The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . portance. 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 Illinois, having a population of 2,804,040 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
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . portance. 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 Illinois, having a population of 2,804,040 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 782,882 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 .- 25,111,202 31,727,400 a. Not less than three acres, reponing- not less than $500 grossincome. b. Not less than three acres, and reporting- the sale of not less than$500 in THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 57 This shows that from 1890 to IJOO 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 machinery 295 percent., and the value of live stock 26per cent. These figures give an idea of the rapid develop-ment, and they are also indicative of what may be ex-pected in the future. Another matter that is well worthy ofrecord here is the fact that the producing capabilities percapita of those engaged in agricultural pursuits have increasedamazingly. The annual value of farm products increased inthe ten years, 1890 to 1900, from nearly §2,000,000 to a littleover $10,000,000,or an increaseof 400 per cent in the ten years,while the agricultural population has not increased 100 percent. The following table taken from t
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