Show bout hern X by E F P powell STUDY of the census will male make it very iery clear that thit the southern states are developing rap adly in agricultural lines from 1890 to 1000 1900 tennessee increased her farms from to the value of her firm products just about doubled the farms of A louisiana in lit the same time increased from GO to the value of her farm property went up aiom 76 in 1880 to in and in 1900 south carol na no gives gai es us of farm property in 1890 and in 1900 1904 the dumber number of farms in 1 was mas over five tames times as gleat as in 1890 and thirty five per cent greater than in 1890 texas climbs from 12 farms in to 42 in 1800 1860 and in 1900 every census year except the one following the civil IN ai at show shon s i i great growth in e 11 with ith all tl e lest i est these stites i leport i decided gain in the ii nay ay of e farming and a variety of crops perhaps the most astonish ng I 1 rog iessi in ir the iiii vv ay iy of culture has been made by 01 lahoma many of the counties show i f fold old increase inci ease oase over the film pilm values of ten years igo there is a gi giedt eit decrease deci ease in tenant fal faim in ng in propof proposition tion to odthe of the total number of taints five fine per cent are op operated elated ba b colored turners of the m white bite farmers sen seventy enty tight per cent own ill oi 01 t pal pait t of the land that thit they 01 olgiate elate and about the same I 1 holds good for tl q e colored ahe avenge gross income per acre for farms under dundei three is io loi lot those of three to nine acie 18 8 for farms of ten to nineteen acres 10 1013 13 for daims of twenty to foit nine laiq 47 for firms films of fifty to acres 4 0 for farms of to lo ja 10 acres 2 91 here Is 1 i lesson for aou QU small firm ng pays enormous enormously ly over kirge tarn farn ing and this after allowing foi fol the fact that sn ill firms lie tie generally genei ally alry located mail mall ets cis the simp sim tact fact holds good in oil oft er states |