| Show FARMS IFIE OJTY Story Told in Figures By a Census Bulletin NUMBE1 FAFMS 1NC1EASED Teas Leads With the Grczttcst 2iini 1rIowa It the PtrcentagO of I3nprovei LandI11iiois Occupies Pirst PoIUon in t1t Itntter o1 Total VztlueLi the Irrigated Statc3 UK IlLcleflSC lii Aeieagc Irrigated Ir-rigated Occuls hi the Nower 3tatC5 Ineliidixig Utah h1iigLon S1tI3 21Tue jflSU Ii1IC1tfl ghIng the tOlflY sietI it condIton rCflU of ugriculturo In the Uuitell IJOO It show5 thitt Stales for the yetr lherq tt that tznt farms COUItr v1ieh ere in the eflt1c ud jt 167i69l 17 Of t1t iflOUflL t 5OlS1O1 or over 21 per cent reprc ented the vaIu uf IniIItlIzis 8U1 1L 44tIQ3t or over 7S per cent IePC lHtec1 he 8 RIP of land nI i1IIl ° 3flcit OthCP I I1tfl littihi 1ug rIt value of fi ti lTpO3ue1lt tiI tnnclllnerY itS flt12bliiQ LflU oC live toc1C S107L w oooi 1lcs vahies adlec to the vali or ti arii giver a totnt VflIt2C ainoflhitlflg to 2OI4 of firrii pLoiJertY OLS Tli total value of farm rod1Cth for the Y81 1Si9 h gI 4n at t791lS7t2 Of t1lCh ILflUUlIt wn for flflI 30fl1 pv0c1udts littJittllti lIve stock nnultrv utU1 biO lVtIdltCtS iAG1 Si7E OF FARMS Thc hulietin I1aCcS the verae sIe of farms III the United State9 at zcrts aOl I I is i i 1 the aim 1Ifl1 Is lIflIrOVt1 Ihi too for the ttir country v ct no i it Ihe flttflhle1 Of fax ms 8 ituittl St1Lt5 Juts lncteacd a CttdC for lie Itit flhL years 8110 O r8p1UV that hi ItOO there were nO i otfl IiineS as nhi n farntn as 1 a tiiitI 25 ici cYflt u1e thain Lii iS iIc lotal nLettttge of larm mimi tki In rnscj 1111 tIp LIP ISSO less raplIIS 1 IntL tIIe IIUII1bC1 Of farms tunis In oI stndv ereztL Iii line averagt s c i I3I Inc ISSO t1OVCVCI tite uLl zurenrc 1liS incrnretI IIIOII V8PldIY than tine nunilier of farms so that tine itverngc si hC Of farms has increaSC1 1lne Lotni area of hnprove1 hint Ihis nercasenI ItI every decade since 1 CCMPA1tIOX flY TAT1S 101111lliSOfl 1 States lindientes tlnnt thQ nIOSI Important Stnitei In tine nlrIiIIIture of the Ct1nItt are heLn nlnr with tine Vest Misinourl Ioa Illinois lniIntnnn ilnto Pennsylvania nud Nc York Together they Contril IIIC 41 pci tent of tine tonal ValUe Of furiu property anO S per eCint of the toUt I vi lue of a rnnl zroducts Texas lentils wulin tilt gnn ntest flunI lCr f fanons 211O and fliso 1th the 3IfghSt acreage UfS TO17 Bnn t only a little oven 15 per cdli of the farm Janid iii Texas was IinprovcU ami lie value oI tit farm land fu Tens was 1ss tinflhl In Pennsylvania Ohio ew Yorlr 1hnsotiri Iowa or Illinois neing sif2 172 niinstIri rank eeol1 III I lie JILlnnier of 111U5 having 2S1SSG dUnei Staten iiain ipone tlinn 210000 farius are iiabanna 2t220 Georgini 221 IJI1 I Illinois 2G4I I 1i1iaiin 21S97 2own 222C2 Kntucky 231G7 Michi giii 2032r1 i iSSisIpli 0S0J New York 21720 OZtlI Carolina 22C37z Ohio 276719 ic nnsyivania 2421S JCI1fle55e 2G2 JOW TEADS IN IMPROVED LAND Iowi iea1n3 the hat In the percentage Irninni mote I han h per cent of the farm ianthn of that State behg Sitiproved Illinois to1low with iiione t iitn St inor cent Ohio conines iiext iLin 73 ier cent 8111 Is followed Irtlinnn vi 11 iniore Liinii 71 ier con I I lilnois oc cupIS iitt lflSition lii tine mntter of tinc total value of farm icnnntin tine hg tires or that State holing 00131G207 Other State values are as foiionv Iota iS CtIitnrnin 70fl5h7 3i5 Indiana SSi1t17i Kansas SSt 1 002S6 Kentucky 17L0458G Michigan s05573I ilinijesoUt St6St6i2 Mis ruri 10tln5 NebILsinL 7i7tO 07 New York 10ll723SI5 Ohio el 1 Pennnsylvnrj TflfleSSOO J0202i lexas t62I76 27t Virginia 23515h7 1VIsciijii S11TJni0 LLrESrocI FAIUr TANJ Thi hivestock brim 1inth of I he Countiy aL Iut at n Vahie of 7 ni more thain io cent of hit vho1e the hay ninth grain lands at ot il pc cent ot the 1 linie dairy irOducts ovei S ier Cent cottoni Over 5 per cent t A chniptet of tic hUhietIfl Is JevofJ tn irrigatjoij ann the foiIovIng extract from I t so ni nini rie tine presnnti thou IRFtic1ATJD LANDS 2t CflhJlnrisci of the nh1niijen of Irri jaors and of the iltntnhez Of acres hriI gated it tine iegIning ann end of this decnd of S89 JS09 niiovs that these 1iae approxfJnL ttIy dOUlICi Iine nLuiriben of Irrigntoi s Jo the and Statej ninith TerrItlIes hIiereaecj rota i2JS I t i0281 or I er anni t he n1tinnbr 11 7tClO5 inrIgate increasaci fiozzi 364 t1 to 72G27 oi 10 Per cent Thii percentage of hnierense In the XiUniher of ncies irrigateni j larger Ihini n t ha L I ii t lie nu nlel of I rn gnnton mci OCCtii iniflcipahly in vhat flhl jf teninerj the x1cver Stn 1hiihio LTLaI1 tonnti inn ninth TYOIlniing P1is Inetense h eZhiahiiecI iy the hiif gtntlon within reent years of lange nrenn O ranches iii Onrngn Cllis iLfld 1attii e DECflEASE T > T CLIFQflNIA rzL ntitonnja and oloralo the re rne coninJhtJon in niOt1ceaIh rine in CICl50 10th in nnuinbor 01 irnigato fti ann n inriguo ban hictn Jroportjoni ntoi en tnpi iii Line IICWO1 tate showing a iecrense inn ratio of roti din ts the innore Coltipiete and uthiIyajfo of avnhiabk vate ply iii thi l17 States tile nneage irnh gtttcd has hInerase1 anti SO rspeetivciy 14 JICI cent or tahcin both ShL08 tgethe II ior cent 1iu the mon oh irnIgatoi hnis g nu un1 tn cent or tOgctn 51 jCr cent Titus Line flUlfliQI of lint gnItor 18 hflcrelinig fl01e IIpidiy than tine nient hrOIngint uido etlitivatinin nlnovlng a innoie marked tClnleiiev V ircJ tue ilIbhii5Loi Of tr large irnI5a ted tracts ant the cutting up of thn IInt nnnnhln homesteads mainly frui trainhng deotej to |
