Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-17
IOWA LEADING IN
AUGMENTATION
Official Census Figures Reflect Con-
ditions Regarding Loyal Citizen
ship and is Eloquent ,Testi-
monial to the Ameri-
canization Cam
paigns.
MORE THAN 60 PER CENT
OF FOREIGNERS NATURALIZED
Record Exceeded Only by That OF
North Dakota-Alien Popula-
ton of State Slightly
In Excess of
$4,000.

$4,000.
Washington, ID. Can eloquent
testimonial to the Americanization
campaigns that have been held in
Iowa since the war is reflected in the
official figures made public here by
the census bureau showing the citi-
ship of foreign born white males
81 years and over in this country.
Iowa boasts of a larger percentage
of her foreign born white males hav-
ing been naturalized than any other
state in the Union except North Da-
kota. The 1920 Census showed a
total of 1862 residents of Iowa to
be foreign born. Of this number
4,160, or 69.3 per cent, had become
naturalized as American citizens, and
IL 100 residents have taken out their
first papers toward American citizen
ship. The alien population of the
state of males over Fl years was
listed at 1884, while 1879 persons
were shown as citizenship not re-
ported. North Dakota's percentage
of naturalized foreign-born residents
was 1873 out of a total foreign-bOrn
male population of only 70,043. North
Dakota also excels Iowa as to for
eign born white female residents,
with 1871 per cent having become
naturalized, as against Iowa's show
ing of 74.2 per cent. Out of total
of 93,OS7 female foreign born resi-
dents in Iowa, 69,111 had become
naturalized up to 1920; while 781
have sought first papers and 1856
were listed as aliens. Those not re-
porting their citizenship totaled
$500.
Farm Acreage and Values
Some equally interesting figures
have just been made public by the
census bureau, on farms and farm
acreage and the value of farm prop
erty by states. As was to be ex-
pected, the Hawkeye State shows up
among the leaders in this regard.
| According to the enumerated for
1920, there were 33,474,S 1896 acres of
Iowa land devoted to farming, of
which 32,973,103 were operated by
males and the remaining acreage,
sol, 793, we're operated by females.
There were total of 213,439 operat-
ors of farms in Iowa in 1920, with
with 209,232 being males and 4,207
females. Out of this total there We're
| liS,177 male owners of farms, as
against 3,711 females owners, while
2,467 was the total of male man
ayers as against 90 female managers.
The tenant farmers included S8,58S
males and 476 females.
The value of the farm property of
Iowa, with the value of improvements
thereon in 1920 follows
Value of all farm property, 49,
525,270,956, as against S3,745,S06,-
544 in 1910.
Value of land alone, $6,679,020,577
in 1920 as against S2,SOl ,973,729 in
1910.
Value of implements and machin-
cry, $309,172,39S in 1920, as against
S95,477,94S in 1920.
Value of live stock, S614, 1926, 268 il
1920, as against 1898, 003, 1876 in 1910
The value of all farm property pei
farm, $39,942 in 1920, as >agains
| $17,25S in 1910.
These figures show Iowa out-class
ing all other states in the value o
farm property, with Illinois, Texas
and Nebraska having the next mos
valuable property. Iowa also rank
first in the average value per farm
with South Dakota, Nebraska, Ne
vada, California and Illinois next, il
order named. The value of low
live stock also excelled all othe
, states.
Live Stock Values
Detailed statistics on the value o
, live stock on Iowa farms as disclose
by the 1920 census enumeration
, follow:
, Total value, s6l4,326, 26S.
Horses-Sl27, 297 ,231.
Mules-S10,04l 500.
Asses and Burros-S265, 635.
Cattle-S250O77, 1868.
Sheep-S12,833,597.
Goats-$59,594.
! Swine-$176,264,6 26.
9 Poultry-S27, 7779,633.
J, Bees-S657,067.
No Good Thinus WhoItv Cood.