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laud, l)uildiiigs, impleiiieiits, and iiiacliiiieiy ; total acreage; iuii)roved 

 acreage; average acres per farm; average value per acre of farm land 

 and buildings; average value per acre of farm land alone; and the 

 aggregate expenditures for labor and fertilizers. It also distributes the 

 total number of farms according to color of farmer; specified character 

 of tenure; whether held free or mortgaged by owners; and by certain 

 acreage groups. 



The director gives notice that the summary's figures are subject to 

 revision later, owing to the fact that a number of farms whose returns 

 are incomplete will be issued in the final tables. 



The census of agriculture was taken primarily for the purpose of 

 obtaining an accurate inventory of all classes of farm property existing 

 on April 15th, 1910; a complete exhibit of farm operations during the 

 year ended December 31, 1909 ; and a statement of the number and value 

 of domestic animals in cities and villages on April 15, 1910. 



THE PER CENTS OF INCREASE AND DECREASE. 



It is pointed out in the preliminary statement that the principal 

 rates of increase in Missouri in 1910, as against 1900, are: In the total 

 value of all farm land alone, 107 per cent. ; in the average value per 

 acre of farm land alone, 104 per cent.; in the total value of farm land 

 and buildings, 103 per cent. ; in the average value per acre of farm 

 land and buildings, 100 per cent. ; in the total expenditures for labor, 

 89 per cent. ; in the total value of farm buildings alone, 81 per cent. : 

 in the total expenditures for fertilizers, 78 per cent. ; in the total value 

 of farm implements and machinery, 78 per cent. ; in the total improved 

 farm acreage, 7 per cent.; in the average acres per farm, 5 per cent.; 

 and in the total farm acreage, 2 per cent. 



The principal decrease during the decade occurred in the who'e 

 number of farms, amounting to 3 per cent. 



The statement shows in detail that the number of farms reported in 

 1910 was 276,081, as compared with 284,886 in 1900, a decrease of 8,805, 

 or 3 per cent. 



The total value of farm land and buildings was given in 1910 as 

 $1,710,505,000, as against $843,979,000 in 1900, an increase of $866,- 

 526,000, or 103 per cent. 



The total value of farm land alone was reported in 1910 as $1,441,- 

 529,000, as compared with $695,471,000 in 1900. a gain of $746,058,000, 

 or 107 per cent. 



The total value of farm ])uildings alone was given in 1910 as $268,- 



