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NEBRASKA IS REALLY A WONDERFUL STATE
(From the Omaha World-Herald.)
Nebraska is a great state. It has an area of 49,157,120 acres.
Of this there were 38,622,021 acres in farms in 1910, an increase of
8,710,242 acres, or 29.1 per cent over 1900. The acreage of improved
land in farms in 1910 was 24,382,577 acres, an increase of 5,949,982
acres, or 32.3 per cent in ten years. In all there were 24,774,542 acres
of the total area of the state still to be developed to the agricultural
possibilities of which it is capable, comprising nearly one-half of
the state.
Nebraska had 129,678 farms in 1910, an increase of 8,153, or
.7 per cent over .1900. Taking several of the principal agricul
tural states, in Illinois the number of farms decreased 4.6 per cent
in 1910, from 1900; Iowa decreased 5.1 per cent; Missouri decreased
jt.7 per cent; Minnesota increased 1 per cent; Kansas increased 2.7
per cent; Wisconsin increased 4.3 per cent, and Nebraska increased
6.7 per cent.
In this percentage of increase Nebraska led every northern
state from the Missouri river to the Atlantic ocean.
Nebraska had a rural population of 881,362 in 1910, an increase
of 76,915 in ten years. For the same period, Iowa shows a decrease
of 7.2 per cent, Indiana 'a decrease of 5.1 per cent, Missouri a de
crease of 3.5 per cent. Illinois shows an increase of 0.3 per cent,
Michigan 2.0 per cent, Wisconsin 5.7 per cent, Kansas 7.3 per cent,
Minnesota 7.7 per cent and Nebraska 9.6 per cent.
Nebraska rose in rank as an agricultural state from thirteenth
in 1900 to fourth in 1910, Illinois, Iowa and Texas ranking her in
the order named. But in the percentage of increase in agricultural
wealth Nebraska has beaten them to a finish. These percentages
range: Nebraska 178.1 per cent, Texas 130.5 per cent, Iowa 104.2
per cent, California 102.7 per cent and Illinois 94.8 per cent. Kan
sas increased 136.0 per cent and Missouri 98.7 per cent. California,
Kansas and Missouri are not among the four leading states in agri
cultural wealth.
Nebraska rose in agricultural wealth in 1910 to $2,079,818,647,
an increase of $1,331,868,590, or 178.1 per cent. in ten years. In
twenty years the increase was $1,568,018,837, or 306.4 per cent. In
1900 the total wealth of Nebraska was $1,626,203,203, or $453,615,
444 less than the agricultural wealth alone in 1911. In 1904 the
total wealth was $2,009,818,647, or $70,255,014 less than the agri
cultural wealth in 1910.
Nebraska looks well in the increase of its per capita wealth
based on the total valuation. In 1890 it was $1,205; in 1900, $1,525;
in 190-f, $1,882. In 1910 its per capita of agricultural wealth was
$1,745 or $220 more than the total wealth in 1900 leading Iowa,
Illinois, Kansas, Texas and Missouri in agricultural values. With
a proportionate increase of total wealth in 1910, the per capita wealth
of Nebraska will be more than $2,600.
Nebraska compares with the other three states of the first rank
in agricultural wealth as follows:
First Rank Agricultural States.
third rank in agricultural wealth with $1,614,694,584 in 1910, in in
crease of $818,166,629, or 102.7 per cent in ten years. As to rank
in agricultural wealth, California is ninth, Minnesota tenth, New
York eleventh, Wisconsin twelfth, Pennsylvania thirteenth, Okla
homa eighteenth, Washington nineteenth and Oregon twenty-fourth.
Wonderful as are these figures, they are no more so than those
showing Nebraska's marked advantage in the increase of land val
ues in the first four agricultural states :
Farm Land Values.
1900.
$1,514,113,970
1,256,751,980
591,550,802
486,605,900
1910.
