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Lon L. Swift
CHAPTER V. Land Tenure in the Counties of Oregon.
The conditions of land tenure in Oregon have been outlined for the States as a whole and the State has been compared to other geographical divisions. Let us turn our attention to the different counties and sections of the State itself. The figures showing in what counties the percentage of each of the different classes of farmers was the highest in 1900 will tend to explain the kinds of farming in which each was principally engaged.
TABLE 9.
PERCENTAGE OF THE NUMBER OF FARMS OPERATED BY THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF FARMERS IN OREGON IN 1900, CLASSIFIED BY COUNTIES. ([1])
| Counties. | Owners. | Part Owners. | Owners & Tenants. | Managers. | Cash Tenants | Share Tenants. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harney | 84.8 | 06.3 | .... | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| Curry | 83.4 | 02.4 | .... | 2.8 | 9.0 | 2.4 |
| Tillamook | 82.9 | 09.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 2.2 |
| Columbia | 82.8 | 06.2 | .... | 1.1 | 6.6 | 3.3 |
| Malheur | 80.1 | 06.7 | .... | 4.3 | 2.4 | 6.5 |
| Wallowa | 79.5 | 06.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 8.8 |
| Grant | 79.2 | 08.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
| Wasco | 77.8 | 87.6 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.5 | |
| Lincoln | 77.5 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 3.1 |
| Joesphine | 77.2 | 07.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 8.3 |
| Wheeler | 76.7 | 14.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Baker | 76.1 | 03.7 | 01.7 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 9.8 |
| Clatsop | 73.9 | 04.6 | 00.2 | 2.8 | 15.0 | 3.5 |
| Morrow | 73.4 | 15.2 | 01.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| Lake | 73.3 | 08.3 | 01.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Union | 72.9 | 08.5 | 01.0 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 12.0 |
| Lane | 71.6 | 10.1 | 01.1 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 10.4 |
| Klamath | 70.2 | 12.1 | 01.8 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 9.3 |
| Coos | 70.0 | 07.9 | 00.8 | 0.7 | 16.9 | 3.7 |
| Washington | 69.2 | 09.8 | 01.1 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 8.5 |
| Clackamas | 69.0 | 11.8 | 01.2 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 6.5 |
| Crook | 68.8 | 16.8 | ... | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
| Douglas | 68.2 | 08.2 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 12.1 | 9.9 |
| Umatilla | 66.4 | 14.3 | 01.1 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 11.8 |
| Jackson | 65.7 | 10.0 | 01.5 | 1.7 | 12.0 | 9.1 |
| Marion | 62.0 | 13.8 | 00.4 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 16.7 |
| Benton | 61.5 | 17.8 | 01.6 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 12.4 |
| Yamhill | 60.2 | 15.5 | 01.6 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 16.1 |
| Linn | 59.2 | 13.1 | 01.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 21.1 |
| Gilliam | 58.5 | 31.3 | .... | 0.7 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| Multnomah | 58.3 | 06.8 | 00.3 | 0.7 | 28.5 | 4.4 |
| Polk | 54.2 | 15.0 | 01.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 24.9 |
| Sherman | 50.6 | 32.1 | 00.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 15.4 |
- ↑ U. S. Census Reports for 1900, Twelfth Census, Vol. V, pp. 116-117.
