The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico (1904) (14595792659)

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Title: The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: New Mexico. Bureau of Immigration Frost, Max, comp Walter, Paul A. F
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Publisher: (Santa Fe, N.M.) J.S. Duncan: public printer
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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rable importance. Forty-one per cent of the people in the Territory pursuinggainful occupations are engaged in agricultural pursuits—quite a creditable showing. In the great agricultural stateof Ilhnois, having a population of 2,80-4,040 engaged in gainfuloccupations, there are 862,781 persons, or only thirty-one percent., as against forty-one per cent, in New Mexico, who areengaged in agricultural pursuits. The area and valuation of farm lands and the value of farmproperty in New Mexico has materially increased since 1890,as is shown in the following table: 1890 1900 a b Total number of farms 4,458 11,834 Acres in farms 7S2,882 5,130,878 Total value of farm property $33,543,141 $53,737,824 Lands, fences and buildings 8,140,800 20,888,814 Implements and machinery 291,140 1,151,610 Live stock on hand June 1 25,111,202 31,727,400 a. Not le39 than three acres, reporting not less than $500 grossincome. b. Not less than three acres, and repofliny the sale of not less than$500 in produce.
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THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 57 This shows that from 1890 to 1900 the number of farms in-creased 165 per cent., the area of farm lands 550 per cent., thetotal value of farm property 60 per cent., the value of landswith their improvements 156 per cent., the value of implementsand machiner) 295 per cent., and the value of live stock 26per cent. These figures give an idea of the rapid develop-ment, and the^ are also indicative of what maj be ex-pected in the future. Another matter that is well worthj^ ofrecord here is the fact that the producing capabilities percapita of those engaged in agricultural i)ursuits have increasedamazingly. The annual value of farm products increased inthe ten years, 1890 to 1900, from nearly 82,000,000 to a littleover S10,000,000,or an increase of 400 jDer cent in the ten years,while the agricultural population has not increased 100 percent. The following table taken from the twelfth United Statescensus will give some idea of the importance of several ofthe leading