2o86 Farm Bureau Circular No. 5 



TABLE I. — Number and Size of Farms, According to the Census of 1910 



Number of farms 



Size of farms 



Percentage 

 of total 

 number 

 of farms 



824 



838 



1. 531 

 945 

 208 



Less than 20 acres. . 



20 to 49 acres 



50 to 99 acres 



100 to 175 acres. . . . 

 More than 175 acres 



18 

 19 

 35 

 21 



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TABLE 2. — Distribution of All Farm Property, According to the Census 



OF 1910 



Location in regard to markets, drainage, and development, influences 

 the value of the land in different parts of the county. Land on which 

 there was a large bearing orchard is reported to have sold for $1000 per 

 acre; entire farms in the fruit belt for from $150 to $500 per acre, de- 

 pending on location and development; and the heavier, more level, general 

 farming land for from $75 to $150 per acre, depending on the same two 

 conditions. 



TABLE 3. — Number of Domestic Animals, According to the Census of 1910 



The first crops grown were such as met the simple needs of the family. 

 In 1840 the leading crops in their order were wheat, potatoes, oats, 

 com, barley, buckwheat, peas, beans, and flax. 



