The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-06

crease OI UNVst Htl '''ff
oats was 1862, 1888 acres In 1919 and
4a0, 00i in 1909; Of kafir and milo,
,4S2, sos acres in 1919 and of5,oo4
in 1909; and Of barley, 77,IsO acres
in 1919 and 3,SSS acres in 1909. Inc
average yield Of corn per acre IN
1919 was 22.s bushels; OF wheat, lo;l
bushels; and Of oats, 34.3 bushels.
The corresponding figures for l9O9
are 14.7 bushels Of corn, 10 bushels
Of wheat, and 1850 bushels Of oats.
Rough rice had an acreage OF l6l,- |
4sl in 1919, as compared with 237,-
I $50 acres in 1909, decrease Of 30.S
per cent. The production was 81
/ 3O6.369 bushels in 1919, as against
s.991.745 bushels in 1909. The aver
age Weld was 1928 bushels per acre
in 1919 and 1878 bushels in 1909.
In 1919, 2,390,457 acres were IN
hay and forage, including 744,00S
acres in hay crops, 1496,763 acres in
kafir and sorghum out for forage,
3O.917 acres in silage crops, and
1870 acres in corn cut for forage. |
The total production Of hay and for
age was 3,729,651 tons, of which
1S2,761 tons were silage. The total
acreage in hay and forage in 1909
mot including corn cut for forage /
was 1,257,112 acres and the total pro-
duction 1,329,245 tons.
There were 6S,14 acres in sweet
potatoes in 1919, as compared with
1910 acres in 1909, representing an
increase of 62.2 per cent. The pro-
duction was 5,S3s,879 bushels in
1919, as against 2,730,0S3 bushels
in 1909.
The acreage Of cotton in 1919 was
11,522,537, as compared with $3.50 1
acres in 1909, an increase of 100 per I
cent. The production in 1919 was
2,971 ,757 bales, as against 2,455,l74 |
bales in 1909, an increase Of 21O
per cent.
The production Of apples in 1919
was 4S6,S2S bushels; of peaches, a.
62O,679 bushels; and Of pecans, 49, I
755,421 pounds.
Farms and Farm Property
The number of farms in Texas in
1920 was 436,033. These farms con-
tanned 114,020,621 acres, Of which
31,227,503 acres were improved
land. From 1910 to 1920 the num-
, Der of farms increased "A per cent
the total acreage, Ia per cent; and
the improved acreage, al per cent. /
In 1919, 67.9 per cent Of the land
/ area Of the state was in farms, and
27.4 per cent Of the farm land was
/ Improved.
The number Of white farmers in.
1 1920 was 357,249, Of whom 327,457
were native and 29.774 foreign-born. /
/ OF the native white farmers 1885,
= 266 were owners, 2,216 managers,
and l61 1898 tenants. OF the foreign
born white farmers, IA ,i05 were own
ers, 164 managers, and 15,205 ten
ents. The 7S,7s4 colored farmers
comprised 23,539 owners, l34 man
ayers, and 55,ll1 tenants. The num-
Der Of female farmers was 6,l2S,
including 10,470 owners, 81 manager
and 5,624 tenants.
The value Of all farm property in
1920 was s4,447,42O,3 1921, as compar-
ed with $2,21s,645, 1914 in 1910, an
increase of 1905 per cent. The val
ne Of land and buildings in 1920 was
! S3,70O, 1889; Of implements and
machinery, 1854, 320,996l and Of live
/ stock, 1892, 926,006. As compared
with 1910, the value Of land and the
buildings in 1920 showed an in.
crease Of 1907 per cent; Of imple-
ments and machinery, I'LL per cent,
and Of live stock, SOL per cent The
average value Of land and buildings
per farm was sS.4S6 in 1920, as com
pared with S4,412 in 1910; and that
Of land alone per acre was $2S,-.
46 in 1920, as against sl4.53 in 1910. /
The value Of the $1,000 farms for
which complete mortgage reports
were secured in 1920 was 1864, &c., (
debt was 72,166,S1s, OF 25.9 per
$40. and the amount Of the mortgage
cent of the value. The average rate
of interest paid was 7.3 per cent. In /
1920, 1919 per cent Of all farms OPP
Grated by their owners were mort /
gagged. as compared with 1873 per
cent in 1910.
Live Stock and Livestock Products
OF the 436,033 farms in Texas in 4
1920, 400, POI reported domestic ami I
mails. Horses were reported by 3l2,-
500, mules by 2S1 ,76l, cattle by 334,- /
$40, sheep by $3.50, and hogs by
306,O99.
The number of horses on these
farms in 1920 were 997.362, which I
included $3.50 horses years old
and over, 50,ss2 colts from TO 2 /
years old, and 52,446 colts under I
year old. The value reported for 1
horses was $S2,27l ,637, an average 4
Of 1929 per head. The number Of
horses on April Is, 1910 Excluding
spring colts, in order 10 make a fair I
comparison with the figures for jan
nary 1, 1920 was ,l25, 1874.