OCR Text |
Show 'FARMERS OF UTAH T 1 HAVEJOOD YEAR I (PRODUCTS OF FARMS OF THK jH STATE TRIPLED IN THE 13BB PAST DECADE. IBB , flBsl ' ' BBl Census Report Shows Great Growth Bb In Agriculture and Increase in BBj Number of Farms Within BBj tho Borders of Our State. jflBJ Utah's farm lands produced crops in Bfl tho year 1010 nggregntlng a valtio of' IBBj ?r.7,0S0,827, nn Increase of 1118 per Bl cent over tho total crop valuo of tho jBBJ year 1000, according to figures Just;' BBJ given out from tho bureau of census, t BBJ department of commerce, Washing-: BBJ ton, D. 0. BBJ Tho report, issued by Sam L. Itog- BBJ ers, director of tho bureau, shows a M valuntlon Increase of nil farm proper- BBJ ty of tho stnto In tho last decado from ,! $150,705,201 to $311,27-1,728. In tho IbVJ value of lnnd nnd buuuuigs u per- BBJ cent ago Increase of 107.4 per qent is shown, of Implements nnd machinery BBJ 202.6 per cent nnd of livestock 87.(1 ! cent. BBJ Tho number of farms tn tho stnto, sVBI nccordlng to tho cenrjs, Is 25,002. BBJ Theso farms contain n.O.'KVUO acres jBB of which l,7ir,3S0 acres nro improved H land. Since 1010 tho number ot farms BB has Increased 18.4 ptr cent, tho total I BB ncreago 48.0 per cJnt nnd tho Im- ' BBBJ proved ncreago 25.4 per cent. BB Of all farms operated by owners BB 47.0 per cent aro mortgaged, as com i BJ pared to 22.0 per cent ten years ago, BJ according to tho report. Of women t BB fanners, Utah has 027, of whom 009 'jBBj aro owners, one Is n manager and sev- BB entccn nro tenants, pays tho bulletin. "' BB Of tho total area of the state 0.3 ' ; BB per cent Is tu farms nnd 31 per cent jBB of tho farm lnnd Is improved. Tho BB ncreago (1zo of tho Utah funn has Iu- BB creased from 150.7 acres to 1P0.8 and - BJ of this acrcago tho Improved lnnd litis BB Increased from 03.1 acres to 00.8 acres, BB per-frifm. flH Tho report shows n decreaso la ths H production of wool, oats, barley, pots- BB toes nnd Btrnwbcrrlcs. Increaso ls, Bfl shown In tho number of horses from - ttB 11,135 to 125,471, of mules from 2130 BB to 2703, of cattle from 370,202 to GOV BB 578, of sheep from 1,070,800 to l,-r BB 001,703, of chickens from 073,002 to . BB 051,005 nnd of stands of bees n" de- BB crenso from 20,185 to 25,001. j BB Thu total number ot cnttlo Is 505,- B 678, Including 307,003 beef cnttlo nnd1r . BB 1088,015 dnlry cattle. IJeef cows nlorio" iBl number 175,128 and dnlry cows 00,721. . BB The value reported for all cattlo Is Bfl f 22,027,870; for beef cattle, $10,800,- 'BB (21), and for dairy cattle, $5,82 1, -111. fll Thu number of cnttlo In 1010 (exciud- fll Ing spring calves) wns 370,202. B Of the, 1,001,705 sheep in tho stato Bl 407,022 aro lambs under ono year old, fll 1,231,341 owes ono yenr old nnd over B and 52,832 miner nnd wethers. Tho to- jfll tul valuo reported for sheep Is $18,- BS1.C2!), an nvcrngo of $11.1(1 per head. BB Tho number of shoep Itr 1010 (exclude Bfl rng spring lambs) was 1,070,800. ' Bfl Tho 20,512 goats Includo 7S10 kids Bfl under one year raised for fleeces, 17,- t IB 500 goats kept for fleeces nnd 4400 ( ' flfl "other goats." Tho valuo reported for ' H goats Is $253,100, an avorago of $8.53 Bfl per head. ., Bfl Tho total production of milk In Bfl 1010 wns 20.330,512 gallons, ns com- !jH pnrcd with 20,300,070 gallons In 1000. JMflJ Tho production of wool In 1010 wns FvBI 11,000,803 pounds, ns ngnlnsf 12,102,- UBfl 220 pounds In 1000; of honey, 1,232,- IBB 230 pounds; of eggs, 5,700,070 dozen, 3flB nnd tho number of chickens raised, Bfl 1,107,440. 'jflfl Tho valuo of all dairy products, 4cx- IBB eluding homo tiso of milk nnd cream, IBB wns $1,800,087; of oggS, $2,112,358; of dBflJ chickens raised In 1010. $775,212. Bfljl The valuo of tho S0S0 farms for ISA which complete mortgugo reports wero iflfl secured Is $8-1,078,101, nnd tho amount H of tho mortgage debt is $21,331,030, or jljl -8.8 i-cr cent of tho value. Tho aver- SH ago rnto of interest puld is 7.1 per JjMfl cent. Fortyrsovcn and slx-teiitlis per WM cont of nil farms operated by their H1 owners nro mortgaged, ns compared 111 with 22.0 per cent In 1010. Ill In 1010, H0.OH7 acres wero In hay flfl and fomge, Including 305,100 ncrcs In IM tilfiilfn, 74,744 acres in tnmo grnsscs Bfl nnd clovor. 60,012 acres In wild Jflfl grnsses, ir580 ncres, In smull Kralns IM cut for hay, 0038 acres In corn cut for VB forage, nnd .3800 acres In sllngo crops. Bfl The total production of buy nnd for- HI " m lttX wn8 1-03. tons, of lly which 748,040 tons WOro nlfftIf(li nni m 31..IS0 tons sllngo. In 1003 tho total If II scroago In hny nnd forugo (not Indud- ' II ! lug corn cut for forngo), was 405,428 fl I seres, nnd tho total production 1,010,- J 1 )7n tons. 1 I There wero 12,047 acre? In potatoes ., jgf I ,!i "8 C0I"l)nre'l with 14,210 acres f I iko renrese'itlng n docrenisofbf f I !?. " 1)or cont T"0 "vorngo yield In f S 1010 was 180.8 bushels per acre, ns ngalust 100.5 bushels In lOOO. - ' H |