Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-02
FARMS MORE VALUABLE THAN
THOSE or ANY OTHER STATE
EXCEPT CALIFORNIA.
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES
MAKE COMPARISONS
Improved Lands in Iowa Worth $156
Psr Acre-Unimproved Farms vaiirs
ued at $125 Per Acre-c aiifornia
Ranks First and Illinois Third
Increase For U. S. Averages 81. M

Special to Times Republican, ~
Des Moines, May 2.-Improved farm
lands in Iowa are more valuable than
in any other state OF the union ex-
cept California, SO government figures
just given out show The government
estimates that improved farm lands in
Iowa are worth in 1916 $153 per acre.
The average valile of poor ploW
lands in the state is estimated at $1O1.
For good ploW lands 1856, and the av-3
erage for allSsplow lands is estimated
at $135. Iowa farm lands without inn
provements are valued at q s125 per.
acre. ~ "a \! RI
The average for poor pillow. lands in
California is estimated at $50 per
acre, average Tor good pillow lands s13a,s
and for all pillow lands SOS. All farm
lands without improvements are esti-5
mated to be worth, on the average.
$40 per acre, C,alifornia's farm lands
are OF course valued high for their
fruit producing possibilities
Illinois farm land ranks next to,
Iowa's in value. in 1916 the improved
farm hand in Illinois is estimated to!
be worth $3.50 per acre. The average
value of poor pillow lands in Illinois is
estimated at $50 and the acreage value
OF the good plow land is given at 1888.
The average for all is $135 per acre.
The average value of all farm lands
in the United States with improve
ments is $69.45 per acre. The average
value OF poor pillow lands Is $40 and for
good plow lands $7279. The average
value Of farm lands thruout the United
States without improvements is $3.50.
The value OF improved lands a year
ago is estimated at $40.85,s two years
ago $40.31, three years ago $3S.10 and
four years ago $36.23. The census re-
ported the value Of farm lands in 1910
as $32.4o and in 1900 as 1857 per
acre.
With regard to the increase this
statement is made: TN recent years
the value of farm lands has been in
creasing about 81 per acre per year
The. exceptional increase Of the past
year may be explained partly by the
reaction in the southern cotton states
following temporary depression last
year, and partly by the stimulus given
by the war to prices and particularly
to grain Increases have been general
i thruout the united States. the only
oteworthy ception being orchard
lands and some fsff4isafed lands lin the
.norfffRest which, apparently had been
soyeryafusds before
ss state House Notes.
es Charles I10chard, Of F'ayette county.
sent TO Fort Madison on conviction Of
the charge of rape, has been paroled.
He entered prison March 9. p. T..
Blodgett, of 2Des Moines, recently tried
here for libel and also brought before
the insane Commissioners on two diff
ferent occasions interested himself in
Lockard' case and attempted to Sc
cure a new trial for him before the
supreme court.
Considerable opposition has arisen
in the executive council to permitting
the COMMONWEALTH Light and Power
Company, OF Iowa Falls. to increase it's
capital stock. The company wishes to;
incorporate FOR $500, 600. Some OF the
members OF the council declare that
this is too large capitalization.
Guy F.. Logan. adj,ltant general
went to Muscatine yesterday to en-,
deavor to find some way to preserve
the national guard company there.
The Muscatine company is about to
be mustered out because OF the lack
Of suitable armory. The armory
there which the company has been
using is not suitable to an artillery or
ganization and was built before the
company there was changed to an ar
-tiIlery organization. !. ID