The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-21

WASu1NGTON The Importance
or Oklahoma agricultural interests
vast almost bcNoud hrlict Cos sct forth
in report Of tho United States cen
pus bureau and based on tho 1920
enumeration 1'lruroE ON the mum
bcr and value uf farms, the size and
~aluo Of tho crops for 1919. and th"'
value ana number of farm animals
found I'm the atHt' whom the 1870
census was taken are given.
f,vcn with tho value of farm prop.
-rtv Tn tho state amounting 80 NOR"
than $500 fpr every person In tn"
state. of whatever age. race, color or
fox, the crops produced In 1919
bgualcd moro than 40 per cont ot
the total value of the farms and
buildings.
Tho farm crops or tho s'ntc IN
1919 averaged IN valuo NOR" than
t2SGO for every farm; moro than
$40 for cvcry improved aero IN tho
farms Of the state, and moro thau
s270 for cycry person I'm oklahoma.
Tho wheat crop alone Of the stat"
was valued at moro than $40 for
ovcry man, woman and Chlld In
Oklahoma, while the cotton crop waa
worth more than $50 for every per
son IN tho state.
For every person in tho state on
January I, 1920, moro than an ncr"
NJ corn was planted in 1919; NOR"
than mn nrre Of cotton, and moro
than two acres or Whcnt,
In addition to this. thcrc were
moro cattle In tho state than poo.
pic, making nn average of moro
than one head Of cattle for ovorv
person In tho state. Aud there wcro
moro than five chickens IN tho state
for every person shown by tho con-
sus enumeration. Every person Ia
the state averages moro than ono
peach tree, and tho yield wns moro
than bushol for every person In
the state.
Comparative figures Tor other
states nrc not out yet, but " may
readily he seen that OklahomHN az
ricultural resources are enormous
md should mako good showing Ia
comparison with oven IN" greatest
farming states An tho country
Tho number of farms i'm oklahoma
I'm 1920 were l01,0SS. These farms
contained 3I.951,93A acres of which
lsl25,92I acres were improved land.
From 1910 to 1920 the number of
farms Increased 90 per cent IN"
total acreage. tO.7 per cent; aud the
improved acreage 3.3 per cont. In
1920. 7I.a per cent of the land area
Of tho state was I'm farms aud SGT
per cent of the farm lana was I'M
proved
The number of white farmers I'm
1920 was l73,2G3. " whom l6i.-
472 were native and 5.79l foreign
horn. OF the native white farmers
79.tS6 were owners, S3a managers,
and s7,503 tenants OF tho torcirn
born white farmers, d,592 wer" own
crs. " managcX ana llNl tenants
Tho ts,725 coNrcd farmers con-
prised 0ISs ownors, 50 managers
and ol62 tenants. The number ol
female farmers was b,bl3, Including
3.6sa owners. 10 managers, and
1s05 tenants
Tho value Of all farm property IN
1920 was iGGO,a21.bii ~ com
parcd with $p1S.loS.SS2 I'm 1910,
mn increase OF sos per cent The
value Of land and buildings In l92u
was si.SG3, ,SGb,29i; Of implements
and machinery. &SO.G30.b .bi1: ana of
livestock. s2i6,927703. AS com.
pared with 1910, the value OF lana
and buildings in 1920 showed an IN
crease Of SIS per vent. nl lhpl'-
mcnts and machinery, 1917 per cent
and of livestock, Az per cont. Th'
average value of land and buildings
per farm was S7,lOi I'm 1920. ns com
pared with S3,SSi In 1910, and that
Of land alone per acre was Sih.h'
In 1920, as against S22iA In 1910
Tho value " the 3t,0i5 farms fn'
which complcto MORTGAGE reports
were secured In 1920 was S27y,6lh o.,
CO. and the amount ut the mortgage
debt was $73.434,d22, or 20.9 pc
cent Of the value, Tho average rat