... part sterile. The Aroostook Valley, which comprises the largest area of fertile farming land in New England, has a deep, porus, yellow loam, especially adapted to the growing of fruits and vegetables. This section has developed remarkably during the... The Saco Register with Old Orchard, 1906 - Page 981906 - 260 pagesFull view - About this book
| Pennsylvania. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1902 - 1048 pages
...even where least adapted to agriculture, is suitable for grazing purposes. Number and Size of Farm. The following table gives, by decades since 1850,...acreage, and the per cent, of farm land improved: TABLE 1.— Farms and Farm Average: 1850 to 1900. Tin- total number of farms reported for 1900 shows... | |
| United States. Census Office - United States - 1902 - 680 pages
...In 1899 the reported value of products AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. NUMBER AND SIZE OF FARMS. The following table gives, by decades since 1850,...average acreage, and the per cent of farm land improved: TARLE 1.— FARMS AND FARM ACREAGE: 1850 TO 1900. The number of farms in the United States has increased... | |
| Pennsylvania. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1902 - 1050 pages
...DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Number and Size of Farm. 1007 The- following table gives, by decades since 1830, the number of farms, the total and average acreage, and the per cent, of farm land improved: TABLE 1.— Farms and Farm Average: 1850 to 1900. The total number of farms reported for 1!)00 shows... | |
| Nebraska. State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1902 - 416 pages
...requires comparatively little fertilizing. NUMRER AND SIZE OF FARMS. Table 1 gives, by decades since 1860, the number of farms, the total and average acreage, and the per cent, of farm land improved. TABLE 1.— Farms and Farm Acreage: 1860 to 1900. The number and area of farms has increased rapidly... | |
| Maine. Bureau of Industrial and Labor Statistics - Factory inspection - 1903 - 232 pages
...important feature revealed by the statistics presented in this bulletin. NUMBER AND SIZE OF KARMS. The following table gives, by decades since 1850,...average acreage, and the per cent of farm land improved. TABLE 1.— FARMS AND FARM ACREAGE: 1850 to 1890. The number of farms in 1900 was 12,539 greater than... | |
| Alfred (Me. : Town) - 1905 - 244 pages
...its tributaries, the southern slope by numerous streams which fiow into the Atlantic. The broad, fiat divide which separates the two slopes serves as a...Unimproved Average proved 1900 59,299 6,299,946 2,386,889 3,913,057 106.2 37.9 1890 62,013 6,179,925 3,044,666 3,135,259 99.7 49.3 1880 64,309 6,552,578 3,484,908... | |
| Greene (Me. : Town) - 1905 - 272 pages
...which separates the two slopes serves as a natural reservoir, most of the rivers of the state Imving their sources in the large lakes of this region. Some...Unimproved Average proved 1900 59,299 6,299,946 2,386,889 3,913,057 106.2 37.9 1890 62,013 6,179,925 3,044,666 3,135,259 99.7 49.3 1880 64,309 6,552,578 3,484,908... | |
| Baldwin (Me. : Town) - 1905 - 274 pages
...during the last decade. NUMBER AND SIZE OF FARMS IN THE STATE The following table gives, by decodes since 1850, the number of farms, the total and average...acreage, and the per cent, of farm land improved. Tear Number Number of Acres in Farms % Imof Farms Total Improved Unimproved Average proved 1900 59,299... | |
| Harry Edward Mitchell - Litchfield (Me. : Town) - 1909 - 268 pages
...Valley, which comprises the largest area of fertile farming land in New England, has a deep, porous, yellow loam, especially adapted to the growing of...acreage, and the per cent, of farm land improved. Number and Acreage of Farms, and Value of Farm Property, June i, 1900, classified by principal source... | |
| Missouri. Dept. of Labor and Industrial Inspection, Missouri. Labor and Industrial Inspection Department - Labor supply - 1902 - 454 pages
...have soils, which are very productive, practically without fertilization. NUMBER AND SIZE OF FARMS. The following table gives, by decades, since 1850,...average acreage, and the per cent of farm land improved : Table i. — Farms and Farm Acreage: 1850 to 1900. The number of farms reported, June I, 1900, was... | |
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