician for agriculture. The
census statistics relating TO darms and
farm property are Of the date April Is,
1915 those relating 20 farm opera.
lions are for the calendar year 1909.
New Mexico ranks fourth in land
area and fortyfourth 10 population
among the states and territories OF
continental United States. About one
seventh only of the states entire land
area ~ IN farms The average value
per acre of farm land, exclusive Of
buildings, ie e8.77 Between 1900 and
1919 there was an increase OF i81 .o9i
or ole per rent, IN the population OF
New Mexico, and OF 23,365. or 1898
per cent In the number OF farms The
total farm acreage increased 6,139,-
l4S acres, Or 1877 per cent, while
the acreage Of improved land IN
creased i,l40,8ls acres, or 34S.9 per
cent.
The total value OF farm property.
which includes that OF land, buildings,
implements and machinery and live.
stock domestic animals, poultry and
bees), increased during the decade
G5.6S0,000, or 1866 per cent. OF
this great advance In value, land
alone contributed an increase OF SSH
4S3. goo, or f70.i per cent; implements
and machinery. s2.971. 600. or 258 per
cent: buildings, g9.A59,O00 On 1868
per cent; and live stock. Si1,767, 000,
or 81 per cent. IN considering the
increase Of values In agriculture the
general increase In the prices OF
commodities IN the last 10 years
should be borne In mand
The average value OF a farm with
It's equipment was 81 469 IN 1910. COM
pared with t4,367 In 1900. The aver
age value per acre OF land alone rose
from 1888 IN 1900 10 sS77 In 1890.
During the 40 years since 1870 the
population increased from s1,S74 in
1870 TO 327, S0i in 1910. or more than
trebied. This increase was much
more rapid during the last 10 years
than during the preceding 30 years.
There has been an increase In She
number OF farms since 1870, although
the number reported in 1880 was con-
ssderably less than thar In 1880 and
allghtly less than that in 1870 The
small number OF farms reported In
1890. AZ compared with the number
In 1856 or in 1900. was. however. due
in part 10 the failure In 1880 to enum-
crate a considerable number Of small
farms belonging 20 MeNcanB. hence
the deereaae az that time was appar-
ent rather than real. From 1880 10
1900 an important increase took
place: bat Of The aB,G7e farms report
cd In 1910. nearly two.thirds OF the
number we're added during the proceed
ing 10 years.
The land surface OF New Niex.co IS
approximately 7S.40i. 800 acres. OF
which ii,2Te.O2l acrep, or l44 per cent
are included IN farms. OF this farm
acreage .467 .i0i acres, or 10 per cent,
are reported as improved land. repre-
sentlng 10 per cent OF the total land
area OF the state. The total acreage
Of farm land increased 6.t39. 14S
acres. or 1877 per cent, during the
last decade,
The reported acreage OF Improved
land increased by l,t40,2iS acres, or
3fS.9 per cent. and now represents II
per cent OF all farm land, as compared
with ca per cent In 1900. From 1880
Ia 1910 the total farm acreage increaa-
ed rapidly. although from 1870 10 1850
decrease occurred which WAS not
wholly Offset by the small gain from
1859 TO 1890. The reported improved
acreage has increased continuously
from 143,007 acres in 1870 20 i.467,i9i
acre In 1910. the greater part Of the
increase bging credited to the decade
1900 70 1910.
Values Of Fara Property.
The total wealth Of New Mexico IN
the form OF farm property Is si5a,4fS,.
coo, OF which si1i,s5l 900. or about
20 per cent, Is represented by land
and buildings A3.i9aOOO or 278 per
cent. by 1.-Two stock and s4.l22.000. OF
90 per cent, by implements and ma
chinery From 1870 to 1900 the value
Of livestock was greater than the
value OF lRpd ana buildings bat IN
1910 the value Of Hand and buildings
was over two ana one-hnlf times that