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Hyder Weekly Herald
Hyder, Alaska
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A recent U.S. Department of Commerce census bulletin highlights farming's rising importance in Alaska, reporting 500 farms totaling 542,942 acres valued at $2,857,185 based on October 1929 data, with increases of 136 farms since 1920 and 314 since 1910.
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That farming is becoming an highly important industry in Alaska is revealed in a final census bulletin released recently by the department of commerce. The report, based on the census return of October 1929, shows that there were 500 recognized farms in the Territory at that time. The total acreage represented was 542,942 acres, of which 8,825 acres were improved, 104,245 acres were wooded over, and 412,872 acres were unimproved. Farm lands and buildings were valued at $2,857,185.
The First Division leads in the number of farms with 202; the Third Division is second with 187. The Fourth Division has 11 and the Second Division one.
The Third Division leads in the value of its farms and farm buildings with a total value of $1,191,104; the First Division is second with $1,137,919 and the Fourth Division is next with $528,162.
The report shows an increase of 136 farms in the Territory between 1920 and 1930 and an increase of 314 between 1910 and 1930.
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Alaska
Event Date
October 1929
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increase of 136 farms between 1920 and 1930; increase of 314 farms between 1910 and 1930.
Event Details
Final census bulletin by Department of Commerce shows 500 recognized farms in Alaska Territory, total acreage 542,942 acres (8,825 improved, 104,245 wooded, 412,872 unimproved), valued at $2,857,185. First Division: 202 farms, $1,137,919 value; Third Division: 187 farms, $1,191,104 value; Fourth Division: 11 farms, $528,162 value; Second Division: 1 farm.