Land Tenure in Oregon.
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Another significant classification of the six different kinds
of tenure may made with reference to the output of farm produce. The percentage of the total value of live stock on farms and of the relative value of other commodities pro- duced by the six classes of farmers as compared with the valuation of farm property handled by each class, will show the productive ability secured by the various ways of farming as well as the kind of farming in which each class of farmers was principally engaged.
TABLE 5.
PERCENTAGE OF THE VALUE OF LIVE STOCK ON FARMS AND OP THE VALUE OF FARM PRO- DUCTS, CLASSIFIED BY TENURE, IN THE UNITED STATES, WESTERN DIVISION, CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, AND OREGON, IN 1900.([1])
UNITED STATES.
| Items. | Owners. | Part Owners | Owners & Tenants | Managers. | Cash Tenants | Share Tenants. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Stock | 54.0 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 13.2 |
| 53.1 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 11.5 | 17.9 | |
| Property | 51.0 | 12.5 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 12.1 | 18.0 |
WESTERN DIVISION.
| Live Stock | 49.2 | 16.3 | 0.5 | 24.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Products | 48.8 | 16.8 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 8.1 | 10.0 |
| Property | 46.1 | 16.6 | 0.7 | 15.5 | 9.3 | 11.8 |
CALIFORNIA.
| Live Stock | 41.6 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 20.7 | 12.7 | 9.5 |
| Products | 41.6 | 16.6 | 0.5 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 13.7 |
| Property | 40.6 | 16.0 | 0.5 | 18.1 | 11.4 | 13.4 |
WASHINGTON.
| Live Stock | 61.1 | 18.9 | 0.97 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| 58.7 | 20.9 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 10.0 | |
| Property | 57.2 | 21.3 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 10.6 |
OREGON.
| Live Stock | 58.6 | 15.5 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Products | 57.2 | 18.1 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 10.8 |
| Property | 53.8 | 17.4 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 12.9 |
Owners operated 53.8 per cent of the value of farm property in Oregon. On these farms was reported 58.6 per cent of all live stock in the State, and 57.2 per cent of the value of farm
- ↑ U. S. Census Reports for 1900, Twelfth Census, Vol. V, pp. 260-261.