Illinois $3,090,411,148
Iowa 2,801,973,729
Texas .. 1,633,207,135
Nebraska ... 1,614,539,313
Increase.
$1,576,297,178
1,545,221,749
1,041,656,333
1,127,933,413
Pet.
104.1
.123.0
176.1
231.8
Total ...$9,140,131,325 $3,849,022,652 $5,291,108,573 . 137.4
With Nebraska leading at 231.8 per cent increase, and with the
greater part of Illinois and Iowa taken up in farms, the homeseeker
must necessarily turn to this great commonwealth with its unoccu
pied acres still numbered by the millions, health-giving, fertile and
productive in everything and in abounding prosperity surpassing
that of any other state. -
A STRIKING EXHIBIT.
The Beatrice Creamery Company always makes a striking but
ter exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair. As a result its booth is al
ways crowded, for the people love the artistic. But this year the
Beatrice Creamery Company is going to excel all former efforts
and have an exhibit that will not only attract because of its artistic
designing, but because it will have a bearing on the political situ
ation and at the same time appeal to the sense of humor. In a re
frigerated glass frame will be modeled a republican elephant, a
democratic donkey and a Roosevelt bull . moose. 'And above the
three will be these words: Faith, Hope and Hilarity." Take your
ehoice. And after looking at the artistic designing of these ani
mals, all modeled from Meadow Gold butter the best in the world
just walk over to the other side and get a drink of iced butter
milk. ,
1910. 1900. Increase.' Pet.
Illinois ....$ 3,905,321,075 $2,004,316,897 $1,901,004,178 94.8
Iowa 3,745,860,544 1,834,345,546 1,911,514,998 104.2
Texas 2,218,645,164 962,476,273 1,256,168,891 130.5
Nebraska .. 2,079,818,647 747,950,057 1,331,868,590 178.1
Total ..$11,949,645,430 $5,549,088,773 $6,400,556,657 111,2
Second Rank Agricultural States.
1910. 1900. Increase. Pet.
Missouri ....$2,052,917,448 $1,033,121,897 $1,019,795,591 98.7
Kansas 2,039,389,910 864,100,286 1,175,289,624 136.0
Ohio 1,902,694,589 1,198,923,946 703,770,643 58.7
Indiana 1,809,135,238 978,616,471 .830,518,767 84.9
Total ...$7,804,137,225 $3,974,762,600 $3,829,374,625 96.4
Nebraska leads in percentage of increase in the first rank states
and Kansas in the second. 'As to the other states, California is in the
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KEEP THIS BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
Nebraska produces ntore agricultural wealth per capita each
year than any other state. This, too, despite the fact that she is
one of the youngest. She produces more wheat, corn and oats per
acre than any other state. She is fourth largest corn producer,
and fourth largest wheat producer, the second largest oats pro
ducer, the third largest sugar beet producer, the seeond largest
alfalfa producer, the third largest dairy products producer. She
contains the third largest livestock market in the world, and is
crowding for seebnd place. Only one state equals her in her low
percentage of illiteracy, and only two states excel her in the size
of their permanent school fund. And no state spends more money
per capita for educational purposes than Nebraska. That's the
kind of a state you live in, and you ought to be mighty proud of it.
OUR HARVEST HOME NUMBER.
We want to bespeak for the advertisers in this edition the
patronage of loyal Nebraskans. They have made possible this ex
position of Nebraska's resources and possibilities. They are doing
men's shares in the work of developing this state. They employ
labor, provide a market for what you have to sell and contribute
to the support 4 of the communities in which they live. The dollars
spent with them remain at hometo build schools and churches and
local improvements. The dollars sent to Rears, Sawbuck & Co. or
Montwardery Gum never get back. Stand by our own home insti
tutions and thus help to develop home enterprise.
Read the insurance figures printed elsewhere, then make up
your mind that hereafter you'll keep Nebraska's insurance pre
miums at home to assist in the development of Nebraska.
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