Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-02-21
No. DAKOTA farm VALUES
INCREARED 28l.9 PER Cent ].
DURING PAST ten YEARS
NEW BULLETIN ISSUED BY u. S.
: CENSUS DEPARTMENT SHOWS {
-.
- ASTOUNDING GAIN "
OVER 6a PERCENT: OF LAND. AREA
Is IN FARMs--VALUED AT p.
$ I +. ] 5-.,% Il. $s74,s14,o0os 4 '.''.


That land value in. North Dakota
made in the astounding gain Of ,2S1.9
percent, and Ramsey county soil gain
ed 227.4 per cent in the ten years
from 1900 to 1910 is the fact made pub
lie in bulletin just received from
the United States Census Bureau. The,
bulletin is entitled Agriculture In
North Dakota and gives the complete
agricultural statistics for the state
and it's counties as shown by the
census of 1910. ~@.. = g..
The bulletin is filled with interest
ing figures and facts for: North Dako-
tans, some Of the most vital of which
are given herewith. In part the bull
letin says: .'. }%ss''.. :s,...s \. y ...<
Of the states entire land area some
what more than three-fifths is in
farms. The proportion of land in
farms, however, varies considerably
in the different counties, ranging from
15.2 per cent in Mckenzie county to
955- per cent in Traillz county. With
few exceptions those counties which
have, more than so per cent Of their
land in farms lie in the, eastern half
of the state, which contains several
counties in which the percentage in
farms exceeds 80. = =, s.-@ss: @s*.
The average value of farm land per
acre for the whole state is $25.6O In
practically ali the counties in the
western tWo.thirds Of the state the
average value IS between $40 and $25
per acre, while in the eastern third Of
the state the average value Of farm
land genesala sbettw
per acre. d S5 .4s;% q 81. 5s a s.
Between 1900 and 1910 there was an
increase OF SO,S per cent in the popu-
lation of the state, Of "a per. cent / in
the number Of farms, and of S2.e per
cent in the acres Of farm land. The
average. size of the farms increased
1914 acres, or $l.5 per cent. III : T.,
The aggregate value Of farm prop:
erty has increased during the decade
$719,547, 900, and was nearly four
times as great as in 1900. This in
crease is chiefly made up of the in;
creases of 57,O2s,0O0 in the, value OF
land and Of $66, ,S48,00O in the value OF
buildings. There is also an increase
of $95.671,00Os in the: value OF. farm
equipment, including implements and
machinery and livestock, of which
more than tWo-thirds represents
gain in the value Of livestock, and the
remainder the increase in the value
of implements and machinery. In con
sidering the increase Of values in ag
riculture the general increase in the
prices Of all commodities in the last
ten years should be borne in mind. 4
The average value Of farm. witt
it's equipment in 1900 was $5,6$1, while sehlt
ten years later it was $1S,1O9. Tht
average value Of land rose from $11.l' H.:
per acre In 1900. to s25 .69 in 1910. d.
irrigation. 4. IS 3l.s 5s
Of the 74,36O farms in the state, 69
or only one.tenth Of 4 per cent, y Wer' 's1I'
reported as irrigated in 1905. Tn Tn
acreage. reported as irrigated in ] 80 g
was 1O,24S acres, or less than ll' one . 6
tenth 3of / per cent Of the improve Y I
land in. farms. The area to which v en 2
terprises existing in 1910 we're capabl
OF supplying water was q ,917 acres lr
while the total acreage included IN i !
rigation projects. completed or ll:l Sunue l's
way, in 1910. was 80, ,17s acres.
Population Number d, Farms and II 4
Acreaae.-1s 800 70 1910 %#.3s5 III
In tie twenty years since 1890 tll th
population of the state has increase ass
ss6,O73, o. 2O2.2 per cent, about b " stW' v'i'
thirds Of this increase occurring du
ing the decade A 1s9Q 300. /.
The land surface OF North q Dakota D 4
approximately 70 acres. and alyt S
this area S2s. .426. $50 acres, or 6s.S rs IS
cent. are included In farms. of 'ES5'aS 3tn'
farm acreage, ,os25 Y acres, q or d
per cent, Are reported as improve inn 70
land. representing 45.5 per cent O Ply e
total land area of the state the 10y 10y
acreage Of farm land increase il lss byg !, !
ss4,O1o acres. or $40 per cent. durir ll'il
the last decade and the acreage q 93,l.1 y
proved land by IL, $40. 5772 s acres 81. ID
4 l12.1 per cont The propo7ti ion q f faf
land which is improved vas st higher .
1910 than tn 800. n the ecade ls.Sisss -
to 1900 both totaI acreage ana dmpro
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