East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-09
NATIVE AMERICANS OWN THE FARMS
PT HE total of land in farms in the United States
1920 according to the fourteenth 955 1854

PTN HE total land the United States nI
1920 according to the fourteenth 955676545
acres as compared with S78,79S 1926 acres in 1870
showing of 220 acres per The
average acreage per farm IN 1920 was 1882 acres while the
Of the total land in farms in 1920 91O6OS APO acres were
operated by white farmers against 832 66O20 in
1910 This represents increase of 7844240O 94
per cent Land operated by white 1920 constituted
o per cent Of all land IN farms as compared with 94 per
cent 1910 The size OF the farms operated by white
farmers was 1856 acres in 1920 and SO acres in 1910
compared with 46632 305 1870 representing de-
crease Of 34 per cent Farms operated by
coored farmers 1920 averaged Ala acres as against 5O
in 1910.
the Southern states where practically all the coIored
farmers are negroes the average acreage per far Tor coored
farmers much less than that for white farmers For
pe in Georgia. farms operated by white farmers averaged
Ol in 1920 and farms operated by coored farmers
SAB The in Mississippi 1l22 for
white farmers and 36 for coored farmers in Texas
1858 for white farmers and 56 for coored farm
and in South Carolina 962 for white farmers and
4O.5 acres for colored farmers
The 79s,431 1898 of land which operated by
native white farmers in 1920 constituted 1877 cent of all
that operated by white farmers The farm land operated
foregnborn white farmers 1920 amounted to 176522
acres which 116 cent of the total farm
about oneeght hof all farm land operated by white farmers
The acreage per for native white farmers in
white farmers 1913 The higher average shown for the
foregnborn for the United States whole is mainly due to
of the states where large farms prevail the native whites
show higher than the oreignbo in most of the in
The which reported the largest operated by
foregnborn white farmers in 1920 North Dakota with
lO83991 acres 359 cent of the otal Montana with
S45831 241 per cent of the tota South Dakota
with 861 acres 244 per cent of the tota Nebraska
with 6969697 1876 per cent of the ota and Caor
MA with 6725,341 acres, or 229 cent of the total
There pathos in the story Hugh Mcclure and his little
They spent night jail at La Grande after the father
had been arrested kidnapping charge preferred by the
mother in Baker. Here where husband wife
have separated and each want the child The little
titled both father and mother and is the hapess victim of
quarrel the outcome of which should have been seen
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1t asserted by those favoing the proposal to let the sec
rotary of the treasury have full accept bonds of other
countries in lieu of money owed by late allies that
the will not take worthless bonds But if Ger
man. Austrian and Turkish bonds good why should not
England and France keep them? they not good enough
for John Bull are they good enough for Uncle Sam?
Fortybushe wheat at 81 bushel is good 20buhe
wheat So and of farmers will have chance to
prove if, if present prospects hold up.
II HCohen market editor of the Journal this year
wheat price will be satisfactory than the has been
led 10 believe trust Hyman is right about the matter