The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-10
FARMERS OF UTAH
HAVE GOOD YEAR
PRODUCTS OF FARMS OF The
STATE TRiPLED ~ THE
PAST DECADE.
Census Report Shows Great Growth
in Agriculture and Increase in
Number Of Farms Within
the Borders Of Our State.

Utah's farm lands produced crops in
the year 1919 aggregating a value of
S57, 9S0, S27, an increase of 21S Der
cent over the total crop value of the
year 1909. according to figures lust
given out from the bureau of census,
department Of commerce, Washing.
ton. ID. G.
The report, issued by Sam L. Rog.
ers, director Of the bureau, shows A
valuation increase of all farm proper
~ of the state in the last decade from
$50. 1885, POI to 11.274.72s. In the
value Of land and buluings per.
centage increase Of 1914 per cent IS
shown, of implements and machinery |
202.5 per cent and Of livestock S7.8 |
per cent.
The number of farms In the state, |
according to the census, is 25,662.
These farms contain 5,05O,410 acres
of which 1,715.3S0 acres are improved
land. Since 1910 the number of farms
has increased 1874 per cent, the total
acreage 4S.6 per cent and the i'm
proved acreage 25.4 per cent.
OF all farms operated by owners
47.6 per cent are mortgaged, as com
pared to 229 per cent ten years ago,
according to the report. OF women
farmers, Utah has 627, of whom 600
are owners, one is manager aud sew
enteen are tenants, says the bulletin.
OF the total area of the state SO
per cent Is In farms and "a per cent
OF. the farm land is improved. The
acreage size of the U>Sh farm has in
creased from 1867 acres to 1868 and
of this acreage the improved land has
increased from 63.1 acres to 66.S acres
per farm.
The report shows a decrease in the
production Of wool, oats, barley, pota-
toes and strawberries Increase is
shown in the number of horses from
11,135 to 125,471, of mules from 2139
to 2793, of cattle from 379, 1872 to $685.
57S, Of sheep from 1,670,99O to l..
691,795, of chickens from 673,662 to
954,695 and Of stands Of bees a de-
crease from 26,185 to 25061.
The total number Of cattle is $685.
57S, includiny 397, 563 beef cattle and
10SS,015 dairy cattle. Beef cows alone
number 175,128 and dairy cows 66.724.
The value reported for all cattle is
SO, $40; for beef cattle, $16.SO6.-
429, and for dairy cattle, $5,S21, AL.
The number of cattle in 1910 (exclud-
ing spring calves) was 379,292.
OF the 1851, 795 sheep in the state
407, 622 are lambs under one year DID,
1881, 341 ewes one year old and over
and 52,S32 rams and wethers. The to-
tai value reported for sheep is $751;
SS1 500, an average of $11.16 per head.
The number Of sheep in 1910 (exclud-
ing spring lambs) was 1,67O.S90.
The 29,512 goats include 1910 kids
under one year raised for fleeces, IT,
500 goats kept for fleeces and 44O6
''other goats" The value reported for
goats is $253, 100, an average of $S.5S
per head.
The total production of milk in
1919 was 29.339,512 gallons, as COM
pared with 26,3O6,O7O gallons in 1909
The production of wool In 1919 was
11,G90,3O3 pounds, as against II, 1922
220 pounds In 1909; of honey, 1882
$50 pounds; of eggs, 5,7O9,O76 dozen
and the number of chickens raised
1,1O7,446.
The value Of all dairy products, ex
Guiding home use of milk and cream
was $4,S09,OS7; Of eggs, $2,112,35S; Of
chickens raised in 1919. $775,212.
The value Of the SOS6 farms fol
which complete mortgage reports were
secured is $S4,57s, 191, and the amour
of the mortgage debt is 24,334, 1885, O
2S.8 per cent Of the value. The aver
age rate Of interest paid Is IL pc
cent. Forty-seven and six-tenths pc
cent Of all farms operated by thei
owners are mortgaged, as compared
with 22.9 per cent In 1910.
In 1919, 549,987 acres were in ha,
and forage, including 385, 10O acres II
alfalfa, 74.744 acres In tame grasse
and clover, 80,942 acres in viii
grasses, 1850 acres In small grain
cut for hay, 663S acres in corn cut TO
forage, and 1880 acres In silage crops
The total production Of hay and fol
age in 1919 was 1,O31, 500 tons, o
which 74S940 tons were alfalfa, an
1880 tons silage. In 1908 the tota
acreage In hay and forage (not includ
ing corn cut for forage), was 4O6,4 AZ
acres, and the total production 1.O16
O75 tons.
There were 12,O47 acres in potatoe
In 1919, as compared with 14,21O acre
in 1909, representing decrease 9
1872 per cent. The average yield !
1919 was 1893 bushels per acre, 9
against 1895 bushels In 1909.
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