Smyrna times., 1931-01-28
STATE HAS 9,7O7 FARMS
Vegetables Valued at $780, ,645
Harvested From 33,O62 Acres

According to bulletin recently
issued by the bureau of the Census
there was a decrease in the num-
Der of farms in Delaware from TO-
14O in 1920 and 10,257 in 1925 to
9,707 in 1880. The total number
of farms in Delaware includes p
815 having from so to SO acres
each; 1905 of from 100 to ia
acres; and 2,062 or from 20 to 40
acres. There were SO farms hav-
ing 500 acres or over. OF the g.
TOT farms in the State in 1880, as
reported in the census, $3.50 were
operated by owners, 165 by man
ayers, and 1882 by tenants. The
land in farms decreased from 944,-
511 acres in 1920 to 899,641 acres
in 1925, but increased from 1925
tc 1880 to 900,815 acres. The value
of farm land and buildings increas-
ed from S64, 1856 in 1920 and
S59.675, ,666 in 1926 to $66, 6,941, ,747
+ in 1880. The value of farm i'm
plements and machinery in 1880
was ST ,285, ,130 as compared with
i 5,9O6, ,223 in 1925 and S6,781 ,31S
in 1880. These figures are given
Il in detail for white and colored
farm operators. The total num-
Der of horses and colts on farms
on April j, 1880, was 1888. The
total exclusive Of colts that were
born after January l, 1880, was
1866. Horses and colts on farms
numbered 22,496 on January l,
1925, and 27,752 on January 1,
1920. The total number of mules
and mule colts on farms on April
1, 1880, was 9,579. The total ex-
elusive of mule colts that were
born after January I. 1880, was g.,
SCI. Mules and mule colts on
farms numbered 9,451 on January
/, 1925, and 9,439 on January /,
1920 The total number of cattle
on farms on April 1, 1880, was 53,
GA The total exclusive of calves
that were born after January l,
1880, was 46,875. Cattle on farms
numbered 46,16O on January l,
1925 and 46, 500 on January l, 1920
The total number of swine on the
farms April 1, 1880, was 30,341.
The total exclusive of pigs that
were born after January /, 1880,
was POTTS. Swine on farms num-
bered 24,106 on January 1, 1925
and 1921 on January 1, 1920. The
total number of chickens over 3
months old on farms April l, 1880,
was 1851, ia Chickens of all
ages numbered 1,365,032 on jan
uary /, 1925 and 1856 on Jan
uary 1, 1920. Crops were harvest
ed in Delaware from 407 ,609 acres
in 1929, as compared with 404 .209
acres in 1924. The total for 1929
includes 129, ,283 acres of corn har-
vested for grain with production
of 3,466, ,565 bushels: 105,73 acres
of wheat harvested with a produc-
ton of 1.975,161 bushels; 64,784
acres of hay cut with a production
of S2,485 tons; 6,106 acres of sweet
potatoes and vans harvested with
a production Of 884 ,527 bushels; s.
083 acres Of rye harvested with q
production of 72.206 bushels; A.
234 acres of potatoes harvested
with a production Of 34O,738 bush
els. In 1929, the vegetables grown
in the open for sale, with a value
of 2.58O,645, were harvested from
33,O62 acres. The four most i'm
portant vegetables were tomatoes
valued at s1,37O,265, harvested
from 15,460 acres; green lima
beans, valued at S251 ,088, harvest
ed from 4,452 acres: cantaloupes
and muskmelons, valued at $202,-
395, harvested from 2,102 acres
and asparagus valued at S164, $50,