The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-04-30
REPORT Is DETAILED

In 1920 "a per CEN of the land area
was in farms and 25.2 per cent Of the
farm land was improved.
The number Of white farmers In
1920 was 2944, of which 1850 were
native and SS4 foreign-born. OF the
native white farmers 1897 we're own
ers, 124 managers and 1919 tenants.
OF the foreign-born white farmers
754 were owners, forty-three a
ayers, and eighty-seven tenants. The
219 colored farmers comprised EOS
owners, one manager and ten ten
ants. The number of female farm.
ers was 1877, including 1872 owners.
four managers and one tenant.
FARM VALUES ADVANCE
The value Of all farm property in
1920 was s~ss,779,s66, as compared
withs60 1896 In 1910, an increase
of $50 per cent. The value OF land
and buildings in 1920 was ~$66,255,-
214; of implements and machinery,
S3,630,927, and of livestock, $780,
s93,525. AS compared with 1910 the
value of land and buildings in 1920
showed an increase of 67.3 per cent;
of implements and machinery, 1904
per cent, and of livestock, 55.6 per
cent. The average value of land and
buildings per farm was s20,947 in
1920, as compared with $14,730 In
1910; and that Of land alone per
acre was s25.18 in 1920, as against
$12.99 in 1910.
The value of the 767 farms for
which complete mortgage reports
were secured in 1920 vas ~$18,2S0,-
502, and the amount of the mortgage
debt was s8.5lS,s05. or S7.7 per
lent of the value. The average rate
of Interest paid was 81 per cent. In
1920 35.s per cent of all farms oper-
ated by their ownere were mortgaged,
as compared with 1871 per cent In
1910.
The value of all crops harvested In
Nevada In 1919 was $15,90S.303.
Wheat was valued at s1,o67,55o, bar
ley at $25s.s7s, and oats at $S6.252.
The value of hay and forage was $780,
s64,159; of potatoes, $1,O9s,2ss, and
of apples, s110.502. AS compared
with 1909. the total value of crops
for 1919 shows an increase Of 1878
per cent; wheat, 1894 per cent, and
potatoes. It'll per cent. The value
| of barley decreased 1874 per cent and
that of oats SOL per cent.
WHEAT ACREAGE INCREASES
The acreage Of wheat In 1919 was
1884. representing an increase OF
54.2 per cent, as compared with a.
$50 acres in 1909. The acreage of
barley was $500 in 1919. as against
12,zoo acres in 1909; and that of
oats was s.s7s acres in 1919 and T.
s53 acres in 1909. Tho average yield
of wheat in 1919 was 21.1 bushels
per acre, and Of barley 26.5 bushels,
as compared with s7.s bushels OF
wheat and 33.s bushels OF barley In
1909.
In 1919. s53,3oo acres were in hay
and forage, including 14,67S acres In
timothy and clover mixed. 117.1e6
acres in alfalfa and i77,is5 acres In
wild grasses. The total production Of
hay and forage was 54s.o33 tons, Of
which 1,677 tons were silage. The
total acreage in hay and forage In
1908 (not including corn cut for for
age) was s50.541, and the total pro-
| duction 521,954 tons.
There were 1889 acres in potatoes
in 1919, as compared with 1864 &C
res in 1909, representing a decrease OF
25.2 per cent. The production wal
4s0,727 bushels In 1919, IS against
7s6,s26 bushels in 1909. The aver
age yield was 134.s bushels per acre
in 1919 and 1917 bushels In 1903.
The production Of apples in 1918
vss S2,sls bushels: OF peaches. 81